Chapter 339 Things in the Land

After several spring rains, the large and small reservoirs in the village gradually had water, and the fields were half wet, which made the villagers who had experienced half a year of drought very happy.

The pond at the foot of Xiaofu Mountain is already 50% full. There is an underground spring here, and it is located at the foot of Niuweiling Mountain. The water in the mountain slowly gathers here.

When Gao Mingcheng was leading the two dogs past the pond, he looked at the clear water and thought about buying some fish fry. As for ducks, he didn't plan to raise them for the time being.

But there are many mountains and little water here, so there are no local fish fry for sale, so they have to go to the neighboring county to buy them.

There are rivers and lakes in the neighboring county, and the lakes are connected to Poyang Lake, so there are fish fry for sale.

Gao Mingcheng did not rush up the mountain, but went to see the Polygonatum sibiricum seedlings first.

The Polygonatum sibiricum has already sprouted. Because there are few seeds, he deliberately planted them with wider spacing so that he would not have to pull out the too dense seedlings when they sprouted later.

But in this way, the Polygonatum sibiricum seedlings appear a little sparse.

He checked the growth of the Polygonatum sibiricum seedlings and found nothing wrong at the moment. These seedlings needed to be cultivated in situ for one year before they could be transplanted to other places. They would then need to be planted for another three years before they could be harvested.

Of course, if you use the rhizomes of Polygonatum to directly propagate it, you can harvest it in one or two years.

This characteristic of Polygonatum is similar to that of yam. If it is propagated using yam beans, it will take several years to harvest. However, if it is propagated directly using yam rhizomes, it can be harvested in the same year.

Gao Mingcheng would naturally not wait foolishly for three or four years to harvest this batch of Polygonatum sibiricum. Instead, he would use this batch of Polygonatum sibiricum for rhizome reproduction in the second year.

In the early spring of the following year, he will dig out all the Polygonatum sibiricum, select the tender tip directly, cut it into several sections, each section with about 3-4 nodes, and dry it slightly before planting.

In this way, he can harvest more Polygonatum sibiricum in the same period of time, and can continue to reproduce with rhizomes.

Of course, this is a long-term plan. He doesn't need to do anything in the short term. He just needs to make sure these Polygonatum sibiricum seedlings can thrive.

Beyond the Polygonatum sibiricum seedling field, there is a sloping land in front. The sloping land has not been cultivated yet and is covered with weeds. Gao Mingcheng decided to cultivate the sloping land tomorrow because he plans to plant Cassia seed here in late April.

Cassia seeds have strong vitality and do not need to be planted in very good land. They can be planted in some wasteland or sloping land. There are also many wild Cassia seeds in other villages, but there are none in Gaojia Village. Therefore, he has to rely on planting to get a harvest.

Cassia seed is also called false mung bean because it looks somewhat like mung bean, but in fact it is a commonly used Chinese medicine with the functions of clearing the liver and improving eyesight, and relieving constipation. It can also treat high blood pressure, headache, dizziness, acute conjunctivitis, corneal ulcers, glaucoma, carbuncles, boils, and ulcers.

But for ordinary people, a more familiar way of using it is to soak Cassia seeds in water and drink it regularly, which can clear the liver and improve eyesight.

This herb is easy to grow and has a wide range of uses, so after Gao Mingcheng received Cassia seeds from someone in another village last year, he decided to grow some himself.

He selected some sloping land in corners and planned to plant there.

Walking up the slope, he soon arrived at the place where bayberries were planted. He had high hopes for these Dongkui bayberries, so he looked around carefully under the bayberry trees. After not finding anything wrong, he continued walking forward.

This batch of fruit seedlings is of good quality, and with plenty of rain this spring, they don't require much care, so they are growing well, and so far, none of them have died.

After crossing half of the forest, we finally arrived at the place where peach and pear trees were planted.

When these fruit seedlings were transplanted, they already had a few flower buds. Now the flowers have already bloomed, leaving only a few withered flowers still hanging on the branches.

These flowers almost never bear fruit, because peach trees need to be planted for three years before they can bear fruit, and these batches of fruit seedlings are at most two years old.

However, peach trees grow relatively fast. If you plant them well this year, they will be much bigger by next year and should bear fruit.

As Gao Mingcheng was thinking this, he suddenly noticed that some of the peach blossoms did not seem to have completely withered and died. At the bottom of the flowers, there were small, furry green balls. These were small peaches!

Not bad, it was an unexpected harvest, and he could taste the flavor of these peach trees in advance. So he decided to fertilize these fruit-bearing peach trees after a while.

He went to take a look at the pear tree again. It takes a longer time for a pear tree to bear fruit, about five years. If it is grafted, it will be faster. The fruit seedlings sold to him by Shimen Village came from various sources, so some of them were grafted and some were native species.

So don’t count on this batch of pear trees for the time being, just wait and see.

Gao Mingcheng walked upwards and soon reached the top of the mountain.

The entire Xiaofushan is in the shape of a hill, with mostly gentle slopes and only one side being steep. Standing on the top of the mountain, you can overlook the entire mountain.

The top of the mountain was still a little bare because he had not yet gone deep into the mountains to dig up more tea oil trees. So he decided to take some time to dig some back so that it would not be unsuitable for transplanting trees when the weather got hot.

After touring Xiaofushan, he went to his own vegetable garden.

The land here had been turned over before. The cow dung and sheep dung piled on the ground in winter were broken up and mixed evenly into the soil to enhance the fertility of the soil. Therefore, the seeds planted in early spring are now growing well.

Because the pepper seeds were sown densely, they were crowded together after they emerged.

So he squatted down, prepared to thin out the seedlings, pulled out some inferior seedlings, and then waited until the pepper seedlings grew to about the length of an adult's palm before transplanting them.

Gao Mingcheng was busy in the mountains and fields all day long. When he was hungry at noon, he just cooked a bowl of noodles and put two eggs in it, which was his lunch.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, he walked down the mountain carrying a bundle of tea saplings in one hand and a wild rabbit in the other.

When he was digging oil tea saplings, he happened to encounter a wild rabbit. Of course, he could not show mercy. He picked up the throwing knife at his fingertips and threw it, killing the wild rabbit.

After planting all the tea oil trees that he had dug up, Gao Mingcheng picked up a basket and carried the wild rabbit towards Gao Shouwang's house.

In the basket were the six pounds of honey and a bottle of Site wine that Gao Shouwang wanted.

Well, dinner tonight is settled!

Gao Mingcheng was in a very good mood and whistled all the way. Black Tiger and Elf were very attached to their master and followed him closely. The man and two dogs walked forward with big strides.

(End of this chapter)