Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

"Yes! Yueyue is really smart. She can make duck eggs that can be eaten without cooking."

The family members were talking to each other, laughter and words intertwined.

We enjoyed the lunch so much that a warm and happy atmosphere filled the whole yard.

After lunch, the family packed up and went back to the house to rest and recharge their energy for the afternoon work.

......

A few quarters of an hour later.

The whole family woke up, washed their faces, and refreshed themselves.

An Yue walked over and looked at the soaked corn kernels. The kernels were full.

I thought that I could plant corn kernels in the mud balls early tomorrow morning.

Afterwards, they each filled their bamboo tubes with herbal soup to relieve the heat.

Then, everyone took their farm tools and went out to start another afternoon of work.

……

The afternoon sun was still scorching hot, and An Yue and his group came to the back mountain again.

Daniu and Ale continued to dig deeper into the pit.

An Yue led her grandmother and aunt Chunzhi to organize the collected branches for later use.

My grandmother and my aunt used bamboo rakes to gather the rotten leaves on the ground.

……

Time passes quietly, and the whole family is busy working together.

In the blink of an eye, it was two days later.

The pit dug by Daniu Ale and his team was deep enough.

With the efforts of everyone, An Yue finally moved the stone mill from the An family's old house to the small backyard.

Then pick out the rotten potatoes and taro in the cellar and cut them into cubes.

Beat a few duck eggs into the diced potatoes and taro, add appropriate amount of water, and mix thoroughly.

Finally, use a stone mill to grind the mixed potatoes and taro into a paste.

The aunt-in-law stood beside the millstone with her face covered, constantly adding the mixture into the millstone.

She said disdainfully, "Girl! What a bad idea you have! These rotten taro and potatoes are spoiled, so just throw them away!"

An Yue, who was standing aside, asked seriously, "What's the matter? Auntie, do you think it smells bad?"

The aunt said with a guilty conscience: "No, no, no, I think it smells a bit..."

"You think it stinks now, but you will find it really delicious when you have fertile soil to plant crops and have enough food to eat in the future!"

Grandmother Zhou, squatting at the millstone outlet, angrily scolded her daughter-in-law Zhang: "Just do what I tell you to do, why are you talking nonsense!"

An Yue cleared her throat and said, "Daniu, help them grind all of these out, and then carry them to the pit on the back slope."

"Okay...OK, miss." The big bull turning the grindstone agreed readily.

An Yue turned around and said, "Chunzhi, carry the backpacks and go to the back mountain with me."

Without saying a word, they followed An Yue towards the tool room.

The three of them walked out of the yard gate, and Chunzhi finally couldn't help it.

She asked, "Miss, what's the point of grinding rotten potatoes and taro into pulp?"

An Yue explained patiently: "Although these are not edible, they are very good for composting."

“Grind rotten potatoes and taro into a paste mixed with duck eggs, pour it on rotten leaves, and wait for them to ferment into fertile soil.”

"Then the fermented fertile soil is applied to the fields to provide the soil with rich nutrients, which is conducive to the growth of crops."

Chunzhi scratched his head, not quite understanding, and asked, "But..."

Ale, who was walking in front, said, "Sister Chunzhi, since the young lady asked us to do this, there must be a reason. We just need to follow the young lady's instructions."

After listening to what Ale said, Chunzhi didn't ask any more questions.

She said with a 'hmm' sound: "Alege is right. Miss is always right."

The three of them came to the back mountain and began to put ferns and rotten leaves in the backpack.

After the backpack was full, he carried it to the pit dug by Daniu Ale and his men.

I saw that Daniu and his aunt had already carried over the ground potato pulp.

After checking, An Yue nodded with satisfaction and said loudly, "Next, let's carry the rotten fern leaves we prepared two days ago here and dump them in the pit."

Chunzhi, my grandmother, my aunt and the others poured all the rotten leaves in the basket into it.

Afterwards, everyone saw An Yue grind the rotten taro and potatoes in the wooden barrel into a pulp and pour it evenly on the rotten leaves.

After pouring a bucket of paste, An Yue turned around and said, "Chunzhi Ale, aunt and grandmother, go and carry all the rotten leaves from the mountain here."

"Yes, okay, miss." Chunzhi responded and picked up the backpack.

Seeing them all carrying baskets and heading to the back mountain, An Yue turned to the big bull Ale and said:

"Daniu, go back and fetch two buckets of manure. I want to pour it evenly over the rotten leaves and ferns."

Da Niu nodded, carried the empty bucket and walked back.

Two quarters of an hour later.

My grandmother, my aunt and Chunzhi Ale came to the big pit carrying rotten leaf ferns.

The big cow also brought manure.

An Yue directed everyone to first lay a layer of rotten fern leaves and then evenly sprinkle manure water on it.

Then cover it with rotten fern leaves and pour rotten potato and egg paste on it.

Just like this, layer after layer is laid.

With the concerted efforts of everyone, all the collected materials were poured into the pit.

At this point, the pit was filled.

An Yue asked everyone to cover the leaves with a thin layer of soil.

An Yue clasped her hands together and said with satisfaction: "In this way, the composting is half done."

Chunzhi covered the soil and said, "Miss, if this method can really make compost successfully, then our crops will have a great harvest in the future!"

"Well, we need to pay more attention to the humidity of the pit. The weather is hot now, so fermentation will be relatively fast. Let's wait patiently!"

Everyone nodded.

"We're done for today. It's getting late. Let's go home!"

After An Yue finished speaking, everyone picked up their farm tools and went back.

Chunzhi walked behind Anyue and asked curiously, "Miss, how long will it take to compost successfully?"

An Yue explained as they walked: "We can't rush composting. We have to observe the situation at all times."

"Usually, the temperature of the rotten fern inside will slowly rise at first. When the temperature rises to the temperature that can cook eggs, it can directly kill the insect eggs in the rotten fern."

"After a period of time, the temperature will slowly drop again. This means the composting is successful."

"It's very hot nowadays, so it will take about a month."

Aunt Zhang smiled and responded, "Oh, so if we succeed in composting, won't we have a bumper harvest this year?"

An Yue smiled and said, "It's too early to say that we will have a bumper harvest. We still need everyone to work together to weed and fertilize."

After the compost was piled up, everyone felt particularly happy.

A group of people returned home happily.

As the sun sets, the chickens and ducks return to their roosts, and the cicadas' chirping stops in the mulberry forest.

......

The next day.

After the family had breakfast, Chunzhi's aunt-in-law fed the poultry and livestock.

Daniu Ale was watering the corn seedlings in the yard.

There was a hurried knock on the door outside the yard.