Jiang Xinyan heard the shrill scream, "Husband, are Brother Xiang and Xiao Song Jiang playing tricks on people?"

Chu Lixuan has deep inner strength. He heard the conversation between Song Mingjiang and Dai Yuntao very clearly, but he didn't have time to say it out yet.

Because Jiang Xinyan was teaching the team leader to grow watermelons, while Uncle Cheng and the team leaders were pinching the tips of the watermelon vines.

At this moment, his wife asked him, so he leaned close to her ear and quietly told Jiang Xinyan about the conversation between Song Mingjiang and Dai Yuntao.

Chu Lixuan spoke slowly with his unique magnetic voice, without forgetting a single sentence after he finished speaking.

"Song Mingjiang and Brother Xiang are not that capable yet! They can play tricks on children, but they are far from good enough to deal with Dai Yuntao and the others."

Jiang Xinyan: "..." She was about to praise the two little guys, but when she heard the man's words, she couldn't express her praise.

Chu Lixuan looked at her hesitant expression with pride. He was so happy that he couldn't be happier. This was the best.

Why should she praise others? Not even a child. If she could, she could only praise him.

When Chu Lixuan and his wife passed by the watermelon field on horseback, Jiang Xinyan saw the watermelon growers fertilizing and pinching the tips of the watermelon vines.

She previously told the team leaders and team leaders who grow watermelons that when the watermelon vines grow to 50 to 60 centimeters, the heads should be cut off and fertilizers should be applied in time.

So, while the watermelon growers were busy at work, Jiang Xinyan and Chu Lixuan got off their horses and taught them how to pinch the tips of watermelon vines.

Whether before the flowering period, during fruit setting or after fruit setting, watermelon vines need to be pinched to reduce nutrient consumption and allow nutrients to grow on the fruit.

"Madam, you know so much! We have lived in the north for decades, and no one has ever grown watermelons."

Uncle Cheng is now the captain of the watermelon planting team. His wife taught them to pinch the tips of watermelon vines before. He was very curious and followed it very carefully.

Once you know the key points, it’s not that difficult. The former captain of the watermelon planting team was Uncle Song. After he applied to raise horses, Uncle Cheng was promoted from the junior captain to the captain of the watermelon planting team.

Thirty years ago when he was in the capital, he had eaten watermelon, and he had been exiled to this barren and bitter land.

He had forgotten what a watermelon looked like. Now that he saw small egg-sized watermelons on some watermelon vines, he felt very accomplished.

In addition to eating and sleeping every day, Uncle Cheng is busy in the watermelon field, because the watermelon vines need to be pinched at the right time.

Generally, when the main vine of watermelon reaches 50 centimeters, it can be pinched off. And it is not enough. It should be pinched once every three to five days. A vine needs to be pinched three to four times.

There are a lot of watermelons planted in their castle, and they are planted in wasteland, so the time is not consistent, some days are earlier and some days are later.

Therefore, Uncle Cheng is busy pinching the tips of watermelons every day. In the process of pinching the tips of watermelon vines, he has to pull back the vines at the front of the young melons.

Wrap it around the young melons, and then pinch off the young shoots at the top of the vines to concentrate the nutrients on the fruiting side branches.

If the side branches become too long, the tips also need to be pinched off to facilitate fruit growth, which Uncle Cheng was very curious about.

"Master Chu, Mrs. Chu, I saw this little watermelon yesterday which is only the size of an egg. Now it is as big as the mouth of a bowl. It has grown a lot in one day!"

"Well, what you need to pay attention to is that after the watermelon bears fruit, the nutrients are mainly concentrated in the fruit, and the vine growth will slow down, so don't pinch the tips anymore."

Jiang Xinyan was very happy to see the small watermelon that grew in a circle in one day. They had grown watermelons in their space and had already eaten them.

However, they can't take it out to eat, and it's not interesting for the couple to eat alone.

Now I feel a sense of accomplishment when I see the watermelons grown by people outside and slowly growing up.

In more than twenty days, the earliest watermelons will be ready to eat. Thinking about that scene makes you happy.

"Pay attention to that area over there. Before the watermelon blooms, if the watermelon vine grows very fast, it needs to be topping, and the tops of the main and side vines should be removed to prevent the watermelon vine from growing too long.

In this way, it will be easier to produce beautiful flowers, and then it will be easier to bear fruit.

When the first, larger watermelon grows on the watermelon vine, pick it off in time. When the second melon grows and grows to the size of an egg, you can pinch the tip of the vine.

When the fruit is growing vigorously, the vines are complex and the leaves are dense. In addition to topping, the excess branches and leaves must be trimmed.

When pinching the tips, press the vines on one side, and then start pinching from the fruit to the eighth leaf at the top. If there are many branches and vines, you should also top the side vines.”

After Jiang Xinyan finished speaking, she thought someone would ask her questions, but she didn't know that everyone understood and she didn't need to say anything more.

"We all remember, it turns out that you need to know so much to grow watermelons!" a team leader said with admiration.

He was a group of prisoners who were exiled together with Chu Lixuan and others. To be precise, he had never suffered much.

He was a fourth-rank official in the capital before. He was framed by his colleagues for offending someone and was exiled. His wife never left him and came with him.

I brought a lot of money with me on the way, and the food along the way was pretty good. Finally, we encountered a locust plague. We were only hungry for a few days, and we followed Chu Lixuan and his wife to eat and drink.

Those prisoners who really made mistakes and behaved badly were starved to death on the road.

Anyone who can stay has a decent character, and almost all of them are officials who have been wronged.

"Yes, whether you are growing watermelons, rice, potatoes, or vegetables, you need to know some skills." Jiang Xinyan shook her hair proudly and said.

To be a farmer, you also need to be educated and have the skills to farm, which will not only produce high yields but also get twice the result with half the effort.

"Madam is absolutely right. We have been here for more than 30 years, and no one has ever grown such beautiful seedlings here. There are also potatoes. I have never seen them before."

Uncle Cheng said with emotion that it was not because of his inner feelings, but the fact was that the seedlings they planted before were all shorter.

Not to mention the satiating foods like potatoes and yacon juice. They didn’t even know yacon could be eaten before!

Dai Yuntao was so surprised that he almost fell off his horse and frightened his bodyguard into screaming.

His bodyguards didn't know that his internal strength had recovered and thought he was still seriously injured.

However, Dai Yuntao, with his strong martial arts skills, would not really fall down. He would fly up and sit firmly as soon as he used his internal strength.

He was just so shocked that he forgot he was sitting on a horse, so he tilted a bit.

Song Mingjiang exaggeratedly patted his chest with his little hands: "You scared me to death. Brother, didn't you say you wouldn't be surprised again? You scared me out of my mind."

Dai Yuntao: "..." His face was slapped.
Chapter completed!