My 1978 Hotel

"Hurry up and get some more sawdust and grass foam."

Li Feng saw that the children had already received pig manure, sawdust, and grass, so he grabbed a handful of pig manure. "Look carefully, this pig manure was specially sent by the pig farm, and the urine-to-manure ratio is very good."

"Just add a little sawdust and grass foam and it will be fine."

Li Feng gave an approximate ratio. "The ratio of pig manure to sawdust and grass foam is ten to one. Take a look." As he spoke, Li Feng mixed the grass foam, sawdust, and pig manure together, turning it over several times and holding a handful in his hand.

“The humidity is just right, and there’s no water seeping out.”

Li Feng looked at the children. "Don't just stare. Give it a try. It's fine if you can squeeze it into a ball without it leaking out. Of course, it can't be too dry. The humidity should be higher in this weather."

"Oh, and add some straw too."

Li Feng saw that Li Ran and his children were only making small things like straw stalks, and were not happy at home.

"Why add such a long straw?"

Not only the little guys were curious, Wu Jing and Chen Long covered their noses with one hand and pinched the dung ball with the other. It was a really wonderful collection of pictures.

“Increase the contact area.”

Li Feng grabbed a handful of chopped straw. "First, turn it over evenly. Later, we'll pile it up like a small hill. Then, add a layer of mud. Since this is a small manure pile, an outer layer of mud is essential."

"why?"

"Because your compost pile is too small."

Li Feng knocked Li Ran, causing him to glare at him, but Li Feng ignored him completely. "This causes the fermentation temperature to rise too quickly, failing to achieve the desired sterilization and insecticide effects. Furthermore, the temperature is insufficient for complete fermentation, which also affects the fertility."

"The most important thing is that if the raw fertilizer is not fermented fully, it will burn the crops. Do you understand?"

Li Feng wanted to hit Li Ran again as he spoke. Not to mention that it was really difficult for him to hit him on the head when he was at home, as it might cause trouble. But now, hehe, he was really addicted to hitting him.

"If you knock again, I'll get angry."

Li Ran looked very angry and raised the pig dung ball in his hand. If you come again, I won’t be polite to you.

"Very stingy."

"cut."

Li Ran rolled his eyes and said, "One hit is enough. Why are you hitting me a second time? If you weren't my dad, I would have thrown a dung ball at you long ago."

"Mud, wait a minute, my brother and I will go and load it."

Li Feng looked at them. "Make sure to evenly mix the pig manure. Cousin, don't be afraid to try, it's quite warm."

"what."

Liu Wen couldn't make up her mind for a long time. Pig manure was really disgusting and she couldn't accept it. Li Feng saw that and had no choice but to help her. She couldn't just watch everyone else learn seriously.

"It's not a big deal."

“This is pig manure.”

Liu Wen wanted to bite Li Feng to death. What a bad guy, so disgusting! Liu Wen shook her hands, but there was a lot of pig manure on them, and she couldn't get rid of it no matter how hard she tried. "Stop shaking, look at Wu Jing and Chen Long, you've got it all over their faces."

"what."

Liu Wen didn't notice it yet. Wu Jing and Chen Long looked at Li Feng speechlessly. "Boss Li, you should have told us earlier so that we could stay away from you. Now look what we have done. What a sin!" The two looked at Li Feng with bitter faces.

"It's okay. Studies have shown that hyaluronic acid is good for the skin. There is also urine in this pig manure, so maybe it's good for the skin too." When Li Feng said this, Wu Jing and Chen Long rolled their eyes. Although it was all urine, it was still urine.

The two still couldn't accept it. After Liu Wen heard what Li Feng said, she secretly decided to never use cosmetics containing hyaluronic acid again. It was too disgusting.

"Okay, take your time to learn. By the way, Li Ran, each of you will lift 50 kilograms first. Cousin, cousin, you guys, please work harder and lift 100 kilograms each." Li Feng said with a smile. "Okay, little brother, let's go and pull the silt."

In the afternoon, everyone at the reservoir was digging out silt. Who wouldn't want the best silt? Of course, all of it belonged to the brigade. Li Feng planned to buy it for fifty cents or one yuan each, with an ox cart, so the price was fair.

"You kid, just wait for the off-duty workers to come back and pull it. You don't have to pay."

Han Futian said as he wrote the note, "Why waste such money?"

"How can this be considered taking advantage of the public? Besides, I don't need this little money. I can't help much with the team, but I can't be a drag, right?" Li Feng said with a smile. "Uncle Futian, I'll be going back first."

"Get busy."

"This kid."

Although Li Feng didn't say it explicitly, Han Futian understood what this kid was thinking. "Very good."

"One more dollar means ten more kilograms of relief food."

Han Futian put the money away and continued to supervise everyone digging the silt. He couldn't count on the crops this year, but as long as God didn't get angry in the spring of next year, there would definitely be a good harvest. This was excellent fertilizer.

Back home, Li Ran, Wu Xiaotian, the Zheng Guanwen brothers, Chen Zian, and Zhang Xiaole had almost finished turning over the pig manure pile. "Pretty fast."

"Who else hasn't finished turning it?"

"Chen Jingyi."

Li Ran pointed at Chen Jingyi, but Chen Zian and Zhang Xiaole quickly turned the dung over. Li Feng hadn't asked for help. "Take a look yourself first. Grab a few handfuls, roll them into balls, and check the moisture level. Too dry or too wet won't do."

"understood."

Li Ran wanted to talk a lot, but he was afraid that his father would take advantage of his presence to scold him.

Li Feng nodded, checking everything. The task progress bar was good. Liu Wen also covered her nose and turned over a pile of pig manure. Li Feng checked the humidity and found it was fine. "Wait, everyone, pick a place in the nearby woods and we'll start the second step."

Because it was a small pile, Li Feng chose bottling fermentation and constructed a jar with silt, leaving only a few air holes, which was similar to putting it into a jar. This fermentation method is suitable for small composting piles.

The downside is that each time the pile is turned, new silt needs to be added. Fortunately, the reservoir will not be completely cleared of silt anytime soon. "Everyone remember their own pile and remember to check it every day."

"In the early stage, it was turned over once every three or four days."

"And flip it?"

Liu Wen didn't expect that there is so much knowledge involved in piling up manure. It is really not easy to do this kind of land. The price of fertilizer is too high now. In poor mountainous areas like Hanjiaba, there is no money to buy fertilizer. Even if you want to buy it, you can't get it because you have no channels.

Manure piling is the only source of fertilizer, so every family has the task of piling manure every year. Those who raise pigs are still better off, but those who don’t have pigs may have to go out to pick up manure. But now, who can poop outside except the kids?

Uncle Waibo's family had all had their share of jokes. It was common for kids to come home to poop and pee, only to poop in their pants after finally being unable to hold it in. If a kid pooped outside, adults with bad tempers would inevitably give them a beating.

Good things should be kept within the family. People even take their pee home with them. This is no joke. Some people really do this. Of course, there are always times when they can't hold it anymore, so they develop the habit of picking up manure before dawn. Of course, there is nothing to pick up in Hanjiaba.

Each family's precious grains and other things were not willing to be exposed. These were all treasures in the pile of manure. Of course, Li Feng couldn't bear it anymore and turned over the yellow and white things.

Pig manure is okay, but for Liu Wen, even mud is disgusting to her.

"Of course, turning the manure is an extremely important step if you want to make a good compost pile."

"In the early stages, I usually turn the pile every three to five days, and in the later stages, every week or ten days," Li Feng said. "When turning the pile, I need to break up any lumps, and if the moisture level is low, I need to add more water. It's a bit troublesome."

"It's so troublesome."

Not to mention Liu Wen, Wu Jing and Chen Long all felt their heads buzzing. The kids were fine though. They thought it was fun to seal the manure pile with mud, especially the small mud towers formed in their hands, which was so exciting.

This saves a lot of trouble. There is no need to worry about these little kids not learning how to pile manure seriously. In fact, few of these kids have come into contact with silt, especially making manure piles with silt. I am afraid they have never heard of it, so it is normal that they think it is fun.

"Okay, that's enough. Let's pack up and go home."

Li Feng clapped his hands. These kids were addicted to playing. It was really laughable.

"Just go back, why are you making so much noise?"

Li Ran seemed to be used to being confronted, and said it subconsciously.

"Are you itchy, kid?"

"cut."

Li Ran snorted and ran away quickly. His dad was really good at scolding him. "By the way, Lao Deng, we've given you all our money. Remember to buy meat tomorrow."

"Go, put this money aside for now."

"why?"

Li Ran was not happy, but the other kids also got excited. This money was earned by their hard work in fishing. It could be said that it was the first time in their lives that they really earned money. If Li Feng took the money, they would definitely not do it.

"We just had fish. Wait a while. When you leave, I'll buy you some meat. Is that okay?"

Li Feng looked at Li Ran, Wu Xiaotian and the other children. "Okay then."

They looked at each other and nodded, and decided to put it aside for now and buy some meat for everyone when they left.

"Then Lao Deng, can you help us make it then? Then we can treat everyone to meat together."

This kid Li Ran posed a difficult problem for Li Feng.

"Okay, but let's make a deal. You must behave well these next few days and don't cause any trouble for me."

Li Feng put forward his own conditions. He had to go to the county in the next two days, so he could only leave this place to Li Muchen or Liu Wen and others to help take care of it. He was really afraid that Li Ran would cause trouble if he left.

"understood."

Li Ran muttered, thinking he was a three-year-old kid, causing trouble, and not being too well-behaved at home. But when he thought about having to eat black steamed bread again at night, he thought, forget it, just hold on for a while. Li Ran felt that black steamed bread was okay, and he could eat anything.

"Wait."

Li Feng went into the house and gave each of them a few candies. After all, a slap in the face is worth a sweet reward. These children performed well in the afternoon. When it was time to collect pig manure, even though Chen Jingyi was crying, she still collected the pig manure herself and mixed it in. Although her brother helped her from behind, she participated in the whole process.

This is quite good. They can cry but not make a fuss. After all, these children are not Han Mingchang and the others. It is already very good that they can do this.

"Li Ran, why are you so generous this time?"

Wu Xiaotian stuffed the candy into his mouth as soon as he got it. Li Ran glanced at him. "Aren't you going to take it back and share it with everyone?"

"what?"

Wu Xiaotian was stunned. "Then I'll eat one and take the rest back."

"Then I'll eat one too."

Zheng Guanwen, Zheng Guanwu and the others put the candies in their pockets after hearing what Wu Xiaotian and Li Ran said.

"I'll go back and eat."

"Sister Dadi and the others have never eaten milk candy."

Chen Jingyi's voice was a little hoarse. She cried for quite a while in the afternoon, while turning over pig manure. This girl was quite interesting.

"Then we won't eat."

Chen Zian and Zhang Xiaole paused as they were about to peel the candy wrappers. "Toffees are just average, actually. I still prefer chocolate."

"Me too."

"Actually, I don't usually eat candy."

Zheng Guanwen also stuffed the candy he was about to open back into his pocket, which made Wu Xiaotian burst into tears. "What should I do? I already ate it."

"It's okay, just a candy."

Li Ran smiled and patted Wu Xiaotian's arm, but Wu Xiaotian's shoulders were too high for him to reach. "We just don't like candy."

"Oh."

Wu Xiaotian suddenly felt like he was really just a child, not as sensible as Chen Jingyi.

"It's really okay, Fatty."

Seeing Wu Xiaotian's sad face, Li Ran took out a candy, peeled it open, and stuffed it into his mouth. "Actually, no one likes it."

"Really?"

"Of course. Let's go."

"Oh."

Wu Xiaotian suddenly felt that Li Ran was a very nice person. He had been complaining a little bit because Li Ran's father had cheated them, but that immediately disappeared. "Li Ran, see you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow."

Li Ran waved his hand and returned to his sister-in-law's house to greet Han Mingchang, his sister, and his brother. "Look what delicious food my brother brought you."

"Ah, toffee."

"Give."

Li Ran smiled and handed some candies to Han Mingchang.

"Hey, take them all. These are for you. I just ate."

Seeing that each person only took one, Li Ran picked up the candies and stuffed them all at once. "Eat one first and leave the rest."

"Ah."

Li Ran smiled. At this moment he felt like an older brother.

The other children also went back to share the candies with the children from other families, and seemed to have integrated into their new home at this moment.

"Ah."

Li Feng rubbed his nose. "Who cares about me?" he thought. "Never mind. Clean up and wash your hands. They've been stinking all afternoon." Fortunately, the mission was completed by 40%, and even Chen Jingyi, who had the worst performance, had passed 30%.

As for Liu Wen, her score was a bit low, just 35%, not even as good as Wu Xiaotian and the others. He would have to talk to her later. At this rate, Li Feng was really worried that he wouldn't be able to complete the 50% task. Learning manure composting didn't require 100% completion; as long as 50% was achieved, it would be enough.

Otherwise, just the time it takes to pile up the manure alone is too much for these kids to complete unless they do it three or five times. After all, it would take at least two months to successfully pile up the manure. Fortunately, the system is quite user-friendly.

"Boss Li."

Seeing Li Feng washing his hands, Wu Jing and Chen Long also came over. It was really smelly. As for Liu Wen, she had just washed several times. "Where is Teacher Liu?"

"Inside the house."

"It's hard for a girl."

Chen Long is a little bit licking, Li Feng muttered. "Yeah, after all, Teacher Liu has never been exposed to it, so you'll get used to it."

"Just get used to it?"

Wu Jing and Chen Long thought that this habit was really scary.

"By the way, Boss Li, are you going to the county town tomorrow?"

Wu Jing quickly changed the subject and decided not to talk about the manure pile. She really didn't want to recall it.

"Yes, this is a delivery of furniture."

Li Feng said with a smile. "Also, there's a prize I need to claim from the county."

"award?"

Wu Jing and Chen Long thought to themselves, you are from a modern society, and you are able to receive an award, don’t be ridiculous.

"Yes, he has written several articles and started a pig farming project. I participated in some research." Wow, Wu Jing and Chen Long looked at Li Feng in surprise. This Boss Li is indeed not an ordinary person.

Apart from other things, in just the past few days, he has learned kung fu, can drive a cart, is a good cook, has great strength, can spear fish, can fish, can appraise treasures, and now he is writing articles. Writing articles and copying is fine, but this person can also raise pigs and become an expert in pig farming.

Really, he is too omnipotent, he must be cheating, no, it seems that this Boss Li really has cheats, he can travel across time and space, forget it, I don’t want to think about it anymore, I don’t want to compete with monsters.

"What happen to you guys?"

Li Feng muttered, "Why are you looking at me so strangely?" "Are you not used to living here? That's normal. I wasn't used to it when I first came here either. I'll get you some good food later to make up for it."

"nice one?"

"South China tiger meat, how's it? Good stuff."

"What's the matter?"

"Don't shout, this is nothing strange."

Li Feng asked someone to get it. He said he got it a few days ago. It was a piece of meat weighing about ten pounds. It was just salted meat, not fresh meat. But it didn't matter. There weren't many opportunities to eat wild South China tigers.

"Boss Li, you're not kidding, are you?"

"What's the big deal? Maybe we can kill one ourselves when we go into the mountains." Of course, Li Feng was joking. Killing a tiger was fine, but thinking about the little leopard he had at home, he could try the leopard meat.

"Woo woo woo." The little leopard seemed to sense Li Feng's murderous intent and rubbed Li Feng's legs in grievance. "Okay, stop making trouble." (End of this chapter)