Chapter 184 Today's Farm Situation
Forget it. Looking at the excited look on the red panda’s face, I guess it has the same idea and is eager to go out and play with us.
After a delay, it was dark.
Josh ate a quick plate of baked beans with toast and went to sleep.
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Getting up, washing, and eating breakfast, Josh solved all the problems within half an hour.
I'm going to plant the big-leaf ant beans today, so hurry up.
After being exposed to the sun for a few days, field No. 5 is ready for planting.
"Come on, piggy, help me dig out furrows and ridges in this field, and pay attention to the spacing." Qiao Xi patted the digging pig's butt.
Three increasingly plump pigs activate their skills and start working!
I bought the sunflower seeds a long time ago, but I never found the chance to plant them, so I just happened to keep them until now.
The land was not big, and the three pigs completed the task quickly.
The sunflowers were planted on the ridges, and the broadleaf ant beans were planted in the furrows. Qiao Xi sowed the bean seeds first.
It is not suitable for hole sowing without digging holes. Qiao Xi scattered bean seeds along the edge of the ditch, which is called furrow sowing. It is okay to sow the seeds at a higher density.
After sowing the bean seeds, Qiao Xi used a rake to level the furrow a little bit and began to plant the sunflower seeds.
Don't plant too many sunflowers. Plant one at an arm's length apart. Otherwise, they will grow too densely in the later stage and affect the growth of the big-leaf ant beans.
After all, this field was reclaimed mainly for growing big-leaf ant beans, and the demand for big-leaf ant beans should be the main focus.
With the help of the digging pigs, sowing was completed quickly.
Neither type of seeds can be soaked in water for a long time, so you have to be extra restrained when watering, but the beavers have a solution.
The four little ones recently learned a new skill and were about to show it to Josh one by one.
"Chichi~" Josh look at me!
"Chijijiji~" Look at me, look at me, don't look at it.
"Chirp, chirp!" Stop making noise, come together.
In the end, it was the beaver boss who took control of the situation. He called the little beavers who were acting independently aside and showed them to Josh together.
Qiao Xi was a little worried and reminded again: "You don't need too much water, just water it thoroughly, otherwise the seeds will rot."
The beaver boss looked a little strange and agreed to it with a chirping voice.
Not knowing what skill this was, Josh stepped back to let them show without getting her clothes wet.
There was a few drizzles in the sky, but Qiao Xi didn't pay attention to it. He just wiped his face and left it alone.
As a result, I saw four beavers holding their breath, and the skills they released seemed to be just these few raindrops.
Qiao Xi was silent. She seemed to understand the embarrassment that Beaver Boss had just felt.
Haha, haha, Josh lowered his head and pretended not to see it. It doesn’t matter if it’s small. At least there’s no need to worry about overwatering.
The dripping sound seemed to be a little louder. Josh looked up and saw that the raindrops had turned from small to large, but the beavers' faces were flushed red.
Seeing that the soil was almost wet, Josh was about to call for a stop, but they collapsed into the ditch one by one due to exhaustion.
"Are you okay?" Josh was shocked.
"Chiji~" A small paw slowly rose from the ditch, and the beaver boss's weak voice came, "It's okay."
Soon, several beavers crawled out of the water again, lay on the edge of the field, and explained to Qiao Xi.
"Chichi!" This is called drizzle.
"drizzle?"
"Chiji~" Yes, because this skill is as gentle as drizzle.
"Chiji!" How about this skill? Isn't it very practical!
Well, Josh didn't know how to answer. It was indeed practical. It was very convenient for crops like big-leaf ant beans that were not suitable for ditch irrigation.
But the amount of water was really too little. It was just to irrigate such a small area of land, but it almost made the four little guys suffocate.
"That's good. We can practice more." Qiao Xi still couldn't bear to say anything that would make Ling Li sad.
After these words were spoken, the beavers felt embarrassed and said that they would practice more and perform for Josh next time.
After saying that, they all quickly ran out of the water with perfect diving posture, splashing, but they still felt embarrassed.
The moist land couldn't be left exposed like this, so Josh used a rake to grab some soft fallen leaves from the dense forest next to it and covered the field with them.
After finishing it, I also went to look for ladybugs and asked them to visit the big-leaf ant beans more often to prevent insect pests.
Unexpectedly, after not paying attention for a few days, the ladybug gave her a big surprise.
The ladybugs have laid eggs, and some of them have even hatched.
In the sunlight, the back hairs of the larvae of the ladybug reflect colorful light. To be honest, the larvae and the adults do not look much alike, but the beautiful colors remind people of the amethyst-like ladybug at first glance.
Seeing Josh's surprised expression, the ladybugs drove the little ladybugs that could not express themselves yet to show them to Josh so that they could get to know him.
The little ladybugs were not afraid of her sudden arrival. They bravely jumped onto Josh's fingers and played with him.
One or two ladybugs that are developing particularly fast have already shed their shells and turned into adults, but their color is still bare golden yellow. It will take a few more days for them to grow into the appearance of their mothers.
"Winter is coming, are you ready?"
The ladybugs flapped their wings to tell Josh that they were ready. Once the temperature dropped sharply, they would crawl into their nests and huddle together in a dormant state to spend the winter. They would only come out when the climate was right.
"If it's really cold, you can come to the farm house to see me. You can also spend the winter at home."
The little guys shook their heads. They still liked this environment. The winter in Chaoyang City wouldn’t be very cold, so they had no problem.
"Okay, I'll listen to you. Come to me if you have any problems." The ladybugs have always been independent and seldom come to see Josh. They are always busy catching pests and never take the initiative to play with the monsters on the farm. Sometimes Josh can't help but ignore them.
The ladybugs don’t think that their daily lives are already fulfilling. They don’t like to look for other monsters to play with. They live very well on their own.
After playing with the cute little ladybugs for a while, Josh thought of the golden-armored dung beetles that were busy all day on the farm. He hadn't visited them for a long time, so he decided to go and see them as well.
If I have anything to do on a daily basis, I will just report it to any golden-armored dung beetle I pass by. I basically never go to their nests. Now I go to see how they have developed.
When we arrived, we looked around and saw dung balls of all sizes scattered all over the land. The golden-armored dung beetles were working hard, pushing the dung balls forward.
When they saw Josh coming, they just waved their antennae and greeted Josh. Everyone was doing their own job and was very busy.
Fermented dung balls are piled up on one side like a mountain. This is their nest and also fertilizer for crops on the farm. All their work revolves around this mountain.
After looking around, I couldn't find the golden-armored dung beetles that I first recognized. Maybe they have grown fat and are no longer visible, or maybe they are no longer there.
Looking at the busy dung beetles, Josh felt deeply moved and said, "Thank you, you are the behind-the-scenes contributors to the farm's harvest."
My dears, I still want to ask for monthly tickets. Although I know that everyone's pockets must have been squeezed dry by me, I still want to ask, just in case there is still some! It's the last two days, Shushu thanks everyone.
(End of this chapter)
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