Reborn in the fiery age, I am a salted fish in the mountains

Chapter 159 The small farm begins to take shape

Aju had a scary fever, 39.4°, which made her face flushed and her whole body scalding hot.

At this time, some slight convulsions had already begun to appear on Aju's body.

It feels a bit scary to feel that there are signs of convulsions passing at any time.

Shocked, Zhou Min hurriedly used a towel dipped in cold water to rub her armpit and forehead.

And Han Xiaokang was busy using alcohol to wipe the soles of Aju's feet, the sockets of her legs, and the sockets of her elbows, trying to lower her body temperature.

After working for a long time, the cooling effect is not particularly obvious.

There was really no other way, so Han Xiaokang took out a sewing needle, sterilized it in alcohol, and then pricked Aju's chin, ears, and fingertips to bleed her.

This method can effectively prevent Ah Ju from causing irreversible damage to her brain due to high intracranial blood pressure.

After working hard to survive, he finally lowered his body temperature to 38.7 degrees.

At this level, although Aju still has a high fever, at least it is not as dangerous as before.

At this time, Aju, who fell asleep again, was temporarily out of danger, and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

Zhou Min, still in shock, said tremblingly, "Surviving in the mountains is really dangerous. If Aju wasn't with you, she might really confess to being here tonight."

In this regard, Han Xiaokang also agreed, "Yes, in the deep mountains and old forests, a single individual has limited ability to resist risks, so everyone lives together as a group, slowly evolving from a group to a tribe.

When the strength of the tribe is strong, the number of members also increases.

There will be a division of occupations between people and people. Some are in charge of keeping animals in captivity, some are witch doctors, some are in charge of hunting, and some are in charge of tribal security.
Often at this time, some people will appear in the tribe. They have actually left their daily work and become managers who rely on their peers to support them. "

"After that, will we become like that?"

Zhou Min liked chatting with Han Xiaokang very much. She felt that through talking with Han Xiaokang, she could expand her thinking, "Xiaokang, do you think our small group will grow stronger and stronger in the future?"

Han Xiaokang nodded, "Yes."

Zhou Min was a little puzzled, "But the mountain is so dangerous, there is the Wild Wolf Valley in front of it, and there are poisonous snakes and caracal cats in the middle. I think few people dare to enter the mountain, right?"

Han Xiaokang shook his head, "Under the circumstances, could you have imagined that the two of you, my siblings, would flee to the mountains to survive?

Besides, how could beasts be opponents of humans?

As long as they are willing, the wild wolves that can be dealt with directly do not dare to show their heads, and the locusts dare not get together. Otherwise, believe it or not, humans can eat them as protected animals? "

Zhou Min couldn't believe it: the reason why he and his younger brother fled into the mountains was because the young people in the production team who were descended from a poor farmer's family had an almost perverted pursuit of him.

It seems that the good things they can't get, would rather destroy it than leave it to others.
But after all, there are still a small number of people who are in the same situation as Zhou Min.Most people aren't forced to do that, so they just stay out of the mountains and live their lives, can't they?
Why must you venture into the mountains?
There's nothing he can do if he can't figure it out, because Zhou Min knows that as long as Han Xiaokang is unwilling to take the initiative to explain, he really can't ask him too much.

Two people are talking.

"Yeah. Thirsty. I want to drink water." Aju, who had a high fever, murmured.

He gave Aju some of the saline water for injection as boiling water, and then helped her to lie down again.

After a while, seeing that Aju's body temperature was rising again, and he had to rush to cool her down again, Han Xiaokang patted Zhou Min on the shoulder, "Don't worry, someone will risk their lives into the mountain eventually. Let's not talk about these for now.

Our first task tonight is to help Aju get over this acute cold. "

This time, Zhou Min was in charge of wiping the soles of Aju's feet with cold water and alcohol.

Because the main artery of the leg needs to be wiped, after all, that place is very private and rough, so it is more appropriate for Zhou Min to do it.

And Han Xiaokang wiped Aju's armpit and forehead.

The two were busy with their work, and each remained silent.

In fact, Zhou Min couldn't figure it out at all: Why did Han Xiaokang just say that he was so sure that someone would risk his life to enter the mountain in the future?
Han Xiaokang knew this thing well.

But it's not good to talk to Zhou Min too much and in too much detail. Just now, he just talked about this topic, and Han Xiaokang just wanted to take this opportunity to make Zhou Min mentally prepared.

Because according to the original development process, after less than half a year, many production teams outside the mountain will start to be seriously short of food.

at that time,

There must be a lot of people, they will try their best to bypass the militiamen guarding the village, go outside to find food, and find a way out.

When these people reach a certain scale, there will definitely be some of them who will choose to venture into the mountains.

All kinds of beasts in the mountains are terrifying, but can they be more terrifying than hunger?
In front of people who are extremely hungry, poisonous snakes, beasts, tigers, black bears are probably just moving meatballs.

By that time, the great fear of hunger has completely taken over their bodies, and all rationality, human nature, and kingly law... are all useless!
Tonight, Aju's cold symptoms are a bit severe. After a while, she has a high fever and is hot and sweaty. She needs to lift the quilt to cool down.

After a while, I shouted cold again, goosebumps on my body layer upon layer, and surged up one after another
Han Xiaokang and Zhou Min could only wipe Aju's body non-stop, and hug her tightly after a while, so that Aju's teeth would not tremble and her whole body would not tremble.
After tossing until midnight, Han Xiaokang gave Aju an aspirin, and finally stabilized.

Not long after, Aju, who looked thin and weak, survived after sweating profusely.
Silent all night.

The next day, there was no rain but it was not sunny either.

It was a little overcast.

Liu Hongdong and Zhou Jian came to the backyard of the hut early and began to work on reclaiming the wasteland.

These two days are a bit tight, and Liu Hongdong has been assigned the position of animal defense officer in the Wujiazhai Production Brigade.

Just wait for the County Animal Husbandry Bureau to send someone over to inspect Liu Hongdong's so-called "Breeding Pig Breeding Base 2" on the spot.

He needed to show up in the Wujiazhai production brigade and walk around the breeding rooms of each production team to see how the big animals were growing.

Therefore, Liu Hongdong, who felt that time was pressing, first came to help Aju, reclaim a few acres of wasteland and a few paddy fields.

After that, he had to go back to work on the pig farm.

According to the plan, he also had to reclaim a piece of land as much as possible to grow some things like cowhide and sweet potato vines, so as to provide a steady stream of green fodder for the breeding pigs.

When they have a little free time later, Liu Hongdong and Zhou Jian still want to reclaim a few acres of rice fields, so that they can be truly self-sufficient.

Liu Hongdong and Zhou Jian were busy reclaiming wasteland behind the hut.

Zhou Min made breakfast, and cooked a bowl of black fish porridge for Aju.

After eating, Zhou Min didn't even bother to wash the dishes, so he plunged into the nursery to get corn seedlings.

This gloomy weather is most suitable for transplanting seedlings, so Zhou Min has to work against the clock.

Aju has recovered, but her body is a little weak.

"Brother Xiaokang, can you help me arrange some work that suits me?"

While drinking porridge, Aju asked, "You are all busy outside, and I am left to eat at home alone, what can I do?"

Han Xiaokang knew that Aju couldn't be idle, she was not afraid of being poor, suffering, or tired, but she was afraid that people would say she was useless, or that others would dislike her for being idle.

So Han Xiaokang thought for a while and said, "Then you can help us build a greenhouse and grow some seedlings as soon as possible. When Liu Hongdong and Zhou Jian have reclaimed the paddy fields, let's try to grow some rice."

"But... But the rice is about to be harvested outside the mountain."

Aju replied hesitantly, "And we started planting rice in the mountains, can this work?"

"Whether it works or not, you have to try."

Han Xiaokang replied, "The paddy field they newly reclaimed is low-lying, and there are quite a lot of weeds and grass seeds in that field. If it is not flooded with water, I am worried that the weeds will grow faster than the crops. At that time, it will be too late for you to weed.

Water needs to be poured to submerge those paddy fields. Instead of being empty like that, I think it’s better to try to plant a season of late rice? "

Aju thought for a while, then nodded, "Okay then, if the seedlings don't grow well and the stems don't produce rice, I'll raise a flock of geese to avoid wasting the rice seeds."

I insist on planting a season of late rice, mainly because I want to try the rice seeds that have been improved by the Fengchao cabinet. Can it adapt to the climate environment with large temperature difference between day and night in late autumn or early winter?
Then, by the way, it is also good to practice the greenhouse seedling raising technology that was introduced from childhood in the late 70s and early 80s.

And the "throwing seedling planting technology" that was widely promoted in the new century.

Even if this experiment fails, at least the big guys can sum up some experience and lessons, and be familiar with the application of new rice planting techniques such as greenhouse seedling raising and throwing seedling planting.

Anyway, it only costs about 10 catties of rice seeds, so it's not a loss if it's just for practicing hands.

And the method that Aju just mentioned is quite good: try planting rice first.

Of course it would be good, if the season is not right, this batch of seedlings will only grow rice stalks but not produce rice, or if the ears of rice that grow out are all shriveled grains.

Then use it directly to raise geese, and save the need to cut goose grass and buy rice bran.

To build a greenhouse for raising seedlings, it is actually necessary to build a large stove inside and put a large iron pot on it.

Then fill the big iron pot with water, and keep the fire in the stove every day.

This is used to warm the greenhouse and increase humidity.

Since the weather is quite hot now, there is no need to consider increasing the temperature. Now the main thing is to increase some humidity in the greenhouse, so that the rice seeds will germinate faster and grow stronger.

So Han Xiaokang asked Aju to set up a shelf first, as for humidifying the greenhouse?

Then spray the stream water several times in the greenhouse at noon and afternoon every day.

The early work of building the greenhouse was not too tiring. It can be regarded as the meticulous work that Aju, who is recovering from a serious illness, did within her ability.

Han Xiaokang asked Aju to cut the bamboo first, and cut the bamboo tubes into strips 3 fingers wide and 4 meters long.

Then, a shelf similar to a yurt was built on the land that was used to grow rapeseed seedlings and corn seedlings in the front yard.

In this yurt shelf.

According to Han Xiaokang's request, Aju had to tie several things similar to supermarket shelves with bamboo poles, so that they could be used to put bamboo trays containing rice seeds in the future.

On this kind of rectangular tray made of bamboo, fertile soil, sawdust, firewood ash, and some chicken and duck droppings are used as "culture medium".

Then sprinkle rice seeds on top.

Finally, outside the yurt-shaped structure, an open parachute is used as a plastic film to seal the entire yurt.

The only thing to do is to ensure that the temperature inside the greenhouse is 10 degrees higher than the outside, and the humidity is several times that of the outside.

In order to ensure that the rice seeds inside can grow to several inches in height in just a few days.

After the rice seeds grow to a few inches high, the next step of transplanting is required, and they are transplanted into the seedling greenhouses in the paddy fields to continue cultivation.

It is not until these seedlings are more than a foot long that they can be planted by throwing seedlings.

The whole process may take two to three weeks to complete the early cultivation of rice.

This "greenhouse seedling raising technology", which will appear in later generations, has a shorter cycle than traditional rice seedling raising technology, a higher germination rate of rice seeds, and stronger disease resistance.

Use throwing seedlings, not transplanting.

It can save a lot of labor and reduce the labor intensity of Aju and others.

Han Xiaokang taught Aju for a while, and asked her to build a shed first, and then ask herself when she encountered something she didn't understand.

Then Han Xiaokang went into the woods in the distance and continued to cut wood and bamboo to build the fence in the backyard.

In the next few days, everyone performed their duties and worked hard: Liu Hongdong and Zhou Jian were responsible for digging wasteland and cultivating rice fields.

Zhou Min transplanted corn seedlings, took time to sow some cowpeas and green beans along the fence in the front yard, and transplanted pumpkin seedlings.

Aju is in charge of building the shed for raising seedlings in the greenhouse and getting the nutritious soil. When it's time for meals, she is responsible for cooking for the big guys.

Han Xiaokang is in charge of logging and chopping bamboo, and goes all out to build the fence.

After several days of busy work, everyone finally completed several major projects such as land reclamation, construction of aqueducts, and construction of fences.

Looking at the neat cornfields, and the sweet potato seedlings that have just been planted in the middle, which are lush and green, everyone is still very happy.

The flat paddy fields have been filled with water, and weeding and weeding have begun.

At first glance, it looks like a flat mirror, with sparkling light and criss-crossed fields.

The ducklings that Zhou Min and Aju specially drove over were busy eating those small snails and the earthworms that were forced out by the stream in the paddy field.
Chicken cubs foraging on the ridge of the field.

The two little wolves and the big tiger started to urinate along the wooden posts of the newly built fence, busy declaring their sovereignty over the place.

Seeing that this piece of land that was originally overgrown with weeds, now, thanks to everyone's hard work, it is becoming more and more orderly and full of vitality day by day.

This feeling is very good.

(End of this chapter)