After the Earthquake of Rebirth

The first person to give guidance was a professor from an agricultural college that the government had found from somewhere. In Ning Qiyan’s impression, the various colleges and universities in D City really didn’t have agricultural departments. Looking at the old professor with silver hair on the stage , he guessed that this old man should be a retired old professor whose home is in D City.

Perhaps it was because the government attached great importance to the guidance of these two days, the old professor still had the manuscript in his hand when he came to the stage.

It lasted for nearly three hours throughout the morning, not only the corn, potatoes and sweet potatoes reported by Ning Qiyan and the other three, but also the rice and wheat crops that the government does not encourage citizens to plant. The old professor also explained the planting sequence and precautions , The situation that may be faced.There are also some common vegetables in the north, and the old professor also roughly talked about how to grow them.

Compared with the guidance that Ning Qiyan had heard once, although the focus was on different crops, the content was similar.Looking at Wang Yang and the others who were writing furiously beside him, Ning Qiyan was just leaning on Du Cheng and didn't need to record at all.

No matter how many theories are, they are not as useful as what he has actually experienced.

It was precisely because of the hard work in his previous life that he was faster than Du Cheng when he went to the fields before, and he regained the feeling of wielding a hoe in a few days.

Others thought that he was smart and coordinated with his hands and feet, so he grasped the essentials so quickly. Actually, speaking of it, Ning Qiyan was also a veteran of farming for three years.

But it's useless to be proficient, physical strength is flawed, for this, Ning Qiyan has completely given up on himself.

Even if Wang Yang and his three children can't keep up, he and Dong Wen'an can despise each other.

After the old professor carefully explained all the convenient precautions, after he stepped off the stage, someone came up to inform him to take a one-hour break at noon, giving everyone time to eat or consolidate the guidance content in the morning.

Almost no one got up and left, and most of them took out dry food to pad their stomachs.It was only an hour before and after, which was not enough time for them to go home.

Ning Qiyan and the others naturally brought dry food.Because the work in the field was temporarily done, the three of them did not get together to eat together, so the dry food was also made by each family.

Compared to the rice balls that Wang Yang and Bai Chengyi made directly, Ning Qiyan and Ning Xiaowen steamed several pots of steamed buns and took them with them.

Twelve salted duck eggs are distributed to everyone, one for each person.Ning Xiaowen's craftsmanship is good. The pickled salted duck eggs are full of oil, whether it is spread on steamed buns or on rice balls, it tastes salty in one bite.

Huzi took out a small bottle of fermented bean curd from his backpack, and each of them took a piece, and there was only soup left.

After eating and drinking some water to moisten his throat, Wang Yang ran to Ning Xiaowen holding a small notebook.

A lot of what the old professor said before sounded like a fog to him, but he didn't understand it, let alone start planting the day after tomorrow.

But after a few words, the afternoon guidance began.A total of six old farmers were invited to the stage to talk about the characteristics and treatment methods of different types of crops when they are planted and grown. Different from the guidance of old professors, real farmers have more practical countermeasures when dealing with situations. There is no theoretical basis for the coping methods, they are all passed down from generation to generation, but they are also very easy to use.

To put it bluntly, farmers' explanations are more down-to-earth, without so many theoretical things, they are all summed up from actual experience.

After a day like this, guided by both theory and practical experience, although most people still seem to have a feeling that they don’t understand, they more or less have a concept in their hearts about what may happen in the future. Recalling the guidance I have heard this time, I will be able to cope with it freely.

After four o'clock in the afternoon, all the guidance was over, Ning Qiyan put down the notebook he had been holding for most of the day, and moved his stiff shoulders.

Bai Chengyi and the others went down to the roof first. Huzi saw that Ning Qiyan was feeling a little uncomfortable, so he stretched out his hand to help him pinch, "Hold on, and I'll massage it for you when I get back."

Ning Qiyan shook his head slightly at Du Cheng. Although his shoulders were a little sore, it was much easier than when he was digging the ground before, and he would recover after a while.But he looked up at the bright sunshine and sighed a little.

It's only the beginning of April, and the sun is burning on my body for a long time, so how can I endure it in the future!

Follow the flow of people up the mountain, the higher you go, the fewer people there are.When they were about to reach Bai Chengyi's house, there were hardly many people on the mountain road except them.

Wang Yang, Ke Chengwei and the others planned to go down the mountain to listen to it tomorrow, but Ning Qiyan and Bai Chengyi's family would not go. For the same thing, listening to it once is enough.

After saying goodbye to each other, Ning Qiyan and the others returned to the cave.

"Shall we dig some soil in the mountains while we have nothing to do tomorrow?" Ning Xiaowen asked after pouring a glass of water and taking a sip.

They have been busy digging the ground before, and they have been with the other two families. They don't have time to take care of the platform, let alone add the soil layer that they thought about before.

Ning Qiyan thought for a while, then looked at Du Cheng again.

In the past ten days or so, Du Cheng and his beard, who were not white at first, became even darker.

"Forget it, I will have a good rest at home tomorrow, and I don't know how long it will take to get tired after receiving the grain seeds the day after tomorrow. Let's plant corn on the platform this year. As long as it is not a crop that grows in the ground like potatoes and sweet potatoes, the soil layer on the platform should be enough. It is." Ning Qiyan said.

Ning Xiaowen is right when he thinks about it, they don't have to grow sweet potatoes and potatoes, but...

"Didn't you say you wanted to grow rice?"

Ning Qiyan was a little hesitant, "I'm afraid that the seeds won't survive, if there is no harvest in the end, wouldn't our work be in vain?!"

Hu Zi waved his hand, "It shouldn't be possible. Didn't those people say today that the main reason for rice is that the sun will be too hot and watering can't keep up, so we don't recommend everyone to plant it. We don't rely on sunlight on the platform. And we can fetch water from the space to irrigate the fields, which saves much effort than going to water stations.”

Ning Xiaowen also nodded, "Huzi is right, and we don't have to rely on the little land on the platform to eat. Isn't there eight acres of land outside, so we won't starve to death. We still have a lot of food in our family , if next year there is less grain stored and the harvest in the field is not much, then our family will really not dare to plant these unsure grains. Why not try this year, if it succeeds, we can continue planting in the future, If it doesn’t work, we will grow corn honestly in the future.”

Seeing that Huzi and Ning Xiaowen both said that, Ning Qiyan thought for a while, but was still a little worried, and finally looked at Du Cheng.

Du Cheng patted him, "Give it a try, those rice seeds in our family may not last until next year."

Ning Qiyan paused, then realized that these seeds could not be preserved indefinitely, if they were not planted this year, it would be difficult to plant them in the future.

Seeing that Ning Qiyan also nodded, determined to give it a try, Ning Xiaowen said, "Qiyan, are those rice seeds bought by you, or..."

Ning Qiyan shook his head, "It's not the seeds, it's the rice I bought from someone, but I thought I might grow rice in the space in the future, so I let people buy the unhulled rice." Hulled rice can't be planted, this He still knows.

Ning Xiaowen: "..."

"What's wrong?" Ning Qiyan asked when he saw that Ning Xiaowen's expression seemed a little wrong.

Ning Xiaowen suppressed his smile and said, "Let's buy some rice seeds from the redemption point."

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Seeing the question marks on Ning Qiyan's face, Huzi couldn't help but laugh.

"Qiyan, not all unhulled rice can be used as seeds. Seeds need to be cultivated and carefully selected."

Ning Qiyan: "..."

Du Cheng smiled and watched Ning Qiyan throw himself on the bed, and reached out to pat his back.

"Okay, we don't understand, it's normal to make a mistake."

Ning Qiyan was not comforted by Du Cheng at all, and wanted to scratch the wall in his heart.

In their previous lives, the seeds they planted in the spring in the first year were distributed by the government. In the second year, because of the replacement of crops, the seeds were transferred from other places by the government. When they waited until the third year, when they planted again, it was after the autumn harvest of the first year. own seeds.

That's why Ning Qiyan always thought that all the crop seeds were harvested from the first year when they picked some plump ones and kept them.

Seeing that Ning Qiyan was still looking like he wanted to suffocate himself, Ning Xiaowen gave the beard who was still laughing non-stop, walked over and followed Du Cheng to comfort him, "Actually, you did the right thing. , the unhulled rice at home can also be used as seeds, but now the government distributes special grain seeds, and the seeds that are distributed are specially cultivated seeds. Such seeds have a higher survival rate than the rice we keep by ourselves, and the harvest is also good. But didn’t the notice say that starting next year, we have to get the seeds from the harvest ourselves, and then we have to pick some firm and plump rice as the seeds like you did before.”

After listening to Ning Xiaowen's words, Ning Qiyan slowly got up, not looking at the beard who was still smiling.

To put it bluntly, he was only thinking about the way of survival after the earthquake in his previous life, because he had experienced it once, but he didn't think about carefully checking how these crops were cultivated and grown when society was still normal.

"Then we don't have to save our rice." Ning Qiyan said weakly.

There are still several sacks of rice he plans to use as seeds. Since there is no need to plant it, let's just shell it and eat it!

Ning Xiaowen pursed his lips, held back his smile, and nodded.

Although Ning Qiyan is smart, it is impossible to understand everything, so in Ning Xiaowen's view, what happens sometimes is simply a mistake in common sense. Although everyone thinks it is ridiculous, they understand it.

However, compared to Ning Qiyan, who was quick-thinking, far-sighted, and smart-looking, these small mistakes were particularly interesting.

Seeing that it was getting late, Ning Qiyan simply cooked six bags of instant noodles for dinner, not to mention, if he didn't eat it for a while, and suddenly had a meal, the four of them thought the instant noodles were quite delicious.

After eating, Ning Qiyan planned to take out some frozen meat and spare ribs, and put them directly in the basin without thawing them in the microwave. They will be used overnight for a big meal tomorrow.

But after opening the freezer, Ning Qiyan looked at the half-empty freezer and thought for a while, then closed the door of the freezer again.

"What's wrong?" Ning Xiaowen asked strangely when he saw Ning Qiyan came out empty-handed after washing the dishes.

Ning Qiyan glanced at the pigsty outside the door, turned back to Ning Xiaowen and said, "Tomorrow, let's kill the pigs. I don't know how long we will be busy after planting. There are not many things in the refrigerator. I'm afraid we won't last till the end of spring plowing." .”

When I get really busy, I am afraid that I will be so tired that I wish I could just sleep in the field. How can I have the time and energy to kill pigs.

Ning Xiaowen nodded after thinking about it.The piglets are almost grown, and weaning is fine.Just take advantage of tomorrow's time and kill a sow.