A good time for farming through the ages

Chapter 6 [006] Birth of Artemisia annua

In the end, the parents agreed, but there was nothing to eat at home, so they brought some water for them. The kettle was the army kettle brought home by the uncle. It was grass green, the paint had peeled off, and the strap on the outside was worn to pieces. , and sewed it with a needle and thread. It seems that it is quite old, and it is estimated that it was brought down by the army.

The second brother hung the water bottle around his neck, and the elder brother carried her on his back. Originally, she wanted to walk by herself, but the elder brother felt that she had short legs and couldn't keep up with them.

Brother's body doesn't smell good. From her point of view, the neck, the roots behind the ears, and the hair are all dirty. The only thing that is clean is the clothes.

It's not that she dislikes them, but the general environment. She is only four years old now, and she wants to be clean, but she can't take a bath without the help of adults.

It's not that the brothers don't like cleanliness. People don't have the strength to eat, and their stomachs can't be filled. Who cares about cleanliness?
Looking at the past, their elder brothers are thinner than the other. It has only been more than half a year, and they have already been tortured to the point where they are sallow, emaciated, and skinny. It is estimated that after a few months, they will become African refugees.

Zhuo Lin wrapped her arms around her eldest brother's neck and looked around curiously. The other brothers all lowered their heads and searched for something to eat in the fields.

"Brother, where are we going?"

"Go to the river to have a look. There is a reed marsh over there. I heard that Wang Sanyun picked up wild duck eggs yesterday. Let's try our luck today."

When she heard that she was going to the river, Zhuo Lin was very excited, wondering if she could catch some freshwater fish?
"Brother, are there any fish in the river?"

"There must be, but it's so easy to catch. If we all go to catch fish, we won't be so hungry."

The third brother Zhuojue accidentally swears. It is not particularly cold in March. They are all wearing thin cotton coats with patches. Everyone looks disheartened. They wear wide cotton trousers with cloth cuffs. Wrapped in strips, with cloth shoes made by family members on his feet, apart from being poor, there are no other words to describe it.

The river is not far from their village, only three or four miles away. At first, the eldest brother carried her on his back, and then she rode on his neck. When the sun rose, the sun shone on them, making them feel warm.

I raised my head inadvertently, and saw a few cotton candy-like white clouds floating in the blue sky. I took a deep breath, and seemed to be able to smell the fragrance of the field soil in the morning.

Zhuo Lin loves this taste to death, which is why she quickly accepted the fact that she traveled through time after she came here for three or four days.

How happy it is to be able to travel back from heavily polluted areas decades later!
Here there is no gutter oil, no clenbuterol, no food with various additives such as poisonous vegetables and fruits, and people don't suffer from so many diseases and terminal illnesses.

Except for being poor, everything else is really perfect.

Sitting on my brother's neck, I felt like I was about to die. Although my brothers complained as they walked, there was not even a trace of wild vegetables, but they still didn't plan to go home like this.

Generally, embankments are built where there are rivers, but they haven't been built here, so it must be too late.

The river beach without an embankment is full of fields at a glance. How can the hard-working people of X city allow these lands to be abandoned?

The land in front of the house is loam soil, that is, good land. Although it is not as good as black soil, it is also a top-grade field.

For the land on the river beach, the land near the river bank is sandy land, while the land farther from the river bed is clay land. Neither clay nor sand is suitable for planting rice.

After arriving at the river beach, she got down from her brother and touched the clay soil. Fortunately, it was not the kind of clay soil that could stick to the soil when stepped on, but it was slightly stickier than loam soil. Wheat, corn, sweet potatoes, peanuts, soybeans, sesame and other crops are grown. The land near the riverbed is not as sandy as she imagined. This kind of soil can grow melons, watermelons, sorghum and other crops.

The land on the river beach is probably to distinguish the land of each village, so a lot of trees are planted as boundaries. These trees are not big, only a few years old.

Early in the morning, there were already many people on the river beach. They all carried baskets on their backs and strolled in the ground with their heads down. Possibly eaten as food.

When the brothers saw so many people, they didn't stop any longer and went straight to the river.

Originally, she thought the river would be very wide, but she measured it visually, at most 20 meters, but judging from the sound of the third brother throwing dirt into the river, it was still quite deep.

"Linlin take it and don't move, don't run around, there are sandy soil everywhere, if you are not careful, you will slip down, do you hear me clearly?"

Because there are reeds under the river beach, these boys who grow up by the river can float in the water, but the girl Zhuo Lin is different, so several brothers told her everything at the same time, until Zhuo Lin made a promise, they were four Scattered to find something to eat.

Zhuo Lin stayed obediently by the river, looked left and right, and finally saw the Artemisia annua growing along the river. Although it had just sprouted, it still made her very excited.

Seeing that she is so obedient, the brothers felt relieved. As for her, she was thinking about whether to give birth to seeds. After all, her chances of coming to the river beach in the future may not be the same as those of the brothers.

Baihao is a kind of wild vegetable, steamed with some flour and mixed with garlic juice, it is very delicious.

After drying, you can make tea and drink it. It is also a kind of medicinal material. There are many ways to eat it. Thinking about it now, it will only stimulate the continuous secretion of saliva.

She simply stopped quickly and concentrated on promoting the birth. She watched the little bean sprouts gradually bloom and expand, and finally a large cluster of green wormwood emerged from the bottom of the whole seedling. It was rare to see.

But she didn't pick them in a hurry, but continued to give birth. As the birth time lengthened, she obviously felt that her physical strength was passing by little by little.

After more than half an hour, she successfully spawned the seeds, but her physical strength also reached its limit.

Even if he didn't look at his own face, he knew that Bai was scary, because of his weakness, cold sweat broke out on his forehead and back, Zhuo Lin sighed, it was because he was very hungry?

As long as there is a bite to eat, her ability will not be so unusable. Only after giving birth to one, she is on the verge of overdrawing.

After getting the seeds and the large cluster of Artemisia spp. seedlings, she didn't eat them in a hurry. She just sat down and took a deep breath, panting slowly. After her physical strength recovered a little bit, she stood up and looked for the shadows of her brothers.

"Linlin, look here, do you want to come down? There is an open space here, you can stand on it, and you can see fish and shells here!"

The fifth brother Zhuo Ran waved his hand at her excitedly. This little brother who was only 7 years old quickly ran towards her, pulled her and carefully helped her walk down the riverside, and slid along the sand into the grass nest. Then took her to the river.

She stood by the river and looked down, and there was a large piece of sand. The brothers were standing around and looking into the river, presumably they were looking at the fish and wanted to catch it?
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　　Zeng Xi brought his own supermarket

　　Throwback to the rough and tumble 50s.

　　Lack of food and oil?

　　fine!

　　We dug wild vegetables, picked mushrooms, and learned about monkeys...

　　Sell ​​it to the portable supermarket in exchange for equivalent currency,
　　Still eat and drink enough!

　　Lack of medical care?

　　It's ok!
　　We pick the freshest herbs, no matter whether they are poisonous or not,

　　As long as it can be sold at the pharmacy for a price,

　　That is good medicine, useful medicine!

　　God bestowed on her the infrared route map for sweeping the hidden treasures of villains,

　　But he was treated as a thief and reprimanded for his unrighteous views?
　　Pooh! Pooh! Pooh!
　　Sister, I will do justice for the heavens, saving lives and healing the wounded is one of them!

　　In extraordinary times, the protection of antique calligraphy and paintings is the second!

　　Participating in special organizations and serving the country is the third!

　　I am more than just three views?It's almost an angel, isn't it?

　　From the day when the spring flowers bloom,
　　And wait for me to hand over to the country, silently dedicated to everyone!
　　


(End of this chapter)