Chapter 026 Learning to Breed Seedlings
After receiving a call from Uncle Fan, Yang Zengyue and Chen Jiaer drove a pickup truck to transport rice to plant down the mountain.
More than ten minutes later, the two arrived at Uncle Fan's house at the foot of the mountain.
Uncle Fan had already prepared two large plastic buckets. When he saw Zengyue and the other girl, he helped them move the seeds down.
In fact, he was quite confused. Taoist Jiuxiao has always made a living by growing medicinal herbs. Why would he think of growing rice, and even grow so much of one kind?
But Uncle Fan didn't ask this question.
Yang Zengyue also understood his confusion and explained, "They've recently started growing crops in Nanyuan. After I came back, I thought something was amiss, so I decided to plant some too."
She wasn't lying.
Because of the current situation in China and the surrounding areas, food is likely to become the most scarce commodity.
China and Uyghur Autonomous Region have already issued relevant laws on grain cultivation. Many abandoned farmlands must be cultivated again, and only grain can be grown, not other crops.
Although Uncle Fan saw all this on TV, he didn't pay much attention to it.
Anyway, he grows crops.
Since Taoist Jiuxiao and his men were following the national policies, he couldn't doubt anything anymore.
It doesn’t matter if the quantity is large. I guess they have their own channels to sell it, just like the medicinal herbs they grow.
I told Yang Zengyue how to soak the seeds and what to put in them. In this kind of weather, cold water can make the seeds germinate.
But if it is spring, or if you want the seeds to germinate faster, you have to use warm water.
Then he told Yang Zengyue what the water temperature should be so that it would not burn the seeds but would germinate quickly. After demonstrating it again, he let the two of them handle the remaining buckets themselves.
Because Yang Zengyue said that he wanted to learn, not to help him complete everything.
Yang Zengyue and Chen Jiaer poured the seeds into the bucket and followed the steps given by Uncle Fan step by step.
It took the two of them only an hour to soak the three large buckets of seeds and cover them with snakeskin bags.
This little bit of work was nothing to the two of them. Uncle Fan was very impressed to see how skillfully the two girls worked.
He knew that Yang Zengyue was able to endure hardships, but he didn't expect that the girl named Jiaer, who looked delicate and weak, was also capable.
After doing all this, Yang Zengyue and Chen Jiaer moved the four large barrels to a cool place.
Let's wait until tomorrow morning to see if the seeds have germinated. Judging from the weather, Uncle Fan estimates that we can start raising seedlings tomorrow afternoon.
Yang Zengyue knew that Uncle Fan must be exhausted after a busy day, so he asked him to rest early and went home with Chen Jiaer.
When I got home and washed up, I realized it was already past ten o'clock, and the two of them were not lying in bed.
Yang Zengyue opened his document and wrote down the steps, process and precautions for soaking the seeds today.
Chen Jiaer was still shopping and she found that there were still many things to buy.
By the time the two of them finished their work and lay down, it was already midnight.
The next morning, Yang Zengyue got up and went down the mountain. She had to go to Uncle Fan's house to check on the seeds. After she and Chen Jiaer left, Jiuxiao and Shi Rongchuan got up.
Jiuxiao tied up his clothes and threw a new and clean training suit to Shi Rongchuan, signaling him to put it on and fight.
Shi Rongchuan took it.
I didn't expect to be assessed as soon as I arrived.
But he is not afraid.
After changing clothes, Shi Rongchuan followed Jiuxiao to the yard.
The two men clasped their fists and greeted each other. Jiuxiao stretched out his hand to signal Shi Rongchuan to make the first move. Shi Rongchuan was not polite and attacked with a punch.
The attack missed, and Jiuxiao grabbed his fist and twisted it with his backhand. However, Shi Rongchuan immediately broke free after noticing it.
Retreating to a distance, Jiuxiao's speed surprised Shi Rongchuan.
It is not easy for Master Jiu to be able to do things so quickly at his current age.
Shi Rongchuan didn't dare to be careless.
The second move was much more cautious.
He observed Jiuxiao's expression, calculated his own distance and speed, changed the direction of his attack, made a feint, and deceived Jiuxiao.
Rongchuan won the second round.
Jiuxiao can be said to be fighting with all his heart and soul. He wants to see Shi Rongchuan's true strength. In the days to come, Shi Rongchuan's strength will determine his chances of survival.
The two people's movements were getting faster and faster, and Jiuxiao was already feeling a little tired.
Shi Rongchuan is young and has an advantage in physical strength, while Jiuxiao can only make up for his physical strength with experience.
After twenty moves, Shi Rongchuan felt that the old was still the wisest. He lacked combat experience and was hit on the left shoulder by Jiuxiao without noticing. Fortunately, Jiuxiao controlled the strength well and he only felt slight pain.
Shi Rongchuan was no show-off, he turned defense into attack and swept his right leg towards Jiuxiao, but Jiuxiao was experienced after all, he dodged with a backflip, and Shi Rongchuan only swept the corner of his clothes.
Soon, after the two exchanged about fifty moves, Jiuxiao stopped. Seeing him stop, Shi Rongchuan also stopped his movements.
Shi Rongchuan clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Master Jiu, for your guidance."
Jiuxiao walked over and patted Shi Rongchuan on the shoulder: "Although your moves have reached perfection, the stamina is not enough."
Shi Rongchuan lowered his head: "Yes, Rongchuan understands that he lacks experience."
He grew up in a peaceful era and had very few opportunities to use his kung fu, so there was not much significance in competing with other people in Nanyuan.
Because real experts know that he is a member of the Shi family, they will give him a break.
The Bai family has trained some people over the years, but Shi Rongchuan will not compete with them.
Jiuxiao wanted Shi Rongchuan to see a truly powerful person standing at the pinnacle of martial arts, but he didn't know whether Zengyue would agree.
He did not tell Shi Rongchuan his thoughts, but asked him to wash and change his clothes.
While the two were competing, Yang Zengyue and Chen Jiaer were looking at the seeds that had been soaked last night. They found that some of the seeds had already sprouted. Yang Zengyue asked in surprise, "Second Uncle, did the soaking succeed?"
Uncle Fan came over, picked up a handful of seeds and looked at them carefully. "Well, it looks like we can spread them on the seedling trays this afternoon."
Yang Zengyue was delighted: "Then I'll go buy the seedling trays after breakfast. How many do you need?"
Uncle Fan gave Yang Zengyue a price and told her which store would give her a better deal.
After writing these down, Yang Zengyue left in a hurry.
When Yang Zengyue and Chen Jiaer came back, Jiuxiao and Shi Rongchuan had already finished their battle and were sitting under the grape trees, leisurely sipping tea.
When Yang Zengyue saw Shi Rongchuan, she remembered that her master had asked her to take him to see the project yesterday. So she walked over to Jiuxiao and said, "Master, I have to go to town to buy seedling trays. When I come back, I have to prepare the seedling fields. Uncle Fan said we can plant seeds this afternoon, so I may not have time to take Shi Rongchuan to see the project."
Jiuxiao thought for a moment and said, "It's okay. Just go about your business. See if Jinggang is free and ask him to come over and take Rongchuan over."
Time is too tight.
They were planting so many acres at a time, and Uncle Fan couldn't find more people to help.
So Yang Zengyue and Chen Jiaer also had to join in and learn how to plant.
Jiu Xiao also knew that it was unrealistic to find so many workers to help at once, "Well, I'll go with you this afternoon."
Then Yang Zengyue said to Shi Rongchuan apologetically, "Regarding the project, I'll have someone come and take you to see it later."
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