Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

Chapter 373 Preparing the Compost

"We need to make compost." An Yue said in a firm voice.

Everyone's eyes instantly turned to An Yue like arrows, and they repeated in unison: "Compost?"

Their faces were filled with confusion and puzzlement.

"Yes, compost." An Yue smiled, with determination and confidence in her eyes.

An Yue raised her chin slightly and folded her hands naturally in front of her. She knew that growing corn would require a lot of fertilizer.

It's just that in this era, there are no phosphorus, potassium and nitrogen fertilizers to promote crop growth.

Moreover, the soil for growing corn must be more fertile than the soil for growing sweet potatoes.

If you want a good harvest, you must first provide fertile soil from the moment you plant the corn in the ground.

Generally speaking, the growing period of corn from planting to harvesting takes about one hundred days.

However, after the corn is transplanted, a large amount of fertilizer will be needed within half a month.

Although nowadays there are many poultry raised at home.

However, due to drought and locust plague, they could only barely raise one pig.

There are dozens of ducks and chickens, but compared to the fertilizer that will be used in the future, this amount of manure is far from enough.

So, An Yue turned around, faced Daniu and Ale, and said solemnly: "Daniu and Ale, you two will carry the hoes and dustpans and follow me to the back slope."

Daniu looked confused, scratched his head, widened his eyes and asked: "Miss, the big... the big earth pit is used for composting?"

After asking, he rubbed his hands unconsciously on his clothes.

An Yue nodded and said, "Yes, you two should remember to dig deeper!"

An Yue emphasized: "This compost is related to the fertility of our land in the future. The deeper the pit is dug, the better the effect will be."

Then, An Yue quickly turned around, looking at her grandmother and aunt in turn, and said, "Grandma, aunt, Chunzhi, the four of us will each carry a backpack, two hoes, and a bamboo rake to the back mountain."

Everyone was confused, with bewilderment on their faces, but out of trust in An Yue, no one asked any more questions.

Several people took their bamboo tubes filled with water, brought their farm tools and walked towards the back mountain.

Along the way, the sun was scorching, and several people wearing straw hats walked towards the back mountain.

Everyone first came to the slope not far behind the house.

An Yue carefully looked for a relatively flat and open slope with plenty of sunlight.

She narrowed her eyes slightly, paced back and forth, and looked around carefully.

After determining the location, she took the hoe and vigorously carved out a large pit for compost on the ground.

Then, he said with satisfaction: "Well, here it is."

After she marked the shape and size, she explained the function of the pit in detail to everyone.

Then, An Yue pointed to the marked area and said, "Daniu Ale, just keep digging down along the position I marked."

"Yes, miss." The two responded in unison.

After saying this, Daniu Ale spat into the palm of his hand.

They rubbed their hands together, gripped the hoe handles tightly, and began to dig the soil with the hoes.

Every swing of the hoe they made was skillful and powerful, as if infinite strength was surging in their bodies.

At this moment, the scorching sun shone on everyone, and sweat dripped down unconsciously like broken glass beads.

"Daniu Ale, I'll leave this to you. Take your time digging."

After that, Anyue called Chunzhi beside her and said to her grandmother and aunt, "Let's go to the back mountain."

Several people came to the back mountain.

An Yue directed them methodically: "Chunzhi, pick up these branches with larger roots and put them aside first."

As An Yue spoke, she reached out and picked up a branch to demonstrate.

Chunzhi immediately imitated Anyue and started picking up the trash.

Afterwards, An Yue said to her grandmother and her mother-in-law, "Grandma, aunt, use hoes and bamboo rakes to gather the ferns and rotten leaves on the surface into piles."

Although everyone was confused and frowned.

But looking at An Yue's serious expression, he still acted according to An Yue's instructions.

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Two hours passed.

It was noon, the sun was high in the sky, and the heat was unbearable.

There were piles of dead leaves and ferns on the ground, and the air was filled with a peculiar fern smell.

An Yue, Chunzhi and three others prepared to go home for lunch.

When she reached the back slope, she walked towards the place where Daniu Ale was digging the pit.

As they walked, he asked, "Big Bull, are there any small stones under this pit?"

"Miss, I haven't... I haven't seen it yet." Daniu wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and answered breathlessly.

An Yue walked over to take a look and estimated that they had dug nearly three feet deep.

Ale stopped what he was doing, straightened up and asked expectantly, "Miss, do you think this is okay?"

An Yue nodded with satisfaction, a pleased smile on her face: "Well, not bad, not bad, but it may be hard for you two in the next few days."

Ah Le patted his chest and assured: "It's not hard, it's not hard. As long as the lady assigns us to do something, we will definitely complete it."

"Yes, yes... yes, just leave it to us... leave it to us." Daniu also said, and then smiled innocently.

An Yue waved at them and said with a warm smile: "Okay, okay, I trust you to do your job. Stop digging for now, get up quickly, we should go home for lunch!"

"Okay, okay!" Ale responded, put the hoe aside, and climbed out of the pit using his hands and feet.

Several people went home together.

As soon as you enter the yard, the aroma of food hits your nose.

When Ba Shi saw everyone walking into the yard, he came up to them, wagging his tail happily.

It kept circling around everyone, making a whining sound.

After An Yue put away the farm tools, she gently stroked Ba Shi's back and said jokingly, "Ba Shi, is the rabbit meat delicious?"

After hearing this, Ba Shi's ears pricked up, his eyes suddenly widened, and he barked twice at An Yue.

At this time, my sisters-in-law Meng Xiuer and An Nian had already prepared lunch and they took the food to the main hall.

An Yue Daniu and others washed their hands in the yard and prepared to have lunch.

Everyone had been busy for the whole morning and was already starving.

Soon, the family sat around the octagonal table and began to enjoy their delicious lunch.

The staple food was boiled taro and some porridge. The taro was soft, sticky and sweet, and the porridge was purely rice water.

The dish is stir-fried potato chips, which are uniform in size and have a crisp texture.

There is also a dish of roasted green peppers mixed with preserved eggs.

The preserved eggs are crystal clear, and the spiciness of the green peppers and the deliciousness of the preserved eggs blend perfectly, which greatly increases your appetite.

Ah Le chewed the preserved egg, smiled and said, "Miss, the preserved eggs you made are so delicious. I can never get enough of them."

After saying this, Ale picked up another piece of preserved egg and put it in his mouth.

The aunt took a sip of porridge and continued with a smile on her face: