Xu Jing hired a tractor, moved all the orange trees from the abandoned warehouse onto the tractor, and drove into the countryside according to Qin Chuan's instructions.
Coincidentally, the original owner's third sister, Li Yujie, married in Qinjia Village. Li Yurong repeatedly told him to visit her after planting the trees and come back after a few days.
Xu Jing agreed and had the tractor driver drive to the village chief of Qinjia Village. After explaining his purpose, the village chief quickly agreed to his plan to plant trees.
Money makes the world go round. The village chief generously said that he would get the materials and ask the villagers to help plant the trees after spending the money.
It took two days of hard work to plant all the trees.
Sandy loam wasn't suitable for growing vegetables, but it was a natural fit for fruit trees. After observing the saplings for a few days to ensure they were still viable, Xu Jing and Qin Chuan began to build the shed.
Qin Chuan may be lacking in other areas, but he is a top-notch farmer. He is so strong that he can do the work of three people.
Even so, it took a day to set up the tent.
After setting up the shed, Xu Jing went to Qin's house and took out a transparent plastic film to cover it.
You know what, it’s quite warm after putting on the film.
Qin Chuan was working furiously, sweating profusely. During a break, he saw Li Heng hoeing the ground and immediately stopped resting and snatched the hoe from his hand. "Leave it there, I'll do it."
"You take a rest first. I'll dig some soil to plant seeds."
"It's okay, I can do it. Just tell me how to do it."
"Prepare the land and make ridges. Turn the soil over first. Don't make it too thick, about 0.3 centimeters will be enough." Xu Jingshen was afraid that he didn't understand, so he gestured with his hands.
Qin Chuan said with a smile: "Let me do it, your arms and legs are too small to do it."
Men can't say no.
Xu Jing grabbed his arm and said, "Go to the room and move the flower pot out. I'll do it."
"Don't be so stubborn, I can do it." After being glared at, Qin Chuan lost the strength to argue with him. "Okay, wait for me to come back and do it."
While he was getting the flowerpot, Xu Jing picked up the hoe and dug the ground with one foot deep and one foot shallow.
After five days of intensive training, my farming skills have improved a lot.
When Qin Chuan returned with the basin, most of the land had already been cleared. "Li Heng, you're quite a hard worker." He didn't look like the young master that others described as someone who only cared about eating.
"Come over and continue working." As he did more work, his mysophobia faded, and Xu Jing wiped his clothes with his sleeve. Just from the farm work, he'd be as skinny as a stick in less than a month.
Qin Chuan had a talent for farming and knew how to operate it after just a few glances. He took over his hoe and continued to finish the rest of the work. Looking back, he saw Li Heng fiddling with the flower pots. He asked, "What are you doing?"
"Breeding." Current conditions do not allow for soilless cultivation, otherwise a lot of time and space could be saved.
It's more of a vegetable pot than a flower pot. Plastic isn't widely available these days, most are ceramic, and wooden pots are incredibly heavy. Fortunately, they have everything you need, and can be used for growing seeds.
He used a small hoe to take some soil and mixed it with rooting powder, then put it into the flowerpot. He added water and put the melon seeds in, and then covered it with a thin layer of soil.
After Qin Chuan took a few glances, he understood. "Aren't you just planting melons?"
"No, I wait for it to sprout." If we had plastic products, we could achieve hydroponic germination. Unfortunately, the technology in the county is not yet up to the task.
"I'll help you." Qin Chuan put down his hoe after preparing the ground, and also imitated him to clumsily fill the soil and plant seeds.
"Don't use too many seeds; too many will deprive it of its living space."
Fortunately, there is a plastic greenhouse. The temperature and humidity inside the greenhouse can increase its germination rate.
After planting half of the melon seeds he brought, Xu Jing said, "Okay, that's all for today. What do you want for dinner?"
"I love everything you cook." He couldn't help swallowing when he thought about it.
It’s still early, so you can go fishing at the reservoir at the foot of the mountain.
"Go pick some greens from the vegetable garden."
"good."
Xu Jing took his spearing tools and a bucket and went down the mountain. He happened to run into his third brother-in-law, Qin Zicheng, who was returning from work.
"Ah Heng, what are you going to do?"
Xu Jing said, "Spear the fish."
"Well, you're going to have to wait until next year. Why don't you just come over to my place for dinner? Let's have some drinks, and I'll talk to your sister."
"No, I can do it. Brother-in-law, please wait."
What's the point of waiting? Even if we wait until dark, we probably won't catch any fish. Qin Zicheng didn't want to dampen the young man's confidence, so he thought for a long time before finally saying something. "I'll go back and get a net."
"Really, there's no need. Just watch me." No sooner had he said that than a fish slipped past his eyes. Xu Jing seized the opportunity and struck the fish three inches downwards, catching it with one strike.
"You are so awesome." Qin Zicheng was dumbfounded. He moved closer to take a look and saw a three-jin carp on the harpoon. The carp was still alive and kicking and had not died yet.
Xu Jing patiently took it down and threw it into the basket. "Brother-in-law, take one back for a snack later."
"I really don't believe it. Where did you get this incredible ability?" He guessed it was just a coincidence.
As a result, ten minutes later, he caught a crucian carp weighing two kilograms, and fifteen minutes later, he caught a carp weighing four kilograms.
Xu Jing took down a four-jin carp and gave it to Qin Zicheng, who was stunned. If he had such a talent, why would he go to school? He would have no worries if he went hunting in the mountains with him. "You have a big family, take it back and eat it."
Qin Zicheng felt embarrassed for taking a fish from someone for no reason. "I have a delicious fish stew with tofu at home. I'll bring it to you later."
"Okay." Xu Jing readily carried the bucket and went home.
"You're back." Seeing the carp and carp in his bucket, Qin Chuan swallowed his saliva. "What are we having for dinner tonight?"
"Braised lotus fish, crucian carp stewed with tofu, and a small amount of green vegetables are perfect."
It sounds delicious. "I'll go pick some green onions for you from the fields."
"And pick some peppers."
"Okay."
Xu Jing took a kitchen knife, successfully gutted the fish, scraped off the scales, and cleaned it with water.
Cut the green onion into sections, slice the ginger, and dice the green and red peppers. Once the side dishes are ready, add firewood to the fire.
The Qin family was poor, with only one iron pot. It was not practical to use it for cooking, but luckily, they had some sweet potatoes from the previous year that had not been eaten up yet and had been dried and processed into vermicelli at the entrance of the village. They would be ready to make fish soup later.
Heat the wok and add the lard. The lard crackles and sizzles, followed by a fragrant aroma. Qin Chuan is adding firewood when he hears someone calling from outside. He answers, drops his work, and runs off.
"Qin Chuan, where's Li Heng?" Qin Zicheng came over to deliver the tofu as he was told. When he smelled the fragrance, he thought Qin Chuan, the fool, was cooking. "He's inside."
Qin Zicheng handed the tofu to Qin Chuan and went straight to the kitchen. He saw his brother-in-law wearing an apron and cooking, looking quite professional.
Qin Zicheng suppressed his laughter and said, "Ah Heng, you can cook too?"
"How else would I have gotten through the past few days?" Xu Jing rolled his eyes, adding the green and red peppers and ginger to the pan and sautéing until fragrant, then adding the carp. Seeing his deft movements, Qin Zicheng thought his brother-in-law had transformed into the Snail Girl.
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