Farming is indeed not that easy, and machines are not so easy to operate either. Otherwise, why would rural areas need to hire people to farm? They could just do it themselves.
She still remembers living with her grandmother, and every time the seedlings sprouted, she would hear her grandmother grumbling that the land had been planted badly again this year, that many seedlings were missing, and that she would have to go through the trouble of replanting them.
Even as a child, she was very sensible. Children who have been abandoned are like stray animals. She was afraid of being disliked and kicked out again, so she tried her best to help and not become a "freeloader or a burden".
But it was no use. No matter what she did, even if she was busy all the time after opening her eyes, she couldn't get a kind word from her grandmother.
She had also thought that no matter how much her grandmother disliked her, she ultimately did not kick her out.
But does she really need this kind of acceptance?
In countless nights afterward, she even felt that it would have been better if she had died sooner, before she was old enough to understand, before she had experienced the pain of being abandoned...
It would be better if he just died.
Realizing what she was thinking, Shen Xingmian quickly shook her head, trying to banish those terrible thoughts.
She has a completely new life now, and those painful memories that make people feel bittersweet should be buried forever in her past life.
She should live her life however she wants to be happy!
I still remember how she was amused. The furrows that Grandpa planted were crooked and uneven, like the footprints left by a drunk person on the beach, completely irregular and not straight at all.
She stood there, hands on her hips, laughing loudly. As she laughed, she raised her hand to wipe away the tears that had somehow slipped down her cheeks.
At this moment, Shen Zhiheng had already stopped on the other side, leaned out and asked her, "Sweetie, how are Grandpa's plants?"
Shen Xingmian couldn't bring herself to praise him, so she could only stammer, "Well, it was... alright..."
Hearing her indecisiveness, Shen Zhiheng felt uneasy. He jumped out of the car, took a few steps back, and carefully examined her. His face darkened after he saw what she was doing.
He scratched his head in disbelief: "This thing looks simple, but how come it's so difficult to operate in practice? I feel like I'm walking in a straight line, it shouldn't be so crooked."
Shen Xingmian had already run to his side, holding a small shovel, and dug open the newly closed ridge, saying as she dug, "It doesn't matter if it's a little crooked, the important thing is the location and distance of the seeds..."
As soon as she finished speaking, she looked at the empty soil and couldn't hold back any longer. She threw down the shovel, squatted down, and burst into laughter while clutching her stomach.
Pointing at the soil, he mocked, "Grandpa, it's okay if it's crooked, but where are the seeds? I can't see a single one! Where did you plant them all?!"
Shen Zhiheng's face turned red. He quickly went back to check the machine and found that there was a transparent barrier at the seed download location that had not been removed at all.
Good grief, I practiced for so long for nothing and didn't even notice this!
He racked his brains to make amends, saying, "Oh, Grandpa was just thinking of taking a walk first to verify it in person. It's all thanks to Grandpa's wisdom, otherwise this row of seedlings would have been crooked all along."
Shen Zhiheng successfully convinced himself, and even nodded as he spoke, as if affirming his own words.
Shen Xingmian was amused by him and, instead of teasing him, played along, saying, "Yes, yes, thanks to Grandpa's wit. Now, let's do it again!"
The two checked the distance for planting the seed again in the open space. In fact, in space, distance and depth are not very important.
We need to pay extra attention to these two points when planting outside because if the seedlings are too far away, it's a waste; if they are too close, they will compete for nutrients, causing all the seedlings to grow poorly. We'll have to pick out the smaller ones and shovel them away, wasting the seeds.
However, there is no such concern in space, as even if you are very close, the land in space can provide enough nutrients.
Secondly, there's the issue of depth. If seeds are buried too deep, they have a hard time emerging. Some seeds even turn yellow and fail to emerge, eventually dying in the soil.
If the seeds are buried too shallowly, the wind will dry out the soil, leaving no moisture, and the seeds will not be able to germinate, making it all for nothing.
In space, this problem is not a problem either, since there is no wind at all, yet pollination can still be successful, and she doesn't know the principle behind it.
In short, it's very worry-free.
But she didn't tell her grandfather these two points. Instead, she told him to try to plant according to the standards outside, since space and land are limited and if he wanted to plant on a large scale, he would definitely have to do it outside.
Develop good habits early so you won't have to change them later.
Having learned from his previous failure, Shen Zhiheng felt much more successful this time. He handled the car very well and drove it in a straight line. However, since he hadn't gotten off the bike to see it in person, he didn't know exactly how it would go.
However, he did gain a little confidence.
Shen Xingmian watched from behind and found that it was indeed much better than before. She even dug up the soil to check.
Yes, the distance and position were handled very well.
The machine's parameters can be fixed now, no need to change them, and it can be used directly. That's fantastic!
It took the grandfather and grandson almost two hours to finish planting all the crops. They weren't tired at all and were very excited.
Sitting on the edge of the field, Shen Zhiheng asked excitedly, "Sweetie, besides farming, can this cart be used as a means of transportation? At its highest speed, it seems to be faster than a donkey cart."
Shen Xingmian nodded, expressing his admiration for his grandfather's ingenious and imaginative thinking.
"However, the vehicles in our area are categorized by function. These are generally used for farming and for traveling. They are usually cars, sports cars, buses, high-speed trains, airplanes, and so on. There are many types."
This made Shen Zhiheng even more excited, and he pulled his darling along, wanting to hear more about their technology.
Finally, Shen Xingmian spoke briefly for over half an hour, until her mouth was dry, before Shen Zhiheng reluctantly allowed her to rest.
Shen Xingmian began searching through the electronic products in her space, intending to let her grandfather learn more about technology whenever he had time.
The premise is that he learns by watching videos alone, instead of having her talk to him the whole time.
It turns out that talking is such a tiring thing. For the first time, Shen Xingmian, who has been acting alone for many years, felt the pressure.
Shen Zhiheng was as thirsty for knowledge as a sponge deprived of water; once he got his hands on the tablet, he was absolutely captivated. No matter how much he used his imagination, he could never have conceived of something like this in the future.
The fact that a 50-year-old veteran suddenly turned into an internet addict left Shen Xingmian both amused and exasperated.
She felt that if she brought her father and mother in as well, they would probably have a similar effect.
After all, even for a modern person like her, when she got her first mobile phone, she was so excited that she couldn't put it down for a long time.
Normal, normal.
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