After dinner, he sent Liu Ankang to take a nap while he prepared some tea to bring to the fields.
I'm also a little curious about how they plow the land.
I heard you need to till the land first, then fine tillage. And then you need to harrow the land after fertilizing to evenly mix the soil and fertilizer. It sounds complicated.
After boiling the tea, Song Jinxiu took two buckets.
The bucket at home was only for holding water and could be used for washing. He filled the bucket halfway and then stood up shakily with the shoulder pole.
"Hiss!" Song Jinxiu quickly put down the bucket, grimacing in pain.
My shoulders are too thin, so it would be too painful to carry it like this.
She changed her position and placed the pole horizontally behind her neck. After trying it, it felt a little better.
At least there was a layer of clothes and some flesh to cushion it. After thinking about it, I decided to put an extra towel under it, folded the towel twice and placed it under the shoulder pole.
Let’s go out.
I staggered towards the fields carrying a load of water. There were few people on the road, only a few children running around. The adults were probably busy working in the fields.
Walk to the edge of a field.
Looking around, it was desolate.
Uh, it’s not quite what I imagined!
Shouldn't it be lush and green?
"Xiao Song, why are you here?" Aunt Cuihua asked when she saw Song Jinxiu coming over.
"Auntie, I brought you some tea. Come over and have a rest and drink two bowls." Song Jinxiu greeted happily.
"Why bring water all the way here? We brought our own water." Aunt Cuihua said, but still came over.
After working for a while, I felt thirsty. "Oh, it's tea!"
"What kind of tea is it? Just some tea leaves. I usually don't drink much at home, and I thought it would be difficult to preserve such a small amount, so I threw some in!" Song Jinxiu said.
She knew there was a tea plantation here, and every year people from the village would go there to pick the tea and make their own tea. So most people in the village liked to drink tea.
However, tea or sweet soup will only be served to distinguished guests. Usually, having a bowl of boiled water is a great honor.
"What are you doing?" Song Jinxiu asked curiously.
The village chief's family didn't have any cows, but now one person was leading a cow in front, and another person was holding the plow behind.
At the end, there was a person following behind, banging and banging, picking up things and throwing them away from time to time!
"What is that person doing?" If you don't understand, just ask. You are a good kid.
"Pick up some stones and break up any large clumps of soil. Now we're going to plant seedlings, so we have to prepare the land carefully. Better seedlings will yield a better harvest!"
Aunt Cuihua took a look and said, "Tomorrow we'll have to fertilize the soil and let it soak through. Then we'll water it thoroughly and level the ground until it's smooth and even."
Wait until the moisture in the seedling bed has seeped down and there's no mud before you start sowing." Aunt Cuihua saw Song Jinxiu's inquiring expression and explained it to her.
"Haha, you won't understand even if I tell you. If you want to see it, wait until the rice planting time. Everyone is preparing the land now, there's nothing to see." Aunt Cuihua said with a smile.
"Oh," Song Jinxiu nodded.
Although the land is still bare, it is not completely bare, after all, there are still weeds.
Wild grasses and vegetables on both sides of the road also emerged, and the trees sprouted green buds.
Everything looks so beautiful.
The wind blew gently, carrying the fresh air of grass and trees. Looking at the villagers busy at work, everyone chatted about their hopes for a good harvest while working.
Song Jinxiu seemed to feel everyone's joy.
Farmers' wishes are simple and plain: to have enough food to eat and warm clothes to wear. That's enough!
After everyone finished their tea, Song Jinxiu carried the empty bucket back home.
When I got home, I found Liu Ankang was already writing.
This little brat is reluctant to slack off for even a single day, but instead seems to be a bit inconsistent.
"Can't you lift it?" Liu Ankang asked doubtfully.
Didn't you say you were going to make tea for Dalin and the others? It looked like the tea was finished, but why didn't you bring back the bucket from lunch?
"Don't mention it!" Song Jinxiu waved her hand.
Seeing this, Liu Ankang continued to write his own words. He was almost done with today's task.
Song Jinxiu sat opposite Liu Ankang and looked at him.
Liu Ankang finished writing on the paper in his hand without distraction, and then looked at Song Jinxiu.
After looking at it for a while, he asked, "What's going on? Tell me."
Song Jinxiu sighed, "I didn't want to tell you, but since you want to know, I'll tell you."
Song Jinxiu looked at Liu Ankang with resentment.
Liu Ankang looked confused.
"I was halfway there carrying two buckets of water when I realized I had no idea where Dalinzi and the others were.
I thought I would try my luck in the fields, maybe I would meet her. But I didn't meet Dalinzi, but I met Aunt Cuihua instead. Then I gave them the tea.
I chatted with her for a while and found out that the fields weren't all concentrated together. They were everywhere. How could I find them?
Song Jinxiu sighed, her life was really too difficult!
Liu Ankang's face was full of black lines!
"It's okay, I just found out the place this morning too." Liu Ankang comforted himself, covering his chest.
As early as last year, when Liu Ankang learned that the land had been divided, he went to see it several times.
I heard that earthworms can loosen the soil, so I dug up a lot of earthworms and buried them in the ground.
"Really? That's good. I thought I was the only one who didn't know the way!" Song Jinxiu breathed a sigh of relief.
"Then let's go. Take me to find the way and bring the bucket back to wash it. I have to start cooking soon."
Liu Ankang packed up the books and took Song Jinxiu out.
"Our land is at Qilipo," Liu Ankang said. Knowing the place name would at least allow him to ask for directions next time.
"Okay, got it!" Song Jinxiu nodded. Qilipo, I'll remember it.
We passed the same river as last time, but took a different route than the one we took up the mountain.
"No wonder I couldn't find it. It's in two different directions from the village!" Song Jinxiu complained.
“Why is our land in such a remote place?”
Liu Ankang did not answer. How could good land just lie there waiting for you to pick it?
And this place is not too far away. The further you go in the future if you want to open up new land, the further you will have to go.
Initially, each person in the village was given three mu of land, but because there were so few people and so much land, they felt that the land was not enough and could be reclaimed at will.
Everyone is spreading out from the village center to open up new land. After all, it is easier to manage if it is close to home.
It took more than half an hour to reach Qilipo.
Because the road was easy to walk on, and Song Jinxiu had been running to exercise this year, so she didn't feel very tired.
She dug out from the depths of her memory the four self-defense techniques that her father had asked someone to teach the original owner.
Song Jinxiu called it a little fighting technique.
For example, how do you respond if you are caught? The response method varies depending on how you are caught.
And how to hit the enemy so that he can temporarily lose his combat effectiveness!
I remember that the coach taught a lot at that time, but Song Jinxiu can only remember four for the time being.
It doesn't matter how many moves you have, as long as you are proficient in them. Practice them first and then think about them later.
The most urgent thing is to practice running. If you can outrun the bullets, the enemy will be blinded!
Hahaha!!
Great, I’ll start weighted running tomorrow!
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