Chapter 201 Medicinal Effect
"Have you finished spraying pesticides on this acre of land?" Tong Huaqiong asked Gu Dahan.
Gu Dahan nodded and said, "These three acres of land have been sprayed."
The Gu family had three acres of land on the riverbank. Gu Dahan got up early in the morning and went to the fields to spray pesticides. He worked very efficiently and sprayed all three acres of land in just one morning.
Gu Dahan plans to spray pesticides on the dozens of acres of land at the foot of the West Mountain in the next period of time.
Just as Tong Huaqiong said, even if the corn ears in some fields do not have mildew spots or cotton bollworms, they should be sprayed with fungicides and insecticides for prevention.
Tong Huaqiong pointed at Mrs. Zhao and Aunt Qin and said to Gu Dahan, "Dahan, take Aunt Zhao and Aunt Qin to see the effect of your spraying on the corn, and then give them the remaining medicine from our family."
Gu Dahan smiled and said to Zhao and Qin: "The one-acre land at the foot of the west mountain of my home has been sprayed with anti-fungal and anti-insect medicine for only three days and it has worked. Yesterday my mother said she was going to give you some of the medicine. You two ladies, why don't you come to my land and take a look? This medicine is very strong. The cotton bollworms will fall off the ears and leaves after being sprayed."
After that, he pointed to a few corns that had just been sprayed with pesticides and said, "Look, is this right?"
Zhao and Aunt Qin walked down the ridge together and came to the corn that Gu Dahan was pointing at. Sure enough, they saw a layer of black cotton aphids on the ground.
Cotton aphids are still falling from the ears and leaves.
The corn ears and leaves take on a lush green color after the cotton aphids and mildew have fallen off.
No matter how effective the antiseptic and insecticide are, Tong Huaqiong's exaggerated words are not as good as seeing it with your own eyes.
Zhao said with surprise, "You know what, this medicine really works. It's hard to kill these cotton aphids even if we pinch them with our hands or sweep them with a broom. They are so neat and tidy."
Aunt Qin came forward, covered her nose and nodded continuously. It was a good thing that the cotton aphids died neatly. The last bit of doubt she had about the fungicide and insecticide disappeared completely.
"Well, there's no need to look after that piece of land in the West Mountain. Aunt Dashu, I'll go to your house to get the medicine. I'll spray it after lunch." Aunt Qin said with a smile.
Zhao also had this idea.
Tong Huaqiong said: "The medicine can be taken at any time. But there is one thing I have to remind you two. The autumn heat is at its peak now. Don't spray the medicine in the hot afternoon. It is best to spray it in the morning or when the sun sets. High temperatures will affect the efficacy of the medicine and can also cause poisoning."
This was not just something Tong Huaqiong said casually, but was based on facts.
In her previous life, her second aunt who lived in the countryside was spraying pesticides in the field at noon one autumn and was poisoned and fainted in the field and was taken to the hospital.
Her father took her to the hospital to visit a patient. On the way back, her father educated her, who was full of questions, about the dangers of spraying pesticides at noon.
On the one hand, people who apply pesticides under high temperatures are prone to heatstroke. On the other hand, the temperature is too high and the pesticides evaporate quickly. In addition, my second aunt did not wear a professional gas mask, which resulted in a double attack of poisoning and heatstroke, and she fainted in the field.
Fortunately, he was discovered and sent to the hospital, and after rescue efforts his life was not in danger.
If it were in this era of simple medical technology, even if the disease was discovered early, the person would probably be doomed.
Spraying pesticides at noon will not only cause people to be poisoned or suffer from heatstroke, but it will also have an impact on crops. The drug evaporates too quickly under high temperatures, which will reduce its efficacy. At the same time, the stomata of crops will open under high temperatures. If pesticides are sprayed at this time, they will be absorbed by the stomata, causing damage to the crops.
The diseases and pests have not been killed yet, but I am afraid that the crops will be destroyed first.
Aunt Qin said, "Mrs. Dashu, it's a good thing you reminded me. Your old man Gu was almost poisoned when he sprayed pesticides on the mung bean field in the hottest time of the day. He drank a lot of soapberry water before coming here."
Tong Da Jiao: “…”
She had no recollection of it.
Because she never paid attention to Old Man Gu's life, it was disgusting that an old cucumber became his widow, and Tong Huaqiong didn't even want to mention this person.
Aunt Qin saw Tong Huaqiong's unhappy expression and regretted mentioning Old Man Gu.
Tong Huaqiong changed the subject and said, "Come with me to my house to get the medicine."
Aunt Qin breathed a sigh of relief, and followed Tong Huaqiong with Zhao to get the disinfectant and insecticide.
When they got home, Tong Huaqiong took out the medicine bottles she had prepared in advance and gave them to the two of them, and told them how to spray.
Tong Huaqiong said, "I will give you two acres of land each first. I will prepare the remaining medicine and then ask Dahan to deliver it to you."
She wanted to give it all at once, but she couldn't take out that much from the space.
This space is also very strange. There is no rule as to how much stuff you can take out.
Take food for example. The maximum amount that can be taken in a day is enough for the whole Gu family. As for cream, the amount that Maner takes each time is just enough for baking peach blossom desserts. As for fungicide and insecticide, the maximum amount that can be taken is enough for five acres at the beginning, and the amount that can be taken is enough for ten acres in the next two days.
Who knows how much can be withdrawn in a few days?
She plans to distribute the vaccines to the entire village after she finishes sterilizing and deinsectizing her own corn field.
After Zhao and Aunt Qin returned with the medicine, Zhao caught a chicken as a return gift, and Aunt Qin gave Tong Huaqiong a basket of eggs.
After lunch, Tong Huaqiong decided to go find the village chief Liu Tielian.
On the one hand, we are promoting insecticides and fungicides, and on the other hand, we would like to ask the village chief to help hire a few people in the village to spray pesticides on the corn fields at the foot of the West Mountain.
Originally, this kind of thing should be handled by Gu Dahan, but Gu Dahan's small-peasant mentality has not changed. He always thinks that it is normal for people living in the same village to help each other, and it is too polite to pay someone to do it.
Tong Huaqiong didn't think so. Since ancient times, who doesn't love money? Why bother to use favors when you can just pay people to do work for you?
If possible, Tong Huaqiong would like to develop a "village-run factory" like her father in her previous life, so that everyone in the village can come to work in the factory.
It not only boosts the economy but also provides jobs.
Now Gu Dahan has to manage the pig farm while taking care of the work in the fields. It is very hard work, but he enjoys it.
Tong Huaqiong feels that no matter how much one likes someone, human energy is limited.
These two days, Tong Huaqiong asked Gu Dahan to hire someone to spray pesticides. How could he handle dozens of acres of land by himself?
Gu Dahan was a little reluctant.
He was always worried about handing over his own land to outsiders.
Tong Huaqiong felt that her stepson was too dependent on the land, so much so that he only trusted himself and would treat the land with care.
According to Tong Huaqiong's idea, after her own land reached 100 acres, she would rent out her land and require the tenants to pay a certain amount of grain according to regulations, and the rest would be theirs.
By doing this, we don't have to worry about them not cherishing the land.
Tenant farmers also need to eat. No matter how much food there is, it is theirs. Unless they are stupid, they will not waste the land.
Gu Dashu's worries were unnecessary.
Thinking of this, Tong Huaqiong said to Gu Dahan again: "You can't finish the 50 acres of land at the foot of the West Mountain by yourself. You must hire someone."
Gu Dahan smiled innocently and said, "Why hire anyone? The worst that can happen is that I can just work a few more days."
Tong Huaqiong felt overwhelmed when she heard this.
She said to her stepson in a firm and serious manner: "Dahan, your energy is limited. Even if you can finish the 50 acres of land, how long will it take you? If the weather is bad and the work is delayed, won't it be a waste? Even if you can finish it this year by yourself, will you still do it by yourself next year when we buy more land? You should learn to change your mindset now. You can't do everything by yourself. You should learn to outsource the work. Our family now has land and money, and we should also think about making money for other people in the village."
"Think about it, most people in our village are digging in the fields and have no other opportunities to make money. If our land can provide everyone with an opportunity to make money, wouldn't that be great? You should put away your idea of helping each other in the village. It would be fine if our family had less land, but now that we have more land, people automatically regard you as a landlord. How can you be popular in the village if you are so stingy as a landlord? If your popularity becomes worse, what if someone deliberately does something bad? Should we still live in Qinghe Bay?"
Gu Dahan had never thought about helping the villagers make money, let alone thinking that his family was already a landlord with dozens of acres of fertile land.
Tong Huaqiong's words were like a stick that enlightened him.