Farming at the beginning, I rely on business to counterattack and become a princess

Chapter 6 Vegetation Seedlings
With a large basket of flowers and plants, Wen Xiang returned to the place separated from Wen Dao; Wen Dao had rested under the tree and was eating Wowotou, Wen Xiang hurriedly called her over to eat when she came back.

"Brother, I found a large sea of ​​flowers over there, a lot of flowers blooming." As soon as I saw the eldest brother, I couldn't wait to share it with him after smelling the fragrance.

"Really? If there are flowers, there will be flowers. Are you okay on the road? My brother tells you not to run around, but you must listen. What if you fall like last time?" Wen Dao began to speak earnestly again.

"It's okay, it's nearby. If there's anything I need, I'll call you with my voice. Brother, look, these are the flower seedlings I dug up, and I planted them in the yard. They are very fragrant." Wen Xiang held a bag of flowers directly to her. Wendao came forward.

"The flowers are really big. There are such flowers in the mountains? I have never seen them before." Hearing this, he was a little surprised.

"It's right in front, let's go, I'll show you." Wen Xiang immediately claimed credit.

"Okay, okay, let's eat quickly, we went up the mountain to pick up branches, not to play."

"Know it."

This brother Wen Dao is really not interesting, he is honest and honest, but he is really good to the girl, but unfortunately the original owner has already hung up, Wen Xiang feels a little guilty, although he said it has nothing to do with her, but he will still be good to Brother Wen Dao in the future A little bit.

The siblings spent a long time in the mountains tidying up the mule cart, and the two relied on the mule to successfully pull the dead branches and leaves back to their fields.

Under Wen Xiang's command, Wen Dao dug a big hole on the side, threw dead branches and leaves into it, and set it on fire.

The flaming fireworks attracted many nearby villagers who were plowing the land to watch.

"I heard, what are you doing?"

"Uncle Wen Qi, I'm burning plant ashes."

"What is plant ash?"

So Wen Dao repeated the younger sister's theory again, and repeatedly emphasized that it was taught by my father.

"I haven't heard your father say that, and I haven't seen your father burn it. We usually burn straw to fertilize."

"Uncle Wen Qi, this is the same as burning straw." Wen Xiang quickly blinked and agreed.

"is it?"

"Maybe?"

"Is it the same?"

"Is this also fertilizer?"

Everyone gathered around the fire to discuss without success, and each went back to plowing the field. After all, we had to prepare for spring plowing, and everyone's time was precious, but we didn't have time to chat.

After the onlookers left, Wen Xiang told the older brother in detail how to apply the plant ash. The main thing is to spray it with a little water before applying it, then apply it to a depth of four inches in the mud, and then cover it with soil as a base fertilizer. .

The strange behavior of "burning grass and tree ash" was watched and discussed by the villagers, and both of them felt a little uneasy.

In order to reduce the situation of being surrounded by spectators, the two dug two more pits and quickly burned the plant ash, and then put them in sacks for later use.

The problem of fertilizer is solved, the next key is to raise seedlings, which is a crucial step.

The first thing to raise seedlings is to pick a fertile and sunny seedbed, plow it out in your own field, loosen the bed soil, use plant ash as base fertilizer, and then topdress fermented farmyard manure later to make a fertile seedbed.

Put the seeds that have been dried in advance into the yellow mud water and stir them thoroughly, remove the floating seeds, soak the remaining seeds in water for 7 days, pick them up, control them to dry, and then germinate them.

When it comes to germination, this is a technical job. Wen Xiang just followed the adults to do it when she was a child, and never did it by herself.

However, Wen Dao has never done it before. In the past, he planted the seeds directly in the fields. This time, Wen Xiang said that seedlings should be raised first. He really didn't understand, but since the younger sister said she understood, then listen to the younger sister.

Relying on her childhood memory, Wen Xiang instructed her eldest brother to boil water.

The temperature of the water is about [-] degrees, but there is no thermometer here, and the temperature is measured entirely by hand. She judged: put your hand into the water to feel the heat, and it will be enough if you can hold it for about seven or eight seconds.

Sprinkle the soaked seeds evenly with warm water. After the heat dissipates, spread the seeds on the plank and straw and place them on the soil stove, and then warm the seeds with a small fire.

The germination should not exceed [-] degrees. Wen Xiang asked the eldest brother to be responsible for burning the fire, and observe the changes of the seeds by himself to ensure that the temperature and humidity of the seeds were kept within a stable range as much as possible. The seeds were turned over every once in a while to keep them heated evenly.

The two worked hard for two full days before completing the germination, but due to lack of experience, only [-]% of the seeds successfully germinated. Later, the two urged the germination again to complete the seedlings.

Cool the seeds that have successfully germinated, and sow them evenly in the seedbed after the buds grow half a minute, and cover with a thin layer of soil after light pressure. There is no plastic film here, so you can only cover with a layer of straw to keep warm and moisturize.

In just three days, the germinated grain seeds grew densely, and after another week, they began to grow lush.

The two brothers and sisters did a good job raising seedlings for the first time, and both of them have a sense of accomplishment.

Before this, Wenjia Village did not have the practice of raising seedlings. I heard that the seedlings raised in Daojia's field were uniform in density, strong and thick, and growing gratifyingly. This could not escape the eyes of the neighbors around, and everyone came to watch.

Some were amazed, some silently watched, and more were puzzled.

"Can this grain seed grow earlier?"

"How did this seedling grow so solid?"

The fourth brother Wen next door is even more eager to try, and has been pestering Wen Dao to learn this method of raising seedlings.

Regarding the method of raising seedlings, I heard that the two brothers and sisters had reached a consensus: the method of learning from books.

Seeing that the fourth child kept asking, Wen Dao said the prepared speech again: "When I was studying in school, I read a book on agronomy. This method of raising seedlings was taught in the book, and we didn't understand it. Nonsense."

"Nephew, look at what you said, your seedlings are so prosperous, why are you messing around! You are still secretive with your fourth uncle, we are from the same family." Wen Laosi looked a little unhappy.

"That's not true, Fourth Uncle Wen, our method of raising seedlings is a waste of seeds. Only a small half of the seeds were wasted to pick out these seedlings."

"If you want to learn, I will tell you in detail, but this method is really a waste of seeds, we are just trying to figure it out." Wen Dao explained with a smile.

Wen Lao Si was a little hesitant when he heard that, his family was not as rich as Wen Dao's family, and the seeds had just been reserved, and these seeds were directly scattered in the ground. Although they were a little weak, most of them could grow seedlings.

If the seedlings are cultivated according to the new method, not to mention wasting the seeds, if it fails, it will be over.

Wen Lao Si flinched after thinking about it, and decided to wait and see.

Wen Dao dismissed Wen's fourth son, and Wen Dao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't know if the younger sister's method would succeed. If he just taught others how to do it casually, if he failed, how could he take up this responsibility? The farmers' family's expectation for a year, they dare not mess around.

(End of this chapter)