After hearing what his uncle said, Qin Feng reflected on himself. He knew that Ke'er had a great fortune, so he became much lazier. If he continued like this, would he really become the "Second Lazy Man of the Qin Family?" Qin Feng shuddered all over. No, absolutely not. He looked down at Ke'er and said, "Ke'er, from now on, we have to work together to control the sand and plant trees on the mountain. We can't do it like today, where you finished half of Xiaoqingshan alone. Do you understand?"
Ke'er was angry. She stamped her feet and pouted, "I know." Ke'er thought to herself, "Have all my seventy-two martial arts skills been wasted?"
After dinner, the whole family sat in the living room and compared the terrain of Daqing Mountain. Combined with the findings of the brothers’ field investigation on the mountain today, they found that there is an area in Daqing Mountain that is dry and rainy all year round, with serious desertification, and it is constantly spreading to the surrounding areas. Therefore, the first thing to do is to carry out sand fixation and control work in this area.
In other places, the soil coverage rate is higher than that of Xiaoqingshan. There are several large areas where crops can be planted directly after a little management or intercropping with sand-resistant and drought-resistant plants. What matters in the first year is not how much crops can be harvested, but the results of sand fixation and grass cultivation.
With their thoughts clarified, everyone was motivated. Qin Muzhou took out his notebook and opened it. "I saw this method in a book on windbreak and sand control, grass cultivation and tree planting. It's called the dead grass grid sand fixation method. Let's try it and see if it works." Qin Muzhou then explained the method in detail.
At the edge of severely desertified areas, create a 2-wide straw grid. This involves laying bundles of discarded wheat straw or thatch in a grid pattern on the dunes. Then, use a shovel to shovel the straw into the sand, leaving one-third or half of the straw standing naturally on the four sides. Then, move the sand in the center of the grid to the roots of the surrounding straw, firmly anchoring it to the sand.
We can also sprinkle grass seeds in the middle of the squares. In this way, the wheat straw will not only prevent the quicksand, but the grass seeds will also germinate when it rains. The rotten and dry wheat straw will serve as fertilizer to nourish the growth of grass seeds.
Crop straw or decomposed fallen leaves can also be added to the sandy soil to make the barren sand become fertile. After two years of transformation, the sandy soil can be used to grow crops normally.
But here, the sparse grass and treetops are what causes the soil to become desertified. Where can we find so much wheat straw, thatch, and rotted fallen leaves? Everyone fell into distress and contemplation again.
Ke'er hadn't said a word. She and Xiao Si were munching on cucumbers, sitting on a chair, swinging her short legs. "I won't talk, I'll just listen. Anyway, no matter what you plant, I'll make sure it grows lush and green." Seeing everyone's embarrassment, she jumped off the chair and slammed her hand on the table. "Leave this to me. I guarantee the task will be completed."
Qin Feng thought dejectedly, "Okay, it seems that Ke'er really has to do this. Hey, I just said this morning that we should do everything together and not do it alone."
Ke'er knew what Qin Feng was thinking as soon as she saw his expression. "Dad, you don't have to blame yourself. Those who are capable should do more work. This is my strong point, so I should do it." He looked around at his family and said, "Tomorrow morning, I will put all these things on the edge of the desertified land of Daqing Mountain."
It was late at night and everyone was asleep. Ke'er and Hu Bao decided where to go and they teleported to a large grassland. The lush green grass was as tall as Ke'er. When Ke'er walked into the grassland, she disappeared into the green.
Half an hour later, Ke'er returned with a full load. She had arrived at the place her brother had mentioned, Daqingshan. Just as she was about to move the grass out of the space, she remembered that her brother had said that the grass must be dry. This way, it would be resilient and not break easily when stuck in the sand, and only then could it play a role in fixing the sand. Ke'er waved a few times at the mountain of green grass in the space, and the green grass turned into dry yellow hay. With a wave of her little hand, the mountain of thatch was piled on the ground. Ke'er jumped a few times and went into the yard to prepare for bed. She saw her uncle and father sitting under a tree in the moonlight. "Uncle, father, why are you still not asleep?"
Uncle Grandpa stood up, raised his hand to grab Ke'er's arm and spun him around. "Of course you are waiting for our elf-like Ke'er."
Daddy also strode over and patted Ke'er on the head. "Ke'er, is everything going well? Are you okay?"
Ke'er turned around on the spot, looking at her uncle and dad with a smile, her heart felt so warm, the warmth of being surrounded by love, she ran up to hug her uncle and said, "I'm fine, don't worry, the mission has been completed." She hugged her dad again and said, "Daddy, I'm fine, don't you know your daughter's ability? Good night, I'm going to bed." She waved and left.
The next morning, the family ate breakfast absentmindedly. Li Shuwan packed steamed buns, pancakes, boiled eggs, cucumbers and tomatoes, and everyone carried their backpacks and tools and went up Daqing Mountain.
Everyone was used to seeing the small mountain of dry straw, and then they heard Qin Muzhou say, "We first need to dig out horizontal and vertical grids in the ground, and then roll the hay into the grids."
It’s fun to hear “My brother asked me to do it. Let’s hurry up. It’s early June now and the crops can’t wait.” The group of people who originally wanted to stop him, okay.
This time, Ke'er took out a small whip and waved it gently. Criss-crossing squares appeared in the entire desertified area. Ke'er waved her hand again to spread the thatch evenly around the squares. With a wave of the whip, you could see with the naked eye that the thatch was like bonnet tiles, rolling into the dug sand ditch, forming withered yellow squares. Ke'er planted bitter beans in each square.
Qin Muzhou walked over to the bitter beans, squatted down, took a closer look, and shouted excitedly, "Sister, this is a bitter bean! Great! Where did you find it? Bitter beans are good at controlling desertification and reproduce very quickly. Chop them up and bury them in the soil to sterilize and fertilize the fields." "Brother, it's hard to believe you like them. I found them while mowing these grasses. I thought they might be useful, so I dug them up." "Great! This autumn, we'll collect their seeds and plant some in the village."
Lunch was once again served on the mountain. The family had a busy day, feeling a sense of accomplishment. Ke'er worked the most and the fastest. As the sun set, the family arrived home. Ke'er said her mother was exhausted and asked her to wash up and rest for a while while she prepared dinner.
Coming to the dining table, Ke'er waved her hand and prepared a sumptuous dinner. Ke'er said to herself, "I'm tired today, I need to make up for it."
Rice, fish ball soup, stir-fried beans with minced meat, shredded potatoes with vinegar, stir-fried water spinach, spicy shredded chicken, stir-fried squid with leeks, one crispy chicken leg for each person, stewed beef, braised hairtail fish, sweet and sour cabbage, twice-cooked pork with dried tofu, ten dishes and one soup.
During the meal, Qin Chengrui said to Qin Muzhou, Qin Muxiao, and Qin Muze, "Tomorrow, the three of you will follow me to the commune and the county town to take the exam. You will go to the grade you pass."
Then he turned around and looked at the three little ones. "How about you guys? Do you want to take the test and go to school?" Ke'er shook her head like a rattle and kept saying "No, no, no, I'm not going to school now. I'm still young." Xiao Si quickly followed suit, "Yes, yes, yes, we are still young. Still young."
Only Zhou Jinyan lowered his head in deep thought, while Qin Chengrui looked at him and waited for him to think. Zhou Jinyan looked up and said to Qin Chengrui, "Grandpa, I want to go to school. Starting from the first grade." He had never been to school for a single day in his two lifetimes, and he longed to go to school and learn skills.
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