Power Farmer

Chapter 18 Water chestnut

In this season, farmers hope for plenty of water and don't like rain, so they will divert water from various channels to their fields. In some places where there is not much water, fights may be caused due to water competition.

However, Chashui Village is close to the river, and the farmland is all close to the river, so there is no shortage of water.

What should be planted at home has already been planted, what should be planted has already been planted, the old man walks around every day to see what is going on in his field, Wei Jingze is busy working on the reservoir.

Where the two rivers meet, because of rich nutrients, duckweed and algae are overgrown. Although these can also be used as food for fish, duckweed and algae will consume nutrients and oxygen in the water. Excessive aquatic plants are harmful to fish. Not a good thing.

So Wei Jingze borrowed a small boat and scooped up these things on the water every day.

The old man watched for a while, and when he saw Wei Jingze piled up all the algae on the bank, he felt very distressed: "You just take them home and use them for composting!"

Now the people in the village not only collect their own human and animal excrement, but also the cow dung outside, and some even go to Da Niwan to pick up cow dung!It can be seen how important this green manure is.

Wei Jingze really didn't expect this. After the old man said, he collected all the duckweed and algae, drained the water in the pan, dragged it back with a tricycle, and poured it into the old man's composting pit.

In order to avoid some harmful bacteria and fungi in it, Wei Jingze harvested all the vitality inside.

As soon as you get close to the composting pit, there is a very bad smell. There is no way, when all the things are piled together and fermented, they will emit a bad smell. Now it is summer again, the fermentation is more intense, and the smell is also It smells even worse.The old farmers are used to it, but Wei Jingze still can't stand it.Rolling in muddy water is fine for him, but the smell is really pungent, similar to the smell of urea.

Wei Jingze poured the algae and duckweed, stirred it, and then left quickly. Thinking about the old man coming here every day to look at it, and every time he dug manure, he didn't know if the smell would be harmful to his body.

There are still a lot of duckweed and algae in the water, even if Wei Jingze has withdrawn his vitality, he still has to fish them out bit by bit, and he can't finish it in a day or two.

After working for two days, Wei Jingze encountered a field of wild water chestnuts.

In addition to lotus root, southern aquatic plants also have a lesser-known species called water chestnut. The roots of water chestnut grow in the mud under the water, but the leaves float on the water surface, and the flowers also bloom on the water surface. There are clusters of white flowers. Yes, it's not very eye-catching. After the flowers wither, water chestnuts will grow, but the water chestnuts are in the water.The water chestnut looks like ingots, but it has thorns, it is blue when it is young, and it turns gray and black when it is old. This thing does not have the tonic effect like lotus seeds, so it has not attracted people's attention.

Wei Jingze picked up some water chestnuts and dragged them home. The old man was even more happy when he saw this: "Okay! This thing can be eaten by pigs!"

Wei Jingze didn't know that pigs could eat water chestnut vines.

The old man said: "Chop these water chestnuts and cook them together when cooking pig food. Pigs like to eat this."

Wei Jingze said: "There are edges and corners inside, won't it get stuck in the pig's throat like a fishbone if eaten?"

The old man said: "Then pick off all the water chestnuts. If they are delicious, they can be sold to restaurants."

The old man is very happy to make money recently.

So Wei Jingze took a basket and picked water chestnuts beside him, and the old man chopped up the vines from which water chestnuts were picked, and fed them to the pigs later.

The old man said that when he was poor, he had nothing to eat. He really ate everything from the mountains to the river. Nowadays, people don’t eat water chestnut, mainly because it is too difficult to get.

The grandparents and grandchildren were busy with their work, and a few children ran over. The children were the most idle people in the village, and they often ran around in front of and behind the village.

Seeing the children coming, Wei Jingze passed some water chestnuts over.

These children didn't have many chances to eat water chestnuts, so they were so happy that everyone grabbed a handful.

Wei Jingze said, "Wait a minute, I'll chop it up for you."

Young water chestnuts can be peeled directly, but old water chestnuts need to be done with a knife, which is too hard.

The children circled around Wei Jingze, looking forward to it, Wei Jingze chopped them up one by one with a kitchen knife, and the children ate happily.

The old man looked at it cheerfully, thinking that after Wei Jingze got married, he could have a great-grandson, how great it would be!

"Brother Ozawa, we want to watch cartoons!" the village head's grandson said.

Now every household has a TV, but there are only a few TV channels. The news and TV dramas make the children feel bored. Ever since they knew that Wei Jingze had a computer, they all liked to come to Wei Jingze’s house. The animation I've been waiting for every day.

Wei Jingze is also not stingy, he will not worry about the power consumption of his children watching cartoons on his computer like others, and if they want to watch, he finds them for them.

After chopping water chestnuts, Wei Jing turned on the computer and found cartoons for them.

"It's still the old rule. Sit down obediently and don't use the computer. When an episode is over, it will automatically put down another episode."

"it is good!"

The children like Wei Jingze very much, because Wei Jingze not only has delicious food, but also fun things. Computers are their favorite thing.

When Wei Jingze came out of the room, the old man sighed and said, "After you came, this house is much more lively."

Wei Jingze smiled, remembering the manure pit, and asked: "The manure place smells too strong, is there any way to cover it? It's too pungent."

The old man said: "The smell is unstoppable, there is nothing you can do. If you feel uncomfortable, don't go there."

Wei Jingze felt uncomfortable, and the old man would also feel that he didn't like the smell. Wei Jingze couldn't say that he couldn't go there, so he didn't care about it. He was going to check, or ask, if there was a solution.

Today, water chestnut vine was added to the pig food, and the pigs really enjoyed it. Of course, the pigs never had a bad time, but using this water chestnut vine did save some bran and rice.The last time the pig was sold to the restaurant for 5000 yuan, everyone's eyes were wide open. Usually, one pig was sold for two to three thousand yuan. This is the price of one pig selling two pigs!As a result, everyone's enthusiasm for raising pigs has increased a lot, and there are more people hunting pigweeds. The mountains and fields are full of pigweeds, which has reduced the weeds near the village a lot.

When Wei Jingze was feeding the pigs, he touched the pigs, and the pigs felt very comfortable and ate more.

During the meal, the children were called back to eat by their parents one by one. Wei Jingze checked the Internet after eating, how to deal with this open-air cesspit.

After checking, I found out that there is another thing called a biogas digester.

The biogas digester is to ferment organic domestic waste. The gas is biogas, but the lighting can generate electricity and cook rice. It is very convenient. Except that the cost is a bit expensive, there are no other disadvantages.Fermented things are also fertilizers, but they are used to fertilize the fields.

Wei Jingze was very excited when he saw it, this is what he wanted!I haven't paid much attention to agricultural things before, and I have never heard of this thing.

Wei Jingze made up his mind almost immediately to build a biogas digester at home.

The biogas digesters ferment flammable gas, so safety is very important, so it is necessary to have suitable design and materials, and find a non-professional team to do it, which may cause potential safety hazards.

Every household in the village has a composting pit. It is best for every household to build one, but there must be some people who are unwilling, so Wei Jingze decided to try to persuade them first. If they are still unwilling, then let them go.

The picked water chestnuts were sent to the restaurant together with the dishes. Wei Jingze said, this is to let Chen Han try to sit for a while, what delicious dishes can be made, free of charge, and wait for the menu to be released later. price.

Holding a basket of water chestnuts, Chen Han smiled very happily, and said to Jiang Yanzong: "He has these good things before he starts raising fish."

Jiang Yanzong ate a water chestnut and felt that it did have the taste of river products and was very fresh. Although it was not amazing, it still made people look forward to it.

"Why don't you call Wei Jingze over and try new dishes together?" Jiang Yanzong suggested.

Chen Han thought for a while and said, "Okay, you call, and we'll discuss pricing and supply later."

When he received Jiang Yanzong's call, Wei Jingze was still fishing for duckweed and algae in the river.

Hearing Jiang Yanzong's proposal and thinking about Chen Han's craftsmanship, Wei Jingze also felt a little itchy, and said, "Can I take my grandpa?"

"Bring the food, bring your grandpa!"

So Wei Jingze dropped the work in hand, first went to pick vegetables, then found the old man, and took the old man to the restaurant for dinner.The old man is still unwilling. He thinks it is inappropriate to go to such an expensive place by himself. Wei Jingze is going to discuss business, so why go by himself?Under Wei Jingze's hard work, the old man washed his hands and feet, put on his shoes, and followed.

The restaurant was still full of people, Wei Jingze walked through the corridor and went to the back room in a familiar way.

This courtyard is a bit different, that is, there is a big tree in the courtyard that was originally just a pond of fish and a few stone roads. Once the big tree is covered, the place is even cooler.

Chen Han cooked the dishes, the four of us ate, the old man ate the food made by Chen Han, your already insensitive taste buds were amazed, it was really delicious!

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