Era: I was a farmer at the foot of Yaoling Mountain

Chapter 15: Secretly Planting Sweet Potatoes
Fang Ping started to go to work every day, and Fang Wei took time out to stay with Wu Maosheng to ask him for some breeding knowledge.

This is done for Zheng Xianfa and others to see. If he comes up with any results in the future, he will have something to say, right?
"Fang Wei, what a pity! You should go to high school or agricultural university."

Wu Maosheng was perfunctory at first, but within two days he discovered that Fang Wei's ability to understand was simply incredible.

The other party can not only remember what he says, but also understand it deeply and even apply it to other situations.

It is hard to find such a student even with a lantern.

"Mr. Wu, you are too kind."

Fang Wei didn't consider himself a genius, but in his previous life, he had indeed learned knowledge in this area, which was even more comprehensive and advanced than what Wu Maosheng said.

Don't say too much about this issue. Even he himself will feel embarrassed if you say too much.

"The province has previously intended to cultivate new rice varieties, but this work is not only tedious but also very time-consuming, often taking several years or even ten years."

Wu Maosheng felt that the two were doing useless work, but he was also very pleased to be able to teach a student in this remote mountain area.

But the basic work still needs to be done, even if it's just for show.

He then asked Fang Wei to find the team leader, hoping that the team could allocate a test field for breeding work.

The experimental field does not need to be too large, one acre is enough.

Fang Wei went to find Zheng Xianfa and told him what Wu Maosheng meant.

"Next year, maybe. This year's summer planting season has already passed, and there's no time left. Fang Wei, I asked you to follow Old Wu so that you could learn some real skills. Do you understand?"

Zheng Xianfa cannot openly let Wu Maosheng serve as a technician, but he can let Fang Wei learn from him.

Fang Wei is the "scholar" in the team, and it would be difficult for someone else to do the job.

"I understand! Captain, I'll be leaving now. You're busy."

Fang only had his own ideas. He agreed with his mouth, but put all these things behind him as soon as he left the team headquarters.

He has no time to work on hybrid rice for the time being; the most pressing matter is how to survive this year of disaster.

"Third Brother Fang, wait for me."

He hadn't walked far when he heard someone calling him from behind.

Looking back, it turned out to be Zheng Hu.

"Is something wrong?"

"Well, my dad said he'd go to your house tonight, so I just happened to meet you and tell you about it."

"You don't have to be so polite! Are you feeling better now?"

"I'm completely fine, nothing's wrong with me. By the way, are you going hunting in the mountains soon? We'd like to have some company."

Zheng Hu had long forgotten the unpleasantness between them. He now particularly admired Fang Wei, thinking that although he was young, he was a capable person.

He has been wanting to find the other person these days, but he just couldn't find an excuse.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, he invited Fang Wei to go hunting in the mountains together.

"You really have forgotten the pain after the wound has healed! Let's talk about hunting later. I'm very busy lately and don't have time."

Fang Wei really has no time, especially this year. He always feels like there is a whip behind him whipping him, and he dare not stop for a moment.

He had no problem with Zheng Hu now, but he was just too lazy to mess around with a bunch of boys.

They still go into the mountains to hunt, and it's lucky they don't lose their lives in the mountains.

"Oh, I'll leave first."

Zheng Hu turned around and left dejectedly. For some reason, he had been trying to get along well with Fang Wei recently, but the other party didn't seem to be buying it.

night.

The Zheng family father and son came to Fang Ping's house carrying some [glutinous rice noodles] and [sesame balls].

This thing may look insignificant, but few people in the village can afford it.

The Zheng father and son expressed their gratitude again, and then Fang Wei saw them out the door.

"Hu Zi, I'm really busy lately. I'll come find you when I'm free."

Zheng Hu's little thoughts naturally could not be hidden from Fang Wei, and in the end he accepted the other party's kindness.

"Okay, let's talk when you're free."

Zheng Hu was very happy and went home with his father.

While working, the Fang brothers collected some miscellaneous fertilizers in the mountains and transported them to the newly reclaimed land in the valley to use as base fertilizer.

Then you also need to prepare wood ash, which can be used as rooting fertilizer when planting the sweet potato seedlings.

Fang Ping and his wife had to go to work from time to time, but Fang Wei had more free time. He used the excuse of learning breeding knowledge from Wu Maosheng and could earn a lot of work points without doing any work.

this day.

The sweet potato stems and leaves in the private plot are mature and can be transplanted.

Fang Wei calculated that the seedling period was only about ten days, which was more than a week earlier than expected.

Moreover, these stems and leaves look very strong and green, which is pleasing to the eye.

"The seedlings are growing so quickly this time? Third brother, we can prepare for transplanting now."

Afterwards, Fang Ping came over and saw the scene in front of him, and couldn't help but feel extremely surprised.

He took his third brother to start cutting the seedlings, and then tied them up in bundles with straw ropes.

The next day, before daybreak, they each carried a large backpack and went into the mountains. The mountain path was difficult to navigate, so they could only carry a few seedlings at a time; if they took more, they would not be able to climb the mountain.

When they arrived at the field, the two brothers began to plant.

The fields have been ridged. Anyway, this piece of land is quite large, so it will be better to plant in ridges.

Fang Wei first planted in the designated area, and his elder brother planned to plant some peanuts and pumpkins on the extra land.

The soil here is good, but it's too far from Murakami. No matter how much land they reclaim, the two of them won't be able to take care of it all.

After planting, water the plants to help them take root. Make sure the water is thorough, and there is no need to water them frequently afterwards.

The two brothers worked hard for several days before completing the work.

The main reason is that it is easy to get water, otherwise it would not be so fast.

After finishing his work, Fang Wei slept soundly for the whole day. He was exhausted these days, mainly because he had to go out early and come back late every day, and he had to work after walking on the mountain road. Even the best physical fitness could not bear it.

When he woke up from his sleep, he felt refreshed.

I checked the harvest and it was pretty good.

Harvest crops, "Points +204"

The total points reached 205 points, which is 5 points away from the promotion to level 295 of [Land] → [Farmland] → [Planting Area].

The further you go, the more points you need to upgrade.

Now he needs to make a choice: should he continue to wait for the planting area to be promoted to level 5, or should he upgrade the hunting area first?

Finally, I gritted my teeth and decided to upgrade the planting area first.

He has now completely immersed himself in his current identity. As a farmer, he always has a deep attachment to the land.

The issue we consider every day is how to make the crops grow healthily so that we can have a good harvest.

morning.

He went to work in the team, and today's task was to weed.

I went back to eat at noon, and before I even entered the door, I heard my sister-in-law arguing with someone.

"Did my chickens come into your house this morning?"

"Yes, I came here, but I was sent back. What do you want to talk about?"

"This morning I touched the chicken's butt and it was about to lay an egg, but when I went out and came back, the egg was gone. Is it with you?"

"Bullshit! I haven't even seen the eggshell, how can there be an egg?"

My sister-in-law and Aunt Hua next door had a big fight over an egg.

The eldest brother hadn't returned yet, so Fang Wei had no choice but to go forward and persuade him. They were from the same village, and it wasn't worth it to quarrel over an egg.

"Aunt Hua, did your chickens lay eggs outside?"

It would have been fine if Fang Wei hadn't said this, but once he did, Aunt Hua's scolding became even harsher.

(End of this chapter)