Chapter 334: Fight for the Day in Spring and Time in Summer
At present, the family meals are taken care of by Du and Bai Anjing. Both of them are weak and cannot do farm work. They only need to take care of the family.
The second son and his wife took the fourth and fifth sons to plow the fields. After spring plowing, they directly sowed spring wheat.
Taking advantage of the interval between spring plowing, Bai Yunxi took out the exchanged fertilizer and spread it into the fields together with the farmyard manure. Although the fourth and fifth sons looked confused, they didn't know why they tacitly didn't ask.
As for Bai Anyan, he would not ask, because his mother had told him last time that the white particles could change the barren land and increase the yield of grain.
His mother also said that she would tell him when the time came. His mother didn't say it now, it must be that the time has not come yet.
Therefore, Bai Yunxi spread the farmyard manure all over the slope like a fairy scattering flowers, and none of the three sons asked a question.
After turning the land, she used an iron-toothed rake to rake the turned land flat. When sowing, there should be no large lumps of soil, otherwise it would not only take time to sow, but also easy to lose water.
Their family had no oxen, and all the land was turned by manpower. This was thanks to the second son and his wife. If it weren't for the two main forces, the family's fields would really be endless.
Knowing that the two had been physically exhausted recently, Bai Yunxi specifically instructed Mrs. Du to give them two more eggs every day to replenish their physical strength.
And she took the opportunity to go to the town, buy some big bones to stew soup, and then go to the river to fish for some fish. Under heavy physical labor, she must not let her stomach go bad.
While turning the land, Bai Yunxi also sprinkled water on the rice and started to raise seedlings. When the spring wheat on the east slope is planted, the west slope is slightly tidied, and the water is released and fertilized, then the rice can be planted.
Planting rice in March, the rice can be harvested at the end of June and the beginning of July, and it will not delay the autumn planting of the next season.
Spring planting is the busiest time of the year for them. Farmers race against time to plant and harvest, and if they delay, they may catch up with the rainy season.
What does the saying go? Spring races for days, summer races for time, which means racing against time during the busy farming season.
Busy time passes quickly, so naturally they have no time to pay attention to the gossip in the village. The family sets out at dawn every day and returns only after dark.
When the East Mountain slope was plowed and ready for sowing, Bai Yunxi took out the spring wheat seeds from the locker and placed them in the yard.
"I prepared these seeds a few days ago, just enough for sowing on the East Mountain slope."
Bai Anyan looked at the six bags of seeds in front of him, his eyes widened,
"Mom, when did you buy all the spring wheat seeds? Why didn't you tell your son?"
Although the distance from the town to home is not too far, the mountain road is not easy to walk. I don't know how Mom pulled it back alone?
Even the fourth and fifth children looked at them disapprovingly. They had been busy tilling the soil recently, just wanting to finish the work as soon as possible, but neglected the issue of seeds.
Unexpectedly, my mother bought the seeds without even saying hello.
It was fine before, but since they participated in the labor, they finally realized the hard work. My mother endured more alone than them.
"Mom, if you encounter such hard work in the future, just tell your sons to do it."
They are getting older, but my mother is getting older. If they always let my mother stand in front of them, it would be unfilial for them as sons.
Bai Yunxi listened to the voices of several people and looked at their apologetic eyes. He was relieved. After all, the transformation was not bad, and everyone had made progress.