Chapter 532 532. Watermelon yield is not high
“It’s like this,” Song Tan explained seriously: “I resigned from my job and returned to my hometown to farm. I accidentally spent all my parents’ savings, so I wanted to make some money by growing some cash crops, so I planted peach trees.”
“But our family also likes to eat watermelons, but we don’t have any land... Anyway, when we planted peach trees, we also dug up the mountain and turned over the soil, so we simply planted watermelons here. One land can be used for multiple purposes, adapting to local conditions, and extracting the essence of the land..."
In short, the more you talk, the more nonsense you get.
But the one who is more fluent than words is obviously Watermelon!
Professor Song could no longer put on any expression. He just squatted down and twirled the soil with his hands: "Yan Ran, take a bag to take samples."
Yan Ran was stunned.
Tang Xiaodong also hesitated and said: "Teacher, aren't we here to do mountain planning?" There shouldn't be a need for soil and water testing and nutrient ratio analysis, right?
Professor Song:…
Yes, he forgot 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 really didn’t bring any.
Whose mountain planning needs to be as detailed as soil sampling, right?
Yan Ran touched his pocket and pulled out a ziplock bag: "I put the camera batteries in it."
"Okay." Professor Song didn't have a choice: "Let's take the ones here today. Let's stay here for a few more days and take a look at the rest."
As soon as he sealed the bag, he felt a little weird again: "That's not right..." His gaze spread forward: "Why do your watermelons grow so well? Although they are a little sparse and the yield doesn't seem to be abundant, but -"
He stood up and looked around: "But this vine is strong and has green leaves. The seedlings are in good condition."
At this moment, Wu Lei, who was fishing and sending messages, turned around from the fence on the other side. When he saw a group of people, he couldn't help but froze, and then subconsciously put his phone back in his pocket.
“Then what…I’m just tired from moving watermelons, I want to take a rest…”
After saying this, he became depressed again—it’s normal to take a break when you’re tired from moving! What are you feeling guilty about?
Wulei himself didn’t know why.
It was okay for him to see cousin Tantan being nervous. Why was he still nervous when he saw this expert from out of town?
Just like meeting the teacher when you were in school.
At this moment, he just hurriedly changed the subject and said: "Who said the watermelon yield is not high?"
He was exhausted from moving every day!
“However, the output has been a bit low recently. After all, they have been sold for so long. After a while, the melons will be harvested for the second time, and they will still be sold by then.”
Professor Song: “...you mean, you are still selling watermelons?”
“Sure!”
Wulei said confidently: "I have such a big watermelon field. If I don't sell the watermelons, how can I eat them all?"
As he spoke, he couldn't help but pursed his lips again, thinking that if he could squeeze out juice and freeze all the food he couldn't finish, there wouldn't be a day when he couldn't finish it... He would have to take a few mouthfuls every nine cold days.
But thinking of this, Wu Lei felt even more aggrieved: "Tan Tan, I am also your cousin. How come Yanping and the others can go on a trip and I still have to carry watermelons here?"
Having been working for almost a month, his back is extremely stiff, but Lili seems to be angry. She hasn't responded to messages recently. What should I do?
His salary hasn’t been paid yet, so he can’t coax anyone now.
However, while doing farm work here in Song Tan, why did he stay when all the other brothers left?
Wulei: ...house, house! Why is it so difficult to buy a house? !
He turned his head bitterly and went to the watermelon field further away.
When Song Tan turned around, she saw Professor Song looking at her with an unclear look: "All the people working at home are your cousins? Your family is quite big, and the relationship between brother and sister is also very good."
The nepotism attitude is enough. Song Tan thought that was not the case, but he couldn't say that he wanted to defraud cheap laborers, right? He simply pointed again and said, "Do you still want to look inside?"
“The first ones planted under the peach trees are all watermelons, just don’t step on them. They are still growing.”
“Grow taller?”
Professor Song snorted inexplicably, "Are you growing taller? Are you busy giving birth to cubs?"
It is difficult for him to maintain a happy mood. It is true that all the experiences of the past few decades have been overturned today. The elderly cannot bear this blow.
Qi Lin, on the other hand, looked at the watermelons in the field seriously, and several people whispered to each other:
“I remember our class Yu Le, he had a subject, isn’t it watermelon? Why does it seem to require sandy land and sufficient light... It is said that the higher the light intensity, the higher the sweetness..."
"right."
Yan Ran also muttered: "This is not sand, just ordinary mud."
There is definitely some light, but there are so many peach trees that can’t support it. It’s definitely still far behind compared to people living in the open air.
Professor Song was walking by, listening to the mutterings of the students, and felt increasingly sad at this time.
He finally let out a long sigh: “Forget it, I won’t read anymore, I’ll go back and wait for the soil sampling—take pictures.”
As soon as he said this, everyone quickly prepared the drone.
The buzz of the drone came, and Professor Song asked again: "What do you use for watering?"
Water?
Song Tan took them two steps forward and looked from a high place: "The pond at the bottom is pumped up with a water pump - but it is generally not needed. There should be a water source under our mountain and it is quite moist. After planting, it will be basically Just born and raised.”
After saying these words, countless farmers had to kneel down and cry in her peach orchard.
Professor Song simply stopped asking and turned around and walked outside: "Isn't it also covering the barren mountains? Let's go and have a look at the barren mountains. How big is the area?"
Song Tan smiled modestly: "I wrapped the big bowl in front of you, both inside and outside."
Professor Song is used to seeing scenes, so he doesn’t have much impression of this place. He just made a brief evaluation:
“It’s not bad. Around the pond, the soil should be very close and easy to manage, and it’s all in one place, so it’s more concentrated when viewed together.”
“It’s just that if you want to hire people to work, you have to set aside a place specifically for workers to rest.”
Professor Song was very thoughtful: "With such a large area, you can't invite all the people from the same village, right? There must be a place for people to rest - you don't want to bring all the work home to do, right?"
Song Tan really found a soulmate at this moment: "Professor Song, you are so knowledgeable! That's what I mean!"
“Our family also makes chili sauce and processes medicinal materials. The three old people in the corner you asked about in the afternoon were doing the work of processing the golden cherry trees in the chestnut orchard.”
“When the scale is expanded next year, more people will definitely be invited. No matter how big my yard is, I can’t squeeze it in.”
Professor Song:…
He smiled: "It's okay. Basically, any family farm needs to plan a building land - but you have to apply. If you want to build a building on agricultural and forestry land, you can't get it without approval."
Song Tan thought of Xiaozhu Party Secretary again.
As long as she was here, to be honest, Song Tan had never had to worry about the formalities.
With this mention, she made a decision almost instantly - these late-ripening peaches can be eaten later, so I have to bring two more boxes to Xiaozhu Party Secretary!
Corrected the typo and nodded... I couldn’t bear it anymore. There is one update left that has not been modified yet. I will change it when I wake up tomorrow...
(End of this chapter)