Chapter 98 Leave
They finally cleaned up the house these two days and prepared the firewood for the winter.
The piglets in the pigpen were also delivered on time. Li Dahu really kept his word. It’s just that the chicks are difficult to catch now and we have to wait for a while.
Everyone was eager to get started, thinking that after raising ten big pigs and handing in the task pigs, they would have seven left.
Selling it is good money.
At least one person can get a lot.
This gathering is definitely a driving force.
Lian Jiang Xiaoxiao also thinks that pigs should be raised well.
At this point everyone decided to go and take a look at the forest farm first.
After all, the land has been left uncultivated for many years. We need to repair it now while the ground is still fresh and ready for restoration. Otherwise, it will be too much trouble to do it next spring.
When we got to the field and took a look, we found that although the land had been uncultivated for many years, it was still good land. It was just that this forest land was not suitable for growing crops, and most importantly, there would not be a good harvest even if we planted crops.
Most of the woodlands are between trees. Their place has dense forests and mountains, so probably nothing is more suitable than growing ginseng.
Jiang Xiaoxiao is familiar with the place. She has lived on this land for decades, although she later became a village doctor.
But she knows the situation on this farm better than anyone else.
This piece of forest is actually the best place to grow ginseng.
It’s just that ginseng seedlings are difficult to grow.
But she is not there.
Think about those options.
Anyway, at the very least, she still has her space. If nothing else, growing seedlings shouldn't be a problem.
Jiang Xiaoxiao offered an idea.
"I think this land is good. Let's just turn the soil over in the next two days. I saw a lot of manure in the toilet over there. I will talk to the director of the forest farm and ask for some manure to make compost for this land.
We can take advantage of this time to grow some ginseng seedlings in advance and plant them directly when the time comes.
Although we don’t have much mission grain, if we grow ginseng well, it will probably create a lot of economic benefits, which is much better than the grain we grow. This piece of land is at least 30 acres. If all 30 acres are planted with ginseng, the yield should be quite good.”
Jiang Xiaoxiao estimated that they had people here who specialized in collecting ginseng.
Of course, this is not just one person; those who collect ginseng are salesmen from nearby counties and cities.
It depends on how you grow ginseng. If you plant it in the woods, you won't get a harvest in a year. The important thing is that when you plant ginseng, the seeds are the cost, a huge amount of money.
Most people nowadays don’t have the patience to serve such precious things.
It would be impossible to sell ginseng at a high price without five or six years.
Ginseng that is harvested in one year is generally very cheap. Ginseng cultivation is very difficult and is susceptible to serious diseases and insect pests.
No one spends the effort.
Everyone was stunned.
Song Moting asked with a smile, "Jiang Xiaoxiao, it seems you know something?"
He was very surprised. This Jiang Xiaoxiao seemed to know a little bit about everything. If I was not mistaken, he had read Jiang Xiaoxiao's resume.
A clean and simple person.
I am loved by my parents, my brothers and sisters are all ordinary people, and I am the youngest child in the family.
You can tell at first glance that he grew up in a pampered environment.
But the person I saw was not that person.
Jiang Xiaoxiao was bending over to crush the soil on the ground and check its quality. She raised her head when she heard this. The scattered sunlight from the forest sprinkled on her face, bringing with it different light and shadow.
It’s so beautiful that it’s a bit dreamy.
"Song Moting, you really guessed it. I do know a little bit, but only a little bit. Not much more. I just heard people talk about how to grow ginseng seeds and how to plant them. I don't know much about the rest. I just heard about it. I have never planted it myself."
This is absolutely true.
Jiang Xiaoxiao had indeed heard about it from others and seen how others did it, but she had never done it herself.
Because that's what her teacher does.
Before he passed away, the old man was a land lookout in the forest farm.
"It doesn't matter if you've never planted it before. We have never planted it before either. At least you have a plan and can explain it to us. We are completely in the dark. What should we do with this forest? It's up to you!"
Gu Dali said cheerfully, and the others nodded.
There are old people in the production team who teach you how to grow crops, but there is really no one to ask for help with this kind of ginseng.
Jiang Xiaoxiao wasn’t polite either.
They started the day by turning the soil.
In order to plant ginseng next year, the land must be plowed deeply and carefully this year, but there are only 30 acres of land in total, so it will be finished no matter what.
The ground was turned over again.
Jiang Xiaoxiao also specially brought people to pick up the rotten leaves from the fallen leaves in the forest and sprinkle them on the ground over and over again.
These are natural organic fertilizers.
Compared with those manures, it is more suitable for ginseng growth.
Song Moting and his companions took the lead and carried the goods back with shoulder poles.
No one has ever been disgusted.
Li Dahu and the captain of Team 11, Wang Zai, came to take a look.
Seeing that they had started cleaning up so quickly and were working so enthusiastically, I couldn't help but nod my head in satisfaction.
No matter whether this land can produce a harvest or not, the attitude is positive, just because of this enthusiasm.
They are all worthy of praise.
As soon as Jiang Xiaoxiao saw the captain, she asked for leave.
Ask for leave! ?
right!
Jiang Xiaoxiao is going to visit someone.
Her elder sister Jiang Yue is also here, but not on a farm.
She had time to visit during the slack season in winter, and she also wanted to take the opportunity to send some food to her parents.
The Chinese New Year is approaching, and although the family is not short of food, Jiang Xiaoxiao thinks it would be a good idea to send some.
During this period, many educated youth must have sent food back home, and it would be legitimate for them to send it back themselves.
It also allows the parents to enjoy the filial piety of their daughter.
"Please give me leave! You want to go back to the city?"
Li Dahu was nervous when he heard this.
The educated youth have become more active recently and quite a few of them have asked for leave.
But it has happened here before, where someone asked for leave and never came back, so all the captains are on guard against this move.
Seeing Li Dahu's suspicious look, Jiang Xiaoxiao naturally knew why.
Smiling, she explained, "Captain, I'm not going back to the city. My eldest sister is working in the Northwest Farm Brigade, and I just want to go see her. We two sisters should be in the same place, and we can't not even see each other. I also want to see how my eldest sister is doing!"
I’m afraid of the snow in winter, which would make it difficult to walk. And I don’t have much work to do recently!”
He spoke frankly, and Li Dahu felt relieved after hearing it.
The Northwest Farm is three hundred miles away from them. It is far actually, but considering the distance they have come, it is not far.
Seriously speaking, they belong to the same region, or even the same county.
It would be unreasonable for two sisters not to see each other if they were living in the same place.
I felt a little sympathetic that two people from this family actually came to cut in line.
There must be no background at home. Ordinary people can't do this.
Jiang Xiaoxiao always behaved well. Li Dahu waved his hand and said, "Okay! Come with me to get a letter of introduction. There will be a production team's transport vehicle going to the county tomorrow morning. You can go with them. It will save you from walking alone."
It’s quite a distance to the county.
Jiang Xiaoxiao thanked the captain with a smile, followed Li Dahu back to get the letter of introduction, and came back to prepare some things.
Of course she didn't forget about raising seedlings.
I specifically asked for the seeds from Guo Dongjun, the director of the forest farm.
Jiang Xiaoxiao spread it into her own space, and in just one minute she discovered that the ginseng seedlings had grown a lot.
Jiang Xiaoxiao was so scared that she quickly took it out and put it in the soil in the nursery next door.
If you wait any longer, the first batch of ginseng will be grown by yourself.
That's hard to explain.
However, when everyone discovered the next day that the ginseng seedlings had actually sprouted, they were quite surprised, because no one knew how long it would take for ginseng seedlings to grow, and no one really suspected it.
At night, Song Moting knocked on Jiang Xiaoxiao and her friends' door.
Jiang Xiaoxiao went out and took a look, and was shocked.
Song Moting was holding two wild rabbits in one hand and three pheasants in the other. They had all been slaughtered and cleaned up neatly.
"You're going to visit your sister. It's not good to go empty-handed. You can take care of this thing. You cook delicious food, so you must know how to make it. Bringing it can be considered a gift."
Jiang Xiaoxiao looked at Song Moting in a daze.
Is this person too good to me?
Song Moting and other male educated youth did not dare to do anything wrong by relying on their courage.
This is not the case. I followed the old man from the forest farm and went up the mountain twice to watch others hunt rabbits and pheasants in the mountains.
The people in the forest farm turned a blind eye.
They also know what's going on.
Song Moting will go up the mountain as soon as he goes down today.
It’s true that Song Moting is really capable. He actually caught so many things by himself.
Jiang Xiaoxiao accepted it with a smile and didn't say anything.
When she went to Jiang Yue's place, she hadn't decided what to take.
She could get the food on the way, and for the rest she could only go to the county town to see if there was anything she could buy.
It turned out that Song Moting was very thoughtful.
"Song Moting, thank you. I really didn't expect you to be capable of this. I'll make it soon, and you can satisfy your cravings."
Jiang Xiaoxiao saw that there were so many things and she couldn’t take them all by herself.
Although it is a thoughtful gesture, you can't be too lonely.
(End of this chapter)
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