After dinner, Wang Tianxiao called Wu Wenhua and Qian Cai to Liu Yuan's room to discuss improvements to the seeding equipment.
Through experimentation, Wang Tianxiao found that the hole at the bottom was slightly small. It seemed that the seeds could fall in, but in actual use, they often blocked each other, preventing them from falling properly.
The joystick next to it can be used to move the object, but constantly moving it down is also a kind of physical exertion.
In the long run, improvements are necessary.
It's not something that can be done in a day or two.
So Liu Yuan revised the hole and went to the field with them to try it out, and found that the effect was much better.
After confirming that there were no problems, Liu Yuan was asked to make four more, enough for one person.
When I returned from the fields, I found Mi Xiaoqing sitting on a large rock playing the flute.
It's still a classic "Spring River Flower Moon Night".
I never expected this girl to be so talented; she's quite the artsy type.
Wang Tianxiao noticed that Wang Tiancheng's curtains were open, guessing that he was sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed) secretly watching someone play the flute.
What a tragedy!
In order to rescue Wang Tiancheng from his suffering, he once asked him to go into the mountains to collect the cages.
He's been busy these past few days and hasn't had a chance to check on the cages properly, so he doesn't know how the harvest is going. Rabbits and pheasants may not fetch high prices, but they are still part of his income.
We cannot give up on it, at least not for the time being.
As the two walked past the rocks with their dog, Mi Xiaoqing stopped playing her flute and asked them curiously where they were going. Upon learning that they were going to the mountains, she smiled and shook her head, indicating that she was not interested.
Just then, Li Guanping came over from the row of houses behind them. Hearing that the two were going to the mountains, he wanted to go and see them too.
Upon hearing this, Mi Xiaoqing immediately put away her flute, saying that going to take a look would be fine, to lay a good foundation for starting work tomorrow.
Wang Tiancheng was overjoyed.
Li Guanping realized this too late.
Wang Tianxiao, you've had a hard time. You're holding back your laughter, but you feel it's not very kind of you to secretly laugh at your younger brother and brother-in-law.
He could only worry about his good-for-nothing and clueless younger brother.
They're not even as good as dogs.
It's said that dogs are the best at understanding people's hearts.
The three dogs really liked Li Guanping, but for some reason, they just didn't like Mi Xiaoqing.
It can't be said that they are sexist.
Anyway, even if Li Guanping doesn't tease the dogs, they will still circle around him. Mi Xiaoqing likes dogs very much and wants to pet their heads, but they quickly dodge away and won't let her touch them.
Wang Tiancheng had been to the mountains many times and was quite familiar with them, while Li Guanping and Mi Xiaoqing were going for the first time and were still full of curiosity about the mountains.
Reaching a fork in the road, Wang Tianxiao stopped and said to Wang Tiancheng, "Tiancheng, you take the two of them to see the cages. Don't bother looking at the three closest to the west. We're about to sow the seeds. I'll take a quick look around and see if I can draw a map of the surrounding area to help with later seed selection."
""elder brother. "
"Remember, don't go to those three spots to the west. Something from the western peak might cross the mountain and sneak over. It could be dangerous. You guys take Dahei with you, and I'll take Aying and Dafeng."
"knew."
Although Dahei was also familiar with Wang Tiancheng, he was even more reluctant to leave Wang Tianxiao and lingered around him with great affection.
Wang Tianxiao patiently patted the dog's head before it reluctantly agreed to go with him.
"Xiaoqing, Guanping, don't wander off after you enter the mountain. You must stay close to Tiancheng," Wang Tianxiao said, seemingly addressing the two of them, but actually keeping an eye on Mi Xiaoqing.
Li Guanping is a calm and collected person who doesn't usually act rashly, but this girl doesn't seem like someone who's content to stay put.
After giving them repeated instructions, they split up and went their separate ways.
During the day, Wang Tiancheng was carrying his old-fashioned gun and a big black dog. The two young men should be safe.
Wang Tianxiao took out the pencil and kraft paper he had prepared beforehand and began to sketch the overall outline of the mountains.
Although pencil writing on kraft paper is not very clear and fades easily, that was the only condition available in those days. There was no good paper or good pens, so we had to make do.
The Ziwu Ridge Mountains are typical earthen mountains.
Generally speaking, people tend to divide mountains into rocky mountains and earthen mountains.
There is soil on rocky mountains, but they are mainly composed of rocks. For example, many mountains in Qinghai are rocky mountains.
There are stones on the hill, but it is mainly composed of soil.
The difference between the two is that the soil on rocks is particularly prone to landslides, forming mudslides, while pure earthen hills, because of their integral structure, generally do not experience landslides.
Therefore, the landslides we see are all a mixture of soil and rocks.
Of course, this is not absolute; the specific situation depends on the actual terrain and landforms of the local area.
Because Ziwu Ridge is an earthen hill, it is almost densely covered with trees, and various wild plants grow between the trees. These plants and trees together stabilize the soil, preventing rainwater from washing it away and preventing landslides.
Like trees, plants are mostly annuals or biennials and are greatly affected by seasonal changes.
It's winter now, almost the twelfth month of the lunar calendar. Annual plants have long since died and disappeared. The green that can still be vaguely seen in the snow caves are mostly biennial plants.
When it comes to biennials and annuals, it's actually quite accurate to say that there are definitely two types of plants.
For example, the growth cycle of wheat varies in different provinces and regions.
In the eastern region, the hometown of Confucius and Mencius, wheat is mostly sown in spring and harvested in autumn, making it a typical one-season, annual plant.
But in the Northwest, wheat is sown every autumn, nurtured through the winter, and then grows again the following year. Hence the saying, "If the wheat is covered with three layers of snow this year, you'll sleep on a pillow of steamed buns next year."
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