Speaking of growing wheat, it was the simplest thing in Jiang Wanwan's era.
In mechanized agriculture, whether it is plowing the soil or planting the crops, one person and one machine can do the job.
High efficiency, uniform sowing, and natural rows, which is conducive to later field management and harvesting.
But agriculture is not developed nowadays. Let alone a seed drill, it is a big deal for a village to have a tractor.
The Red Star Brigade was one of the more backward brigades in the entire commune. It had no tractors, and every year for the autumn harvest and spring planting, it relied on livestock and manpower.
A few days ago, the young and middle-aged men in the village, including Lu Xiao, were responsible for plowing and turning the land.
Fortunately, the rain was not heavy. If it had rained for two or three days, all the work would have been in vain.
Even so, the turned land had to be left to air for two days, otherwise the wet mud would stick to the plow, making it difficult to plant wheat seeds.
This was Jiang Wanwan's first time experiencing the autumn harvest and planting in this era. Compared to the scene of harvesting corn, planting wheat was even more spectacular because there were no corn stalks blocking the view in the fields.
There were more than a dozen plows placed at the edge of the field. People gathered around the edge of the field, watching several strong men carry bags of wheat seeds off the ox cart, waiting for the team leader's order.
This kind of instrument, a hoe, was the first time she had seen it in her two lifetimes.
There is a bucket in the middle for seeds. There is a small hole under the bucket. The seeds flow down and along the plow foot and are sown into the ground.
There are two longer handles in the front, which are usually pulled forward by animals or people.
At the back is a shorter handle, which is held by male laborers in the village with rich farming experience. They control the direction, speed and depth of the plow in order to control the sowing of wheat seeds.
The latter is a real technical job.
In layman's terms, the plow is the seed drill of this era.
Jiang Wanwan also understood what Lu Xiao said about growing wheat being difficult.
The Red Star Brigade only had a few cows and mules, which were not enough, so these plows were basically pulled by people.
In addition, in order to increase the germination rate of wheat seeds, the area where the seeds have been planted must be rolled with a stone roller after sowing, which also requires manpower.
But compared to pulling a plow, this is an easy job.
Jiang Wanwan was assigned the job of pulling the stone mill. When she saw Feng Huining coming over with the same stone mill, she seemed to understand something.
It turns out that being on good terms with your boss’s wife does have its benefits, even if your immediate superior is just a small team leader.
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