The sky was gray, the roosters were crowing outside, and the village was still covered with a thick layer of fog, so Li Yang got up.Smoke was already rising from the kitchen, and the figure of the second uncle was busy inside.Last night, Li Yang said that he would stop work, and the second uncle refused, but said that Li Yang had no choice but to let him.Planting peanuts is not an easy job, first dig a pit with a hoe, then release the seeds, then push down the soil bag with your feet to bury the seeds, then pick up the dung and spread it on the soil bag, and then use the hoe to bury the last layer of soil.With so many processes, if the second uncle is busy alone, he doesn't know how busy he will be.Moreover, planting peanuts is also divided into time, if a few days after autumn, the growth cycle of peanut seedlings planted is slow, not to mention, and peanuts are not produced.What's more, when the time comes, everyone's peanuts will be pulled out, and the peanuts in their own fields will not be ripe, and they will not be enough for the mice to eat.Farming is actually a very particular art, planting crops to divide the season and time, but no one notices and cares.In addition to these factors, the real reason for Li Yang's suspension of work was the peanut dung.Planting peanuts without manure alone is not good on fertilizer, fertilizer is too salty, if the first layer of fertilization is used fertilizer, it is easy to salty the seeds to death, the village planted peanuts, the first fertilization, basically choose to use manure.There is no dung in the field, and these have to be picked.The field is two kilometers away from home, and twenty baskets of dung are required for five points of field, and the second uncle's body can't bear this back and forth.After eating rice in the morning, Li Yang washed his face, and then went to Wang Defa's stall and bought some pork offal to cook cabbage soup.Fresh pork offal boiled Chinese cabbage, the soup is sweet and moist, and it can also clear the heart, if you add some wolfberry leaves, you can also see that this is a beautiful soup that kills three birds with one stone.After a few words with Wang Dafa, he bought half a duck and came back.There are also two yellow eels at home, which are just stir-fried ginger shreds, half a duck to make beer duck, pork offal soup, and then sour and hot cabbage, which is both rich and nutritious and saves money.The uncle and nephew worked together, and it took forty minutes before and after, and all three dishes and one soup were ready.If it was before, the second uncle would have seen such a sumptuous dish, and his face would have been painful.But after Li Yang's enlightenment, and Li Yang was indeed able to make money, his thinking slowly changed.It was only seven o'clock in the morning after eating, and the second uncle directly led the old ox and walked first with peanut seeds.Li Yang prepared two baskets and went to the back of the house to pick up dung.A load of dung has about 50 catties, although it is not heavy, but the field path is not easy to walk, and the road is too far, which is very difficult.If you have never done farm work, it is estimated that you will have to choke on a load of peanut fields.Even though Li Yang often does farm work, his shoulders are covered with blisters at the end of the day.When he carried it over, the second uncle had already dug a row of pits with a hoe.Li Yang told the second uncle to slow down, rest when he was tired, and then go back to continue picking.At this time, there were gradually more people, all of whom came out to plant peanuts, talking and laughing, and the whole field was very lively.Li Yang picked up five loads of dung in a row, but he was already too tired to do it, so he directly threw the basket aside, stuck out his tongue and panted, which made the second uncle laugh for a while."
Yoko, rest, we're not in a hurry here."
The second uncle took a few puffs of the hookah and said lightly.Li Yang took out a cigarette and lit it, took a few puffs, and directly lifted the trouser leg and kneaded his thigh: "I haven't done this job for several months, and this leg can't stand it." ”In fact, farming can't make money at all, and the year is busy, except for the farmer's seeds, fertilization money, and pesticide money, the rest is two empty pockets.The money from planting peanuts and rice sold in the first year can only support daily life, and if you count the labor, it is a thankless job to put it bluntly.Many peasants are forced to farm out of helplessness, and they have no work at home to do so that they have to farm hard, and if they have a little business to do, no one wants to live this kind of hard life with their faces facing the ground and their backs to the sky.The second uncle has been farming for most of his life, but in the end he can't even make up a thousand yuan, which shows that it is impossible to make a fortune by planting two acres of land at home.The second uncle pondered for a moment and said: "After planting this year, tomorrow's peanuts will not be planted, there will be more work and less harvest, and you have to guard it when it is dry to prevent rain, which will delay the work, so you will plant two crops of rice." ”Li Yang now has a business to do, and after three days, it is enough to buy these few points of peanuts.When the time comes, you have to follow the peanuts, which is a complete loss."
It's okay, when the time comes, see who will plant, let them plant, and when it's time to plant rice, I'll come back."
After Li Yang finished smoking a cigarette, he continued to carry the basket to his home.After picking ten loads of dung, Li Yang's face turned pale, and a few blisters appeared on his shoulders.The second uncle has already done a good job of the land, and the seeds have also been put in two rows.At this time, it was already noon, and the two of them were tired all morning, and their stomachs were croaking with hunger."
Yoko, you go back to eat and put it first, and I'll go back after putting this little seed."
The second uncle said.Li Yang directly took the peanut seeds from the second uncle: "Uncle, let's go together, let's not miss this time, we have to eat on time, you go back and drink some wine, and you will have energy in the afternoon, right?"
”"Yes, then go back."
After eating at noon, the two of them took a break for half an hour, and then continued to carry their hoes to the peanut field.At this time, Wang Lihua came over, still carrying a hoe on her shoulder, and blocked her uncle and nephew at the door."
Sister Lihua, what are you doing?"
Li Yang asked stunned."
What are you doing?"
Wang Lihua glared at Li Yang and asked rhetorically."
I didn't do anything, I grow peanuts.""
You don't even notify me when you plant peanuts, do you dislike me for being slow and can't help, second uncle, you are really, why don't you notify me."
Wang Lihua said a little angrily."
You asked Yoko about this, and he said he didn't need to inform you."
The second uncle threw the pot directly, carried the hoe and left in a hurry.Li Yang was stunned for a moment, looked at Wang Lihua in a daze, and said after a long time: "Ah don't mean that, I'm not afraid of delaying your business." ”"Aren't you also out of business, and you're still afraid of delaying me?"
Wang Lihua asked rhetorically, the anger on her face even stronger."
What, Sister Lihua, did you have lunch?"
Li Yang hurriedly changed the topic.When Wang Lihua heard this, she was immediately amused, and directly glanced at Li Yang: "We are a family, you will treat me as an outsider in the future, be careful that I beat you, let's go." ”Li Yang suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, followed behind Wang Lihua with a hoe, and rushed to the peanut field.The three of them worked together, the second uncle opened the pit, Li Yang put the seeds, Wang Lihua followed behind to bury the soil, and the Wufentian was quickly completed.The next thing is to sprinkle dung, Li Yangsa, and the second uncle and Wang Lihua followed behind to bury the last layer of soil.The three of them worked until more than four o'clock in the afternoon, and finally finished the five-point field.The second uncle beckoned Li Yang and Wang Lihua to go back first, and he went to let go of the old scalper and came back later.Li Yang thought that he didn't get lunch, so he didn't say anything, and went back with Wang Lihua.