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Chapter 786 - Chapter 786: 776. Carrot Thinning_1

Chapter 786: 776. Carrot Thinning_1

Such a small chestnut garden, yet it took the whole village a whole week to finish harvesting!

By the time the last shipment was sent off, the thousand pounds of chestnuts Boss Chang had ordered had already crossed provinces and been put into cold storage.

Including the routine ten pounds of sugared chestnuts for Imperial City were also packed and sent off.

Brother Xiaozhang from Wind Speed Express stayed up late every night to help with packing and shipping, and he hardly ever stopped smiling!

This wasn’t someone else’s business–it was clearly his own!

…

Actually, when you get right down to it, chestnuts aren’t as profitable as other crops. But these trees at home are very old and it would be such a waste to cut them down now when their prime fruit-bearing years aren’t over yet.

Secondly, because the trees are so old and tall, they’re perfect for intercropping or for shading wood ear and silver ear mushrooms.

It was Professor Song’s first stroll through the orchard, and when he returned, he praised Song Tan for the arrangement!

Who would have thought that the only reason everything was left untouched originally was simply because there was no money.

However, the promised soybean sauce from Zhang Yanping still wasn’t linked online.

Because the villagers had been so busy for so long, now that they finally had some downtime, it was time to tend to their own vegetable gardens.

If you don’t plant something this season, having vegetables to eat this winter will be tough.

And now, just when Lao Song’s family needed to thin out their vegetable seedlings in the mountains, Wu Lan extended an invitation and everyone swarmed in to help.

Actually, it was already past time for thinning. The radish leaves had already been out for two days. But they had to wait because the chestnuts weren’t yet finished.

Now, fifteen acres of various types of radishes were lush and green, making everyone who came to help click their tongues in admiration.

“This radish is growing really well!”

“Aiyo, fortunately, I tried to cut corners this year and didn’t sow my own seeds, otherwise how could I have such good seedlings?”

“Wu Lan, it looks like you’ve planted several types of radish, huh? Are you giving away all varieties?”

“Yes!” Wu Lan replied without hesitation, “Didn’t we agree? You help with thinning the seedlings, and when you leave, each person takes a basket of seedlings home.”

When they were sowing, they did it quite casually, throwing handfuls of seeds into rows. Now, all of them had sprouted side by side, thick and close together, looking from a distance like a robust line of green.

If they didn’t remove the surplus seedlings soon, they would have no space to grow at all.

And the basket of seedlings that Wu Lan promised was indeed quite substantial. Whether they wanted to plant them in their own vegetable fields or give them to relatives and friends, that was none of her business.

Everyone obviously had thought of that and were already rubbing their hands together, unable to wait:

“I think the white radishes are growing the fastest; shall we start with them?”

“I feel the green radishes look better. If we don’t start now, they’ll be too cramped to grow.”

“Come over here and look at these red radishes! Although they are small, these green leaves are so lush and healthy!”

Everyone’s voices echoed back and forth across the hillside, not feeling the least bit troubled by the work, instead filled with endless energy.

To be honest, a large part of the mountain land leased by the villagers is sandy soil, which is not particularly fine. But it’s this kind of soil that’s most suitable for growing watermelons or radishes, producing radishes that are both firm and sweet–a real treat!

Another advantage of sandy soil is that it’s loose and well-draining. When thinning the seedlings, you just have to pinch the base and give a gentle tug, and the whole seedling comes out unharmed.

It’s actually quite fun to squat in the field and pull out the seedlings one by one.

Only Qiaoqiao felt it was a pity and said, “Brother Yanping, are we really not live-streaming this?”

“Let’s not…” Zhang Yanping replied with guilty brevity.

He had noticed the mistake with the soybean sauce during a live-stream replay, but the agricultural work waited for no one!

Every household in the village was waiting for their own vegetable seedlings. To go back on his word now would mean denying everyone fresh vegetables for the entire winter!

So he simply chose to bury his head in the sand.

But Qiaoqiao had not live-streamed for several days, and as the end of the month approached, if she didn’t start soon…

“Will my livestream duration be enough?”

Good question.

Zhang Yanping hadn’t even thought of that.

At this moment, it was not just a dilemma but an incredibly tough one!

He gritted his teeth, “Forget it! You go ahead and stream! Don’t look at the barrage, okay? I can’t stay with you, I need to do customer service…”

Qiaoqiao looked puzzled, “I’m just showing everyone the seedlings in the livestream, I didn’t need Brother Yanping to accompany me, right?”

After saying that, he took out his phone on his own.

And then–

[Caught off guard! Finally the bean paste is on sale!]

[What? It’s on sale? Where’s the link?]

[You scoundrel! If you dare ditch us like this again, I swear once I run out of money, I will never come to you to buy stuff.]

[The guy in front, about your vow…]

[I just came in and saw the bean paste for sale–but wait, is something off here?]

[Right? How come they’re selling bean paste but running up to the mountain to livestream? What are they doing, pulling weeds?]

[What’s so strange about livestreaming in the mountains? We grab items in the shopping cart, not the livestream room.]

[Hold on! They’re pulling out vegetable seedlings, aren’t they?]

At that moment, Qiaoqiao finally adjusted his phone:

“Kids, today I’m going to teach everyone how to thin radish seedlings.”

Qiaoqiao explained earnestly, “Thinning seedlings means removing the excess ones–but because we sowed too randomly, the radishes are now growing very tightly packed.”

He brought the phone closer, “Teacher Song said that normally, thinning should be done in three stages. But we’re in a good situation here, so once or twice should be enough.”

“These are red radishes, their skins are red, and they’re a bit smaller than the green and white radishes.”

“This thinning should be spaced at about this long.”

He stretched out his thumb and forefinger, demonstrating to the fans in the livestream roughly how long that was with a serious and proper attitude.

Gradually, the fans who were constantly brushing the screen for [bean paste, watermelon sauce, post the link] silently calmed down.

[Truth be told, aside from not getting what I wanted to buy, the high and crisp autumn air, it looks really comfortable in the video.]

[The sky is so blue! These radish sprouts are growing so robustly!]

[It’s my first time seeing radish seedlings]

[Teacher Qiaoqiao, I’ve learned it already, when can you schedule me to intern at your house?]

[Abacus beads have hit me in the face–I’ll do it, Teacher, let me!]

[I’ve never seen planting. Quick question, do we throw away the seedlings we pull out?]

[What are you thinking? These tender young seedlings have a unique flavor when eaten, you can’t even grab them early in the morning at the market!]

[It’s those seedlings, remove the roots, wash the leaves clean, and just give them a quick blanch when the water’s boiling. Oh, the freshness!]

[Heartache… If these seedlings were kept, imagine how many radishes there would be later!]

[In my rural hometown, it really is a pity to see such robust seedlings at the host’s place.]

[Since everyone says it’s delicious and they are pulling out so many… Are you going to post a link then?]

[Post the link, post the link!]

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