Datang Nongwang

Chapter 428 Picked up a big bargain
In order to eat a sweet and refreshing watermelon.

Li Chongyuan also worked hard.

He started collecting watermelon seeds the day before, and today under the scorching sun, Li Chongyuan was squatting on the ground again, picking up the watermelon seeds in the basket.

And today, that's even worse.

When there are too many watermelons, Li Chongyuan can eat anything.

It's like Wan'er at this time, holding a bamboo tube of watermelon juice, holding a straw made of small bamboo branches in her mouth, and is trying to suck it there.

Even Li Yuan sucked up the watermelon juice like Wan'er.

"Yuan'er, don't be so eager. You are not afraid of being sunburned in such a big sun. Come here and have a rest." Li Yuan looked at Li Chongyuan, who was sweating profusely, squatting there picking watermelon seeds, There was a sound of reassurance.

but.

Li Chongyuan didn't care about it, "Uncle, it's okay, if you bask in the sun for a while, you won't die. These are treasures, I don't worry if someone else makes them."

truthfully.

Li Chongyuan was obsessed with watermelon at this time.

The watermelons transported from the Western Regions are good in quantity or quality.

It is basically incomparable with the previous life.

Even if there were a lot of watermelons sent from the Western Regions in the palace, Li Chongyuan could have imagined that there would never be too many of them.

If you cultivate good watermelon seeds yourself, you can at least make a fortune, and then promote it in Hu County or other places.

Not to mention that people in Chang'an can eat watermelon.

At least it can benefit the common people.

For such an important matter, how could Li Chongyuan trust Qiao Hui and the others to handle these most important watermelon seeds.

Furthermore.

Li Chongyuan also knows that time waits for no one.

If it takes another one or two months at night, it is estimated that the watermelon will not be able to grow.

at the same time.

Li Chongyuan also asked Qiao Su to go to Chang'an to buy some melon seeds so that he could plant them together with the watermelon.

melon.

Although native to Africa.

But at this time, there were already melons in the country of Tang.

According to historical evidence.

Melons have been around since the Qin and Han Dynasties, and they are still thin-skinned melons.

It can be seen that this thing was originally produced in China, or it was brought to China by some kind of bird.

As for yes or no.

However, it is impossible for Li Chongyuan to verify it. What he wants is to grow watermelons and melons with high sweetness and sufficient water content.

Lin Caishu, who returned to her family yesterday, still misses Li Zhuang today.

of course.

The reason why she can't forget Li Zhuang is nothing more than fun, delicious, and free.

At this moment, she is sitting with the old lady in a pavilion of her family, doing needlework.

"Oh." With an exclamation, the concentrating old lady immediately raised her head and looked at Lin Caishu.

"Caishu, don't be in a hurry when doing needlework. You have to take it slowly. When will you be impatient? If you continue like this, don't say you can't make a piece of clothing. You probably can't make it even a waistcoat." It can't be sewn." The old lady knew that Lin Caishu's temperament was unstable, so she was careless.

Lin Caishu looked at the sewing and sewing in her hands aggrievedly, like a deflated ball, and she was very spiritless.

and.

Several blood holes had already been pricked on her fingertips, which made her lose her mind to do needlework even more.

There is a saying.

Ten fingers connected to the heart.

Pain is inevitable.

Coupled with the crazy day yesterday, this heart began to be a little bit hard to take back.

But she is already a married woman, she was told by her mother long ago at home.

At home from the father.

Marry from husband.

But besides obeying my husband, I also had to obey the old lady's wishes.

Even if she doesn't want to do it anymore, and wants to go out to play again, she has to sit still, so as to learn this needlework, at least she has to let the old lady see it.

After Lin Caishu took a long breath, she gave herself enough breath and said, "Mother, I remember, I must learn needlework well."

The old lady smiled after hearing the words, and continued to do her work.

But not a few times.

There was another wound on Lin Caishu's finger.

This made Li Caishu throw away the clothes and needlework in her hands, and sat there in a daze.

Thinking back to yesterday's fun things, delicious food, and a lot of novel things in my mind.

But the old lady sitting opposite was not in a hurry to urge her, she just glanced lightly at Lin Caishu and her belly that had never been visible.

a few days later.

Li Chongyuan who collected all the watermelon seeds and melon seeds.

At this time, he was holding a few small bamboo tubes, and sprinkled some unknown things into the bamboo tubes.

"Fourth brother, what did you sprinkle into the watermelon seeds?" Wan'er walked over with a book in her hand and asked curiously.

Li Chongyuan smiled mysteriously, "Guess."

Wan'er sniffed it, then shook her head, "I can't guess, fourth brother, just tell me."

"What's the use of telling you, but you don't understand." Li Chongyuan ignored this little girl and cared about his own work.

After the watermelon seeds are dried, they will naturally germinate.

The method of germination is also very simple.

Disinfect first.

Then add some water to soak, so that the seeds can absorb enough water, so that they can germinate.

In order to sterilize the seeds, Li Chongyuan used high-grade liquor.

As for whether it would be useful, Li Chongyuan was also worried in his heart whether he would directly burn these seeds to death.

Experiment first.

Only with the results can we know whether it works or not.

As for the spilled stuff.

Li Chongyuan can be regarded as an experiment.

In fact, it is the powder obtained by grinding the chicken manure collected by Li Chongyuan after drying.

Potassium is found in the droppings of birds, as does that of chickens.

Moreover, in addition to potassium, chicken manure also contains phosphorus, nitrogen and other elements, and it also contains a lot of organic matter.

Li Chongyuan wanted to use this method to test out a new cultivation method.

even.

Li Chongyuan has already issued a notice to the whole village about the collection of chicken manure and pig and cow manure in each house.

All the villagers in the village actively responded to Li Chongyuan's call.

These are good things.

In the absence of chemical fertilizers, this is the only way to solve the shortage of chemical fertilizers in crops.

At this time, the area on the west side of the outer edge of Niu Shou Mountain.

Qiao Su is leading a lot of helpers, and is working hard on land reclamation.

"Steward Qiao, Mr. Li spent so much money to buy this piece of wasteland. Is he going to plant Huaishan again? I heard that Lizhuang's Huaishan is delicious, but I don't know how delicious it is." A helper was curious. inquired.

Qiao Su leaned on a cane in his hand and leaned on the ground, "Huaishan is no longer planted. Now even if it is opened up to plant Huaishan, the season is not right. My little man said he wanted to grow watermelons, he said he wanted to cultivate watermelons. New watermelon varieties are coming."

"Watermelon? What is a watermelon?" After hearing the words, all the helpers looked sideways, not knowing what watermelon Manager Qiao was talking about.

Also really.

Watermelons come from the Western Regions.

The number of watermelons that can be sent to Tang is very small.

Even if there are sporadic quantities of watermelons for sale in Chang'an City, they are not something tenant farmers like them can afford to buy or eat.

Furthermore, the number is small, which is rare in the market.

Even many people have never seen a watermelon.

This is not.

After hearing Qiao Su's words, the helpers wondered what the watermelon was.

Qiao Su smiled lightly, "Watermelon, that's a melon from the Western Regions. It is produced in the Western Regions. The Holy One sent someone to give some watermelons to my little lord to eat. That's why my little lord wanted to breed a new watermelon variety." Come."

All the helpers were confused.

There is no watermelon in my mind, no matter how I guess, it is just a white thought.

Land reclamation continues.

Sandy soil is the most suitable for growing watermelons.

Li Chongyuan sent Yao Kong back to the county government and bought this wasteland for the purpose of growing watermelons and melons.

Although it cost a lot of money.

But for the current Li Chongyuan, with the revenue of hundreds of guan dollars a day from the Qingsi Pavilion and the cornucopia of the Yingbin Building, buying a piece of wasteland will not hurt Li Chongyuan's muscles at all.

And this time.

On the trail in Lizhuang, a group of people ushered in.

According to the standard of horses and carriages, one can tell at a glance that they are the people and horses of the imperial court.

"Director Wang, Li Zhuang is here." After the group of people arrived at the entrance of Li Zhuang village, a forbidden soldier walked to the carriage and reminded him in a low voice.

Can be called Manager Wang.

It was nothing more than Wang Li, the head servant who often served Li Shimin in the palace.

After being reminded, Wang Li quickly got out of the carriage, "You all wait here, and I can enter the manor by myself."

After Wang Li had spoken, he went straight to Li Chongyuan's small courtyard.

With so many people coming to Lizhuang, the guards who were hiding in some dark places had already discovered it.

even.

The guards' hands were involuntarily pressed on the hilt of the sword, and their eyes were fixed on the personnel who came to Lizhuang.

Fortunately, Wang Li had spoken, whether these forbidden soldiers or palace servants, they obeyed Wang Li's words and waited honestly outside the villa.

"Wang Li has seen the Supreme Emperor." As soon as Wang Li arrived at the gate of the small courtyard, he saw Li Yuan sitting and resting in the shade of the small courtyard.

Li Yuan raised his eyes to look at the door, his eyes were very displeased, "Why are you here, the Nizi asked you to come to know if I'm dead or not."

What Li Yuan said.

It is not true that Wang Li replied, nor did he not reply.

Li Chongyuan, who came out of the miscellaneous room, saw Wang Li coming suddenly and heard Li Yuan's voice, so he hurried to Li Yuan's side, "Uncle, don't think too much, don't think too much."

Li Yuan glared at Wang Li at the courtyard gate, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Li Chongyuan shrugged helplessly, spread his hands, and walked towards the gate of the courtyard.

"Boss Wang, you also know that my uncle has a bad temper, so don't take it to heart. If there is anything going on in the future, just send someone to pass it on to you, so as not to cause trouble." Take Wang Li out of the courtyard Not far away, Li Chongyuan said embarrassedly.

What is the relationship between Li Yuan and his son?

Although Li Chongyuan is not very clear, but he has heard of it.

Wang Li looked in the direction of the small courtyard, and shook his head lightly, "It's nothing, I'm a slave, and the Supreme Emperor beat and scolded me, and that's just as it should be."

"Then may I ask Manager Wang what he wants to do when he comes to Lizhuang this time?" Li Chongyuan understood what Wang Li said.

after all.

As a servant, it can be said that he is a slave of the royal family.

Being beaten and scolded by the master, what can he do?

Seeing that Li Chongyuan asked about his trip, Wang Li took out a handbook from his pocket, "This is what the Holy Majesty asked me to hand over to you. The Holy Majesty said, you, Li Zhuang, are the victim of the Zhao family's affairs, and the Zhao family will pay the compensation." However, it is impossible to pay the compensation, so, according to the meaning of the Holy Majesty, from now on, the Zhao Family Village will belong to County Uncle Li."

"What!" Li Chongyuan couldn't believe it when he heard what Wang Li said.

What is Zhaojiazhuang?

It has thousands of acres of good land.

Why in the blink of an eye, it became his own.

Although Li Chongyuan had this idea a long time ago, he took this Zhaojiazhuang into his own hands.

But he also knew.

I don't have that much money, so it is impossible to get such a good field.

Fields in Zhaojiazhuang.

Compared with Lizhuang's fields, it's not a little bit better, but much better.

Even compared to the fields in Hujiazhuang, it is much better.

Wang Li handed the letter to Li Chongyuan, and confessed again: "In the court, because of the Zhao family's affairs, although there were endless debates, the Holy Majesty suppressed it. The original intention of the ministers in the court was to confiscate all the property of the Zhao family village. , and then sell it after analysis. But the Holy One reads that you, Li Zhuang, have suffered heavy losses, and resisted the opinions of the ministers of the court. Even the empress made a statement, saying that Zhaojiazhuang should be included in Li Zhuang."

"My minister, Li Chongyuan, thank you, Your Majesty, and Empress." Even though Li Chongyuan was shocked when he got here, he dared not cancel this gift.

to this end.

Li Chongyuan put on a show, and bowed respectfully towards the direction of Chang'an City.

Wang Li smiled faintly, and said again: "Uncle Li County, don't be overjoyed, the Holy Majesty still has something to say."

"Um, then I'd like to ask Mr. Wang to show me." Li Chongyuan was so annoyed by Wang Li's words that he really wanted to punch him.

Such a surprise finally came, and it was a cheap surprise, and was almost choked by Manager Wang's hesitant way of delivering the message.

Wang Li pursed his lips and smiled again, almost blinding his eyes, "The Holy Lord said, although Zhaojiazhuang will belong to you Li Chongyuan in the future, but you have to pay [-]% of the tribute to the court every year, otherwise, I will not It’s good to keep other people’s mouths shut.”

After Li Chongyuan heard this, he thought for a moment and then replied: "Director Wang, please thank the Holy One for me. The minister Li Chongyuan must abide by his duty and hand over [-]% of the rations to the imperial court. difficult."

Wang Li nodded and said nothing.

but.

Wang Li, who didn't speak, looked in the direction of Qiao Su's house and sniffed.

This made Li Chongyuan understand immediately.

Every time Wang Li came to Lizhuang, he would never go back empty-handed.

And he looked in the direction of Qiao Su's house, and sniffed at the same time, and he knew that he was gluttonous at a glance.

"Boss Wang finally came to my Lizhuang once, and brought me such good news to Li Chongyuan again. I was really overjoyed. Boss Wang, wait a moment, I'll go back." Li Chongyuan went straight to Qiao after finishing speaking. The Su family went.

Shortly after.

Boss Wang returned to the horse with a jar of good wine in his arms. He couldn't wait to pat Kaifeng Ni and took a big sip, "Good wine, this is good wine."

Li Chongyuan, who sent Wang Li back to the small courtyard, handed the letter to Li Yuan.

"You uncle, you finally did a good deed." Li Yuan read the handwriting and handed it back to Li Chongyuan.

At this time, Li Chongyuan was already planning how Zhaojiazhuang should operate after the merger of Zhaojiazhuang to Lizhuang. "Uncle, Zhaojiazhuang has three or four thousand acres of land. I want Zhaojiazhuang to grow wheat and some beans in the future." (Bean) crops, how do you like this?"

"Yes, there is not much wheat planted here, so it's not a good idea to plant more wheat." Li Yuan replied with a nod.

(End of this chapter)