Crossover boy farming

Chen Xiaonian has a large family, with four generations of nearly twenty people living together. The Chen family is an outsider in Taohe Village and has no clan relatives in the village.

In ancient times, because of some legal provisions and the influence of those in power, people had a strong sense of clan. Things like the system of consecutive sittings and one person getting enlightened and ascending to heaven are vividly expressed here, and the villagers are united and xenophobic.

If there are no people of the same clan or the family has a small population, others will not take you seriously.

If you have a conflict with someone, you will be bullied if there is no one in your family. People in the village pay attention to the strength of the number of people. When something happens, the cousins, aunts, aunts, and aunts will invite you to take over someone. There are many.

If he didn't want to be bullied by others, he could only do his best to survive.It is precisely because of this that Chen Xiaonian's family has a large population. Chen Xiaonian's grandfather is 57 this year, which was considered a long life in ancient times.

Mr. Chen has four children. Except for the third son who is a daughter who married off, the other three sons have their own families even though they are married.But they all lived together. The Chen family had nine brothers and sisters in Chen Xiaonian's generation. Uncle Chen's family had two sons and a daughter, both of whom were older than Chen Xiaonian.

Chen Xiaonian's father is the second child and has three children.

Because Chen Xiaonian's mother should actually be said to be Chen Xiaonian's mother, who is a brother.

So there is no daughter in their family, only one son and two elder brothers.

In Zhang Wuliang's memory, it seems that men and brothers only give birth to boys or brothers.And women and men can only give birth to boys and girls. Zhang Wuliang can think that this may be due to some chromosome, but specifically...why think so much?

Although they are all in the same village, Taohe Village is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the two families are not very close. Zhang Wuliang walked for more than half an hour carrying things and turned a corner. He saw two children squatting outside a farmer's house. When they arrived, they immediately stood up and ran towards the door, shouting as they ran: "Daddy, Ah Mu, the fourth brother and the fourth brother-in-law are back..."

After a while, a bunch of people came out from the door. The number was not comparable to that of Zhang Wuliang's family.

The burden on Zhang Wuliang's shoulders was quickly taken over, and he and Chen Xiaonian were welcomed in by a large family. When they arrived in the main room, the old man of the Zhang family sat at the head.

Zhang Wuliang took Chen Xiaonian, Grandpa Chen, Uncle Chen, Aunt Chen, Father Chen Mu, Uncle Chen and Aunt Chen one by one to see the ceremony, and then sat down in the main room. Because of the previous wedding banquet, Zhang Wuliang basically met all the members of the Chen family. Now you only need to match the images in your memory with yourself one by one.

There are many Chen family members and now the new son-in-law comes to the house. Everyone stays in the main room if they have nothing to do. They treat Zhang Wuliang and his wife like rare animals. If there are too many people in the room, it will inevitably become crowded. Zhang Wuliang responds to his father-in-law, Yue Mu Uncle asked, while observing the Chen family.

The grey-haired old man Chen with wrinkled face was sitting on the head, his eyes were squinted and his mouth was smiling.

Although he was over half a century old, he seemed to be in good spirits. The three middle-aged men sitting next to him in turn should be Uncle Chen, Father Chen, and Uncle Chen. Their long-term work in the fields had made their skin sallow.And they all look a little hunchbacked, they must have been carrying heavy objects for a long time, and the linen clothes they wear can be seen to have been washed many times.

On the long bench next to them, Aunt Chen and Aunt Chen were sitting. Aunt Chen was holding a child who was a few months old in her arms. It should be the youngest daughter of her second son, Chen Yan's family.

Chen Yan was one year older than Zhang Wuliang, married the year before last, and married the daughter of a family named Sun in the village, who was the one standing behind Aunt Chen teasing the child. Smells like a new mother.

Although they are all married, there is a difference between a brother and a woman after all.So Aunt Chen sat on another stool.

Aunt Chen looked in poor health, and her complexion was sickly yellow, probably because of too many births.

After all, the medical conditions in ancient times were not good, and it was difficult for my brother to have children, and Chen Amu gave birth to three.

Zhang Wuliang probably knew about the situation of the Chen family before proposing marriage.

So I also knew that Grandma Chen was pregnant as soon as she entered the house, which made Grandma Chen very happy.

Although the first child was an older brother, Chen Xiaonian, although Grandma Chen was not very happy, she didn't show embarrassment to Aunt Chen.

But after Chen Amu gave birth to another elder brother, Chen Xiaonian's younger brother, Chen Xiaoling, Grandma Chen felt that her nose was not her nose and her eyes were not her eyes.Especially when the old family gave birth to two sons, Chen's life was not so easy.

Aunt Chen was talked about every day, and she was anxious, but the more anxious she was, the more she couldn't get pregnant, and the more she couldn't get pregnant, the more she was rejected. This situation didn't get better until Grandma Chen passed away.

It may be that Grandma Chen is gone, and Aunt Chen is not under so much pressure. The next year she became pregnant and gave birth to a boy named Chen Hong. At that time, Aunt Chen was already in her twenties, and everyone thought it was the last time. I got pregnant, but to everyone's surprise...

A year later, Aunt Chen was pregnant again, but Aunt Chen was also getting older. In addition to multiple pregnancies, Aunt Chen's body was almost hollowed out. In the end, the child could not be kept, and her own body was delayed. collapsed.

Zhang Wuliang shook his head silently in his heart.Although he could understand the needs of the ancients for carrying on the family line and having sons and daughters, he couldn't agree with it.

"Fourth brother, brother-in-law, drink tea." Chen Xiaoling brought two bowls of tea and handed them to Zhang Wuliang and Chen Xiaonian. Zhang Wuliang took it with his hand and thanked him, and then continued to chat with brother Chen beside him.

Uncle Chen's eldest son, Chen Mao, is the eldest grandson of the Chen family.However, a person in his 20s already acts and speaks with the rare calmness of modern young people. His compatriot brother Chen Yan is more lively, and the two of them are still and move so that they complement each other.

The half-grown children of the Chen family found a place to sit down obediently and listened to what the adults said.

But his eyes were fixed on Zhang Wuliang and the others, and he was looking carefully, well, where was he staring at them, he was obviously staring at the table next to them.

On the table were the melon seeds and nuts that the Chen family used to treat them. A group of children would never have the chance to eat them, so they could only watch them helplessly now.

What's more, it looks like Uncle Chen's youngest son, Chen Baoer, who is only five or six years old. He is not as tall as the table.

Zhang Wuliang took a peanut and put it on the table in front of him. Zhang Wuliang put it a little farther in, and Chen Baoer always missed it when he reached for it.

The people in the country talk about things in the fields. Sometimes they talk about this year's harvest, and sometimes they talk about next year's weather.

Brother Chen sighed, "If there is good weather next year, the fields will still have some harvests. If the weather is bad, I'm afraid this big family can only drink the northwest wind."

Zhang Wuliang was taken aback when he heard this, and quickly comforted him: "Brother, what are you talking about? Not to mention that the past few years have been smooth, even the craftsmanship of the elder brother is also one of the best in our village. How can it be as serious as what the elder brother said?" .”

Brother Chen shook his head again and again: "It's not that I'm not good at this craft, it's just that the fertility of this field is not as good as it is every year. My family originally opened up the wasteland, and the harvest cost is not good, so I didn't harvest it a few years ago. I can earn some money when renting, and the need for fertility is high. Now, in order not to collect rent, the wasteland is opened every year, and more and more are opened.

Now the manure produced by the family is not enough to distribute in the field, this fertility... hey..."

Zhang Wuliang reached out and hugged Chen Bao'er, who was about to cry, and sat down beside him, peeled the peanuts in his hands and put them in front of him, asking, "Why doesn't elder brother burn some fodder?"

Brother Chen shook his head again, and said: "It's not that I haven't tried the method of burning materials, but that thing doesn't burn seedlings, and it also attracts pests, which is even more serious."

Chen Qi, who was next to him, saw his little uncle being carried onto the table with peanuts to eat, so he shook Big Brother Chen's leg anxiously. Big Brother Chen had no choice but to hug his son up, grabbed a few peanuts and put them on the table. In front of him.

Zhang Wuliang thought for a while, and said: "I know a way, no matter whether the fat from burning can enrich the land, it will not attract insects."

As soon as he said this, not only Brother Chen lost his composure, but the others also attracted their attention.

Zhang Wuliang just smiled, as if he just mentioned something casually.

Chen Yan who was sitting next to him couldn't help but answer: "How?"

Brother Chen is embarrassed to ask the method that other people use to eat.

But Chen Yan wouldn't, he knew that since Zhang Wuliang had brought it up, he must have said it on purpose.

Zhang Wuliang peeled two more peanuts, put one in front of Chen Baoer, and handed the other to Chen Xiaonian. Chen Xiaonian looked up, Zhang Wuliang smiled at him, Chen Xiaonian immediately took the peanuts and turned his head away, Zhang Wuliang looked at his slightly red ears , The smile deepened, and everyone naturally saw their actions, and their expressions were a little inexplicable.

Then Zhang Wuliang turned his head, looked at Second Brother Chen and said: "This method is not difficult to say, but it is just to burn some grass and dead branches, and then cover it with some soil, chicken manure and duck manure. But if It’s not that simple to burn.”

Brother Chen asked: "Can it still be burned if it is covered with soil?"

Zhang Wuliang nodded and said, "That's the problem. After the fire starts, you need to cover it with soil, and it's still burning inside. But you can't see the open fire, so it's just stuffy for a few days. Then cover it with something, and you don't need it after that." No matter, let it be so fertile all the time, and when the next spring begins, mix it and then pick it up and spread it on the ground, the fertility of the ground will naturally come up, and then you can plant it as you want.”

What Zhang Wuliang was talking about was a fertile method that was often used in his hometown in the past, burning the straw collected in the field together with chicken and duck manure.Then one piece is fertilized, decomposed, and spread in the ground in the coming year, so that the seedlings will not be burned in the fertile land.

Brother Chen hesitated a little. This kind of crops is not just for fun.If it is destroyed, it will be the family's one-year ration. Brother Chen has never heard of this method before, and he dare not try it.It's just the situation in the field. If there is no more fertilizer, I am afraid that the harvest will be short in the coming year.