The work in the ginseng field is really endless, and there are still things after doing this. If the crops in the field are added, farmers will really not be idle. In this era without herbicides and pesticides, if you want to have a good yield, you will rely on diligence. The Xu family is pretty good, and the ginseng field and crops are in front of you, and everyone in the family can work. Even Jinghan and the others can help pull weeds.

Weedings should be frequently done on the horse road and the pool of the ginseng field, otherwise the grass is too high, which will affect the light and temperature of the mallet. After digging the ginseng soil, Zhixin began to lead people to weed, first for the face of the pond, and then the pool road and the horse road. Xu family had a total of 60 feet of ginseng field. All of these were done, and it took five or six days. After all the grass in the ginseng field was pulled out, Xue led the children to the fields to weed, while Zhixin and Zhiming fertilized the ginseng.

Ginseng is very strange. Ordinary manure cannot be used, otherwise it will rot directly. The one that can be used for fertilization is bean cake water. Steam the bean cake in a pot, then slice it bit by bit with a knife. Then soak it in water and ferment it in a large tank for a period of time. When the fermentation is almost done, put it into the ginseng field to apply fertilizer.

There are also some special considerations for fertilizing ginseng. Not every year is required. During the six-year growth period of ginseng, only the fifth year needs to be fertilized. If the fertilizer is too early, the fertilizer effect will not be effective and if the late, it will not work. Therefore, the fifth year is chosen, which is the summer of the year when fertilization is called "frozen".

When applying fertilizer, use your hands or a special scratch to dig a small ditch between the two centimeters of rods. Then water the bean cake water into the ditch and cover it with soil. Some people will sprinkle a layer of bean cake powder when planting rods, and then cover it with some soil before planting rods. Although there is no need to top dressing, there is also a disadvantage, which is that they like to get involved in insects. Especially for crickets, which are pests scientifically called mole crickets, this thing will bite the stems of the rods directly, which is more serious. There is no insecticide in this era, so gradually no one uses this method of sprinkling bean cake powder.

It is very troublesome to fertilize ginseng and can’t do much in a day. Zhixin and Zhiming, one digging the ditch in the front and the other pouring fertilizer in the back, and they also have to pick up bean cake water from the house, so they are even slower. The total amount of 15 feet of ice was blown away. The two of them worked for more than three days before they finished it.

Some people in the village also came to fertilize the Bangmao, so they struggled even more. They pulled a large bucket of bean cake water from home and then found a way to get it into the ginseng field at their own home, which would be even slower. Some people envied when they saw that the Zhixin family had finished these work long ago. "Brother Xu, your family is so good. I see that any kind of work can be much faster than us. In the past, Old Liu just drank all day long, and he didn't even plant Bangmao, so he really didn't see that there are so many benefits to this ginseng."

After hearing this, Zhixin raised his head and smiled, "Yes, it's quite convenient to get close to it. Dazhu, if you look at it well, why don't you come to visit the ginseng?"

"Forget it, I won't do this. This is because your family has a lot of people and is diligent. If it were the lazy ones, it would be the same. He lies on the kang all day long, even if he sleeps on Chi Chuaner, he will not be able to do work." The man named Dazhu scratched his head and smiled silly.

When the other people from the other families were heard, they couldn't help laughing. "Dazhu, you said this to the point. People, as long as they are diligent, they can live a good life no matter which day they go. Those lazy men who know how to eat and wait to die all day long, even if they give him a mountain of gold and silver, they are too lazy to get it."

After everyone burst into laughter, they lowered their heads and went to work on their own. While the weather was good, they wanted to do more. Who would be willing to chat?

The days passed day by day in the busy life. It was time to get mid-July and the ginseng seeds were about to be pinched again. This job was naturally something that children could do, so there was no need for Zhixin and others to worry about. Wen Han, Wen Cheng and Jinghan went to the frozen ginseng field.

Under the barbed shed is a green ginseng leaf, and each ginseng is covered with a bright red ginseng seed. Twenty or thirty ginseng seeds can be produced on one ginseng, each of which is similar to a heart-shaped, about the same size as a soybean grain, slightly flat, and has red peels on it. This year, the ginseng in the Xu family has grown well, and the ginseng seeds on it are also huge and full, and the red fruits make people feel happy when they see it.

"Be careful when pinching. Keep some before they are red. Pinch them again in two days. If the green fruits cannot be washed clean, it will not work." Jinghan reminded.

"Okay, little sister, we all know." Wencheng smiled and began to pinch the ginseng seeds.

Each of us held a basket in our hands and knelt on the face of Chi. Two people were in groups, just on both sides of Chi Chuaner, pinching ginseng seeds face to face. The pool was generally five and a half feet wide, and one person could not reach the opposite side no matter what. The two people were just right, so there would be no ginseng seeds falling down. Wen Han and Wen Xuan, Wen Cheng and Wenchang, Jinghan and Jingwan, which was just right, separated by two feet. After pinching these two feet, they would be fucked down next to each other.

Jinghan was pinching the ginseng seeds with joy. Looking at the red ginseng seeds in the basket, she felt that the future was full of hope. "Jingwan, how are you doing? Are you a habit?" She was afraid that Jingwan would not be used to the work in the ginseng field.

"Sister, it's okay, it's good. We ran all over the forest all day long. Look at me falling like that? This life is not tiring, it's okay." Jingwan smiled, and she was more gentle than Jinghan.

Jingya is eleven years old this year. Seeing that she is not used to doing these farm work, Chen asked her to do some needlework at home as she grows up. In another two years, she should start preparing to talk to her, so naturally she doesn't look like Jinghan, and she will run away all day long.

Pinching ginseng seeds does not require much effort. As long as you have fast hands, the advantages of the girl will be revealed at this time. Jinghan and Jingwan are quick and careful, and they are much faster than Wenhan and others. It took only an hour before they were pinched all the two feet away. The two sisters sent the pinched ginseng seeds back to Chen, and then continued to dry them down next to Wencheng and others. After a long afternoon, they pinched all the ginseng seeds, so they naturally sent them back, waiting for Zhixin and others to rub them out in the afternoon.

After lunch, everyone starts washing ginseng seeds. This way, washing ginseng seeds means removing the peel outside the ginseng seeds. Naturally, it is impossible to peel this thing down with your hands, but put it in your pocket, then rub it with your hands, or step on it with your feet. When rubbed to a certain level, you must rinse the peel and pulp inside with water, leaving only white seeds.

It is best to go to the riverside to use water. So Zhixin took the children to wash ginseng seeds by the river.

In the linen bag, half a bag of ginseng seeds were put away, then tied the mouth and placed it on a flat stone. Jinghan stepped on it barefoot and stepped on it little by little. Gradually, dark red juice flowed out of the pocket, which was fruit pulp. In this era, there was no fine chemical industry, so these fruit pulp could only be wasted and washed away with the water.

When the fruit pulp is less and less in the cloth pocket, it means that it is almost done. Zhixin opened the bag, poured the ginseng seeds into a large basin, and then rinsed it carefully.

The fifteen-foot-foot-foot-pounded sticks can be picked, and it will be about 40 kilograms of fresh ginseng seeds. It will be almost done in three bags. Wen Han and Wen Cheng also made a bag and stepped on it. "Little sister, why do I think you are faster than us? We are stronger than you?" Wen Cheng was a little puzzled. The three of them started together, so why is Jinghan so fast?

"Second brother, you are very strong, but you have to use even force to step on this thing, step by step little by little. You can naturally do it slowly if you kick in the east and west like you." Jinghan smiled. She had been working in her past life for many years. Although she is young now, her experience is there.

Wencheng felt that it made sense after hearing Jinghan's words. Then he began to pay attention to his feet and exert even force. Sure enough, the fruit pulp came out a lot more. "Hey, it's so easy to use." Wencheng shouted excitedly.

"Wencheng, don't look at this inconspicuous work, you must know that everything has tricks. You have to think about it carefully." Zhiming listened to the conversation between his brother and sister there, and took the opportunity to educate these children. "Wencheng, Uncle San sees that you are good at medicinal materials. Do you want to study medicine with Jinghan and Uncle San?"

Wencheng heard this and looked up at Zhiming, "Uncle San, I'm very stupid. As long as you don't think I'm stupid, I will study with Uncle San." He did not have much talent in studying, and he couldn't even catch up with Wenchang and Wenxuan. It seems that even if he could go to school in the future, he would be very difficult to study. It would be better to study medicine with Uncle San, which would be considered a skill to support his family.

"Don't talk nonsense, you are not stupid. Our children are all smart and good seedlings. They are just talented in any aspect." Zhiming rebuked Wencheng with a smile. "Don't say that you are stupid anymore. Study hard with your third uncle, and your little uncle. I'm waiting for you to learn something and see if you can find a pharmacy as an apprentice. Medical skills must be practiced." Zhiming couldn't let go of his favorite career after all. Although he had experienced some things and could no longer practice medicine now, his hobbies in his bones are difficult to change.

"Brother Wencheng, you can study hard with Uncle San. When our family becomes rich in the future, open a clinic in the town. Then, you and Uncle San will sit in the hall, which would be great." Jinghan also felt that Wencheng was okay in this regard, so he encouraged him.

"Yes, Brother Wencheng, you have to work hard." Jingwan and Wenchang also said in unison.
Chapter completed!