coobybook Chapter 254 Cotton Breeding
Chapter 254 Cotton Breeding
After the family had their meal, Shen Wanning also helped to prepare the dishes for tomorrow's meal. They were busy until almost nine in the evening before they finally rested.
Shen Wanning couldn't sleep at night, so she started chatting with netizens in her space again.
Liu Ye Qing Qing: Tomorrow is Third Brother’s graduation banquet, oh, I really want to attend his banquet.
Xiao Nuomi: But didn’t the goose girl often draw ancient food from the lucky bags before?
Snow in June: I burst into tears and said, “I’ve never won a lottery.”
Red Pumpkin: Me too, never got one, so bad luck.
Shen Wanning: How about in a few days, after Third Brother leaves, I will hold a banquet for you at the restaurant! But there are too many babies, so I can only do it by lottery~
Xiao Nuomi: Wow, you’re going to hold a banquet just for us. Will anyone find out?
You are electricity, you are light: Yes, it would be very strange if we prepare a banquet with such fanfare and then it disappears!
I Love Wangzai: Woo woo woo, I’m so touched, but the girl should ensure her own safety first. It doesn’t matter whether we have the feast or not.
Shen Wanning: It’s okay, I’ll try my best, hehe.
Wahaha: Ahhh, the host is so nice, I want to wait for the lottery too.
Willow Green Leaves: Who can not love the food that comes from thousands of years ago!
The one I love: That’s right, I’m also going to wait in the live broadcast room for the lucky draw.
Evil Designer: The guy above, I remember you won the roast duck prize last time! Can you give us the chance this time?
My crush: I won't, I won't. I'm just trying to lower my chances of winning. By the way, the roast duck we had last time was really delicious!
Evil Designer: Ahhhh, the person above, you have gone too far. I will die with you.
Hu Qingqing: You two should die together, then there will be two less people competing with us.
Xiao Nuomi: We will observe a moment of silence for both of you, great evil designer, we will remember your contributions!
Shen Wanning was amused by their conversation. She chatted with them for a while before going off the air. Before going to bed, she was still thinking about how to prepare a banquet for them.
The next morning, I was woken up by the sound of people talking in the yard. Everyone knew that the Lin family was going to hold a banquet today, so they got up early to help.
For breakfast, Lin Jingce drove the carriage to the town to buy steamed buns and steamed bread, two for each person.
After breakfast, everyone started to get busy. Some were washing vegetables, some were cooking, some were serving dishes... everyone's face was filled with smiles.
Most of the work was done by women. Shen Wanning took out cotton seeds and called some men who were sitting and chatting nearby to go work in the fields.
"It's time to plant cotton. During last year's Chinese New Year, you all saw that cotton is very warm and can be used to make clothes and quilts. Let's plant more this year, and when the seedlings grow, everyone can dig some up and plant them. Everyone can come and see how to plant cotton." Shen Wanning greeted.
The men sitting on the benches stood up and followed Shen Wanning. Lin Jingyou followed as well, going to see how cotton was grown.
In preparation for planting cotton, Lin Jingce had already had the soil turned over and fertilizer buried underneath.
Shen Wanning called the new villagers to dig a small hole in the soil and then put three or four seeds in the hole.
"Some cotton seeds may be bad and cannot germinate. So we can plant three to four seeds in one pit to save planting time." Shen Wanning said while sowing.
In addition to the thirty kilograms of cotton seeds she received during the Spring Festival, she secretly added another ten kilograms. Otherwise, she was worried that there wouldn't be enough cotton to go around.
"It's not that difficult! It's that simple!"
"Yeah, isn't it just turning the soil first, then burying the fertilizer, and finally digging the hole and sowing the seeds? I remember it all."
The villagers said one by one.
Shen Wanning smiled and replied, "Cotton seeds are scarce. To avoid wasting them, I called everyone over to show you how to sow them."
"I've learned it. Let me help you."
"Yes, yes. I'll go home and get a hoe. I'll come and help too."
"Hey, there aren't many cotton seeds here, so we don't need so many people to help."
However, before Shen Wanning could finish her words, everyone else had already run back home to get their hoes.
Lin Jingyou smiled helplessly, "Forget it, let them be, they are here to help."
After everyone came back with their hoes and received some cotton seeds from Shen Wanning, they started working in pairs, with one person digging a hole and the other sowing the seeds.
In just a short while, all the seeds had been planted. They knew that these were not only Shen Wanning's own seeds, but would also be distributed to them in the future.
So it is like farming for yourself, there is no reason not to work hard.
After planting the cotton, Chen Zihao took the initiative to lead people to fetch water, watered the cotton, and finally covered it with a layer of straw to keep it moist.
"Okay, the cotton has been planted. After a month and a half, you can remove the rice straw and transplant the cotton seedlings. During this time, you can check on your own land. If you want to plant cotton, be sure to turn the soil and weed in advance." Shen Wanning instructed.
"We've remembered that after the banquet we will go back to plow the soil and plant the cotton well." The villagers said happily.
After planting the cotton, it was almost time for the feast. When they returned, Magistrate He and his men had just arrived at the courtyard gate and were getting off their carriages.
"Aunt!" He Zhenzhen was the first to jump off the carriage and shouted. Then she turned to Aunt Zhang and the others and shouted in one breath, "Grandpa Lin, Grandma Lin, Uncle, Aunt, Second Uncle, Second Aunt, Brother Xiaojiang, Brother Xiaohe, and Brother Xiaohu."
However, when she saw Lin Jingyou, she was speechless. She really didn't know what to call him. After thinking for a while, she called out, "Third Uncle?"
Lin Jingyou smiled and said, "That's not wrong. Your father is younger than my eldest brother and second brother, but older than me."
At this time, County Magistrate He and Madam He got out of the carriage. Madam He said with a smile, "My little girl is spoiled, please forgive me."
Aunt Zhang quickly said, "No, no, Miss He is lively and cute, we all like her very much."
Lin Jingyou led his family to the main hall. The yard was full of pots, pans, and other things, and there was no place to sit.
"Dad, can I go play with Brother Xiaohe and Brother Xiaohu?" He Zhenzhen sat for a while, but couldn't sit still anymore, so she looked at County Magistrate He and asked.
"Go, be careful, don't run too far, and don't run to the pond." County Magistrate He gave her instructions and let her go.
"Yaohong, go follow the young lady. Just watch from a distance, no need to follow behind the young lady. Let them play freely." Mrs. He said again.
Yaohong responded and left to find He Zhenzhen.