The weather at the start of this spring was exceptionally good, with three or four days of sunshine followed by two days of light rain, then another two or three sunny days, and then it would rain again.
The Zhou Family plowed the fields for seedling cultivation, airing out the fertilizer that Zhou SiLang had piled up to confirm its usability. After drying for two days, they did not hesitate to spread it generously onto the fields.
The night before, the family had already soaked the grain seeds. Due to the suitable temperature, they simply hung the seeds in cloth bags overnight. The next day, upon inspection, they noticed that the grains had sprouted tiny white shoots.
Confident that the seeds would all germinate, Old Zhou headed out early in the morning with his two sons to sow the seeds.