Song Tan's Notes

Chapter 1233. Planting Lotus Roots

The rainfall throughout February was pitifully low, and the water in the riverbed of the ranch was affected as a result. The originally planned lotus fields have now become a wet mudflat, and some grass sprouts have gradually grown.

In this March weather, the grass buds are soft and tender and swaying, always attracting the greedy cattle and sheep who want to find out more.

At this time, the two brothers Chen Chi and Chen Xi are needed.

The two Border Collies would circle around them and shout loudly, forcing the cattle and sheep to retreat.

If there are those who refuse to cooperate, the strong Chen Chi will be responsible for pulling them back.

However, it is still in the stage of fantasy and rehearsal, because the grass on the pasture is actually quite fresh and tender, and the cattle and sheep cannot eat it, so they finally go back obediently.

Zhang Wangjia kept on nagging: "Don't think that it's okay over there - the soil on the surface is dry, but we don't know how wet it is underneath! If the cows get stuck in there, they won't be able to pull themselves out!"

"Not to mention if he sprains his ankle in there, we have such a good Maverick! Can you bear to let him suffer like this?"

  Chen Chi didn't quite understand the rest, but he remembered the fact that [it's easy to sprain your ankle and it will hurt] very well, and at this moment he patted his chest and nodded:

"I'll take good care of it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Ran and his two companions came over skillfully riding tricycles, wearing sun hats and holding tablets.

After working for a while now, everyone has become familiar with each other, especially the three of them who often stroll around the mountains and fields, so there are not many people they don’t know.

Even Chen Chi remembered it. After calling her sister with a smile, he heard Yan Ran say:

"Chen Chi, is your phone not charged? Qiao Qiao said he wants to ask you to watch "Cyborg" after get off work..."

Chen Chi screamed "Ah" and quickly ran into the house.

After everyone greeted each other, Yanran and Qi Lin found the right position, squatted down, and reached out their hands to dig out a ball of wet mud.

One of them was on the shore, and the other was at the edge of the river. They simply washed their hands, wiped them clean, and quickly started to make records.

"The water temperature and air temperature have risen, so we're almost ready."

"Okay." Tang Xiaodong also started making plans.

But he still had some hope: "Building a dam would make management easier and the yield would be higher in the future."

Yan Ran shook her head: "Song Tan knows, and her uncle also offered to help build the dam last year, but she didn't agree."

As for why...

"Because she doesn't need the increased production from the dam, and she actually wants to go boating in it."

"We can row all the way to the other side of the river bend, but it's not very interesting if the dam is built to block it. Oh, forget it. The yield has no effect on Song Tan at all."

"Let's plan it this way, before the rain comes..."

After Yan Ran said this, Qi Lin and Tang Xiaodong felt that it was easy for them to make money. But when they thought about the strawberries that were guarded day and night behind the dormitory...hiss!

It’s easy to make money, but it’s not easy to graduate!

Tang Xiaodong sighed, "Okay, then it would be best if we can decide on the work today - the exposed area of ​​this river beach is about 30 mu, and it will take two days to turn it over and clean it up."

"Look at the weather. Do we need to keep it in the sun for a week?"

"Not so. If we spread the base fertilizer after a week of sun exposure next week, it will not ferment well and will easily pollute the surrounding rivers."

"The ducks, geese, cows and sheep all like to go to the water source over there."

"Okay, we'll spread the base fertilizer right after turning the soil over and drying it... I'll see when it rains and start planting when the rain stops."

"By the way, Qi Lin, are you sure that the seedlings that the teacher contacted can be delivered on time?"

Qi Lin sighed: "I originally picked E-Lian, Wuzhi, Yugoslavia, Space 36..." These are all economical varieties with either high lotus root yield or high lotus seed yield and good taste.

However, Qi Lin now just wanted to shake his head: "In addition, I have provided a few varieties for Song Tan to choose from. This way, when we manage them, we can see whether to focus on the output of lotus roots or lotus seeds, and then adjust the method accordingly."

"In the end, she only asked me whether the flowers looked good and which ones tasted the best. I heard that some tasted sweet and crisp, while others tasted soft and thick. In the end, I decided to plant some of each..."

After hearing this, the three of them looked at each other silently.

  Finally, Yan Ran concluded:

"Song Tan doesn't look like a farmer who made his fortune from agriculture."

Others talked about economic benefits, but she didn't talk about it at all. Others wanted high yields and high volumes, and she didn't say she didn't want that, but the choices she usually made were not entirely for this reason.

but……

  Yan Ran, who was not short of money, thought about it and expressed his understanding:

"If I had a piece of land like this at home, I would also plant what I like. Come on, let's arrange these so that they look good when I plant them."

"By the way, let me ask her if she wants to plant some flower varieties?"

"Oh, by the way, if we don't build a dam, raising loaches by the river might cause losses..."

……

On this side, Qiao Qiao was grunting as he moved the beehives to the other side of the hillside.

After a winter of low-key development, the number of beehives at home has easily reached fifty.

Nowadays, the Song family of four has to ride tricycles to deliver the large volume of beehives - compared to the five beehives at the beginning.

Seeing that there seemed to be work to be done here, Chen Yuan and others came over from a distance: "Do you want to move things?"

Qiao Qiao was about to point to the rapeseed field in front of her when she heard Song Tan refuse with a smile: "It can be moved, but I don't need your help - everyone has their own division of labor, and you always come to help. After a long time, it's natural for me to use you."

  She is the boss, and what she said actually makes sense, but Chen Yuan just laughed:

"Yes, we have our own job, but we have changed shifts. I am happy with it."

I heard that the young boss Song came back to open a farm after graduating from university and accumulating some work experience. He probably didn't know how precious the work and benefits he provided were to a group of people like them who found it difficult to live in a familiar environment.

Even if you don't feel it at the beginning, now that you have been working for a month, no one will not feel the changes in your daily eating, drinking, sleeping and workload.

Therefore, Chen Yuan directly moved the beehive: "They disbanded, I will lend a hand."

Song Tan was a little helpless, but fortunately, the task at hand was not really a strenuous one.

"Put the beehives in a straight line along the rapeseed field, with each hive about 3 meters apart."

On this side of the hillside is a large field of rapeseed flowers. Now the flowers are in full bloom, and the view before your eyes is a brilliant yellow, reflecting the openness of people's hearts.

In the flat fields at the foot of the mountain, there is a mixture of deep and light green and purple of varying shades.

In the new spring, all things begin again, and the sweet clover in the ten acres of rice fields is slowly blooming.

On the border line further away, the high fences are climbing with rapidly growing golden cherries. Because they have stored too much energy in autumn and winter, strong shoots are now sprouting from the soil one by one.

You don't have to wait until midsummer for a brilliant sea of ​​flowers to bloom.

You can't understand how chaotic I am today at this moment!

I went back to my hometown to visit my grandma, my family member’s grandfather, and to accompany my parents. On the way back, my family member had a stomach attack...

  In short, I wish you all a happy Dragon Boat Festival!

good night!

I will resume updating tomorrow! I have good news for you all tomorrow (a surprise I have been holding back for a long time!!! But maybe I don’t need to tell you.)

6.11 Addendum: I am so happy today! The update may take until the early hours of the morning to finish, so please read it tomorrow morning.