Chapter 485 The male protagonist's cannon fodder cousin (8)
After returning to the other courtyard and having breakfast, I learned that the village chief and his people were already busy on Chaishan Mountain next door.
Xu Yin asked the nursing home to help.
"There is strength in numbers. You all go and open a piece of land as soon as possible. I want to breed."
Of the twelve nursing homes, four were left as gatekeepers, and the remaining eight went to Chaishan to help.
This is still the result of bargaining with my mother-in-law.
Xu Yin: Relax! It doesn’t matter whether you stay in the nursing home or not as long as your sister is here.
But the ladies and maids didn't know that. Seeing that there were only four guards in the whole courtyard, their hearts were very high, fearing that someone with evil intentions would suddenly break in.
Seeing that they were always looking out the door, Xu Yin raised her head from the plan: "Is it boring to stay here? How about you go with the big brothers in the nursing home?"
The mother-in-law suddenly felt frightened: "No, no, no! The old slave stays here to take care of the girl."
"I'm not leaving either!"
Xu Yin: "..."
After thinking for a while, he said: "Then you bag the tea leaves around the other courtyard, pick them and fry them. Tea farmers from the province will come here."
Several women looked at each other: That makes sense!
Who knows if there are bad people among the tea farmers? This is a good idea, girl!
As long as strangers are not allowed to approach the other courtyard, the other courtyard will be safe.
Except for Zi Yuan who was serving tea and water to the girl indoors and waiting for orders, the other women and maids went to pick tea. Only then did Xu Yin's ears become clear and she was planning the future spice mountain without any distractions.
The village chief was very efficient. Knowing that she was in a hurry to use the land, he cleared a piece of land in less than half a day.
"Girl, the land has been cleared, what should we do next?"
"Turn the soil deeply and let the sun dry the soil thoroughly to kill bacteria."
The village chief was confused when he heard "sterilization": What does this mean?
Xu Yin told him: There may be bacteria or insect eggs in the soil. Sun exposure can remove bacteria and kill insects. If you plant flowers in the future, you will be less likely to get sick.
The village chief thought thoughtfully: "So, before we plant crops next time, we should plow the ground and dry it more thoroughly as the girl said. Will the crops we plant be less susceptible to insect diseases?"
"That's the truth."
The village chief suddenly became enlightened and went back happily with the unexpected good news which was beneficial to farming.
Xu Yin started soaking the flower seeds.
In addition, sandalwood, clove, laurel, magnolia and other saplings were also scouted.
After the entire Chai Mountain is cleared, they will be planted along the foot of the mountain.
The weather is warm and in less than a day, flower seeds only need to be soaked for half a day to sow.
Xu Yin found a corner in the flower bed on the patio of the second courtyard and sowed the first batch of experimental flower seeds.
Once the buds have sprouted and the stems have grown strong, transplant them to the next hill.
The flower species tested were classic fragrance flowers such as rosemary and roses.
In the first plot of land she planted, she decided to plant rosemary. This flower is most suitable for sowing in March and April, and it does not need to be cultivated. Just sow the seeds directly, and it is easy to propagate.
As long as there is sufficient light, ventilation and light transmission, it can quickly give you a green rosemary field.
At first glance, it looks like a weed, but only when it blooms do you realize how beautiful it is.
After the village chief finished plowing and drying the second piece of land, Xu Yin transplanted the budding roses there.
Roses, like roses, are relatively easy to grow. The end of April and the beginning of May are also the most suitable planting seasons.
Then came vetiver, bergamot, jasmine, and lavender.
For now, let’s plant these six spice crops that are most suitable for refining fragrance, and plant them according to their respective most suitable months and seasons.
However, after hearing her description, the maids and the village chief all said they had never seen lavender and bergamot before.
Xu Yin couldn't help but wonder: Could it be that lavender and bergamot haven't been introduced into the country at this time?
Fortunately, the Xu family has its own merchant ship, and two of them have been traveling overseas for many years. It is believed that the merchant ship brought foreign flower seeds.
"Actually, my parents had successfully cultivated them before they were alive. I wanted to come back to Xiangcheng to plan the planting, but it didn't work out... I want to fulfill my parents' dream! Plant for them the spices and flowers that no one in our country can grow so far. Let me
The Xu family’s incense industry is famous throughout the dynasty!”
Zi Yuan and others felt their hearts surge and their eyes moistened when they heard this.
Whose daughter is like their girl, busy all day long in the mountains growing spices?
The warm sunshine of late spring and early summer has completely sunburned the girl Shengxue's beautiful skin, and her hands, which used to be as smooth as gelatin, are also a bit rough.
Woohoo...these girls are working so hard!
In order to inherit the legacy of the master and his wife, he did not hesitate to show his face, and spent all his wealth in farming.
"Girl! You are tired!"
Xu Yin: "..."
What are you all thinking about?
Aren’t I just saying this because I was worried that you might become suspicious?
…
Fortunately, everyone believed her words and believed that the master and his wife had really cultivated overseas flowers during their lifetime. The girl was putting into practice the cultivation experience of the master and his wife.
Seeing that they finally stopped looking at her with confused eyes from time to time, Xu Yin secretly breathed a sigh of relief and could finally let go and do it boldly.
She lived in Chashan for three months.
During this period, the ripe seasons of peaches, bayberries, and pears are ushering in.
The village chief brought her a few baskets of fresh food, and the rest was brewed into wine and jam according to the recipe she provided.
Wine needs to be stored in cellars, but jam is made and sold immediately.
As Xu Yin expected, those high-ranking families were very fond of jam. According to the included instructions, scoop out two spoons of jam containing pulp, mix it with light tea and mix well, then add a few ice cubes to drink, and drink with it.
It’s the perfect match for the hot summer.
Xu Yin can naturally understand this happiness.
This is the basic version of fruit tea that became popular in the streets and alleys in later generations. A cup of iced fruit tea in summer is an extremely happy enjoyment.
Even a modern person like her is greedy. After teaching Ziyuan and Hongqian how to make fruit tea, they would give themselves a cup the next day.
The village chief is a capable person. He saw that tea was mentioned in the best way to eat it provided by Xu Yin. He tasted it himself and found that after the tea was mixed with jam, the taste was indeed better than that of pure boiling water. That kind of taste was difficult to use.
I can describe it in words, but it tastes really good. So I promoted the tea from Xujia Tea Mountain.
This year, a merchant specializing in tea business came to Fucheng, and the tea he sold was very cheap, which suddenly brought down the price of tea in Luocheng.
The village chief was originally worried that the tea from Chashan would not sell well this year. Unexpectedly, he sold it with jam, and the business was surprisingly good.
What was even more exaggerated was that the tea merchant actually came to him and said that he wanted to buy a batch of jam from Xujiacun.
Of course, if the price is right, the other party will also want to buy the jam recipe, and probably want to sell it with tea.
village head:"……"
I just want to laugh.
In any case, Xujia Village is prosperous this year because jam and tea are sold together, which is no worse than when the old man was here.
Xu Yin was also very pleased when she looked at Chaishan Mountain that was gradually filled with spices and flowers.
Next, she plans to try planting several flower seeds collected from the Hundred Gardens of Cultivation World in the boutique cultivation area on the top of the mountain. She wonders if they can be successfully cultivated.