One day, when Shen Qiuqiu went to the strawberry field to pull weeds, she was surprised to find that the strawberry seedlings had grown inflorescences and some of them had bloomed.

The strawberry flower is white, with white petals and golden stamens. It is very large and blooms among a patch of green vines, which is very beautiful.

Shen Qiuqiu squatted on the ground and stared at the strawberry flowers for a long time, with the corners of her slightly raised mouth filled with joy.

From the time a strawberry seedling is planted, to the time it grows with careful care, to the time it blooms and bears fruit, only those who have personally experienced it will know how difficult it is.

Shen Xiu squatted opposite Shen Qiuqiu. She looked up and saw her niece staring at the flowers like a child and giggling. She couldn't help but take a picture with her mobile phone.

The picture quality captured by the original camera of the mobile phone is surprisingly good-looking.

In the photo, strawberry flowers are blooming, and the smile on the girl's face is as beautiful as the blooming flowers.

Shen Xiu was particularly satisfied with her work. She looked at it happily for a while, then opened WeChat and forwarded the photo to Shen Qiuqiu.

"Xiaohua, look at the photos I took for you, they look so good."

Shen Qiuqiu took out her cell phone from her pocket and took a look. It was indeed pretty good.

She gave Shen Xiu a thumbs up and said, "Sister-in-law, your photography skills are getting better and better."

"Well, the main reason is that you have good foundation and look good no matter how you take the photo. Unlike me, you don't look good no matter how you take the photo."

Shen Xiu was taking selfies with her mobile phone at the moment. While talking, she sent the few selfies she just took to Shen Qiuqiu.

Shen Qiuqiu casually clicked on one, and a big face took up two-thirds of the screen. It was still at a death angle, which made people a little unbearable to look at it.

She couldn't stop laughing, and then began to teach Shen Xiu how to find angles so that the selfies would look good.

It is the nature of every woman to love beauty and take selfies, and the two of them would chatter endlessly.

Grandpa Shen, who was immersed in his work not far away, frowned when he heard this. He looked up and said, "I said, can you two work hard? What are you messing around with on your mobile phone?"

Shen Qiuqiu responded with a smile, "I know!"

The little girl's smiling voice spread far away.

Several villagers passing by stretched their necks to see what was going on in the strawberry fields. However, fences were installed around the strawberry fields, so the view was not very clear. Only a vague patch of green could be seen.

Several people were talking while walking, and naturally they were talking about the strawberry field they had just passed.

"Old Shen's strawberries seem to have been planted."

"I heard that this thing is very expensive. It seems that their family will make a lot of money again this year."

"It seems that the Dingwei family has also planted a few acres, and they should be able to sell it for a lot of money. Tsk, this guy is really lucky."

"Why are you jealous? If you want to plant it, you can do it tomorrow, and no one will stop you."

The few people walked further and further away, but they all made small calculations in their hearts.

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Technicians from the Agricultural Science Station come to the strawberry fields every week to check the growth of strawberries and record relevant data.

After discovering that the strawberries were blooming, Shen Qiuqiu also contacted Zhang Xuemei immediately.

Zhang Xuemei specially took two technicians to visit and said that the strawberry seedlings were growing very well and were ready to be covered with mulch.

Mulching is a cultivation method that uses a thin plastic film to cover the ground. It is one of the simple and effective measures to increase production in modern agricultural production.

After December, the temperature is getting lower day by day. Mulching with plastic film can increase the soil temperature and promote the growth of strawberry root systems, thereby making the plants grow strong. After the strawberries bear fruit, it can also prevent soil contamination of the fruits and improve the quality of the fruits; In addition, it can effectively prevent the occurrence of pests and diseases, prevent weeds, save water and resist drought.

Mulching may sound simple, but it is a time-consuming and labor-intensive project.

The film needs to be flattened and straightened, and the strawberry seedlings need to be taken out while covering, so that the film can fall to the ground at once; during the process, you must also be very careful not to damage the inflorescence.

This work could probably not be completed in ten and a half months just by relying on a few people in my family.

Once most of the strawberries have bloomed, it will be even harder to dry them.

Shen Qiuqiu suggested spending money to hire workers.

Grandpa Shen agreed without much hesitation. After all, there are more and more jobs at home, and you can't always rely on favors to help you with farm work.

No matter what happens, it's all about coming and going; the farm work at home is so many and complicated that there is only coming and going, and no matter how good the human relationship is, it can't withstand the wear and tear.

As for who to invite, Grandpa Shen has an idea in mind.

After dinner, the old man went out with his hands behind his back and didn't come back until nearly nine o'clock.

Shen Qiuqiu poured him a cup of hot water and said, "Grandpa, everyone has been found."

The old man smiled and nodded, "With your grandpa's intervention, there is nothing he can't do. For one hundred yuan a day, you can earn more than doing odd jobs in the county. There are so many people vying to come."

When Grandma Shen heard this, she couldn't help but look at him twice and asked, "Don't get carried away after hearing a few good words. You want all kinds of people."

Grandpa Shen said "tsk", "Am I that kind of person? Those people I called are hard-working and honest people."

Grandma Shen didn't say anything more, but Shen Qiuqiu, who was editing the video, suddenly raised her head and asked: "Grandpa, Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang next door, have you called me?"

The old man smiled and nodded, "No one can leave them behind."

Wang Weidong and his wife are very good at farm work. They have been neighbors for so many years and have always helped and taken care of each other.

This time, the couple can come even if they are not paid; if they are paid, of course they must be given priority.

Before dawn the next morning, Li Cunju came and knocked on the door.

Grandma Shen opened the door and looked at it, wondering: "It's not even bright yet, what are you doing here so early?"

Li Cunju tugged on the sleeves on her arms and said with a smile: "I woke up at around five o'clock and couldn't sleep. I heard something moving at your house and thought you should have gotten up to make breakfast.

I heard from my uncle that there will be about twenty people today. Anyway, I have nothing to do at home, so I came over to help."

Workers in the village are required to provide three meals a day. Food for more than 20 people is indeed very labor-intensive.

For breakfast today, Grandma Shen is going to make bacon porridge.

The rice was soaked in advance the night before and is already cooking in the pot.

Shen Xiu was sitting in front of the stove, lighting a fire, and peeling a taro in her hand.

On the chopping board was half-cut bacon. Grandma Shen was cutting it before. Li Cunju took over the job after she arrived.

Grandma Shen took a small iron pot and placed it on the small stove to fry the poached eggs.

The whole room was filled with the smell of fried eggs. Li Cunju smiled and sighed: "The food at your house is very good, including bacon porridge and poached eggs."
Chapter completed!