Chapter 233 Mentality
The last time I went back, I only had time to get the power supply and various daily necessities, consumables, light bulbs, wires, etc.
I haven't brought the electric fan back yet. I was planning to get it after the rain, but I didn't expect the temperature to rise so quickly.
The small river in the valley is flooded now, and it is probably impossible to go back for a while. We can only wait until the water recedes.
Since one cannot blow wind directly at someone suffering from heatstroke, Mu Xi fanned Zhao Yeqing below the waist and waited until Zhao Yeqing fell asleep before getting up and going out.
I dug out all the medicinal herbs stored at home and used wild chrysanthemum, honeysuckle and licorice to make herbal tea.
People who suffer from heatstroke should also eat some soft and cooling foods.
Mu Xi planned to cook a pot of porridge first so that Zhao Yeqing could drink it when he woke up.
I originally wanted to put some corn in the white porridge to make it less monotonous. But when I opened the cabinet where miscellaneous grains were stored, I saw the leftover mung beans inside.
Mung beans are also good for cooling off. Mu Xi decisively added the mung beans to the rice and soaked them together.
Don’t soak things for too long on this day as they will easily ferment. Put them in a casserole and cook after soaking for an hour.
When Zhao Yeqing woke up, she felt much better. Mu Xi came in from outside and saw her sitting up. He walked over quickly.
Seeing that she still looked a little bad, he looked worried, "Are you feeling better?"
Zhao Yeqing nodded, "Much better, not so dizzy anymore."
"Can you get up and eat something? Or should I eat in bed?"
"I can."
Even if you don’t feel uncomfortable after getting enough sleep, you still have to get up. If you sleep too long, your body will feel more tired.
Mu Xi cooked the mung bean porridge and took it aside to cool down. It is just right to eat it now, along with some cooled herbal tea.
Bringing the food over, "There's no flavor in the porridge. Do you want sweet or salty?"
Zhao Yeqing took a look and said, "Oh, mung bean porridge, let's eat something sweet..."
Just as she finished speaking, she suddenly realized something, "These green beans...did you take them from the cabinet?"
Mu Xi nodded, "Yes."
Zhao Yeqing looked at the porridge in the bowl and blinked, "...I saved that for planting."
The bean sprouts grew in the winter, but there were not many left. Zhao Yeqing was reluctant to eat them and thought of sowing them in the fields in the summer.
If she hadn't seen this bowl of porridge, she would have almost forgotten that there were still mung beans to be planted.
Mu Xi was also stunned. He walked to the cabinet and took out the remaining mung beans. There was about half a pound left.
He shook the bag, which was already half empty, and said awkwardly, "Is it enough?"
Zhao Yeqing didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Seeing that he felt a little guilty, he hurriedly said, "That's enough. Planting less will make things easier. If you hadn't cooked porridge, I would have forgotten about it. Fortunately, you reminded me."
Mu Xi poured out all the mung beans and picked out the plumpest ones.
"You rest, I'll plant."
The original plan was to plant rapeseed in the remaining half of the peanut field and corn field, but now we have to change the plan.
Rapeseed is still planted in corn fields, and mung beans are planted in peanut fields.
Planting soybeans in corn fields can effectively promote the growth of rapeseed. Mung beans are also a legume plant with rhizobia in its root system. Sowing them in peanut fields this season can also be beneficial for the next sowing of peanuts or other crops.
Zhao Yeqing stayed at home for two days. Mu Xi spent two days dealing with the remaining young seedlings in the cotton field and replanting them. He also dried the mung bean seeds and waited for the water on the ground to dry before sowing them in the field.
After two days of strong sunshine, a lot of water in the ground evaporated and the cotton finally recovered.
Mu Xi plowed the two plots of land again and spread fertilizer on them.
Turning the soil is like combing your hair. The surface looks dry, but if you comb it with a comb, you will find that there is still a lot of moisture underneath.
After turning the soil, it needs to be dried again.
This time the drying was faster, only taking one day. In the afternoon when the sun was about to set, the seeds could be planted in the ground.
Mu Xi first planted the rapeseed seeds. The growth cycle of rapeseed is relatively long, while mung beans can be harvested in about three months.
Zhao Yeqing breathed a sigh of relief after her heatstroke symptoms subsided, and she reflected on her own carelessness.
When the temperature first rose last year, she was very cautious and tried to avoid going out to work in high temperatures for fear of heat stroke.
But this year, people are obviously not vigilant enough, they have become a lot more lax and greedy.
Last year I was not as wealthy as I am now, but I had the right mindset. This year I have enough, but I’m greedy and want better things.
Now I think, even if the cotton field is really gone, what can I do? The original cotton pads will be blown away, and I will continue to sleep on the hard bed. It’s not like I have no cotton clothes to wear in winter. Compared with my own health, it’s simply not worth mentioning.
She suddenly understood why some people become more greedy the richer they are.
Seeing that Mu Xi had planted rapeseed on half of the field, she hurriedly called people back.
"Take your time. It's been hard enough today. We can talk about mung beans tomorrow."
The chilled sweet potato is the best way to cool down. The two of them munched on the sweet potato while watching the drama. The afterglow of the setting sun shone through the sorghum behind the house and fell on the ground nearby. A few dogs were lying on the straw mats on the ground, sleeping lazily, their tails wagging from time to time.
Zhao Yeqing was fascinated by the sight, but his hands were not idle. After he finished eating the sweet potato stick and wiped off the sweetness on his hands with a wet towel, he opened the plastic bag of beef jerky and took out a stick to eat.
The sound of the plastic bag made the dogs lying down prick up their ears. After smelling the beef jerky, they saw four dog heads raised from the ground in an instant.
Mu Xi opened the bag of snacks reserved for them. Inside were beef jerky and mutton jerky without any seasoning. They were dried in the sun and one stick was enough to eat for a long time.
One man and four dogs were chewing beef jerky, eating with gusto.
After Zhao Yeqing figured it out, he felt that the pace of his life slowed down a lot. Many things that he thought he had to do were actually not that necessary.
After slowly planting mung beans, I thought about whether I should go to the field to weed, but then I thought forget it. A lot of weeds have grown after the rain. Pulling weeds now is good for the crops, but the weeds are still small. It would be better to wait for them to grow taller in a few days before pulling them out so that it would be easier to get started.
Hot and humid weather is good for weeds, and it's also good for rice.
The rice, which had just been planted for less than a month, looked healthier than the first-season rice. She went to the edge of the field to check for voles and found that the number of snails was gradually increasing.
There are some more little frogs on the horizon.
It is not the kind of pure green little frog, but a yellow-green tiger frog with stripes on its back, commonly known as a frog.
Zhao Yeqing was overjoyed. The ecology of her paddy field was getting better and better. Not only could the snails eat insects, but the tiger frogs could also eat insects, and their feces could also fertilize the fields. The symbiosis between rice and frogs couldn't be better.
When there are more frogs in the field, you can catch a few to cook.
Stir-fried frogs, dry-pot frogs...are much more delicious than bullfrogs.
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