Reborn in Changbai Mountain, I rely on my divine eyes to dig ginseng and hunt

In fact, this is a kind of sorghum, but it has a strong tillering ability, and it will send out more buds after each cut. This time, the stubble left after harvesting is 20 centimeters high, which means it can grow to about 80 to 1 meter in 20 days, and it is almost all tender leaves.

Livestock, even pheasants, ducks and geese are particularly fond of eating it. The most important thing is that it is quick to harvest and saves labor.

Guilan and a female worker came over with a donkey pulling a cart to cut grass. They also pulled a six-horsepower diesel water pump. In fact, the weather was not dry, and watering was just to make the sweet sorghum grow more luxuriantly.

"Xia Lian, there's a matchmaker coming to your house. Your mother drove away the previous ones. This time, the one sent by Zhao Hua is drinking tea at home. Do you want to go over and take a look?"

"What are you looking at? What's so good about it? We've known each other for nearly half a year. Let's just go through the motions." The customs in the village are basically similar. First, the matchmaker comes to propose marriage. After both parties agree, the man will come over to get engaged.

Generally, the red envelope for engagement is 50-60 yuan to 100-200 yuan, and then the woman is given some slightly better clothes and shoes. When Li Damei and Yang Xiaowei got engaged, they received 60 yuan. Generally, after the engagement, the two sides start to formally get along with each other. After half a year to a year, the two sides get to know each other and feel that they are suitable. The man pays the betrothal gift, buys three turns and one ring, and builds a house, and then they get married.

Sister Guilan said as she worked, "Your family's pheasants and flying dragons have grown into flocks recently. There are now 500 to 600 pheasants and more than 100 flying dragons. It's time to build a separate farm."

"Let's put the pheasant farm on hold for now. The village chief told me to rent the old school after the new one is built, so it won't be left empty. We need to cut the sweet sorghum grass quickly. If we don't, it will get old, and then neither donkeys nor roe deer will like to eat it."

"Okay, we harvested it 20 days ago. We have harvested several acres in this period. It is very effective for feeding donkeys, horses and wild boars. I also told Li Xiaofei about it, but he was stubborn and believed that it was sorghum and would produce grain. He didn't dare to harvest it and said he would wait for your arrangement before he dared to harvest it."

The situation of the alfalfa next to it is different. The alfalfa, which has been sprouting for fifty or sixty days, is only fifty or sixty centimeters tall, and its leaves are still relatively tender. Some villagers even secretly cut them and take them home to cook.

In comparison, sweet sorghum is an annual grass, grows fast, has a high yield, and is slightly less nutritious. Alfalfa has a low yield, but is perennial, can be harvested seven or eight years after planting, and is particularly nutritious. In ancient times, the royal family used alfalfa to raise horses. In addition, dry alfalfa is a very expensive fodder. The price of baled dry alfalfa is more expensive than corn, making it an important cash crop.

"Sister Guilan, Xiaofei, it's time to harvest the alfalfa. Eating too much alfalfa can cause bloating, so harvest it and air it out for a while before feeding it. Alfalfa is rich in nutrients and makes people fatter much faster than sweet sorghum. Explain the precautions for forage to the workers later, and they must not be careless."

"Okay, I'll explain everything to all the workers when it's evening."

Li Xiaofei looked at the donkey that Guilan's wife used to pull the cart and was very envious. He suggested, "Sister, there are so many donkeys in the pen. Why don't you transfer one to our roe deer farm? It will save us the trouble of pulling grass and fodder."

"No problem, you can choose it yourself. A female donkey that is not pregnant or a female donkey taking care of a baby after giving birth is fine." Liu Xia Lian agreed.

Li Xiaofei went over to get the horse and actually brought back a pack horse. This was one of the first four iron-hoofed horses he bought from Zhao Hua, and it was a gelding.

Li Xiaofei was very proud: "The female donkey is weak and delicate, it's better to use this packhorse. If I go into the mountains, I can just come over and lead it. It's only a few miles away, so it's not far."

Liu Xialian praised: "Xiaofei has matured. No wonder he can be the director of the field. He also considers problems more comprehensively."

Maomao Liu started to act up again. He pointed at the horse and insisted on riding it. He would cry if he was not allowed to.

Liu Xia Lian had no choice but to put him on the horse's back. Surprisingly, the horse was very obedient. Knowing there was a baby on its back, it cooperated very well and did not act recklessly at all.

When it was almost time for lunch, Liu Xia Lian temporarily handed the cat Liu over to sister-in-law Gui Lan and went home to check on the cat.

It was a lively place at home, and my mother was chatting enthusiastically with the matchmaker.

The matchmaker was Zhao Hua's third aunt. She was not a professional matchmaker, but she was very clever with her words. When she saw Liu Xia Lian coming, she stood up quickly.

"My Zhao Hua has really good taste. This Xia Lian has grown up to be like a lotus flower after the rain. She has a nice figure and a pretty face. If you pinch her face, water will come out."

"It's not as good as you say. I'm just an ordinary country girl."

Mother said, "I have invited a village chef to come to our house to cook, and your cousin's wife will also come to help. We must treat Third Aunt well."

"Of course, we can't neglect our distinguished guests."

Third Aunt lowered her voice and said to Liu Xia Lian, "Xia Lian, don't worry. Zhao Hua is the baby of the family, and she has a younger sister. The family owns 80 mu of good land, more than 100 mu of mountain land, and dozens of mu of red pine forest. Zhao Hua raises more than 50 Mongolian horses. I dare not say anything else, but in our generation in Zhaojiagou, he is definitely the richest man. The village chief has to greet him first when he sees him. Zhao Hua's third uncle is a soldier in the south, and it is said that he is a young general."

"Young General? It should be Major General, right?"

"Miss Xia Lian, please forgive me for making fun of you. How can an old country woman like me understand these things? Anyway, he is quite powerful. That Zhao Yong served in the army under him and retired. There are more than a dozen young men in Zhaojia Village who served in the army there. They are very capable. You don't have to worry about being bullied when you go there. The Zhao family is not bad."

Liu Xia Lian had heard Zhao Yong say this a few times, but since she wasn't a soldier, why should she care about these things?

"Third aunt, let's be frank. You know my family's situation. We can't say we are rich, but we are definitely not poor. I don't have any harsh requirements for Zhao Hua. You are so young and don't want to be idle. Just do something. The bottom line is that you can't mess around with outsiders after marriage. I don't have any other requirements. I can make money myself. My family has carriages, horses, factories, vegetable greenhouses, and restaurants. If we don't develop the existing things, it will be enough for three generations to eat and drink."

"Okay, Miss Xia Lian is really open-minded. I will explain everything to Zhao Hua when I go back. I watched Zhao Hua grow up. Apart from fishing, hunting, riding horses and raising dogs, he doesn't have any other bad hobbies. Besides, women in Northeast China have a high status. If the men at home are disobedient, they will be punished frequently, right?"

Fishing, hunting, riding horses and raising dogs are all bad habits in the eyes of most people, but it doesn't matter to Liu Xialian, she has the same hobbies. What's wrong with fishing? When most people earn a few dozen yuan a month, fishing can earn a few dozen yuan a day. Going up the mountain to hunt is even more amazing. You can collect natural treasures at will. Changbai Mountain is our great treasure.

"Okay, Third Aunt, you have a good meal with my mother, I won't accompany you. There are dozens of college students coming to the greenhouse, I have to go and entertain them."