Farmer's ancient daily life

Under normal circumstances, after the seeds germinate, there will be some places where the seeds do not grow or grow too small and thin. The melon seedlings that cannot grow into melons must be pulled out.

The seeds that are replanted to make up for the gaps must be planted in the ground quickly, otherwise it will become two crops of seedlings, because it will be inconvenient to manage when watering, and they will be pulled out at that time.

Even if they are not pulled out, two crops of seedlings are planted on the same field, and the time of watering and weeding is wrong, either of which may cause the seedling to die of waterlogging and drought.

It's better to unplug it directly, so as not to worry about it later.

Fang Mingfeng had a plan in mind.After sunning the plowed land for a few days, Fang Mingfeng felt that it was almost ready to plant seeds, so he went to the melon field with uncle and A Duqin.

Uncle has nothing to do today, so he just wanted to see them plant seeds.Although he doesn't grow food now, Uncle grew up in the Central Plains after all, and he has some natural enthusiasm and love for planting seeds and farming.

Accompanied by Dahuang and Fangliliu, and their respective cubs.A group of people went to the melon field in a hurry.

When planting, separate the seeds separately. If the distance is too close, the melons will appear crowded when they grow out. If they are too close together, the melon seedlings sharing a small piece of land will compete for nutrients. The size and sweetness of the melon are guaranteed.

Moreover, the depth of planting is required to be more. If the planting is too deep, the melon seedlings will not grow, and there will only be a few sparse seedlings.If the planting is shallow, the foundation will become unstable at that time, and the roots are too close to the ground to make the seedlings die.

According to Fang Mingfeng, Uncle A and A Duqin began to prepare for planting the seeds.

Just as Fang Mingfeng picked up the seeds and was about to dig a hole in the ground with a hoe, Da Huang led a group of square-faced foxes and chubby puppies and started digging the ground with their paws.

Its speed was very fast, and a small hole was dug out in a short time.

Although the digging was a bit deep, it also saved them a lot of trouble.Fang Mingfeng watched Da Huang and his cubs digging holes together, and suddenly thought of Fang Lili who was sleeping at home.

In an instant, Fang Mingfeng doubted why he wanted to keep Fang Lili in the first place.It's not that he kept a fox, it's that Fang Lili found a place to enjoy himself.

Now that there are cubs helping Fang Lili to do things, Fang Mingfeng can't say anything about Fang Lili, so he can only order Fang Lili's cubs: "Elder, second, third come here quickly!"

"Wang!"

As soon as Da Huang gave an order, the three fox cubs ran over and concentrated on helping Fang Mingfeng dig holes.

With their joining, the three of them were relieved in an instant.You only need to pinch the seeds into small handfuls and sprinkle them into the soil pit, and then cover them, and rhubarb will do the rest of the most tiring work.

Seeing this scene, Uncle Fang couldn't help sighing: "I really didn't lose money when I bought rhubarb!"

Uncle Fang felt that he was doing the right thing after buying so much labor with thirty renminbi.

At least it was more correct than agreeing to keep Fang Lili.

After working so hard until the sun went down, the three of them were already a little tired.So at Uncle's suggestion, the group returned home with their hoes on their shoulders.

At this time, the wind is not very cold at night, and the slight wind blows on the body, making the sweating person a little cool.

The sun has set, and a bright moon hangs in the sky. The moonlight is like water, and there are creaking sounds in the grass.

Fang Mingfeng looked at the sky, and then at the side, and a wonderful feeling that couldn't be described in words surged in his heart.

Such a day is really good.

Because of the exhaustion of the whole day, after returning home, the three of them went back to sleep in their respective rooms after eating.

And Rhubarb was very tired because he had been helping with the work all day, so he had already brought the cubs back to the nest.

The night has darkened.

The seeds have been planted, and the next step is watering.After watering, you don't have to go to the ground all day to look.

On the second day, Fang Mingfeng got up early, went to the field with A Duqin to water the seeds after eating.

The well is not far from the land, and it doesn't take much effort for the two to carry it with a load.

There is not much water needed in each pit, and a load of water can be poured a lot.Moreover, the melon field is not too big, so the two carried it back and forth a few times before watering the field.

After watering, nothing important happened.Fang Mingfeng relaxed, and herded sheep and cattle every day as usual.

One day when I was passing through the woods, I suddenly remembered that the seeds of the fruit trees planted the previous year should have grown, and I don't know what is going on now.

When he was free, Fang Mingfeng went to look at the seeds he had planted before.It has indeed grown out now.

However, because it is sown from seeds, the seedlings have just grown, and they are still very small.From the looks of it, it is estimated that it will take a few years to grow into a big tree and bear fruit.

The land in the previously selected place is humid, which is suitable for the growth of fruit trees.So now Fang Mingfeng doesn't need to water and fertilize them, just wait quietly for the saplings to grow up.

Fruit trees generally grow slowly, especially those grown from seed.

This is because the roots of fruit trees have to grow slowly. If the roots start to bear fruit in a hurry before the roots grow well, the roots may be necrotic after a long time.

Looking at the saplings in front of him that were no higher than his calf, Fang Mingfeng suddenly felt that there was a long way to go.

When the fruit saplings grow bigger, then trim the branches and leaves to adjust the tree shape.

There's nothing to be busy with now.

After resting for a few days, Fang Mingfeng went to the town market to buy food and came back.

Spring is the time when grain is scarce and expensive, and I spent a lot of money buying a few bags of grain.

Just after winter, there is not too much grain stored in various places, so there is no surplus to sell to other places. There is no grain in the frontier, and the price of grain will naturally go up.

Even if he sold all the things he picked up in the valley in winter, he didn't get much money. The money was exchanged for grain, which made the grain even more expensive.

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After returning home, Uncle greeted him from a distance: "Why are you only here now? Did you delay on the way?"

It would take a lot of time to go to the town market to buy food, and it was already night when Fang Mingfeng came back.

The stars are dotted, the sky is full of stars.

Not only Uncle A and A Duqin came out to meet him, but Bibo and Fang Lili, who often didn't go out, came out of the yard to meet him.

The scarf was long and hung on Aduqin's shoulders, and the furry one looked like a scarf just like its name.

Fang Mingfeng was a little strangely moved for a moment: Could it be because of Fang Lili's rare trip out of the house?

He couldn't figure it out, but the scarf jumped onto his arm quickly, and then hung limply on it.

With his mung bean eyes open, he lightly bit Fang Mingfeng's sleeve with his deciduous teeth: "Squeak!"

Fang Mingfeng let it hang: "Uncle, is the price of grain so expensive in spring? I'm going to buy grain today, and it's much more expensive than before in autumn."

Uncle laughed and said, "The price is the same every spring. In autumn, when there is a lot of grain production, it will be cheaper. In spring, when the grain at home is used up, the price will naturally go up."