The ice and snow melt and spring is coming.
During the Chinese New Year, Qin Feng's family checked the progress of sand fixation, grass cultivation and tree planting in Daqingshan and Xiaoqingshan this year. The whole family discussed how to control these two barren sand mountains this year.
Potatoes and sweet potatoes will continue to be planted, while "shooting star melons" and watermelons will be planted at the same acreage as last year, with no additional plantings. Sunflowers and peanuts will continue to be intercropped in the jujube and sand date groves, along with some soybeans and mung beans. At the foot of the eastern slope of Xiaoqing Mountain, several acres of seasonal vegetables can be planted year-round.
The large area of desertified land on the west slope of Daqing Mountain is still fixed with checkered grass, and bitter beans are planted to fix the sand and improve the soil.
During the Chinese New Year, Qin Muzhou and Qin Muchiao went to pay New Year's greetings to the teachers of Dayu County Agricultural School, and discussed this year's sand control and soil improvement work. The teachers introduced to Qin Muzhou that cotton and grapes could be planted in the sand.
The demand for cotton in the market is relatively large. Qin Muxiao is very optimistic about his family planting cotton in the mountains and is actively watching Qin Feng and Qin Muzhou's plans and arrangements.
Qin Feng took his family for a walk on the Daqing Mountain and finally decided to plant 6 mu of cotton on the east slope of the Daqing Mountain and 3 mu of grapes on the west slope of the Daqing Mountain.
As for the cotton seeds and grape seedlings, they were all given to Ke'er. Furthermore, when it came to sand control on Daqing Mountain this year, Qin Feng told Ke'er not to use her growth superpowers. They still had ten years to work through it. Now, every village in the commune was looking for ways to stabilize sand and cultivate grass, and gain experience. So, Qin Feng and his family had to take their time with the barren mountain control.
Ke'er also understood this logic and agreed. Ke'er thought to herself: You see, if those guys are not making progress, they have to be beaten to let them know that if they drink my wine, they have to grow taller.
Just like the peanuts I planted last year, after drinking my growth solution, they didn’t grow well but grew in a frivolous way. I tapped them and told them, “You are called peanuts, not to grow in a frivolous way.” In the end, they still grew tall obediently and the peanuts they produced were all plump.
After Qin Feng and his family sorted out this year's sand control work, they began to plant plants according to their planting and growth patterns.
When the commune held a mobilization meeting for spring planting at the beginning of this year, the village chief notified Qin Feng to attend the mobilization meeting as well. Deputy Secretary Liu told Qin Feng that if Qin Feng had informed him earlier when planting checkered grass to fix sand on the Daqing Mountain, he would have asked the team leaders of several villages to go and see and learn how to do it, and then return to their respective village heads to fix sand.
Therefore, Qin Feng informed Deputy Secretary Liu in advance that Qin Feng and his family would plant checkered grass and bitter beans on the Daqing Mountain today, and asked Deputy Secretary Liu to notify other village heads to come early.
Early in the morning, a large group of people were waiting at the foot of Daqing Mountain. They saw that the wolfberry wall planted at the foot of Daqing Mountain was already taking shape as a fence. Although its growth was intermittent, it was growing very well. In places where the wolfberries had not grown or had dried up, wolfberry branches had been replanted. The branches have taken root and are recovering. By this time next year, the gaps here will be filled. Everyone was very jealous.
Qin Feng's family and Deputy Secretary Liu arrived together. Deputy Secretary Liu greeted everyone, "You're here early. It seems you all want to learn. Today, you should read more, learn more, and think more about which methods are suitable for your village. Don't blindly copy Qin Feng's sand control methods. Only by selectively controlling sand, cultivating grass, and planting crops that suit your village's soil conditions can you reap rewards. Otherwise, after a year of hard work, you might end up with nothing."
Qin Feng gave Secretary Liu a thumbs up and said, "Secretary Liu, you are really amazing. You have seen the crux of the matter. That is indeed the case." Everyone nodded and said, "That is true."
Qin Feng saw that the village chief Qin Mancang had also brought a group of villagers with him, so he smiled and said, "Village chief, you are here too. This village is open anytime."
The village chief laughed and said to Qin Feng, "You are busy, so we can't bother you every day. Come and study today. Tomorrow we will go to the three hills in the village to plant checkered grass."
Secretary Liu nodded in agreement. "Village Chief Qin is very thoughtful. Let's learn together. After we learn well, we can plant grass in the village."
Everyone talked as they walked, and when they arrived at the west slope of Daqing Mountain, they saw a desolate scene. Most of the checkered grass planted last year was buried in the yellow sand, and the bitter beans they planted had dried up and died. The leaves had been blown away by the wind and sand, leaving only the bare stems standing in the sand, swaying and struggling against the sand.
Everyone stood at the edge of the sand, and Qin Feng's family went into the mountains, divided the work and cooperated with each other. They started planting thatched grids according to last year's method, and then planted bitter beans inside the grids.
After a while, the villagers of Beishawozi Village went to the fields and planted thatched house grids in the sand with Qin Feng's family, and then planted a bitter bean in the grids.
Deputy Secretary Liu saw that Ke'er and Xiao Si were working very skillfully and cooperating well with their brothers. He smiled and said to Qin Feng, "Haha, Qin Feng, your family works very well together. Even Ke'er and Xiao Si are so efficient."
Qin Feng stood up and laughed out loud, "Yeah, children from poor families grow up early. My family members are all hardworking, not a single one is lazy or cowardly."
A few people lowered their heads and suppressed their laughter, muttering in their hearts, "Weren't you just a lazy coward before?"
Qin Feng saw this and didn't get angry. Instead, he said to them with a smile, "What are you laughing at? I'm working hard right now. Look at Daqingshan and Xiaoqingshan. Who has the courage to issue a military order to manage them for ten years and plant flowers, trees, and herbs? Do you dare? You don't. So, I, Qin Feng, am a man who is responsible and willing to endure hardships."
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