Chapter 796: Tips

Let’s take a look at what name Zhao Lanxiang gave to her son?

Yaozong!

The boy is a treasure, but the girl is just weed?

There are many families in the countryside that favor boys over girls, but they are all flesh and blood. How could they really treat girls like non-human beings?

Tian Guihua shook her head in confusion.

He bent down and skillfully wrung out several other small pieces of clothing and hung them on the rope one by one.

She pushed Lu Miao into the house and said:

"I know you have good intentions, but I can't interfere in this matter! It's sunny outside, why don't you go inside and sit down? I'll finish cleaning this up and then come sit with you."

"Um……"

It’s better not to ask about this matter. Even if I ask, I will still feel uneasy.

The key point is that the child is someone else's, so what reason do they have to interfere? How can they get involved?

Lu Miao responded dryly, then walked into the house with a heavy heart.

The house is more lively when there are more people.

Coming back from the lake in the afternoon, Lu Miao knocked on a few green dates in front of the door.

The children bent down to pick up dates and screamed with joy.

The elders from the village who came here to thresh the grain saw that each family had orange and pomegranate trees, so when they came here to work, they would bring some with them.

When it got dark, Fu Jingyou and He Erge moved the bamboo bed outside.

Lu Miao washed the simple fruit plate and set the teapot.

The adults brought out chairs and small stools, fanning themselves and chatting.

The people who were keeping watch on the threshing floor nearby all came over here.

The children lay on the bamboo beds, their feet and arms, as white as lotus root nodes, flopping about.

He counted the fireflies on the jujube tree and pointed to which star had blinked just now.

The lively and hearty laughter continued until late at night.

…

The next day, Hu Zhiyuan came to visit with some things and brought his seven-year-old son with him.

The names Hu Zhiyuan gave to his two children are very representative of the times.

My son’s name is Hu Jiangang.

My daughter's name is Hu Xiuying.

When he came over, he happened to see Lu Miao and the others heading to the back mountain.

There are fruit trees planted on the back hill.

Normally, fruit trees only start to bear fruit in the third year.

This is only the second year since planting, but some of the trees have already started to bear fruit.

Lu Miao thought about going over to take a look.

Hu Zhiyuan came over, and everyone went to see it together.

The older children looked after the younger ones and took them everywhere to play.

However, before leaving, Fu Jingyou grabbed Minjie and Shian and gave them some instructions.

It was emphasized that younger brothers and sisters should not be taken to the bamboo forest, the waterside or places that are too far away.

After being beaten during the Spring Festival, Minjie and Shian understood a little bit and nodded in agreement.

Fu Jingyou patted the two boys on the head.

After giving the children different sizes of straw hats, they went up to the back mountain.

He Hongjin said that the quantity was small and they could not be sold for money, so usually the villagers would pick some and eat them.

Lu Miao thought there really wasn't much, so he didn't have any expectations.

But when we got there, it was completely different.

Most of the fruit trees planted are peach and plum.

The growth rate of the seedlings of these two types of fruit trees is relatively fast.

In two years, the tree has grown to over two meters in height.

The diameter of the branch and leaf crown is almost over 1.5 meters and between 1.8 meters.

The main branch is not very thick, about the same thickness as Lu Miao's wrist.

Many of the branch tips were drooping to the ground uncomfortably because of the fruits hanging on them.

It looks like it could break at any moment.

As he walked and looked, Lu Miao picked two fruits from time to time to compare them.

After a quick walk around, her face under the brim of her hat was red from the high temperature and covered with sweat.

However, we also discovered several fatal problems.

First of all, there is no isolation zone on the top of the mountain.

The fruits are not fully grown yet, so the impact is not big.

But when there are more fruits in the future, theft prevention becomes a problem.

Another thing is that the back mountain has plenty of sunshine. I have seen a lot of fruits along the way, but only a few of them are in good shape.

The problems are caused by poor soil fertility, lack of pruning and removal of forks, and excessive growth of fruit trees.

Lu Miao could find the problem, but his personal knowledge level was not enough to solve it. He could only communicate with Fu Jingyou and say:

"Growing fruit trees is the same as growing melons and vegetables. You can't assume that a tree is good just because it grows big and tall. You need to prune the tips where necessary and cross out the branches where necessary. If your own people don't understand these things, then find someone who does."

"The place where I bought the seedlings should have some knowledge."

There are about two hundred trees!

For a village this small, it is not a small-scale undertaking to maintain it, so scientific planting should be emphasized.

Do it well and make money to improve your life.

Otherwise wouldn’t it be a waste of time, effort and hard work?

Besides, these all require investment.

"There are also anti-theft guardrails, hedges, and other things. Such a large area of ​​the mountain cannot be completed in one go. We have to prepare them when we have some free time."

If we wait until next year, it might be too late. And then there’s the issue of soil fertility…

Lu Miao didn't bring it up rashly.

In the past two years, more and more families in the team have started raising pigs.

There is no problem growing crops with farm manure and compost.

But if we were to add such a large orchard, it would definitely not be enough.

What method can you think of to solve this problem?

Fu Jingyou nodded, taking note of her words. He took off his straw hat and used it as a pocket, picking a large bag of plums for her to take back.

Lu Miao frowned and thought deeply all the way, and when he reached the foot of the mountain, he actually came up with an idea.

She pulled Fu Jingyou and said excitedly:

“You can raise pigs!”

"Um?"

She said this out of the blue, and Fu Jingyou was completely stunned.

"What about pig farming?"

"Oh! It's in the orchard!"

Lu Miao scratched his chin and stamped his feet excitedly:

"When the fence is up, I'll raise a few piglets or chickens inside!"

"The grass roots on the mountain are so intricate that they bind the soil tightly. Pigs will dig for food, which loosens the soil. They eat, drink, defecate and urinate in the soil, and it also makes ready-made fertilizer!"

"And what is this? A combination of farming and livestock? Once it's done, it will be two sources of income!"

Fu Jingyou thought about what she said and felt that it made sense.

But raising pigs is probably going to be tough.

Pigs have a large appetite, so it is difficult for them to get enough food if they are just free-range.

If you want to keep it pretty close to the original quality, you have to provide artificial feeding as well.

In that case, the cost will be high again.

Raising chickens is okay...

The chickens can’t eat much, and there’s such a huge hill.

Just dig up the soil and peck at the bugs, and that's enough.

In the past, people in the village raised chickens in this way, free-range, and rarely fed them.

Fu Jingyou thought it was feasible, so after sending her home, he turned around and went to He's house with Hu Zhiyuan.

This matter was originally a family affair.

After listening to the analysis, He Hongjin felt that it made a lot of sense.

While all the young people were there, He Hongjin gathered all the authoritative old men in the village, and they began to discuss the matter formally.

Fu Jingyou went there at noon and came back in the evening.

At that time, He Erge and Tian Guihua had just left.