"What are you growing in this land, Princess?" Tong Song was sure that this kind of crop was something he had never seen before.
Xia Jing squatted down and roughly measured the length of the sweet potato vine with her hands, and was very satisfied with its growth.
After listening to Tong Song's words, she smiled and said: "Sweet potato, also called sweet potato, is a crop with edible roots."
"Sweet potato? It seems to be something extra."
"Exactly!"
"princess."
Before Tong Song could continue, Xia Jing interrupted him and said: "This kind of crop has not yet been transplanted, even if it is ready, you can ask for two small bundles, but if you want to transplant it in a large area,
no."
Tong Song frowned slightly after hearing this, "Why?"
Xia Jing did not hide her concerns, and directly expressed her concerns: "I raised such a large number of seedlings this year, just to promote sweet potatoes in Lingnan and increase the food supply for the people who do not have enough to eat.
Since it is a promotion, the more seedlings the better. I will give you one or two bundles and you can plant them in the farm. In autumn, it will be enough for your own consumption.
And I want to distribute the remaining seedlings to more people! Especially the refugees who fled last year and this year, it is not easy for them to settle in Lingnan."
After hearing this, Tong Song instantly understood what she meant. There was no shortage of food in the family. It was okay to grow a little for a taste, but it was not okay to take up too many resources.
He couldn't help but praise: "The princess is righteous!"
Xia Jing smiled and was noncommittal.
Tong Song recalled the scene he saw when he entered the farm and asked: "When I came here just now, I saw many farmers working in the fields on the roadside, like planting some crops, and some people specially cut the seeds.
Open. Can the cut seeds still be planted?"
Xia Jing said: "That's planting potatoes."
Tong Song was quite surprised, "There is also this kind of crop. It can grow without any problems even if it is cut. Then..."
This time it was Hongmei who interrupted him. As soon as she heard him speak, Hongmei was afraid that he would ask for things again, "I can't give you this kind of crop. We don't have much of it ourselves. We can't even grow enough by ourselves this year!"
Potatoes and sweet potatoes are grown in different ways. Even the princess was reluctant to eat the potatoes grown in the flower bed last year, so they were all reserved for planting this year. If not even an acre of land could be planted, how could they be given to others?
Tong Song: "."
He blinked and said innocently: "Girl, I haven't said anything yet, I'll let you say everything else."
Hongmei smiled and heard the sound of horse hooves behind her. She turned around and said happily: "Princess, the coachman has brought the carriage. Let's get in."
"Princess, are you ready to return to the city?"
"That's right!" Hongmei glanced at him and helped Xia Jing get into the carriage when the carriage stopped.
Seeing this, Tong Song hurriedly waved to his coachman, "Hurry up and drive over."
Two carriages left the farm one after the other.
Halfway along the road, at a fork in the road, Xia Jing's carriage pulled over and stopped. When the two carriages were parallel, she opened the curtains and asked, "Master Tong, are you free today?"
If you don't have nothing to do, why should you follow her?
Tong Song shook his head, "I've been a little busy in the past few days, mainly because all the family's businesses are running very well, and there aren't many things that I need to worry about."
His words made Xia Jing a little jealous, "You started to lie flat when you were only a few years old, and I am already my great-grandmother, and I am still running around for life every day. Your life is really the envy of others!"
"I'm ashamed. I'm a young boy but I've accomplished nothing. I'm really ashamed of my parents."
The princess said she envied him, so why didn't he envy her?
In Lingnan, King Qian dared to say that he was the first person in Lingnan, and he believed that the princess would definitely be the one who dared to pull the prince's ears!
He is so placed at the pinnacle of power, why would you envy him for his white body?
After hearing what he said, Xia Jing smiled and waved her hand, "If you want to go back to the city, go back first."
"Won't the princess return to the city?"
"Spring plowing is about to begin. I'm going to check on the resettlement situation of the refugees."
Spring plowing was about to begin, and Xia Jing was afraid that the refugees would not be resettled properly, which would affect the year's harvest.
Tong Song rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "In that case, let me follow you and learn more about it."
"what ever!"
Xia Jing lowered the curtains and knocked on the wall of the carriage. After a while, the carriage started to move forward.
Seeing this, Tong Song quickly asked the driver to follow him.
Lian Gui had been leaning in the corner of the carriage, listening to every word of what Tong Song and Xia Jing said.
At this moment, I saw my carriage turning into another road along with the princess's carriage, and I was very anxious.
"Master, didn't I tell you yesterday that you must go home for dinner at noon? Have you forgotten? The old lady's cousin girl is coming to the house as a guest today."
They say they are entertaining guests, but they are actually asking the young master to go back and see him.
The cousin is the grand-aunt of the old lady’s mother’s family, that is, the granddaughter of the old lady’s sister.
This cousin is a girl from the Zhao family, a century-old family in Guiyang County, Jingzhou. She is of the same family as her young master. As long as she takes a fancy to her, I believe that the young master will be able to solve life-long affairs in the near future.
In a year or two, his young master will have a wife.
Tong Song looked back at Lian Gui, who was crying, "Is it important that the girl accompanying my cousin is accompanying the princess?"
Lian Gui's mournful face showed astonishment: "."
"Although accompanying the cousin is not as important as accompanying the princess, but..."
Tong Song interrupted his chattering, "There is no but, the opportunity to get closer to the princess is fleeting, and ten cousins are not as important as accompanying the princess!"
After hearing this, Lian Gui's mind was buzzing. Can these things be confused?
Although the princess is important, is it more important than your future wife?
These two identities are not comparable at all.
It's like someone asking you, when your mother and wife fall into the water at the same time, who do you save first?
Is this question optional?
No matter which answer you choose, it is wrong.
Unless someone takes the mother-in-law away and does not stay at the scene, there will be no comparison, and the conflict can be eliminated.
Lingnan has always been a place of exile, and the original population is sparse.
In recent years of famine, many people have fled to Lingnan. Whether they can truly settle down in Lingnan is still unknown.
In the past, when there were famines, there were naturally many refugees who fled to Lingnan. However, after the famine, most of the refugees will return to their ancestral homes.
The place Xia Jing was going to go this time was a hilly area, and the government took advantage of every opportunity to arrange many refugees in this area.
It's not too far from Fucheng, the nearest one is about fifty miles away.
Xia Jing walked about twenty miles from the farm to the first stop of the refugee village.
Maolingtan.
It got its name because there is a clear mouth on the mountain.
Maolingtan is surrounded by mountains on three sides and faces water on one side. It is a beautiful place.
Before these refugees came, this place was deserted and uninhabited. The arrival of the refugees brought the smoke and fire of the world.
As soon as Xia Jing entered the village, villagers spotted their carriage.
Especially the mounted guards on both sides of the carriage, loaded with guns and ammunition, are very intimidating in their momentum.
Naturally, Tong Song also noticed the horrified expressions on the faces of the villagers, and sighed in his heart, "I never thought that in my lifetime, I would be able to experience the treatment of a top tycoon going to the countryside."
The people at the bottom naturally have awe of the nobles.
The arrival of Xia Jing's personal guards scared them into silence.
Tong Song thinks that it is difficult for Xia Jing to get close to others, and she wonders if she will encounter anything unpleasant if she comes to check on the refugee resettlement situation.
For example, if the villagers refuse to cooperate and avoid her, it will be difficult for her to break into their circle.
Xia Jing got off the carriage, and an old man with gray hair came over surrounded by villagers.
"I've met Madam. I am the head of Maolingtan Village. I wonder where these distinguished guests are coming from?"
"Hello, village chief." When Xia Jing heard that he was the village chief, she smiled happily and introduced herself, "I came here this time to see if you have encountered any difficulties in life? The climate of settling down in Lingnan
Are you still adaptable?"
Xia Jing's self-introduction scared the villagers to the point of kneeling down to greet her. As for her subsequent questions, few villagers heard her.
"Xiaomin has met the princess!"
"If there is any offense, please forgive me, Princess."
Xia Jing asked them to excuse themselves, and when they stood up, she asked the question again.
"Everything is good in our village. Although some villagers are in trouble, as long as they are not really poor and work hard, they will not go hungry. As long as they have enough energy to open up wasteland and cultivate land after eating, they basically have no serious health problems."
Xia Jing nodded and looked around the villagers. There were fewer people watching, probably everyone was busy with farming outside.
She pointed to the villagers carrying trees down from the mountain in the distance and asked: "Do the villagers still build houses after cutting down trees?"
The village chief followed her line of sight and said with a smile: "That's right, because the house that the government placed us in is too small, and there are a few villagers who want to build more houses to make it easier for their families to live."
“Some hard-working families organize laborers to go to the mountains to cut down trees in preparation for building houses.”
Xia Jing nodded, "It's good for the villagers to have plans. As long as they work hard in Lingnan, life will not be too bad. At least in Lingnan, we don't have to worry about bandits coming down the mountain. The banditry in Lingnan has been vigorously eradicated by the government."
Her smile did not change as she spoke, "Also, living in Lingnan, we are not afraid of freezing in winter, and we can save a lot of money on fabrics in winter!"
Xia Jing's humorous tone made the villagers smile silently, and these words touched their hearts.
Buying clothes for the family is a big expense for the people at the bottom. In the past, some families were so poor that they only had one set of clothes, and the whole family had to take turns to get them when they went out. How miserable it was!
There is almost no need to worry about this kind of thing in Lingnan, because the most difficult winter does not exist here.
Xia Jing followed the village chief into the village and saw that the thatch on a house beam had been torn down.
"This is."
The village chief explained with a smile: "When we first came here, this house was built in a hurry. Now that the family has settled down and the fields have been cleared, we are just waiting for spring planting. Taking advantage of the free time these days, everyone wants to build the house."
Reinforce it."
"It needs to be reinforced. We don't have to worry about anything else in Lingnan, but in summer there are more thunderstorms than in the north. Everyone should strengthen their houses to avoid being damaged by storms."
As she said this, Xia Jing glanced at Tong Song who was following behind, "Tong Song, since you are here, go and help the villagers build houses."
Tong Song pointed at himself in disbelief, "You want me to help build a house? But I can't!"
The village chief smiled awkwardly, waved his hand and said: "No, no, how can we let the guests do it? This house can be solved in two days by our villagers working together. It is not worth the trouble of the guests."
Xia Jing looked at Tong Song with a half-smile but not a smile, "You can't even do hard work, right? If you can't do other things, you can carry trees, right?"
Tong Song looked at everyone, with a stern look on his face, and touched his nose, "I still have some strength, let me help you carry the tree."
Xia Jing nodded with satisfaction and finally arranged the place for this follower.
Watching Tong Song and his boy follow the villagers up the mountain, Xia Jing said to the village chief: "Young men should put more effort into it."
"The princess is right." The village chief shook his beard.
Xia Jing pointed to the big tree beside her, "Let's just sit here and talk."
As soon as she finished speaking, a waiter naturally brought a stool.
"What kind of crops are the villagers going to plant this year? Do you have any plans?"
The village chief has been farming the land all his life. Although he has never lived in Lingnan, what he grows in the fields probably has something in common between the north and the south.
The village chief does not need to consider the climate, but directly considers whether it is worth it. "There is abundant rain in Lingnan, so we have opened up a lot of paddy fields. We are going to plant some rice this year, and we are going to plant some beans and other miscellaneous grains in the land."
As for the vegetables that are essential for a family, just plant them in the corners of the ground.
"The village chief is very considerate for the villagers." Xia Jing naturally saw that the village chief was a practical person who sincerely served the villagers.
Otherwise, when the villagers talk to him, they won't have respect in their eyes.
"I have a kind of crop called sweet potato, also called sweet potato. It is an extraneous product, but it can fill the stomach and taste good. It can be eaten raw or cooked. The raw food is crispy and sweet, and the cooked food is powdery and glutinous. It is suitable for all ages.
Yi. I wonder if the village chief is willing to lead the villagers to try planting."
"Sweet potato?" The village chief looked at Xia Jing in surprise. He did not expect that the princess came here today to talk about this matter.
Extra things are too valuable and rare for low-class people like them.
"Princess, I didn't understand what you meant. What method do you use to plant sweet potatoes?"
The guards brought a low table from the carriage, and Hongmei brought teapots and other items from the carriage, as well as a few plates of snacks.
After the things were laid out, Xia Jing motioned to the village chief to drink tea. She also took a sip before saying: "I planted this extra thing last year when I was in the palace, and the harvest was good. One acre of land weighed about seven to eight hundred kilograms.
The harvest, of course, is talking about ripe land.”
"Seven or eight hundred pounds?"
The village chief interrupted Xia Jing's words in shock, and he was still unconscious.
Xia Jing smiled and nodded: "Well, this year I will plant all last year's harvest, and I want to vigorously promote it this year, especially to you villagers who have settled down in Lingnan."
"Sweet potatoes are grown by cuttings, so as long as there are vines, you can cut a lot of land. If your village wants to plant them in half a month, you can go to my farm to find the steward and apply for a batch of sweet potato vines to come back for cuttings."
The village chief's hands were shaking with excitement, "Princess, how much do you charge for this sweet potato vine?"
He thought that if the price of such a high-yielding grain was too high, he could mobilize the whole village to introduce some sweet potato vines, breed them first this year, and then let the villagers plant them on a large scale next year.
Xia Jing laughed loudly after hearing this: "Haha, don't be nervous, village chief. Since I want to vigorously promote it, how can I still charge your money? These sweet potato vines are provided for free."
As she spoke, she paused and said, "However, each village has a limited supply. In order to allow more villagers to plant it, the supply is limited based on the population of each village."
The village chief can understand this method. As people in power, they must consider all aspects of the problem. They are not greedy. They will be satisfied if they can plant it.
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