Chapter 3005 Although not as big as a fist, it is a potato that is a bit bigger than a goose egg
Outside Liaodong City, after a clear and loud gunshot, a hunting dog quickly grabbed the pheasant that had fallen down and twitched.
Running towards this side, Cheng Fa used a piece of dried meat to take out the plump pheasant from the dog's mouth, and excitedly raised it towards Cheng Sanlang.
"I know, let's bleed immediately."
After Cheng Sanlang said hello, he put away his flintlock gun with satisfaction, and then raised his chin towards Ao Guanhai beside him.
"Come on, it's your turn."
"Yes." Ao Guanhai nodded, picked up the flintlock gun given to him by Cheng Sanlang, and looked into the distance.
Until he saw another wild bird circling at low altitude, he raised his flintlock gun and pulled the trigger.
However, this wild bird dropped a few feathers in mid-air, then flapping its wings in panic and flew to higher places.
At this time, Qin Huaidao on the side subconsciously wanted to take a shot. Cheng Sanlang raised his hand in time to stop Qin Huaidao from such immoral behavior.
"Okay, okay, since it can escape from being shot, let's spare its life. As the saying goes..."
Bah... there was a gunshot in the distance, and the wild bird that had just been shot by Ao Guanhai and flew into the distance by chance trembled in mid-air as if it had been electrocuted, and then was shot straight and crookedly.
topple.
The hunting dog jumped out again like a bolt of lightning.
Cheng Sanlang, whose face turned a little dark, saw clearly that the ruthless one was Brother Dejiang, and he rolled his eyes helplessly. Forget it, that bird is a little thinner.
The worst case scenario is to process it, pickle it and dry it, and then send someone to take it to Dengzhou to give Li Qi, a wise brother, a taste of it.
After all, brother Li Qi is just like his father and has inherited his father's hobbies. He is really a father-son killer combination.
"I said, Brother Dejiao, why did you sneak up here? It's just right, let's continue walking over there together.
I heard that there are ferocious beasts over there, we just want to go and have a look. If possible, it is best to drive them away, so as not to hurt the people in the suburbs."
"Don't worry about the ferocious beasts yet. Go back quickly. The great priest just came to see me and said that the potatoes are ready to be harvested..."
"Are the potatoes ready to be harvested?"
Cheng Sanlang was stunned for a moment, and then he turned his finger. Really, in the blink of an eye, more than three months had passed, and it was really the harvest season.
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When Cheng Sanlang, Fang, Qin and others arrived at the experimental field for planting potatoes, they were bored and went hunting, preparing to get some game to feed themselves.
I saw that a lot of people had gathered there at the moment, and Li Yifu was there with a red face talking and laughing loudly with the high priest Suo Guishang.
After seeing Cheng Sanlang and others, they hurried forward to greet them.
"After seeing the governor, the subordinate heard from Mr. Nasuo that the potatoes were ready for harvest. The subordinate specially called for manpower, but the governor did not come..."
Facing Li Yifu's flattery, Cheng Sanlang laughed, patted his shoulder and gave him a few words of approval.
I quickly came to the edge of the field and stepped carefully into the field. At this moment, the leaves of the potatoes were already yellow-green, and they were more yellow than green.
This means that the potatoes have reached the maturity stage. Of course, you can also wait for a while until the leaves completely turn yellow before harvesting.
But now Cheng Sanlang couldn't wait that long, so he grabbed a hoe from the side, dug it down near the potato plants, and loosened the soil vigorously.
With Cheng Sanlang's pulling, with a little effort, the potato plant was pulled out.
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"...Why is there nothing?" Li Dejiang, who was looking forward to it, looked at the plant with only soil and roots under it in confusion.
The high priest Suo Gui Shang on the side wiped his face and felt that he could no longer allow Governor Cheng to do whatever he wanted, so he quickly went down to the fields.
He quickly pulled the soil with his hands, and soon several round potatoes were revealed. Although not as big as a fist, they were a bit bigger than a goose egg.
Cheng Chubi's face was slightly hot. He threw away the plant and picked up a potato and looked at it. Yes, he was sure that it was a real potato.
Tonight, you can have a meal of dry-pot potatoes, some fried potato chips, or some vinegar-stewed shredded potatoes or something.
Looking at this thing, Cheng Sanlang's mind was filled with a bunch of different cooking methods for potatoes...
Everyone stared blankly at Cheng Sanlang, seeing Governor Cheng squatting there motionless with a potato, as if he was petrified.
Everyone looked at each other in shock, but in the end Li Dejiang couldn't bear it and said hello twice, which finally made Cheng Sanlang wake up.
After swallowing Xingzi, Cheng Sanlang waved his hand.
"What are you waiting for? Harvest for me, just from this acre of land. Over there, prepare the scales and sacks, and you, prepare to record..."
Following Cheng Sanlang's instructions, the Liaodong farmers who were responsible for cultivating and maintaining the experimental field stepped directly into the field and began to dig in the same manner.
The high priest dug under the potato plant that Cheng Sanlang had pulled out for a long time, and finally pulled out a total of six potatoes, four large and two small.
After being weighed, the total was one pound and forty taels. Upon hearing this weight, all the people present unanimously turned their attention to the field full of potato plants.
"Cheng remembers that records were recorded when planting. Do you still remember the data?"
Cheng Sanlang pursed his lips and couldn't help but asked to the side.
The students from Cheng University who were in charge of this experimental field quickly flipped through the records in their hands.
"Principal, this is the No. 1 Potato Experimental Field. A total of 3,053 potato seedlings have been planted."
Li Dejiang, who was far more nervous than the others, couldn't help but start doing mental calculations.
"One plant is one pound and four taels, ten plants is fourteen pounds, one hundred plants is one hundred and forty pounds, one thousand plants is one... one thousand four hundred pounds, these three thousand plants are..."
Seeing that Li Dejiang was trembling for a long time but could not come up with the final data, the student from Cheng University over there simply gave the answer using mental arithmetic.
"There are a total of 3,053 plants in one acre. If all are calculated based on the harvest of one catty and forty taels, it should be able to harvest 4,274 catties and two taels."
"...More than four thousand two hundred kilograms, did I hear you correctly?" Qin Huaidao grabbed Fang Jun beside him, with a look of disbelief on his face.
It's not like they haven't tasted these potatoes before they were sown. They can indeed be used as a staple food.
Fang Jun's eyes also turned red. Although his left hand was grabbed by Qin Huaidao, he still had his right hand, so he stretched out his right hand and pulled Li Dejiang beside him.
"Brother Dejiao, this potato you got back is a huge treasure..."