Chapter 61: Building paddy fields and experimenting with new methods

Qin Zhiyi briefly stated his thoughts. After listening to Fei Chengsheng, he seemed to have heard something extraordinary.

"It is indeed a good idea to raise fish in rice fields. Rice needs fertilizer. Fish swim in the rice fields and their excrement can be used as nutrient supplements. They are not afraid of bugs growing in the rice because the fish will eat the bugs. Ayi,

How are you so smart?"

Being praised like this by him, she couldn't help but blush.

This method was not what she thought of. Using this method in this era is just appropriation.

Fei Chengsheng continued: "It's okay for us to give it a try. If this method is suitable, it will be promoted across the country. Rice production will also increase because of more fertilizers, fish will be available, and food will be available. Everyone will not be afraid of hunger.

abdomen."

Qin Zhiyi looked at him quietly. At this moment, Fei Chengsheng's eyes were shining, which made him even more charming.

"Ayi, have you thought of any other good ideas?"

Speaking of this, of course she also thought of other things, so she just took the opportunity to say them all.

"I have planted a patch of corn in front of my house. The place is not small, just over an acre of land. Now I only raise two chickens at home. When I save enough eggs, the hens at home will also hatch chicks."

Fei Chengsheng nodded: "It's good to raise chickens."

Qin Zhiyi smiled lightly: "Yes, chickens can lay eggs and can be sold for money. When the time comes, the more than 20 chickens will be rushed to the back mountain to raise free-range. In addition to these, I also want to raise a few geese. Goose

Put it in the corn field and raise it. When the corn grows to knee height, drive the geese in and surround it with fences. The geese's excrement is used for fertilization. The geese love to eat grass and can also weed weeds, which saves a lot of trouble.

During the autumn harvest, the geese should also grow to several pounds."

Fei Chengsheng listened with interest: "This is indeed a good idea."

Qin Zhiyi nodded: "When the time comes, people in the village can raise them like this, and the goose eggs can also be sold. You can eat the goose meat yourself or sell it in the town."

It happened that He Changxuan came back from carrying water. When the water was poured into the water tank, they came out of the kitchen.

At this time, Fei Chengsheng said again: "I only come here every morning to teach Dabao how to practice. It's time to go do farm work. If you need anything, just ask me or Chang Xuan for help."

Qin Zhiyi responded, and He Changxuan said calmly: "I'm not in a hurry here. I'll go help Sister Ayi fill the tank with water first."

After saying that, he took the bucket and left.

When Fei Chengsheng was leaving, he couldn't help but look back at the three mothers before finally leaving.

Qin Zhiyi sent the two children to the Qin Zhuang family, and then went to the edge of the rice field to check the situation.

Speaking of the wasteland she reclaimed, she initially chose a location close to the river. Unfortunately, there were no water pipes here, and it was not easy to divert water to the fields.

But if we carry it bucket by bucket, I really don’t know when it will be mentioned.

Just as she was standing on the ridge of the field in a daze, Uncle Qin came over with the cow again. Seeing her staring at the rice field, he couldn't help but ask: "I heard your mother say that you want to plant some rice here. What is the purpose of planting rice?"

People who work on paddy fields, there is no water in your field, how can you get it?"

She said with some worry: "I want to plant rice. I'm thinking that if I carry water by hand, I'm afraid it won't be enough for a whole day. But if I dig a ditch to bring it here, I have to dig further upstream. It's too close and the water might come in."

If I don’t come, I don’t know how long it will take to dig further.”

Uncle Qin said: "Hey, you told me earlier, it's not a big deal. I have oxen and a rake here to make a ditch for you. Then you can repair it and make it smooth.

Just come in."

After saying this, Qin San said that he had already driven the cattle and started to climb from the ground to the river.

Because the place was full of weeds and soil, it was not easy to dig up at all. Qin Zhiyi could see that Uncle Qin and his old scalper were struggling.

But fortunately, there is only one difficult-to-plow place. Beyond that, there are piles of weeds, and the soil can only be a little softer. It is not a problem until the plowing reaches the river.

After finishing reading, Uncle Qin was also sweating all over from exhaustion.

“It’s really hard to turn this land around.”

Qin Zhiyi said hurriedly: "Thank you for your hard work, third uncle."

Uncle Qin waved his hand and said: "It's not that I'm working hard, I just feel sorry for this old scalper. I'll take it to the river to have a rest and feed it some grass."

Qin Zhiyi nodded and watched Uncle Qin pulling grass to feed the cows, and she followed suit. It wasn't until she held a large bundle of cow grass and placed it in front of the cattle that she felt somewhat comforted.

Uncle Qin smiled and said, "Okay, it's just like a human. It just needs to eat and lie down for a while. You can go and do your work."

Qin Zhiyi nodded, thinking in her mind that when she got something good later, she would have to get some from her third uncle, otherwise she would feel really guilty.

The third uncle was resting there with the cows. She took off her shoes, rolled up her trouser legs, and stepped on the mud with her bare feet. First, she trampled the soil underneath firmly, and then pulled out the fallen rocks and drained the small ditch.

It has to be stronger.

When she reached the mouth of the river, she pushed away the last layer of adobe that blocked the water, and the river flowed along the channel into his field.

Looking up at the sky, I wasted a lot of time.

Seeing the river meandering and soaking the soil, she felt happy in her heart.

Uncle Qin said from the side: "Planting rice is a matter in the south. I heard people say that they are very worried about planting this thing, because they are afraid that the eels will drill holes in the field ridges, and the water in the holes will disappear overnight."

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This reminded her, and she responded: "Thank you, Third Uncle, for reminding me. I'll pay more attention later. I just want to try growing one. If it can be grown well in our place, everyone can grow it."

Already."

Uncle Qin nodded and said nothing more. The cow was almost done eating. He shouted and led the cow to a field not far away.

The canal they built was not big, and the water discharged from the ground was very slow. Qin Zhiyi waited here for a while, and then walked towards Qin Zhuang's house.

When the two little ones saw her, they rushed over to her. When the other little ones saw her, they also called her aunt sweetly.

Qin Zhiyi touched Er Ni's little face and said to her: "Mom has finished all the things in Tian, ​​let's go back first."

Changying took the lead and said, "Auntie, please stay here for lunch."

She shook her head: "No. It won't be difficult for us to go back and cook. You tell your grandma and them and tell them that I will take them back."

Having said that, she didn't waste any time and planned to go back with the two little ones to cook the rice.

You must know that there is still water in the field. Although it will take a while to fill it up, you still have to watch carefully, otherwise the paddy field will be too full and overflow into the next field, soaking other people's seeds.

Trouble.

Unexpectedly, when I arrived at the yard, I heard the sound of chirping all over the yard.

Erni's sharp eyes were the first to see the furry little Dong on the ground. Her eyes were round, her mouth opened, and she exclaimed: "Aunt, Aunt, look, it's a chick, there are so many chicks."

Chicken~"

She also saw that there were indeed a yard of chickens, but they were all placed in baskets. The chickens were crowded inside, maybe because they were hungry, and they were chirping non-stop.

"The chickens are hungry, Mom, let's get them something to eat quickly!"

What she is curious about now is, whose chickens belong to them?
Chapter completed!