Chapter 3121 The most useless thing (supplement 2)
Chapter 3121 The Most Useless Thing (Second Update)
The county magistrate couldn't help but sit up a little straighter, "Grain seeds?"
Zhou Li nodded heavily and told the story of how his family planted experimental fields in the capital for six years. He also took out his notebook and said: "The current grain seeds have the best seed retention performance, sir."
, do you want to give it a try?”
County Magistrate: "...You are brave enough. Do you know what the consequences will be if such seeds are spread to local areas without verification by the imperial court?"
It would be fine if everything went well, but if the harvest failed, it would be a serious crime.
Zhou Lizhong said hurriedly: "There are not many grain seeds. We can choose some farmers with a lot of fields and allocate one or two acres of seeds to each household. These grain seeds are what we have tested..."
"Do you know that farming is not just a matter of seeds," the county magistrate interrupted, "There is also a matter of wind, rain and sunshine. Once the wind and rain are not right, your seeds will not grow no matter how bad the weather is.
OK."
"But most people in the world are ignorant and don't know these reasons. They only think that the harvest failed because the seeds were changed."
Zhou Lizhong: "...Sir, each household does not just plant new grain seeds. If the wind and rain are not favorable, then the harvest will definitely fail not only the new grain seeds, but also the harvest. The common people also have eyes and consciences.
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They are not fools. It is really a problem of wind and rain. Who can not see it?
"What if it's a matter of new grain seeds?"
Zhou Li was speechless and couldn't think of anything to refute. He could only scratch his head and said: "Anyway, I believe that my family's new grain is grown."
The county magistrate waved his hand and said: "That is just your one-sided statement, and the previous rice was grown in the capital area. Who knows whether it can adapt to the soil and water environment of our Luojiang County? I can't let the people take this risk."
Zhou Lizhong felt a little regretful and could only suppress the matter for the time being, but as soon as he returned home, he said to Zhou Lang: "Uncle Third, the county magistrate doesn't believe me. Our family has planted all the seeds ourselves, right?"
Zhou Lang: "...you burned it? Although our family has a lot of land, it is impossible to plant all these grains."
In fact, they have set aside half of the field to plant new grain seeds, and the rest will use the seeds that Zhou Lang saved last year.
Zhou Lizhong thought for a moment and said, "Can you please give some advice to the people in the village?"
Zhou Lang scratched his head and said, "I'll talk to the village chief and the others when I get home."
Zhou Zuorang came in happily from outside and said to Zhou Lizhong: "I bought a yard at the end of the street. I can move in after cleaning up."
Zhou Lizhong opened his mouth wide, "Second uncle, have you really bought a house?"
He was a little anxious, "I won't stay in the county for too long. My sister-in-law said that I will return to the capital when the harvest comes in late autumn."
Zhou Zuorang asked, "What if the new grain cannot be planted?"
"...Second uncle, can't you have some confidence in me?" Zhou Lizhong said after finishing his words: "My sister-in-law said that if new grains cannot be grown here, then some experimental fields will be opened here.
Let’s plant together over there. I have to keep an eye on the fields, so I probably won’t be able to work in the house.”
So he will resign and will not live in the city but in the village.
Zhou Erlang stiffened for a moment and then waved his hand and said: "Forget it, let's live there from now on."
He said: "I have bought everything. If we come back late from doing business outside, we will have a place to stay in the county."
Zhou Lizhong didn't speak anymore.
Zhou Lang turned to Zhou Lang and said: "Tomorrow we will go back and ask a few people to come over to help. Before the farming is busy, we can tidy up the house first. It is not good to live here in Daya all the time."
Zhou Lang asked, "Whose county seat did you buy?"
He was confused, "How can you sell the house at this time?"
"From the Shi family," Zhou Erlang turned to Zhou Lizhong and said, "Speaking of which, we have some fate with you. Back then, you followed Man Bao and often bought the roosters that others had lost in fights."
Zhou Lizhong's eyes widened, "Uncle Shi!"
"Is he still betting?"
"Where is it? Even if he wants to gamble now, he has no money for a long time." Zhou Erlang shook his head and sighed: "How big the Shi family's family business was back then. I heard it was only a little worse than Master Bai's family. But now it's all lost.
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He said: "The yard I bought now is the last yard of Uncle Shi. It was originally used by his wife and children, but his son got sick and became seriously ill. He wanted to seek medical advice. In his early years, when he lost his family and business, he
Many people have borrowed money and never paid it back, and oh, they haven't paid it back either, so now that their child is really sick, no one is willing to lend it to him, so I have no choice but to sell the yard."
Zhou Lizhong was in a complicated mood. He could still recall the time when they came to the county town to sell sugar. After selling out, they would squat at the street corner and wait. When the cockfight was over, they would buy the badly pecked rooster from Uncle Shi.
So they know best that he really loses nine times out of ten, so they really can't understand why he keeps gambling even though he knows he will lose?
Even the sister-in-law who wanted to buy his cock at a low price couldn't help but persuade him again and again, "Your family is not short of money, so why bother gambling with such a one-in-a-ten thousand chance? Besides, you will lose nine times out of ten in gambling."
Uncle Shi laughed at that time and said: "You think this is gambling, but I think it is gambling. Gambling is just like other entertainment, it makes people excited and happy. Since it is all about fun, why should you be afraid of spending money?"
"But the gain is not worth the loss," Zhou Man said seriously even though he was young at that time: "Betting may make people excited and happy, but that is when people can control themselves. If you are as addicted as you are, it is no longer the case.
Pursuing happiness makes you sick."
"All addictions in the world lead to diseases. You are still young now, and there are many things to pursue happiness in this world. Why do you choose this thing that is the least beneficial to yourself, your family, and the common people?"
Zhou Man was only seven or eight years old at the time, and Zhou Lizhong was not that young either, but because his fourth uncle had lost all his family money through gambling, he was deeply impressed by these words. He also hated all gambling industries, including horse racing.
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Because he firmly remembered what his sister-in-law said, this industry is the least beneficial thing to himself, his family, and the common people.
But Uncle Shi took this road to the dark side, whether he hit a wall or fell into a river, he never looked back.
Although Zhou Zhoulang and Zhou Lang were sad, they were not familiar with Uncle Shi and did not have as complicated a mood as Zhou Lizhong. The two quickly discussed what they wanted to buy for their new house.
"I have to buy some firecrackers. They all say that the feng shui of that house is not good, so I have to boil some grapefruit leaves to drive away evil spirits..."
Zhou Li regained consciousness, nodded and said: "I know where there are grapefruit trees in the county, and I will go find someone to ask for some branches and leaves.