to farm together

The weather turned cold in a blink of an eye. Before, it was only cooler in the morning and evening, so it was enough to wear a thin coat, but now it is necessary to wear a cotton coat.

The coldest time in Langcun is generally from late December to early February, and the outdoor temperature during this period is about 12-2°C.If there is cold air from the north invading, the temperature will drop to about 10 degrees. According to the experience of previous years, it will drop to two or three degrees at most.If there is less cold air, the temperature will occasionally appear higher than 15°C.

Beans like a warm growth environment and are not resistant to frost. Generally, they grow well at 20-25°C, so it is necessary to take insulation measures at this time.

The current temperature is lower than 15°C, and it is not very cold yet, so we can increase the temperature by adding film to the greenhouse and then stuffing the greenhouse.However, if the cold air comes, it is not enough to rely on the film-filled shed, and other measures must be used to increase the temperature.

Adapting measures to local conditions and using local materials, the methods suitable for increasing the temperature in this village, Xue Chengqi can probably think of digging cold-proof ditches, crop reactors, and lighting fires to increase temperature.

Digging a cold-proof ditch is to dig a ditch with a depth of more than 40 cm and a width of about 30 cm along the side of the shed inside or outside the shed, then fill the ditch with crushed hay, and cover it with dry soil to seal the ditch.The anti-cold ditch can separate the soil inside and outside the greenhouse, reduce the loss of soil heat in the greenhouse, and thus help maintain the ground temperature in the greenhouse.

The crop heap reaction is to increase the temperature by using the principle of crop decomposition and heat dissipation.The general method is to dig a 25-30 cm deep ditch in the row, that is, at the low furrow, fill it with straw or hay, place a special microbial agent, cover it with soil, and then start to irrigate until The straw or hay underneath is thoroughly watered.

In this way, straw or hay can gradually decompose under the action of microorganisms, and release heat and carbon dioxide.This method can increase the temperature of the root layer soil by about 2°C, improve the soil physical structure and ecological environment, and supplement carbon dioxide for crops.

The last way to increase the temperature is to increase the temperature by building a fire, that is, to use firewood or crop straw to increase the temperature of the shed.

Both of the above two methods can use the straw that the villagers harvested and discarded in the fields. However, in the past two years, there are not many villagers farming, and generally they only grow enough for their own food.And because no one collects it specially, putting it in the field is also obstructive, and some people just burn it with a fire.So there's not much straw to work with.

Then you can only use weeds or dead leaves. It just so happens that the last method also needs to use firewood, so Xuan Yian decided to go up the mountain to collect firewood.

In addition, the firewood for cooking and cooking at home is almost gone. The ones I used before were all picked up by my grandma when I went up the mountain, so I should get more firewood for backup.

So early in the morning, Xuan Yi'an took out two hatchets and a sickle, dipped a whetstone in water by the well and began to sharpen the knives.When I was done, I took out the saw at home, moved a small bench to sit in the yard, and sharpened the tip of the saw with a triangular file one by one.

After Xue Chengqi came back, Xuan Yi'an called it a day, found out the glove sleeves, and put on Jiefang shoes.Turning around, he saw that Xue Chengqi had already put on sleeves and gloves, but he was still wearing leather shoes. He couldn't help complaining: "It's fine to go to the ground in leather shoes. Do you still want to go up the mountain in leather shoes?"

"What? No way? Mine are genuine leather, very soft and comfortable, waterproof and non-slip, durable and not easy to wear and tear. I used to wear these shoes when climbing mountains."

"Then your shoes are expensive. It's better to wear Jiefang shoes when going up and down the mountain. I have worn them for most of my life. They are very easy to wear. The Red Army used to wear them too. Otherwise, why are they still called Jiefang shoes?" Grandma sat beside her and persuaded her.

"That's right, you have to consider the price-performance ratio. Besides, it can be wear-resistant like Jiefang shoes? It's waterproof or something. It's not raining now. If it's a rainy day, the water will flow directly from top to bottom, and the leather shoes will still be wet." Xuan Yi'an said He took out a new pair of Jiefang shoes, which he bought specially when he went to town last time, "Hey, new ones, try them on, I remember your size is the same as mine."

"But, these shoes are ugly."

"..."

"There is also a smell of glue."

"...Put it on quickly!"

Xue Chengqi looked at Xuan Yi'an who was staring at him, then at the new shoes on the ground, but silently took off his leather shoes and put on Jiefang shoes.

"How about it, take a few steps to see if it suits you?"

"It's okay." The size is indeed appropriate, and it feels light and comfortable.

"It's not bad, it's so beautiful, it's not ugly, it's a decent way to go up the mountain." Grandma praised with a smile.

"Then let's go up the mountain." Xuan Yi'an pushed the trolley and set off, Xue Chengqi followed behind.

This trolley has a single wheel with a width of more than 30 centimeters in front, and a flat area with a length of more than 70 centimeters and a width of more than 30 centimeters is welded on the wheel with steel, and things can be placed on this area, and then tied firmly with tape.

Behind the wheels, that is, under the second half of the things, there are two feet as supports, and these two supports are used to maintain the stability of the entire car on flat ground.Then there are two handrails about 130 cm long, which are used to push or pull the car.

The trolley has a simple structure and is easy to use. It can also pull more than 100 kilograms of goods, but the cart itself is too heavy.This cart has only been sold in the town in recent years. In the past, everyone used to pick or carry it up and down the mountain. After getting it, the villagers used it to pull rice during the busy farming season, and they had to push it up the mountain at ordinary times.

The mountain that Xuan Yi'an and the others are going to is actually the mountain behind the house. Because it is behind the village, the villagers call it Back Mountain.

Langcun is actually surrounded by mountains on all sides. There is a road leading to the village brigade, and the road is full of mountains.The mud road itself was also expanded from the previous small mountain road.

However, the mountains outside the entrance of the village do not belong to Lang Village, but belong to the Forestry Bureau. Eucalyptus trees are planted on them, and people are not allowed to go up to chop firewood.

The mountain on the back of the mountain was distributed to the villagers according to the head when the field was divided into households, so it belongs to each household.

Most of the mountains are planted with pine trees, and some people in the village specially wrap up the mountains of other people's homes near their own mountain tops, and then collect pine resin.The mountain where Xuan Yi settled down was contracted out to others.

It is necessary to draw a groove on the pine tree with a hook every day so that the pine resin can flow down into the packed bag. The rosin is also called rosin, so the villagers also call the pine resin mining hook incense.

There are basically no weeds on the mountain where the pine trees are planted, and there are no other trees, so there is no firewood.Because the pine trees are tall and densely planted, there is basically no sunlight under the trees, so no trees can grow.

However, the thick layer of pine needles under the tree can be used as firewood, but the fire is very violent when the pine needles burn, it is difficult to control the temperature, and they burn out quickly, and they need to be added continuously to keep the fire from extinguishing.Therefore, people in the village usually collect pine needles to start the fire, speed up the fire, and stop adding pine needles when the firewood next to them is burning.

Therefore, the pine needles are not suitable for use in greenhouses, and it is still necessary to rely on wood firewood, which can control the fire and control the temperature, and secondly, there is not so much smoke when burning wood, especially large wood can be boiled slowly, basically without any smoke.

The old people in the village like to put a big log in a big pot at home, add some charcoal to light it, and then a group of people sit around and chat by the fire.

The remaining place where firewood can be collected is basically the back mountain, and the villagers usually come to this mountain to cut firewood.Because the back mountain is owned by the public and belongs to the common property of the villagers.

When the mountain was divided back then, the reason why it was not divided was because Grandma Xuan Yi'an disagreed.Grandpa Xuan Yi'an was the head of the village when he didn't die, and it wasn't long before he passed away when the mountain was divided, so grandma still has a little right to speak.

Of course, the key is that grandma's reasons for disagreeing can also convince everyone.First of all, the back mountain is the backing of the whole village. If all kinds of things are planted like other mountains and left unattended, it is easy to cause soil erosion, rocks roll down, and in serious cases, it will cause landslides.

Then, if this mountain is set aside, the villagers will not be afraid of running out of firewood.Just think about it, if they are all separated, even if they go to other people's mountains to chop firewood, even if they don't get talked about, it will feel bad after all, and those who are small-minded will have to quarrel.

Now there are no big trees on this back mountain. The villagers cut down the stubble and grow it again, just like the principle of catching big fish and keeping the small fish to continue to grow. It is neither wasted nor abused, and it is distributed reasonably.The green hills are miscellaneous but not chaotic all the year round, the foundation is more stable, and the water and soil are well maintained.

Moreover, people in the village are all chopping firewood on this mountain, and they often meet each other, and sometimes they go up the mountain together.

In addition, this mountain is still very close. If there is no firewood at home, just go up to pick up a few and go back to the emergency.It is also convenient for the elderly in the village, like grandma used to come up from time to time to pick up a few to take back.

Of course, the reason for being able to collect firewood is that the villagers cut down the big tree trunks and branches before, and then dried them before picking them up.

It is said that the elders in the village organize to go to the mountain to cut down the big tree trunks from time to time. After a while, the women in the village push a cart up and cut off the small forks on the tree trunks one by one. , and then cut into pieces and tied them to the car and pulled them home.

Xue Chengqi is now cutting a small tree fork with a hatchet according to the method taught by Xuan Yi'an, and then listening to Xuan Yi'an's story about dividing the mountain and leaving the back mountain alone. Ann is such a college student.

There are big and small trees, the small ones can be cut with a knife, and the big ones can only be sawed piece by piece with a saw.So Xuan Yi'an was in charge of the big ones, and Xue Chengqi was in charge of the small ones.

When the cutting was almost finished, the cart was filled, and Xuan Yi'an pushed the cart down the mountain, put the firewood under the eaves of her house, and then continued up the mountain.

It was almost enough to go back and forth like this a few times, and then Xuan Yi'an took Xue Chengqi up again.The higher the mountain, the fewer trees there are, and the better the weeds grow, so they have to go up to mow the grass.

Even in winter, most of the weeds on this mountain are green.They put on gloves, cut the weeds with sickles, and spread them on the ground.Wait for two days until it is almost dry and then put it in a bag.