PFC Chapter 324 How can we eat such precious seeds?
Chapter 324 How can we eat such precious seeds?
After Li Lanzhen handed over the task of cultivating rice seedlings to Zhang Deshui, she no longer paid attention to it.
She originally thought of growing the seedlings in the space, and then taking them out and planting them directly in the large paddy fields.
But after thinking about it, I decided to grow the seedlings directly in the paddy fields in Taohuayuan.
In this way, we can understand the temperature and time of seedling cultivation, the growth of seedlings, and the yield of rice per mu.
Obtain data on the first batch of rice cultivation and make adjustments next year.
When Zhang Deshui told Li Lanzhen that he should focus on cultivating rice seedlings first.
When the seedlings grow four leaves, you can dig them out and plant them in the fields.
Zhang Deshui guessed that this method of growing rice would take less time than the original method and the yield should be very high.
Almost everyone in Taohuayuan has been dealing with the land for decades or even more than ten years.
After hearing about this method, they also felt that this method of growing rice should yield much higher yield per mu than the previous method of directly sowing rice seeds into the fields.
When the prince knew about this, he followed Zhang Deshui around all day long, going out early and returning late.
He kept asking questions in a chatterbox. Su Beisheng, who was following behind him, had a bag slung over one shoulder, in which was always ready writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstone.
As soon as the prince gave him a look, he immediately started recording.
At the beginning, Su Beisheng always carried a bag in his arms wherever he went.
Han Yuemei sewed a one-shoulder schoolbag for him using blue coarse cloth according to Li Lanzhen's teachings.
It has a flip cover and three secret compartments inside.
The bag problem was solved, but the pens, ink, paper and inkstone were all packed in the schoolbag.
Every time I needed to take notes outside, it was not convenient to write on rice paper with a brush dipped in ink.
Often the ink is spilled or ink clumps are scattered on the rice paper.
Later, Li Guangyang made him a small wooden pad and a wooden box the size of a fist.
The cover of the box is pull-out.
There is a round hole on the cover. Pour the ink into the ink cartridge through this hole and then plug it tightly with a wooden stopper so that the ink will not spill out.
In this way, he can record what the prince needs at any time while he is outside.
Last night, the prince was still muttering before going to bed.
The people sent by the Emperor from the Ministry of Revenue have not arrived yet and are moving too slowly.
Speaking of this matter, the prince found Li Lanzhen and asked her about it.
Is it possible to let the court officials in charge of agricultural affairs come to Taohuayuan to learn from them how to farm and grow vegetables?
Li Lanzhen thought about it and realized that there were both advantages and disadvantages.
After the court officials came in, they were afraid that they would make decisions and interfere with their normal agricultural production.
The advantage is that as long as they have one person, they can follow the entire process from spring ploughing to summer farmland management and autumn grain harvest.
They record and organize the information on their own, so neither party interferes.
Finally, she nodded in agreement, but she had only one request.
“Prince, they can come.
She took care of the food and accommodation of all court officials, no matter how high their rank.
You can ask whatever you want, but you cannot interfere with their normal farming activities here."
The prince quickly agreed, saying that he would always be here and they would not interfere with any agricultural production in Taohuayuan.
Li Lanzhen was shocked in her heart. Now that people from the imperial court had come, she had to be more careful in everything.
A few days passed and no one came. Li Lanzhen was still thinking as she saw that the seedlings in the paddy fields where they were being cultivated had grown three green leaves.
The court officials had not arrived yet, and the prince and his eunuch Su Beisheng were extremely busy every day.
At noon that day, people were having a lively meal in the dining room.
While eating, he whispered about what he had done that morning.
The children no longer sit at the same table with the adults.
We all gathered together, and the older children took care of the younger ones.
They got together to talk about what they had learned in school this morning.
And during breaks, they discovered some wonderful places and things.
The adults talked to each other about reclaiming wasteland and planting crops.
At this time, Han Dazhong stood up with the bowl in his hand and yelled.
"Hello all, young and old, let me tell you that today a sow gave birth to thirteen piglets in our pig farm!
What a happy event! Hahaha!"
Even though the dining room was now larger, everyone in every corner of the room could hear his voice.
They all cheered happily, saying that the more piglets born, the better, as this meant that one day they would be able to eat pork raised by their own farmers.
Now everyone in Taohuayuan can eat eggs freely.
It turned out that every morning, everyone had a boiled egg, and for the very young children, they had stewed egg cake.
Now, everyone has a boiled egg for breakfast.
At noon or in the afternoon, there are also fried eggs with leeks or egg soup.
They also often ate pickled duck eggs, but most of them were given to Shopkeeper Hua to be shipped out and sold for silver.
The good news caused great bustle in the dining room.
At this moment Xuan Shen came in from outside the door, and he started laughing as soon as he came in.
"What good news is this? I haven't even reached the dining room yet, but I hear everyone laughing."
Li Lanzhen watched Xuan Shen come in with a dozen people following him.
Three of them were obviously not Xuan Shen's guards.
One of them was a young man, tall and thin, with clear eyes and a gentle attitude.
There were two people standing behind him, one was a little shorter and fatter, with a smiling face.
The other was a serious middle-aged man in his 30s.
Li Lanzhen knew that these three were probably the officials from the Ministry of Revenue sent by the imperial court as the prince mentioned.
She quickly stood up and asked them to sit at the two tables at the entrance.
The three tables at the entrance of the dining room are usually empty.
When people from Taohuayuan come in to eat, they sit at the back.
This was the advice Li Lanzhen gave them, because they were afraid that something like what happened today would happen.
It is very troublesome to adjust seats. The restaurant is very large and there are many tables, so there is enough space.
Xue Nizi and a few others put down their bowls and stood up quickly.
"Mom, we're going to cook a few dishes and it will be ready soon."
Han Shunde and the others also knew the identities of several of them.
Li Lanzhen had already told them that it was better to just know it and not say it out loud.
This way both parties can get along more easily and comfortably.
Li Lanzhen glanced at the prince who was sitting at the same table with Han Mingxiang and others.
I found that the prince didn't even raise his head, just focused on eating the rice in the bowl, and had no intention of coming over.
Without disturbing him, she went to the kitchen, put some tomatoes and cucumbers in a small basket and put them on the table.
"Xuan Shen, eat some tomatoes and cucumbers first, sit here and rest for a while, the food will be ready soon."
At noon they ate sweet potato chunks and cornmeal porridge, with plenty of wild vegetable cakes.
Cold wild vegetables, scrambled eggs with leeks, and two plates of pickles.
Although there were only two dishes on the table, the portions were quite filling.
There are two kinds of pickles. One is the kimchi that Li Lanzhen taught them to make. It is sweet and sour and refreshing and goes well with rice. The other is the wild vegetables they pickled.
After a while, the food on Xuanshen’s two tables was served.
There was no difference because they were guests, they were treated the same as everyone else.
At this time, the dining room became quiet and everyone was just eating the food in their bowls quickly.
At that moment, a "pop" sound was heard.
"How can we eat such precious seeds? It's a waste of food!"