Becoming a god starting from the weasel

Thinking of this, Niu Shan couldn't help but swallow.

Looking at Niu Shan's expression, Chen Yang couldn't help but find it amusing. He knew it was nothing more than some ordinary method; there wasn't much of a twist or turn involved. He shook his head and chuckled.

Although Chen Yang said this, Niu Shan dared not show the slightest disrespect. He quickly knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, "Please, Great Immortal, bestow your power!"

But with a burly man kneeling in front of him, Chen Yang felt uncomfortable and raised his hand to pull him up, but Niu Shan didn't budge.

Chen Yang then gave up and sat down on the steps in the backyard to start talking.

"After this drought, the main things we did were to rush to plant crops and prevent further disasters."

At this moment, Chen Yang was thinking about the knowledge he had learned in class in his previous life.

Having listened to Niu Shan's complaints, I gained some understanding of the general situation in Huangni'ao. It's not difficult to explain a few general methods.

"For pest control in the fields, especially after a severe drought, those field ridges still need to be reinforced."

"Otherwise, the fields will not only be unable to store water, but workers may also get injured while working."

"And then there's the matter of the water. We need to store the water and connect your fields with a few gaps."

"Remember to control the water level, otherwise the rice seeds will not have enough time to grow, and the seedlings will be very fragile and easily damage the roots."

Niu Shan had also made some discoveries about the knowledge Chen Yang mentioned. The rice seeds in the corners of the paddy fields always grew better than those in the middle when there was more rain, and when there was less water, they were often the ones whose roots were dried out the fastest.

So that's the reason. Although Niu Shan wasn't very clear about what bad roots and sun-dried roots were, he had been farming for most of his life, so he could instantly connect it with his previous farming experiences.

"With the magic bestowed by the immortals, we'll get through this year of disaster!" Niu Shan became more and more excited as he listened.

The proverb "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime" applies to the saying "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a lifetime." For Chen Yang, it was just a few casual words of advice, but for Niu Shan, it was a lifeline.

Seeing Niu Shan's happy expression, Chen Yang continued, "But that's not all. If we just do it this way, even if we plant them, the rice yield won't be very high."

"Remember what I'm about to say, as it's also related to insect control."

Upon hearing Chen Yang mention that it was related to insect control, Niu Shan became even more serious, recalling the insect infestation he had witnessed after a severe drought when he was young.

If they hadn't lived at the foot of the mountain and been able to find food in the mountains, they would have starved to death long ago, just like the people outside the village.

Seeing Niu Shan's frightened expression, Chen Yang couldn't help but sigh. In the eyes of ordinary people, disasters were indeed more terrifying than concrete floods and ferocious beasts.

Then Chen Yang continued, "After you finish repairing the field ridges, cut down all the weeds in the corners of the field, then burn them clean, and scatter the ashes throughout the field."

"Turn the soil over again, and remember to dig it at least a foot deep."

  

Chen Yang spoke these words with great seriousness, just as their teacher had earnestly taught them in their previous life.

After all, when disaster strikes, pest control is the most crucial thing, more important than fertilization or other knowledge.

Seeing Chen Yang's serious expression, Niu Shan, who had been diligently taking notes of every word Chen Yang said, made a point of memorizing "one foot" several times before silently nodding in agreement.

The insect eggs were almost all laid underground in the cracked earth.

If it weren't for the technological limitations at the time, flipping the ground almost two feet would have been the most effective method.

Then Chen Yang continued, "Remember, those fields need to be exposed to the sun for at least several days before you can plant anything."

"After doing this twice, repeat it once more the following year, and there won't be many insects left after the New Year."

"As for how to prevent insects, it's quite simple: just light a fire at night to attract the insects and burn them all to death."

After talking for a while, Chen Yang was losing interest, but it was still nice to talk about something occasionally, since he still needed to interact with people.

Chen Yang was happy, and Niu Shan, who was standing next to him, was also very excited. At this moment, Niu Shan's worldview seemed to have been reshaped. He never thought there was such a method.

Niu Shan was so excited that he didn't know what to do, so he could only kowtow again to thank the immortal for bestowing the magic.

They only stopped when Niu Shan's forehead was scraped and bleeding. However, Niu Shan wasn't afraid of the pain; he simply grabbed some red clay and smeared it on his forehead.

He believed in Chen Yang's method wholeheartedly, after all, how could the immortals be wrong?

He was so grateful for the divine gift that he couldn't even express his thanks!

Chen Yang smiled helplessly, glanced at the sky, and realized it was already past noon. If he didn't go back soon, it would be too late.

Then Chen Yang said, "I've said everything I needed to say. Now you can go down the mountain."

Seeing the sun in the sky, it was indeed as Chen Yang had said. The forest path was steep, and if they didn't go back soon, they would indeed be too late.

Niu Shan could only pick up the basket, then solemnly kowtowed to Chen Yang several times before carrying the basket of amaranth down the mountain.

Chen Yang stood at the entrance of the Taoist temple, hands behind his back, watching Niu Shan with a blank smile on his face as if he were thinking about something, and slowly descended the mountain with the basket on his back.

Chen Yang shook his head and returned to the Taoist temple. Just as he was about to go inside, the little red fox's voice came from behind him:

"Brother Chen Yang, why did you go out the door? Did some guests come recently?"

The little red fox was still sleepy-eyed and yawning, clearly having just woken up.

Chen Yang said, "Only one person came."

Upon hearing that someone from the Taoist temple had just arrived, the little red fox was both surprised and delighted: "Where? Let me see."

Seeing the little red fox's excited expression, Chen Yang said, "That person has already left."

The little red fox said helplessly, "Alright."

"But why didn't you go out directly today, but instead came to say hello?"

On ordinary days, the little red fox would go straight up the mountain to play as soon as it woke up, without saying anything to him.

The little red fox scratched its head and then said, "Brother Chen Yang, I've come to say goodbye. I'm going back to the mountains."

"Oh? Going back to the mountain?"

Hearing Chen Yang's question, the little red fox also said, "Although the Taoist temple is nice, and Brother Chen Yang is here, it's still more comfortable in the mountains. My injury has almost healed."

"However, I will definitely come to visit you, Brother Chen Yang, whenever I have free time."

Chen Yang nodded after hearing this: "Alright, then you should be more careful and not do anything as reckless as you did before."

Chen Yang was naturally referring to the fight with the pheasant, while the little red fox chuckled.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, the little red fox left the Taoist temple and ran off to some unknown mountain.

Without the little red fox's playful antics, Chen Yang was somewhat unaccustomed to it.

But life goes on. Since we have new farming tools today, let's start cultivating a field and plant some other things in the future.

Chen Yang then picked up a hoe and went to the backyard to continue hoeing the ground.