Actually, it's quite simple to put up a protective cover, just a thin film is needed on top.
However, ours isn't entirely covered; instead, some poles are used to support it from underneath.
These frames are best made from bamboo because bamboo is more resilient and easier to shape.
Take out bamboo slips that are roughly the size of long boards, each about 2 meters long. Insert one end into the ground on the left side, and since it's placed on the right, a curve like an arch bridge will form in the middle.
Then, a thin film is attached to this bamboo slip, which can effectively isolate the cold air, making it easier for the seeds to germinate and reducing the possibility of frost damage to the seeds.
Once all this is done, the sowing is basically complete. It will only take another ten days to half a month for the seeds to grow to the required size, and then they can be sown.
After Shen’s father finished all this, he took his things and returned home.
Besides sowing rice, many medicinal herbs also need to be sown. As for these tasks, they can only be done by him and the other men in the Shen family. He is quite unfamiliar with planting medicinal herbs; more reliance will be placed on the younger generation, as they learn things faster than the older generation.
Shen Yao is one of the primary personnel responsible for planting medicinal herbs.
As for the two little ones, they will naturally be taken care of by Shen’s mother.
However, their mother is quite happy to take on this task of looking after the children.
She absolutely adores the two little ones; they are so soft, cute, and obedient, how could anyone not like them!
So, the next day, Shen Yao left the two little ones with Shen’s mother and went to the back mountain with Shen’s father.
Although the back mountain had been developed once, weeds grow every year, so everyone needs to tend to them periodically.
As spring begins, it’s the season for rapid weed growth, which undoubtedly requires hiring people to help.
So, early in the morning, besides Shen Yao and Shen’s father, there were also many workers present, clearing the weeds.
Soon, Shen Yao and Shen’s father arrived at the back mountain. The area where Gastrodia elata was planted before has now been renovated, and many weeds have been cleared.
Much rotten wood has also been brought in by people during this time.
According to the Gastrodia elata collected in the previous period, it was indeed the Gastrodia elata planted under the rotten wood that grew better.
Therefore, the plan is to continue last year's planting method and proceed in the same way.
Unlike last year, this year many people want to follow them in planting medicinal herbs.
After all, they have seen the income they earned from selling medicinal herbs last year.
Anyone who isn't foolish knows that the Shen family has made a lot of money from medicinal herbs. If they are willing to bring them along, even if they only get a small share, it would be enough for them to work for a year.
The Shen family is aware of the villagers' intentions, but being aware doesn't mean they will proactively offer to teach them how to plant medicinal herbs.
After all, no one is foolish. Offering to teach them is a different concept from the villagers asking to be taught.
If the Shen family were to offer, and the medicinal herbs the villagers grow later don't meet their standards, their income would naturally be much lower, and it wouldn't look good if any issues arose.
However, if the villagers ask themselves, the situation is entirely different, as the Shen family isn't forcing them to plant.
Of course, if the Shen family agrees to let them plant together, they won't let them suffer a loss, as it would only take a wave of Shen Yao’s hand.
However, although no one has proposed this idea yet, many of the workers who come here are learning very diligently.
In their opinion, it's only a matter of time before they follow the Shen family in planting medicinal herbs. The sooner they learn, the better they will be able to cultivate their own crops in the future.
The purchased Gastrodia elata seedlings are uniformly planted beside the rotten wood and then covered with a layer of soil.
This rotten wood is also quite particular; most of it is elm wood, as Gastrodia elata planted with this yields the best results.
On each side of the rotten wood, Gastrodia elata can be planted, with intervals of 20 to 40 centimeters between each plant.
This way, the space can be utilized more effectively, and the benefits maximized.
Planting Gastrodia elata is also quite laborious. After working all morning, only a small portion has been planted.
However, fortunately, with so many people, the planting speed is very fast.
It took three days to plant all the Gastrodia elata on the entire mountainside.
Although Shen Yao and Shen’s father needed to supervise at the beginning, by the second and third days, they were no longer needed.
All the workers had become proficient in planting.
Not only were they planting well, but their speed was also fast, making Shen Yao and Shen’s father feel like they were slowing things down.
So, on the second day, Shen Yao and Shen’s father went to the greenhouse, preparing to plant Fritillaria bulbs as well.
After all, compared to Gastrodia elata, Fritillaria also has significant uses, and its purchase price is quite high!
If it were just these, Shen’s father might not have been particularly moved, but it is also more convenient to harvest!
They just need to be planted on a dense net, cared for meticulously, and then at the right time, they can be dug up entirely – simple, convenient, and fast!
Planting Fritillaria is even simpler, as there are machines. Therefore, they only need to use the machines to finely level the land.
Then, the seeds are evenly scattered on the land by machine, and then covered with a layer of fine soil, and the entire planting process is basically completed.
The entire process is high-tech and doesn’t require manual labor, making it incredibly convenient!
Perhaps it's because men generally like machinery, but Shen’s father, upon seeing the workers skillfully operate the machines, couldn’t help but want to try it himself.
Shen Yao considered this small request from Shen’s father to be a piece of cake, with absolutely no pressure!
Then, Shen’s father had his wish granted and sat in the driver’s seat. Following the method taught by the workers, he slowly began sowing with the machine.
It must be said that even with a machine, it's a meticulous task. Look, the Fritillaria planted by Shen’s father is dense in some areas and sparse in others…
Fortunately, Shen’s father quickly mastered the technique and soon remedied the areas that hadn't been planted well.
"Daughter, daughter, look how handsome Dad is!"