I became popular in the 1970s by disguising myself as a man

Chapter 75 Spring Sowing
This time, Zhong Zhiran really relied on his own strength to win the support of everyone in the Struggle Brigade and became the mascot of the Struggle Brigade.

With the addition of tractors, the entire spring sowing time has been greatly shortened, so that when the rice fields can be spread, the rice seeds have not yet been soaked.

When it comes to this rice seed, Zhong Zhiran really feels that his eyes have been opened.

In her previous life, before the end of the world, she had gone to the home of one of her classmates, who had a rice field in his home.

It was probably the current season at that time, because I had never seen rice seedlings before and they made quite a joke.

At that time, looking at the lush greenery in one shed after another, Zhong Zhiran raised a question from his soul, "Why do you have so many large sheds of leeks here?"I definitely won’t be able to finish it all at home, so do I want to sell it? '

Zhong Zhiran still remembers the expressions of her friend and her friend's father at that time, and it feels embarrassing to think about it now.

It was also from that time that Zhong Zhiran learned that planting rice starts with raising seedlings. After the rice seedlings have grown in the greenhouse for nearly a month and can adapt to the outside temperature after being ventilated, they can be transplanted to paddy fields.

In other words, this rice field is very time-consuming and labor-intensive, whether it is the early preparation of the field or the later transplanting of rice seedlings, but it is impossible to just sow the rice directly into the field at this time.

Moreover, there is a thin layer of water in each paddy field pond. After the rice seeds have been soaked for a number of days, experienced members will be assigned to sow the seeds. Why do we need experienced people?
Because the uniformity of seeds is crucial to yield, and this experience all depends on the water bloom when the seeds fall into the water.

It's not like Zhong Zhiran has never thought of mentioning the benefits of raising rice seedlings to Zhang Yougen, but on the one hand, because spring here comes late and the temperature is too low, if you don't want to miss the spring sowing time and transplant the seedlings to the ground, you need to put the seedlings into the ground. One month ahead of schedule.

It will still snow here for a month. Unless there is a greenhouse film, this idea cannot be realized. Another point is the seeds at this time.

This time is different from that of later generations. If the seeds are sown now, they can be used as seeds for next year when harvested in autumn. Who in future generations would dare to use grain as seeds?
Today’s seeds are not high-yielding varieties, which means that their growth cycle is not that long. Even if you really find a way to grow the seedlings one month in advance, the most you can do is harvest in advance, which not only increases the workload, but also affects your health. Increasing income will bring no benefit at all.

I thought that since rice fields are so troublesome, dry fields would always be easier, but this is not the case. In later generations, there will be seeders for sowing in the land. All the seeds and fertilizers are filled up. One person and one car can just run in the fields. That's it.

But now, there are more steps than digging a hole and burying some soil as imagined.

First, the ridges must be broken open, followed by one person who will step on the broken ridges to create a ditch, and then another person can put seeds into the ditch at a certain distance.

Finally, a cow is followed to close the ridges, and a roller is hung on the plow to prevent the seeds from breathing under the soil. Once the water evaporates easily, it is not conducive to the germination of corn seeds in the ground.

In addition, there are potatoes, soybeans, rice beans, red beans and so on. In short, it is not easy.

It is true that spring sowing is tiring, but the enthusiasm of the villagers is not false. Farming depends on the weather. If the weather is good, everyone will be happy, but if the rain is irregular, there will be worries.

On this day, Zhong Zhiran was able to let the students dig up the last piece of land on their own. After much deliberation, he went to find Zhang Yougen.

Zhang Yougen was checking the depth of corn sowing in the dry fields that had been sown before, and the team leader was also here.

"It's finally a holiday, why don't you go back and rest for a while?"

The captain saw Zhong Zhiran first, and Zhang Yougen straightened up and looked at Zhong Zhiran as soon as he made a sound.

Zhong Zhiran did not have to participate in labor during the entire spring planting. He was only responsible for teaching the young men to learn to plow the land with tractors. The work points were directly assigned by the brigade. Every day was ten full work points. Tian Zeyu also received the same treatment. "I have something I want to discuss with you."

"Let's go to the end of the field to rest and chat for a while."

Ever since Zhong Zhiran proposed using a tractor to plow the ground, and the effect and efficiency were surprisingly good, these two people took Zhong Zhiran's opinions very seriously.

"The soil plowed by this tractor is much deeper than that of an ox-drawn plow. The roots of the seedlings can penetrate deep into the ground. They will definitely produce big sticks in autumn."

While walking, Zhang Yougen was still chattering away. The captain nodded frequently, and both of them had smiles on their faces.

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"Uncle, how are the pigs in our brigade doing?"

As soon as Zhong Zhiran's words came out, the smiles on Zhang Yougen and the captain's faces froze as if they had pressed the pause button.

"It has hair but no meat, and you can see the ribs."

This is also the result that Zhong Zhiran expected. There are not so many things to feed the pigs, so where can the pigs grow meat.

"Uncle, I have read in a book before that pigs can be fed with tofu dregs. The pigs will gain weight after eating it. Why don't you ask Lao Lin's tofu dregs to feed pigs?"

In fact, people can eat tofu residue. It can be made into small tofu. It is also easy to make. Just chop some mustard greens and green onions that are available at home, add some salt and cooked oil, stir-fry in a pot, and simmer for three times. Ready to eat in 5 minutes.

But most of the time, the tofu dregs from Lao Lin's family are left over. After all, there are only a few members of their family, so they can't eat that much, and they can't eat it every day. The villagers only occasionally exchange some soybeans for cooking, but Same thing, people are more willing to trade soybeans for tofu.

The cost of feeding pigs with tofu residue is also much lower than that of grain.

Zhong Zhiran made this suggestion. Although neither of them expressed their opinions, they both saw from the other's expression that this matter was feasible.

"Uncle, in fact, in addition to the tofu residue that can be fed to pigs, soybean cakes and soybean meal can also be used to feed pigs, as well as the bran that pigs eat now. Have you two thought about building a factory in our brigade, so that not only the pigs can eat If it’s solved, even the people in our brigade will be able to get some money by autumn, and maybe a lot of jobs will be provided.”

"How can a factory be so easy to run? Lao Lin's family has a skill in making tofu, but if we move the factory, where will we sell the tofu? If we make it, we won't be able to sell it, and it will be a waste of food."

Zhang Yougen also said something to Zhong Zhiran, which was regarded as denying Zhong Zhiran's idea.

"The sales volume of tofu is small, but what about soybean oil? No matter which brigade we are in, there is no oil mill, and most of what we eat is lard. It is expensive and not easy to buy. If we can open an oil mill, it will be far away. If the local government doesn't want to, I guess the supply and marketing cooperatives in the town and county will definitely take it.

And we can make tofu and soybean oil to order, so we don’t have to worry about the leftovers being wasted. "

Zhong Zhiran is currently painting a pie for the two little old men. The pie looks delicious, and the two little old men are already immersed in the beautiful pictures weaved by Zhong Zhiran.

(End of this chapter)