nucmednet Chapter 322 If it's rotten, it can't be planted anymore; even if it is, no new sprouts wil
Chapter 322 If it's rotten, it can't be planted anymore; even if it is, no new sprouts wil
On the way back, Lin Chang'er didn't take the same route she came by, but instead took a different one, so she could go and see the sugarcane plantation.
The sugarcane hadn't even grown properly when it was ravaged by floods.
After retreating, Gu Erlang and his brothers rested for many days.
The sugarcane tops that were just replenished arrived these past few days. When I passed by the sugarcane field, I saw Gu Erlang and some of the brothers from the coastal defense team replanting seedlings.
"Dad!" As soon as Gu Xiaoman saw her father, she kicked her little legs and rushed into the field.
Gu Erlang had just buried a piece of sugarcane top and hadn't even had time to brush the dirt off his hands when a short, round little thing darted into his arms.
Almost instinctively, they opened their arms and hugged.
"Dad!" Gu Xiaoman tilted her head up and grinned at her father.
Gu Erlang didn't care whether his hands were dirty or not, and picked up his eldest son in one scoop. "Why did you run into the fields?"
Gu Xiaoman turned her head and pointed to Lin Chang'er and her group walking on the ridge of the field, "We have guests at home. They are the headmaster of the academy, Grandpa Chen, Uncle Chen, and his two classmates."
"My aunt brought them out for a walk, and they ended up here!"
"Really?" Gu Erlang gently rubbed his son's forehead.
Gu Xiaoman burst out laughing.
A few more boys came down from the ridge and ran to their fathers to talk.
Chen Shanzhang stroked his beard, looking at the harmonious scene, and automatically pictured the scene of waiting for the sugarcane to ripen.
In the lush sugarcane field, adults are busy cutting sugarcane, while the little ones drag sugarcane to a corner to secretly nibble on it.
Although he is a childish rascal, isn't he also a symbol of the beautiful vision of favorable weather and abundant harvests?
At this moment, Zhou Yi, who had short legs, saw that his older brothers had all found their father, but he was too small and the ridge he was standing on was quite high, so he dared not jump.
He anxiously called out from the edge of the field, "Dad, Dad, Grandpa, Grandpa, Xiao Bao is here, Xiao Bao is here."
Because he was in a hurry, his speech became unclear.
Lin Chang'er laughed and comforted him, "Little Bao, don't worry, Auntie will carry you downstairs."
"Thank you, Auntie!" The little guy immediately stretched out his tiny hand to her.
Lin Chang'er held the little guy by the back of his head with both hands, lifted him up, and put him into the field.
Zhou Yi turned to Lin Chang'er and smiled, "Auntie, did Xiao Bao go to find his father?"
Lin Chang'er nodded, "Go ahead, walk slowly, don't fall."
"Okay, Auntie!" The little guy took his first steps, but before he could finish speaking, he fell flat on his face with a "thud."
Lin Chang'er rubbed her forehead, then quickly jumped into the field, helped Zhou Yi up, and patted the mud off him.
The soil in the field had been turned over several times, so it was loose and soft. It didn't hurt, but I was a little dazed when I fell, and my face was covered in mud, which made me look rather comical.
Zhou Yi didn't make a fuss, he just gave an embarrassed, silly smile.
Zhou Mu heard his son calling out and came over just then.
Seeing her son like this, she couldn't help but laugh out loud, but despite laughing, she still felt sorry for him and picked him up. "Auntie told you to walk slowly, why are you in such a hurry!"
Zhou Yi grinned, "Xiao Bao went to see the piglets, there are so many piglets!" He wanted to share his joy with his parents as soon as possible.
Zhou Mu responded with an "Oh?" and readily agreed, "Where are the piglets from?"
"From my sixth great-grandmother's family!" Zhou Yi proudly raised his little head, gesturing with his hands.
Seeing this, Lin Chang'er called out loudly towards the sugarcane field, "Everyone, take a break, sit down and have a drink of water!"
Hearing what the landlord said, the people happily went to the edge of the field, found their own water jugs, drank the water, and gathered around the edge of the field to talk.
Those with children will entertain them by playing with them.
Lin Chang'er took the opportunity to inquire about the progress of the replanting.
Gu Erlang explained everything to her in detail, and since they were in the fields, Lin Chang'er could see it even more clearly.
After speaking with Gu Xiaoman, he picked her up and went to greet Li Xun.
Lin Chang'er wasn't idle either; she checked the soil moisture and the depth at which the sugarcane heads were buried.
Chen Shan, who was majoring in agriculture and sericulture, had mostly learned his knowledge from books. He stayed by Lin Chang'er's side and chatted with her casually.
Lin Chang'er replied patiently.
This made Chen Shanzhang even more satisfied with her.
Finally, he couldn't help but ask her, "Chang'er, that day, I didn't investigate further and punished Yang Cheng and the others directly. Do you still blame me?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Chang'er turned to look at him and said with a smile, "You and I have different positions and different ways of handling things, so it's not strange."
"I didn't expect you to come here today with Uncle Chen and Chen Zhao."
After all, if she disliked him, he would naturally dislike her too.
Headmaster Chen smiled and said, "I'm already so old, how could I possibly argue with a young girl like you?"
"The reason I didn't directly reveal the truth and deal with them is firstly because, as the headmaster of Yunhai Academy, I always have to consider the reputation of the academy in everything I do."
"For many years, the students of Ninghai Prefecture have not achieved good results in the imperial examinations. On the other hand, the scions of noble families in the capital who travel here for their studies, such as our County Magistrate Wu and the young master of the White-Clothed Marquis's Mansion, have all made a name for themselves in the imperial palace."
He sighed, "Given the current situation, if our Yunhai Academy were to be involved in such low-class and despicable acts as framing and slander, how would our students be able to hold their heads high when they go to the capital for the imperial examinations?"
Lin Chang'er listened to his rambling and frowned in disapproval.
She responded immediately, then looked around the edge of the field and found a basket filled with rotten sugarcane tops. She took a section out of it and another section of good sugarcane tops from another basket, and handed them both to Chen Shanzhang.
Headmaster Chen took it instinctively, then looked at her with confusion, "What for?"
Although he really likes eating sugarcane, he can't chew the top part!
Lin Chang'er twitched the corner of her lips and said, "What do you think is the difference between these two things?"
Without hesitation, Headmaster Chen handed over the rotten part, saying, "It's all rotten, you can't eat it."
The other section, however, is passable.
Lin Chang'er chuckled to herself, thinking to herself, "He really is a greedy old man."
Then he added, "Yes, it's rotten and can't be eaten, but it's a sugarcane top, and sugarcane tops aren't meant to be eaten."
“We sugarcane farmers buy sugarcane tops to plant, but due to weather, travel time, or other uncontrollable reasons, some of the sugarcane tops are rotten when we receive them.”
“If it’s rotten, it can’t be planted. Even if it is planted, it won’t sprout new shoots and won’t grow into good sugarcane.”
After saying that, he reached out and took the two sugarcane stalks from his hand.
He threw the rotten part back into the basket, then squatted down, dug a small hole on the ridge, buried the sugarcane head in it, and covered it with soil.
After finishing all this, Lin Chang'er looked up again, "Of course, besides the quality of the seeds themselves, there are also specific requirements for when planting them. If they are planted too deep or too shallow, too dry or too wet, or if there is insufficient fertilizer, they may not grow well..."