Chapter 334 Spring fights with day and summer with time
At present, Du Shi and Bai Jingjing are responsible for the food at home. They are both weak and cannot do the work in the fields. They only need to be responsible for the family.
The second child and his wife took the fourth child and the fifth child to plow the fields. After spring plowing, spring wheat was sown directly.
Taking advantage of the break in spring plowing, Baiyunxi took out the exchanged fertilizer and spread it into the fields together with the farmyard manure. Although Xiaosi and Xiaowu looked confused, for some reason, they all tacitly agreed not to ask.
As for Bai Anyan, he would not even ask. His mother had already told him last time that the white particles could change the barrenness of the land and increase grain yields.
Mom also said that she would tell him when the time came. If Mom didn't tell him now, it must be because the time has not come yet.
Therefore, Baiyun River was like a goddess scattering flowers, spreading farmyard manure over the entire slope, and none of the three sons asked a question.
Plow the land once, and then use an iron-toothed rake to rake the land flat. When sowing, there should be no large lumps of soil, otherwise it will not only be time-consuming to sow, but also easy to lose water.
The family has no cattle and relies entirely on manpower to plow the land. This is thanks to the second brother and his wife. If it weren't for them as the two main force, the family's fields would really be unfinished.
Knowing that the two of them had been physically exhausted recently, Bai Yunxi specifically ordered Du to add two more eggs to the two of them every day to replenish their physical strength.
And she took the opportunity to go to the town, buy some big bones and make soup, and then went to the river to catch some fish. Under the heavy physical labor, she must not treat her stomach badly.
While plowing the land, Baiyunxi also sprinkled the rice with water and began to raise seedlings. After the spring wheat on the east slope is planted, the west slope is slightly tidied, watered and fertilized, and then the rice seedlings can be transplanted.
Plant the rice in March and the rice will be ready for harvest at the end of June or early July without delaying the next autumn sowing.
For them, spring sowing is the busiest time of the year. The rush to plant and harvest is also a time for farmers to compete with God. If they delay the time, they may catch up with the rainy season.
What's the saying? Spring competes with the sun and summer competes with the time. It means racing against time during the busy farming season.
The busy time passed quickly, and naturally I had no intention of paying attention to the gossip in the village. The family set out at dawn every day and came back after dark.
When the land on Dongshan Mountain was plowed and ready for sowing, Baiyunxi took out the spring wheat seeds from the storage cabinet and placed them in the yard.
"I prepared these seeds a few days ago. They are just enough for sowing on the east slope."
Bai Anyan looked at the six bags of seeds in front of him, his eyes widened.
"Mom, when did you buy all the spring wheat seeds? Why didn't you tell your son?"
Although the distance from the town to home is not too far, the mountain road is not easy to walk, and my mother doesn’t know how to get it back by herself?
Even the fourth and fifth boys cast disapproving looks. They have been busy plowing the ground for a while and just want to finish it as soon as possible, but they have ignored the problem of seeds.
Unexpectedly, my mother bought the seeds alone without even saying hello.
That was all in the past, but after participating in labor, they finally realized the hard work involved. My mother endured more alone than them.
"Mom, if you encounter this kind of hard work in the future, just tell your sons to do it."
They are getting older, but their mother is getting older and older. If they keep letting their mother stand in front of them, it would be unfilial to them as sons.
Baiyunxi listened to the voices of several people and looked at their apologetic eyes, feeling very relieved. Finally, the transformation was pretty good and everyone had made progress.