The farmland of Ganquan Fort is located on the east bank of Baishui River, covering more than a hundred hectares. It is harvested three times every two years. One season of spring wheat is planted every year, and another season of beans can be planted every other year. The food produced every year is far from satisfying the soldiers and civilians of Ganquan Fort.
For their needs, they have to buy it from outside, but even so, these hundred hectares of wheat fields are still extremely important to Ganquan Fort.
Since mutual aid groups are formed voluntarily, they vary in size, so the number of acres allocated cannot be the same. Before Lu Wei got angry, he used a one-size-fits-all approach. All mutual aid groups were allocated ten acres of land. This was generally opposed by county officials.
, thinking this will cause conflicts.
Yesterday afternoon, Lu Wei began to correct his mistakes and took people to the fields to plant signs again. He was busy until midnight before adjusting the number of acres.
It was still bright, and everyone gathered in the courtyard of Chen Qing's house. Everyone was in high spirits. Rather than going to work, it would be more appropriate to go for an outing. Yu Lian and Yu Ying even put on their best clothes.
After being laughed at by everyone, the two ran back and changed into old clothes.
When Lu Xiu saw the two young ladies running back, he smiled and said, "It's almost time, let's set off!"
The eleven Detachment of Women led four little donkeys and set off chatting and laughing. Each mutual aid group basically set off at this time. Everyone walked towards the east city gate and gradually merged into a torrent, heading towards the city several miles away.
Walk to Baishui River.
After walking across the pontoon bridge on the Baishui River, everyone began to look for their own plot of land. There was a sign on the ground of each plot, which was easy to identify. However, some mutual aid groups had to walk a long way, but there were special guide archers.
This saves everyone from taking the wrong path.
Archers are the agents, subordinates of the county lieutenant. This is also a sign that Lu Wei has begun to work seriously. He was worried that everyone could not find the land, so he specially arranged a guide.
Lu Xiu led everyone to follow an archer and walked southward. Wheat fields stretched as far as the eye could see. The fields were filled with the smell of fresh soil. The ice and snow melted, making the soil very moist. A group of rock swallows were hovering over the fields. The newly plowed land brought them
Come with lots of food.
Everyone walked to the southeast corner and finally found their own territory. Everyone shouted in a fuss, "Mrs. Lu, is ten acres of land only such a small amount?"
The archer quickly explained to everyone: "This is not ten acres of land, but three acres of land. The land has been divided again according to the number of people. Men have five parts of the land and women have three parts of the land. This is probably how it is divided."
The archer left and everyone stared at each other. What should we do next?
Everyone looked at Yang Liu'er, who had planted the land here. Yang Liu'er smiled and said: "Actually, there are many things to do in spring plowing. You need to turn over the soil first, pull out weeds, sow seeds, water, and fertilize, and pay attention to using soil to cover the fields.
Bury the seeds, otherwise they will be eaten by birds. The soil has been turned over, and many weeds are suppressed by the soil. We only need to pick up some weeds on the surface, but if we see grass roots, we must
It needs to be pulled out.”
Compared with this group of helpless ladies, many mutual aid groups in the distance have begun to take action. Lu Xiu clapped her hands and said with a smile: "Let's learn from them! Each person is responsible for a piece of land and first pulls out the weeds in the fields.
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Lu Xiu also had her own ideas. She divided an acre of land into eleven strips, used the water hyacinth she carried as a mark, and began to weed each one.
Suddenly someone screamed and looked at the ground in fear. It turned out to be the club owner Lu Xiu. What had he discovered?
When everyone gathered around, it turned out that there was a fat white insect writhing on the ground. Li Qingzhao smiled and said, "Oh! So it's a worm?"
"I thought it was a grass root. It was pulled out from the soil and it was still moving. It scared me to death!"
Yang Liu stretched out his hand to pick up the fat insect and put it towards Lu Xiu's face with a smile, "Look, does it look like a fat baby?"
Lu Xiu was so frightened that she screamed and backed away, "Don't come near me!"
"A-Lian, A-Ying, are you afraid?" Yang Liuer asked again with a smile.
Yu Ying curled her lips, "When I was young, my family was poor and we used it as food!"
"Stop talking!" Lu Xiu felt horrified after hearing this.
Although Lu Xiu is carefree and has grown up like a boy, she has one biggest weakness. She is afraid of insects. A small spider will scare her so much that she can't walk.
A little fat insect completely exposed her weakness of being afraid of insects.
A small episode added a lot of fun. Lu Xiu became timid and had to study a grass root for a long time before she dared to start. Zhao Qiaoyun next to her quietly pulled out all the weeds for her.
The next step is to sow fresh wheat seeds. The wheat seeds have been soaked in water and are very plump. The land here is fertile. One acre of land only requires 17 or 18 pounds. Everyone learned the skills from the field next door and used wooden sticks or tongs to spread the seeds.
Make a trench about an inch deep in the soil, scatter the seeds evenly, and then close the trench with your feet.
But just this little work, the female generals were so tired that they could not even straighten their backs, so they all went to the fields to drink water and rest.
At this time, Chen Qing rode over and asked with a smile: "How is the progress?"
Lu Xiu said proudly: "One acre of land has been sown. Try to plant all three acres of land today. Three days of work will be over in one day."
Chen Qing laughed and said: "We still need to water and fertilize!"
"I know watering, but what is fertilizing?"
It's just dried horse manure! Crush it and scatter it on the ground.
"Horse manure!" Lu Xiu's eyes widened suddenly.
"Actually, horse manure is still good, and there's more"
"Stop talking, it's too disgusting!"
Lu Xiu quickly changed the subject and asked with a smile: "Husband, have you had any success ordering mandarin ducks over there?"
This was the most interesting topic among the women, and everyone gathered around them, "Chen Dutong, how many couples have you succeeded in?"
"Including Hu Yanyun's pair, there are now five couples who have made it clear. This is just clear, but it is actually far more than that. You will know when you go and take a look. During the break, they are all sitting there chatting in pairs!"
"Does that mean we need a matchmaker?" Lu Xiu asked again.
Chen Qing nodded, "This requires you to step forward. Go over and have a look later, ask them if they have anyone you like, and then write it down."
It is a woman's nature to like to be a matchmaker. Lu Xiu smiled happily and said: "Let's discuss it later. At least a few of us can get to know them and see what difficulties they have."
At this time, Li Mei smiled and said: "Chen Dutong, your wife encountered something interesting today. Do you want to hear about it?"
Chen Qing suddenly became interested and said with a smile: "Why don't you tell me and listen!"
"Don't say it!"
Lu Xiu rushed up and pinched Li Mei's face, saying fiercely: "If you dare to say that, I will break off our relationship with you!"
Everyone burst into laughter, and Lu Xiu blushed and said to Chen Qing: "My husband must be very busy, so he should go on inspection elsewhere!"
Everyone laughed again. At this time, Chen Qing saw Hu Yantong waving to him in the distance, so he smiled and nodded, "I have something to do over there, you guys have a rest!"
"Husband, drink some water before you leave!" Lu Xiu thoughtfully handed over the water hyacinth.
Chen Qing took a sip of water, handed the water hyacinth to her, and said with a smile: "We men will do the fertilizing later, so just leave it alone. It will be over after watering!"
Chen Qing urged the horse to leave, and Lu Xiu immediately chased Li Mei. Li Mei was well prepared and ran away with a smile.
Lu Xiu snorted, "You can't escape the first grade of junior high school, but you can't escape the fifteenth grade. Come over and get to work!"
Everyone got up and started marching towards the next acre of land
"Qiaoyun, do you want to find a husband?" Lu Xiu asked Zhao Qiaoyun in a low voice.
Zhao Qiaoyun blushed and shook his head, "I'm too thin and no one likes me."
"You will look better if you gain weight. In fact, your facial features are very delicate, your skin is white and tender, and"
Lu Xiu originally wanted to say that she had the gentleness and elegance of the royal family, but then she suddenly remembered her identity. Her husband had said that her princess identity was there. It would not be lost if she didn't admit it. Ordinary people really couldn't marry her.
she.
Lu Xiu quickly changed his words and said with a smile: "My husband said that you should eat more meat. From now on, you and the master will come to my house for dinner at noon, and you will help me cook."
Zhao Qiaoyun nodded lightly. Chen Qing usually didn't go home to eat at noon, but he could do it at noon.