activa-t Chapter 279 Planting Flowers
Chapter 279 Planting Flowers
Time flies, and spring is here in the blink of an eye.
In March of Yangchun, everything recovers.
The snow melted and the muddy roads dried up.
The dry grass has gradually turned green.
The warm wind floats on the road and in the yard like a veil.
Boss Zhou and the others also took off their hats and scarves, and no longer needed to wear their thick long boots.
"It's really warm now! It's a bit hot to walk."
Zhou Mingqi wiped the sweat from the tip of his nose, took off his rabbit fur collar, and hung it on the clothes hanger to dry in the sun.
As soon as spring comes, the Zhou family becomes busy.
This solar term is the time for sowing, and I have five or six acres of idle flower garden at home that needs to be planted.
The roast duck preparation was left to Mr. Zhou and his wife, while everyone else devoted themselves to reclaiming the land.
He invited more than a dozen people from the village, including men, women, young and old, and paid them ten cents a day to start removing dead grass and turning over the wasteland.
Some of Zhou Mingshu's flower seeds had already been grown and neatly stacked in the new yard.
Just wait for the land to be turned over and then plant the seeds one hole at a time.
"Grandma, these flowers alone are not enough. There are too few varieties. I have to go to the street to look for other flowers."
"Okay, I've asked someone in the village to plant some seedlings. They can all be transplanted now. I'll ask your father to load the ox cart and go to town to take a look. There are many people selling seedlings at this time."
"Okay, that's what I thought."
Zhou Mingshu just wanted to find an opportunity to go out. How could the flower seedlings grow without going out?
Looking at the turned land in front of her, Old Mrs. Zhou took out the vegetable seeds she had prepared early in the morning and, with the help of her grandchildren, planted all that could be planted.
"Dazhi, this package contains pepper seeds. Remember to plant each hole farther apart so that the pepper tree can grow big."
"I understand, grandma, but should we plant all of this bag?"
Zhou Mingzhi weighed the cloth bag in his hand. There were quite a lot of seeds.
"Yes, plant them all. These peppers are the foundation of our business. We can only plant more, not less."
Old Mrs. Zhou remembered that she had raised the seedlings in advance last year. Considering that the vegetable field had already been planted once and so much fertilizer had been added, she thought of skipping this step.
It’s easier to plant all the seeds.
When Zhou Mingshu and Zhou Laoer arrived at the street, they saw a row of farmers selling saplings, and of course there were also many selling flower seedlings.
"Dad, there aren't many trees near our house. Why don't we buy two more and plant them so that we can enjoy the coolness in the summer."
"Okay, let's go shopping."
Zhou Laoer tied the ox cart to a tree and took his daughter for a walk.
The most common things on the street are poplar seedlings. These trees grow fast and have long trunks, and can mature into mature trees in a few years.
But his family doesn't need this thing. It's so close to the mountain and there are all kinds of trees available.
So Zhou Laoer chose two locust tree saplings.
I also have one in my backyard, but it's too small, so I bought two more to keep it company.
When the locust flowers bloom in May, the air will be filled with fragrance. You can also eat locust flowers, how wonderful!
As long as it’s a beautiful flower, I’ll take it!
All the edible and beautiful flowers are collected!
Zhou Laoer is responsible for transportation!
Zhou Mingshu is responsible for shopping!
"Girl, stop buying. Our ox cart is almost full."
After running back and forth many times, Zhou Laoer was exhausted and sweating profusely.
"Okay, let's buy this much first. I still have a lot of flower seedlings at home that haven't been planted yet."
Looking at the results of this car, Zhou Mingshu smiled happily.
In addition to some fruit tree seedlings such as locust tree seedlings, wisteria seedlings, osmanthus seedlings, apricot seedlings, pomegranate seedlings bought on the street, the most popular are jasmine seedlings and camellia seedlings.
She exchanged these two seedlings from the system.
There are none on the street at all.
Fortunately, my father was on the way to transport things and didn't notice her doing these little tricks.
A full truck, enough for them to plant for a whole day.
These jasmine seedlings are not for planting, but for cuttings.
If I only plant, I might only be able to plant half an acre of land.
But if used for cuttings, the quantity can be several times more.
Prepare a soaking pool and soak all the trees you bought in it to let these little guys recover for a while. You can plant them tomorrow.
Zhou Mingshu added nutrients and rooting agents to the water, hoping that the survival rate would be higher.
Some seedlings were also dug up from Old Mrs. Zhou, including honeysuckle seedlings, pomegranate seedlings, persimmon trees and other common fruit seedlings.
We are not afraid of having too many saplings or having duplications; the more the better.
This piece of land is wide and large, there is not enough space to plant these.
"Let's just plant this much this year and then slowly transplant it later. If we plant all at once, it will be hard to take care of it later."
After these flowers are planted and grown, we will then look for areas that need additional planting and slowly fill them in.
"Okay, this is enough to keep me busy. Spring is still growing, so I'll take my time."
They have collected a lot of saplings and there are still so many seeds at home. Later they will go to the mountains to transplant some wild gardenias, which will keep them busy.
After a night's rest, the Zhou family got up early to work, thinking about going to the fields to plant crops.
While the women were at home making fire and cooking, Zhou Laoer led the workers to dig holes and water the plants.
"Second Uncle, you and Uncle Yang should help cut the seedlings. We don't need you here."
Zhou Laoer asked Zhou Tiezhu and the others to go back. They were already quite old and could cut saplings, so they were perfect for taking care of the flower seedlings.
They are not needed to dig holes in the fields or water the fields.
"Shouhou, we are usually fine at cutting some fruit seedlings, but I'm afraid we can't cut flower seedlings. These flower seedlings are so precious, what if we damage them?"
The two old men's worries were not unreasonable. Zhou Mingshu put down the shovel in his hand and took the two old men away.
"Grandpa, it's okay. Just go ahead and cut the trees. If they don't survive, it's my fault."
Zhou Mingshu had read relevant books a long time ago, and knew that the survival rate of jasmine and camellia cuttings was very high.
Keep more than two buds on the cut branches and plant them in loose, well-ventilated soil. They will soon take root and sprout.
After the three people cut most of the cartload of flower seedlings, Zhou Mingshu was responsible for planting them.
It is still in the seedling raising stage. She has marked out a piece of soil for cuttings and will just water it thoroughly at the end.
By the time she had sorted all these out, Zhou Laoer and his men had returned.
"Saya, go eat first, and we'll take care of the rest later."
Everyone came to the yard and washed their hands and faces. It was very lively.
The people who came to help were all uncles, aunts, and uncles and aunts from the village.
After Zhou Mingshu greeted them, he took the bowl and went back to his room to eat.
There are too many people in the yard and there is no place to sit.
Zhou Mingqin and Zhou Mingqi brought their bowls over and ate together. After being busy all morning, they were both very tired and there was dirt in the gaps between their hair.
"How's it going? How much is left?"
"There are still a lot, but the big trees have been planted, and there are still some saplings left."
Large saplings are the most difficult to grow; they are heavy and tall, and it takes a long time to plant one.