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

This is the moist seedling raising method. The two of them had experimented with it before, but the weather at that time was still hot in summer, and the soil on the land under the scorching sun turned into dry yellow mud. After plowing the land, they broke up a large piece of loess. It turned into yellow sand.

The soil quality at that time was more suitable for dry rice cultivation. With the change of climate, in addition to the rapid changes in the biological community in the mountains, there were also great changes in the land under their noses every day, but they were ignored by the two of them. .

Just like watching a child grow up every day, it is not so easy to notice that he is growing taller.

There is still unthrown rice in the rice barn. If you want to grow more seedlings and transplant them, you have to re-select full grain seeds, but the current temperature is not so suitable for the growth of rice.

"Forget it, let's wait until spring."

Zhao Yeqing walked out of the corral and closed the door of the pig pen. He thought that he had said before that there would be no harvest, but he did not expect that he would die before planting the rice seedlings.

According to the previous farming rules, the rice seedlings should be raised after the Grain Rain. In my hometown, it is called "Grain Rain". The rice seeds that have sprouted have been sown on the soil bed in the field to raise the seedlings.

We had to follow the old method of digging trenches around the soil bed in the field.

Mu Xi took her back to the kitchen to have breakfast. They went to see the rice-growing field early in the morning, but they didn't expect this accident. The two of them haven't had breakfast yet.

"Don't think so much now, eat the food first, and wait until the beginning of spring to dig trenches in the soil bed and compartments, so as not to cause weeds to grow again later."

There is still more than a month until the beginning of spring. Just wait until the beginning of spring to dig ditches in separate compartments and at the same time smother the grain seeds to sprout small buds.

This accident caused the two people's original planting plan to be broken, and there were no farm work arrangements for the next period of time.

Mu Xi picked the recently ripened melons from the watermelon field outside. However, due to the current temperature, this melon was not as stunning as the first melon he picked, but it was not unpalatable. It was just a decent watermelon and citrus. It doesn’t taste good either, it’s almost purely sour, and it must have something to do with the temperature.

Now this season has disrupted the original growth pattern of these plants for so many years, and the fruits they have grown are indescribable.

The only good news is that strawberries have entered the harvest season. The red fruits fall on the branches, but they are so sweet that they attract a lot of insects.

Unlike the ones that were grown in basements before, strawberries grown in the open now are too easy to attract pests, and each fruit must be bagged to prevent bugs and birds from approaching.

Otherwise, not to mention other exotic birds, even the two nests of birds at home would not let it go.

Cut the picked watermelons into pieces, put the pulp in a small basin, and set aside half to eat as fruit, while the rest was used to squeeze juice.

The fried melon bean sauce had to be made later and according to the recipe in memory. Before making it, the two of them had to spend more than a week fermenting the soybeans for the sauce.

The soaked soybeans are cooked in a large pot, spread evenly into a bamboo dustpan, and left to ferment indoors until yellow-green hair grows on the surface. For better fermentation, the surface must be sprinkled with a layer of flour.

This step is very similar to the pre-processing of soybeans for making soy sauce.

The current temperature is not suitable for fermentation. It is a bit cold, but there are advantages. With so many cattle and sheep at home, it is inevitable that there will be flies. Thanks to the current temperature and the fact that the two of them have always paid attention to cleanliness, there are almost no flies. Too many flying insects like flies.

Afraid of dew in the morning and evening, the two fermented the soybeans that needed to be fermented in the drying room, and lit a charcoal fire in the room to heat up.

Mu Xi came out of the barn and took off the plastic apron he was wearing. This apron was found in the tourist area and is most suitable to wear when cleaning the barn.

There is not much left in the compost shed now, only about one-third is left. Grain has been planted recently, and most of the manure has been used to fertilize the land and spread in the rice fields, but due to an accident, it could not be planted.

The barn is equipped with a cleaning port. In the corner of the last wall of the barn, there is a square opening that can be opened, with an area of ​​half a square meter. Use a wooden rake to push the feces in front of the opening, and pull up the opening. The wooden door allows the manure to be pushed out directly.

Outside the cleaning port is a slightly lower pit, with a plastic bucket placed inside. The pushed manure falls into it, and the manure can be taken directly to the compost shed by holding the handle of the bucket.

This was recently opened. In the past, carrying manure one trip at a time was not only easy to dirty the yard, but also easy to stink on the body. Pushing it outside directly saves time and effort.

Nowadays, except for the short winter when the average temperature is as high as 20 degrees, the environment is usually hot and humid for a long time, which is most likely to breed pests. The frequency of cleaning the barn has become more frequent, and it has only recently become less frequent.

After cleaning, the stable needs to be cleaned again. The cattle and sheep have gone out to graze. Only the pigs are still inside. They are driven aside and a long water pipe is connected to wash away the dirt on the concrete floor of the stable.

The water outlet of the water pipe was pinched and the water pressure was increased. The floor was washed clean wherever the impact of the water column hit. The water droplets splashed out were too cold, and several pigs huddled in the corner to escape.

But the two of them now know the living habits and status of the pig very well. It is now noon, and the temperature is as high as 21 or 2 degrees. At this temperature, even if water is poured directly on them, they will not get sick.

The cool water column rushed to them in the next second.

These pigs are in pig pens. When they feel sleepy, they lie down directly to sleep. Their bodies are covered with black stains. If they are not washed away, they are more likely to get sick.

These were originally wild boars. They had been raised without much exposure to light for a long time. The original black thick bristles seemed to have become lighter. Some hair colors turned into light brown in the light, and the meat quality was also compared to wild wild boars. Softer.

The Chinese New Year is coming soon. Calculating that there are still about ten days left, it’s almost time to make arrangements for the New Year Pig.

The originally planned New Year pig has now grown to about 180 kilograms by visual inspection. It eats well and sleeps well every day and is chubby. The two of them made it a point to remember to feed it a few hungry meals to clear its stomach a few days before the New Year. .

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While waiting for the soybeans to ferment, Zhao Yeqing opened the refrigerator and saw that all the steamed buns made last time had been consumed. He scooped out the flour again and took out this year's new yeast to ferment the dough.

Nowadays, yeast can be grown all year round. It is not troublesome to grow yeast at a suitable temperature. Once it is grown, just put it in the refrigerator.

The stainless steel basin of dough waiting to ferment was covered with gauze. Zhao Yeqing looked up and saw Mu Xi washing clothes outside the window. He asked if there was anything he wanted to eat at night. Not surprisingly, he got "Everything you cook is delicious." After replying, I opened the refrigerator and started to worry.