Chapter 196 Planting Rapeseed

December 3035

The late spring cold snap has passed and the temperature is gradually rising. After the rapeseed seeds have been dried, Zhao Yeqing checks the wheat seeds, picks one up and bites it gently.

Well, it will be about the same in two or three days.

Now there are about 6 or 7 hours of sunshine every day, and the temperature has risen to 11 or 12 degrees.

I hope summer doesn't come too fast.

Corn and rice are fine, but wheat and rapeseed both prefer a warm, cool and humid climate.

The two men divided the rapeseed seeds into two equal parts and went to the rapeseed field to start sowing them.

Planting rapeseed is relatively simple. As long as you prepare the land well, the seeds do not need to be germinated. Just scatter them evenly while walking in the field.

Rapeseed seeds are tiny, and when scattered on the ground they will seep through the cracks in the soil by themselves, saving the need to cover them with soil.

After quickly sowing the rapeseed, Mu Xi took a bucket to fetch water from the fish pond and sprinkled some on the rapeseed field.

You have to plant two straw trees in the rapeseed field, otherwise the sparrows on the meadow will smell the scent and come over to eat everything.

Zhao Yeqing planned to sit here and bask in the sun this afternoon, and shoot sparrows with his slingshot when he saw them. Maybe he could even earn a small snack.

Four scarecrows were made from a mixture of straw and hay and were placed in several fields.

Watching the sun gradually rise overhead, Mu Xi opened the sheep pen and let the dogs take the sheep out for a walk.

The cow has been in our house for half a year and is quite familiar with the dog. He can also go out with the dog when it’s time to graze.

But it’s better to have someone to watch over it for safety.

Mu Xi took the hoe with him before going out. "You stay at home and watch over them. I'll go out with them and tidy up the pasture."

The silage and hay are running out. All the feed in the silo was used up the day before yesterday, leaving only a small amount of silage that had been fermented in plastic bags.

I guess by next month, we’ll have to go into the mountains to find food for the livestock.

She couldn’t afford to feed the sheep, so she wanted to kill them again.

I could only wave and watch Mu Xi leave. We cannot be short of people working in the fields now.

It will be time to sow wheat in a few days, and the wheat field needs to be tidied up.

The pasture land can only be left to him to tidy up.

When we were tidying up the pastures and wheat and barley fields before, it could be considered as land reclamation.

At that time, we used the plow at home. We used the plow directly to open up the land, so the plow was worn out a lot after the land was cleared.

The iron plow is not easy to regenerate, so the two of them had to use it sparingly.

Now we can only open up the land manually with a hoe.

Zhao Yeqing sat next to the rapeseed field for two hours holding a martial arts novel, muttering to himself, "I didn't see a single sparrow today."

Closing the book in his hand, Zhao Yeqing turned and walked to the back of the yard. He had not visited the vegetable garden today.

The leafy vegetables that had been planted had not yet sprouted, but the potatoes were growing well. She poked the garlic gently with her hand and found that it was difficult to push it forward.

It looks like the roots have grown out and penetrated into the soil.

There are still five or six ridges of land left in the vegetable garden, which she prepared for fruit vegetables such as peppers and tomatoes to be planted in the spring.

When the temperature rises to 18 degrees, you can start sowing fruit and vegetables.

The temperature is low in the morning in early spring, and now it has risen at noon. Zhao Yeqing quickly fetched a bucket of well water to water the vegetable field.

Now the sunlight is not long, the ultraviolet rays are weak, and you can’t water too much, otherwise the sprouts will easily die from waterlogging.

Zhao Yeqing took a mouthful of water in his mouth and sprayed it on the ground. There was no spraying pot now, so this method could ensure that the water would be evenly distributed and he would not accidentally water too much.

In fact, it was because she had too much free time, so she just sprayed water for fun to entertain herself.

Just one spray like this can maintain moisture in the vegetable garden for three days.

Zhao Yeqing was tired from playing. He rubbed his sore cheeks, picked up the novel next to the vegetable garden, tucked it under his armpit and walked towards the rapeseed field.

As soon as I reached the main gate of the yard, several sparrows were startled and flew up from the rapeseed field.

Zhao Yeqing hurriedly took out his slingshot and wanted to shoot, but he was not prepared after all, and the sparrow flew away as soon as he took out the slingshot.

She sat back on the small bench next to the rapeseed field angrily and looked around at the sky. It was cloudy and there was not a single hair in the sky.

This sparrow is very annoying. It comes as soon as people leave.

She looked at the useless scarecrow stuck in the ground and thought it must be because the color was too plain, so she turned back to her room to find some old clothes.

The leftover fabric from making the scarecrow last year is still there. The strips are colorful and brightly colored. I forgot to take them out and hang them up when I was making the scarecrow just now, so it really has no deterrent effect.

He decorated several scarecrows with cloth strips, dressing them up to the point where she would be scared when she saw them at night.

Zhao Yeqing was very satisfied and felt it was very artistic.

In the evening, Mu Xi came back and saw this unique scarecrow. He raised his lip and said in a teasing tone,

"I'm afraid you've spent all your aesthetic taste in this life on me."

"Abstractism, I don't blame you if you don't understand."

Zhao Yeqing drove the sheep into the sheepfold and separated the lambs from the adult sheep.

When I came out, I noticed that Mu Xi was holding a fish in his hand.

Noticing her look, Mu Xi said, "Before I came back just now, I went to the lake for a walk. I didn't catch any fish or shrimp in the fish and shrimp cages, so I moved the cages to another place. I didn't know what to eat tonight, so I caught a fish."

It was a big carp, similar to the grass carp caught a few days ago, and its belly was also bulging.

Mu Xi took the fish into the kitchen, cut open its belly, took out the fish offal, and chopped the fish meat into pieces.

"You come and marinate this fish and get some starch."

The fish meat was given to Zhao Yeqing, and Mu Xi took the fish offal underwater to clean it.

When Zhao Yeqing heard the word "starch", he knew what he was going to eat tonight, and his saliva started to flow rapidly.

Marinate the fish with onion, ginger and garlic. After pouring out the excess water, coat it with starch. The starch should not be too thick, just a thin layer will do.

Without Mu Xi's instructions, she set up an iron pot and steamed rice in it. The amount of rice was twice as much as usual.

After working for so many days, I was too tired to cook at night. I finally caught a fish, so of course I had to eat more.

After the fish offal and fish meat were marinated, Mu Xi heated up the oil in a pan and put the fish meat in piece by piece to fry.

The fish pieces gradually turned golden brown. When I turned them over with chopsticks, I accidentally poked the crispy outer shell and heard a crispy sound.

Take out the fried fish meat and put the fish offal in to fry.

Fish offal includes fish balls, fish bubbles, fish roe, and cleanly processed fish intestines.

After the fish balls are fried until they are set and do not break into small pieces when turned over, add the scallions and stir-fry until fragrant. Then add the fried fish meat and the sauce prepared in advance.

By the time the sauce thickened and coated the golden fried fish meat and fish offal, Zhao Yeqing could hardly hold back the saliva in his mouth.

Mu Xi handed her the spatula and said, "Turn it over. I'll bring out the rice."

Zhao Yeqing sat by the fire with a handful of rice in his hand. After picking up the chopsticks, he immediately started to eat the fish offal simmered in rich oil and sauce.