"Yes, these ginger taro are too big. If we really want to plant one for every nest, it would be a waste. Secondly, the harvest would not be good if we plant them this way."

"This big piece can be divided into dozens of pieces, so we can plant dozens of nests."

The ginger taro seeds were also distributed by Su Ziling. Each piece of ginger taro has two to three buds, and each cut is wrapped with wood ash for disinfection.

The planting method is very different from that of islet fruit and potato, except that the row spacing and plant spacing are different.

Two people were digging ridges and two people were planting seeds and manure. The speed was quite fast. In the later stage, Su Ziling was the only one planting seeds, while Su's mother went back to cover the soil.

They were busy until noon (11:00-13:00). Su Ziling and his mother went back to cook, while his father and old man continued to farm.

After delivering the meal to the passerby, the mother and daughter hurried back to deliver the meal to Su's father and the others.

By the time lunch came, Su's father and old man had finished planting the remaining ginger taro. They didn't know how to plant bitter melon, so they went and cut some bamboo and piled them up to use as a frame later.

When Su Ziling and his friends arrived at the field, Su's father and his friends were sitting under a tree enjoying the cool air.

"Grandpa, Dad, come and have dinner." Su Ziling took out the food and looked at the land.

"Have you finished planting?"

"We've finished planting. You guys just returned and we finished planting. Your father and I didn't know how to plant the chayote, so we didn't start. We simply went into the mountains to cut a bunch of bamboo to build the racks later."

There was no water here, so Grandpa Su could only rub the dry mud off his hands, holding the bowl and looking at it for a long time, and asked, "You didn't bring chopsticks?"

"Ah? Nothing?" The mother and daughter took out everything in the backpack, but they couldn't find any chopsticks.

Su Ziling smiled awkwardly, "I think I forgot to bring it."

"It's okay. As for chopsticks, just cut a pair at random," Father Su put down the bowl, got up with a sickle, went to the edge of the field, and cut a yellow reed to use as chopsticks.

The yellow reeds are round and just the right thickness. When they go to the fields to eat without chopsticks, they basically cut the yellow reeds.

As long as the cuts on both ends are smooth, you can use it directly after a light cut. It is very convenient. The most important thing is that the yellow reed seeds have a fragrance. Eating with it makes the rice taste more fragrant.

When Su Ziling came, he cut two banana leaves, which were just enough to place the food on.

The family sat around the banana leaves. Grandpa Su asked her while eating, "Why didn't you bring a bucket? Don't you need to water the ginger taro after planting it? If you don't water it, the buds probably won't come out."

"Don't water it yet. It will take more than 20 days for the ginger taro to sprout after it is planted. Sometimes it may take up to a month. Plant it first and wait a couple of days to see. If it still doesn't rain, water it again."

Su Ziling swallowed what he had in his mouth before replying.

Old Master Su nodded, and understood in his heart, "What about the chayote? Doesn't it need watering either?"

"This needs watering. Plant it today, set up the rack, and then water it tomorrow morning."

The manure brought in the morning had been used up. When Su Ziling first arrived, he asked his mother to carry food, while she picked up another load of manure to plant bitter melons.

After eating, they put the bowls in the backpack and without taking a rest, they continued to plant bitter melons.

It was Su's father and the others who dug the hole. Su Ziling put manure and the bitter melon in the hole, while Su's mother followed behind her and filled it with soil.

There were not many chayote melons, just over thirty, and they were planted very quickly.

After planting, Su Ziling briefly explained how to build the frame, and then Su's father and the others started.

First, dig a hole and insert bamboo into it as a support. Then tie it up with some straw ropes. Finally, put thin bamboo poles on top and a simple rack is ready.

Father Su patted the dust off his hands, looked up at the scaffolding in the air, and bared his teeth, "Is that so?"

"Yes." Su Ziling nodded. She didn't help much during the whole process and just stood aside to give orders.

Su's father was responsible for digging the hole, erecting bamboos and filling the soil, Su's grandfather was responsible for tying things up, and Su's mother was just handing bamboos to the side. On the contrary, Su Ziling had no work to do.

Hearing her say yes, Father Su smiled even more happily, "That's it, it's quite simple, I thought it was very complicated, it's similar to the drying rack at home, just a little higher."

Father Su waved his hand and said, "Okay, we know how to set it up. You can pack up and go home. We don't need you here anymore."

Su Ziling: "..."

So, throw it away after use? Demolish the bridge?

Seeing that she didn't move for a long time, Father Su turned his head and looked at her, "Go home quickly, why are you still standing there? The sun is so strong, look at your little face, it's so red, if you stay in the sun until night, I'm afraid your skin will peel off."

Su Ziling touched her face and it was a little hot, but it was still early and she didn't want to go back yet. "I'm going to go to the mountains and go back with you later."

Father Su looked at the shelf, then at the sky, and knowing that she liked to wander around in the mountains, he stopped urging her to go home.

"Okay, then don't go too far, just walk around the edge. This scaffolding can be set up very quickly, and we'll be done soon."

"Okay! Got it!" After getting permission, Su Ziling grinned and spoke in a clear and crisp voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and ran to the backpack, put it on his back and was about to go into the mountains.

"Bring the sickle." Su's mother yelled at the top of her voice.

"Got it, got it." Su Ziling went straight into the mountain without looking back, and did not forget to wave at them.

Mother Su saw this and shook her head and laughed, "I don't know who this girl took after. She likes to run to the mountains whenever she has something to do or not. Once she's in the mountains, she's like a wild horse that can't be stopped even if you shout at her."

"Who can my daughter take after? Of course she'll take after me." Father Su's face was filled with pride, and even the bamboo standing on it didn't stop him from talking.

"Come on, my daughter is so smart, obviously she inherited it from me, how could she inherit your stupid brain?"

……

As soon as Su Ziling entered the mountain, she began to look around. She had always wanted to go into the mountains to look for soapberry, but she always had no time. Now she finally found one, but she didn't know if it was in this mountain.

After walking for a long time, we did dig up a lot of wild vegetables, but there was no trace of soapberry.

As they walked deeper and deeper into the cave, Su Ziling was afraid that she wouldn't be able to hear her mother and the others when they called her to leave, so she simply didn't go any further.

Turn around and go down to the other side, thinking about getting out slowly. If there is one, there is one, if not, then forget it.

Few people come to the mountains here, and the grass in the mountains is as high as a person's waist. Su Ziling had a hard time walking, so he had to cut a stick and push the grass to both sides.

The slope was a bit steep. She walked down while holding the branch. With a "rustle", she seemed to step on something, her foot slipped, and she sat down.

She slid down a bit and was so scared that she quickly grabbed the bushes nearby.

She finally stopped after she put her foot on the tree trunk below.

He stood up carefully and touched his butt which was sore from the hiccups.

Looking down at the ground again, Su Ziling's eyes suddenly lit up.

This is a no-brainer, right?

She just thought she stepped on a piece of gravel, but she didn't expect it to be a soapberry!

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