Exile at the beginning: I rule the world by drawing cards

Chapter 10
The people over there were also very fast. Qin Mengshang didn't stand for long before they left with their clothes in their arms.

Everyone knew that Chen Ergou was blind. He hid and did not dare to go out. Only Mrs. Zhu cried and made a fuss about going to the gambling house to seek justice for her son. The noise made the whole neighborhood uneasy, but they came and went. Back home, no one has ever stepped out of the house.

The voice of the man just now sounded familiar, but if I thought about it carefully, I couldn't remember where I had heard it.

Qin Mengshang wrote down this incident and asked Zhou Lingqi when he went back.

She came out of the woods after the people were gone.

The branches and leaves in the forest are dense, and the sunlight sparsely shines on the ground through the trees. It is sunny after the rain, but the ground is still a little soft.Walking back along the way, I suddenly found a few orange fungi sprouting from a pine needle.

It’s a fir mushroom!
Qin Mengshang was delighted.

Fir mushrooms are very common in the mountains and forests of Lingnan. As long as there is enough rain, they will grow in large areas.It had just rained, and the mushrooms were growing well. On the way here, I saw a few children carrying a small basket of mushrooms.

This fir mushroom grows deep in the forest. Few people come here and lift up the pine needles covering it. There are several large ones hidden underneath.

Qin Mengshang took out a small hoe, dug up all the mushrooms and threw them into his basket.

Fir mushrooms are delicious and fragrant even when fried without pork. They are also good for stewing in hot pot, or they can be dried and kept for soup in the winter.Just thinking about it makes my mouth water.

Not long after, I dug up half a basket of mushrooms.

It happened that Meng Tian also came over, with his hands full of pheasants and rabbits. "According to the Lord's instructions, I only caught these."

Qin Mengshang knew that it would not be a problem for him to headhunt wild boars with his ability, but she was the only one who went up the mountain. If she took too much back, it would be difficult to explain. This alone was enough.

I poured out the mushrooms and wrapped them in leaves, put the pheasants and rabbits into my backpack, and dug some wild lotus seeds to cover them before heading down the mountain.

It was not yet Youshi when we returned to the village. It was still early and there were still many people working in the fields.

As they were walking home, there was a noise not far away. When they got closer, they saw that it was Chen's third daughter-in-law, Mrs. Fang and Mrs. Ji, arguing about the drainage of the rice fields.

It rained a few days ago, causing serious water accumulation in the Zhao family's fields. Zhao Yushan has been paralyzed for many years, and it is entirely up to Ji to take care of the family fields.After finally releasing all the water in several acres of fields, the rice should be heading in a few days.Who would have thought that as soon as they went out, they would see Mrs. Fang carrying a hoe and putting water from her own field into Zhao's field!

The two quarreled on the spot.

Ms. Fang stood on the ridge of the field holding a hoe, her face red and thick-necked with anger. Her ability to curse was not as good as Mr. Ji's, and she only said two words back and forth.

It shouldn't be her turn to dig drainage ditches, but several men in the family have gone to work in the town, and the old lady prefers the big house and the second house. Only she, a poor person who has never given birth to a son, comes to dig out hungry. ditch.

After Mrs. Ji finished cursing, she turned around and went back to the house to get a hoe. Her posture was as if she was going to fight to the death with Mrs. Fang.

Ms. Fang was startled. She backed away and said with a pinched neck, "Isn't it just that I put some water in your field? You just put it out and it's done!"

A passing villager interjected: "The Zhao family's fields are down there. The terrain is low and the water flows slowly. How is it like your family is at a high place? Every time it rains, the water flows down to the Zhao family's fields. Sister-in-law Zhao collects water by herself." It's not easy to take care of crops, Mrs. Chen San, you are not being kind in what you do!"

Qin Mengshang took a look and saw that it was really the case.

Fang's eyes flashed. She just saw that no one was nearby and dug to save trouble, but she didn't want to be caught by Ji.She hesitated and had nothing to say, fearing that Mr. Ji would settle a score with her, so she hurried away with her hoe on her shoulder.

Ji made a loud noise at Fang's back, cursed and went to block the ditch dug by Fang, then turned back to her own field to drain water. She turned around and heard Qin Mengshang calling her, and looked up.

Qin Mengshang put down his backpack, climbed down the earthen ladder, and gave her some fir mushrooms: "Sister-in-law Zhao, I picked a lot of fir mushrooms from the mountain. Let me get some for you."

Ji took a lot of care of her when she was working in the Hedi kitchen. The two families were also close, so human contact was necessary. If something happened in the future, it would be nice to have someone to help her.

When Ji saw the round and plump mushroom, Fang's anger suddenly dissipated, but thinking of the Zhou family's situation, she decisively refused.

"You can take it home and eat it yourself. You can find this stuff everywhere on the mountain. If you really can't finish it, you can just take it to the town and sell it."

Qin Mengshang didn't intend to dwell on this matter. He put the things aside and got down to business: "Sister-in-law, I think the water in this field is about two fingers deep. I'm afraid it will take some time before the ears are ready."

Speaking of this, Mrs. Ji became angry, scolded Mrs. Fang, and started to sigh again: "It rained for almost a month before it cleared up. It's lucky that the rice was not flooded. Today, Li Zheng said that these two days And rain”

Farmers depend on the sky for food. Whether they have a good harvest or a famine depends entirely on God.

Qin Mengshang peeled off the rice leaves, and there were green stem buds in the middle of the leaf sheaths. He thought the rice would start heading in early July, as long as it lasted through this period.

After Mrs. Ji finished talking to herself, she picked up the hoe and prepared to dig a trench: "It's getting late. I have to drain that black-hearted woman Fang out before dark."

"Sister-in-law, why don't you try digging a trench between two clusters of rice seedlings?"

"What kind of trenching method is this?" Ji asked, confused, "How do you dig trenches in the middle of the rice to drain water?"

Qin Mengshang explained: "The reason why there is water accumulation in the fields is because the slope is too flat. If the field of Li Zheng's family goes down, the water accumulation will not be too serious. If a ditch is dug between two clusters of rice seedlings, the middle Low and high on both sides, this way the rainwater will fall into the ditch, ensuring there is water in the fields and there is no need to worry about the rice being flooded.”

Mr. Ji heard the mist and mist, and said, "This is more than two acres of fields. I'm afraid we won't be able to finish digging trenches among the rice until tomorrow."

"This is also simple. Just divide the rice field into several pieces and dig a trench between the two pieces of rice."

After saying this, Ji felt that this method was feasible, and thought about it in her mind. Then she thought, how could Qin Mengshang be so familiar with farming?

Qin Mengshang used the old excuse: "I saw it in a book."

The trenching method she mentioned is very common in modern times, including the way she used to drain water in the school's experimental fields, but the equipment was more advanced.In ancient times, communications were underdeveloped and Yongzhou was located in a remote location. The villagers' knowledge of farming was only passed down through word of mouth, and they did not know many things.

"Sister-in-law, if you think it's feasible, you might as well try it."

Ji has been farming longer than she does, so it would be bad to talk too much. She has to let her figure it out.

Ji thought to herself, and didn't calm down until the person was far away.

Looking back, I saw the handful of fir mushrooms lying on the ridge of the field. I shook my head helplessly. After thinking about it, I decided to try the method Qin Mengshang said.

(End of this chapter)