Chapter 034 Bone Meal Compound Fertilizer
In the horizontal sheep pens simply built with soil fences, Qiu and adult manuls are carefully examining the rams of long-haired sheep.
The snow werewolves were all captured by the cub Ayun to work. This year it is impossible to drive the sheep to the distant pastures to graze, and it is impossible to feed all the cattle and sheep just by grazing around the tribe. Yun asked the manuls to identify and classify the long-haired sheep, and select the rams with more wool-producing ability-the ewes should be kept as far as possible, but the rams do not need to continue to feed so much, only the medium size, not too big or small and have thicker inner undercoats rams can be left as the breeding sheep. Marking them with plant pigments on their butts to avoid accidental slaughter.
Um... the weather is getting warmer. It's when the long-haired sheep is moulting. At this time, the wool is turned around. It often makes the wool fly and coughs up a bunch of manuls. But no one will say no to doing this job. After all, during this period of time, the snow wolves who were dragged to repair what Ayun called the "water conservancy project", but all of them were so tired that they lost their skin-by comparison, it is simply too easy to just cough and sneeze up.
Did the job of "reserving the breeding of long-haired sheep" for most of the morning. When there was still a while before lunch, the manuls took the two tragically eliminated rams back to the tribe, tied the four hooves of the rams with vines and grass. It was pressed on a stone slab specially used for slaughter, a clean pottery was placed under the neck, and the neck was cut to let blood... When slaughtering, as much as possible to drain the blood can greatly reduce the fishy smell in the mutton. This is the responsibility of the manul. After cooking the food, Ayun told him again and again.
After bleeding, peeling, breaking down into pieces, soaking and washing in warm water, cooking in a clay pot, adding salt, adding bean sprouts and a larger amount of enoki mushrooms, and a lot of wild vegetables-most of the black beans have been sown. Now I can't let go of bean sprouts like I did before; there are enough enoki mushrooms, and the human who is responsible for cultivation can always provide enough; wild vegetables are also collected by the manuls, and they are better than the snow werewolves for this collection The cub is also good at it.
Before switching, Qiu and his people didn't know that weeds that grew wild in spring could be eaten. It was an eye-opener to come to the Snow Werewolf tribe...Although some wild vegetables taste strange, food is food. Eating is better than anything.
Of course, there are also very delicious "wild vegetables", or leaves-when Ayun asked them to climb to a tree with very dense leaves that is common on the prairie to pick the leaves, and told them that this kind of leaves is called "elm money" "When it was edible and very delicious, Qiu and his people thought that Ayun was playing with them...
So Ayun grabbed the fresh leaves and stuffed them into his mouth to show them...
Curiosity the vigorous manuls also tried the leaves like Ayun, only to take a bite, and the manuls' eyes were about to bulge out-the tender leaves are so delicious! Better than some wild fruits!
Now, elm seeds have become the most popular food in the tribe. The vines and straw baskets taller than autumn are filled with elm money, soaked in river water, mixed with salt, mixed with chopped wild garlic, or eaten raw. It's good to steam it in a big steamer made by Ayun and eat it. Every meal is extremely clean and there is little left.
"Don't eat it by stealth anymore." Qiu patted the little hand extended by the manul cub who came to the name of help but eat the elm seeds by stealth, and grabbed a few wild fruits from the beak when he picked the elm seeds, then drove these little guys out.
When the snow werewolves are not there, the manul cubs will also run to their side by side heatable bed to play, but most of the time the cubs are still willing to stay in the activity room. After all, there is no need to worry about rolling in the activity room will fell down from the bed.
Put the elm seeds in the pot and steam it. Qiu let the adult people continue to cook the mutton and wild vegetables. He went to the activity room to check the results of the cubs' spinning in the morning... Daily household chores were to be done, and wool processing could not be left. Qiu also expected the snow werewolf to build a house for them after a while.
Rotating the large-sized spindle to check the thickness of the yarn, pulling out a section and comparing it with his own fingers, Qiu was very satisfied. The newly spun super thick yarn met Ayun's requirements. He immediately reached out and rubbed the little heads of the cubs. : "It's done well. With this thick woolen yarn, you can weave the blanket that Ayun wants. Spin more. When Ayun is free, he will teach us."
Weave thick and fluffy handwork with thick wool. Blankets can be used instead of animal skins as a bedding. The manuls and snow werewolves who wear fur vests don't doubt that this is definitely better than animal skins...
Well, Ayun is very fair in the distribution of fur vests. The very soft vests woven with fluff are only distributed to the old patriarch Huoyan, the cubs of the snow werewolves and the cubs of the manuls (not including Qingyan), and the weak human Sal. Everyone else only has long-haired knitted vests to wear-although it is a bit itchy to wear long-haired vests against the skin, it is much more comfortable than wearing non-breathable and non-sweat animal skins. Everyone is still very satisfied.
When the mutton in the pottery pot was cooked thoroughly and the smell was diffused throughout the tribe, the snow werewolves who had worked all morning came back with their hoes...as in the past, they only worked in animal skin shorts. Each of them was covered with black and yellow mud from the soles of their feet to their knees, and there were mud spots on their hands, bodies, and faces.
All of them were exhausted and weak. There was no sound when a large group of people walked up-no matter how lively. People who are moving can't stand the daily squeeze, and they don't have the strength to scream and scream.
The adult manuls quickly knocked out the hot water from the large stove in the two bathroom reservoirs, retracted their claws, and patiently helped the snow wolves who could not move when they sat down to wash their hands... This is Ayun It is stipulated that when eating, you can get dirty everywhere, and your hands must be clean.
People of the two ethnic groups sit around the open space in front of the activity room, pick up the pottery bowl, pick up the chopsticks (learning to use chopsticks is as easy as playing games) and start eating. This is a rare place for the snow wolves to relax in a day Over time, everyone has eaten a lot of grace...Eating too fast will be driven by Ayun to work, so it's better to chew slowly.
Well, it was a wonderful solution to the problem of the poor eating of the Snow Wolf from another angle...
"Where's Sal?" Xiao Yun took a few bites before he noticed that he was missing.
"He is harvesting enoki mushrooms, so we don't want us to help." Qiu replied, "I have saved his share and put it on the big stove."
Xiao Yun stopped talking, it looked like he was caught after the manuls came and were put in an "important position" gave Sal a sense of crisis. In terms of cultivation, this guy became more "independent" and refused to let people touch his work. Last time, a manul cub was curious when he approached the mushroom house and was scolded by this guy... All right, as long as he likes it, just don't break the enoki mushroom in the tribe.
"But if the weather gets warmer, it's time to build a mushroom house that digs deeper. The higher temperature seems to have an impact on the growth of enoki mushrooms." After thinking about this idea in his mind, Xiao Yun put Sal's affairs away. At this moment, the outdoor temperature is only more than ten degrees Celsius, and it's not time to worry about it.
After lunch, the swift adult manul cleaned their pots and bowls. Xiao Yun gave the tribesmen half an hour of digestion time and called the patriarch and the five warriors of the clan, as well as the black panther warrior Qingyan and the manul warrior Qiu to come over." Meeting".
"Our wheat field has sprouted. I went to check it in the morning. The seedling rate is not bad, but some of the seedlings tend to be too dense. To ensure harvest, our follow-up work must keep up." Xiao Yun said, "My plan is that let the more careful and dexterous people check the sprout of the wheat seedlings with me. Control the growth in too dense areas to ensure that the wheat seedlings are evenly developed.To choose the candidate, Qingcao, Dahe, Fleece, Ashan, Ayue, plus Qingyan and manuls. What do you think of the namelist, Patriarch?"
Xiao Yun will definitely ask the patriarch's opinion when he makes a decision. His respect of attitude towards the patriarch is absolutely nothing to say... that's every time he asks for advice, he always certainly block the choice of the patriarch... So after a moment of serious contemplation, the patriarch gave the same reply: "I think it's feasible."
Qingyan didn't have any expression, and he was almost the same as he had made up during the "meeting"; Qiu Ze It is a little excited and a little complicated. The snow werewolves don't just let them do the easiest job. This proves that the snow werewolves treat the mahuls as their own people. This is a good thing, but look at how the snow wolves are being smashed. Er, Qiu is a little scared...
"The division of seedlings can't delay work during the day, and do it at night." Xiao Yun is cruel and ruthless. Anyway, everyone can watch at night, and working overtime in the dark is not a problem. He also never thought about letting this group of people do intensive farming like the Chinese farmers. The difference is the same, the mistakes are not too big and the matter is over...
The snow werewolf warriors Ashan and Ayue first showed their cute and shocked expressions. He looked like a bereaved concubine—thinking she could be free from the hard work of digging ditches, but it turned out to be worse!
"Then the matter of topdressing wheat seedlings. I tell you sadly that last winter, all the soil and fertilizer we prepared ran out... nothing left!" Xiao Yun solemnly.
"Hmm..." Everyone didn't understand these words, one by one was more daunting, and the patriarch continued to make a deep face.
"I thought about it. The only thing that can be put into use quickly without burning the wheat seedlings is the bone meal compound fertilizer. That means we need a lot of bones. Any bones will do." Xiao Yun looked at the soldiers, "You know the grasslands best. People, if we need leftover bones from wild beasts, or dead beast bones, where should we find them?"
After lunch, the swift adult manul cleaned their pots and bowls. Xiao Yun gave the tribesmen half an hour of digestion time and called the patriarch and the five warriors of the clan, as well as the black panther warrior Qingyan and the manul warrior Qiu to come over." Meeting".
"Our wheat field has sprouted. I went to check it in the morning. The seedling rate is not bad, but some of the seedlings tend to be too dense. To ensure harvest, our follow-up work must keep up." Xiao Yun said, "My plan is that let the more careful and dexterous people check the sprout of the wheat seedlings with me. Control the growth in too dense areas to ensure that the wheat seedlings are evenly developed.To choose the candidate, Qingcao, Dahe, Fleece, Ashan, Ayue, plus Qingyan and manuls. What do you think of the namelist, Patriarch?"
Xiao Yun will definitely ask the patriarch's opinion when he makes a decision. His respect of attitude towards the patriarch is absolutely nothing to say... that's every time he asks for advice, he always certainly block the choice of the patriarch... So after a moment of serious contemplation, the patriarch gave the same reply: "I think it's feasible."
Qingyan didn't have any expression, and he was almost the same as he had made up during the "meeting"; Qiu Ze It is a little excited and a little complicated. The snow werewolves don't just let them do the easiest job. This proves that the snow werewolves treat the mahuls as their own people. This is a good thing, but look at how the snow wolves are being smashed. Er, Qiu is a little scared...
"The division of seedlings can't delay work during the day, and do it at night." Xiao Yun is cruel and ruthless. Anyway, everyone can watch at night, and working overtime in the dark is not a problem. He also never thought about letting this group of people do intensive farming like the Chinese farmers. The difference is the same, the mistakes are not too big and the matter is over...
The snow werewolf warriors Ashan and Ayue first showed their cute and shocked expressions. He looked like a bereaved concubine—thinking she could be free from the hard work of digging ditches, but it turned out to be worse!
"Then the matter of topdressing wheat seedlings. I tell you sadly that last winter, all the soil and fertilizer we prepared ran out... nothing left!" Xiao Yun solemnly.
"Hmm..." Everyone didn't understand these words, one by one was more daunting, and the patriarch continued to make a deep face.
"I thought about it. The only thing that can be put into use quickly without burning the wheat seedlings is the bone meal compound fertilizer. That means we need a lot of bones. Any bones will do." Xiao Yun looked at the soldiers, "You know the grasslands best. People, if we need leftover bones from wild beasts, or dead beast bones, where should we find them?"
The adults of manul are quite petite. As a warrior, the Qiu's human form is only as tall as Xiao Yun's chin (about 1.5 meters), and the body length after being transformed into a cat form is similar to that in human form. The cubs are naturally more mini... The youngest cub looked like a big kindergarten student. After being animalized, he was only 70 or 80 centimeters long, and he was still light, only forty to fifty catties. Xiao Yun didn't have much trouble holding him.
"This is not safe. What if the ooze monster attacks the cub?" Xiao Yun thought for a while or shook his head. The manul is also a precious resource.
Hongye had to say: "You worry too much, Ayun, killing the ooze monster is just a matter of one arrow. Ashan and I can clean up all the ooze monsters in that area before the cub departs..."
When it comes to this, Xiao Yun has no reason to refuse. After all, the swamp is relatively close. It is the cheapest thing to get the ready-made bones in it. You can also get back the swamp mud made of bone meal compound fertilizer.
The discussion was about the same. Xiao Yun looked at the patriarch again: "Go to the swamp tomorrow morning to get those bones back for use, patriarch, what do you think?" , That's it."
The Snow Werewolf warriors didn't respond, Qing Yan and Qiu's mouth twitched uncontrollably under their seemingly serious expressions-A Yun and the Snow Werewolf patriarch are really used to this way of getting along! !
It was another afternoon of hard work. In the evening, after dinner, Xiao Yun dragged Ah Shan and the others into the wheat field, who was watching other people go to rest with envious eyes.
At this time, only ten days have passed since sowing, and some of the seedlings that emerged can see the dense growth of the population, that is, the phenomenon of vigorous growth-spring sown wheat that does not need to overwinter is not afraid of the tender wheat seedlings, the number of stems, and tillering nodes Insufficient storage of sugar leads to the weakening of the anti-freezing ability and the problem of death and freezing. However, the group has poor ventilation and light transmission, few secondary roots, shallow soil and late flattened. That is the problem.
It is necessary to solve this problem. It is not difficult to hoe 6 to 8 cm deep between the wheat rows to cut off part of the root system and reduce the absorption of nutrients to control the length of the above-ground part. Wheat seedlings, this is also very worthwhile.
Um, the plowing and hoeing of the land that has been ploughed for several times is lighter and less laborious for manuls than the snow werewolf. In other words, people are short, and the degree of bending is not as large as the snow werewolf. The cubs of the manul can do it good and fast... Don't look at these small cats are soft and small, they are really stronger than the adult human Sal.
Having been busy most of the night, Xiao Yun, who was not a devil at all, put everyone back in to take a bath and sleep. Anyway, the six hundred acres of wheat fields can't be settled overnight, just a few more nights.
Tomorrow there is still work waiting for tomorrow. If you don't rest, you will delay time. In the morning, because he wanted to collect bones to make bone meal and compound fertilizer, Xiao Yun generously...no longer forced everyone to continue digging ditches, but took them to the edge of the swamp, where the mud should be taken and the bones should be dragged. .
Doing this kind of work that is not very tiring for the snow wolves who have been painfully crushed is almost like a holiday. Everyone's eyes are very grateful when they look at Xiao Yun.
Xiao Yun: "..." Uh, it seems that the training has been a bit overdone, and you have to pay attention to the severity, otherwise, who should he make sense of the Stockholm syndrome?
The four manul cubs were lined up with a long vine in their hands. The older cubs, about one meter tall, raised his one hand towards Xiao Yun: "Ayun, are we leaving? "
Xiao Yun immediately bent over and touched theri heads one by one. The manul cub's hair is also soft, although he was cut into dog-biting stubble and didn't prick his hands. He smiled and said, "Be careful, you will come back as soon as tie it up at the end of the bone ."
Going a little deeper into the swamp, standing at Xiao Yun's position, you can also see the skeletons soaked in the mud with dense aquatic plants... The most deceptive part of this swamp is here. There is not much water in the periphery, most of which are hard ground. The places where the water is soaked are shallow mud pits, at most no insteps. If you don't pay attention, you think this place is at most a shallow low-lying land. ——But you have to go deep, those places that seem to grow extremely lush aquatic plants, which can not be prepared for a deep pool that can swallow all people, or a sticky thing you don't think of if you get caught in it Mellow deep mud pit.
he manul cubs seem to have a lot of experience in walking in this more confusing swamp. Not long after they walked in with one end of the cane and grass, they all bent down and turned into beasts... The fighting form has thick hair and high buoyancy. If you step on a particularly soft place, you won't sink into it. The tension of a four-legged landing is also greater than that of a two-legged landing. You can step on any place with aquatic plants.
The four manul cubs set off in different directions. The youngest cub first walked to the bones of a wild goat whose body was mostly covered under the mud, with only the head and back exposed, and the two front paws flexibly Tie the vine grass to the wild goat's neck and go around it twice, and then ran back...
There are many animals that starve to death in the quagmire or are digested by the ooze monster. When dragging back, very few can be dragged back intact, most of them are dragged to half of the frame, or a lot of bones are dropped in the process of dragging; this kind of scattered bones are closer to the adult manul pick it up, and the farther manul cubs slowly pull back...
A few hours later, thanks to the efforts of the manuls, seemed like ants moved the mountain to pull out all kinds of small beasts from this swamp that has existed for so many years. Bone... even the skeleton of the monster was dragged out.
The spine torso is human-like, with four arms and a huge beast-shaped lower body. Its triangular skull emerges from the skull with a straight and pointed horn more than one meter long. The horn is brown and black with reddish horns. When this buttocks-up bone was dragged out of the quagmire, Hong Ye called out in surprise: "Isn't this...Isn't this a snow beast?!"
"Really, it is a snow beast!" I was chased by this thing. Qiu ran away in horror.
"Oh, it's one of the very powerful beasts?" Xiao Yun touched his chin and looked at the huge jade-like skeleton that didn't fall apart and didn't touch the mud during the dragging process. He tapped with his hand and turned. Looking at the crowd, seriously, "This kind of monster bone is not poisonous? If it is poisonous, it can't be used, and it can only be thrown back."
The soldiers looked at him blankly.
"Uh...I never heard that the snow beast is poisonous, I only know that the horns of the snow beast can emit lightning..." Hongye twitched her mouth.
"Magic? Hmm... Then knock off the horns as ornaments, and the other bones will still be beaten into bone meal." Xiao Yun took apart a section of the ribs of the animal-shaped part and looked over, "The bone is so good, the calcium is very good. Enough, I hope we can provide more nutrition for our wheat fields."
The soldiers looked at him sluggishly again.
Tow these various bones back to the tribe. If the bones are relatively loose, smash them directly into bone meal. If the bones are relatively dense, they will be steamed in a pot, and then crushed into powder after steaming. Mix at a ratio of one to three, and then apply this compound fertilizer with sufficient nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium content to the wheat field-generally this kind of homemade compound fertilizer is used to cushion the bottom of the flower pot, but Xiao Yun does not have any ready-made fertilizer anyway It can't manage that much, so it can be used as top dressing for wheat seedlings. Get the top dressing of the wheat field, continue to cultivate the wheat seedlings to ensure that the wheat seedlings are not dense and prosperous, and work hard to dig water channels for the wheat fields...
Nearly a month has passed since the busy and painful days, surrounded by 60 large wheat fields, The two-meter-deep and 1.5-meter-wide canal was finally completed. The bottom of the trench was tamped, and the upper water inlet and lower water outlet were dug through at the same time.
The clansmen crowded in the upper water inlet waiting to cheer for the fruits of their labor. Ten seconds later, twenty seconds later... the patriarch looked at Xiao Yun blankly: "A Yun, why doesn't the water flow in? Huh? The irrigation came in a little bit and then went back?"
"That's for sure, the terrain here is relatively high, the water will only flow to a low place, and the river will not climb up when it reaches the inlet." Tired Xiao Yun said, sitting on the ground panting.
"...Then what we dug so hard for (ΩДΩ)?!" The patriarch was shocked, very shocked, his eyes filled with tears.
"Didn't I dug a platform next to the water inlet? Look, that's it." Xiao Yun raised his finger to the place where Oxhorn was squatting. "Just get a waterwheel to lift the river up there... The topography of the wheat field is higher than the river water. If the topography here is lower than the river bank, then how dare I open up the land here for farming, and we'll have to live on air if there's any flood."
"Water inlet and outlet The digging is not to allow the river water to flow in by itself, but because the earthy barrier is not reliable, and the water cannot be discharged freely, so we have to build movable sluices at the inlet and outlet..."