Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 740: Excess

There are many reasons why corn does not germinate. It may be that the corn seeds themselves are not good and not full enough. However, the corn seeds sent by Hualei are all carefully selected.

Occasionally, the grains may not be full, but there cannot be so many of them, so the cause should not be the seeds themselves.

Is it possible that the water temperature was too high when the people in the military camp soaked the corn seeds, causing the corn seeds to become ineffective?

When Hua Lei was on duty at the Agriculture Bureau, there was an incident where corn seeds became ineffective because the water temperature was too high, and he had to pay for the loss of several hundred kilograms of corn.

Hualei carefully asked Bailiyun and the people following him about how they soaked the corn seeds and found that it was probably not a problem with the water temperature.

Because when the military camps planted corn, they also planted it in batches and groups. Each group was responsible for a certain amount of land, receiving corn and planting it. From receiving to planting, it was all carried out by this group.

If one of the teams makes an operational error, causing a batch of corn seeds to become ineffective due to high water temperatures, then the entire field where this batch of corn is planted should have a large number of corn seeds that fail to sprout.

However, the current situation is that in the dozens of acres of corn fields, in every field under the responsibility of each group, there are both sprouted and unsprouted corns, so the possibility of a batch of corn seeds being ineffective due to the soaking water temperature is also ruled out.

Hualei walked around the fields, stopping and looking for a long time. Before coming, Hualei suspected that it was caused by untimely irrigation. However, the actual situation did not seem to be the case.

There is still moisture in the cornfield. When I gently dig it with a branch, I can see that the color of the soil underneath is obviously darker than the surface, so it is probably not due to lack of water.

So, Hualei squatted down again, and from time to time turned over the corn seeds that had not sprouted in different locations to check.

After a round of investigation, combined with the occasional appearance of fertilizer that had not been absorbed by the fields, it was determined that the corn seeds and seedlings must have been burned.

Because the military camps are divided into groups to plant crops, each group wants to plant well. The key to planting good crops is fertilizer.

There were many soldiers gathered in the military camp, and everyone needed to eat, drink, defecate and urinate. Therefore, the toilets in the military camp needed to be cleaned in time every day, and the feces cleaned out filled several carts.

Even though a lot of fertilizer was exchanged with several local state governments, there was no shortage of fertilizer left in the military camp.

Therefore, each group put as much fertilizer as possible into the fields they were responsible for. Some greedy soldiers even put the raw manure directly into the fields before the fertilizer in the toilet was fermented.

The raw manure fermented in the soil and produced high temperatures, which harmed the corn seedlings. As a result, the corn seedlings were burned.

Fortunately, there are not many corns that do not germinate, so they can be replanted or transplanted, and the impact on later yields will not be very large.

What is urgent now is that the corn seedlings that have already sprouted need to be dealt with and cannot be allowed to continue to grow. First of all, the corn seedlings need to be watered abundantly to reduce the fertilizer concentration in the field.

After watering, timely tillage and loosening of the soil can increase soil permeability and promote the growth of corn roots. For corn seedlings that are severely burned, dig out the soil of the burned part.

Replacing the soil with new soil can immediately improve the soil environment and provide new growth conditions for corn, which can help corn seedlings resume growth faster and reduce losses.

In order to reduce the impact of raw manure, Hualei had someone mix wood ash with water and use it to water the corn field to neutralize the soil.

And take care of these people, raw manure must be fully fermented before it can be used. Moreover, the concentration cannot be too high. When using it, it needs to be diluted to a certain degree by adding clean water.

The soldiers hurried down, ready to follow Hualei's method to rescue the corn seedlings. Hualei didn't have time, so he stayed here to see what happened next.

Moreover, before leaving the government office, Hua Lei was in a hurry and forgot to explain everything clearly to Jinnian and Jinshi. Hua Lei was worried that the two children would be upset.

So, on the third day, Hua Lei and Rong Jin said goodbye to Bai Liyun and returned to the government office. Because she was worried about the two children, Hua Lei went back to her own house as soon as she arrived at the government office.

Jinshi, who was in a bad mood in the yard and refused to eat, saw Hualei coming back, rushed over, hugged Hualei and cried loudly. Hualei was startled, squatted down, hugged Jinshi, and asked softly why.

After Qinghua's explanation, it turned out that Jinshi was in a bad mood because he hadn't seen Hualei for more than ten days.

In addition, the weather suddenly became hot these days, so Jinshi became a little upset and hasn't eaten well for several days.

Jinnian has had a poor appetite and a low fever these days, and has not been sleeping well at night, which has caused some delays in his studies. At this moment, he is still studying with the teacher in the study.

Seeing Jinshi crying and sweating, Hualei felt very distressed. She didn't care about her tiredness from traveling for several days in a row, picked up Jinshi and went back to the room.

After I washed the child and changed him into cool clothes, I took him to the kitchen to prepare some delicious food for him.

The food in Xichang is much scarcer than in the capital, but fortunately, every one or two months, Tian Xiaofu would send some supplies from his own Tianpu workshop.

In addition, Hualei took care of the cook and asked her to prepare as many vegetables as possible, so there was still plenty of ingredients in the kitchen.

Seeing that there were a lot of fresh vegetables in the kitchen, Hualei decided to make Jade Fried Rice for the two children. She picked some fresh green leafy vegetables, washed them, blanched them, took them out with some water, and chopped them into vegetable puree.

Then chop the sausage into cubes, put it into the pan and fry it, add some beans, pine nuts, and soaked corn kernels, continue to stir-fry and serve.

Crack two eggs into the pot, stir-fry until they become egg crumbs, and set aside. Put lard back into the pot, add the rice, and then add the vegetable puree and stir-fry with the rice.

In less than half a cup of tea, the originally white rice turned emerald green due to the addition of vegetable puree. Then add the already fried sausage cubes, pine nuts, minced eggs, etc., stir-fry evenly, and a colorful, fragrant and delicious emerald fried rice is ready.

In addition to fried rice, Hualei also made a bowl of seasonal vegetable egg drop soup for the child. Looking at the rice that was completely different from usual, Jinshi leaned over.

Seeing that it was almost time for lunch, Hua Lei had someone bring freshly baked jade fried rice and vegetable soup to Jinnian in the study, and then she started to eat while holding Jinshi.

Jade fried rice is bright in color and fresh in taste. Jinshi, who was originally in a bad mood, stopped being angry after seeing Hualei and started eating obediently.