hsntnovel Chapter 205 Intensive Farming
Chapter 205 Intensive Farming
Xu Ning smiled and asked her: "So, Sister Xiaocao, have you fallen into the charm trap?"
"I hit it!"
Lin Xiaocao couldn't help but laugh out loud, and pulled her god sister out.
Huo Yunchao, Zheng Shaoxuan and Xu Butcher were still busy working by the river. Lin Xiaocao glanced at them from a distance, pulled Xu Ning and said, "Mother Ning, let's go to the fields first, and then go to the river to help dry the fish."
"Row."
Because of Aunt Yao's reminder, Lin Xiaocao deliberately observed the growth of other people's rice and walked through more than a dozen rice fields. Only the rice field that Xu Ning and Huo Yunchao cared for grew best, with thick stems and leaves. The ears of rice are full and weeds are almost invisible.
Lin Xiaocao was filled with admiration: "Ning Niang, when I see that there are no weeds in this paddy field, I know how much hard work you have put in."
She considers herself a diligent and capable farmer, but she is far different from Xu Ning.
Rice is an intensively cultivated crop. It must be cared for like a treasure, so that the rice can be provided with the water, nutrients, etc. needed for their growth in a timely manner. Only in this way can they grow well and have a full harvest.
Xu Ning took a closer look, picked some rice from several rice ears, and gently bit open each one to check the growth of the rice: "Sister Xiaocao, if it doesn't rain, it will be harvested in three days."
Lin Xiaocao carefully inspected each grain, with bright eyes: "Huh? Why does this rice grow so full? Ning Niang, did you and Huo Di use any special planting methods?"
Xu Ning shook his head in denial and said: "Sister Xiaocao, my husband and I should topdress fertilizers, spray pesticides, cultivate the soil, water the soil, just like how you planted rice before.
No difference. "
She really didn't think there was any special planting method, and the planting process was exactly the same as everyone else in the village.
Lin Xiaocao knew that Xu Ning had no need to lie to her, but she wanted to know what made the rice in Xu Ning's field grow so well.
She walked around the paddy field more than a dozen times and slapped her thigh fiercely: "Ning Niang, I seem to know the reason! Did you raise your rice seedlings on dry land first, and then transplant the strong seedlings to the paddy field? What’s more, the spacing between your rice rows and the distance between each rice plant seems to be measured with a ruler! Isn’t this also particular?”
She really wanted to know what reasons could increase rice production and income. After careful observation, she came to the above two conclusions.
Huo Yunchao never specifically discussed these farming theories with Xu Ning. It turned out that he had never worked in the fields seriously. When someone asked, he would say that he learned the planting methods from books.
Coincidentally, Xu Ning never asked Huo Yunchao the reason. He just did what he said, and just did it according to the method he said.
Lin Xiaocao couldn't wait to rush to the river and asked Huo Yunchao: "Brother Huo, I discovered your secret of growing rice!"
"Huh? Sister Xiaocao, why did you suddenly talk about this?"
Huo Yunchao is busy killing fish and drying fish. In a few days, the busy harvest season will begin. He wants to dry more dried fish to replenish his health.
Lin Xiaocao said enthusiastically: "Brother Huo, don't worry about why I want to say it. You can listen to what I have to say and judge it for me."
"Okay, Sister Xiaocao, please speak."
Huo Yunchao was multitasking, listening to Lin Xiaocao talk about her observations and untying the fish from the net.
Lin Xiaocao didn't take it with him at all
After pausing to explain her findings, she looked at Huo Yunchao eagerly: "Huo Di, am I right? What's wrong with me? Point it out."
"Sister Xiaocao, you are right. But there is one most important reason that you did not mention. That is rice seeds. I carefully selected the rice seeds for that paddy field from the Huo and Xu family's more than ten acres of paddy fields. Rice seeds. Dragons and dragons and phoenixes..."
Before Huo Yunchao could finish this proverb, Lin Xiaocao interrupted him impatiently: "Brother Huo, this is why I suddenly asked you these things. Aunt Yao said that she would reserve ten kilograms of rice seeds with you. "
Huo Yunchao felt a little surprised, "Oh? This shouldn't be something that Aunt Yao came up with herself, right?"
"It doesn't matter who came up with it. The point is Huo Di, we must carefully select good rice seeds from that paddy field!"
Lin Xiaocao rolled up her sleeves as she spoke, as if she would charge into battle as soon as Huo Yunchao gave the order.
Huo Yunchao gave Lin Xiaocao another big news: "The ten kilograms of rice seeds reserved by Aunt Yao can be reserved for her. If other people want to order them, they will be gone. Because of that paddy field, I plan to use it as an experimental field. On the day of harvest, I will ask the person in charge of agricultural affairs from the county government to testify. If the yield per mu reaches the standard, all the rice produced in the paddy field will be harvested, except for the 20 kilograms of rice seeds reserved by the three families of Huo, Xuzheng and others. Submit it to the court."
"Ah?" Lin Xiaocao subconsciously went to Zheng Shaoxuan, "Ms. sir, why didn't you tell me?"
Zheng Shaoxuan was stunned and said innocently: "Xiaocao, I learned the news at the same time as you."
Huo Yunchao hurriedly explained: "Sister Xiaocao, brother-in-law, I was not sure about the yield per mu before.
I didn't mention this to you. "
Butcher Xu, who was silent at first, suddenly said: "Chao'er, have you said hello to Li Zheng?"
Huo Yunchao said with a smile: "No, dad, you are the head of the family. Go and talk to Li Zheng. Let Li Zheng report to the court and follow the procedures."
It is true that Butcher Xu's main business is butchering pigs, cattle and sheep, but before he became a butcher, he was a real farmer. Originally, Huo Yunchao said that he wanted to cultivate rice in a refined way. Although he had doubts in his heart, Huo Yunchao had many successful experiences. I just held back and didn’t say anything.
As the rice grew better and better, Butcher Xu's heart slowly returned to its original place. Looking at the plump and golden ears of rice these days, he was glad many times that he chose to trust Huo Yunchao instead of trying something new in Huo Yunchao. Pour cold water on the planting method.
Butcher Xu has not said these thoughts to the outside world. At this moment, he only asked Huo Yunchao about the yield per mu of the paddy field: "Chao'er, what do you predict the yield per mu will be? Three stones or three and a half stones?"
Huo Yunchao thought for a while and gave a relatively conservative answer: "Four stones."
"What?" Lin Xiaocao's face was flushed and excited, "Huo Di, I'm not dreaming, am I? You said that paddy field has four stones? Doesn't that mean the harvest is doubled?"
Zheng Shaoxuan was also very concerned about Huo Yunchao's experimental field, but he was more calm than Lin Xiaocao and gave his guess: "I guess it's three and a half stones."
Butcher Xu made the final decision: "Then we will pay three and a half stones to Li Zheng according to what Shaoxuan said."
Huo Yunchao had no objection. He was a serious doctor of agriculture, and the estimated output of four stones was a very conservative figure.
Huo Yunchao dared to use his academic achievements to guarantee that the actual harvest of that experimental field would be absolutely amazing.
The duet cost more than four stones per acre, which is enough to make all farmers’ jaws drop!
When Butcher Xu came to visit, Li Zheng had just received a notice from the court, asking him to go to the papermaking workshop to bring the craftsmen to Pingle Village tomorrow.