Taoyuan Farmhouse Daily

When the third room of the Chang family heard this, his heart sank, and he hurriedly asked what was going on.

One of them, a villager named Wang Dali, said, "Originally Brother Sheng didn't want you to know about this, but my two brothers still feel that we have to tell you, hey, it's not easy for Brother Sheng to be outside."

Seeing that the other party couldn't get to the point for a long time, Mrs. Sun became a little anxious, "What's going on, tell me quickly."

"It's just the Qian family. Although those people didn't say it clearly, they are definitely related to the Qian family. The restaurants basically accept it, but those grocery stores are not willing to accept it. That's an ugly word, if Brother Sheng didn't stop me, I would have wanted to fight that thief boy."

Wang Dali spat viciously, feeling very unconvinced.Wang Dali is a calm man who usually has a good temper, but his attitude now shows how ugly those words are.

The faces of the third room members of the Chang family were a bit ugly, and Grandma Sun cursed directly, "The Qian family, who killed thousands of dollars, they didn't even let our small business go, why didn't a single thunder strike them to death!"

Father Chang didn't say anything, but said to those two people: "It's hard for you to go back and forth, it's getting late, you should go back and rest quickly, and come to my house for a drink when you are free tomorrow."

The two said one after another: "Uncle, you are too polite, we all took the money for our hard work, and in the future, continue to call us when such things happen."

When the two left, Chang Xile asked them to talk to them in private, telling them not to spread the matter, not even the family members.Both of them patted their chests and promised, and Chang Xile finally felt relieved.

It's not that Chang Xile is worried that the people in the village will have opinions on the Qian family, but that everyone will panic, fearing that their family's business will not be able to continue.

Since Chang’s family harvested cornel and camellia oleifera, people in the village and even people in surrounding villages have hoped for it. Many active people plan to transplant the camellia oleifera and camellia oleifera to the open space in the spring of next year. convenient.If he learned of the Qian family's troubles at this time, his enthusiasm would be easily dispelled.

"What should we do? If the Qian family stops us, will we not be able to continue this business?" Aunt Wang said worriedly.

Chang Xile didn't answer this question directly, but asked, "We've been eating dogwood for a while now, how would you guys feel if we don't have this stuff now?"

Chang Xiwang couldn't keep things in his mind, and didn't even think about why Chang Xile would ask this at this juncture, and said directly: "That's really tasteless! It's very uncomfortable if you don't eat it if you're used to it. With this seasoning, no matter how unpalatable it is Everything becomes delicious."

Chang Xile smiled, the spicy taste is indeed a very magical taste, let alone inedible ones, once you get used to this taste, there will always be something wrong without it in the food.So there was a saying in the previous life, if it is not chili peppers to accompany you after marriage from Hunan and Sichuan, then it must be true love for you.

Although this is a joke and an exaggeration, it can also be seen that the spicy taste is difficult for people who are used to it.

Although the spiciness of cornel is not as spicy as that of chili, it also has such charm.

"That's the end of it. As long as everyone gets used to this taste, they will crave it, and there will be a market. The Qian family is not so powerful that we ordinary people have to get his approval for everything we want to eat. It's just that it takes a little bit." Time, we should trust the second brother. The second brother is unwilling to tell us these things. According to his temperament, it is not so much that he is afraid of us worrying, but that he thinks he can solve it, so he thinks there is no need to tell us. "

After hearing this, everyone felt that it made sense.

Chang Xile said again: "Besides, didn't Dali just say that the restaurants all want our things, and those grocery stores have broken their contracts. It means that things are not that bad. The purchase channels of the grocery stores are all related to the Qian family. To a certain extent, they rely on the Qian family for food, so they dare not disobey the Qian family's words. The restaurant is different. Didn't the second brother say before that they are still opposite to the Qian family, but seeing the Qian family doing so I feel afraid, I am afraid I will buy it more happily."

Father Chang also said at this time, "It's useless for us to guess now, everything will be discussed when the second child comes back."

Everyone sighed, it's useless for them to worry here, and they can't help so far.Even if they were close, they couldn't really fight with Qian's family.

Chang Xile secretly clenched her fists, the scientific research is imperative, otherwise it will be difficult to go far in the future if it is suppressed like this.

Five days later, Chang Xisheng came back again, his expression was still the same as before, and there was no worry added.

After careful questioning, it turned out that as Chang Xile expected, although the business was affected to a certain extent, more people were still very interested in this seasoning and placed orders one after another.Moreover, this product was launched in restaurants, and it was favored by many people, making restaurants that were just trying it out willing to cooperate for a long time.

"I knew that kid Dali would tell you about it, and it's not a big deal to tell him." Chang Xisheng was not surprised that everyone knew about someone returning the goods.

"You don't have to worry too much. Although the Qian family is a little rough in our county, it doesn't mean that everything is up to him. Although our things are not new, after all, no one can make them as well as we do. It's delicious, as long as you try it, you will become a repeat customer. When you become famous, you won't worry about no one buying it. This kind of food can be eaten with dry food after being rolled in oil. It's convenient and ready to eat. Who wouldn't want to buy it ?

And our camellia oil tastes very good, not to mention, the important thing is that it is cheap.To put it bluntly, everyone knows that buying and selling private salt will cost your head, but why is it repeatedly banned? Isn't it because everyone is greedy for cheap, and this Qian family can still be more powerful than the government?So there is no need to worry about the sales. It may be a bit difficult at the beginning, but after a long time, the fame has spread, so there is no need to worry. "

Although Chang Xisheng was not going well outside, he was still full of confidence.These days he has sold a lot in the streets and alleys. It is not easy but he is still confident that he can do it.

Everyone saw that he was confident enough to face these difficulties, and they didn't think it was a big deal, so they breathed a sigh of relief.

Chang Xile, on the other hand, admired Chang Xisheng from the bottom of her heart. Selling was never an easy task, not to mention the Qian family was behind the scenes, but Chang Xisheng was not discouraged at all by the first contact, and even became more courageous with frustration.

Although he has good theoretical knowledge, if he really wants to be like Chang Xisheng, he really can't do it in the streets and alleys with a low face.Not everyone can do sales. You must have a hardened heart and skin, and even a little thin-skinned is difficult to sustain.It's too easy to lose confidence in this line of work, to feel humiliated because of rejection from others, and to be able to do well, everyone has to have a lot of energy to succeed.

It is also his blessing that the Chang family can produce such a character.Otherwise, it would be too difficult to rely on him alone to fulfill the original body's wish.A hero with three gangs can't stand alone.

"How are you finding a house in the county?" Second Aunt Cao asked concerned.

"Don't worry, I've found it. The location is a bit remote, but the room can hold a lot of things, and the price is not expensive. When you have time to check the door, I plan to bring more this time, and I will come back next time." I don’t work so often, it’s too much tossing back and forth, and it’s too late. The Chinese New Year will be in two months, and I have to sell more before the end of the year.”

According to the previous agreement with Chang's father, if he can sell the amount he set before the end of the spring plowing, he can go to the mansion after the spring plowing to have a look.This is a lot, and the Spring Festival will be delayed for at least half a month, so Chang Xisheng is very anxious to sell the things.He couldn't lose at the beginning, and Father Chang would definitely not let him go into business again.

Chang Xisheng's hard work was not in vain, and gradually opened up sales in the county, and he would come back to deliver goods every now and then.Not only cornel sauce and spicy rice oil, but many people are willing to buy tea oil because they think it tastes good and is cheap.

Although the Qian family is still suppressing, they have no way to control the entire Daoxiang County, and Chang Xisheng is also surviving in this crack.But in just a few days, he was completely different from before, growing crazily.

Such a result is always a joy to hear and see.

When a person's potential is stimulated, unimaginable strength will burst out.Isn't the Qian family a touchstone? Only Chang Xisheng who has been tempered can go as far as he expected.

This also made the people in the oil mill work harder. Although it was winter, the men in the oil mill were sweating hard with their arms bare.

Chang Xiwang has also found a job that suits him. Although the oil extraction process is very monotonous, it also gives him a sense of accomplishment.His strength has also been used, and he doesn't need to use his brain much, which is the best for him.

Chang Xiwang is better at farming than Chang Xisheng. He is good at brute force, but he is not good at delicate things.He is also the slowest in learning characters and arithmetic at home, and is often laughed at by the children.But in the oil mill, he fully utilized his strengths.

The oil extraction rate of the oil mill is higher than Chang Xile imagined, and this is the biggest proof.

Chang Xi was happy to see that the two elder brothers and the second sister-in-law Cao were well qualified for their new roles, and that they were all on the right track without him needing to worry about it, so he walked away with peace of mind and didn't want to interfere.It is impossible for him to participate in everything, he has to exhaust himself to death, maybe the result is not so good.

With free time, Chang Xile has the time to turn his attention back to the farmland. Father Chang's words are very reasonable, and the farmland is the foundation.

This is true not only for farmers, but also for the whole society, which is based on agriculture.Here, the nobles and senior officials are all big landlords, and they try their best to devour the land of the common people, which shows how important farmland is.

As the oil mill worked day and night, more and more tea leaves were produced, and Chang Xile began to fertilize them.

Fertilizers are very important to farmland. If fertilizers are not applied in time, the land will become more and more barren, and eventually it will become impossible to grow food.

The fertilizer used for planting crops in Taoyuan Village is generally to burn the rice stalks in the field to ashes after harvesting in autumn, and add retting human and animal manure.This is why there is a saying that if you want to go to the toilet outside, you have to run to your own latrine if you want to go to the toilet outside, and you have to run to your own latrine.

The villagers in Taoyuan Village do not raise livestock on a large scale. Many families do not have the financial resources to raise medium and large livestock such as cattle and sheep. Generally, they only raise chickens and ducks at most. They dare not raise too many for fear of getting plague.As a result, the fertilizer appears to be somewhat insufficient, which also makes the soil insufficient.

And Chang Xile learned from the oil mill that although rapeseed has been used to extract oil here, it is not popular and has not become the main oil crop.Rapeseed has never been planted in the field, and it is usually planted in the vegetable garden.

So when Chang Xile proposed to plant rapeseed in the fields after the rice was harvested to improve the multiple cropping index and land utilization rate of the rice fields, the Chang family was shocked.

"This field needs to be rested. If we keep planting things on it, the land will not be fertile enough, which will affect the rice planting in the coming year."

Chang Xixing couldn't help but said that although he seldom questioned Chang Xile's opinions, he couldn't keep silent about the farmland.Just like Chang Xisheng, Chang Xixing likes to serve the fields from the bottom of his heart, and is a born farmer.

Although everyone trusts Chang Xile very much now, such a proposal is unavoidable to people whose ancestors have cultivated the same way for generations, and feels that Chang Xile has made a mistake.

"Son, did you remember wrongly? It should be rice for one year and rapeseed for another year, right? This will also let the land rest, and it won't be barren for a year."

It is only in the past few decades that the world has been planting on the land every year. When grandma was young, she heard from her grandparents that in the past, farming was done in rotation, and one year at a time, otherwise the land would be damaged.At that time, there was a lot of land and a small population, and the land equalization system was still practiced.

That is to say, for men over 15 years old, [-] mu of open fields for planting millet and grain, and [-] mu for women.Slaves and cattle are also awarded land, and the grant of land is doubled or doubled depending on the need for rotation.But later, with the growth of the population, the land was gradually not enough, so the rules changed.

At the beginning of Taoyuan Village, farming was also done in rotation, but with the rapid increase in population, there was a serious shortage of land, so there was no such thing as a rotation.This has also led to less and less fertile land in the village, and rice production has been significantly lower than before.

So Grandma Sun's first reaction was that Chang Xileji had messed up, and inherited the rotation of farming from that year.

Chang Xile affirmed: "Mother, I remember correctly. Rapeseed has a low utilization rate of fertilizer in the soil and will not damage the soil. Not only that, but the fallen flowers and leaves will be left in the field during its growth, and the fertilizer efficiency will be higher instead. Later, rice was planted to provide an excellent predecessor. The oil extraction rate of camellia oleifera seeds is very high, second only to radish seeds, and more harvested than sesame seeds, so our oil workshop has another source of oil."

"Can this be done? I am very old, and I have never heard of anyone doing this. Did you read it from a book? The book can't be wrong, right?"

Grandma Sun didn't doubt Chang Xile, but because she overturned her cognition too much, she wondered if the writing was wrong.

Chang Xiwang said: "Mother, there is something wrong in the book, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand."

This world respects books very much, and the book market here is not as developed and disordered as in later generations. Generally, those who can write books are not ordinary people.Those messy miscellaneous books are very few. In this world, the technology of printing and papermaking is not advanced, which makes the cost of books very high. It is unrealistic to make money by selling miscellaneous books.

Father Chang also frowned, "I've also heard that in other countries you can farm land in succession if you have a place, but that's just what you said, no one can guarantee that there is such a thing. This kind of land is a big deal , If you make a mistake, there will be no harvest for the year. It will even cause harm to the future, so you can’t do anything foolish.”

Chang Xile understands the reason why everyone is so cautious. After all, it is the subversion of cognition all the time. Let alone in this world where information is rarely received, even later generations cannot listen to what others say, without their own ability to distinguish.Although empiricism is undesirable, one cannot completely distrust experience.

Chang Xile didn't dare to enforce what he said on a large scale as soon as he came, he still had to be cautious in everything, don't rush for a while, and still have to take it step by step.

"That's what I think. Let's take a piece of land and try it out first to see if it works. If it works, we can do this in the future, and we can make more money. If it doesn't work out, then we can get a small piece of land. It doesn't matter."

Chang Xixing nodded when he heard this, and said: "I think this is an idea. Since Xiao Wu read it from a book, it must be right according to common sense, but this is a big deal, so let's try it first. If it works, This is a great thing."

Father Chang also nodded in agreement at this time, "Okay, let's do it like this. Let Xiao Wu try out an acre of land, and then you, boss, will do as Xiao Wu said. It's okay for him to talk about it, but it's not good for him to do it. of."

Cao Ersao said with a smile: "Surely Xiao Wu can't be allowed to farm the land himself. He is a scholar. I don't know what others will say about our family when they see it."

Chang Xile was not polite either. Although he had theoretical knowledge, his hands-on ability was zero. Besides, his right hand was not good enough, so it was better not to show off.

Rapeseed here is still planted on-demand by traditional nesting. This planting method is a waste of seeds and the seedlings are not easy to grow. There are many diseases and insect pests, and thinning the seedlings is labor-intensive.The method used by Chang Xile is to raise seedlings first and then plant in the field, which is completely different from here.

Chang Xile also has different requirements when the seedlings are successfully raised and transplanted in the field.

First, dig out the ridges to facilitate drainage, so that there is no water in the field, and enough base fertilizer is applied.

The base fertilizer also uses Chaku.

Mixed with fertilizers, tea leaves can not only fertilize the land, but also kill underground pests such as weevils, grubs, and mole crickets.

Although Chang Xixing was puzzled because he had never been in contact with such a planting method, he did not say a word and followed Chang Xile's instructions completely.

It was Chang Xile who took the initiative to tell him the reason for doing this. As for whether this is the result, it can be seen as the rapeseed grows.

Although Chang Xile didn't set his hands on the ground, he didn't just move his lips up and down to finish the job. Instead, he went to the field every day to record in the small book he made himself, so as to provide relevant data for large-scale planting in the future.

There are no secrets in Taoyuan Village. Although this was just Chang Xile's experiment, it quickly spread throughout the village.Everyone is very curious, how can there be such a planting method, is it not afraid of damage to the soil?

Many people talked about it, although they all thought it was unreliable, but no one thought that Chang Xile was crazy, and came to stop it.Because of blind trust, although I can't figure it out, I feel that this scholar has too many ideas, how dare they do this.

And some people, such as Li Zheng, heard Chang Xile doing this, and went to ask curiously.Hearing Chang Xile's explanation, he was silent for a moment, gritted his teeth, and took out a few acres of land to experiment, which was even more generous than the third house of Chang's family.

This made Chang's father jump, and told Li Zheng not to be impulsive, and it would not be too late to make a decision after their family got it done.

But Li Zheng said, he thinks it makes sense, it's not like they haven't grown rapeseed before, it really doesn't hurt the land, so it doesn't hurt to try it again.Rapeseed is cold-resistant and can survive the winter. If it is cultivated in this way, the land will not be empty and it will be able to earn more income.

Lizheng did this and many people followed, but more people still had a wait-and-see attitude.

Chang Xile took good care of this side, and started to prepare fertilizer for that side.

He composts according to the Indore process. This statement looks very foreign, but it is actually a method of using crop orange stalks and animal manure to produce humus.

Taoyuan Village originally used a similar method for composting, but the plant waste was used less, and most of it relied on plant ash and animal manure.Now he will increase the amount of fertilization such as weeds, fallen leaves, sawdust, tea oil husks, tea dead and so on.

There are mountains and forests near Taoyuan Village, and there are many rotten leaves and weeds. These are very good fertilizers.There is no need to look for weeds elsewhere, just clear the weeds under the tea trees and dogwood trees.In this way, it can be composted and the tea trees can be taken care of, which not only helps the growth of tea trees and dogwood trees, but also prevents poisonous snakes hiding inside when picking fruits.When picking camellia oleifera before, some people got anxious before trying to scare the snake out, and almost got bitten.

Chang Xile used pit composting. He found a large pit that was naturally formed, so that he didn't need to dig much.

Although there is usually no heavy rain here in winter, just in case, Chang Xile built a thatched roof for him. After a year or two, this roof can be used for composting again.Otherwise, if there is a heavy rain, the material will be soaked and cannot provide enough oxygen, so the fermentation will not be achieved.

When composting, plant fertilizers are first spread on the bottom of the pit, then manure is spread, and a thin layer of urine soil and plant ash is sprinkled on top.Pour some water and repeat the pile.

All of these were done together by Chang Xixing and Chang Xifeng of the fourth householder of the Chang family. They couldn't help sighing when they saw that Chang Xile was so particular about composting.It's not that they haven't composted, but it's really not like it is now.

"Is this going to work?" Chang Xifeng asked.

Chang Xile took a few steps back, the smell here was really not very pleasant, but Chang Xile didn't like covering her nose either.After all, Chang Xixing and Chang Xifeng were sweating profusely, and he just looked at them without moving, and even looked disgusted, which was really dazzling.But if you want to talk, you can't stand it, and you have to avoid it.

He is also stupid, he forgot to get a mask, Bai was smoked here for a long time.

"After ten or so days, the first time to turn the stack is to turn the materials from one end of the stack to the other to ensure sufficient space...to ensure that all the energy can be corroded. It will take about a month or more. Carry out the second turning, the direction is opposite to the first time, at that time these things will darken, it means that we are doing the job right."

Chang Xile really didn't know how to explain the specific principle to the two of them. It was nitrogen and what kind of fungus decomposed it. The more he said, the more confusing it became.So it can only be so vague, let them know how to do it, but can't tell the reason.

And these two people didn't ask, they thought that Chang Xile must have his reasons for doing so, so they just followed what Chang Xile said.

"It seems that we need to find a few more people to complete this job, otherwise I'm afraid it won't be finished." Chang Xixing said.

He originally thought that it was just composting, and it could be a big deal, and two people would be enough.I didn't expect that there are so many details in it. According to this speed, the two of them are too slow.

Chang Xifeng said: "Let's learn now, so we can teach them when the time comes. We can't always let Xile smell the smell here."

Chang Xixing took it for granted, this kind of dirty work was really not good, and Chang Xile stayed around the whole time.

From the bottom of his heart, Chang Xile was very grateful to the two for their thoughtfulness. Although he didn't think it would humiliate his status as a scholar, he really didn't want to stay in this kind of place, so he insisted on going into battle without being hypocritical.

Although the rotation of rapeseed requires a little experimentation, everyone feels that there is no need to be so cautious about composting.Anyway, they were all those things, and the difference was not much worse, so they all followed what Chang Xile said.

"Xiao Wu, will this fertilizer be better than the one we made before?" Chang Xifeng asked.

"At least the utility can be several times higher. It depends on the time and the situation. I just know about it now. How useful it is, I haven't actually seen it with my own eyes."

Chang Xixing couldn't help sighing: "If the things produced by this method are really good, we can also get more fertilizer, otherwise our land is too scarce to grow anything."

"Isn't it? In the past, an acre of my family's field could produce two stones of grain, but now it's only one stone. The difference is too much, and a year of hard work is in vain."

"Our two families are doing well. There are many people in the family, and the second uncle's family will not be successful. But this year, there should be no worries. Let's find more people in the next few days and pile up the fertilizer. It should be almost enough by then. .”

"Hey, I hope. There is still a little less dung, and our family is fine. Many people in the village are worried."

The two talked to each other in this stinking place, and they had no intention of leaving, which made Chang Xile dumbfounded.

Just as he was about to speak, Chang Yu dragged him away.

Chang Yu's face was wrinkled like a steamed stuffed bun, he couldn't stand the smell for a long time, so he didn't want to go down and work hard at all, now that he didn't leave after finishing, Chang Yu became impatient.

"Smelly smelly smelly! Let's go!"

It is rare for Chang Yu to speak so bluntly to Chang Xile, which shows how much he dislikes this place.

Chang Xile couldn't help laughing, this little guy loves to be clean very much, it was fine when he was a little tiger, since he picked him up, he has the same habit of taking a bath and shampooing every day.And probably because of the clothes, I am usually the most careful not to get dirty with those dirty things.He was still standing next to the dirty things today, how could he bear it.

"Our little cat is awesome, we know two more words, let's go now."

Turning around, she was about to greet Chang Xixing and Chang Xifeng, who were still melancholy about the shit, when Chang Xile suddenly had something flash in her mind.

"Oh! How did I forget about this! That place is a pile of natural farmyard manure!"

Chang Xile spoke suddenly without paying attention, but a pungent smell rushed over him, almost knocking him down.

Chang Xile coughed violently a few times, Chang Yu helped him with his back, and it took him a while to recover.

Sure enough, impulse is the devil.

"Xi Le, what did you mean by that?" Chang Xifeng said anxiously, as a farmer, he was very concerned about this kind of thing.

Chang Xile asked, "Where do you think has the most people in our county?"

Chang Xixing and Chang Xifeng didn't realize it for a while, so they suddenly mentioned this.

But after a while, Chang Xifeng suddenly slapped his thigh, "Of course it was digging the river channel! Oh, how did we forget that there are so many people there, so there are too many things!"

Chang Xixing also reacted at this time, "Hey, really, why didn't we think of it before. If we collect the things there, and add these things in this mountain, it will not be enough for the entire field of our village. But it can solve a lot of problems.”

"Look at our brains, why did we forget about this. When we were working there, we hated how dirty it was, and some people went to the woods, and we said it was a waste. Why? I never thought about pulling it back. Xi Le, your brain is really good, how can you think of this."

Chang Xile laughed, he really squeezed out the value of the construction site now, not even letting go of the garbage.There has been work there for several months, and the amount of fertilizer must be very objective now.

When I went back, Chang Xile was talking about it in Zhali, so she clapped her hands and applauded, and went there to collect those pickled things, and then there would be no need to worry about the lack of fertilizer in the field.There are tens of thousands of people there now, so there must be a lot of fertilizer!

Li Zheng immediately gathered his men and ox carts and donkey carts, and went there to grab the dung the next day.This is not an exaggeration at all, this pickle that is despised by people in the farmhouse is a sought-after item, and it can be said that dung is as precious as gold.

Not only that, because the latrines there are very simple and dirty, so many people are reluctant to go in, but go to find a place in the woods to solve it. Chang Xile suggested that they are bringing some people to rebuild a few clean latrines every now and then. Go there and tidy up.In this way, more fertilizers can be collected. After all, most people are still unwilling to go barefoot in the wild. Who knows if a snake will crawl out of the grass.Even if there is none, a random bug will be enough.

Although this work is very dirty, it does not dislike farmers who lack fertilizer.

The people on the construction site were also very happy, and they were also worried about how to deal with these dirty things, and now someone happened to solve their problems.

In this way, both sides have benefited.

The people in Taoyuan Village saw that Chang Xile's composting seemed to be like that, and felt that what was said in the book was correct, so they asked Chang Xixing and Chang Xifeng to guide them together.The two were not stingy, as long as someone was looking for them, they would go to guide them personally, which made the two of them smelly and fragrant for a while.

The smell is because they have been in contact with those pickled things all day long, and the smell is because the people who work for them will definitely let them eat, bring out the best things in the house, and let them eat until they can't walk.

Everyone did not expect that a river digging project would bring so many benefits to Taoyuan Village, but within half a year, Taoyuan Village has undergone earth-shaking changes.Many people are thinking in their hearts that it would be great if the river channel had been dug indefinitely, and their lives would definitely be better day by day.

Chang Xile just smiled when she heard this. If these people knew the benefits brought by the opening of the river, they would definitely wish to finish the project now.

After finishing the composting work, the school that Chang Xile planned to open before finally started classes.