After a while, as Qiao Xuejun finished explaining to the three people, Zhao Yun, who had already started burning charcoal inside, also finished.
He opened a large iron barrel, and underneath the barrel was smoldering charcoal.
He shouted to Qiao Xuejun: "Teacher Qiao, when you are done, come over and take a look."
Qiao Xuejun ran over.
Zhao Yun took a shovel and dug into the gray-black charcoal. The charcoal pile was still warm. "It's done. There are about 300 kilograms here. There are 4 more piles over there. They are all about the same weight."
300 kilograms per mu, this is the amount calculated by Qiao Xuejun. She has measured the pH value, and this land has been affected by acid rain, but not seriously, 300 kilograms is enough, plus the chicken manure and rabbit manure that have been accumulated for so long.
Qiao Xuejun took the hoe in her hand and hit the charcoal: "Break it up, wait until it cools down, and then use a tiller to turn it over."
Zhao Yun followed Qiao Xuejun with a shovel to break up the whole section of charcoal, and asked with great interest: "How long will it take before we can plant the land after turning it over?"
Qiao Xuejun smiled and said, "Not so fast. Although the slope is very gentle, there are still five acres of land. We need to improve the soil before we can sow seeds. If we are fast, we can finish the improvement in a week."
Zhao Yun didn't understand: "Change the soil?"
Qiao Xuejun: "Do you know what terraced fields are? Dig the high places and fill the low places." This is a big project, but five acres of land is not very wide, so it won't take much time.
The other three also came forward to help.
Qiao Xuejun originally estimated that it would take a little over a week to finish, but unexpectedly, it took much longer than she expected.
That evening, when Qiao Xuejun had finished plowing the land with a tiller and was picking up stones in the field, many people came over to watch from the side of the ridge.
"Teacher Qiao! Are you farming?!"
Qiao Xuejun shone her flashlight over there and saw a group of people standing there. The person who called her was Ren Wangwang. Zhao Xian was also there, walking towards them.
Zhao Xian and his patrol team should be on a mission outside today.
Ren Wangwang waved at Qiao Xuejun: "Are you not off work yet?"
"9:30." Qiao Xuejun looked at her watch.
The night is long and we cannot rely on light to judge the time. If we don’t look at our watch, we won’t know it’s already this time. No wonder the patrol team has gone off duty.
Wang Juanfeng was also in the team, and he quickly came over to Qiao Xuejun: "Qiao Qiao, when I got back from the team and saw that you were not at home, I knew you must still be here! Have you forgotten the time?"
Not only Qiao Xuejun, but also Jin Yiyu and the Feng father and son are still there.
Wang Juanfeng asked, "You haven't had dinner yet, have you?"
Zhao Xian also walked over, stood beside Qiao Xuejun, and listened to her answer.
Qiao Xuejun: "Yes, I ate in the cafeteria." They ate late and were supposed to go home after get off work, but Qiao Xuejun said she wanted to come over and take a look, so Jin Yiyu and the other two followed Qiao Xuejun.
I started working as soon as I arrived, and I'm still working now.
Qiao Xuejun looked at the three people at the other end and shouted, "Sister Yiyun, Uncle Feng! It's time to get off work!"
When the two men heard Qiao Xuejun shouting, they looked up, threw the stones they picked up from the ground into the basket, patted the mud off their hands, and walked over.
Qiao Xuejun said to them a little embarrassedly: "I didn't notice it. It's so late. It's time to rest."
She didn't know if it was because she hadn't finished get off work yet that delayed others and made them afraid to leave.
Xiao Feng said, "I'm so tired. There are so many rocks in the soil."
"Squeamish!" Uncle Feng scolded his own son first, then said to Qiao Xuejun, "This is how you work. I'm almost done with my piece of land, and I want to finish it before going back."
Qiao Xuejun thought the same thing, and decided to work overtime to finish the work. But with so many people watching, she couldn't work overtime.
Wang Juanfeng couldn't stand Qiao Xuejun's attitude of "keep working as long as you're not dead tired" and said, "There's no rush. You'll be back tomorrow. You should rest now."
"Why don't we do it together? It's just a small piece of land, and we're all here!" Ren Wangwang said, "We can pick up all the stones in a short time."
He rubbed his hands, eager to try: "Oh my god, I never dreamed that I could grow crops on this mountain. We tried before, but failed. I am excited when I think about growing crops here."
Other soldiers also said, "Today we just wanted to see if we can really farm. After cutting down these trees, it really looks good."
Zhao Xian looked into Qiao Xuejun's eyes and saw what she was thinking: "Want to finish before leaving?"
Qiao Xuejun hesitated for two seconds and nodded truthfully.
Zhao Xian raised his hand and ordered, "Everyone come to work."
Qiao Xuejun's eyes lit up: "Just clean up the stones!"
The soldiers responded in unison: "Okay!"
Wang Juanfeng, who was standing next to her, was speechless when he saw Zhao Xian coming and not only did he not persuade Qiao Xuejun to take a rest, but he also encouraged her to continue working overtime.
But then he thought, there are so many soldiers now, if they all help, wouldn't Qiao Xuejun's workload be greatly reduced? The soldiers are busy these days, and they don't always have the opportunity to help.
They did it right away. The soldiers went down to the ground and started picking up stones, and Wang Juanfeng also went down to pick up some.
Zhao Xian followed Qiao Xuejun and lent her a hand.
"Someone told me before not to force it and to take it slow." Zhao Xian spoke in a leisurely tone, "Now it's her turn, so she's starting to force it."
Qiao Xuejun thought about what she had said to Zhao Xian before, threw the stone into the basket, and argued: "...I didn't force it. Besides, how can this compare to yours?"
Qiao Xuejun said this and asked, "How is it going out on patrol today?"
Zhao Xian: "We rescued a team of 12 people from the jellyfish's mouth. One of them is disabled and seriously injured. He may not be able to make it."
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