Who knows! As soon as I returned to the mountains to farm, I encountered a natural disaster.

The fields at home were still full of weeds, and Mu Xi couldn't plow or sow until he got the things back.

Really having nothing to do, Zhao Yeqing went to the ground with a hoe, preparing to do some work manually first. He couldn't rely entirely on the machine as soon as he got it.

After all, the best tools for people are their own hands. The original intention of machines is to work better. You have to work without machines, otherwise it would be putting the cart before the horse.

Zhao Yeqing feels that he is a very strange person. Sometimes he is a little pessimistic. He often reflects on himself and thinks of many things he has not done well.

Sometimes I am very optimistic. When I complete certain small things, I feel that I am really good and have a great sense of accomplishment.

For example, at this moment, she felt very accomplished when she completely dug out a ginger flower that was taller than her calf.

This beautiful wild flower growing in the tropics was rarely seen before, but my hometown used to have a subtropical monsoon climate and could not be seen in the wild. However, there are quite a few of it in the botanical gardens in the province.

The wisteria at home is about to bloom, so it would be appropriate to plant it under the wisteria trellis.

So Zhao Yeqing, who was digging in the ground one second, went to the flower stand in the backyard and started transplanting flowers. After transplanting, he continued to dig in the ground.

The little pig grazing on the grass outside was so frightened by Zhao Yeqing running around that she didn't dare to concentrate on eating. She finally stopped running and was about to lower her head to find something to eat, but the barking of several dogs was never far away. Came everywhere.

Zhao Yeqing looked up when he heard the sound and saw Mu Xi, who was in utter embarrassment, walking towards her with a wry smile on his face.

His clothes were covered with unknown liquid, and so was his hair. After the liquid solidified, his hair formed into big lumps and gave off a sour smell.

There is also a very conspicuous big bag on his forehead.

Zhao Yeqing was shocked, "Did you fall into the swill bucket?"

Mu Xi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said helplessly: "It's hard to explain, I'll go wash it first and then talk about it. Is there any hot water?"

"There is a pot in the hot water kettle, which may not be enough."

"Use it first. If it's not enough, wash it with cold water. I can't stand the smell of this for a second."

Zhao Yeqing took the harvester and backpack from his hands and followed Mu Xi into the house.

Fifteen minutes later, when Mu Xi came out again, Zhao Yeqing couldn't help but sigh: "They are really different people."

Mu Xi pointed at the backpack: "Have you opened it and looked at it?"

Zhao Yeqing did not go to get the backpack: "No, you come here first, and I will put some medicine on the big bag on your head."

After taking the medicine, Zhao Yeqing went to pick up the bulging backpack, "Why is it that when you come back after two days of absence, this backpack is heavier than before you left?"

As soon as I opened it, a bunch of green and yellow bananas appeared in front of me.

Zhao Yeqing was stunned for a second, then pointed at the banana and asked, "Do we still have this thing on the mountain?"

Mu Xi also pointed to the big bump on his forehead: "It's because of this banana. When I went down the mountain, I saw several banana trees. I didn't pick the fruits while they were still green. When I came back, I saw that they had turned yellow. I picked them all and wanted to put them away, but they turned yellow, but I didn’t expect that I would hit the monkey’s nest.”

Zhao Yeqing had vaguely guessed something before Mu Xi said it, but he didn't dare to be sure, "The group of monkeys ran away before the weather got cold, and I really forgot about them. I didn't expect them to come back."

"That's right. I completely forgot about it. This banana was probably not picked because it hasn't turned yellow yet. I guess these monkeys were also waiting for me. I didn't expect that they cut off my beard and gave me a good beating."

After Mu Xi finished speaking, he reached out and took out the bananas from his backpack, "I grabbed half of the bunch and ran away. There are still a lot left, but I guess it's not easy to get rid of."

Zhao Yeqing was not very interested in the remaining bananas. She wanted to transplant the banana trees back.

"Will I be beaten if I dig secretly at night?"

Banana trees are generally not grown from seeds. Each banana tree will wither and die after bearing fruit once. However, several new seedlings will grow back from the roots and stems, and then gradually grow into banana trees. As long as these can The rhizome pieces that have grown new seedlings can be cut and planted, or the new seedlings that have grown can be taken back and planted.

"It's not easy. Monkeys also live in trees at night. You might be discovered as soon as you pass by, unless you wait until they are gone."

"You're here even when you're sleeping, but you're still not here normally?"

Mu Xi blinked, then pointed to his wound and said: "That's not necessarily true. The monkey hit my forehead with an unripe fig. There are probably many other fruit trees nearby, and they may not always be guarded. , but next to the banana tree is most likely the center of the territory, and yesterday I saw at least a dozen monkeys on the tree next to the banana tree."

Zhao Yeqing temporarily gave up the idea of ​​stealing the banana tree when he thought of being chased by a group of monkeys and smashing the fruit.

"Then let's wait. There will be more fruits in summer, and maybe the success rate will be higher if we go there then. Let's finish the spring sowing and lifting equipment at home first."

The harvester he brought back had not been tested yet. Zhao Yeqing plugged the harvester in to charge before waiting for Mu Xi to take a bath. It was already midnight when it was fully charged. After making sure it could rotate, he went to the field to try it out early the next morning.

Early morning in the fields.

Zhao Yeqing put the harvester close to the ground and turned on the switch. As a metal friction sound sounded, the metal gear turntable began to rotate, instantly cutting off all the weeds on the nearby ground. One second it was still lush and upright grass, and the next second after the turntable passed by They all fell to the ground.

With this efficiency, it is not a problem to cut ten acres of land every day.

It can be used for a long time on a single charge, and half of the grain field in front of the house can be harvested, but the engine part is a little hot.

After Zhao Yeqing cleaned two large pieces of land, he let it rest, handed it to Mu Xi to take back for charging, and left the field to gather the cut grass into a pile before throwing it outside the field.

The grass piled up into a hill. Zhao Yeqing thought about it and bulldozed it. Maybe a lot of straw mushrooms would grow in the future.

The nearest floor was damp, and the soil in the ground had a high moisture content. Except for some individual plants that were deeply rooted, the rest were weeds with shallow roots. Mu Xi directly tied the iron plow to the cow. , the soil that has been soaked by rain for a long time is very soft and can be plowed directly.

In some places where the plow could not be moved, Zhao Yeqing carried a hoe and dug out the grass roots.

With the addition of the harvester, it took the two men less than two days to weed and plow all the fields, and the efficiency was at least three times that of before.

After spreading the sterilizing lime, the sun happened to come out, and the ground was left to dry out for two days. During these two days, the two decided to install the lifting device and conduct a trial operation.