Love delays my farming

When the ferry is ready, Grandpa Chu will get a new toy.Every morning after getting up to feed the pigs, weeding and tidying up his small vegetable garden, he went to visit the door humming with his hands behind his back.Grandma Chu didn't like to wander around, she still brought her own small trailer, and even pulled the cooked sheep out to let them go.

In fact, it is not difficult to herd sheep, as long as you lead the leader, the other sheep will follow behind obediently.It's just that sheep can chew bark, so it's best not to tie them to live trees to prevent the tree from being chewed to death.After tying the sheep, the old lady began her life of looking for wild vegetables in the mountains and plains.

After a few rains, wild vegetables and weeds stretched their branches frantically, revealing their emerald green leaves.Especially in humid places, shepherd's purse, mother-in-law, broom seedling, gray vegetable, purslane, and wild mint all grow in pieces. Grandma Chu only picks the tender ones, and leaves those old stems for the little lambs wandering around to eat.

Chu Yao's current task is to open mountain roads, at least to find a few roads, especially those places where fruit trees are planted.He studied fruit tree planting overnight, prepared to prune the branches of those peach trees and pear trees, and looked forward to a bumper harvest life in the future.

The fences of the No. [-] small building have been finished, and different patterns are woven on each fence.It looks very abstract at first glance, but if you take a closer look, there are birds, trees, people and snakes on it, and it is quite lively.

"It's something in the Classic of Mountains and Seas," Lin Feiyuan watched Chu Yao's expression, "Do you know the Classic of Mountains and Seas?"

Chu Yao firmly fixed the hoe, leaned on the hoe while cutting off the vines wrapped around the tree with a hatchet, and said with a smile: "Yes, I have a thick book. I used to read it as a storybook when I was fine. It's very interesting." .”

"Yes..." Lin Feiyuan laughed dryly, "I like it too."

"You are good at weaving fences. Do you know what else to do?" Chu Yao asked casually as he led the way with his head sullen.

Lin Feiyuan glanced at Long Jiu, who has not been in a good mood recently, and said, "I'm just good at aesthetics, and this thing doesn't have any technical content..."

Chu Yao groaned, and looked back at Long Jiu who was shaking his hands behind him, feeling a little helpless.

They went up the mountain for work, and there was no easy way to walk on the bamboo forest hillside behind the house, and there were vines, weeds and shrubs that bound their feet everywhere.But Long Jiu didn't want to stay at home, so he insisted on coming out.

Wang Xishan rushed forward a long time ago. This girl is strong and bold. She wields a machete as if she is wielding Fang Tian's painted halberd. Wherever she goes, not to mention bushes and weeds, even crooked neck trees are cut off. neck.

Listening to the lively chatter ahead, Long Jiu suddenly felt wronged.The excitement is theirs, and they have nothing.Chu Yao only gave him a basket, which looked like coaxing a child.Yes, in his eyes, he is blind, but is he to blame?

God damn thief!

There was a series of muffled thunder in the sky, and Chu Yao looked up at the still cloudless sky with an inexplicable expression on his face.Only Long Jiu moved his eyebrows, he just couldn't roll his eyes now, otherwise he could roll his eyes to the sky.

"Here we are!" Wang Xishan's voice came from the front.

Chu Yao hastened to step up his pace, and while using a hoe to move the fallen branches and leaves to the sides, he helped Long Jiu down, "Hurry up, brother Jiu, they have arrived in the orchard."

Long Jiu grabbed Chu Yao's wrist with his backhand. With an idea, he pretended to be staggering, and said aggrievedly, "Do you think I'm particularly troublesome? You can't see me, but you always follow behind you..."

Chu Yao looked at the other person's face, and silently swallowed the word yes.He felt that he was a bit aggrieved as a face-controlling person. This Young Master Long could tell anyone who was ugly, but it was a pity that Long Jiu's face was handsome even with his eyes closed, let alone Saying that now still has a kind of cute and pitiful meaning.

Yan Gou is terrible! !

"No, it's good to go out for activities. The main reason is that this road is too difficult to walk. You support me and don't fall."

Lin Feiyuan couldn't take it anymore, Zhu Jiuyin's pitiful appearance made him just want to poke his eyes.So she spread her long legs and ran forward, trying to stay away from this weak-looking Long Jiuye.

The temperature on the mountain is two degrees lower than below, but the humidity is heavy.Chu Yao himself was sweating all over, and he took off his coat and stuffed it into the bamboo basket, but when he held Long Jiu's hand, he felt that the other's fingers were cold and wet.Looking at the other person's cheeks, it was only slightly flushed, and he didn't sweat much.

This young master is afraid that his body is weak.

When he reached the orchard, Chu Yao found a clean stone and supported Long Jiu to sit down, then took out the coat from the pannier and put it on Long Jiu's shoulders, "It's colder here, and you can't move. Put on more clothes to save you from catching a cold."

First Young Master Long obediently put on the coat, hummed in a low voice, "Go and do your work, I'll just sit here and watch you do your work."

Hearing what he said, Chu Yao felt a little soft again.The well-behaved young master suddenly lost his sight, and he was afraid of being left behind by his friends and worked hard to practice his listening.No matter how glorious he was in the past, now that he has taken off the aura of a rich man, he has become a poor little man.

"Okay, then don't move around, call me if you have any requirements, you know?" After Chu Yao instructed, he took a loving look at Long Jiu's trembling long eyelashes, and then turned to work.

This orchard was really beautiful from a distance when it was in bloom, but now that it is a mess when you get closer.In addition to the weeds that can't get in, there are many saplings from the fruit stones.These saplings were crowded and growing, and they couldn't get enough sunlight and nutrients. They were either dead or wilted, and looked extremely listless.

"I'll prune the branches. You can help me pick out some fruit trees that are growing fairly well, and then transplant them down the mountain to see if they can survive." He had long thought about transplanting the saplings, and had visited many orchards before. The price of saplings, I figured out how much I could buy with this little savings.Now that there are ready-made ones, you can try to see if they can survive.Kang Yongshun said before that they had come to pick peaches before, and the taste was really good.It's just that after all, there are few people and it's not lucky to sell it. Gradually, no one cares about it here.

Long Dashao and his friends are really good at work, they have little strength, they don't complain even if they are tired, and they are good-looking.Maybe this is the principle that excellent people are surrounded by excellent people?

Chu Yao felt that after the orchard was cleaned up, he should buy some more native chickens for these friends.It was agreed before that food and lodging would be included regardless of wages, but that was only because he didn't know whether the other party was here to work or to play.Now I find that others are doing better than me, but the salary is not easy to say.But when he goes back, he can discuss it with Long Jiu. If there is too much, he can't pay, but he can still pay a salary of [-] a month.

I just hope that these big brothers and sisters don't dislike them...

The work efficiency of several people is quite high, and by noon, a lot of pieces have been packed.

The fruit seedlings that grew well were dug out with roots and soil and piled aside, and those that were weaker were directly shoveled and thrown aside to expose to the sun.All the vines wrapped around the fruit trees were cut and cleared, and the weeds were also shoveled.However, there is a field of wild strawberries that looks very lush, so I just let them grow freely, and just pick them up when they are harvested.

Chu Yao mercilessly cut off the redundant branches and vines of the fruit tree even if they had fruit, leaving only the strong branches.This can ensure that the fruit can get sufficient nutrition, grow big and sweet.

During the break, Chu Yao went to the small pool next to him to wash his hands.The mountain spring here flows down from a higher mountain, and a pool is built next to the orchard, with a total area of ​​less than [-] square meters. The water in the pool is clear and bright, and it is one meter deep. You can see small fish with finger lengths in it. Swimming back and forth, one or two small crabs occasionally drill out from under the rocks, hiding in the shade of trees and spitting bubbles.

There are also several nests of wild bird eggs in the grass by the pool.The mother bird who was hatching eggs stared at the people who were going to wash their hands and let out a demonstration cry nervously. Even the father bird who was looking for food flew back and spread its wings vigorously to threaten the huge human beings.

Chu Yao hurried away after washing his hands, for fear of affecting the hatching of elves in these mountains.However, Lin Feiyuan suddenly sucked her lips and let out a few melodious whistles, the nervous parents and mothers tilted their heads in doubt, and gradually quieted down.

"Amazing!" Chu Yao built a simple stove with stones not far from the water pool, picked up dead branches and lit it, and then set up an iron grate on the stone.Yesterday they agreed to come to the mountain, and they will not go back at noon.So I prepared a lot of food for the evening.The baskets of several people are basically full of food, frozen pies, fried fish pieces, sliced ​​meat, smoked sausage bought from the village head's house, dried tofu and various vegetables.

The aroma of barbecue filled the air, and Long Jiu enjoyed the care from Chu Yao with peace of mind. He only needed to hold a bowl and wait for the grilled meat and vegetables to be dipped in the ingredients.After eating the barbecue, switch to a small pot to cook a pot of egg and vegetable soup, and a delicious lunch is complete.

When Chu Yao was about to go down the mountain in the afternoon, he received a call from the village chief. Village chief Kang said that it was the season of honey flow. The beekeepers he knew had compact beehives and were preparing to divide them.But although there are no bees for him, you can give him two finished beehives.As long as it is placed in a suitable place and brushed with honey, it will attract the bumble bees to build a nest.

Chu Yao agreed immediately, and bought two beehives for 100 yuan each.This beehive is made out of a whole log, with a queen bee room separated inside, and the outside is the place where honey is hung to build the nest.This kind of honeycomb has no honeycomb, so you can't use a honey shaker to shake the honey. When the honey is collected, you use a knife to cut off the pieces of honey hanging inside and filter it with gauze.Most of the honey produced by the bumblebees here is crystallized honey, which has a mellow taste and is very delicious.

Moreover, the bees will divide into nests during the honey flow, so he doesn't have to worry about his hive not being favored by bees.

The beehive was brought back by Grandpa Chu. He also came back with a half-sized yellow ox and Kang Yongshun who could repair the rake.

"Uncle Yongshun," Chu Yao put down the pannier behind him, and raised his hand to say hello.

"The saplings you dug? Peaches?" Kang Yongshun smiled and helped tie the cows to the cowshed, and then hugged a handful of grass cut by Grandma Chu from the sheep pen for the cows to eat.He clapped his hands and walked over to look at the peach saplings, and said, "The seedlings are well selected. Your fruit trees are all good, but they have been left unattended for too long, so I can't take care of them. Give me a few later. Plant it in the yard and eat it at home.”

"No problem, Uncle Yongshun chooses by himself." Chu Yao picked up the beehive and looked at it in a rare way, thinking about the feasibility of what he could make.

Kang Yongshun helped to feed the cows, and took Chu Yao to put the beehives, and told him where the beehives should be placed.After all, they are bumble bees, and if they live too close to people, they will be frightened and explode their nests, so they have to find a quiet and shady place, and beware of harmful bees or ants such as wasps around them.

Hornets will eat honey bees, and ants will swarm to steal honey, both of which are a harm to Scolia.

"You did a good job here," Kang Yongshun looked down from a high place.

These five small buildings are not next to each other in a row, but staggered apart.The building where Chu Yao and the others live is the best, because it is directly next to the mountain spring.The one next to them is the spring water drawn from here.There is also a building close to the creek, and it is not difficult to get water.The two middle ones far away from the water source drilled a public kill well in the back, which solved the water problem.

Now the two small buildings have been tidied up, surrounded by beautiful fences, and flowers are placed on the window sills.With popularity, the whole small building seems to be full of life.

"It's a very good place, so it can't be wasted." Chu Yao also found that the surroundings of the house have changed a lot now. The food places in front and behind the house are square, and the chicken pens and sheep pens are patchwork and very simple.The loofahs planted around the trellis have begun to climb, and it is estimated that they will bloom and bear fruit in less than a month.Also, the wasteland they opened up is already covered with greenery, and the pond that was cleared along the mountain is also clean, not as messy and full of bugs as before.

"It's my home after all," Kang Yongshun said, taking out a cigarette and lighting it up.However, people in the mountains pay more attention to smoking. They will flick the ash in the damp place and stamp out the cigarette butt.

"Yes, if there are no major problems in the future, my family will live here." Chu Yao looked at Kang Yongshun, and suddenly remembered that neither Long Jiu nor his friends seemed to smoke.I do drink some wine occasionally, but I am picky.

Kang Yongshun nodded, and said, "Well, stay here. You are all capable people. If you stay here... maybe you can bring some popularity to our side. What a wonderful place we are. The famine back then was even worse." I couldn't starve to death, but now... hey..."

Nowadays, people are no longer satisfied with enough food and clothing, and more pursuits make young people leave this golden mountain and silver water to go out and make a living.After seeing the colorful world outside, they don't want to go back to this place even more.

"Is there no poverty alleviation project here?" Chu Yao finally asked.He's always been curious about it.

Kang Yongshun smiled wryly and said: "How can we help the poor all at once? Even if the cadres are down, they will first support the appropriate places. Back then, they said they would build roads, but they couldn't spend so much money. If it weren't for your uncle and grandpa, we would There is not even a road on the side. With this road, a few villages in the valley here can go out at least. But even if you go out, you can look outside, and the town looks richer, and you can go to the surrounding villages. The village is still poor."

This is also a matter of no choice, although it is said that people from above can help, but after all, there is no overbearing.And even if they come, they can't do anything without labor.How to attract young people to return to their hometowns to start businesses is the real problem.

"Seeing that you young people are willing to play here, we old guys feel that there is hope in our lives." Kang Yongshun bent down to pick up the stamped out cigarette butts and squeezed them in his hands, saying: "Look at me, I said it again." There are so many. Let’s go, let’s go, it’s going to be dark this day.”

Grandpa Chu stayed with Kang Yongshun for dinner. He seldom drank alcohol, but he could drink a couple cups.Although the two seniors were different, but still able to recall bitterness and sweetness together, the two old people had a good time chatting, until they were full of wine and food, they asked Chu Yao to help send him back.

Kang Yongshun's daughter-in-law, Ma Ma Lian, came out to greet her when she heard the movement, and helped her in.Aunt Ma is dark and thin, not tall, but speaks brightly.She cheerfully sent Chu Yao to the pier, and said: "If you have something useful over there, just say it. It's not a matter of money or not. Your aunt and I are very lively. Seeing you group Young people, happy too."

Back on the island, Grandpa Chu and Long Jiu stood on the shore, waiting for him with a flashlight.

Chu Yao couldn't laugh or cry when he saw these two people, one was old and the other was blind, and he didn't forget to come out to pick him up.In the end, he took one back with one hand.

In the dead of night, Chu Yao lay awake on the bed, checking information with his laptop.He doesn't think he can really help the poor, but he also wants to find some suitable methods here, so that he can earn a little more money.It's just that he is not in this line of work after all, his mind is blank and he has no idea.

But flipping through it, his eyes fell on the family incubator.

The family incubator can hatch eggs, duck eggs, quail eggs, pigeons, peacocks and ostrich eggs... ostriches are fine, but other kinds are really suitable for growing here...

The next day, Chu Yao told Grandpa Chu what he thought.

"Hatch eggs? Okay!" Grandpa Chu and Grandma Chu were also very interested.But Grandma Chu asked: "How many will be hatched? Where will they be raised?"

Not all meat, eggs and poultry are suitable for breeding in the wild. Chickens, ducks and geese are okay, at least they recognize their homes. Quails have not been fully domesticated and retain their wild nature.If one is not careful, it will fly away and run away.

"First hatch some big white geese and ducks. There are streams and ponds here, which are suitable for raising these. Do you want to hatch a few peacocks? It looks good in the mountains, and you don't need to feed them yourself. Pigeons can be released, and quails will hatch. Several cages are used to raise eggs. I think quails are used for meat, and they are quite big.” Chu Yao excitedly looked at the information he had found, and felt that it would be good to raise anything.

"Look at it," Grandpa Chu had no objection, the incubator didn't cost a lot of money, and the eggs were cheap, and he could choose his favorite hatch.The only thing to worry about is the hatching rate, but this is all experience, you can go to the village and ask those old people later. "You do it, I'll just wait to eat eggs and meat. If there are more people here in the future, we can save a lot of money to buy chickens and eggs."

When it came to the large number of people, Chu Yao remembered that he hadn't discussed salary with Long Jiu and the others.