Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 207: Beating Cotton Embryos

"Okay, just put it on first, and then shake it off when you go back to dry it."

It's almost done, so there's no need to knock down every last rapeseed seed, so just start bagging it.

There are about three acres of land here. I harvested six bags of rapeseed and estimated that it would weigh at most 600 kilograms.

After tying up the chickens, the two men started to rest again because they were so tired.

"Dad, can I earn 200 from this acre of land?"

The old man took a deep puff of his cigarette and exhaled heavily.

"It's tough. The yield per mu is about 200 catties. Now it costs 150 yuan per catty. Excluding the cost of fertilizer, the maximum yield is about yuan per mu."

"What if we sow the seeds as seedlings?" In the spring, we sowed seeds directly to save trouble, so the low yield is understandable.

"The weather is good this year, and I estimate the yield per mu from sowing seedlings is 300 kilograms. I can make 300 yuan per mu."

Including cotton, an acre of land can be sold for over a thousand yuan. After deducting fertilizers and pesticides, it is possible to have eight or nine hundred yuan left. Of course, the premise is that the harvest is good.

His family estimates that they can harvest over 1,000 kilograms of rapeseed from their six acres of land this year. Since they have made money this year, they don't have to sell the rapeseed and can directly send it to be pressed for oil.

I can squeeze out about 300 to 400 kilograms and send some to my eldest sister and grandfather. Now I also want to send some to my father-in-law's family. It may not be enough for our own consumption.

The two greedy guys at home need to eat enough oily dishes, otherwise they won’t be able to finish them.

Father Qin began to feel happy again when he thought of his daughter-in-law. Twins, a boy and a girl! After dinner tonight, he would go out and brag about them before going home. He wanted to make his second son and the others envious.

When Qin Dahe saw his old father's arrogant look, he knew what he was thinking and he was in a good mood.

Both men worked much faster today.

When I got home, there were actually quite a few people there, including my eldest sister and brother-in-law.

When Qin's mother went out, the news basically spread, and Erhu and his wife came over as soon as they heard the news.

Ah Mei leaned close to Yanyan. She hadn't checked yet and was enjoying the joy.

"Ce, you are awesome." Erhu gave him a thumbs up when he saw him.

"Haha, let me tell you, I'm very powerful." Qin Dahe said proudly.

Everyone was impressed. Not only could she make money, but she was also so good at giving birth to children, having two at a time.

I said hello to my elder sister, and she also sent over some snacks, all of which the little girl liked.

Yanyan was so proud at this time that she and her brother were so powerful.

When it was time for dinner, everyone dispersed.

There were also things to do in town, so my eldest sister was taken back home by my brother-in-law on a three-wheeled motorcycle.

At this time, Yanyan's parents also came over and they had dinner here in the evening.

Knowing that their daughter was pregnant with twins, the old couple was in a very good mood and had already come here in the afternoon.

The dinner was even more sumptuous, with braised pork, stewed duck, and a mandarin fish bought from Uncle San.

These are all Yanyan’s favorite foods. Now she is the oldest in the family, so the meals are arranged according to her taste.

Qin Dahe also got a full belly.

After dinner, Auntie and Yanyan went upstairs to talk, while Father Qin continued drinking with Grandpa.

The two old men were in a good mood and felt very comfortable sipping their wine.

"Old buddy, this girl is really nice." Qin's father said with emotion.

"Haha, of course." Grandpa didn't care even though his face was flushed from drinking. He loudly talked about how hard it was to raise Yanyan.

He only had one daughter, and in the 1990s he could earn 10,000 to 20,000 yuan a year as a carpenter, so naturally he was willing to spend money on his daughter.

"Let's take these two grandsons for a stroll together later. It will be so proud."

"I just can't have more children."

"Yeah, it's a pity."

Yanyan knew she could have children just by looking at the note. If the control was relaxed, raising four or five children would be a piece of cake for their two families.

The attic was also bustling with activity, with four people including Qin Dahe up there.

Yanyan's face flushed with excitement, and her little mouth kept talking about the checkup during the day. She repeated it several times and was still smiling.

"I will stay at home to take care of the children from now on. Anyway, both father and I can earn money." Qin's mother held Yanyan's little hand, thinking about buying gold jewelry in her heart.

Before getting married, my son promised to buy 100 grams of gold for the other party. At that time, because he was short of money, he only bought ordinary three kinds of gold, about grams. I will make up for it later.

"Old sister, if you can't carry it, I'll help you. It's just a few steps away."

"Okay, I'll ask you to come along then."

"Haha, that's great. I'll have a grandson to take care of me when I'm old."

Everyone knew that after the young couple got married, Qin Dahe would definitely be responsible for the old carpenter and his wife's retirement, and Qin's mother and others didn't care.

The two families are close, so it doesn't matter who takes care of the child.

Qin Dahe had a smile on his face as he was busy roasting walnuts.

I'm going to share this with everyone right after it's baked, but my mother and Yanyan's mother said they don't want to eat it, so let Yanyan eat it.

I have two babies in my belly, so I need to eat more.

"Dahe, didn't you buy some barbecue ingredients? Go back to the other side and catch a lamb and kill it. We have a refrigerator at home."

"Well, I'll go after I'm done with my work." I still have to thresh rapeseed from two other plots of land tomorrow. I'll never be able to finish the work.

"Let's catch it tomorrow morning. I'll stay at home with Yanyan now." Mother Qin said with a smile.

They are twins, a boy and a girl. You have to keep an eye on your wife.

Yanyan's mother also gave him 200 yuan.

"That's not necessary, we have money."

"Just take it when I tell you to. Why are you talking so much? Buy my daughter some more food."

In the end, the money was accepted.

The old carpenter couple only has this one daughter, so they must be very concerned about her.

It wasn't until after eight o'clock in the evening that the house became quiet.

Qin Dahe was smoking with his father in the house in front, and he talked about the rapeseed matter by the way.

"Don't plant? You'll lose a lot of money." The old man curled his lips. It would be great to plant two crops.

"Look, it takes us a month to grow rapeseed in a year, and it takes a lot of labor to plant the land."

"If we had that much time, we could go fishing and set up the nets and earn the thousand or so yuan."

The father and son were so exhausted during this period that they didn't even go to put out the shrimp cages at night.

The old man smacked his lips, it seemed to be true, but what farmer doesn't farm?

Qin's mother washed the dishes at this time, and when she saw what the father and son were talking about, she walked over.

"There's no need to plant it anymore. Fishing in the river is great right now."

"Tsk, no matter how awesome you are, can you compare to me?" the old man said disdainfully.

Thinking of Qin's father's record, Qin Dahe felt a little short of breath for a moment, and decided to go back and catch the big fish.

"Then we won't plant it this year. It's too troublesome."

"Row."

Qin Dahe stepped on the cigarette butt and went to bed early at night because he had to get up early the next day.

It took another two days to thresh the rapeseed and set a big fire.

The flames shot up into the sky like a fire dragon, swirling in the sky.

Most people who say this stuff is polluting have never worked on the land. Straw ash is a first-class fertilizer. After burning it, you can just scoop it up and you don't have to move the platycodon, which is a hassle.

There has been smoke in the village these days, and the smell of burning straw is everywhere.

When the wind blows, people are covered with dust.

Then they started planting cotton. This year, Qin Dahe made a hole drill using a wheel hub. It was borrowed from Erhu's family some time ago and they tried it out. The effect was pretty good.

Early that morning, the three members of the Qin family took the excavator and went to the fields to start working.

Yanyan's mother came home to accompany her. The old carpenter's family did not get any land, so they were really idle at the moment.

When I have time, I will naturally come over to spend time with my daughter and help my in-laws cook lunch.

"This thing is really easy to use. Two people can just push the wheels." The old couple marveled as they pushed the wheels in front.

As long as you hold on to it and walk along, the steel ring will poke out standard holes, just enough to put the cotton embryos in.

Qin Dahe picked up the cotton embryos and put them in after digging the holes, and threw two grains of fertilizer in at the same time.

Then cover it with some broken soil.

Father Qin and the others worked too fast, so he could only work hard and slowly bury the embryo.

At this time, the cotton seedlings have grown into a stalk, and they are emerald green and look very pleasing to the eye.

Although rapeseed will not be planted this year, cotton must be planted.

Qin Dahe knew in his heart that even if he became rich, his parents would still continue to farm, as was the case in their previous life.

So he didn't say anything about not farming. The real thing was to help his parents with their work.

Soon the embryos were used up, so I went back to the nursery to get more embryos and then went back to continue planting.

It took two loads of embryos to clean up one field. The efficiency is really low and I am exhausted.

At this moment, Qin's father and the others had finished digging the hole.

This year we have a hole punch so it’s not so tiring. Digging holes requires hard pressing and is not an easy job.

After they finished their work, they each picked out a seedling and, like Qin Dahe, started to plant the seedlings.

We finished working on the land here in just one morning, and then we have to transplant the seedlings.

The seedlings were directly packed into baskets and placed on the boat, and then taken to the other two plots of land to dry in the afternoon.

The nursery has to be restored to normal farmland by filling it with soil and then planting the seedlings.

The last step is watering. Qin Dahe found it too troublesome, so he dragged the motor over in the morning.

A hose of dozens of meters can directly spray the entire field.

The electricity was drawn from the Third Master and it was done in just a few minutes. He threw two packs of cigarettes over and didn't bother to calculate the electricity bill.

It's already 11 o'clock in the morning. I left home at 5:30 in the morning before dawn. I work really fast.

"Lan'er, go back and prepare the meal, then find me in the west."

"Okay, then let's leave the river here to irrigate the fields." Mother Qin looked at her son who was working with a water pipe.

Farming is really a very particular thing. I haven't seen other people using electricity to irrigate the fields. At most, they use diesel engines to soak the fields.

But he doesn't need to do that at home. When the water rises, he can just dig the ridge of the field and soak it directly. It's very convenient.

"I know. I'll go to the west field to eat later."

Today the whole family was determined to work in the fields all day and plant the seedlings directly.

After watering, put the electric pump here with San Ye first and get it later.

There is no electricity in the fields to the west, so this labor-saving method cannot be used.

I sat on the edge of the field to rest for a while, lit a cigarette, and took a deep breath with satisfaction.

My shoulders and waist are still sore. This thing is not very adaptable. I feel tired all the time if I keep doing it. At most, I will get used to this kind of tiredness after a long time.

The weather did not turn out as Qin's father and his friends had hoped, and it did not rain after they dried the rapeseed.

The continuous sunny weather has raised the temperature to 31 or 32 degrees.

I guess if the sun keeps shining brightly for a while, we’ll officially enter summer mode.

The young face under the straw hat was already red with heat, and sweat was flowing down his neck to his body, soaking his clothes with sweat.

He went straight to the river near Sanye's house and took off his shorts and clothes.

Then he jumped in to cool down for a while, came out again, rinsed his clothes and shorts with water, wrung them dry, and put them back on.

Now I feel better.

After washing and feeling refreshed, I went back to the fields to the west.

When they arrived, Qin's father and mother were already making preparations, stomping the cotton embryos one by one and placing them in various places in the field.

Save time when planting later.

Seeing Qin Dahe coming, he greeted him and asked him to start eating first.

If someone cooks at home, it saves a lot of time.

Qin Dahe picked up the rice bowl and saw the braised duck, which made his mouth water. There was also an egg and some Chinese dishes on the side.

As soon as the delicious food entered my stomach, I felt stronger.

He picked up the kettle and took a big sip before going forward to start planting the seedlings.

The two plots of land on the west side are not far from each other. Their village distributes land based on the principle of proximity, so the three plots of land are very close to each other.

It is also next to the water, so it is very convenient to transport things. You can just drive a boat.

Because the embryos had been prepared, planting was very quick, but watering the soil was a bit tiring.

Fill a large iron kettle and pour water along the way using a nozzle.

The seedlings at this stage are relatively weak and cannot be irrigated with a ladle, so you can only pour water on them.

If there is no water halfway through watering, you have to go back to get water and then come back to water again.

Before the water was even half poured, the old couple went to work on another field, leaving this one to their son.

Qin Dahe was so dry that sweat was dripping from his body. When he went to the river to fetch water, he felt better after pouring a bucket of water on himself.

Then I continued to water the plants, thinking whether I should ask the village to build a transformer here so they can get electricity.

But it's just a thought. The land has been irrigated manually for so many years, and he is the only one with so many ideas.

Just after dinner, his parents were busy and he was too embarrassed to smoke.

By now I had already felt the urge to smoke, so after watering the fields I sat directly on the edge of the field, lit a cigarette happily and took a deep puff, feeling refreshed all over.

When I think about the life in big cities in later generations, my body is indeed not that tired, but I feel very tired from the bottom of my heart.

I am so tired that I even dream of returning to the countryside. Now I am really sitting on the edge of the field. Even though I am physically tired, I feel particularly at ease.

After recovering some strength, I picked up my things and went to work in another area.

The family of three worked together to water the fields until after six o'clock.

It's getting dark, so we have to speed up.

The surrounding fields are generally like this. People start working before dawn and go home after it is completely dark.

The best time for planting is during this period, so we must seize the opportunity.

By the time I was done, it was pitch dark.

Since he didn't bring a light today, Qin Dahe found a thick stick, wrapped some discarded plastic film around it, and lit it to serve as a torch.

After the mechanical boat started to shake, Qin's father sat at the stern and began to steer the boat.

The family of three sat quietly on the boat, too tired to talk. The cigarettes in the father and son's mouths flickered, and the night wind blew, making the place particularly peaceful.

(End of this chapter)