Chapter 1046 The lazy and evil sister-in-law of a blessed girl from a rural family (42)
Everyone has a conditioned reflex. Whenever they see a crop they don’t recognize, they think it is a product of the Western Regions.
But this is what Xu Yin wants.
The Western Region is separated by mountains and rivers, and the road is so long that most people will not really go there to seek verification.
"Sir, these are indeed the seeds from the Western Regions that a peasant woman bought in Chunzhou Prefecture. At that time, she felt that these seeds were very special, so she singled them out and planted two small ridges."
When the county magistrate heard that this was indeed the case, he quickly urged the yamen servant to go down and help: "Why are you standing still? Go and help."
With more people and greater strength, two rows of corn and two rows of taro were harvested quickly.
When weighing, Li Zheng found that the yield was different, and he couldn't help but wonder: "What's going on? Is it related to the land?"
Xu Yin touched her nose: "Oh, it's because of the fertilizer."
"Fertilizer? A new type of fertilizer was applied to one part? No fertilizer was applied to one part?"
"No, a new type of fertilizer was applied to one part, and a more fertile fertilizer was applied to the other part."
Li Zheng's eyes almost popped out of his head, and his voice changed with excitement: "What? Is there any fat that is more powerful than the new fat?"
It sounds like a tongue twister.
The county magistrate said: "This matter is not urgent..." because he already knew about the fertilizer, and he even took away a handful of castor beans for this purpose.
Li Zheng: "..."
The fertilizer matter is not urgent? What is the urgent matter?
Oh yes, high-yielding grain varieties!!!
"Daughter-in-law Meng Jin, what do you call the red-skinned and sweet-tasting thing that Meng Jin sent to my house this morning? Can the yield per mu really reach ten stones?"
Xu Yin met their expectant eyes: "I also made an estimate. If you take out all the fruits of one seedling, it will weigh about twenty or thirty kilograms. It doesn't matter if you plant thirty or forty seedlings in one acre of land. The yield per mu will be enough."
Ten stones?”
Li Zheng's eyes suddenly lit up: "So, if we plant more seedlings per acre, can the yield per acre be increased?"
"How big is a seedling? I can plant hundreds of them in one acre of land!"
The county magistrate and Li Zheng looked at each other, their eyes gleaming with excitement, and they said in unison: "So, the yield per mu is expected to reach thirty stones?"
Xu Yin was delighted: Yes! That’s right! Three thousand kilograms is the standard sweet potato yield per mu in later generations! One thousand kilograms is the conservative figure she gave.
Even though this was a conservative figure, the county magistrate and others were very happy.
Even under the golden autumn sun in the afternoon, I didn't even feel the heat, and we had a lively chat around the red acres of crops.
After all, the small half ridge of sweet potatoes left in Xu Yin's backyard could not be saved.
The county magistrate took away most of them, and Li Zheng shamelessly begged off a few of them, leaving her with only a few kilograms for planting next year.
After seeing off the county magistrate and Li Zheng, Xu Yin lazily sat on the recliner and didn't want to get up: "I'm so tired! I'm so tired!"
It’s so tiring to deal with people!
Cui Mengjin gave her a washcloth that had been treated with well water, put it gently on her face, and wiped her face gently. She felt so comfortable that she wanted to sigh.
Seeing her as lazy as a cat, he smiled and said, "If you're tired, just lie down and take a rest. What do you want to eat tonight? I'll do it."
"Just eat the corn you just picked today, keep it simple."
"Well, let me cook you some more winter melon and shrimp soup?" "Okay."
That night, Xu Yin and his wife had a meal of fresh tender corn with refreshing and appetizing winter melon and shrimp skin soup.
At the same time, the county magistrate also rushed back to the county government office. As soon as he got home, he rushed into the study. He didn't care about eating. He wrote a letter to report about the sweet potatoes. By the way, he asked His Highness the Prince if anyone could give him the bag of seeds from the Western Regions that he sent last time.
Have people grown crops? Some of them are high-yielding grains, and some are fresh vegetables and fruits. Here’s how to eat them... blah blah blah...
Not long after, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wrote back. This time the letter was different from the concise and concise words in the past. This time, it was written for six pages. However, three of the pages were criticizing him for reporting too late!
It is said that people in Zhuangzi did not understand how to eat these new crops, so they harvested these green leaves as vegetables before the fruits grew.
County Magistrate Chen: “…”
He didn't get any credit for his work and was criticized... Who could be worse than him?
There was no other way, so Magistrate Chen had no choice but to come to Xu Yin and ask if he could leave some seeds from the Western Regions for him.
"The seeds I brought back were wasted because the people on the farm didn't know how to plant them."
Xu Yin wanted to give him a roll of her eyes, but she knew that it was probably a waste if she didn't write anything for so many days.
Fortunately, she kept a handful in her hand, otherwise all her efforts would have been wasted.
"Sir, where is your Zhuangzi? Why don't you let the women go and take a look? Maybe there is a chance of rescue."
County Magistrate Chen: "...uh, in the capital."
Xu Yin: "..."
My sister didn't say anything.
Not to mention the distance, even if it is very close, the capital city is the territory where the sister-in-law breaks into the dungeon. She can't even get away in time, so how can she take the initiative to run into it.
County Magistrate Chen came up with an excellent idea: That's right! The Cui family is good at farming, and they have seeds from the Western Regions in their hands. Why not take them to the capital to farm in the village of His Highness the Crown Prince? What if they are good at farming?
In order to help His Highness the Crown Prince solve their problems, His Highness the Crown Prince would certainly not hesitate to give them gold and land. That would be much better than being an ordinary Dawa villager!
County Magistrate Chen stroked his beard, went back to write a letter, and reported this proposal to the Crown Prince. His Highness the Crown Prince readily agreed, but in case his brothers who coveted his position as Crown Prince found out about the trouble behind the matter, Magistrate Chen asked County Magistrate Chen to use his wife and relatives as relatives.
In the name of Mr. Cui, Mr. and Mrs. Cui were brought to Beijing.
County Magistrate Chen came to deliver the good news to Xu Yin.
Xu Yin: Listen to me and thank you——
She declined on the spot: "Mr. Chen, a civilian woman was born in the countryside since she was a child. She is used to the life in the countryside. When she went to the capital, she was worried that she would not be accustomed to the climate."
County Magistrate Chen's persuasion was fruitless, but he couldn't force him. He was worried that if he pushed too hard, he would offend others and cause chaos, so it would be better to maintain the current status quo.
After thinking about this, Magistrate Chen said a few polite words and went back.
Xu Yin was puzzled. She thought it would take a lot of talking, but she didn't expect the county magistrate to be so reasonable. It seems that the emperor of the Daqi Dynasty was generally a wise king, otherwise the officials below would not pretend to be ordinary people at heart.
Autumn goes and another year comes.
Xu Yin's family gave half of the lotus roots they harvested last year for planting in the collective lotus pond. Of course, it was not free of charge. It was counted as her work points. If the lotus roots sold well at the end of the year, she could get a lot of money.
In addition to leaving some seeds for her own lotus pond, Xu Yin taught the women in the lotus root starch processing workshop how to make lotus root starch and gave the rest to the county magistrate and his wife, along with a few instructions on how to eat it.
The words were written by Comrade Xiao Jin.
After more than a year of literacy classes, he has an excellent memory. He not only recognizes the common characters of this dynasty, but also learns how to write them.
Xu Yin invited Lin Xiyun to come to her home to hold a literacy class. The original purpose was to help Comrade Xiaojin learn a few more words. Now that he has learned almost everything Lin Xiyun would know, there is no need to continue the literacy class.
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However, after Xu Yin and Li Zheng discussed it, they built a school in Xiaowa Village and continued to ask Lin Xiyun to be his master to educate the children in the village.