After traveling through the book, I realized my wish in my previous life

After shelling the corn kernels, Shen Xiaoxia followed the large group to level the land for several days.

Repeating the same things every day, time seems to flow exceptionally slowly, and the days are simple and busy!

After the land was leveled, we started to plant corn.

The seeds for sowing are all selected by experienced people, and the corn kernels selected are those that are plump and free of diseases and pests.

Aunt Guixiang pulled Shen Xiaoxia to her side and said, "You will be in a group with me later. I will be responsible for digging and you will be responsible for planting seeds."

During this period, Aunt Guixiang had helped Shen Xiaoxia a lot. She had asked her to join her group to take care of her. Shen Xiaoxia was very grateful. "Okay, thank you, Auntie!"

I'll look through my space tomorrow to see if there's anything I can send to Aunt Guixiang to thank her.

Shen Xiaoxia and Aunt Guixiang formed a group, and most of the others were also in pairs.

Aunt Guixiang used a hoe to dig small holes in front. The size and spacing of these small holes were important. The spacing should not be too far or too close, too deep or too shallow.

Aunt Guixiang is a good hand at farm work, and small tasks like digging holes are a piece of cake for her.

According to Shen Xiaoxia's visual observation, the pits dug by Aunt Guixiang were of similar spacing and size.

Shen Xiaoxia followed Aunt Guixiang. After Aunt Guixiang finished digging the hole, Shen Xiaoxia began to put seeds in the hole. "Auntie, how many seeds of this kind should I put in?"

Aunt Guixiang told Shen Xiaoxia: "Put 3 to 4 in each hole."

Shen Xiaoxia nodded to indicate that she understood, counted out 4 seeds, bent down and threw them into the pit.

Then she counted the seeds again and took out 4 to put them in. In Shen Xiaoxia's mind, the more seeds she put in, the higher the germination rate would be. Aunt Guixiang said 3 to 4 seeds, so she thought 4 seeds was the safest.

Aunt Guixiang looked at Shen Xiaoxia's serious expression and found it a little amusing, "It was only at the beginning that I really counted the number of each one seriously!

When I first sowed seeds, I counted each one, afraid I might have put in too many or too few!

Shen Xiaoxia looked at Aunt Guixiang a little embarrassedly, "Because I don't understand much, I want a standard, and then follow that standard."

Aunt Guixiang smiled and expressed her understanding, "That's right, I was also at your time!

You'll know after a while. You don't have to be so precise. Look at the women next to you and see how they put it!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Xiaoxia looked at the others. Those aunts were not as focused as Shen Xiaoxia. Many of them were not paying attention to their hands at all!

He casually took out a handful from the bag, put it in his hand, and while talking to the people around him, he threw the seeds into the pit.

Shen Xiaoxia stretched her head to take a look. Some had 2 seeds, some had 3 seeds, and some had 4 seeds. There was indeed no one like Shen Xiaoxia who wanted to unify the number of seeds in each pit.

Knowing that this was Aunt Guixiang teaching her not to be nervous and to relax, Shen Xiaoxia smiled softly at Aunt Guixiang, "Auntie, I understand!"

Shen Xiaoxia also followed the example of other aunts and relaxed herself while planting seeds.

After Shen Xiaoxia put the seeds in the hole, Aunt Guixiang used a hoe to dig up some soil, then covered the seeds with it and gently pressed the soil layer with the hoe.

"Auntie, why do you need to press the soil down after covering it? If it's too compact, won't it be harder for the sprouts to emerge?"

Aunt Guixiang explained it to Shen Xiaoxia, and Shen Xiaoxia finally understood that the pores in the compacted soil will become smaller, which can effectively reduce the evaporation of water in the soil.

Moreover, compacting the soil is to make the seeds in closer contact with the soil, so that the seeds can better absorb moisture in the soil!

If the soil is not pressed, the seeds will not be in close contact with the soil, and there may be gaps around the seeds. The moisture in the soil will have difficulty in fully contacting the seeds, affecting the process of the seeds absorbing water and germinating in the soil!

Shen Xiaoxia originally thought that compacting the soil would prevent the seeds from sprouting upwards!

In fact, compacted soil provides a certain amount of pressure for seeds, which helps stimulate the downward growth of roots after the seeds germinate.

Roots can more easily grow downward in compacted soil, searching for water and nutrients, making the seedlings grow stronger.

There is a lot of knowledge involved in farming. If you don’t know anything, you won’t be able to grow crops!

The two of them worked together and quickly finished planting a row of land.

Shen Xiaoxia wanted to dig the next ridge, so she could take over digging the pit and let Aunt Guixiang take a break. "Aunt, can I take over the next ridge? You can take a break."

Compared to planting seeds, digging holes is much more tiring!

Aunt Guixiang looked at Shen Xiaoxia with a relaxed expression, "It's okay, this is just the beginning.

This is easy work. I'll dig for a while longer. I'll take your turn when I get tired.

You should also pay more attention to Auntie's movements. Digging a hole may seem simple, just swinging a hoe, but there is a lot of knowledge involved..."

Shen Xiaoxia lowered her eyes and smiled, and asked sincerely, "Oh? There's something else to learn here? Auntie, please tell me about it!"

Shen Xiaoxia held it up on purpose to make her aunt happy!

"Look, the distance between these pits has to be just right, not too far, and not too close!"

Shen Xiaoxia looked puzzled. "Really? What happens if it's far away? What happens if it's close?"

"Wouldn't it be a waste of land if it was too far? This land looks big, but there are so many people in our village!

You're so far away, so you'll have to plant fewer seeds! If you have fewer seeds, you'll harvest less food, right?..."

As Shen Xiaoxia looked puzzled, Aunt Guixiang continued, "They're too close. After the seeds germinate, the gaps between them will be very narrow, which is not conducive to their growth!"

Furthermore, the buds will absorb less nutrients, which can easily lead to poor development of the buds!"

Shen Xiaoxia looked at Aunt Guixiang with starry eyes, full of admiration, "Aunt, you are amazing! You know so much! There is so much to learn here!"

Aunt Guixiang's face flushed slightly at what Shen Xiaoxia said, but luckily her skin was dark, so it wasn't noticeable. "Old farmers know this. You're still young now, but when you get older, you'll slowly learn everything!"

Shen Xiaoxia blinked and smiled, "Auntie, I will study hard!"

Although she can't study for a few more years, she will definitely have to go back to the city when the college entrance examination is resumed, and the chances of her working in the fields in the future are slim, but she will still study hard!

What Aunt Guixiang likes most about Shen Xiaoxia is that this girl is very insightful, understands everything immediately, and speaks sincerely and pleasantly.

No wonder her family dotes on her and sends her large and small packages from time to time, fearing that she would be wronged.

If she had a daughter like this, she would definitely spoil her!