sbdcsierra Chapter 775 People who can grow things on saline-alkali land
Chapter 775 People who can grow things on saline-alkali land
Zhou Guo said that when the land was cured in the future, he would rent it out to them for farming and would only charge them 40% in rent.
Now they worked even harder, because these fields would be their own to farm in the future. The boss had so much land, how could they farm all of it?
Zhou Guo was very satisfied. While looking after several experimental fields on the farm, he also visited various counties to check on the progress of other plots of land.
If this continues, I estimate that grass will be grown within three years.
The farms in various places were busy in an orderly manner, and the letters received from various places did not indicate any major events.
That day, she was coming back from outside and saw two people in the experimental field.
She quietly went over to take a look and heard the two men talking about something about the experiment. After listening carefully, her expression gradually became serious.
After the two of them finished talking, they turned around and saw Zhou Guo who had been watching them from behind for who knows how long. They were so frightened that they immediately knelt down and kowtowed to beg for mercy.
Because Zhou Guo had once instructed that no one should come here, and if anyone was found destroying this land, they would be severely punished.
Zhou Guo was also afraid that someone would destroy this land and the system she had built with great difficulty.
She looked at the two men carefully. They were dressed the same as the other people in the village. The wrinkles on their faces were carved out by time and suffering. Their fingers were deformed and thick, with black mud and layers of calluses in the gaps between their nails. Their bodies were slightly hunched. They were real old farmers.
He asked, "What are you doing here? Didn't anyone tell you that you can't enter this land?"
The two of them were trembling with fear. "I heard...I heard that the servants have heard it. Yes, yes, they have heard it."
"But when we saw that something could grow on this salty and bitter land, we forgot everything and our feet wouldn't obey us. We had planted rice at home before for many years, and it finally sprouted, but then the war broke out and we ran away..."
Zhou Guo looked at the second man, who was younger than the one next to him. He didn't know if they were father and son or brothers, so he said, "You two should get up."
The two were stunned. The younger one bravely looked at Zhou Guo. Seeing that she really didn't seem to have any intention of blaming him, his eyes became red and he thanked her excitedly, "Thank you, boss. Thank you, boss. We will never come here again in the future."
As he said this, he helped the person next to him up and was about to go down.
Zhou Guo said: "No hurry, let me ask you, have you ever grown things on salty and bitter land before?"
The man looked at her in fear and said, "Yes, our land is poor. There are many fields like this around us. Normal land was originally rare. Later, the normal land gradually began to turn white. We can only think of ways to grow things on the salty and bitter land. If we don't grow anything, we will starve to death."
Zhou Guo then asked: "What do you grow? Can they survive?"
"Some of the seeds can survive, but not many. It's just that the land where we live is not as white as the land here, so some can still survive."
Zhou Guo nodded, "Will the rice win?"
"Yes, we originally planted rice, but not many of them survived."
This was enough. She was worried that no one would take over this experimental land, so she could not leave. She wanted to visit various provincial cities, but she had no time.
She said to the two men, "From now on, you don't have to do other work on the farm. Just help plant these acres of land for a few months. If you plant well, you can do this job in the future."
The two were startled.
The young man waved his hands and said in panic: "Dong, Dong Dong family, we don't know how to grow this. It's as important as you think. If we grow all these precious things, then, I I I I..."
Zhou Guo said, "Didn't you just say that you were planting this kind of salty and bitter land when you were at home? You have been planting it for so many years, and now you are not allowed to plant it. Even when I was away, I helped manage it. You can't do this kind of work?"
The man hesitated, and the old man didn't dare to look at Zhou Guo the whole time.
Zhou Guo continued to ask: "You don't know how to work in the fields?"
Yes, who dares to say that he can’t farm? Is it reasonable to say that a farmer can’t farm?
Before the young man could speak, the old man next to him raised his head and said firmly, "We can! Boss, we can farm, even salty and bitter land!"
The young man was very anxious, "Dad!"
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Okay, that's good. By the way, what are your names?"
The man had no choice but to say, "This is my father. Everyone calls him Old Man Zhang. My name is Zhang Dafu."
Zhou Guo nodded. "I'm going to be away for a few days. I estimate I'll be gone for half a month. You have to take good care of this land during this half month. Don't forget to water it, fertilize it, and get rid of the pests."
When Zhang Dafu heard this, his face turned bitter. If the crops were damaged and all the plants died, it would not be enough even if he lost his life.
Old man Zhang agreed readily. He has been farming all his life, so how could he not know how to do it?
Even if this is salty and bitter land, they have cultivated it before and for many years.
Zhou Guo was in a good mood and finally found two people to hand over the matter.
At lunch, she said to Mrs. Deng, "Mammy, I'm going out today and will be gone for about half a month. Why don't you go back to Cangshan Village?"
Mrs. Deng shook her head. "That won't do. Madam asked me to take care of you, so how can I go back? Well, you are going to go outside, right? I will follow you. Wherever you go, I will follow you. This way, I can take care of your daily life."
Zhou Guo didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "How can that be possible? I'm not going there for fun. I'm going to various cities to inspect. I won't stay in one place for too long. I might be on the road all day. You're old and you can't ride a horse. How can you handle it?"
Mrs. Deng was not convinced, "Why can't I do it? At least I have escaped the disaster."
Zhou Guo nodded, "I know, I know you escaped, but if you don't want to go back to Cangshan Village, just stay here. I will be back in half a month."
Since the promise could not be refused, Mrs. Deng did not dare to disobey and had to agree. Once the master had made the decision, even the lady could not object.
After Zhou Guo finished his meal, he took two sets of clothes and a bag of dry food prepared by Mrs. Deng and rode away on horseback.
He swung the whip, stretched out all four hooves, and the horse under him rushed out like an arrow.
Zhou Guo held the reins, leaned over the horse, and felt the sound of the wind whistling past his ears. He wished the horse could go faster. It felt so good!
She rode for half an hour in one breath before slowing down. She took out a piece of dried meat from the bag in front of her, chewed the meat while riding slowly. At this time, the mountains and fields beside the road were full of green, and wild flowers dotted the mountains and fields, with clusters of red in the east and white in the west, which was very beautiful.
My mood also improved a lot.
As expected, life is about enjoyment besides work. It is really torture to live such a hard life all day without even the time to appreciate the flowers or the water.