Chapter 165: Clingy Big Dog

Lu Miao sat in front of the door, lowering his head to peel nuts.

His slow and clumsy movements made him look like a child.

Fu Jingyou glanced at her out of the corner of his eye and couldn't help but curl his lips and smile.

Lu Miao noticed the dead branches and leaves he had gathered on the side of the house and reminded him:

"Don't waste your time on compost. Save it and you can make another compost pile in a few days."

"good."

Fu Jingyou doted on her:

"I'll do as you say."

Fu Jingyou sent all the fabrics he had bought for Lu Miao to Chen Guifen.

Chen Guifen measured the dimensions for Lu Miao, and Lu Miao stood by and gave instructions on what patterns he wanted.

While they were busy making new clothes, Fu Jingyou stayed at home and focused on preparing for winter.

Clean up the vegetable patch in the backyard and plant some vegetables for the winter.

The ginger branches and leaves that had been planted previously had all withered. Fu Jingyou dug them out one by one, and the number was more than double than before.

He was busy shaking the damp dirt off the ginger and looking for a ventilated corner in the back room.

Place sacks in the corner and place the newly harvested ginger on them one by one.

Fu Jingyou shoveled some dry soil and sand to cover the ginger to ensure that it would not be dried out by the wind and would not rot easily due to humid air for a long time.

After that, it’s time to collect and chop firewood.

Go out in the evening to set the fish baskets, and get up early in the morning to collect them.

A lot of small fish and shrimps were harvested, but as the weather got colder, the soft-shelled turtles that were usually common in the ditch became less common.

Fu Jingyou worked early in the morning for several days in a row, and before the weather got very cold and the turtles dived into the mud to hibernate, he caught five or six of them and kept them in a water tank in the backyard.

There are also small fish, shrimps and eels in the water tank. When the turtle is hungry, it will catch small fish to eat. Sometimes when Fu Jingyou is free, he will dig up earthworms and throw them in.

Since Fu Jingyou was at home, Geng Xiaoyun, Ren Bingxin and others felt embarrassed to come over. When they came over occasionally, they would just stay for a while and then leave.

The task of turning the manure pile in front of the door naturally fell on Fu Jingyou.

When Fu Jingyou just came back from the mountains, the two haystacks looked quite big. But after turning them over every two days, their size became smaller and smaller.

Of course, what changes is not only the volume, but also the carbon and nitrogen materials that are gradually decomposed.

It has been fourteen days since the composting started.

The next few times were basically supervised by Lu Miao and turned over by Fu Jingyou.

He did it himself, so he could naturally see the changes.

At the beginning, you could clearly see leaves and straw stalks in the two large haystacks.

Now there are only a few leaves and straws visible, and those that remain in their original state are basically the parts exposed after being turned over.

The volume of the two haystacks had shrunk by half, and the contents had become rotten and black, looking very much like fertile soil.

“…”

Fu Jingyou squatted down and pinched it in disbelief, becoming more convinced of what he saw.

When he looked at Lu Miao again, his eyes were dark and deep, flashing with some kind of excited and vigorous light.

Fu Jingyou did not distrust Lu Miao when it came to matters concerning fertilizer.

I just subconsciously feel that since this matter has troubled everyone for so many years, even for generations, it will definitely not be so easy to accomplish.

Fu Jingyou didn't take this matter seriously at all.

But what did Lu Miao say?

As long as the ratio is correct, the fertilizer can be removed in 18 days.

Today is the fourteenth day, and we can already see the prototype. If we continue to wait for a few more days, we will definitely succeed!

Fu Jingyou's heart suddenly became hot. He quickly turned over the manure pile and piled it up again.

He threw away the shovel and dragged Lu Miao into the house, pressing down on the door panel and biting it:

"My wife is amazing!"

"Hey, what are you doing? You didn't even wash your hands after working. They're so dirty!"

Lu Miao pushed Fu Jingyou, but Fu Jingyou still stuck to him.

He likes Lu Miao and likes to be close to Lu Miao.

I want to stick it on when I’m happy.

You have to stick to it even if you are unhappy.

When you think your wife is capable, you still have to be close to her.

He is as clingy as a big puppy.

Lu Miao was so frustrated by him that she could only let him hold her, and then let go when he had held her long enough.

As she expected, Fu Jingyou quickly let her go and led her to the kitchen:

"I was cleaning up a couple of days ago and noticed a jar next to the ash pit by the stove... Are those the golden berries you soaked in there? They smell a bit sweet and sour. What's that for?"

That jar, Lu Miao nodded and said "hmm", he almost forgot about it.

"Did you open it and read it?"

"Well, I thought it was the pickled vegetables that my aunt sent over sometime, but when I opened it, I realized it wasn't."

As he spoke, he had already walked to the stove.

Fu Jingyou squatted down first, followed closely by Lu Miao.

Fu Jingyou moved the jar out, and Lu Miao carefully lifted the upside-down bowl on top and smelled it, then moved it to the open area at the back door and took a look inside.

Some of the shells of the golden berries have sunk to the bottom, and the water inside is very transparent and orange-yellow, the color is like rice wine placed in the sun, very beautiful.

The smell is the same as Fu Jingyou said, sweet with a hint of sour fruit.

Lu Miao put the bowl on the jar, put it back in its place, and continued to fill the jar mouth with water to block out the air.

Her actions were very similar to making pickles. Fu Jingyou asked her:

"Is it for food?"

Thinking that the water inside was several times that of golden cherry, he changed the subject and said:

"Drinking?"

It smells pretty sweet, and really does taste like something to eat or drink.

Lu Miao shook his head and said, "I'm trying to make enzymes. If I succeed, I'll be more careful in selecting ingredients and cleaning them more thoroughly. That way, the enzymes I make will be edible."

Fu Jingyou shook his head, not quite understanding.

He knew about yeast powder, but it was the first time he heard the word "enzyme".

Lu Miao smiled and explained to him carefully:

"Enzymes have many uses. They can regulate the stomach and intestines, can be used as cleaning products, and can also be used as fertilizer."

Enzyme fertilizer is a liquid fertilizer and can improve soil quality to a certain extent.

It is simple to make, but the ingredients are solid.

Need brown sugar...

Lu Miao discovered the golden berries because he picked them because he thought the sugar content in mature golden berries could reduce the amount of brown sugar used.

There is no other reason for making enzymes.

This is because there are too few cleaning products available in daily life.

There may be a large number of bacteria in our daily life.

Lu Miao thought that if he could do it, he could occasionally add some when washing dishes, taking a bath, doing laundry, etc., which would be effective in antibacterial and anti-inflammatory.

She said a lot, but Fu Jingyou only understood two words: "useful".

"Then why don't we move somewhere else? It's in a cramped place here, and it might get knocked over accidentally."

Lu Miao shook his head: "The temperature here is high, so the golden cherry inside can ferment faster. Once it is almost decomposed, the enzyme will be ready."

Fu Jingyou asked again: "Since this is so useful, do you want to make some more?"

Lu Miao glared at him angrily and shook his head.

"It's still in the experimental stage, and we don't know if it will succeed yet! We'll see how it goes when the time comes!"