Chapter 247: Chinese Astragalus Seed Drying
Since Gao Mingwan went to work at the transportation company, he rarely returned to the village. This time he drove a pickup truck back to the village, which naturally caused heated discussions. Some uncles and aunts came to his house to talk to Gao Mingwan.
After having lunch at his second brother's house, Gao Mingwan drove his pickup truck back to the old village. He parked the car by the pond and started fetching water to wash the car.
The car had been loaded with saplings and naturally some dirt had fallen off, which needed to be cleaned.
When someone came to talk to him, he asked them to help wash the car. This job was quite new and several people were happy to do it. When Gao Mingwan had some free time, he was also willing to talk to people and brag a little.
It is said that if one gets promoted and rich but does not return to his hometown, it is like walking in fine clothes at night. In the eyes of the villagers, Gao Mingwan is considered to be successful. He also feels that he is more knowledgeable than ordinary people, so he told everyone about some of the things that happened in his sports car.
These things are interesting and thrilling.
Gao Mingwan rolled up his sleeves, revealing a scar on his arm, and said, "Last month, when my master and I were driving, we encountered a carjacker. The gang put a lot of nails on the ground, and they had knives and axes, forcing us to take money and goods. My master pretended to agree to pay, and then turned around and killed us with a big knife. I couldn't be a coward, so I rushed forward with a knife. Look, the scar on my hand was left at that time."
Gao Mingwan showed his scar to everyone. The scar was like his achievement, which made him very proud.
Before, he was amazed at his second brother's skills, and secretly wondered why his second brother was so powerful while he was so ordinary, since they were all brothers. But after learning a set of military boxing from Xiao Jinfeng, he is now a completely different person.
At least when it comes to fighting, he really dares to do it!
When he was in the village, whenever he had a conflict with someone, his second brother would always stand in front of him. Now he can stand on his own.
After hearing his words, everyone gasped.
They only knew that Gao Mingwan had become successful and was going to make a lot of money, but they didn't know that being a driver was so dangerous.
For a time, some people who envied Gao Mingwan also lamented that it was not easy to make money.
Drivers earn a lot, but the risks are also great.
Gao Mingwan was talking to someone here, while Gao Mingcheng went to Xiaofushan with a pair of scissors.
The tangerine tree seedlings have been planted, but the branches and leaves still need to be pruned.
There is no need to keep so many leaves on newly planted saplings, as this will evaporate water and cause the tree to die. Therefore, most of the leaves should be removed and only a small number should be left.
Once the tree takes root, its ability to transport water and nutrients will be enhanced, which will supply the growth of leaves and new leaves will grow.
Gao Mingcheng was busy at Xiaofushan the whole afternoon and did not go into the mountains to pick tea seeds because, thanks to his efforts, the tea seeds that were a little closer had almost all been picked up.
The weather was dry today and the tea seeds were not big enough. He was also unwilling to go through the trouble of climbing over mountains to pick them, because there was still a lot of work waiting for him in the fields at home.
As November approaches, some vegetables that grow in winter can begin to be planted, such as cabbage, radish, celery, lettuce, rapeseed, red cabbage sprouts, white cabbage sprouts, spinach, onions and garlic, etc.
In addition to these, Gao Mingcheng also wants to sow something that is unique in the entire village, that is, sowing astragalus!
The villagers are not unfamiliar with Chinese milk vetch, as it can be found everywhere on hillsides and in fields, but their understanding of Chinese milk vetch is not deep.
You should know that Chinese milk vetch is one of the main nectar-producing plants, and it can be used as green manure to fertilize fields and as feed for livestock.
Beef and mutton can also be eaten, but not too much, otherwise it will cause abdominal distension. But it is different for pigs. For pigs, you can eat as much as you want because they have high nutritional value and good palatability.
And it is also a medicine. Its roots, whole herb and seeds can all be used as medicine. It has the effects of dispelling wind and improving eyesight, strengthening the spleen and replenishing qi, detoxifying and relieving pain.
Having said so much, Gao Mingcheng has two purposes for sowing, one is to fertilize the soil, the other is to increase nectar plants.
The flowering period of sweet clover is from February to June, and the fruiting period is from March to July. The flowering period is very long. When it blooms in early spring, it is a rare food for bees.
Gao Mingcheng raises forty boxes of bees, so naturally he has to solve the problem of winter food for the bees.
Astragalus is sown in late September to early October, and now is the right time. As for the seeds, Gao Mingcheng collected them in the mountains in the first half of this year. When he went to sell medicine last time, he did not bring them with him to sell, just to keep them for planting.
Sweet clover is very suitable for planting in fields. When the land is cultivated next year, the growing sweet clover can be plowed into the deep soil layer and turned into fertilizer. Sweet clover has a strong nitrogen fixation ability, which increases the nitrogen content in the soil and is beneficial to the growth of subsequent plants.
The next day, it was sunny. At noon, Gao Mingcheng took out a bag of sweet clover seeds and prepared to process them. Although sweet clover is everywhere, it is not easy to plant it.
First, the seeds need to be spread out in the sun for about five hours. After drying, add a certain amount of fine sand to rub the seeds to remove the wax on the seed surface to increase the water absorption and germination rate of the seeds. Then, use 5% salt water to select seeds and remove diseased seeds and empty seeds. Soak the selected seeds in decomposed diluted human urine for 8 hours, remove them and dry them, and mix them with calcium magnesium phosphate fertilizer before sowing.
Look, it's trouble.
Gao Mingcheng is now taking the first step, spreading the seeds to dry.
While the seeds were drying, he started to shell the tea seeds.
The first tea seeds picked up had already cracked under the scorching sun, revealing the black seed kernels inside.
For some seeds that crack well, you only need to shake them gently and the kernels will fall out, but for those that crack poorly, you need to pry them open manually, which is more troublesome.
Gao Mingcheng first hits the seeds with a stick, and then picks out the empty shells. After repeating this several times, the shells of the tea seeds will be completely removed. When they are almost dry, they can be taken to the oil press to press the oil.
Gao Mingcheng has been busy working in the fields recently and has not had time to go to the county for a long time. His newly purchased tractor has temporarily become a decoration.
Because the yard is used to dry tea seeds, the car can only be parked in a wide area outside. As a result, it attracts many children to watch every day. If Gao Mingcheng is not paying attention, some naughty children will even climb onto the car to play.
Whenever this happens, Gao Mingcheng will scold the other person. It’s not that he is stingy, but the destructive power of a naughty child should not be underestimated!
Otherwise, the naughty kid may damage your car in a blink of an eye!
The less knowledge a person has about cars, the easier it is for him to damage them. Gao Mingcheng is a good driver, but his car repair skills may not be as good as Gao Mingwan's.
After the shells of tea seeds are removed, the space they occupy will be much smaller. These dark tea kernels are piled under the eaves and corners of walls, so that they can dry in the wind and be protected from sudden rain.
Speaking of rain, it finally rained in early November, but the rain was very light. It just wet the ground before the dark clouds dispersed and the dazzling sunshine returned to the earth.
This rain stirred the emotions of the whole village. When it first started, people were happy. When it stopped, people were disappointed and asked why it didn't rain more.
On the second night after the rain, Xuanyuemei's second sister Xuanyueyu went into labor and finally gave birth to a son at 4:30 in the morning.
Zhang Chengyuan hired a midwife from the village and called Xuanyuemei to help take care of the baby in the middle of the night. When Xuanyuemei came back, there were dark circles under her eyes.
But their expression was very excited, because their Xu family had an heir!
(End of this chapter)
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