pjbooks Chapter 120 The hoe turns the soil, and the little birds wait for their meal!
Chapter 120 The hoe turns the soil, and the little birds wait for their meal!
Chapter 120 The hoe turns the soil, and the little birds wait for their meal!
Spring has arrived, and it's breeding season for animals again.
In the morning, Xu Ran walked out of the house and looked to her left. She saw the tabby cat lying sprawled on the mat, mouth wide open, fast asleep.
Two furry bells were exposed like that.
Judging from its appearance, it must have been exhausted last night.
After all, there are many female cats in heat during this season, and they often call out at night.
Little Tabby is very busy every night.
"How about I just cut off your testicles? Now you go out every night and sleep all day, not doing any work."
"I'm not afraid of getting tired."
Xu Ran made a casual joke.
He was just saying it casually, since none of the tabby cats in the village were clumsy, and if they were, the other cats would laugh at them.
During the Chinese New Year, young people bring their city cats home, but the city cats don't dare to go out and only dare to move around inside the house.
The village cats approached and sniffed the other animal, then, upon discovering it had no eggs, immediately showed a sympathetic expression.
"I knew city cats were clean, but I didn't expect them to be this clean."
The tabby cat was still fast asleep.
Xu Ran didn't bother it any further.
During this season, the farm's animals begin to reproduce.
But Xu Ran, the head of the farm, is still single.
He's in a good position now, so finding someone would be easy if he really wanted to.
Handsome, an only child, a graduate of a top-tier university (985), with a good personality and stable emotions, an annual income of over one million, and owns a house, a car, and land.
Meets the "basic" requirements for blind dating.
Of course, he doesn't need to go on blind dates.
In his short video account's private messages, some girls would send him explicit messages along with sexy photos.
There are also those who want to be kept by a sugar daddy/sugar baby.
For Xu Ran, this was an easy task, as long as he had money.
However, Xu Ran is a decent person and wants to find someone serious and reliable, without too many complications.
Once outside, the employees got busy.
Xu Ran arranged for her employees to pollinate the tomatoes in the greenhouse today.
Agriculture is a science, and there are many intricacies involved.
Take the timing of pollination after the tomatoes bloom as an example. If pollination is done too early, the tomatoes are prone to becoming stunted and of poor quality. If pollination is done too late, the tomatoes are prone to cracking and becoming deformed.
Pollination must be done at the appropriate time.
Xu Ran observed the condition of the flowers and felt that today was the best day for pollination.
Tomatoes are self-pollinating crops and don't require much intervention. Simply shaking each vine will allow the pollen to be evenly distributed.
This can be left to the employees.
No wonder the farm's tomatoes are so good; Xu Ran personally oversees everything from planting to harvesting.
The soil and fertilizer used are the best.
That's why it's so popular in the market.
In the aquaculture department, two employees are working together to milk cows.
Of course, it's not by hand, but with a breast pump. With today's advanced technology, breast pumps are much gentler and much better than hand expression.
The cows also seemed very calm.
After milking, we'll lead them to the pasture area to graze.
The pasture area is divided into patches, with some grass taller than a person. Xu Ran used a tractor to create several paths, making it easier for people and animals to walk into the pasture.
The hen was also in this area.
Since Xu Ran had nothing better to do, he thought he'd try to get some exercise and do some odd jobs.
He took a hoe from the tool shed, for digging the ground.
As soon as he stepped out, several hens ran towards Xu Ran's direction.
Even the male magpie flew down and waited to the side.
At the same time, an unknown, strange little bird landed on the ground, tilting its head and looking at Xu Ran.
This is a thrush; it looks very cute and festive.
They gathered around because they knew that as long as someone had a hoe, they were going to dig the ground.
The insects in the ground will be turned upside down.
These insects are a rare delicacy for poultry.
Birds these days are very clever.
Every time they see a tractor tilling the land, or a farmer digging the ground with a hoe, the birds come over to prepare for their meal.
Xu Ran was holding a hoe, which she had originally prepared for them.
There was a small, bare open space in the pasture area.
The soil here is very soft.
With a hoe, you can smash down and then pull the soil up.
The insects inside will then be exposed.
Xu Ran started hoeing the ground. As soon as he dug up the soil, the hens surrounded him and started picking out insects from the soil.
The magpies and thrushes couldn't squeeze in, so they hopped around anxiously watching.
Xu Ran continued with her work.
Having not been active for a long time, even a little movement counts as exercise.
He is in excellent physical condition, and digging is a piece of cake for him.
Seeing this, the dogs curiously ran over to watch the fun. Little Gray even wanted to help Xu Ran dig the ground, but Xu Ran didn't want it to get all dirty, so she waved it away and told it to go play somewhere else.
At this moment, Wang Hai saw this scene and immediately ran over.
"Ran-ge, why are you still doing the work yourself? Just leave it to us."
As he spoke, he reached out to take the hoe from Xu Ran's hand.
"It's nothing, just dig up some soil to feed the chickens, it'll be fine."
"Then sprinkle some grass seeds in here."
Xu Ran replied.
Wang Hai was very enthusiastic and immediately prepared to take the hoe.
That's how it is when you're a boss; someone will help you with all the odd jobs.
Xu Ran waved her hand: "Go get another one."
He wanted to move around on his own.
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Wang Hai immediately went to the tool shed, grabbed another hoe, and started digging the ground with Xu Ran.
They dug the ground very quickly, turning over all the soil in no time.
The hens and the two little birds immediately scurried across the ground, and whenever they found an insect, they would devour it in one bite.
This is what rural life is like.
Farming and feeding the chickens, and the day is over.
Xu Ran's paperwork for leasing the mountain is still under review and will likely take some time.
He wasn't in a hurry.
After all, there have been a lot going on lately.
Farming is not as easy as you might imagine; there are many kinds of farm work involved.
Especially in greenhouse cultivation, it simply cannot function without daily care.
Fortunately, of Xu Ran's 120 mu of farmland, 100 mu were wheat and 20 mu were watermelons, so they didn't require much human intervention; otherwise, he would have been too busy to manage them.
Soon, Xu Ran and Wang Hai had searched the entire open space.
They stood to the side, watching the hen and the little bird busily searching for insects in the open space.
This scene is also very relaxing to watch.
"Ran-ge, where are the grass seeds? Let me sow them."
Wang Hai volunteered.
"Okay, the grass seeds are in the storeroom. But we'll sow them after dinner; if we sow them now, the chickens will eat them all."
"Wait until tonight, herd the chickens back, scatter grass seeds in the soil, and tamp them down with your feet."
Xu Ran explained.
"Okay, I'll ask Li Wu to come along then."
After Wang Hai finished speaking, he took the hoe from Xu Ran and put both hoes back in the tool shed.
Xu Ran watched the hens eating for a while, and then, having nothing else to do, went to inspect the farm.
Everything on the farm is in perfect order.
The animals all lived a carefree life.
Xu Ran thought she needed to do something, otherwise she would be a little bored.
He likes a quiet life, but he still needs to find something to do occasionally.
"The weather's been nice these past few days, let's go fishing in the mountains."
"While you're at it, see if there are any rare plants."
"I've been focusing on the farm every day lately and haven't gone out much. It's time to get some exercise."
"I haven't used my abilities as a [Rare Plant Distribution Map], [Wildlife Expert], and [Fishing Master] for a long time."
Xu Ran made a decision in her heart.
With the spring river warming up, it's time to go fishing and enjoy the spring scenery in the mountains.
You can bring along wild boars and little gray animals; with these post-apocalyptic battle pets, you won't have to worry about encountering danger.
If I have time, I might be able to go see the giant pandas.
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