When attacked and worn as a farmer's daughter-in-law

In order to see the effect as soon as possible, Fang Tianlin set aside half of each plot to plant Chinese cabbage with the shortest growth period, and the other half was random, picking out good seeds, and planting a few of each to see the situation.

Cabbage grows very fast, and it can be pulled out and eaten in about seven days.Of course, this is only tender seedlings, and farmers are usually reluctant to part with them.

After Fang Tianlin decided what to plant, he went to see Father Shen again and asked him for some cabbage seeds.

When Father Shen learned about his planting method, his eyelids couldn't help but twitched a few times, but he didn't say anything, and directly gave him what the third daughter-in-law wanted.He wanted to see what the third daughter-in-law could do in the end.So many cabbage seeds are enough to plant several fractions of land. If it weren't for the seeds left by the family, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to produce so many.

Other crops need to wait for at least a few days depending on the specific effect, but pakchoi can see results within two days of planting.Fang Tianlin was very concerned about this, and after planting, he ran into the vegetable garden whenever he had time.Within two days, Shen Jiahe noticed something strange about his daughter-in-law, and when Fang Tianlin went to the backyard again, he also followed.

Father Shen is getting old. Although he is now in good health and his hands and feet are still agile, he is old. During the slack season, as long as his four sons are at home, he is usually not allowed to go to the field. He usually cleans up the three-acre vegetable garden in the backyard. son.On the contrary, the four Shenjiahe brothers didn't patronize them very much, they would pass by in a hurry every time they entered the backyard, and they didn't take a closer look at what the vegetable garden looked like now.The bed that old father Shen left for Fang Tianlin happened to be relatively inward, and the seeds had just germinated. Except for old father Shen, no one noticed anything unusual.

Shen Jiahe followed behind, Fang Tianlin noticed it immediately, he turned his head and waved to his wife with a smile.Shen Jiahe took a few steps quickly, and the two walked side by side.

"Tianlin, why have you been running to the backyard these two days?" Shen Jiahe had obvious doubts in his eyes.

"I asked Dad for a piece of land to grow things. Let's go and see the results with me." As soon as he turned into the backyard, Fang Tianlin saw that there was no one around. The palm of his hand was hot, and then he let go.

Shen Jiahe felt that his face was burning hotly, so he walked across Fang Tianlin in two quick steps, and his expression turned slightly normal.

Fang Tianlin looked at his daughter-in-law's back, and couldn't stop laughing.Shen Jiahe was used to doing farm work since he was a child, his hands were full of calluses, and his skin was very rough. After more than a year of space water nourishing, it got better, but the hand feeling was still not very good.Fang Tianlin felt that this was very good, very masculine, and he didn't like that kind of indistinguishable appearance.

Should it be said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder?

Shen Jiahe stopped after walking for a while. The vegetable garden is relatively large. On weekdays, the entire Shen family picks and eats vegetables from here. It is impossible to say that you are not familiar with it at all, but the vegetable garden is mainly managed by Old Shen. If he is not free, it will be the turn of Mrs. Zhang and the daughters-in-law in the family, and the sons are rarely needed.Shen Jiahe sized it up for a while before he came to the newly plowed land. He couldn't confirm it completely, so he asked directly with his eyes.

Fang Tianlin nodded.

After receiving an affirmative answer from his wife, Shen Jiahe squatted down and carefully inspected the plot with a solemn face.He wants to see what is so attractive here that can make his wife run several times a day.

Just after watching it for a while, Shen Jiahe's mind was full of questions: "Daughter-in-law, is this kind of cabbage?"

"Ah."

"Why do you sow so densely? The vegetable garden is almost full, and there will be no place to transplant the seedlings, so they won't grow big?" Shen Jiahe was very puzzled.

"I'll pull it up and eat it in a few days." Fang Tianlin looked down carefully. The cabbages in the three fields had sprouted. Unfortunately, he couldn't watch them all day and missed the time when they sprouted, and he didn't know that they were the same. Time to germinate, there is still a sequence, and we can only continue to observe.He believes that as long as the water in the space has an effect, if you pay attention deliberately, you will be able to see the difference over time.Just like the Shen family members who have been drinking space water for a long time, he can also see the subtle changes in their bodies.

Shen Jiahe: "..."

Such a wasteful thing happened to his daughter-in-law, Shen Jiahe didn't think there was anything wrong with it, he believed that his daughter-in-law must have his reasons for doing so, even his father had no objection, let alone object, as long as the daughter-in-law was happy.

In this border, only the cabbage was sprinkled with seeds, and the others were buried with two or three seeds in one pit. Except for the cabbage, all the seeds added up did not amount to much.Now only the cabbage has sprouted, which is really nothing to see, and only Fang Tianlin, who observes and records it as an experiment, will take the trouble to run several times a day.

At this time, there are not many edible vegetables, and people need to dig wild vegetables to fill the gap.Farmers are generally self-sufficient, and they often can’t finish most of the vegetables when they are on the market, and there are few dishes to eat at other times.Unlike modern times, as long as you have money, you can buy whatever you want.

Seeing that the germination time had already passed, Fang Tianlin didn't intend to stay in the vegetable field, he got up and said to Shen Jiahe, "Aren't you going to work in the town this year?"

"Well, Dad said that there is little rain this year. If there is no rain during the wheat grain filling period, we will have to manually carry water to irrigate, which is very labor-intensive. We won't be able to work in the town for a long time. I just got tired for a while and came back Immediately afterwards, we had to work hard, afraid that we would not be able to bear it, so we simply refused to ask us to go. Anyway, now everyone in the family can go to the mountains to get some game, no matter how much, the money they earn will not be much less than going to the town to find work , dad will let us rest for a while." Shen Jiahe's eyes were full of smiles.He didn't really want to go to the town. There were three children at home. If he wasn't there, it would be too tiring for his wife to take care of him alone. Don't go there for dozens of days, and the children wouldn't know him when he came back.

"Pick water to irrigate the ground?" Upon hearing this, Fang Tianlin immediately frowned.This is not watering vegetables. The food production here is not as high as that in the south, and the per capita land is naturally more than that in the south. With pure artificial irrigation, this project seems a bit big, and he is discouraged just thinking about it.Fang Tianlin thought for a while, and said, "Why don't you ask Dad to order a cart, the kind that people can pull, and make some deep wooden barrels with lids?"

Shen Jiahe lowered his head slightly and pondered for a while, feeling that what his daughter-in-law said was reasonable, so that he could get several people in one trip and save a lot of trouble.Even the carts are not cheap, and without a few taels of silver, no craftsman would be willing to pick them up. He can't make up his mind about this matter. As soon as he returned to the front yard, he went into the upper room to discuss it with Mr. Shen.

That afternoon, Father Shen went out with a bag of money and went to the village to find someone to make two-wheeled scooters.

Fang Tianlin returned to the room and saw that the children were still sleeping, so he let himself be immersed in the thoughts just now.It's rainy here in summer, but it's very concentrated, and almost all the rain in a year can be poured out in less than a month.If there is insufficient precipitation during the rainy season, not to mention the fields, even the water volume of the river will continue to decline, and even the flow will stop.At that time, I am afraid that even the goal of carrying water to irrigate the land will not be achieved, which also means the arrival of drought.

Fang Tianlin was a little unwilling. He obviously had a huge water space, but he couldn't use the water in the space openly. This really made him regret.It would be great if the space water could appear in the form of a spring, then no one would be able to find a flaw.

As soon as he thought this way, the water space appeared in front of Fang Tianlin, and at the same time, there appeared a lonely spring hanging in mid-air.Fang Tianlin's eyes widened immediately, he has owned the water space for many years, why didn't he know that the water space also has this function?

Fang Tianlin carefully felt the spring that popped up suddenly, and as soon as he touched it, he immediately understood the usage of this spring.It's just that there is a spring, how to dig out this "spring" reasonably has become a problem.

There were originally two drinking wells in Guangyan Village, but the earliest one was not dug deep enough, and the water quality gradually deteriorated, so it was unusable a few years ago.The water quality of the only well that can still be used is even worse than that of space water.If he dug a couple of random digs with a hoe, he would dig out a puddle of sweet spring water, which was a bit too childish.Even though if he really did this, no one would suspect him, but it was always too perfunctory, and it was likely to be talked about for a long time, pushing him and the Shen family to the forefront, which was obviously too eye-catching and not advisable.

He couldn't think of a good reason for a while, so Fang Tianlin didn't get into the horns, and put the matter aside for the time being.Now it's not such a water shortage, he has plenty of time to think of a way.

Although the water space can't be seen at first glance, it seems to be a whole, but in fact the water space has two layers, the inner and outer layers, separated by an invisible barrier.Fang Tianlin's daily use is from the edge of the lotus platform—that is, the water in the inner space.

The effect of water in the inner space is so small, it is conceivable that the effect of water in the outer space with a wider water area will be even more negligible.

The spring hanging in the air, whether it is the water output or the type of spring water, is all controlled by Fang Tianlin, which is quite convenient.It's a pity that with his current physique, being able to take out a hundred tons of space water a day is the limit.With such a water output speed, it will take at least six or seven days to fill a one-acre pond with a depth of one meter.It's okay to use it for emergencies, but it's just a drop in the bucket to irrigate all the fields in the village with this amount of water, not worth the effort at all.

What's more, Fang Tianlin wouldn't be so stupid as to really do this, he still needs to set aside enough strength to work, go hunting in the mountains, and without hindering his daily activities, it would be nice to be able to cut in half, and he couldn't ask for more.

It is precisely because of this that Fang Tianlin was so patient to toss about the test site that he wanted from Mr. Shen.If his idea can be implemented, then the yield per mu of crops will increase year after year, and then the fine varieties will continue to spread from Guangyan Village.When the radiation reaches a certain level, even if there is a natural disaster, with the accumulation of previous years, the people of Jing Dynasty will have a much better life, and there may be no situation of fleeing famine.The most wonderful thing is that even the water effect in the inner space is not obvious, and it is not easy to be targeted by people.

Of course, these are just Fang Tianlin's guesses. No matter how good his thinking is, it still needs to be tested by actual results.If his prediction is wrong, then he can only treat the space water as daily drinking water, at least it is good for people to drink, this is actually through his own experiments.

Once the thoughts diverge, they can't be taken back. Fang Tianlin thinks from humans to animals.The Shen family raised a dozen chickens and a pig, and because of the triplets, they had two more milking sheep.

Only one pig is raised, which has something to do with the pig's big appetite.The Shen family has a lot of labor, but the farming affairs are complicated, so it is impossible to allocate a few people to hunt pigweed.When there is not enough food, wheat bran will also be mixed into the food as the entrance of people, and it cannot be eaten by pigs.Besides, the Shen family has not yet reached the point where they can eat pure pasta for every meal. Bran is not available at all times. Relying on swill, sweet potato vines, etc., they can only support one pig, and if they raise another pig, they need to add some grain to it. .

If this is the case, farm labor is worthless, and some people are willing to raise it if it takes a little effort.The most important point is that raising pigs is not free of cost. Just buying piglets costs two to three hundred renminbi, and once a pig gets sick, it’s good to say that it can be saved. If it dies, it’s a waste of a year’s hard work. , but also to pay a few hundred Wen.

If you raise less, the chance of getting sick is not high, and the loss will not be too great. Besides, it is not so unlucky every year, and ordinary farmers can still afford it.If you raise too much, the chances of problems will increase greatly, and the cost will also skyrocket. If you fail, you will lose all your money. Few farmers can afford such a large loss.

Not every family can afford to raise pigs, but almost every family has chickens.The situation faced when raising pigs is also true for chickens.It’s just that chickens eat less and will find food on their own. They are not as nervous about food as pigs, but chickens are much more likely to die of disease than pigs.Especially during the chick period, a flock of [-] to [-] chicks, it would be good if more than half of them can grow up in the end.As long as this problem can be solved, even if there is no other method of preferential treatment, the profit in it is not small, and it is not eye-catching at all.

Thinking of this, Fang Tianlin immediately cheered up.He has no regrets that he didn't think of this before. If he hadn't settled down in Guangyan Village by chance, he wouldn't have had the opportunity to come into contact with poultry and livestock, and he wouldn't have an in-depth understanding of crops. How could he think of these things?It is already very good to try to water plants with space water and observe their growth.

Fang Tianlin dug out his family fortune and did some calculations, and found that there were nearly 20 taels.More than half of it was earned when he was in Canglin County, and the rest was earned from the previous hare event.

That night, Fang Tianlin informed Shen Jiahe of his thoughts.

"You want to raise chickens?" Shen Jiahe was a little surprised, and persuaded tactfully, "Daughter-in-law, this is not an easy matter. If you don't have good skills, you may not be able to raise it well. If you have the ability to raise twenty or thirty chickens at a time until they can be sold for money, There are not many in the whole village, not to mention, you still want to raise a hundred."

Fang Tianlin also admitted this point.Guangyan Village is a large village with a population of over a thousand. Even so, there are not many houses that can raise poultry and livestock on a large scale from the beginning to the end of the village.These people only point to this skill, and gradually live a better life than most villagers. They naturally regard it as more important than anything else. If they want to ask them for advice, it is purely careless and self-defeating.

Fang Tianlin didn't count on this either, he just wanted to see other uses of space water.Drinking space water for many years can strengthen the body and strengthen the resistance. It is unreasonable to put it on animals and it will not work.It can be said that he has full confidence in space water.

"Chicken chicks are not expensive. One hundred chickens cost two to three hundred cash at most. If it is cheaper to incubate by yourself, even if most of them are raised to death by me, the rest will be enough to pay back the cost." Fang Tianlin explained with a smile.

Shen Jiahe thought about it too, seeing his daughter-in-law usually doesn't have any hobbies, and he is interested in teasing the children when he is free. This is the first time he has made a request in more than a year, and Shen Jiahe is not good at talking about it. What about talent?

The Shen family didn't have a separate family, this matter was a bit troublesome, Shen Jiahe thought for a long time, but he couldn't think of a way to balance public and private interests, so he simply didn't think about it, and went directly to his parents to discuss this matter, no matter what they decided, he had no objection.Seeing that his daughter-in-law also agrees with his thoughts, Shen Jiahe walks lightly, and somehow drifted into the upper room.

"Raising chickens? Does your wife have time to take care of them?" Father Shen was also full of lawsuits, and he didn't want to understand why the third daughter-in-law suddenly became interested in raising chickens.

"Ah."

"Okay, if you want to raise it, you can raise it, but you can't mix it with the chickens at home, so as not to harm all the chickens at the same time, and you can't delay the work of the family. As for the distribution of money, it's still the same as before." Father Shen thought After a while, he continued, "There is an empty house in the innermost part of the vegetable garden, where they are raised. The house has not been used for many years and is dilapidated. You can repair it with thatch yourself, and it should be no problem as a chicken coop."

"Hey, OK, I'll tell my wife to go."

Shen Jiahe happily stepped out of the door, seeing Father Shen and Mrs. Zhang shaking their heads.The third son really put all his heart on the third daughter-in-law, and hoped that the third daughter-in-law would not let them down.

"Old man, the third daughter-in-law is the first to do this. It's different from him hunting in the mountains. I'm afraid the eldest daughter-in-law will follow suit." Mrs. Zhang frowned slightly.

"Let them do it, it's so easy to raise chickens. The ones you raised last year died a lot? Even if the eldest daughter-in-law wanted to raise them, they would only raise a dozen or so chickens to lay eggs to eat. If anyone has the courage, the row in the backyard used to be Let each family share a bit of the vacant land where they plan to build a house, and let them toss it out on their own." With a smile on his face, Father Shen said, "We are not too young, you, don't worry about it all the time. There are four in our family. The son and the four daughters-in-law are not the kind of people who want to be strong, and they will not just take more for one and do less for that, so they will stare at these places and make the family restless."

What old father Shen didn't say was that he understood that whoever contributed more would benefit the Xiao family more, but speaking of it, he actually suffered more.Because more effort means more traffic.It's just that there is no way to do this, he has to do this, otherwise, what is the difference between this and a separation?

Now the Shen family is still very stable, and there is no sign of separation, Father Shen pretends he has not seen anything, and only tries his best to give the third daughter-in-law, the main earner, as much convenience as possible in private.On this point, Mrs. Zhang also agrees.On the bright side, they don't want to take care of them too much, and they have to uphold the principle of a bowl of water.

"Old man, do you think the third daughter-in-law can do it?" Mrs. Zhang had no idea.If it were so easy to raise chickens, every household would have already raised them on a large scale. How could they wait until now?

"Maybe it can really work." Speaking of this, Old Man Shen burst out laughing, he was about to be convinced by himself, and he didn't know where he came to this inexplicable conclusion.After laughing, he continued, "It is estimated that the news about the third daughter-in-law wanting to raise chickens will spread soon. You should go and tell the eldest daughter-in-law now, lest they have to hesitate for a long time before they can speak."

"Okay, I'll do it now." Mrs. Zhang's face was no longer worried.There is a lot of money in the family, and she doesn't have to control that little money and refuse to let it go.If anyone can be like the third daughter-in-law, who has a large amount of copper money into the public account every month, she is more than willing to do nothing, just take care of her grandchildren at home, and provide them with good food and drink every day.

Speaking of this, the Shen family's food has improved a lot in recent days. Although it still mainly eats noodles with miscellaneous grains, it is not like in the past when the farm was slack, and most of the time they eat noodle soup.Now apart from breakfast, basically two meals a day consist of dry food such as pancakes and steamed buns, and meat can be eaten in ten and a half months.Of course, most of the time it is made into various dried game meat, and only occasionally go to the butcher shop to cut pork and eat it.

The living standard of the Shen family has risen in a straight line. Although there is still a lot of gap compared with those wealthy households in the village, it is not far behind compared to the upper-class households.

The daughter-in-laws of the Shen family who heard the news discussed the matter with their men that night, and each took action the next day.

Fang Tianlin was one step behind instead.The scale he wants to raise is a bit large, and he has to clean up that dilapidated room first, so as to have a place to house such a pile of chicks. He will definitely not do such a thing as raising a room.Putting aside the fact that there are three children in the room, Guang Fang Tianlin himself does not want the smell to appear in the bedroom.Raising children is voluntary, and raising chickens is completely out of consideration.

After Shen Jiahai and the others set up their chicken coops, they all went to help their brothers.Within two days, Shenjiahe's chicken coop was tidied up.

Fang Tianlin has fed chickens, but the number of times he has done this job is very small, and he is still at a loss as to how to pick chickens.This matter will not bother him, call Liu Cheng to go with him, and let him take a look at it, then there will be no big mistakes.

Guangyan Village is big, but it is impossible to gather a hundred chicks in one day.Fang Tianlin was not in a hurry, he bought everything he could buy first, and if there were not enough, he went to the homes of those who were hatching chickens to make an order.Buying in the village is cheaper than going to the town, and it saves trouble. Fang Tianlin doesn't mind waiting a few more days.

By the time he gathered all the one hundred chickens, seven or eight days had passed, and the cabbage planted by Fang Tianlin had already grown densely.He observes every day. Under his piercing eyes, as long as the naked eye can distinguish the gap, he has not missed a single trace.

As expected, Fang Tianlin's expectations were correct. The small piece of cabbage watered with space water grew the most gratifyingly, followed by the middle piece whose seeds were soaked in space water. In the end, the space water did not touch it at all. Those ones.There is not much difference between the cabbage in the three fields, and Fang Tianlin can only find the slightest difference by observing and measuring with a ruler every day.

Knowing this is enough, Fang Tianlin's mouth is slightly curved, the tails of his eyes are upturned, humming an unknown song, and began to thin out the seedlings in a very happy mood.Of course, there is only one place for the little Miaomiao who come out of these rooms, and that is the dining table.There is not much open space in the vegetable garden at present, and there is not so much space for growing cabbages.