Chapter 430: Happiness
"Xiu Lan, I'm going out."
After dinner, Lin Heng looked at his wife and said something.
Xiulan has been very tired recently. Her two sons are almost learning to walk and they don’t want to play in the crib anymore. Instead, they want to walk and be pulled around by their mother.
Xiulan has to take care of three children by herself and has no time to do anything else so she can only stay at home.
"Go ahead. I'll make oil-splashed noodles in the afternoon. I've already kneaded the noodles." Xiulan nodded and said.
Lin Heng agreed and went to Hongfeng Mountain with his parents. After taking a look at the bricklayers who were building the sheep pen, he walked on.
At the foot of the mountain, his eldest brother and sister-in-law, as well as his third father and third mother, all came. They also wanted to build racks for their kiwis. This year was the first year for harvesting grapes and kiwis, so everyone attached great importance to it.
Some of the concrete pillars have been moved over, and there are still some here. Each person carries one over and comes to the vineyard first.
"The trellis methods for grapes and kiwis are different. Let me first tell you how to trellis for grapes."
Lin Heng took a look at the grapes that had been loosened and fertilized and said.
To build a grape trellis, you just need to build a cement pillar between two rows of grapes, then connect them with steel wires, and finally form a rack for the grapes to climb.
The fruiting branches of grapes will continue to move backwards. The branches that bear fruit this year will not bear fruit again next year. Large-scale grape planting requires drastic branch pruning every year.
His grape vines have not been pruned yet, and he plans to do so after the trellis is set up in the next two days.
Lin Hengxian led everyone to build a row of grape racks, and soon everyone learned how to do it. It was not difficult at all, and everyone had strong hands-on skills.
Basically, it is enough to plant about thirty concrete pillars on one acre of land. If you take into account the time for pulling the steel wire, you can basically build pillars for two acres of land in one day.
There are several ways to set up pillars. On sloping mountainous terrain, you can build funnel-shaped pillars. On flat terrain, you can build horizontal pillars. Lin Heng teaches everyone how to do it, and you just need to adapt to local conditions.
Lin Heng's family only had eight acres of vineyard, and it took them basically four days to build it.
During the four days of building the grape trellis, Lin Heng was not idle. He used bamboo to make a simple greenhouse that was ten meters long and two meters wide. He used bamboo as the frame and covered the outside with film paper.
This is not for breeding, but for grafting grape branches. He spread sand inside and will cut the grape and kiwi branches and graft them here later.
Both types of branches are easy to grow through cuttings. After they grow, he finds a piece of land and plants them for another two years. Whether for personal use or for sale, they are very good seedlings.
There is still land here in Hongfeng Mountain that can be fully utilized. Raising seedlings is definitely much more cost-effective than growing crops.
There are some differences between setting up the trellis for kiwifruit and grapes, but the difference is not that big. Lin Heng himself doesn’t really understand it, but it is in the book, so he just needs to follow the instructions.
Kiwifruit usually has two main stems, but the two-year-old branches in his elder brother's house have a main stem of two to three centimeters in diameter. Under such circumstances, they will definitely bear fruit this year. Last year, his elder brother's family even let a small number of kiwifruit bear fruit and tasted the flavor.
The seedlings that Sandie's family bought were very small. Two years later, they can only barely bear fruit. This year, they have to thin out the flowers and fruits.
However, Lin Hai had already paid him back the money for the fruit trees during the Chinese New Year, and he paid it back as soon as he had some extra money, without any arrears. Lin Hai is not at home now, he went to the city with Tian Yan on the 16th of the first lunar month, and the two are now completely together, and they plan to get married when they return this year.
"Mom and Dad, you guys do it here and I will go back to Hongfeng Mountain." Lin Heng said after teaching.
Father Lin nodded and said, "You should go back quickly. It won't work if no one is looking after you over there."
On the way back, Lin Heng just got to the road when two people came towards him. They looked at him and said, "Lin Heng, when are you going to buy seeds this year? We want two bags of corn seeds and two bags of rice seeds."
"We'll go there in a few days. A car will pull it up and we'll notify everyone." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"Okay, that's troublesome."
Lin Heng nodded and walked towards Hongfeng Mountain. Since buying the seeds last year, everyone has accepted buying seeds for planting, especially the three staple foods of rice, wheat and corn.
Some people also wanted to try fertilizers, and they talked about these things with him during the Chinese New Year. He understood all of this and planned to go with them in a few days, because they would have to go down to pull the colored steel tiles.
Arriving at the first platform of Hongfeng Mountain, after more than ten days of construction, the main structure has been completed by two-thirds, and it will be completed around the 20th of March.
This time's construction is different from the previous ones. The sheep pen built this time is suspended, one meter in the air, and is paved with a manure-leaking floor made of wooden strips.
This kind of floor is not available now, but it is not difficult to make. You just need to use wooden strips at a certain distance. The key point is that sheep's feet cannot fall down, but feces can drain down.
It is very easy to clean up the leaked feces. Someone just needs to stand by and use a long-handled tool to shovel it out, pour it into a cart and transport it away. When done, rinse it again with water and disinfect it after a few days. Basically, no ammonia gas will be produced.
The sheep pen is surrounded by iron railings, and a feeding trough is placed outside the iron railings.
This time on the First Platform, Lin Heng built a 400-square-meter sheep pen, which can basically raise 400 sheep without any problem.
The cowshed is built on an area of 100 square meters, and another 100 square meters is used as a warehouse to store tools and hay, for a total of 600 square meters.
Cows do not reproduce as fast as sheep, and there is a 200-square-meter cattle and sheep pen below, so cattle can be raised without any modification, which is equivalent to a 300-square-meter cattle pen and a 400-square-meter sheep pen.
The cowshed cannot be built in the air, it has to be on the ground, and requires regular cleaning and disinfection. Other aspects are similar.
The purpose of construction is to make it usable and to save as much as possible. He does not have the capital now and cannot invest too much in the cattle and sheep pen. According to his current estimate, it will cost him nearly four thousand yuan to build this cattle and sheep pen.
This is equivalent to investing all the profits from the purchasing stations and convenience stores last year.
After guiding and supervising here for a while, he went to the field next door to build a temporary greenhouse. This time it was used to grow seedlings. All kinds of seedlings that need to be planted in spring can be cultivated in it first.
Facts have proved that there is a huge difference between raising seedlings and planting directly without seedlings. The survival rate of raising seedlings is 95%, while without seedlings it is often good if three out of ten seeds can germinate.
The soil for raising seedlings is the original loess mixed with decomposed cow and sheep manure. This is the best substrate. Sprinkle some water and the germination rate will be very high.
In the blink of an eye, it was March 20th. The grape racks and kiwi racks were all built, all the branches were pruned, and the main stems were placed on the racks.
In addition, the soil has been loosened and cow and sheep manure has been applied. The most important work for the fruit trees this spring has basically been completed. What remains is to prune the vegetables and fruits after they bloom . The orchard has been covered with weed-proof mulch. Lin Heng asked his father to sow some alfalfa seeds in it, not for forage, as fruit trees need to be sprayed with pesticides and forage cannot be used.
The main function is to prevent weeds and fix nitrogen. Leguminosae have rhizobia that can fertilize the soil and squeeze out the ecological niche of weeds, killing two birds with one stone.
That afternoon, Father Lin brought the last batch of kiwi tree branches. These were the best branches, twenty centimeters long.
"Just stick it directly into the sand like this, no need for fertilizer?" Father Lin asked curiously. He knew nothing about fruit tree cultivation.
"No need, just sprinkle water." Lin Heng said with a smile. He used a hoe to dig a trench in the sand, and his father put the branches in to bury them.
After these kiwi branches are buried, the seedling greenhouse will be full. Just cover the exit and wait quietly for them to take root and sprout.
After finishing, Lin's father walked with him to the first platform. The new cattle and sheep pen had basically been completed, and now there were only two masons left to deal with the aftermath work.
The roof beams and other things have been installed, and now we just have to wait for the iron tiles to be shipped back and installed before we can be completely finished.
"This year it was done so quickly." Father Lin sighed with a smile.
Lin Heng nodded: "Of course, if we don't hurry up, we will be too busy. The sheep are probably in heat again recently."
"Yes, the sheep born last year have grown up." said Father Lin.
"I will go and get two male black goats for breeding this year." Lin Heng said.
"So when are you going to the city to get the tin tiles? Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, you can also get the seeds. It's time to sow the sprouts soon." Father Lin patted him on the shoulder and said.
"It's the day after tomorrow. Let's take a day off tomorrow and have a barbecue." Lin Heng said, hooking his arm around his father's shoulder.
"Okay, it's time to take a break." Father Lin nodded and stretched. The work he did this month had already made up for all the weight he gained during the New Year.
After saying that, Father Lin walked over to the cattle and sheep pen and shouted, "Master Huang, it's time to get off work. Let me take you home."
It was inconvenient for these people from the town to go back, so Lin's father would send them back every afternoon and walk here in the morning.
Lin Heng went straight home. It was not far from Qingming Festival now. The trees had not yet sprouted new leaves, and only some grass leaves showed green.
This year, Lin Heng did not choose artificial breeding for the mullet fry, but let them grow on their own in the reservoir.
The reason for doing this is that one is that I am too busy to do this, and the other is that the fish fry bred last year have not grown up yet, and the reservoir and the stream only have this little habitat and cannot accommodate more fish.
If you really want to expand the scale of breeding, you have to go to Lengshui River to draw water and use enclosures for breeding.
"Dad, my little brother can walk." When she got home, Xiaoxia ran over to tell her the good news.
She has put a lot of effort into teaching her younger brother to walk recently, and now that the results are there, she can't wait to show them off.
"Really? That's great." Lin Heng picked up Xiaoxia and held her high.
"Daddy, more, more, more!"
Being lifted high, Xiaoxia asked him to do it again with a smile, and there were continuous cheers of joy.
Every time Lin Heng got tired of raising his hands, she still enjoyed it, but this time he didn't play with her all the time.
"Look, husband." Xiulan hugged Lu Ming and held his little hand. Then he walked towards Lin Heng with a smile on his face.
Although his steps were staggering and he looked like he would fall at any moment, he was always on the verge of maintaining his balance.
After a while, he walked up to Lin Heng and extended his arms to him.
"Daddy, hold me." Lin Heng happily picked him up and lifted him up. The little guy happily kept calling "Daddy, Daddy".
Then Lin Heng hugged Lin Duheng again, and Duheng had already learned how to walk.
"That's great! In another month you'll be able to run around." Lin Heng said with a smile after putting them down.
Xiulan poured him a glass of water and sighed, "Then I'll be worried again, afraid of bumps and bumps."
Lin Heng smiled and said, "It's okay. We'll cover those sharp corners so it won't hurt even if it falls."
"That's fine too." Xiulan nodded and said, "Let's make sauerkraut sliced noodles tonight, and I'll cut you some New Year's stewed food to go with the wine."
"Okay, but don't worry, I'm not hungry now. Let's play for a while." Lin Heng said as he sat down.
"Then come with me to prune the branches of the fruit trees. I don't know how to do it yet." Xiulan pulled him aside and said.
"Okay." After watering, Lin Heng went to get the pruning shears and went out with Xiulan.
The flowers, plants and trees in the backyard and the back hill all needed to be pruned, which was not difficult. He and Xiulan talked and worked together.
There is no need to heavily prune garden grapes because they can also provide shade and cool off, so you just need more vines.
The ornamental flowers and plants are cut into shapes and fertilized at the same time. The several lollipop colorful roses by the wall are already in bud and are growing very beautifully.
The black pine he pruned was grown into a waterside shape, while the Japanese cypress was not moved much, mainly pulled to maintain its shape.
The main tasks for the other fruit trees were topping and thinning, which he completed with Xiulan and Xiaoxia.
After finishing the work, the two of them basically shared with each other what they had done that day.
As for the two sons, they were in a raised version of the crib in the house, but they couldn't get out after the railing was raised by half a meter.
When you need to do something and can't take care of them, just throw some toys to them and let them play with them for a while. You don't have to worry about them being turned over and bumped into.
Xiulan had already kneaded the noodles. She cut some braised vegetables and mixed some vermicelli and black fungus. They poured a glass of rice wine and Xiaoxia drank a glass of honey water.
After drinking a glass of wine and eating a few side dishes, Lin Heng immediately felt relaxed and felt that this was a perfect day.
After drinking two cups of wine, they went to make knife-cut noodles. After eating and playing for a while, they could take a pleasant rest.
Now they tell stories to the three children together. After coaxing them to sleep and pulling the gauze curtain that separates them, Lin Heng and Xiulan go to bed to rest.
Lin Heng said a few words in Xiulan's ear, and she blushed and changed into a silk bellyband.
"Wife, you are so beautiful."
Lin Heng looked at his wife's alluring red lips and kissed her, beginning an unprecedented exploration.
The child has basically been weaned, but because Lin Heng is greedy, Xiulan still has some milk.
This in and out game lasted for half an hour. Xiulan gave Lin Heng everything he wanted. Now it was normal for her to eat the snacks he fed her.
And she became more and more skilled and would not hurt Lin Heng again, which made his life happy.
Only at this time will he experience the effect of non-stop morning exercise every day, and the strong physical strength brings an extremely happy nightlife.
(End of this chapter)
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