The invention relates to a corn stalk and surface soil mixed returning method, in particular to a corn stalk and surface soil mixed returning method suitable for a shallow ploughing layer. The methodaims at solving the problems that a currently adopted ground mulching stalk returning mode influences the corn seeding time and the seedling emerging time, soil under the ploughing layer is turned over to the ground surface by means of a deep ploughing returning mode, and corn seeding and growth and development are not benefited. The method comprises the specific process that 1, corn stalk is pretreated; 2, the stalk and soil are subjected to first rake-mixing work; 3, land parcels obtained after first rake-mixing work in step 2 are subjected to second rake-mixing work; 4, the land parcels obtained after second rake-mixing work in step 3 are subjected to third rake-mixing work; 5, the land parcels obtained after third rake-mixing work in step 4 are subjected to ridging work, and a roller is used for rolling after ridging is carried out. The method is used for the field of corn stalk and surface soil mixed retruning.