Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 143 - 144: Rice Transplanting _1

Chapter 143: Chapter 144: Rice Transplanting _1

Nan Feng said to Aqiu, "Isn’t it inconvenient? Your family also has a lot of grain to sow."

"No trouble at all, Achun has always helped Uncle Nan in the past. This year I’ll help you instead."

It turns out that Uncle Lan’s family had always taken care of Nan Feng’s family, and hearing this touched Nan Feng deeply.

Sowing grain wasn’t the most labor-intensive task in farming.

The main task was to first plow a small plot of land for a seedling bed, trample the mud in the bed into a mushy state with the feet, then evenly scatter the soaked grain seeds on the seedling bed, and wait for the seedlings to grow.

During this time, it was crucial to keep the seedling bed moist and weed it daily.

Nan Feng and Aqiu were busy working when before long, fatty girl came too. She said her father sent her over because her family had ample labor force.

Later, Aunt Sima also arrived. Aunt Sima was a fast talker and also a swift worker. She even guided the few young girls about how to work, so Nan Feng’s seedling bed was ready in just a day.

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After the grain seeds were sown, Nan Feng visited the site daily to observe.

She also conducted an experiment, by taking out the fertilizer she had made earlier, and sprinkling some of it on the grain to see if the growth would improve. If it did, she would then apply it to a bigger area.

After several days, she noticed that the section where she had applied the fertilizer sprouted earlier than the rest.

She was surprised, but she didn’t dare to advocate for the fertilizer without further evidence. After observing for another few days, she noticed that the fertilized section had grown much taller.

Nan Feng then decided to use the remaining fertilizer on the rest of the fields.

When Aunt Sima saw Nan Feng using fertilizer, she wanted to follow suit, but Nan Feng advised her to wait, "I’m just trying it out, I don’t know how effective it’ll ultimately be."

Aunt Sima surprised Nan Feng with her trust, "What’s there to fear? It’s always the right choice to follow you."

Nan Feng replied, "Well, just to be clear, if the yield isn’t good, you can’t blame me."

"Of course not, if the yield’s not good, I’ll just chalk it up to my own foolishness, right? That’s how you use the phrase ’asking for trouble,’ right? I heard it from my Guangguang."

Nan Feng laughed, "Yes, that’s correct."

After Aunt Sima used the fertilizer, other villagers also started imitating. After all, Nan Feng had already taught them how to make the fertilizer, so they could make as much as they wanted.

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Once the grain seeds sprouted and grew to palm-length, it was time to transplant the seedlings.

Transplanting seedlings was the most labor-intensive and required significant patience. You needed to transplant all the tightly clustered seedlings in the seedling bed into a one-acre field. Nan Feng on her own could do it in two to three days.

Moreover, the task of transplanting was somewhat mechanical. It involved repeatedly bending over and inserting the seedlings. It could exhaust one with aching waist and legs after just one day. As for three days... Nan Feng wondered if she could persevere through it.

Nan Quanyou offered to help, but Nan Feng was determined not to let him. His leg couldn’t afford to soak in the field again, and it’d be better if he cooked meals at home.

Unexpectedly, on the day of transplanting, over twenty villagers gradually arrived at Nan Feng’s field.>

Everyone who came said they were there to help.

True enough, thanks to the fertilizer she used, her seedlings grew the fastest. Since she was the first person in the village to transplant, those whose turn hadn’t come were all willing to give a helping hand.

Nan Feng was deeply touched. She asked Aqiu to supervise the field while she went back home to tell Nan Quanyou to cook rice. It had to be a big pot.

Upon hearing that the villagers had come to help, Nan Quanyou was surprised for a moment before he hurriedly started cooking.

It reminded him of the time when he was crippled, and only Uncle Lan’s family had come forward to help.