Sign in and get rich in farming

Yu Sanlang's words made Yu Hongdou worried for several days. Later, when she saw that the couple didn't have any strange reactions and their attitude towards her remained the same, she gradually felt relieved.

Sometimes Yu Hongdou wondered if she was born with a broken back in her womb, and then because of the accident she remembered her past life and the plot, and then activated the sign-in system on her body.

She was hoping for this.

As time went by, the second house gradually took shape, and the villagers were busy going to the North Mountain to plant ginger, various vegetables and beans. After planting the vegetables, they had to return to the grain fields to weed.

Many people think that farmers plant the crops and harvest the water, and have nothing to do the rest of the time. But in fact, there is a lot of farm work to do.

In the era without herbicides, farmers had to remove the endless weeds one by one by themselves, and during droughts they had to carry buckets of water to water each plant one by one.

What surprised Yu Hongdou was that there were pesticides at this time.

Even if you simply soak cypress leaves or leaves of a plant called ailanthus in water, then boil them, and then spray the boiled liquid with water, you can kill most insects.

You can also soak peach leaves and pine needles in water and boil them for spraying. Different leaves are targeted at different crops and pests.

For example, peach leaf water pipe cotton aphid, corn borer, rice stem borer, pine leaf water pipe rice leafhopper and rice planthopper.

Cypress leaves and ailanthus leaves basically contain most of the above insects, as well as sorghum aphids, wheat aphids and cabbage loopers.

Combined with the wood ash buried when turning the soil, the pests can basically be wiped out.

"Dad, who came up with this idea?" This is too smart. One must have a deep understanding of zoology and botany to be able to do this.

"He was a great doctor of agriculture in the previous dynasty. It is said that he invented many things that are good for crops, such as spray pots and new plows and harrows. Unfortunately, all the other things were lost later." Yu Sanlang said regretfully.

"Then why are there still locusts?" Yu Hongdou recalled the villagers chatting about the locust plague in previous years.

"Locusts lay their eggs deep in the ground and are resistant to pesticides. Also, other places may not have leaves that can be used as pesticides, or government orders may not reach certain places, so pests will spread." Yu Sanlang carefully explained to his daughter.

There is another situation that Yu Sanlang did not mention, that is, the wasteland where no one is taking care of it.

Natural disasters and man-made disasters continued one after another, the population was wiped out, and thousands of acres of fertile land were left uncultivated. They became wastelands in three years, and these wastelands became the world of insects.

"When I grow up, I will do something to help the people." Yu Hongdou sighed with emotion.

When I was young, I always said that I should be a useful person to society. When I grew up, I realized that I was just an ordinary member of the vast number of people. Being a social animal to the best of my ability is the greatest contribution to the country and the people.

Now, she has some ideas that are ahead of her time, and she wants to use these ideas to help as many people as she can, without asking for anything in return, just to feel at peace.

"Okay, Dad will help Hongdou." Yu Sanlang felt a surge of ambition in his heart and promised while hugging his daughter.

If the cultivation of pepper and ginger in Taoyuan Village is successful, then other medicinal herbs can certainly be cultivated as well. If one plant is cultivated in each place, they will be able to cultivate a golden road from the tens of thousands of mountains and tens of thousands of acres of barren land in Anhechao.

Yu Sanlang paid more attention to the two medicinal herbs. Not only did he visit them every day, he also wrote a record book himself, recording everything from when and how to plant them to the different sunlight, water, and different growth conditions.

When Yu Hongdou finally made twelve kinds of soapnut soaps by combining soapnuts with tea oil, coconut oil, mutton fat, lard and other medicinal materials such as roses, pine needles, mint, honeysuckle, etc., pepper and ginger finally sprouted palm-high seedlings.

The village chief and the villagers were very happy. Yu Sanlang finally put his mind at ease and prepared to take his daughter and wife into the city to visit the farm that his daughter had been looking forward to for a long time.

The farm that Tan Bailu gave as a gift was located in the north of Wu'an County and was originally called Anbei Farm.

It is said that it was originally the dowry of the wife of an official who had left the local area. Now that official and his family are in the south, it is inconvenient to collect rent and manage it, so he transferred it to Tan Bailu.

"What Xiaosong said are all excuses. In fact, some people just prepared gifts specifically for us." Yu Sanlang drove the carriage and said to his wife and daughter who were looking outside with the door open.

"The county magistrate gave us the farm before we even had a chance to see it, and we haven't shown up yet, so I asked Xiaosong to go over and take a look and comfort us."

It is difficult to tell what people’s hearts are like. Compared with the previous two farm owners, their family background is shallow. Yu Sanlang was afraid that the slaves on the farm would rebel, so he asked his son to go and beat them up first.

"Was your brother there at that time?" Yu Hongdou asked curiously.

Yu Sanlang nodded. He had sent a message to his son the day before, and they agreed to go to the farm together today.

The family of four was about to be reunited, and Mrs. Xu, who hadn't seen her son for some time, narrowed her eyes with joy.

But they never expected that when they arrived at the farm gate, they would see not only their son, but also his teacher and senior brothers who were there.

"Dad, Mom, Hongdou!" Yu Song was very happy. When he saw the carriage, he trotted over to greet them.

"Hey, Xiaosong, why are they here too?" Yu Sanlang responded to his son and asked in a low voice.

"You have to join in the fun." Yu Song spread his hands helplessly.

At first, Yu Song was very respectful to his teacher and senior brothers. But after a long time, he found that his teacher and senior brothers were not particularly restrained or particular about etiquette, so he began to relax.

"Originally, 30% of this farm was to be kept for them. Last time I came, I promised to leave 40% for them starting this year." Yu Song glanced at his parents, then at his sister.

"?" Yu Hongdou wondered for a moment, then realized that her brother was reporting to her about the situation of "her" farm.

Yu Hongdou instantly felt respected and warmed, and couldn't help but open her arms and throw herself into her brother's arms to give him a loving hug.

"Uncle San, my teacher and I came here to join in the fun. Don't mind. I'll treat your family to dinner later." Tan Bailu took the initiative to greet them.

Yu Sanlang didn't dare to blame anyone, so he waved his hands quickly, and he and Master Shang saluted each other with fists. Then the group came to the farm.

The outer wall of Anbei Manor is more than ten feet high and was built with stones. The main gate was made of two extremely thick wooden boards. There were no carvings on the door, only varnished with clear varnish and two iron rings embedded on it.

The gate and walls looked somewhat simple and rustic, but the country bumpkin Yu Hongdou opened his mouth in amazement. This farm looked quite grand.

She shook her little head and looked around, and saw side doors on the east and west sides of the main gate. She wondered what these two side doors were used for. Yu Song had already started knocking on the door.

"Excuse me, who are you? Please tell me your name so I can report it." A question came from inside.

"Just say that the Yu family is here to check out the manor." Yu Song had been here last time and knew that the manor was very cautious.

"Oh, you're the host. I'm sorry to have come in. Please wait a moment. I'll open the door right away." The person inside was quite polite.

Soon the door opened, and the Zhuangzi that Yu Hongdou had been thinking about for a long time gradually appeared before her. Her career in this era also began from then on.