Chapter 996: The Principle of Planting Yams

Su You waved his hand: "Don't believe all Lu Jifu's words. I think he is more interested in leaving him enough ministerial money when I leave office, filling the Changping warehouse, and saying a few words about how good I am. Well, hello everyone, but it’s a pity that I didn’t receive Baohe Chun.”

Then he laughed and said: "People in Jiaozhi don't know how to do ikebana. They think that good orchids are those with big flowers and lots of bustling flowers. My dozens of orchids are really worth the price."

"When will I take you to see it? If you see it, you won't say that I don't take any of it. Any seedling sold in Bianjing City should be worth no less than fifty guan."

Shi Wei said: "Brother is not done talking about these little oily things. Hurry up and cook the yam and give it to my sister from Shu. But you can't stew or burn it, and the oil and gas can't be too heavy."

Su You thought for a moment, took out the pen in his bag, scrawled a recipe on his notebook, and handed it to a maid: "It's very simple, just do this."

After the maid left, Zhang Dunli became curious again: "The yams on the Sujia Zhuangzi are different from those outside. The ones grown by farmers in my village are twisted and ugly. The ones on the Sujia Zhuangzi are called iron bars. Yams, thick and straight, have been designated for worship in the palace."

"Later I asked Hachigong for some seedlings. I thought that the twists and turns must have encountered the rocks below, so I asked the farmer to dig deep and remove the rocks below. I was able to plant them straight, but not rough. , what is going on? And the farmers complained that the yams were dug too deep and it was too laborious to dig."

Su You couldn't be happier: "You, the proprietor, take things for granted too much and bring bad luck to the bankers. Why didn't you ask before planting?"

"Weishi County used a lot of bamboo frames to build villas. After the villas were repaired, the bamboos were of no use and were abandoned like worn-out shoes."

"Hachigong collected a lot of it, cut it in half, removed the bamboo joints in the middle, and found a sunny slope. After loosening the soil, he spread half of the bamboo tubes flat on the slope, and placed yam on the higher end. Seedlings, cover them with soil."

“Because the soil layer is shallow, the soil is rich in nutrients and fertilization is easy to achieve, so of course the yams will grow fat and strong.”

"In addition, the roots are blocked and can only grow along straight bamboo tubes. This is the principle of 'it is draped in hemp and cannot be straightened without support'."

"If you ask farmers to dig deep and pick out rocks, the bottom soil will be turned up and the nutrients will be insufficient, so the yams will naturally not grow well."

"So other yams grow vertically, but my yams grow horizontally along the soil surface. Not only do they grow straight and strong, but the biggest advantage is that they are extremely easy to harvest, even in flat jars. You can dig it out with your hands!”

"Since you have thought about the principle that yams must turn when encountering obstacles, but you only think about removing the obstacles, instead of making reasonable use of such obstacles like Hachiko did, the direction was reversed at first, and you got twice the result with half the effort. Get twice the result with half the effort.”

"Hi!" Zhang Dunli put his hand on his forehead: "That's awesome! How did Hachigong figure this out! No wonder the junior officials of Sinong Temple have to behave and call him "Ling Gong" when they see him!

Su You smiled and said: "If the four bodies are not diligent and the five grains are not separated, who can be the master?"

Zhang Dunli expressed dissatisfaction: "Yam is not included in the five grains!"

The princess of Shu also admired it and said with a smile: "Bier, Bian Gu, what the bachelor said is that paying attention to everything leads to knowledge."

"Why did my uncle fail in this matter, but Hachiko succeeded? In addition to his rich farming experience, he also has a way of thinking about things."

“Before doing anything, consider both the positive and negative aspects of your thinking, so that things can be done comprehensively.”

Bian Guan and Wang Yanbi are both small-minded and straight-headed.

Shi Wei took the princess of Shu's hand and said, "My sister is amazing. She can explain everything, but I can't."

The princess of Shu said angrily: "Sister, if you say this in front of Bachelor Su and Prince Consort Zhang, you won't be afraid of being laughed at by them."

After finishing speaking, he sighed, his tone full of reluctance: "Fortunately, Bian Guan is polite and sensible. Now I have an explanation for the virtuous couple."

Shi Wei said: "It's nearby, we can see each other every day, and Biangu can come and live every day. I'm afraid you will still find us annoying."

Princess Shu's face lit up: "How could it be? Now that my sister is here, I feel like I have a backbone for many things."

At this time, the table came up, and a dish made the princess of Shu's eyes light up: "How to make this dish? It's so beautiful."

Su You said: "This dish is very simple. It is to put yam, carrot, celery segments and water-soaked fungus into chicken soup and blanch them until they are seven-cooked. Then add a little vegetable oil and chicken oil in a wok, heat them up, and then blanch them.

The vegetables are fried quickly over high heat. Apart from these, only salt is added to make them fragrant and crispy.”

The dishes on the jade porcelain plate are clearly black and white, and the red and green are in harmony, which is very pleasing to the eye.

The princess of Shu took a bite and said: "Not bad, very refreshing. Let's eat."

The royal rule is not to talk during meals. Unlike the Su family's Ye Luzi, the princess of Shu can dine with several people at the same table, which means she treats everyone as her own.

Bian Guan and Wang Yanbi were very good eaters, and each ate three bowls of rice.

After eating, the table was moved away, and the princess of Shu asked the two children to do their homework. Everyone moved to the side hall to talk.

Su You also visited the palace of Princess Shu in the past. At that time, the decorations were all chess, calligraphy, paintings, gold, stone and antiques.

Nowadays, this side hall has a lot of femininity, with all kinds of beautiful porcelain vases filled with flowers, lotus pods, and reeds.

The furnishings in the study room were also replaced by all-colored bambooware. Su You could tell at a glance that those treasures were originally from his own home and had been moved here by Shi Wei for his good sister.

Shi Wei didn't know the value of these things. Maybe Shu just mentioned it and Shi Wei packed it for her best friend.

To say they are not valuable is to say that they are really not valuable, but many of them are old enough. They were collected by Su You when he was studying in Shuzhong, and he spent a lot of effort on them.

The princess of Shu obviously also loved such things, and said a little embarrassedly: "I think they are all the bachelor's favorites. My sister doesn't understand, so she gave them to me casually."

It was impossible for Su You to get angry with Shi Wei because of this, and said with a smile: "It's good if someone uses the things. In my place, they are kept in the warehouse for ashes, and they are easy to attract insects. They have to be dug out every year for maintenance, which is very troublesome."

After speaking, he picked up the pen holder on the table and said: "This is actually the fortune-telling holder at the entrance of Daci Temple in Chengdu Prefecture. It has been touched by an unknown number of people and is so bright that it looks like yellow jade. It is at least seventy years old."

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"The fortune teller didn't know how to cherish it and let it get dirty. I replaced it with a brass and white copper lottery holder. After cleaning it and taking care of it, it has this effect. It's just right for a pen holder."

Princess Heshi of Shu said: "Tanhua Lang has a clever mind and can always turn decay into magic."

Su You smiled and said: "So this pen holder is still condensed with the blessings and prayers of tens of millions of people. Now that it is in everyone's hands, I can only say that this is the fate that comes from everyone's compassion."

Shi Wei said "Oops": "I didn't know this tube had such a story."

Su You also gave a tithe to the Princess of Shu: "Just because I don't know, I say it's fate. This gift of Wei'er couldn't be more appropriate."

The princess of Shu stood up and bowed, "Bachelor, I want to visit the Empress Dowager in the palace tomorrow."

When he entered the palace to visit and had to salute himself, Su You understood the princess of Shu's thoughts: "Let Wei'er go with you. I'll take care of Bi'er and live in Zhuangzi over there with Bian Guan.

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She was the most distinguished empress dowager in the world to treat doctors for the royal family, so her relationship was quite high, but Su You still agreed.

The Empress Dowager's care and love for him has always been felt from her childhood to the present. Although there were almost no opportunities for the two of them to meet, Su You was willing to take on this relationship.

Su You is willing to do his best for this respectable old man.

This is a profound favor.
Chapter completed!