With the eldest princess on top, the land annexation situation in Niujiao Town will naturally be solved. People who have the ability to fight with the eldest princess look down on this. Who else dares to touch the eldest princess's brow?
Then Yunjing thought again, from now on Niujiao Town will be the fiefdom of the eldest princess. Will she build a yard here or something? Will she stay here for a few days when she has nothing to do?
Master Li Qiu's face was so ugly, Yunjing guessed that he was also struggling with this issue.
Yunjing guessed that the eldest princess had turned Niujiao Town into her own fiefdom, and it was definitely for her master, otherwise what would she be doing in this remote and remote country?
It's natural for Master to have a headache with this kind of problem, and it's useless for Yun Jing to worry about it.
By the way, if the eldest princess really comes to Niujiao Town, will the master run away with the bucket? Well, at that time, should I run with the master?
This is a problem……
The days that followed calmed down, and Yunjing didn't hear about any land or real estate transactions. Although he didn't have time to inquire about these, Niujiao Town was only such a big place in the end, so if something like this happened
If it happens often, it's not difficult to know.
As Li Qiu brought back the news that day, the number of strangers in the fields was obviously decreasing day by day. Even Niujiao Town, which had been lively for a while, began to become deserted. It was obvious that those who wanted to reach out had given up.
Then, there are still some "familiar faces" wandering around the fields. Yunjing guesses that they are the real "investigators" who are really here to understand the use of farmyard fertilizer.
What was supposed to come came.
One day, when school was over, Yunjing discovered that on a deserted slope a few kilometers away from their school, in that place where no birds pooped, there were actually many people starting to build large-scale construction projects there. The scale was quite large.
He guessed that the eldest princess wanted to build a separate courtyard there. Although the construction had just begun, judging from the scale and specifications, it was not something that ordinary rich people could afford to build. It was too grand and required
Once it's completely completed, I'm afraid it won't be able to come down for another year or two.
How could Li Qiu not guess what Yun Jing could guess?
However, Yun Jing observed carefully and found that his master was very calm. He continued to live his life as he should, as if he didn't care at all, at least on the surface.
Again, Yunjing doesn't worry about these things. The elders will naturally handle their elders' affairs. Right and wrong, grievances and grudges are beyond the control of a junior like him.
The autumn harvest season has arrived in a blink of an eye.
At this time, Niujiao Town, which had been "deserted" for a few days, became lively again, even more lively than the previous liveliest time!
You can see big horses everywhere in the fields, and there are even soldiers walking around. Many of them have different identities at first glance.
Regarding this phenomenon, Li Qiu just warned Yunjing, don't worry about it, don't ask questions, just let him go.
Under such circumstances, every field that can be harvested has dedicated people to measure, weigh, and record it, so that farmers who have been farming for generations do not know whether to harvest the crops they have grown.
Already...
It is obvious that the dynasty attaches great importance to the matter of farmyard fertilizer. There must even be many people in high places in the temple who do not believe it at all, and then either come to check it in person or send trustworthy people to check it.
In short, seeing is believing.
Everyone else's food can be harvested, as can the crops Yunjing and Li Qiu personally planted this year.
However, Li Qiu learned that the farmers were still a little slow on the matter of fertilizer and failed to apply fertilizer at the best time for the crops to grow. As a result, the crops they planted were visibly worse than those around them.
Yunjing and the others grow all rice, with less than five acres of land. According to visual inspection, they can harvest about 250 kilograms of rice per acre, all harvested, plus no tax, and they spend most of their time in school, harvesting
The food should be enough for both master and apprentice for a year.
One morning, when it was still dark and bright, Li Qiu woke up Yunjing and said that they were also going to start harvesting crops. Yunjing was doing his best, so he and Li Qiu got busy.
It is worth mentioning that in the current social environment, the method of harvesting rice is still very primitive. You need to cut it down with a sickle first, and then hold the rice in your hand and beat it over and over again in a special container for threshing.
This is obviously a manual job. The cloud scene is still small and the strength is insufficient. Li Qiu can definitely do the threshing. He is only responsible for cutting the rice.
After the division of labor was clear, but before the master and apprentice could take action that day, as soon as they arrived in the field, several people appeared from nowhere, shouting, "Wait, wait." One look at the clothes of those people, they were from the government.
Yunjing was speechless. He harvested the food he grew, but now he had to be supervised by the government. He looked at Li Qiu, what did he mean?
What can be done? Naturally, Li Qiu went to negotiate.
Li Qiu didn't put on any airs because he was a scholar. Nowadays, the grain harvest situation in Niujiao Town must be heard directly. Anyone who dares to cause trouble at this time is tantamount to seeking death. Although Li Qiu is somewhat capable, he doesn't want to
Make trouble for yourself.
Then, it is estimated that the government has figured out a set of procedures during this period. After Li Qiu briefly negotiated with those people, some people began to measure the land with rulers. They were very careful and tried not to touch the crops.
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When measuring the fields, he was probably the person in charge of this area. He stood next to Li Qiu, looked at the rice planted by Li Qiu and the others and frowned: "Didn't you say that after applying farmyard fertilizer, the grain yield increased significantly? Other people's crops have increased significantly."
If you look so good, why is your family so bad? Isn't it because of laziness?"
"Your Excellency, it is clear that we are not lazy. We actually learned about the farmer's fertilizer a little late and missed the trip, so the crops in the field are worse than others," Li Qiu explained.
So the other party said displeasedly: "You farmers, crops are the lifeblood. Farmyard manure is so important, but you don't realize it until later. It's really foolish. Remember to use it as soon as possible in the coming year."
"It must be like this," Li Qiu said with a smile.
At this time, the other party reacted belatedly. He looked at Li Qiu and asked curiously: "Old man, from your tone, it seems that you have studied for how many days?"
Li Qiu bowed his hands and said: "I have indeed read a few books for a few days, but it is nothing. It makes adults laugh."
"Yeah", the other person nodded, always feeling that something was wrong, but couldn't put it in words.
Then, just like this, the fields were finally measured, but it took a lot of time. At this time, Li Qiu said: "My lord, please forgive me, it's getting late, we have to go."
"Let's go? Aren't you going to collect grain? Where are you going?" The other party was suddenly confused, thinking to himself: How can farmers be so willful? How long have they been in the field and they are leaving now? They don't want the crops anymore?
Li Qiu said with a smile: "Sir, it really happened for a reason. I have to go to the school to teach the students, and my disciple also has to go to the school to teach, so I have to come back to harvest food after school in the afternoon."
"Are you still the teacher in the school?" The official was completely confused. Once you teach, just teach well. Why are you dressing up like an old farmer?
Li Qiu nodded and said, "Yes, I wonder if we can leave?"
"Uh..., I'm sorry, Sir, please come back in the afternoon," the official said with a twitching corner of his mouth.
Yunjing almost rolled his eyes, well, he was supposed to collect grain this morning, but nothing was accomplished due to this delay.
Then they each left...
In the afternoon, Yunjing and Li Qiu came back from school and continued to go to the fields to harvest grain. In the morning, several people from the government also came over immediately.
It is estimated that they inquired about Li Qiu's situation during the day, and were not too polite in the afternoon, and even offered to help.
I don’t know what the guy asked about. He was so enthusiastic that Li Qiu couldn’t refuse and could only agree to their help. As a result, the other party waved and another group of people came cheering...
Finally, what Yunjing thought would take many days of hard work and several acres of grain was harvested in one afternoon!
There is no way, there is strength in numbers.
After the grain was harvested and weighed, the official took the record book and told Li Qiu that they had four acres of land and harvested a total of 1,208 kilograms of grain. The average yield per mu was about 257 kilograms.
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If we go by the harvests of previous years, this is an unprecedented bumper harvest for them. But compared to other places in Niujiao Town, it can only be said that it is not bad, because the yield per mu of fields in other places is about 300 kilograms!
Li Qiu was not depressed because his harvest was not as good as others. Instead, he was very happy and said that it would be good. In the future, when farmyard fertilizer becomes popular, there will be such a harvest all over the country, and the lives of all people will be better in the future...
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Although that is only an ideal state, putting aside other unhappy factors, the future is still worth looking forward to. Farmers will have food to eat, the country will collect taxes, farmers will have a better life, and national strength will be greatly improved!
As night fell, the people from the government helped Yunjing and the others return the harvested grain to their residence, where it could be put into the warehouse after being dried, and then they dispersed.
In the evening, Li Qiu took out some rice harvested during the day, and used his innate energy to shell the rice, and then eagerly cooked a pot of rice with the rice he got.
This is rice grown by them themselves, and it smells particularly sweet.
Under the moonlight, the master and the apprentice ate white rice with pickles. Even though it was such a simple food, both the master and the apprentice felt happy after eating it.
Yunjing ate the rice in the bowl, recalling the work of the past six months, from plowing the ground, sowing, weeding, irrigating, weeding again, observing the water conditions every day, and then harvesting, until the rice in the bowl was finally there.
The hard work, the fatigue, the sweat...
Until this moment, everything has turned into the sweetness of rice.
The inexplicable feeling in Yunjing's heart since the beginning of his labor was fully released at this moment!
His already extremely keen perception was changing in an incredible way at this moment. There seemed to be an imperceptible clicking sound in his head, as if something was broken or something was obtained.
Release and catharsis were natural. Yunjing closed his eyes subconsciously, and then, with his eyes closed, he 'saw'...
This chapter has been completed!