Begging You to Break Off This Engagement!

This year's spring seems to have come earlier than in previous years, and the ice on the river has already melted seven to eighty-eight in the third month of the lunar calendar.Although you still feel the biting spring breeze when you go out, it doesn't affect the tenacious plants in the wild at all.

Everything recovered, and the earth gradually began to regain its vitality, showing vigorous vitality.And this means that the villagers of Huaping Village will enter a new busy farming period.

With the help of the village chief, Xi Yanqing bought two more plots of land near his home. The size of these two plots is about the same as that of the three vegetable gardens combined, and it may be larger than that. It's been a long time.

Xi Yan Qingben wanted to finish the fence before he started growing seedlings, but after calculating the demand for wood, he decided to put this work aside.The main reason is that there are too many. Besides, the mountains are very dangerous in this season, and it is not suitable for logging.

In the end, Xi Yanqing decided to temporarily give up building a fence for the new garden.During the day, he took Luo Yong and Luo Ji to work outside to clean up the garden and prepare for planting. At night, he re-planned the land to be planted this year and picked the seeds.

During the harvest last year, Luo Fei gathered a lot of nightshade seeds, and the vegetables in the garden also left seeds.Xi Yanqing intends to plant the two newly purchased fields with black nightshade, while the back vegetable garden at home will be reserved for those fruit seedlings that survived and Xi Yanqing's autumn harvest in addition to the vegetables they will eat for a year. grape seedlings.

Although nightshade fruit is good and has a high utilization rate, its taste is still incomparable with that of raspberries, blueberries, and grapes, so the key point is to improve the perennial berry garden.

Seeing that the weather is getting warmer, Xi Yanqing is going to unearth the grape seedlings buried in the soil for the winter, and trim and plant the small grape seedlings harvested last year before they germinate.

There was no wind that day, Xi Yanqing led Luo Yong and Luo Ji to work in the garden.

They have cleaned up the weeds in the garden and the fallen leaves that came from nowhere this year, and the land has been re-turned, and fertilizers have been added to the places that should be added.

Xi Yanqing drew all the pictures, where to plant what, and how much land to divide.

Jing Rong and Luo Yong have always followed Xi Yanqing's trend in farming, and they will do whatever Xi Yanqing does.So Xi Yanqing had no choice but to divide the map into three parts, and the three families finally made the land look similar.

There is only a different plant content in a field of about 25 square meters.Here, Xi Yanqing and Luo Fei plan to grow all peppers, while Jing Rong and Luo Ji don't like spicy food very much, so they decided to add potatoes and leeks.

As for Luo Ru, she likes cucumbers, so Luo Yong decided to plant cucumbers for Luo Ru when the weather warmed up.

However, the success of this matter was sprayed out by Xi Yan, because if more than 20 square meters of land were used to grow cucumbers, and only two people ate them, the cucumbers would be old before they were all eaten.

In the end, Luo Ru made a decision and decided that half of the land would be planted with cucumbers and the other half with potatoes.

"Brother Xi, the grape seedlings have been planted as you said, let's see if it will work." Luo Ji is more cautious, so Xi Yanqing asked him to help plant the small grape seedlings grown last year in the gardens of the three families As for the harvest in the future, what's in the field will naturally belong to the owner.

"Brother, rest for a while, I will go after I unearth this piece of seedlings." Xi Yanqing took Luo Yong to do the work of unearthing the old grape seedlings.Because the winter in the north is too cold, the grape seedlings must be buried in the soil, otherwise they will freeze to death when it snows.No, in the beginning of spring, we have to do soil and seedling work again.

"Then you guys are busy first. I'll go and see what's going on at Jingrong's place. Tell me in the morning that there will be sheep coming to give birth at some point today."

"Success, brother, go quickly." Xi Yanqing said, "Call us if you need something."

"Brother Xi, have you grown more grapes this year than last year?" After Luo Ji left, Luo Yong asked Xi Yanqing.He didn't eat enough grapes last year, and he was thinking of eating more this year so Luo Ru could eat more too.

I remember that when he was in his hometown, there was a plum tree at the head of their village.The plums are not very big, but they are golden in color and very sweet when bitten down.Every year when the plums are ripe, a group of children try to go there to get the plums. In the end, whoever gets the plums depends on skill, and sometimes they have to fight.Compared with the present, it is really a sky and an underground.How good it is now, as long as we work hard, we will have fruits all summer and autumn.

"It must be more than last year, and there will be more of everything." Xi Yan cleared the soil carefully to avoid hurting the seedlings.After re-emerging the grape seedlings, he cleared the soil and trimmed it so that they will re-germinate this year.

"During the war before, why didn't you find out that you can grow grapes, Brother Xi?" Luo Yong asked him while imitating Xi Yanqing's work.

"People are not allowed to grow grapes during the war. I can't tell everyone I can grow grapes." Xi Yanqing counted a row of seedlings, thinking that he would have to get some more climbing frames this year. become.

"Brother, Brother Qing, come and help, there are sheep about to give birth!" Luo Fei suddenly ran over from the front yard and shouted, and then ran back.

Spring is the peak time for ewes to give birth.At this time, most sheep farmers are busy, let alone someone like Jing Rong who raises more than [-] sheep. He hasn't slept well in the past few days. He is afraid that some sheep will give birth at night, so he has to go to the sheep from time to time. The sheep house took a look.

Fortunately, the night has been quite safe, and I have saved up until this morning.

Jing Rong and Luo Fei had already washed their hands with wine, and their nails were round enough.Although generally speaking, most ewes can produce lambs naturally, but just in case.If some can't give birth normally, they need artificial help.

Luo Fei looked at Jing Rong comforting the ewe, and then carefully corrected the fetal position(?) It seemed like this, his heart was beating non-stop, feeling like it was when giving birth to a tiger cub.

The little tiger is with his aunt.This kid can stand upright now, and he is very arrogant.It is probably because the angle of seeing things is different when standing tall, so he especially likes to stand, and he will stand whenever he has the opportunity.Unable to stand firmly, the little buttocks twisted and twisted.Now he's just standing in his little chair, watching the sheep.

"Meh!" the little tiger finished pointing at one of the sheep, and looked at Luo Fei.

"Well, the bleating is a sheep." Luo Ru said, "Then who is this?" He pointed at Luo Fei.

"Daddy."

"Yes, yes, the little tiger is really smart! What about me?" Luo Ru pointed to himself.

"Doo!" said the little tiger childishly, "Doo!"

"It's aunt, not Dudu." Luo Ru couldn't laugh or cry.

"Doo!" The little tiger pointed outside: "Goo!"

"In his eyes, Gu Gu is a chicken, so Gu Gu is a chicken, and Sanbao is Dudu." Luo Fei laughed unkindly after speaking, "I guess I have to grow up to change it."

"Come on, beep, beep." Luo Ru squeezed the little tiger's face, "Why do you think you are so funny?"

"Father!" The little tiger saw Xi Yan was clear.

"Little tiger is good." Xi Yanqing still had soil in his hand, so he didn't go to hug the child, but came over to give him a cow, and then made the little tiger giggle, and he stood by and watched for a while.

Jing Rong is obviously very familiar with helping sheep to give birth. After correcting the lamb for a while, the ewe did not seem to be in as much pain as before. Lambs are born.

"Brother Xi, help me get some water and some concentrated feed. Big brother, look at those two lambs. After the lambs come out, take their afterbirths away as soon as possible. Don't let the ewes eat them, or the ewes will eat the afterbirths." Maybe you will get into the habit of biting lambs." After Jing Rong finished speaking, he wiped his sweat with his sleeve, "If this one still can't be born in a while, I have to help it pull out the lamb, Luo Fei, help me .”

"Okay, don't let it run around, right?" Luo Fei swallowed nervously.Now their names have all been changed. He, Xi Yanqing, Luo Yong and Sanbao are all called Jingrong "Brother Qi". Luo Yong and Jing Rong called their names directly.It's still messed up occasionally, but it doesn't matter.

"Then can I do something for you?" Luo Yong asked.

"Look at the little tiger, I'm going to make lunch." Luo Ru said, "Everyone is tired this morning, so they must be hungry too."

"Success, let's go, little tiger, uncle hugs you!" Luo Yong went to hug the little tiger.The little tiger turned his head: "Father!"

"Your father has brought water!" Luo Fei said.

"Father!" The little tiger sat down on his little chair, saw Luo Yong coming to hug him, and said fiercely, "Da da da!"

"Come on, leave him here, or I'll have to tickle you later." Luo Fei told the little tiger after finishing speaking, "Sit there and wait obediently for Daddy, Daddy will be here soon."

"Father!" the little tiger yelled, showing a few baby teeth.His hair has grown, and it is not suitable to cut it after a hundred days in this place, so it is almost shoulder-length. At first glance, he looks a bit like a little girl, or the kind of white and fat little girl. girl.

Luo Yong saw that he was determined not to follow him, so he didn't force himself, he went to carry water and help Luo Ru make lunch.

Xi Yanqing had already washed his hands when he brought the water and concentrated feed. He picked up the little tiger and went to the garden to see if there was any need to change the position of the grape seedlings planted by Luo Ji. By the way Let the little tiger bask in the sun.

Jing Rong fed some water to the ewe.The ewe rested for a while, finally saved some strength, and finally gave birth to its lamb.

Luo Fei's expression was sour when he held it, but he soon realized that something was wrong.

"Why doesn't this lamb breathe?!"

"Let me take a look." Jing Rong saw that he didn't see it, and hurriedly lifted the lamb's hind legs and let its head hit the ground, "Hurry up and pat its chest."

"Is it okay to shoot like this?" Luo Fei also looked confused. He only heard that children would lift up and slap their buttocks instead of crying, but he didn't expect this sheep to be similar.

Fortunately, the little lamb just choked on something in his nose, and Jing Rong and Luo Fei finally recovered after such a toss.

Jing Rong took away the afterbirth of this litter and put it outside, then gave the sheep some food and water, and put the lamb aside.

Probably animal instinct, ewes came to lick their lambs soon.

The lamb couldn't stand up right away, and obediently let his mother lick on the straw.

"Does a lamb have to be born almost every day recently?" Luo Fei asked.This morning, three ewes gave birth to lambs. So far, there are five lambs in total, and one is in the womb of the mother who was a little difficult to give birth just now.I guess I'll have to rest for a while.Among the five lambs born, there are three females and two males, and the condition is not bad.

"Almost, spring is the period of high yield. It must be busy these days." Jing Rong turned around and found that the lambs were in good condition, so he got up to get food.He has been squatting in this sheep house all morning, and his legs are almost not his own.

"By the way, Luo Yong, elder brother, Jing Rong and Luo Fei are taking care of the lamb this afternoon. You and I can cut some straw. I think the chickens have started to lay eggs one after another in the past two days. When we have to transport them to the town, we have to lay Some straw, otherwise it will be easy to break." Xi Yanqing found several eggs in the chicken crate when feeding the chickens this morning.

"I think we need to get more chicken baskets, otherwise there will be not enough chickens waiting to lay eggs." Luo Fei smiled, "You can't let chickens lay eggs and wait in line?"

"Hahahahahaha! Second brother, why are you talking so funny!" Luo Ru almost laughed.

"It's really yours." Xi Yanqing thought about the picture of a group of hens queuing up, and couldn't help laughing, "Then cut the straw and make more chicken baskets."

"Big Brother will help Jing Rong in the afternoon, and I will weave chicken cots with you too." Luo Fei said, "But I don't know how to do it. Brother Qing, you have to teach me how to do it."

"No, Luo Yong and I made it up." Xi Yanqing shook Luo Fei's hand under the table, "Think about what flowers to plant in our yard this year, and make the yard look better. I remember you before Ask Aunt Zhou for some flower seeds."

"It's a lot, so I'll look back and see where to grow it." Luo Fei knew that it was because Xi Yanqing didn't want him to do rough work.

In the afternoon, Jing Rong and Luo Ji were busy in the sheep house, while Xi Yanqing and Luo Yong were cutting straw and weaving chicken crates.Later, Luo Tianqi and his wife came over.The two of them were also planning to plant some vegetables, but it was the first time in their lives, and they didn't have any seeds in their hands, so they didn't know how to plant them.

In this village, Luo Tianqi was not only familiar with Dr. Liang and his wife, but also with Xi Yanqing and the others, so he came over to ask if he could buy some.

Luo Fei was afraid that the seeds would not be enough every year, so he kept a lot of them. Hearing this, he happily distributed some to Luo Tianqi, and also taught them the date of sowing and what to pay attention to when planting.

Luo Tianqi and his wife are both literate, so they wrote it down when they heard it, and decided to follow it when they went back.

"Brother Qing, where do you put the eggs when you ship them?!" There are no cardboard boxes, so they can't all be put in the basket.

"I have already agreed with Chen Huazhang to make some larger wooden boxes." Xi Yanqing took the water bowl that Luo Fei handed over and drank some water, "Have you figured out where to plant the flowers?"

"Think about it, plant two or three rows on both sides of the gate, and then plant some more along the fence in the yard."

"Second brother, do you have a lot of flower seeds? If there are more, share them with me, and I want to plant them too." Before Luo Fei moved here, Luo Ru had seen Luo Fei decorate the garden with flowers, which were so beautiful, so she I also want to make the yard look better.

"There are a lot of seeds, enough for the three families to share. Let's plant together when the weather clears." Luo Fei took the water bowl that Xi Yanqing drank, and carried the sleepy little tiger into the house.It's time for the little tiger to sleep again.

Xi Yanqing and Luo Yong spent half a day weaving chicken crates, and finally made thirteen chicken crates at nightfall.Luo Yong's skills are not very good, but he will be able to use it.Xi Yanqing put all the chicken baskets in the chicken coop, fearing that it would not be enough, so he spread more straw in the chicken coop, thinking that it would be okay for the chickens to get down on the straw when they were really in a hurry.

Luo Fei felt that more than a dozen chicken crates would be enough, after all, not all chickens lay eggs at the same time, there is always a back and forth.But within a few days, he discovered that Xi Yanqing's idea was not unreasonable.

The warmer the weather, the more chickens will start laying.At the beginning, there were three or five a day, and within two days it became ten or eight, and then there were more than 20 and more than 30.In less than ten days, the production of eggs became at least fifty per day.

Luo Fei's favorite thing to do every day is to pick up eggs with the little tiger on his back.He was picking up and counting, and the little tiger was listening to him counting, pointing at the eggs from time to time: "Eggy!"

The cost of each egg is about less than half a copper plate, but the price is one penny.

In the past, an egg was worth a penny in winter, but now the price of eggs has risen.Part of the reason for this is that after Shi Shi and the others started making ice cream, they harvested more eggs, and the supply exceeded demand. Another reason is that the cost of raising chickens is higher.

Most chickens and ducks are raised and killed in the same year, and only a few hens are kept for the New Year to lay eggs. Otherwise, they are rarely kept for the New Year, because there is no grass or insects in winter, and the chickens have to eat feed or even Food, the cost is naturally high.

When Xi Yanqing went to talk to Shi Shi about the issue of collecting raw materials, he mentioned the price. In the end, Shi Shi received [-]% of the market price from Xi Yanqing, and he will always use this price in the future.In Shi Shi's words, this has already helped a lot.

"There are very few people who raise chickens intensively, and you are still the largest household in our neighborhood." Shi Shi said, "If you hadn't told me that you wanted to raise chickens, I would have been really worried. The ones I looked for before were the ones who raised the most chickens." Not more than forty or fifty. It will be fine in the future, and what you send is enough for the raw materials in our area."

"What about the other processing plants?" Xi Yanqing looked at a map drawn by Shi Shi, which marked the locations of more than ten processing plants.

"At present, I still charge the local people, and the price is about the same as here. I simply use a small amount of eggs. In fact, after summer, the real best sellers are those popsicles." Just more welcome.

"This year's berry production will definitely be more than double that of last year." Xi Yanqing said, "I can make more popsicles. When I turn around, I will roughly settle the house, and I will probably go out for a walk and find some new ones, which are suitable for my family. Fruit trees grown in the north." Xi Yanqing said as he took out a few sheets of paper full of words, "Brother Shi, take a look at this, a new recipe, and a new pattern."

"Put dried fruit in popsicles?"

"Yeah. But this popsicle is not pure ice, but with some milk and eggs added, but the amount is very small." The recipe Xi Yanqing brought this time is similar to ice cream from the ice factory, and some brands are also called sand ice .

"Have you brought a sample?"

"Bring it, give it to Uncle Zhang and freeze it."

"I'll try it later." Shi Shi helped Xi Yanqing refill a cup of tea, "Do you still have fruit dumplings?"

"No, I just made some years ago. If you want to eat, Brother Shi, you can make some yourself, but if you sell it, it's really not enough."

"It's Haicheng. After eating it, he said it was delicious. He begged me repeatedly to get him some more. If it's convenient for Xidi, please help me make two more boxes. He really made me a headache. He said paid five times the price."

"Since it's Brother Hai, it's fine to raise the price. When I come back later, I'll just bring two boxes." Xi Yanqing met Hai Cheng once at Shi Shi's side, and he praised the clothes that Luo Fei made for him. The person who is very straightforward, and can speak, is now helping Shi Shi take care of business in Huai'an City.That's where the most shipments were made last year.

"Then there will be Brother Lao Xi. Thank Brother Luo Fei for me too."

"You're welcome." Xi Yanqing took a sip of tea, "By the way, Brother Shi. You have a lot of friends here. If it's convenient, can you ask them to bring some local fruit tree seedlings when they come?"

"Of course there is no problem. Besides, you have a lot of things to do over there, so don't run back and forth by yourself in the future. I will personally go to your place every three days."

"That's great. I was worrying about that."

Xi Yanqing felt that she was going to die.If you don't come to Shifu now, he will have a class in the village tomorrow.The villagers all want to know the method of dry breeding and sparse planting. What he promised before, naturally he must keep his promise.

It is a big deal for every household to improve the quality and output of food, so it is natural to pay attention to it.Knowing that Xi Yanqing started classes, the folks moved over and sat in rows in Luo Fei's yard like elementary school students.