Chapter 386 Lotus
The bracket for the rotating wheel has been installed, and the bracket for the pulley group has also been installed. Two people each carried a large frame to the edge of the cliff.
The rack was quite heavy. I hadn't been to the forest for just over half a month, and a lot of weeds had grown there. It took me a long time just to walk over there, and it was almost noon when I reached the edge of the cliff.
The roar of the electric drill suddenly rang out in the quiet mountain forest where only the insects and birds were chirping, startling a group of birds, which flapped their wings and flew away, leaving behind the branches shaking in place and leaves falling all over the ground.
After tightening the expansion screws on the bracket and fixing it, push it hard to make sure it is firmly fixed in place.
The pulley bracket is in the front, and the rotating wheel bracket is in the back. The part of the pulley bracket to which the pulley is nailed extends out from the cliff wall and hangs in the air facing the bottom of the cliff.
Mu Xi had put on his rappelling equipment again, and it took him only a few minutes to reach the bottom of the cliff. He was still carrying a movable pulley and a large oil bottle on his back.
The two had originally planned to use climbing ropes to make ropes for the lifting device, but then they thought that these things could not be recycled and the back-and-forth friction would definitely cause wear and tear, so they finally chose hand-twisted hemp ropes.
The hemp rope twisted by the two men was of very good quality. It was not difficult to lift things weighing dozens of kilograms. Moreover, a weight-reducing pulley could be added. In terms of wear resistance, it might be better than the climbing rope.
It took two full days just to roll this hemp rope. The height of the cliff is more than 50 meters, and the rope had to go around the pulley set from top to bottom and then come back. The two people rolled the rope into more than twice its length. They didn't measure it exactly, but it was just the right length to hang down the cliff.
Mu Xi went to the tanker truck, recalled the last operation, successfully opened the gas pump, filled the 50L oil bottle in his hand, closed the operating box again, took out the car key and returned to the edge of the cliff.
After connecting the movable pulley to the handle of the oil can, Mu Xi took out the intercom: "I'm ready here."
Zhao Yeqing couldn't wait any longer. He turned his wrist, grasped the armrest of the wheel and started shaking it.
With the help of the pulley set, the weight was indeed reduced a lot, and the several dozen kilograms of gasoline seemed quite light when it was shaken.
But after all, it is a hand-twisted hemp rope, and there are some uneven places in the middle of the rope that may cause some jams, but applying a little force will not affect the use of the device.
In less than ten minutes, a barrel of gasoline was hoisted up. Zhao Yeqing fastened the rope to the preset slot, walked to the edge of the cliff and took down the oil can. Then he let out a long breath and took out the walkie-talkie with a smile:
"It went very smoothly. I can come back now."
Mu Xi came back much faster this time than last time. He was lightly equipped and returned to the cliff in a short while.
Now both of them felt relieved. It seemed that the gasoline reserves at home would no longer be insufficient, and if they were used freely, it should be able to last a lifetime.
Before going home, I took out the canvas I had prepared in advance and covered it with it. This was a part cut from the big sail, which was previously used to shelter the grapes from rain and sun, but was later recycled and never used again. Now it is just the right size to cover the two shelves.
There is a lot of rain in the mountains, which can prevent the rain from soaking and rotting the rack ropes. Covering it with canvas is also heavier than plastic sheeting and will not be blown away.
On the way home, Zhao Yeqing felt that every strand of his hair was happy, and he hummed a different tune after the last one he finished.
The good mood infected Mu Xi who was standing next to him, and he didn't even notice that the corners of his mouth were raised high.
When he reached the swamp, Zhao Yeqing walked to the wild lotus, took a branch to hook the fully ripe lotus pods, picked them up and put them in his pocket.
"After we finish planting a few plots of land, we will expand the snail pond and plant the lotus in it."
Now is the season for planting lotus, and the temperature and climate are also suitable.
She originally wanted to plant them in a fish pond, but then she remembered a video she had seen of carp jumping up to eat lotus flowers, and she was afraid that the lotus flowers would be eaten by fish before she could even see two of them.
It’s better to plant it in the snail pond.
Snails also eat lotus flowers, but there are no snails in the snail pond now. In the second half of last year, there were too many snails. The two of them scooped out a large bag, cleaned it, picked out the snail meat, and put it in the refrigerator to freeze.
The snail soup base that was cooked was also frozen in the refrigerator. The remaining snails were all fished out and cracked, and then the ducks bathing nearby were called over and eaten up in no time.
Lotus seeds must be processed before planting. Grind off some of the upper part of the fully mature lotus seeds to allow the tender buds inside to grow better. Soak them in water and transplant them after the tender buds grow out.
During this period, plants crops on a few plots of land will be planted first.
The two wanted to wait until the land was a little dry before planting. There had been too much rain recently, and the mud in the ground would seep out into a puddle of water when they stepped on it.
If you plant the seeds in this state, you are afraid that they will be soaked and rot before they grow.
They could only wait a while, and the two planned to expand the snail pond into a lotus pond first.
The original snail pond was only about two square meters and was very shallow. Now if we want to plant lotus, we have to expand it to at least ten square meters.
For digging a pond, the moisture content of the soil is very suitable now. With one shovel of digging, the soft soil will be dug up, making it easier to shovel. The only problem is that the soil mixed with water is a little heavier.
The lotus pond will be used to grow lotus roots, so the depth cannot be too shallow. It took two people a whole day to dig the pond.
The water cannot be stored yet. We have to wait until the lotus seeds sprout and are planted before water can be stored.
I wanted to wait until the land was dry before sowing, but I didn't expect to have to wait for a week before the sun came out.
Zhao Yeqing let out a long sigh: "You scared me. I thought the climate in the rain forest was going to change again."
As if to make up for the gap in this period of time, the sun never left after it came out. Not only did it raise the average temperature by five degrees, it also evaporated 60 to 70 percent of the water vapor in the soil.
The humidity in the air suddenly rose, and a south wind blew over the meadow again. The most difficult period of the year in the past appeared again.
The evaporating water vapor, coupled with the moisture brought by the south wind, and the high humidity in the air made Zhao Yeqing feel suffocated again, as if he was breathing in the steam gushing out of a boiling kettle.
The only good news is that the fields are almost ready for planting.
After spreading manure on the field, the two took out the seed drill they made last year, adjusted the size of the seed particles, and planted the beans with the longest maturity period first.
The corn matures at about the same time as theirs, but this year the two only plan to harvest the corn stalks for silage. The corn that originally took nearly four months to mature can now be harvested in just over two months.
The manure that had been accumulated for half a year was almost consumed in one go, and the rest was unfermented.
The demand is huge now, so it seems that the manure fermentation equipment also needs to be upgraded.
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