Tongtong had to tell Emperor Wen Zhao, "Silang, go and ask what would be better to plant in this wasteland." He smiled at Wulang and Liulang, who were holding the plow, "Neither of them know how to use it, maybe we should hire an old farmer to do it." gentlemen?"
Emperor Wen Zhao burst out laughing, "Why not? There are three hundred and sixty lines, and there are number one candidates in all lines! There are three people in the line, and there is my teacher! I should invite you to be your teacher one by one."
Tongtong immediately called out to the fourth master: "Silang, my uncle said that if you are free, please be a half-day teacher. Our family will give you a chance to repair."
It made many people burst into laughter.
The Fourth Master paused and waved his hand towards Tongtong. He really just forgot that the second in command cannot be in charge like this.
Here Tongtong turned around and changed the subject, as if he said it casually.
Han Zhenzhu has never been able to blend in. She feels that she is a little out of tune with these people.
Zhao Defeng waved to her: "Come here!"
Han Zhenzhu smiled and walked over, standing next to Zhao Defeng.
Zhao Defeng smiled and said: "Tell your brother to help you later! And Han Er, he is your cousin, why do you never get close to him?"
ah?
Han Zhenzhu was stunned for a moment, "I've never met him before, but somehow we got close to him."
Zhao Defeng: "..." That's right! He pointed to Lin Chongwen, "The Lin family grandson and the princess have never met before! They are the brothers whom they only met when the princess went to the northwest before her wedding. But look, Is the princess unfamiliar with him?"
Except for Lin Ke, everyone else in the Lin family can go to the ground.
Lin Chongwen was squatting next to Emperor Wen Zhao, talking about the karez irrigation in the Western Regions, which Emperor Wen Zhao had no chance to see.
Zhao Defeng said: "As a family, you are so unfamiliar and it is not easy for him to get close to you." Han Zhenzhu just smiled and then changed the subject, "I wonder if there is still a shortage of people for the fifth princess's errands. ?”
Huh? You want to take charge of things?
"I'm bored at home! I want to go out for a walk, get to know a few more people, and find someone to talk to."
Zhao Defeng pointed at the fifth princess and said, "Ask yourself! Are you afraid that she will ignore you?"
Xiaowu didn't ignore anyone, but it was more interesting to watch the old peasant teach. These old men probably didn't know who invited him here, and they were still calling their father "master" when they saw him.
Finally, Han Zhenzhu came, "Your Highness!"
"Shh!" Xiao Wu put his index finger to his lips and whispered: "Stop shouting! Listen to the old farmer."
Han Zhenzhu could only shut up and follow Xiao Wu step by step.
Everyone gathered around the old farmer to ask for advice, and Emperor Wen Zhao even shouted "old man", and the fourth master and Tongtong withdrew. With a hoe full of sweat, covered in mud and tired, they worked for a long time and walked towards the village. Sit with your back leaning against your back and squint at the sun.
Tongtong whispered: "I always feel that we have...lived such days before?"
Days like this? How about being an old farmer?
OK!
The Fourth Master shook his head: "I can't possibly ask you to suffer like this!"
Is that what I feel is wrong?
Han Zongdao observed the surroundings from time to time. He could see how much Shiro and Tongtong had done. The eldest brother could drive as far as seventeen or eighteen steps, but the two children, after working for a long time, could drive the most. Fifteen steps. They are expanding wider. They have opened up the land of Xiangu and the two real people by fifteen steps. There is also the third brother, whose shovel has not been moved. What about now? All the ground has been turned over. Even the shortcomings of my own part have been worked out.
There really isn't even one step forward.
Who else is working honestly? There are also the three princes-in-law. This boy from the Wu family really sticks to his heart. He doesn't talk much and doesn't push forward. He just goes to work. He doesn't do it quickly.
, but Shengrong was basically not asked to intervene. When he was tired, he squatted down and tumbled the grass roots. After he had a rest, he continued to work. The ground between the two of them was slightly wider, and they walked five or six steps forward.
Except for this, there is also last year's top pick - Li Yan.
I specially asked someone to check Li Yan, but nothing was found. Now I was two steps away, but at least every step was solid. If I felt that the depth was not enough, I turned down at the same place, and then used a shovel to dig in.
Poke down to measure the depth. If there is insufficient depth, make up for it.
It was down-to-earth, which made him look at it with admiration.
Not only Han Zongdao noticed it, but the fourth master and Tongtong also saw it. But he didn't call others without authorization. When he called others, he had to be careful about how he answered. This was not a mistake.
I was very excited on the first day and did pretty well.
Where will you stay at night? Just stay in a tent. Circles of tents have been set up long ago. There are piles of grass roots and half-burned miscellaneous trees everywhere! Looking around, it looks like stars have fallen.
Come down. There is still this smoky smell of burning vegetation, Tongtong loves it very much.
It was not always quiet in the camp, some noises could be heard from far and near.
After the fourth master cleaned up a little, he went out with Emperor Wen Zhao and others. He had to visit various camps to see how he was doing after a day of work and to hear what everyone thought.
Tongtong changed her clothes and came out. She saw Liu Nande and the queen talking by the fire, so she walked over.
Liu Nande was talking about this matter, "...Who knew that this child's grandmother could be so ill, that's why she said that the marriage must be arranged as soon as possible."
It should be Liu Siniang!
Tongtong went over and asked, "Where is Si Niang?"
"Go to bed early!" Liu Nan took Tongtong's hand and looked at Tongtong's palm, "Why are you so sincere? Just ask Shiro to do it slowly. You are not allowed to follow me tomorrow..."
Tongtong just smiled: "I want to follow."
The queen tapped Tongtong's nose, and Liu Nande laughed loudly, raised his arms to hug Tongtong, and smiled from the corners of his eyes and eyebrows.
Zhao Defeng warmed himself by the fire and said to Han Zhenzhu, "Are you a little envious? Some people are so blessed that they seem to have all the spiritual energy in the world. This is beyond envy! If you can't be her, don't even think about being her.
You have your own good points. You have to understand this truth and stop staring at her. If you can get along with her, she is easy to get along with. She has never been so evil. If you can't get along with her, stay away from her.
She won’t do anything to you on purpose. She’s not that kind of person!”
With that said, he pulled out the taro from the fire and handed it to Han Zhenzhu, "Your brother went out and brought this. I roasted it. You can take it to the ladies." Han Zhenzhu hesitated:
"Aren't you coming with me?"
Zhao Defeng sighed and stood up. Seeing Han Zhenzhu looking at the taros on the ground with nowhere to do anything, he squatted down and picked them up one by one, holding them only by the hem of his skirt. He smiled from afar and said: "First aunt and second aunt, look at what I'm doing
What's coming?"
What?
Zhao Defeng came over and squatted down to ask a few people to look at it, "Look!"
Yo! I even brought taro out.
Well! It’s baked, do you want to eat it?
Tongtong reached out and took it first, "Put it on the ground. It won't feel uncomfortable if you leave it like this!"
Zhao Defeng put it on the ground and picked up a not too big one. When he saw Tongtong peeling it and handing it to the queen, she peeled it and handed it to the fairy first: "I don't know if it's done yet? Hold on to the small one and eat it first!"
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Han Zhenzhu handed the one in her hand to Tongtong: "Princess Princess, please."
"You're so polite! Try them all." In fact, she rarely thought of eating this. Occasionally she would eat one, and it was quite delicious. She couldn't help but ask about the seeds, "Are there any more? If there are any, leave some for me."
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"You can't grow it in the north." Han Zhenzhu added.
Tongtong smiled and said, "I know that this thing needs to be planted in a place with water retention, and it is not cold-tolerant. If you sow it early in the spring and harvest it early in the autumn, the yield will definitely not be as good as in the south. This is not the one in the garden. It is still humid from the edge of the pond.
, I want to try all kinds of things.”
"Taro doesn't like ponds either."
Tongtong: "..."
Zhao Defeng laughed immediately, "Isn't this just a try? She knows that taro doesn't like ponds, but likes clay soil... She just feels that the place is empty and is not suitable for planting anything. She thinks of using it and harvesting it.
Just go to her place when you have time and you will find out. She grows everything and is very messy."
Han Zhenzhu smiled sheepishly, but was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to answer the question.
Zhao Defeng sighed inwardly and took the initiative to say: "Do you know where this thing was first recorded?"
Han Zhenzhu then continued, "I remember it was mentioned in historical records that the ancestors of the Zhuo family in Shu were rich by smelting iron. They were originally from the Zhao state. After Qin defeated Zhao, they gave the Zhuo family to
Moved away. Mr. Zhuo said that the fields under Wenshan Mountain are fertile, and taro grows in the ground, like big squatting birds. With this as food, people will not starve to death."
Tongtong nodded, there was such a record. But asking this really reminded her of another record she had seen. That record was from about the same time as today. It seemed to be left by an unknown person in the Five Dynasties period.
The book records an incident. It is said that a monk in a temple planted a large taro, and the harvest was huge every year! They couldn't eat this kind of thing, so they steamed the taro, then pounded it into mud, and used this thing
They came to build walls and rebuilt all the walls in the temple. One year later, there was a riot and all the surrounding rooms were empty, but no one in the temple starved to death. It was built with taro mud.
The wall has weathered the years of disaster.
Whether this kind of record is reliable or not has not been verified! But it seems that there are always such cases among the people. It is said that the wall of a squire's house in a certain place was made of glutinous rice and something was added. Later, there are records of relying on this wall to survive the disaster years.
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Of course, we are not talking about building walls now. But if the taro mud can be processed and preserved in the shape of bricks, it will be fine! Whether it tastes good or not is another matter, as long as it does not deteriorate.
In fact, taro can be eaten after being dried. In theory, you can eat taro even if it is dried!
Are they glued together with glutinous rice soup and then dried and stored like bricks?
When the fourth master came back, she gathered around him and talked about this.
As soon as Tongtong said it, Fourth Master knew what she was talking about, "The story you are telling comes from a book called "Yutang Gossip". It is a notebook-style novel compiled by a man named Wang Renyu."
Ah? Novel?
Yes! A novel! So, whether it’s reliable or not, you can weigh it yourself.
When I told Tongtong, I was confused. But when I think about it, many things in the novel are quite unreliable, but there are also some that are very reliable. What if this one is very reliable? How would you know if you don’t try it?
She thought: "If this thing is tried, people in the south can also use it to pay taxes! At least the tax rate should be relaxed. For example, for a tax of ten pounds of rice, you can only pay two or three pounds of rice, and the rest can be used
Taro head replacement. If the taro yield is objective, it will not have much impact on the people, whether it is thirty catties or fifty catties."
Fourth Master: "..." Bricks made of taro mud? From what he heard, he didn't know whether he was expecting her to make it or whether he couldn't make it?