Lady of the Lord From the East

The land Wei Wei has chosen has already been turned over, but there is still a lot of preparation work before planting.

First of all, it is necessary to water, so that the soil maintains sufficient moisture, so that the corn seeds can absorb enough water to expand and germinate, and secondly, it is best to apply sufficient fertilizer to the ground to make the seeds grow faster after germination.

Wei Wei has no available fertilizer at the moment. Although it is not impossible to use pig, cow and sheep manure to add a lot of water for blending, but it is too fertile, it is easy to burn the seedlings and it is not easy to grasp. After thinking about it, Wei Wei directly chooses to let a few The boy who helped went to the moat to fetch water to irrigate the ground.

After all, it is water that has been soaked in filth for an unknown number of years. Of course, there is some fertility in it, and after system certification, it is determined that there is no other pollution in it, so it is suitable to be used as a base fertilizer.

However, in this way, the watered ground has an unpleasant smell. Recently, the living environment in the Middle Ages has forced Wei Wei, who is not only unable to adapt to it, but has become more and more in the direction of cleanliness. Wei Wei can't stand this smell. , I simply secretly took the silver needles used for acupuncture and temporarily blocked my sense of smell.

When it comes to this silver needle, it is a gift from Wei Wei's medical skills, just like her sewing kit for sewing, it is provided by a caring system.

"What should I have done." She murmured to herself in a low voice. She lost her sense of smell and felt refreshed.

It's a pity that it can't be blocked for too long, otherwise it may cause some adverse effects, otherwise she would have blocked her sense of smell every day.

Compared with Wei Wei, several of the children who helped are very used to this kind of taste.

The well-watered land was very wet, Wei Wei took a hatchet and swiped the ground again, and easily created a ditch five or six centimeters deep.

In order to facilitate later transplanting, in the absence of a seedling tray, before planting corn, it is necessary to divide the land into grids of suitable size, so that when the corn seedlings grow out, they will be transplanted together with the soil underneath. , it is much more convenient.

Wei Wei's grid size is very standard, the length and width are about five centimeters, and it is appropriate to put two corns in each grid.

She landed on the ground with a kitchen knife, and the two youngest children followed, put corn kernels in the grid, and pressed it lightly.

When all the corn kernels are in place, then cover the entire field with a layer of soil, and the corn seeds are ready to be planted.

In fact, Wei Wei also found a way to raise corn seedlings, which is to first prepare thin mud, roll it into a mud ball of suitable size, use the burned grass ash to make a hole in the middle, put the corn kernels in it, and place it on the ground to cover it. Soil, which is more convenient for transplanting, but rubbing mud **** is time-consuming and laborious, Wei Wei simply chose a more labor-saving method.

Originally, after planting, we should use bamboo strips to make an arched shelf and cover it with plastic film to keep warm, but there is no plastic film here. Wei Wei directly took dry straw and spread a layer on the surface, which can also play a role in keeping warm. .

On the other side of the land where sweet potatoes are going to be planted, the three older children have dug a shallow long hook according to Wei Wei's request, and are placing the pocket-sized sweet potatoes flat inside according to Wei Wei's instructions. All sweet potatoes are oriented in the same direction and very well organized.

Put a ditch and cover it with soil, then dig a side-by-side ditch not far from the side, and continue to put sweet potato seeds.

Wei Wei chose to dig trenches because the sweet potato species were few and small. If there are too many sweet potatoes in the future, you can directly dig a "kang" about ten centimeters below the ground, and then place the sweet potatoes at the door to make a sweet potato kang and bury it in the soil, which is convenient and labor-saving .

When all the sweet potatoes are planted, the soil is covered, the moat water is poured on the surface, and finally the dry straw is also covered, and the planting work is finished.

Wei Wei bent her waist for a long time and felt a little uncomfortable when she got up, but a few children were like nothing else and asked her what else she needed to do.

Wei Wei thought for a while: "You go to the kitchen and ask for a few longer branches, and then find some straw ropes over here, and we will surround this piece so that no one else can get close."

The children were very obedient. They brought a lot of branches that were half a person high. The two big boys nailed the branches into the soil with axes to fix them, and wrapped two loops of straw ropes in the middle and the upper end. You can see it, and no one will accidentally step on the ground.

The work is almost over here. Before Wei Wei can speak, the children have packed up the tools they brought, and said goodbye to Wei Wei and went back.

And when they went back to work for their parents, a servant working in the kitchen came to them with a package: "This is a thank you gift from Miss Weiwei."

When the burlap cloth for wrapping was opened, the steamed thick steamed buns were revealed, no more or no less, exactly seven.

The children's eyes lit up when they saw the steamed buns. When Wei Wei told people to add meals to the whole castle, they were fortunate enough to eat such steamed buns. They knew that they were many times more delicious than dry black bread.

But the precocious children did not reach out to take it, but looked at their parents, and only took up their own share after obtaining consent.

And Wei Wei, who insisted on using the money to buy steamed buns to send to the gardener's family, was sorting the remaining seeds.

When she saw the gardener, she remembered that the flower and tree seeds in the seeds could be handed over to the gardener for cultivation.

Unlike ordinary farmers, gardeners are experienced in planting flowers and trees, and it is perfect to take care of them.

Wei Wei selected nearly twenty kinds of flowers from all the seeds, and planted more than ten kinds of trees, all of which are common ornamental flowers and trees, but Wei Wei values ​​that many of them are suitable for making essential oils.

If you have essential oils, you can try to make perfumes. If you can make them, you will not have to worry about no source of income.

Of course, the role of flowers and trees is not only this, many of them can be used as medicines, but also can be used for skin care. Wei Wei is now worried that there is no suitable skin care products.

But Terrence is the gardener of the castle. He is usually very busy, so Wei Wei feels guilty of digging corners to take advantage of Felix, so she plans to invite a suitable gardener to come back.

Wei Wei was unfamiliar, and she wanted to add people to the castle. Although she could pay the salary, board and lodging, she had to ask the owner no matter what.

Now that the master is away, the only person who can ask is the housekeeper.

At this time, the housekeeper knew about the scandal between her and Felix. He already regarded Wei Wei as the future hostess. Naturally, he would not refuse to agree to this trivial matter. If Wei Wei insisted, he would even ask the gardener for money. They are all going to take the account of the castle.

The housekeeper promised to help find someone, but it was not possible to find a suitable one right away, so Wei Wei collected the seeds first and planned to go to the field in the afternoon to see the situation.

On the other side, the serfs had heard the news from George and had been talking about it all morning.

"How could that lady want people to collect such filthy things? Isn't she afraid of being cursed?"

"If there is really money to be made, I'll let my kids go, they can't do much work now anyway."

"Is she really willing to pay?"

The serfs didn't really care whether the young lady was crazy, they only cared about whether she could make money.

Everyone is in a wait-and-see state until they are not sure if this job will really bring in income, but there are also smart people who have started to let the children who have nothing to do at home go out to collect feces. If it really can be exchanged for money, then The more they collect, the more one copper coin is!

With some people starting, others naturally worried that they would suffer when they discovered their actions. Soon, on the roads around Sardinson Castle, you could see figures of children carrying sacks collecting feces everywhere.

When Wei Wei rode to see the fields, she saw some children busy on the side of the road, but the pictures collected by these children with her hands made her unable to bear to look directly. She felt that it was necessary to give these people some common sense of hygiene and convenience.

When she arrived in the field, George, the steward, was staring at the three invited workers to dig holes. After a morning's hard work, these people had dug two big holes. Regardless of the length, width and depth, they were all according to Wei Wei's words. The standard came, and now they are digging the third hole.

These pits were dug on fallow land. Considering that the housekeeper might also start collecting feces, she did not let George dig too many pits. Judging from the current progress, they could all be dug within today.

"Good afternoon, Miss Weiwei."

Seeing her coming, George quickly greeted her and led her to the pits.

"Well, that's it."

"Then I'll start collecting feces tomorrow?" George said this with a somewhat unnatural expression, but this was for the future countess, and he was quite willing.

"How much are those workers paid?"

The steward said: "Two large copper coins per person."

This is the normal labor price, and the steward didn't cheat them.

Wei Wei took out a silver coin and handed it to him: "The rest is yours."

Not expecting to be rewarded, George showed a surprised smile, thanked him repeatedly and took the silver coins.

You must know that he hired three workers. After paying the completion fee, he still had six large copper coins left, and this was enough for their family's food for two days, and it was the better one.

Then Wei Wei gave him another silver coin and instructed: "When they finish digging, let them throw a layer of straw at the bottom of the pit, and then go buy some lime..."

Wei Wei carefully taught him how to mix lime water, and then mixed the collected feces with the mixed lime water to ferment the manure. After the lime enters the water, it will release a lot of heat energy, which can speed up the fermentation of the manure and also sterilize and kill insects, ensuring the safety of the manure. Sex, the only thing to pay attention to is not to touch the lime water.

But she didn't need to ask her too much about this. The Egyptians used lime mortar to build the pyramids. When the Roman Empire still existed, under the influence of Egypt, Europeans would also use this method to build houses, although they could afford such houses. There are not many people, but they still understand the harm of lime.

As before, George quickly remembered Wei Wei's words and promised to do as she asked.

"Then it's up to you." Wei Wei said, "I think Butler Barton also intends to make manure. If you do well, I will recommend you to him later."

George was even more excited: "Okay lady, I will do it well!"

Being recommended to the butler means that he has the possibility to directly serve the Count. This is an honor for a mediocre butler.

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