The Big Farmer of Time Traveling

Chapter 110 The So-Called Potatoes

Lin Xiazhi heard that there were new things being sent to him, so he hurried over to have a look. Goldfinger still didn't recognize the crops sent by the Cheng family this time, but Lin Xiazhi did. It was clearly potatoes from before!

Lin Xiazhi was overjoyed to get the potatoes. Potatoes are grown more than sweet potatoes, and the yield is particularly high. There are various ways to eat them. They are simply one of the staple foods tailored for the poor.

When the members of the Cheng family met potatoes, the businessman believed others and bought a lot of potatoes, but Jingguo people didn't know potatoes, and they were all hoarding potatoes in his hands, which made the businessman very angry. When it comes to the Cheng family wanting to buy it, they simply sell a thousand catties of potatoes at full cost.

The Cheng family thought it would be cheap, so they really bought the thousand catties of potatoes and put them in half of the cabin.

On the day he got the potatoes, Lin Xiazhi and Lin Huzi went to buy another five acres of dry land. This time, Lin Xiazhi specially picked five acres of sandy land that was not very fertile.

Lin Huzi didn't know why Lin Xiazhi bought such unfertile land, and Lin Xiazhi didn't explain it to him, because he couldn't explain it clearly.

I only know that the land for growing potatoes does not need to be too fertile, it is best to plant them in sandy soil.

After buying the land, Lin Xiazhi asked Lin Huzi to cut the potatoes into cubes, leave a few nests on each piece, put them in the sun for a day or two, and then take them back to the house to wait for the potatoes to germinate on their own.

When the potatoes germinated, Lin Huzi's task was to plow the land. The newly purchased land was diligently plowed several times to ensure that the soil was loose enough.

After the potatoes have sprouted, they can be planted. Just dig a hole and bury the sprouted potato pieces.Potatoes are easy to feed. They can be harvested in just over two months without watering once or twice a week without applying a lot of fertilizer.

At first, Lin Huzi felt that Lin Xiazhi was too childish. Could such casual farming yield good harvests?

"Before I asked Dad to urge the rice seedlings, you still said it was wrong, then look at our rice grows so well now, and the vegetable greenhouses I built this winter, are they not used by our ancestors before?" ?The things handed down by our ancestors may be right, but it does not mean that there is no change. We have to discover new rules when we cultivate the land. Different crops have different planting methods, and the things that are planted in the same way will have a good harvest. How can it be better? You have to carefully observe what each plant needs and take care of it according to their needs, so that the crops can grow strong."

Lin Huzi was confused by Lin Xiazhi's preaching, and it was also because Lin Xiazhi's greenhouse vegetables and rice had successfully germinated. He left the fact that Lin Xiazhi didn't know how to farm the land behind him, and thought carefully about Lin Xiazhi's disrespectful words to his ancestors.

These words seem to have opened up Lin Huzi's two veins. He also had a feeling when he was farming in the past. Some vegetables like to be watered more, some vegetables don't like watering, and some like to bask in the sun. , Some people don't like to bask in the sun, but he didn't think about it before.

Thinking that he knew more and more characters recently, Lin Xiazhi asked him to read some agricultural books. Anyway, these agricultural books are more straightforward than the Four Books and Five Classics, and he can get a general understanding after reading it several times and combining practical experience.

As a result, Lin Huzi worked in the fields during the day, and had to struggle with those jerky and difficult words when he returned home at night.

Lin Xiazhi told Lin Huzi that if he didn't read the contents of the book, he would not be allowed to farm in the future, and Lin Huzi was forced to work hard.

After Lin Huzi gradually understood the contents of the book, he suddenly discovered that there are some rules in farming, and he fell in love with reading agricultural books.

Lin Xiazhi looked at Lin Huzi's enthusiasm for research, and wondered if he could still cultivate an ancient agricultural master. If Lin Huzi really achieved something in this area in the future, let him write some agricultural books Not bad.

Of course, Lin Xiazhi didn't express this fantasy now. He was afraid of scaring Lin Huzi, but he supported Lin Huzi in action and asked Li Mao to help collect the farmers in Lishui County Bookstore when he was selling tofu in Lishui County. Book.

Lin Xiazhi went through these agricultural books by himself first, and then showed them to Lin Huzi after he was sure there were no problems, so that he would not be misled by the content of the book before he corrected Lin Huzi's thinking.

The chicken shed of the Li family has begun to expand. Before, they could only raise two chickens. After discussing with Qian Ying, Li Mao and Qian Ying decided to spend a lot of money to raise another [-] chickens, most of which were broiler chickens. Flau needs.

In fact, they also thought about raising [-] chickens directly, but the manpower is limited. If they raise too many chickens, they will easily get sick.

Five hundred chickens naturally need more feed, and the Lin family's tofu shop can fully supply them. Lin Xiazhi made them not need to worry about eating the chickens.

The Li family raised a lot of chickens and produced a lot of manure. Some families in Wangshan Village had the audacity to ask the Li family for chicken manure.

In fact, Li's family doesn't have many fields, so they really can't use up all the chicken manure, but Mrs. Li is not a person who can take advantage of it casually, so it's no problem to ask for manure, just help clean the chicken coop.

In this way, someone helped clean the chicken coop, and the workload of Li Laoyao and Qian Ying was greatly reduced, and raising five hundred more chickens did not feel hard.

Others also envy the Li family. The married brother knows how to help the family. For example, the bean dregs, how can other people get so much, and the method of that kind is also given to everyone. Even Li A lazy man like Qin can plant the land so well.

The matter of the Li family's raising the earth dragon is hidden from everyone, until now only the youngest Li and Li Mao and his wife know about it.

Before, I wanted to catch a few more pigs to raise, but Li Laoyao and Qian Ying really didn't have the energy to take care of them, so they had to give up.

Before Qian Yingyou mentioned to Li Laoyao that he would give the pig to his elder brother Chen Zao'er to raise, but Li Laoyao categorically vetoed it.

Chen Zao'er is not someone who can tell clearly, if he kindly asks him to raise pigs, maybe he thinks that Qian Ying wants to push the work to him, and he has nothing to stop his mouth, if one day he raises our chickens The pig's method has been told, but I'm sorry that Brother Xiu's family gave them an idea.

The chicken manure from the Li family caused those farmers in Wangshan Village to criticize me and you in the chicken shed, and almost got into a fight because of it.

As a result, the chickens that were growing meat were screaming in fright, and some hens that had already started laying eggs stopped laying eggs. Mrs. Li got angry and appointed a few families who were not so thoughtful and willing to work hard. Take turns to clean the chicken coop every day.

How can these people use up so much chicken manure? Naturally, they have to distribute it to other people.

The people who do the work are not stupid, how can they give chicken manure to others for free after doing the work, Mr. Li gave them an idea, if they want chicken manure, they can exchange it with something, a handful of vegetables, two eggs , A little oil is fine, so those who got the chicken manure will be grateful to the Li family, and they will spare no effort to clean the chicken shed, and the chicken shed is clean every day.

Hearing about this, Lin Xiazhi couldn't help but say that Jiang is still old and spicy.

In fact, at first Lin Chengzu planned to let Lao Yao and the others hire two husbands from Wangshan Village to help them. The hot weather would not tire them out. Unexpectedly, they used chicken manure to solve most of the work in the chicken shed, and they won a good victory in the village. reputation.

The private school in Linjia Village has been built. The summer weather is hot, and the moisture is almost removed after a few days of drying. Tables, chairs, benches and other supporting things have been moved in one by one. It only needs to invite two gentlemen to come and start the class.

Naturally, Lin Xiazhi doesn't need to worry about asking for a husband. The clan elders and Li Zheng have already searched for candidates.

One is an old boy who has been in the exam for many years. He is in his forties. Every time he comes to the exam, the old boy will have some problems. He has not been able to pass the exam for so many years, but he still has some talents. He has a good character and is very patient with children. It would be great to hire him to enlighten the children.

The other is a scholar in his 30s. He passed the scholar examination in his twenties, and studied hard for ten years to take the Juren examination. Unfortunately, he never succeeded. The life at home became more and more difficult. He was about to come out to find a school to be a teacher. .

Lizheng has found someone to inquire clearly, and this scholar has passed the test of character, so he can invite him to the village to continue teaching those children who have finished their enlightenment.

Li Zheng went to the two gentlemen's homes to invite someone with great interest, but the old boy was very pleasantly surprised, and agreed immediately, saying that he was willing to come to the village to see the situation.

Mr. Xiucai directly refused. He was going to teach in a college in the county, but he didn't plan to go to any village.

It is true that those gentlemen who are willing to teach in private schools in the village are either from the village, or some old scholars who have no hope of taking the imperial examination, and young scholars prefer to stay in the county.

In fact, the third son of the Lin family is a scholar. Li Zheng originally wanted to ask him to go back to the village to teach, but he just thought that he had been teaching in the academy in the county for several years. If he went to invite Lin Laosan back, he would not be able to refuse because of the friendship in the village. , I didn't mention this crop.

In the end, Lizheng just took the old boy back to Linjiacun. The old boy saw the generous construction of the private school in Linjiacun, and built a separate small courtyard for the teacher. When he learned that the monthly fee for enlightening the children was After seven taels of silver, I became more and more satisfied with this teaching job in Linjiacun, but I still said that I would discuss it with my family when I went back, and I will reply to Linjiacun tomorrow.

Li Zheng could tell from his expression that this matter should be all right, and the anxiety in his heart eased a little, but the other gentleman didn't know when he would be able to find it.

Wei Fulang comforted him. Now the literate children in the village study in the private school in Weijia Village. Those who don’t read are either young or poor. Given the current situation in Linjia Village, it is enough to invite an enlightenment teacher to come over. Weijia Village The children there will continue to study there until the end of the year, and they will return to Linjiacun to study next year when Linjiacun finds a suitable teacher.

What Wei Fulang said made sense, there was no rush to find a teacher, one day was a teacher and life was a father, one couldn't just find someone to come to Linjiacun to teach the child just because of a hurry.