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

I have heard before that calico cats are the most beautiful cats. Zhao Yeqing thought that Xiao Hei might choose the Springer Spaniel among the dogs of the right age, because it has a complex fur color and looks very docile.

Unexpectedly, it walked straight towards a silly and cute white Labrador. The Labrador trainer was amused when he saw it: "Why did you choose this one?"

"Is there anything special about this one?"

The dog trainer walked up and pulled the Labrador's ears. The Labrador, lying on the ground, did not move. It opened its eyes, took a look at everyone, and then closed its eyes and went back to sleep.

"There's nothing wrong with this dog, except that he's very lazy. He never stands when he can sit, and never sits when he can lie down. But he's a good dog when it comes to search and rescue, or when searching for drugs or explosives."

Zhao Yeqing immediately felt very friendly towards the dog, but seeing that it didn't seem to be interested in their little Hei, he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

He wanted to ask Xiao Hei to find another dog, but the Labrador, who was a little impatient with Xiao Hei's sniff behind him, stood up slowly, with drooping eyelids and looking a little helpless, but finally he raised his head and rubbed against Xiao Hei who was coming over.

The trainer said the Labrador is a little over three years old, which is a good age for breeding.

Zhao Yeqing's mood now was somewhat similar to the complicated feeling he had when he first saw Xuebing bringing Xiaomu home.

Old dogs eat young grass.

But the blind date was finally successful. Xiao Hei will stay in the city for a while. After saying goodbye to Da Huang and the others, the two of them will take the three of them home first. The farm work at home has not been done properly for a long time, and it is almost time to harvest the soybeans.

The harvest time for spring soybeans is around September, which is the nearest.

Originally, the two had expected to harvest soybeans and cotton at the same time, but for some reason, the maturation process of the cotton bolls took much longer than they had expected.

Some of the bolls have already slowly expanded after their corollas have fallen, while others have just begun to bloom.

Zhao Yeqing was a little confused. The soybeans were almost turning yellow due to the sun, but the bolls on the cotton plants were still big and small. Some were almost cracked and ripe, while others were still the size of a thumb.

There was no other choice, so the two of them had to go to the city again to ask the old lady for advice.

I took a photo with my mobile phone and gave it to the old lady. After looking at it, she said that it was because the branches and leaves were not trimmed.

What is a whole leaf branch? Zhao Yeqing looked at Mu Xi in confusion, and they both saw clear stupidity in each other's eyes.

She guessed based on the literal meaning: "Do we need to remove the branches and leaves of cotton? But the branches and leaves below also bloom and produce cotton bolls."

The old lady said, "It has to be aborted, but I'm not an expert on how to do it in detail. There was an old girl working with us at the time, her last name was Sun, and she has research on cotton. You can ask Feng Lixuan to take you to see her."

The old sister the old lady mentioned is already over 70 years old and in very good health. When the two of them went to the greenhouse, it was almost time to get off work at 5pm.

This grandma Sun didn't look like she was going to leave work early just because of her age. Normally, everyone was exhausted as a dog before leaving get off work in the afternoon, but they could hear her powerful shouting from a long distance away.

"Xiao Qian...Xiao Qian! Bring me my hoe, the one with the spikes!"

Zhao Yeqing thought it was some middle-aged supervisor, and sighed, "Your department is quite lively. It must be exhausting to shout so loudly from such a distance. Don't you have an intercom?"

The area of ​​this greenhouse in the city is more than ten times larger than the grain field on the grassland. It is too unreasonable to rely entirely on people shouting.

Feng Lixuan sighed: "Yes, of course, but Grandma Sun loves to shout..." At this point, he lowered his voice and said: "I heard that when she was young, she was the captain of the county women's folk song team."

It is the kind of folk song group where men and women sing folk songs in duet, with men on one side of the group and women on another.

"Who? You said that was Grandma Sun?"

A voice came from the shed: "Who is it? Who is calling me?"

Good guy, Zhao Yeqing and Mu Xi were shocked. Although Zhao Yeqing did not deliberately lower his voice, they were still several meters away from the shed in front. Besides, didn't Grandma Sun say she was over 70? Is it really scientific to have such good hearing?

The shed was opened, and Grandma Sun poked her head out to see Feng Lixuan and two other people coming over: "Xiao Feng, are these two young people new here?"

Feng Lixuan shook his head: "This is my aunt and uncle. They heard my grandmother introduce them to you and came to ask you how to grow cotton."

"Growing cotton? That's new. I haven't heard of anyone growing cotton in the nearby mountains." When she heard that it was the older sister who introduced it, Grandma Sun put down the kettle in her hand and said, "Tell me, what's wrong with your cotton?"

After a simple greeting, Zhao Yeqing gave a brief account of the situation in the cotton fields.

"My cousin said that the leaves and branches were not trimmed, and we didn't understand so we came to ask you."

Grandma Sun thought that the two of them were just planting a few rows to make quilts and cotton clothes for her, but when she heard that they actually planted a large field, she instantly became interested.

Her family used to make a living by growing cotton. When it comes to growing cotton, I'm afraid no one in the whole city is better than her.

"To put it simply, you live in the mountains, so you must have planted some corn, right? It's almost the same. You have to leave only one or two on the top so that they can grow well. Leaving too many will only rob the nutrients, and when you can distinguish the fruit branches and leaves, you have to remove them."

When Grandma Sun started talking, Zhao Yeqing took out his small notebook to take notes, and also asked about the unclear parts about cotton planting in the agricultural book that Mu Xi had bought before.

Professionals are professionals, and just a few words gave her an epiphany.

Zhao Yeqing was very excited and couldn't help but sigh: "It would be great if you could come and live with my cousin for a while, so I can learn more."

Grandma Sun smiled and waved her hands: "No, no, even if I had the time, I can't climb a mountain with my body."

Mu Xi grasped the words: "Then are you free?"

Feng Lixuan chimed in: "Grandma Sun is no longer an employee. Her superiors approved her retirement a long time ago. She comes here every day because she can't let go."

Zhao Yeqing grabbed Grandma Sun's hand and said, "No need to climb the mountain, are you going?"

......

The two gained a lot from this trip. In addition to learning a lot of knowledge about cotton, they also took away two big cotton growers - Mrs. Feng and her older sister, Grandma Sun.

Upon learning that the two old men could go to the meadow, Mr. Zhang Zheng wanted to take off his white coat and follow them, but his young apprentice hugged his thigh and said, "Master, you can't leave! I don't dare to give the old leader acupuncture!"

"What a waste of time! You can't even give me a needle, what's the use of learning Chinese medicine? Let me go!"

The young apprentice used his trump card: "You, a single old man, are going to be gossiped about if you follow two single old ladies!"

"You little brat! I'm going to clear out the sect today!"