After the separation, the family had a lot of fish and meat every day, and the best was furious

Chapter 200 Pollinating Corn

"I'm planning to go to Ningjiang Village to pollinate the corn tomorrow. Grandpa and Grandma, are you free?"

The two of them are busy with farm affairs every day, so of course they have time, not to mention that it was Lin Ting who asked.

What Lin Ting has to do is a big deal for their family.

"If I have time, your father-in-law and I are always working in the fields. Of course I have time."

"That's great. Tomorrow, the three of us will go to Ningjiang Manor to pollinate the corn. It would be best if we can finish pollinating the corn within three to five days."

"it is good!"

Yang Xiuxiu and Shen Dali didn't know what pollination was. They had been growing crops for a lifetime, but they felt like there were still many things they didn't understand.

For example, last time when Lin Ting brought the potion, they used it on the corn, and the insects died and ran away, but the corn leaves were still fine.

For them, the most they can do is burn some wood ash to repel insects, but the effect is very limited.

After dinner in the evening, Lin Ting took a shower and began to prepare the things needed for pollination tomorrow.

She got some paper and made it into paper bags, and also bought some large brushes from the county. In fact, pollination is not difficult, but the area she planted is large, and one person can't do it quickly.

The next day, Yang Xiuxiu got up early to cook and prepare breakfast.

I cooked three more dishes and packed them up, and also made a pot of rice. I packed everything up and took it to the farm for lunch.

Zhuangzi is a bit far away. It would be a waste of time to work all morning and then come back to cook and then go back.

It would be better for her to just make it, pack it up and take it to the farm so she can eat it at noon.

Yang Xiuxiu was very thoughtful. After breakfast and packing up, the three of them, along with Shen Wanyi, set off early for Ningjiang Manor.

Looking at the lush crops is so pleasing to the eye.

"Mom, my farm is so big, and we still need to build a yard. Are we going to live on the farm in the future?"

Shen Wanyi is a little girl, and she asks questions about everything she sees.

"That depends on where Xiaobao wants to live. We can live at home, or of course we can live on the farm."

The foundation of the village has been built. Once Carpenter Huang finishes making the wooden piles, we can come here to install them and build it.

"It's getting late, Lin Ting, what do you think we should do about this pollination?"

As soon as Shen Dali arrived at the field, he couldn't sit still at all and wanted to get to work quickly.

"Okay, wait until I get the stuff out."

Lin Ting let Shen Wanyi play by herself. She took out several paper bags that she had made yesterday and gave a few to Yang Xiuxiu and Shen Dali.

"The pollination is to make the corn grow bigger and more evenly, because the corn I bought is ornamental corn. If I let it grow freely, the plumpness rate will be too low.

So I have to pollinate them artificially, so that I can get the fruits I want, and I will teach you."

Yang Xiuxiu and Shen Dali seemed to understand, but they only needed to know that whatever Lin Ting did was to help the things in the field grow better.

Approaching the cornfield, Lin Ting first found a male flower that was already shedding pollen, locked onto the target, and walked over.

"Look, grandpa and grandma, only flowers of this quality can be used. This is the male flower of corn.

I opened the paper bag in my hand, put the flower on it, and then shook and patted it to make the pollen fall into the paper bag.

But the most important thing is not to collect too much at one time. If you only use the pollen in the paper bag for pollination for a long time, their activity will decrease."

The two nodded, and Lin Ting taught them to first identify the usable male flowers. As long as they saw good male flowers, they could continue collecting pollen.

"After collecting the pollen, we found the growing corn, dipped a brush into the powder in the paper bag, and gently touched the female flower, which is the corn silk."

As Lin Ting spoke, he demonstrated to the two people and taught them the movements.

"Just make sure every corn plant gets enough pollen so it's evenly pollinated."

Both of them understood, and followed Lin Ting's instructions to find qualified male flowers on the corn vine, collect pollen, and pollinate.

The three of them shuttled through the cornfield. The corn had grown as tall as them. From a distance, they could only see three people with their heads wrapped in cloth working.

Corn leaves are very thick and can cut your skin if you don't protect them.

There are thirty acres of corn fields, and the corn flowers attract many bees to collect nectar.

It's almost the end of September, and bees are usually not seen at this time of year, but the blooming corn has also attracted these little bees.

While working, Lin Ting heard bees flying past her ears, making a buzzing sound, but it did not affect her work.

"Xiaobao, go play somewhere farther away. Don't get stung by these bees. It will hurt..."

There are also a few around Yang Xiuxiu. It's already this season, and bees are really rare.

"Xiaobao knows, grandma!"

Shen Wanyi used both hands to move the things she made out of mud, including a chicken and a dog, and she was also very happy to play with the mud herself.

Three people worked for a whole morning and finished one-third of the work. It is cloudy today, so pollination can continue in the afternoon.

"Lin Ting, come here and have a meal and rest first."

Lin Ting saw that there were still a few flowers around her that had not been pollinated. After she finished, she put down her things and walked towards the edge of the field.

"Come here, Xiaobao. I'll take you to wash your hands."

"Mom, I'm here."

Lin Ting's body is now covered with pollen from the corn and various small hairs grown in the cornfield, which prick his skin a bit.

He took Shen Wanyi to the riverside to wash her hands and face, cleaned the mud off her hands first, and then Lin Ting cleaned himself.

He used his headscarf to brush off the pollen on his body, and some dry leaves floated over and landed on him.

"Mom, your arm is bleeding. Does it hurt? Xiaobao will blow on it for you!"

Shen Wanyi could see a few scratches on Lin Ting's arm, but Lin Ting had been working without feeling anything.

She turned around and saw that there were several wounds, which she couldn't tell were caused by corn or other grass. There was a little blood on the wounds, but they were not deep.

"It's okay, just a minor injury."

After washing thoroughly, he took Shen Wanyi back to Yang Xiuxiu.

Here, Yang Xiuxiu had already laid out the food, and several people were sitting on the edge of the field. Perhaps it was because they were too tired or too hungry, but Lin Ting just felt that the cold dishes and rice at noon were particularly delicious.

"Why are there so many bees today? They keep buzzing around."

While eating, Yang Xiuxiu chased away the bees that approached them.

"They also need to collect nectar. Many plants rely on them for pollination, including our corn.

But they weren’t enough on their own, so we took matters into our own hands.”

Lin Ting still had food in his mouth as he explained some common sense to Yang Xiuxiu and Shen Dali. They thought that it was enough to just plant things in the ground, but they didn't expect that many things still needed pollination before they could bear fruit.

"They're all wild bees. After I finish this patch of corn, I'll go see if I can find a hive and get some bees for Xiaobao to eat!"