"Hey, Nobita, looks like you didn't waste your time planting this land. You even remember the ripening time of taro."
Fu Changxiong chuckled sheepishly…
"Of course. In our rural areas of Northeast China, almost every household farms. That's common sense."
"Then you still haven't learned enough..."
As he spoke, Ye Feng walked towards the depression, quickly scooped up a handful of soil, looked at it for half a minute, and then returned with a smile on his face.
He spread the sticky mud in his hand in front of Fu Changxiong.
"Nobita, do you know what this is?"
Fu Changxiong shook his head, puzzled...
"Let me tell you, this is called black soil."
It is a clay soil with strong swelling, shrinkage and disturbance characteristics.
This type of soil has good properties and high fertility, making it very suitable for plant growth.
The formation of black soil requires specific climatic conditions, and occurs after the death of surface vegetation…
It evolved slowly after a long period of natural erosion, forming humus.
Generally speaking, it takes about 300 years to reach a thickness of one centimeter.
It's one of the most fertile soils in the world. I could tell the soil was excellent when I pulled up that taro plant.
"Oh~"
Liu Sisi seemed to understand something…
"You mean this black soil can speed up the growth of taro. It can grow in just two months?"
After a moment of silence, Ye Feng spoke:
"I don't know how fast it will be, but it will definitely be much faster than ordinary soil."
Moreover, crops grown in this soil, such as soybeans and corn, are much larger than those grown in other soils.
In addition, the low-lying area offers a wide view with no obstructions and long hours of sunshine.
Therefore, we can definitely relocate these taro plants that grow on the slope but have never received the nourishment of sunlight and black soil.
"Come eat it when you're older."
After listening, the three of them were full of enthusiasm. In the wild, what could be more precious than a meal of dumplings and steamed buns?
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's hurry up!"
Fu Changxiong urged excitedly…
So Ye Feng had them start digging taro.
Ye Feng searched while clearing away the weeds and vines in the depression.
He wants to turn this place into his private vegetable garden.
Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that there were actually more taro plants in the depression than had appeared.
Just as he suspected, many of them were covered by plants.
Afraid of touching a snake, he kept poking at it with a stick, making noise. He also kept clearing away the plants.
He didn't encounter anything dangerous at first, just some small insects or spiders.
But less than ten minutes later, when Ye Feng was pulling up a rooted plant…
"Chirp chirp chirp..."
A faint cry came from his left front.
It sounds like a mouse.
He was overjoyed, as he had been worried about not having any fresh meat to make dumplings.
Rat meat is a delicacy, and it is very popular in Guangdong, China.
I've heard it's very delicious, and in some places it's even called "earth dragon".
Ye Feng gently picked up the stick and walked towards the source of the sound.
Before long, when he arrived at the place, he saw a round hole in the ground about the size of a basketball.
His eyes narrowed, and he was immediately very surprised.
"What kind of rat dug such a big hole?"
Ye Feng kept recalling all the rodents in the Amazon in his mind.
He did not act rashly; his past experiences had taught him not to underestimate any of the animals here.
Even a rat can easily become infected with germs if it gets bitten.
After all, these guys are notoriously unhygienic.
Just as I was thinking this, the chirping sound came from the cave again.
Ye Feng raised an eyebrow. This time he heard it clearly; it was definitely the sound of a mouse squeaking.
This sound is so distinctive. Only rodents could make it.
He carefully crouched down and stuck his head into the hole.
We want to determine the species of this large rat.
As soon as my eyes focused on the hole, a large rat's head popped out.
A man and a mouse, their eyes met instantly...
"ah!"
Ye Feng was clearly startled and couldn't control himself for a moment, letting out a soft shout.
The mouse immediately ran back into the hole.
"Brother Feng, what's wrong?"
Liu Sisi and the other two looked in his direction at the same time...
Ye Feng hurriedly waved to them. He had already confirmed the identity of the big rat from that one glance they made.
"Come quick, come quick, there's something delicious to eat!"
Upon hearing this, the three of them put down the taro they were holding and immediately ran over.
"There's a porcupine in this hole. It's big and fat, weighing at least four or five pounds."
This smells delicious! We have our minced meat; let's scoop it out quickly.
After saying that, he directed Qi Xiaojie and Liu Sisi to start digging along the cave entrance.
He and Fu Changxiong stood on either side of the hole, holding sticks, ready to deliver a fatal blow to the rat at any moment.
The soil was relatively loose, and in no time, the entrance to the hole was dug to the size of a bucket.
As the two went deeper, the chirping sounds inside the cave grew louder and louder.
Ye Feng knew that these rats didn't like digging those interconnected burrows.
Therefore, it had nowhere to escape and no way out.
The spiny rat comes in two colors: pure yellow and black and white. Adults are 40 to 60 centimeters long and weigh about 1 to 4 kilograms.
Mainly distributed in South America, they are timid but extremely fast, making them one of the nightmares of local farmers.
Because they like to live in mountains, forests, and fields, and love to eat fruits, leaves, bark, and various crops.
When they steal crops, they often eat the roots along with the crops, so farmers hate these creatures.
The two continued digging, and soon a round object rolled out of the hole.
Ye Feng took a closer look and realized it was a taro that had been gnawed in half.
"No wonder! I was wondering why this guy would dig a hole in a place like this. Turns out he had the advantage of being close to the water. Keep digging, we're going to eat it today."
After saying that, the two continued digging...
Finally, after they had been digging, scraping, and chiseling for about ten minutes, they finally found the answer.
The guinea pig finally couldn't take it anymore...
Taking advantage of the two people's inattention, it suddenly darted out of the hole.
Qi Xiaojie and Liu Sisi reached out to grab it from the left and right at the same time.
Not only did they miss their target, but they also bumped into each other on the head.
But Ye Feng was already prepared when he learned its identity.
He pulled up all the grass within a two-meter radius, leaving the guinea pig without cover.
The moment the porcupine ran out, Ye Feng immediately swung his stick.
A muffled thud.
The stick struck it squarely on the back, and it squeaked, but still tried to burrow into the grass.
As a result, Fu Changxiong hit him on the forehead with a stick, and he immediately stiffened and rolled to the side.
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