Chapter 203 Soybean Planting

The peanuts have grown into plants more than 20 centimeters tall, and the rice seedlings have also grown a lot taller and have grown two long leaves.

The rapeseed field was now green, and Zhao Yeqing had to restrain himself several times before he could resist picking some to eat.

Wheat has reached the jointing stage, which is the time when it grows taller, and corn has also reached the jointing stage.

It's about time to plant the soybeans.

There is no need to soak soybeans in water before sowing, you can plant them directly.

If soybeans are soaked in water, there will not be enough moisture in the soil when they are planted, which may cause the soybeans to wither and die.

The space originally reserved in the cornfield can finally be put to use.

Dig out the planting hole and evenly sow the soybeans in it. The distance between soybean plants should be more than 15 centimeters.

It takes four or five months to grow. According to the current temperature, I don’t know if the soybeans can survive until then.

Beans are also considered a drought-tolerant crop. Most drought-tolerant crops require more water during the growing season.

Take advantage of the opportunity to water the soybeans after planting them, and water and fertilize all the planting areas.

Mu Xi wanted to say that he would do it, but was driven away by Zhao Yeqing.

"You go put the beehive away. I'll water the plants at home. You can water the pasture tomorrow."

After hearing her say this, Mu Xi did not insist any more and went out with the bee-luring bucket.

Place it on a branch and apply syrup around the small opening and inside the bucket before returning.

When he got home, Zhao Yeqing had finished watering the plants and was looking at the sorghum behind the house.

Hearing his footsteps, Zhao Yeqing turned around and said, "Come and take a look. Does the sorghum look different from before?"

Mu Xi walked over to take a look, but couldn't tell much. "It seems a little different, a little thicker, but everything else is about the same."

"It should be thicker. Could it be that I have some special talent in growing sorghum?" Zhao Yeqing began to flatter himself.

"Oh, yes, yes."

It is time to apply top dressing to sorghum. This month it has reached the jointing stage. The first top dressing is also the first watering after planting.

The sun is not very strong today and there are quite a few cumulus clouds in the sky.

Mu Xi planned to weed the rice fields while the sun was still low.

There are a lot of barnyard grasses growing in the rice fields. Barnyard grasses look somewhat similar to rice and like to grow together with rice to compete for nutrients.

We must carefully distinguish and pull out all the tares.

Some of the fish in the fields could not adapt to the environment and had died, but a small number survived and were moving around in the water, and you could easily bump into them if you were not careful while weeding in the fields.

The touch was slippery, like a snake, which made Zhao Yeqing very reluctant to go to the fields to weed.

While Mu Xi was weeding in the rice field, she went to weed the vegetable garden.

This year's sweet potatoes and potatoes are obviously better than those in Meishan. They have become lush and green in just a short time.

The first round of leafy vegetables was harvested. After replanting the missing areas, Zhao Yeqing began to build a rack with bamboo poles.

In addition to tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants, fruit vegetables also include beans, cucumbers, and loofahs.

After the climbing plants were set up, Zhao Yeqing returned to the yard and watered the rhododendrons, marigolds and calendulas.

Calendula and marigolds are expected to bloom next month.

The azalea flowers have already bloomed twice, and now there are six or seven bright red flowers on them, and there are still three or four buds that have not opened.

The process of waiting for the flowers to bloom is somewhat long, and I can’t wait every day. When I wake up in the morning and find that the flowers are blooming, the happy mood can last for most of the day.

By the fish pond, the grape roots that were originally covered with mud have now sprouted vines and are climbing up along the supports.

Zhao Yeqing sat by the field and chatted with Mu Xi who was weeding in the field until dusk, when he saw the dogs coming back with the sheep.

She estimates how many animals will be born this year.

After all, it is spring, the season when all things come back to life. There is quite a bit of noise in the sheep pen at night. As the cow pen had just given birth, the two cows were locked up separately in advance to avoid any accidents.

After giving birth, the lactation period of a cow lasts for a year. Milking stops at about 300 days to leave nutrients for the cow to reproduce. Now is not the time for reproduction yet.

Sheep can continue to be bred two months after giving birth. Based on the movements in the sheep pen and last year's experience, Zhao Yeqing reasonably calculated that this year's forage consumption will be at least 1.5 times that of last year.

If they continue to reproduce, the sheep pen will no longer be able to accommodate them.

At dinner that night, Zhao Yeqing poked at the water celery and bacon on the plate and said, "Should we control the number of sheep? This weather is not good for storing meat, but it won't be wasted if the dogs and leopards at home eat a little more."

The dogs were eating, and they couldn't help but prick up their ears when they heard about food.

Huhu and Xuebing were lying on the ground licking their paws. They are now thinner than they were in the winter, probably because they have been getting enough exercise recently.

She couldn't help but reach out to touch the smooth fur of the two leopards again, but Mu Xi reached out to stop her.

"Eat first, then touch after you're done."

Now that the weather is not cold, Leopard and Dog sometimes don’t go back to their rooms to sleep. They lie in the kitchen when they eat, and are too lazy to move when they sleep.

Zhao Yeqing didn't stop him. He could sleep here and see the kitchen.

After all, the walls of the house can keep out snakes, but they can’t keep out the jackals and bobcats that have appeared in the house before.

When I went to bed tonight, the sheepfold was finally much quieter.

The next day, Zhao Yeqing recorded the date in his notebook and calculated the time of the next birth of the ewe.

There hasn’t been much physical work recently, and the sheep pen has been restless and noisy for several days in a row. Now that the sheep pen is quiet, I’ve gotten used to not being able to fall asleep on time.

Mu Xi went to a pine forest and picked a handful of fresh pine needles. He added them to Oxalis and boiled them into water for Zhao Yeqing to drink every day.

After drinking it for two or three days in a row, my sleep quality finally improved.

There is nothing to do recently, so Mu Xi goes into the mountains to collect herbs, while Zhao Yeqing stays at home to watch over the crops to prevent animals from destroying them.

In the afternoon, Mu Xi came back with a backpack and took out a leaf bag from it. Zhao Yeqing took it and opened it to see -

Inside are red milkberries.

The milkberries are flat and round, about the same size and shape as large blueberries. The skin is matte and feels slightly frosted to the touch.

Mu Xi sorted the herbs and didn't forget to tell her, "They have been washed, you can eat them directly."

Zhao Yeqing couldn't wait to put it into his mouth.

The milkberry has a sweet taste and tastes similar to blueberries. The juice inside is milky white, and the flesh is also milky white, wrapped with fine seeds.

The taste is no worse than the expensive berries sold on the market, and I don’t know why it is not widely cultivated.

Holding a goat's milk fruit, he squatted beside Mu Xi, watching him process the medicinal materials and feeding him a fruit from time to time.

"What is this?" She pointed to a medicinal herb with layers of purple flowers.