Chapter 109

Zhao Hexi's eyes were filled with mosquito coil rings, and she felt that her mental world had been polluted.

After watching for a while, and finally managing to read it from beginning to end, Zhao Hexi rubbed his temples and said, "Mengzhu, you take charge. I'll do whatever you say without question."

Qing Mengzhu: "What do you think of this plan?"

Zhao Hexi took a deep breath and looked sincerely at Qing Mengzhu: "I recognize all the characters, but none of them have left an impression on my mind. If you ask me what I think, I don't remember them."

Qing Mengzhu: "... Understood. Let's proceed according to this plan. I'll personally purchase a batch of milkvetch from the company first, and I'll trouble Auntie Feng and the others to help spread it on the terraced fields."

Zhao Hexi: "No problem, as long as the accounts are done well."

The terraced fields belong to Qing Mengzhu's personal assets, while the purple clover belongs to the company's assets. Although it's just a matter of transferring assets from one hand to the other, the accounts still need to be settled.

Qing Mengzhu used the company's milkvetch for two reasons: first, the company's fields couldn't use that much milkvetch, so some could be freed up; second, he personally oversaw the planting of the company's milkvetch, and its quality was much better than that of milkvetch from outside, achieving the best fertilizing effect.

Qing Mengzhu and Zhao Hexi had agreed to rent a harvester to harvest the purple clover.

The harvester can chop the milkvetch directly during harvesting, saving them the trouble of secondary cutting.

Zhao Hexi had no objections to any of the procedures, but reminded Qing Mengzhu: "The land rent over the terraced fields is so low, and the penalty for breach of contract is also low. If someone breaks the contract after you've completed the renovations, all your investment will be wasted."

Qing Mengzhu said, "It's alright. If the landowner wants to take it back later, I'll go to the trouble of having an excavator come and remove the topsoil, replacing it with ordinary soil."

Zhao Hexi: "It can be like this?"

Qing Mengzhu: "Why not? If the other party acts like a gentleman, we act like a gentleman; if the other party acts like a villain, we act like a villain too."

Qing Mengzhu said, "We do this for all our projects, not just the terraced fields. It doesn't matter if we suffer a loss; the main thing is not to let those who breach the contract benefit, otherwise there will be more people taking advantage in the future."

Zhao Hexi: "Okay, I've got it."

Qing Mengzhu quickly arranged for people to evenly scatter the harvested and chopped purple clover on the terraced fields.

In addition to spreading milkvetch, he also bought organic fertilizer and spread it on the terraced fields.

Now that the company is quite large, they have purchased specialized tillage machines.

Since her own company charged low fees, Qing Mengzhu spared no expense and had the tractors drive over to the terraced fields to plow deeply, thoroughly mixing the spread organic fertilizer and milkvetch into the soil.

Feng Ningxiang asked, "When can we plant this land after doing this?"

Qing Mengzhu: "A few days will be fine. Milk clover is relatively safe, and the organic fertilizer is well-rotted, so transplanting it in a few days won't burn the roots."

Feng Ningxiang: "Should we transplant the Sichuan pepper trees ourselves?"

Qing Mengzhu: "Yes, we'll have to trouble everyone a bit more."

Tan Wenlei chimed in from the side, "It's not hard work, we're all getting paid."

Everyone laughed, and then they inquired whether all soil could be transformed in this way.

The work was quite boring, Qing Mengzhu didn't mind saying a few more words, "Who knows what will happen in the future? Most of the existing farmland can be transformed like this."

Qing Mengzhu explained, "The soil organic matter content in our country is generally low. Except for the Northeast, this method can be applied to all areas. I'm not sure about the Northeast; their organic matter content might not need supplementation, but I haven't seen it with my own eyes."

Feng Ningxiang: "So, you mean, since the soil isn't fertile enough right now, we can add fertilizer to it to help the plants grow better?"

Qing Mengzhu: "That's roughly the idea. We're replenishing the basic components of the soil now, and once those are in place, we'll add other fertilizers."

Feng Ningxiang sighed, "You scholars are really something else! We have no idea about any of this. No wonder we haven't made any money after all these years of farming."

Zhao Hexi exclaimed from the side, "Most scholars wouldn't know this either; I certainly wouldn't."

Tan Wenlei shouted, "Manager Zhao, you didn't study this."

Zhao Hexi: "Many people who specialize in studying agriculture still can't farm well."

Tan Wenlei: "That's true, I've seen many agricultural students lose money too."

As they chatted casually, their resolve to follow Qing Mengzhu became even stronger.

Three days had passed by the time they finished fertilizing all the terraced fields.

The terraced fields after being fertilized are completely different from before; the soil color is different, and the smell is different too.

Even someone without experience can tell from the soil that it is much better now than before.

Standing on the edge of the field Zhao Hexi exclaimed, "I saw you applying this fertilizer and that fertilizer, a whole bunch of them, and I was worried they might interfere with each other, but I never expected the results to be so good."

Qing Mengzhu: "That's right, I'm a professional now."

Zhao Hexi didn't know if he was telling the truth, and simply said, "Then I'm a professional too. I'm a professional farmer now."

Qing Mengzhu patted him on the shoulder. "That's good, professionals usually make a lot of money."

Author's Note:

This chapter will feature 88 small red envelopes, and there will be an extra chapter at 11:59 PM if the chapter reaches 55,000 nutrient solutions! Love you all!!!

Chapter 109

After the soil was prepared, Qing Mengzhu and his team began transplanting the Sichuan pepper plants.

The Sichuan pepper seedlings have only recently sprouted, and the branches are very thin and weak, but the leaves are quite glossy and look rather healthy.

Zhao Hexi looked at the seedling cup from left to right, a little worried. "Are we transplanting them so small? Should we wait until they grow a bit more?"

Qing Mengzhu: "Let's transplant it. It'll be harder to transplant it when the weather gets colder."

Zhao Hexi: "It's already quite cold now."

Qing Mengzhu: "It's alright, just lay down a layer of mulch before planting, it won't have a big impact. Planting them now will also help them adapt to the soil temperature as soon as possible."

In order to protect the soil, Qing Mengzhu specifically bought biodegradable mulch film online.

This type of mulch film is environmentally friendly; it decomposes automatically within six months, leaving no environmental pollution and making it beneficial for organic agriculture.

The only problem is that this type of mulch film is relatively expensive; one roll of it is equivalent to ten rolls of ordinary mulch film.

Qing Mengzhu isn't short of money right now, so after a little consideration, she ultimately bought this type of plastic film.

When planting, Feng Ningxiang and her team brought a heat-sealing machine with them.

This heat-pressing machine is a round metal box with a handle. Inside the box is burning charcoal. When using it, people simply lift the handle and press the box onto the plastic film to heat it, creating a hole in one go. It's much simpler and more convenient than digging holes by hand.

Qing Mengzhu had initially thought they should just dig the hole manually, but she was surprised to find this method. She was amazed by everyone's ingenuity when she saw the tools.

Tan Wenlei: "There used to be so many small tools for farming, and they were very specialized. I used to make a lot of them, but unfortunately, machines were used later, so those tools were put away."

Qing Mengzhu examined the heat-pressing device from all angles. "Who invented this? It's so ingenious!"

Tan Wenlei: "I don't know, it came from elsewhere. It was introduced here in the last century, we don't even know who used it first."

Feng Ningxiang: "They were probably brought back by people who went out to work. Not only small tools, but they also brought a lot of vegetables. Before, we only had a few kinds of vegetables here, but now we probably have hundreds."

Tan Wenlei: "Definitely. I've grown dozens of different kinds myself. In spring, summer, autumn, and winter, I estimate there are at least two hundred different kinds of vegetables in total."

Everyone chatted while working, making the work less tiring.

Speaking of plastic film mulch, Feng Ningxiang asked, "I see the weather is getting colder and colder. I'm worried the chili peppers might freeze. Should we cover them with a greenhouse?"

Qing Mengzhu was still considering. "Should I spray antifreeze or cover the greenhouse?"

There are several types of antifreeze agents for vegetables available now. They are not expensive, and the antifreeze effect is quite good. Using antifreeze agents is cheaper than building greenhouses.