After rebirth and divorce, I took care of my children and became rich

"Chen Hong, Yu Hai, you came very early, you have done so much work!" My cousin, aunt, and Uncle Erhu's family entered the field, and Uncle Erhu also carried a 2-meter-high folding ladder. "We came here an hour early to clean up the grass under the trees first so that we can work better and use grass to pad the bottom of the basket." Cousin and Xiaofeng found an open and flat place to put the scale, "Chen Hong, you Do you plan to weigh and load the baskets while picking?" "I think there are many of us. You men pick pears, and we women take the baskets and put them directly into the baskets and weigh them, so as not to fall to the ground. We can put them into the baskets in the afternoon, which is an extra step. It hurts the pears. Anyway, there are only more than 30 trees today, so I will definitely finish them early. Cousin, do you think this is okay?" "Okay, just do it like this. If the pears are bruised, you can't sell them, and you can't eat them. It's easy. rotten."

My cousin began to direct everyone to work: "Erhu, you and I pick the shorter trees here, Yu Hai, Xiaofeng, you two pick the taller trees. If it doesn't work, just set up a ladder. If you don't accept it, you and I will Uncle Hu won't climb any higher." "Uncle, you are not old. With me and Brother Yu Hai here, there is no need for you and my dad to climb the ladder. Just please do it, Brother Hai, do it." Xiaofeng smiled and told Cun The eldest cousin was talking and picking pears with a basket.

"Uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters, there are cold drinks here. Come and drink when you are thirsty. You can also eat pears if you want. Eat whichever one you like. Pick the best ones." "Okay, we won't be polite. Your pears are real. It's delicious, sweet and crispy, with plenty of water and not a bit chewy, and the core is very small." Xiaofeng picked a big pear, rubbed it on his pants, and started eating it. "Sister-in-law, several good friends in our village are waiting for your pears. They are addicted to eating them every year. Every family has to eat dozens of kilograms of your pears. Now everyone in the village regrets that they did not buy pear seedlings with you. . You don’t know, some people in the village also go to Laiyang to buy seedlings, but they don’t sell them, saying they are some kind of protected regional specialty. If you want to buy them, you can only buy new varieties by cross-grafting. When you taste the pears, they taste better than our local sand pears. Even worse than a pear.”

"Yes, although agricultural science and technology has developed and various cultivation techniques are changing with each passing day, some old varieties that have been optimized for thousands of years are still irreplaceable. Like our Shandong Feicheng peach, Yantai Red Fuji apple, Laiyang pear, Zhan Huadong jujube, Changle watermelon, and Jimo Jinping persimmon, these are old-fashioned fruits that you will never forget after eating them once. They all have their own unique taste. Nowadays, grafted fruits are dazzling and colorful, and there are so many varieties that even the greengrocer can’t tell them apart. . But as long as you have eaten these old-fashioned fruits once, you can name them the next time you take a bite. This is the irreplaceable charm of old-fashioned fruits.”

"Uniqueness and rarity are the value. The local government must protect it and cannot allow large-scale cultivation. The taste will be different and it will damage other people's brands."

"That's right, sister-in-law, you can see clearly." Xiaofeng said. "Sister-in-law, I see that there are many saplings sprouting from the roots of your pear tree. If they are moved out, can they be transplanted? If they can be transplanted, sell them to my family. I also want to plant Laiyang pears in my land." "I moved them last year. , but it didn’t survive, and the mother tree was injured. There were a lot less fruits this year. In the spring, it looked sick and crooked. If it hadn’t been treated in time, it might have died this year. Next year, I’ll try again next year Find a strong tree and try it. If it can be moved, I will leave it to you." "Thank you, sister-in-law. We are sure that if it can be moved, it must be left to me."

"That's for sure. Based on the relationship between our two families, as long as we can relocate, I will definitely give it to you first. But how many trees do you want? Don't you have fruit trees planted in your land? If you only plant three or five trees, it will be enough for you. Eating at home is not enough to take out.”

Xiaofeng was picking fruits while talking to Chen Hong, "Sister-in-law, you see, our family has no plan for life. It only has ten acres of land as much as yours. My dad has planted a lot of things. There are more than a dozen apricot trees and more than 20 acres of land." Five or six pears, seven or eight apples, and even plums were planted in the soil. Not only were they unable to sell at a high price, but they were also difficult to manage. It is difficult to manage the same variety. They are active every day, and the flowering and fruiting periods are different. . If management neglects the quality of the fruit, the yield will not increase. I am busy working every day, but I can’t sell it for money. My dad also planted some corn, sweet potatoes and peanuts. The land was not well planned, and the tall ones and short ones were a mess. If you are like this If the number of side saplings can be cultivated to keep up, I plan to leave only one or two apricots and plums, enough for my own consumption, and cut down the rest. I will also plan like your family, planting all the trees along the side of the ground to provide ventilation. If the trees grow well, so will the crops in the fields.”

What Chen Hong and Xiaofeng said, my cousin heard from the side and said to Chen Hong: "Chen Hong, your saplings have been transplanted. In addition to giving them to Xiaofeng, the second one should be given to my family. My family also wants to Planting pear trees like yours is a good price, easy to manage and trouble-free, and doesn’t take up much manpower.”

"Okay cousin, since you all want it, I'm going to use a new method to transplant these saplings next year. Uncle, I want to use the layering method to let the saplings take root next to the mother tree first, and then wait for the roots of the saplings to grow. Separate it from the mother tree when it can be transplanted and survive. If you don't split it directly from the roots of the mother tree, you shouldn't be able to damage the mother tree, right? I remember when I was a child, we had a pomegranate tree in our house, and my grandfather used this kind of pomegranate tree. The layering method is to divide the young trees every year. Do you think this is the best way to divide the trees in our climate?"

"Why can't it work? In the past, when we didn't understand grafting, wasn't this how grapes and pomegranates were divided? This method of dividing the plants has stable varietal characteristics and is exactly the same as the mother tree. Grafting doesn't work, and we don't know what the fruit will be. What's the taste? This is a good method. Although the fruit is slow to bear, the fruit quality of the young tree and the mother tree are exactly the same and will not change. There is no need to wait for next year. After picking the fruit and fertilizing the tree, you can go outside. Press the plants. If you take good care of them, you can plant them directly next year, and they will bear fruit in two years."

Everyone chatted while working, imagining the scene of a bumper harvest for every household in a few years, which made them more motivated.Eight people worked quickly.The fruit trees in Chen Hong's family are in very good shape. They are not too tall and have dwarfed crowns. Most of them can be reached by standing on the ground. There are only a few trees that require ladders to pick.After picking for more than two hours, I finished picking only five or six trees.The women also weighed most of the fruits and put them into baskets. Chen Hong said: "Cousin Erhu, come here to drink some water, smoke a cigarette and rest for a while. We will finish picking in one hour at most. No need to do this." I'm anxious." Everyone greeted each other and came over to sit down and drink some water. The men took out their cigarettes and smoked them.Chen Hong picked up the empty kettle and said to everyone: "It's 11 o'clock. I'll go back to cook first. You guys will work for a while and then go home for dinner. If you can't finish it, we'll talk about it in the afternoon. After lunch and a short rest, let's Then bring the car and load it directly. The main task in the afternoon is to load the car and send it to the city. It will be finished very early today, so you should rest for a while and don't rush it."

Chen Hong carried the basket and the sickle and went home first. When she entered the yard, she saw her son squatting beside the big basin in the kitchen and happily watching the big fish and crabs playing happily, "Baby, you have to be careful. I pinched a crab's hand. The crab's pincers are very powerful and it hurts a lot." "Mom, I know. I just watched them crawling in the basin and they couldn't get out no matter how hard they climbed. It was so fun!"

"Did you listen to grandpa at home? Where is grandpa?" "Grandpa is picking vegetables in the backyard. He said you will be back soon to cook. I will help you pick the vegetables. Mom, watch the crabs and don't let them crawl out and run away. . I'm going to help grandpa carry the basket." After saying that, she turned around and ran quickly to the backyard. Chen Hong smiled and asked, "Run slowly, don't fall."

Chen Hong changed her shoes and clothes, washed briefly, and went to the small store in the center of the village to buy some pork. After entering the kitchen, she quickly cooked.There are ten people in the family eating today. We have been doing physical work all morning, so we must eat more. We can’t make less food.Chen Hong plans to cook eight dishes at noon. She first cooks the rice in the rice cooker because she often asks for help during busy farming periods. The rice cooker Chen Hong’s family bought is the largest one. It contains four kilograms of washed rice and can produce 12 bowls of rice. It should be enough to eat.Cook the rice, wash the meat and cut it, prepare the onions, ginger and garlic, blanch the pork belly, add cooking wine to float out the foam, take it out and wash it and set aside. Clean the pot, put in the base oil, grab a handful of rock sugar and stir-fry the sugar color. , add the controlled pork belly and stir-fry, add green onion and ginger when browned, stir-fry quickly, add soy sauce and cooking wine, add a few bay leaves and star anise, add two bowls of hot water, cover the pot and simmer over medium heat.

"Chen Hong, what are you going to cook for lunch today? I'll choose the dishes for you." "Dad, you don't have to worry about the kitchen. I can do it myself. You can help me bring the mung bean soup to the hall. They will come back from work later." It’s time to drink.”

Father Yu brought the mung bean soup into the main room, prepared the bowls, and poured the mung bean soup into the bowls to cool down.Here, Chen Hong quickly selected all the vegetables in the vegetable basket, washed them and changed the knife, and then started the oil pan to make a stew of pork belly, potatoes and beans. Put more meat and vegetables in a large amount, and took out the jellyfish, washed and cut them. Shred the cucumber, add some minced garlic and coriander segments, add balsamic vinegar, light soy sauce, sesame oil, white sugar and salt, mix well and put on a plate.At this moment, the braised pork in the big pot is exuding bursts of rich aroma. Well, the meat is stewed at a high temperature. Add some salt, add a handful of garlic leaves and stir-fry evenly. Remove from the pot. Clean the pot and add two ladles of water. Put ten clean salted duck eggs on the steamer, put the marinated sea bass on a plate and put it in the steamer. Take another plate, put the washed crabs in it and steam them together in the pot.Time is tight, so I can only cook three dishes in one pot. Then I chop a handful of fenugreek leaves and put them in a bowl. Beat six free-range eggs and a little salt. The pork, potatoes and beans are cooked at this time, so add salt and take it out of the pot.Wash the pot again, beat the rugosa eggs, add oil to the pot, heat the oil, pour the egg liquid into the pot, turn the frying spoon in your hand, then shake your hand, snap the spoon, and gently stir the eggs. Okay, the Huoxiang eggs are cooked, take them out of the pan and put them on a plate. It’s been 10 minutes. The crabs and fish in the big pot are all cooked. Put on heat-resistant gloves and take out the crabs first, then take out the seabass. Use chopsticks to pick out all the green onion and ginger shreds in the belly of the fish and throw them away. Then pinch a few more Sprinkle shredded green onion, shredded ginger, shredded red pepper, and coriander segments on the seabass. Heat a little oil with a frying spoon. Heat the oil and pour it on the seabass. The aroma of green onion, ginger, and chili pepper hits your face, and the seabass is ready.Make a dipping sauce and bring it into the main room with the crabs.Finally, take the salted duck eggs out of the pot, stir them with cold water for a while, take them out and put them on the chopping board and split them in half with a knife. The yolk is red and dripping with oil. The marinating time is just right.I brought the dishes into the main room in two trips, and finally went back to the kitchen to make another tomato and egg soup. Okay, let’s have lunch together. I looked at the wall clock in the main room. It’s 11:50. Why hasn’t the person who was working come back yet?

Chen Hong called Yu Hai: "Yu Hai quickly bring my cousin and the others back for dinner. The food is ready. After dinner, we will go to work in the afternoon."

Yu Hai received a call, "Okay, we'll go back right away." After a while, the work team came back in force.