At the beginning of the mass grave, I took the villain to open up wasteland and farm

Chapter 24 Digging for Spring Bamboo Shoots

The next day, Chang Ning finished watering the other fields and checked the growth of each vegetable field.

The growth trends of tomatoes and cucumbers are very optimistic, and eggplants and beans are also sprouting and thriving normally.

Then go back to the first field, loosen the soil on the ground again, and dig a hole to plant the next wave of cabbage.

Because the seeds carry nutrients, the land that has been planted once becomes fertile and the soil quality is good.

In another ten days, there will be a bumper harvest.

Chang Ning was working hard, when Han Mingyuan arrived in the field with a bucket of water in his hand.

Chang Ning frowned, and quickly took the bucket from his hand, "Who asked you to do physical work, you can't even stand still and you're still everywhere."

Chang Ning looked at the man standing straight in front of him, and asked in surprise, "Aren't you shaking anymore?"

Mingming swayed like a drunk at the entrance of the village yesterday.

"Well, stop shaking, it will be much better after sleeping."

Sprinkle pepper on the grave --- Ma Gui (fudge).

Chang Ning said contemptuously, "You're pretending to be sick!"

It made her think that she had torn his wounds by ordering him to do farm work!
Han Mingyuan laughed: "I'm wronged, the wound is really not healed, if you don't believe me, ask the village chief!"

Since he was able to change the medicine himself, Cao Nianshun hadn't been here again, how could she ask?
However, based on the recovery speed at which he dared to go up the mountain with her to hunt rabbits on the seventh day after his injury, it wouldn't be surprising that he was performing a wall-walking performance in front of Chang Ning.

"You can bring it up if you want, I just happen to be happy and relaxed!" Chang Ning said bitterly: "But if the wound bleeds again, I won't care about you!"

Han Mingyuan was scolded, but he was in a surprisingly good mood, and he replied with a happy handsome face: "Okay, I deserve it when it hurts to death."

Chang Ning rolled his eyes at him, took the hoe and went back to dig the hole.

But with Han Mingyuan around, Chang Ning could indeed feel that doing farm work was much easier.

For example, she dug a hole and watered Han Mingyuan.

She sows the seed, and the cold deep abyss covers the soil.

The first time it took her half a day to finish the work, this time it took only two hours to finish it all.

For this reason, Chang Ning looked at Han Mingyuan a lot more pleasingly, and asked, "Is your wound okay?"

Han Mingyuan moved closer, smiling meaningfully, "The wound is fine, not a single crack has been opened, do you want to take a look?"

The answer to Han Mingyuan was another roll of eyes.

"Since you have nothing to do, go dig bamboo shoots with me. I didn't buy fresh pork yesterday. Today I will make fried bacon with bamboo shoots!"

The current season is when the bamboo shoots are emerging. They are fresh and tender and taste good, and the storage time of the bamboo shoots is long, so you can dig a little more before they grow up.

Han Mingyuan immediately picked up the scythe on his back with a sense of humor, and was always in a state of preparation for battle.

It seems that as long as Chang Ning gives an order, he can wipe out that piece of bamboo forest!

There is a mountain depression in the southwest corner of Fuyan Mountain. A large bamboo forest grows in the mountain depression. March and April are the best time to dig spring bamboo shoots. When Changning and the others arrive, there will be other people digging in the bamboo forest.

Most of them were some residents in the village. Chang Ning had seen almost all of them when delivering vegetables, but they hadn't said a word, so they greeted each other and went to find bamboo shoots.

Digging bamboo shoots also needs to pay attention to skills. For example, after finding fresh bamboo shoots, you can’t dig directly. You should start digging a few inches away from the bamboo shoots, and then dig in the direction of the bamboo shoots after digging enough depth.

And the mud around the bamboo shoots must be dug clean first, and then the root of the bamboo shoots should be broken to get a complete bamboo shoot.

If you dig directly, it is easy to damage the buried part. You may cut the bamboo shoots in half with a hoe, and the real bamboo shoots are still buried in the soil.

Chang Ning and Han Mingyuan each found a bamboo shoot, and then they hunched over and divided the work into digging the bamboo shoots. They competed to see who could dig the biggest bamboo shoots.

The bamboo shoots in March are almost all the early spring bamboo shoots, which taste fresh and tender and basically do not produce bamboo, so you can dig them freely without any scruples.

But the bamboo shoots after April should be careful. If they are big and straight like a pagoda, they can’t be dug. These kinds of bamboo shoots can grow into bamboo, and the ecology of the bamboo forest must be guaranteed in the future.

Moreover, after the bamboo shoots are dug, the hole needs to be blocked to ensure that the roots of the bamboo shoots buried below can continue to grow.

After digging for half an hour, Chang Ning and Han Mingyuan found more than a dozen bamboo shoots, all big and small, enough for the two of them to eat for two or three days.

Han Mingyuan picked up the bamboo shoots into the basket, then carried them back home slowly with Chang Ning.

After returning home, Chang Ning washed the rice and cooked, while Han Mingyuan sat on the threshold and peeled the bamboo shoots. The outer shell of the bamboo shoots could be used to light a fire after drying. Han Mingyuan piled them up next to the hut, not bothering to take them Go lose it.

At noon, Chang Ning fried a bamboo shoot and bacon, and another spinach.

Although the cuisine is still simple, there is no need to think about whether to eat the next meal or not like before.

Thinking about other vegetables in my field, the days of three dishes and one soup are not far away.

The next day when it was just dawn, Chang Ning and Han Mingyuan went to the field together to harvest spinach, this dark green dish was more green than cabbage, faintly like a piece of emerald.

When growing pakchoi, Chang Ning had the mentality of trying, so the yield was not high.

But when growing spinach, Chang Ning was full of confidence and planted a lot of seeds. The yield was obviously much better than that of pakchoi. Just by visual inspection, the yield was probably nearly 400 catties.

The two of them would not be able to catch up with the morning market if they collected it all at once today, so Chang Ning decided to only collect half of it, and collect the other half the day after tomorrow, and wait until the next market day to sell it.

The two still worked with a clear division of labor, one collecting the vegetables and the other binding the bundles.

It is still tied into a bundle at a little more than 1 catty, and when the 200th bundle is reached, Chang Ning stops collecting vegetables.

Chang Ning made an appointment with Daniel the day before, and pushed the cart to the field in advance to help them carry the vegetables onto the cart.

After moving the dishes, Daniel looked at Chang Ning and said apologetically, "That girl is really sorry, I may not be able to help you set up a stall today."

Chang Ning asked: "It's okay, I can do it myself, are you going to work today?"

Daniel runs errands in the town, helps people move and deliver goods and other physical work. The work is very hard, but the income is not bad.

It is mainly flexible, so that it is convenient for Daniel to take care of his bedridden mother at home.

Daniu said: "Today, the boss has an item that I need to send to a neighboring village. I probably won't be able to make it back in time to help you set up a stall."

"It's a good thing to be able to work, I'm fine here, you go quickly, don't delay the business!"

"Well, girl, be careful on the road."

"it is good!"

Chang Ning waved to him, and Daniel's apologetic face suddenly showed a sincere and happy smile, just like an idiot saying goodbye to his wife.

Although Han Mingyuan knew that Chang Ning could not have a crush on Da Niu, he still felt a little uncomfortable. He coughed twice, and proposed to Chang Ning: "I'll go sell vegetables with you!"

When Chang Ning was about to refuse, Han Mingyuan added: "I'll cover my face and wear a straw hat as head office!"

(End of this chapter)