"It's like this," Song Tan explained seriously, "I quit my job and went back to my hometown to farm. I accidentally spent all my parents' savings, so I wanted to grow some cash crops to make some money, so I planted peach trees."
"But my family also loves to eat watermelon, but we don't have any land... Since we dug up the mountain and turned over the soil when we planted the peach trees, we might as well plant watermelons here as well. We can use the land for multiple purposes, adapt to local conditions, and extract the essence of the land..."
In short, the more you talk, the more confusing it becomes.
But what is more unreliable than the words is obviously the watermelon!
Professor Song could no longer put on any expression. He just squatted down and rubbed the soil with his hands: "Yanran, bring the bag to take the sample."
Yanran was stunned.
Tang Xiaodong also hesitated and said, "Teacher, aren't we here to do mountain planning?" Soil and water testing and nutrient ratio analysis shouldn't be necessary, right
Professor Song: …
Yes, he had forgotten about it.
but…
"Have you got the bag? Put some soil in it first, and I'll study it myself when I get back."
The students didn’t bring it.
Whose mountain planning requires so much detail as to involve soil sampling
Yan Ran touched his pocket and pulled out a ziplock bag: "I put the batteries for the camera in here."
"Okay." Professor Song didn't choose: "Let's take the ones here today. We can stay here for a few more days and take a look at the rest."
Just after sealing the bag, he felt something was strange: "It's not right..." His sight spread forward: "Why are your watermelons growing so well? Although they are a little sparse and the yield seems low, but-"
He stood up and looked around: "But this vine is strong and has green leaves. It looks very good."
At this moment, Wu Lei, who was slacking off and sending messages, turned around from the fence on the other side. When he saw a group of people, he was stunned and subconsciously put his phone back into his pocket.
"Well... I'm just tired from moving watermelons, so I'm taking a break..."
After saying that, he became depressed again - it's normal to take a break after moving too much! Why are you feeling guilty
Wu Lei himself didn't know why.
It would be fine if he was nervous when he saw his cousin Tan Tan, but why was he nervous when he saw this expert from outside the area
It's just like meeting your teacher at school.
At this moment, he hurriedly changed the subject and asked, "Who said the watermelon yield is not high?"
He is so exhausted from all the moving and lifting every day!
"But the production is indeed a bit low recently. After all, we have been selling them for such a long time. After a while, the melons will be ready for the second harvest, and they can still be sold then."
Professor Song: "... You mean, you're still selling these watermelons?"
"Of course!"
Wu Lei said confidently: "I have such a large watermelon field. If I don't sell the watermelons, how can I eat all of them?"
As he spoke, he couldn't help but pursed his lips again, thinking that if he squeezed the juice from the food he couldn't finish and froze it as popsicles, there wouldn't be a day when he couldn't finish it... He had to take a few sips even in the coldest days of winter.
But thinking of this, Wu Lei felt even more aggrieved: "Tan Tan, I am also your cousin. Why can Yan Ping and the others go out to travel while I still have to move watermelons here?"
After working for a month, his back is so stiff. What's more, Lili seems to be angry and hasn't replied to his messages recently. What should he do
His salary hasn't been paid yet, and now he can't even coax anyone.
However, why did Song Tan stay behind while the other brothers went out to do farm work
Song Tan said confidently: "This is a benefit only for old employees. You just got here! And you're going on a trip now. Do you still want the house?"
Wu Lei: ...House, house! Why is it so difficult to buy a house? !
He turned around angrily and went to the watermelon field farther away.
When Song Tan turned around, she saw Professor Song looking at her with an ambiguous expression: "Are all the people working at home your cousins? Your family is quite big, and the relationship between brothers and sisters is quite good."
The posture of nepotism is fully grasped.
Song Tan thought that was not the case, but he couldn't say that he was trying to cheat cheap labor, right? He simply pointed again: "Do you want to take a look inside?"
"There are watermelons planted under the peach trees. Just don't step on them. They are still growing."
"Grow taller?"
Professor Song snorted in an ambiguous tone, "Is this growing taller? This is busy giving birth."
It was difficult for him to remain in a good mood. It was because all the experiences of the past few decades were overturned today, and the elderly could not bear this blow.
Qi Lin, on the other hand, was looking at the watermelons in the field seriously. Several people were talking to each other:
"I remember Yu Le from our class. Wasn't his project about watermelon? It seems like he needs sandy soil and plenty of sunlight... It's said that the higher the light intensity, the sweeter it is..."
"right."
Yan Ran also murmured: "This is not sand, just ordinary mud."
There is definitely some sunlight, but there are so many peach trees, so it is definitely far less than what you would get outdoors.
Professor Song walked nearby, listening to the students' chattering, and felt even more sad.
He finally sighed and said, "Forget it, I won't watch it anymore. I'll wait for the soil sampling and take pictures."
After saying this, everyone quickly prepared the drone.
As the drone buzzed, Professor Song asked again, "What do you use to water the plants?"
Watering
Song Tan took them two steps forward and stood on a high place to look: "The water from the pond at the bottom is pumped up - but it is usually not necessary. There should be a water source at the bottom of our mountain, and it is quite moist. After planting, it will basically grow naturally."
After she said this, countless farmers would kneel down and cry in her peach orchard.
Professor Song simply stopped asking and turned around and walked out: "Didn't you also lease the barren mountain? Let's go over there and take a look. How big is the area?"
Song Tan smiled modestly: "I packed everything inside and outside this big bowl in front of me."
Professor Song was used to seeing this place, so he didn't have much feeling about it. He just made a brief comment:
"Not bad. The soil around the pond should be very close, which makes management easier. And since they are all in one place, they can be seen more centrally."
"But if you want to hire people to do the work, you have to clear out a place for the workers to rest."
Professor Song was very thoughtful: "With such a large area, you can't hire all the villagers, right? There must be a place for them to rest - you don't want to bring all the work home, right?"
Song Tan had indeed found a soulmate at this moment: "Professor Song, you are so knowledgeable! This is exactly what I meant!"
"We also make chili sauce and process medicinal herbs. The three elderly people in the corner you asked about this afternoon are doing the work of processing golden cherries in the chestnut orchard."
"After we expand next year, we will definitely hire more people. No matter how big my yard is, it won't be able to accommodate them all."
Professor Song: …
He smiled and said, "It's nothing. Basically, any family farm must plan a piece of land for construction - but you have to apply for it. If you want to build a building on agricultural or forestry land, you can't do it without approval."
Song Tan thought of Secretary Xiao Zhu again.
With her around, to be honest, Song Tan never had to worry about the formalities.
After hearing this, she made a decision almost instantly - since these late-ripening peaches could be eaten later, she would have to bring two more boxes for Secretary Xiao Zhu!