The Tang Dynasty started from saving Empress Changsun

Chapter 206 Seventy Thousand Seeds
Chen Jingke went to see Xu Shanying and five people again, and then found that they were more respectful to him.

It's normal to think about it. Firstly, their children have successfully entered Zixiaoguan Academy, which is a great grace.Secondly, he was officially engaged to Princess Jinyang.

Three times, he went directly to the palace to live for a month and a half.No matter what the reason is, if a foreign minister can stay in the palace for a month and a half, it is the performance of the holy family.

Such a favored master, how could they be disrespectful.

Chen Jingke came here today mainly to check on their studies.

These guards are not used as bodyguards, but have a more important role.If it wasn't for the delay in making glass, he would have given lessons to the five of them himself.

After some inspection, they found that they were not lazy, and they were very proficient in the few books he gave, so they said with satisfaction: "You have learned well, and you will be rewarded for everything."

Xu Shanying and the others said: "Thank you, Master."

Chen Jingke smiled and said: "My reward is not so easy to get. You should be mentally prepared, I will teach you something in the next few days, and you must learn it."

"Those who can't learn are useless to me. I never raise useless people, and they will go back where they came from."

The five people were startled, and said solemnly: "Here."

They are used to the good life now, with good food and clothing, good housing, respected by others, and their children have also entered school.

It's fine if you haven't got these things before, and letting them give up after getting them is more uncomfortable than killing them.

Leaving from here, he went around the temple with Wu Shu again, and met all the important people, which was to declare that he was back.

After a circle, it was almost dark, because Yang Shi woke up, Wu Shu was too restrained, and it was too late to go back.Chen Jingke sent her to the gate of the yard before saying goodbye reluctantly.

Originally, he wanted to go to pay respects to Sun Simiao, but when he walked halfway, he remembered not to let him go, so he turned and went back to his yard.

As soon as he entered the door, he found Yi Nu and Yuzhu chasing away the birds in the flower pond, and asked curiously, "Why are you chasing them away?"

Yi Nuxi said: "Really, are you back? These birds are so hateful, they always peck rice ears to eat."

Yuzhu also said: "Yes, yes, sister Yi Nu and I have to take turns staying here every day, and we can't leave people for a moment during the day."

Chen Jingke slapped his forehead, how could he forget this treasure.I hurried over to check, and saw a large golden rice ear.

A surge of joy arises spontaneously, these are all good seeds, they can live countless lives.

"Have you counted the total number of ears of rice?"

Yuzhu said: "I've counted, Yi Nu and I count every day, a total of 330 five ears of rice."

"In these days when the real person is away, we weed, fertilize, and catch insects every day according to your instructions... Even if the birds always come to steal and eat, we must guard it."

Chen Jingke, who was in a good mood, heard her mentioning the bird several times, and seeing her aggrieved look, he felt more and more cute, and couldn't help but kiss her on the face.

The little girl who was still complaining suddenly froze, then exclaimed, and ran back to the room covering her face.

This reaction startled Chen Jingke, but he quickly realized that this is the normal behavior of a normal girl being "attacked".

In comparison, Yi Nu's performance is a bit abnormal.However, there is nothing normal about this girl, and she cannot be judged according to common sense.

Yi Nu, who was slandered by him, covered his mouth and chuckled, and said: "This girl fantasizes about being close to a real person every day, and now she finally got her wish."

Chen Jingke jokingly asked: "What about you, do you want to get close to me?"

Yi Nuqiao blushed, pretending to drive away the birds that were lingering around and refusing to leave, avoiding answering this question.

Chen Jingke didn't chase after the teasing either, and turned to check the rice.

About half of them have almost no ears of rice, which are male sterile plants.It cannot self-pollinate and must undergo special pollination to grow rice spikes.

Relying on natural power to pollinate will become the present appearance, and only a few ears of rice will grow from a dozen plants.

Chen Jingke didn't understand these things, so he let them grow by themselves.

It is unrealistic to do any hybrid rice in this era, and these male sterile plants are of no use to him.

However, considering the painstaking efforts of his predecessors in finding sterile plants, and to facilitate the cultivation of hybrid rice in the future, he decided to keep these few ears of rice that grew unexpectedly.

From now on, he will set aside a piece of land every year to plant this thing, and harvest as many ears of rice as can be grown by natural pollination. Anyway, he does not lack this or two points of land.

The remaining half, specifically seventeen plants, are conventional rice degenerated from hybrid rice.

They are the main ones that bear rice spikes. A total of 330 rice spikes have been produced from [-] plants, with an average of [-] tillers per plant.

Rice has the characteristic of tillering, and the number of tillering varies greatly among different varieties of rice.The conventional rice species used to breed hybrid rice are also fine varieties that have been carefully selected and bred.

It is not too many to produce twenty effective tillers, and it can even be said to be relatively few.Because generally rice tillers can reach about 25, more than 30 are not uncommon.

The number of rice tillers is not only related to the variety, but also has a great relationship with fertilizer.Although Chen Jingke didn't have chemical fertilizers, he had as much manure as he wanted.

With only so much rice planted and no shortage of fertilizers, the average number of tillers is less than twenty.

It can only explain one problem, his planting technology is really not good, and it is a hindrance.

But it doesn't matter to him anymore, if he can grow a living, he has succeeded.

He estimated that the number of millet in each ear is more than [-] grains, and it is roughly estimated that [-] grains of grain seeds can be harvested this year.

If all the breeding is successful, the plants will be sparser and can be planted with three to five acres of land.If this continues for a few years, there will be enough rice seeds to promote rice cultivation in Datang.

What a joy.

As for the problem of birds and birds, it is also easy to solve. Just slap dozens of rice plants on a palm-sized field, and there are too many methods that can be used.

He didn't make a scarecrow or anything. Let's not talk about whether this thing can prevent birds or not, it would be quite scary to put it in the yard.

Especially when you see it suddenly at night, it can scare people half to death.

Let the shy Yuzhu go to Zhang Ruiguang for some fishing nets and bamboo strips, and cover the rice.

Doing so will hurt the birds, but now people can't get enough to eat, so who cares about the survival of these birds or not.

Maybe some birds can be caught every day, adding a little meat to everyone's rice bowl.

After these busy days, it was completely dark.

Looking at the cover made of fishing nets, Yuzhu clapped her hands happily: "Damn birds, I will never be afraid of you again."

"Haha... It seems that Yuzhu hates little birds."

The little girl said very seriously: "Yes, these little birds are too hateful, they always steal rice to eat, sister Yi Nu and I dare not leave."

Until it was time to take a bath, Chen Jingke told her.Only then did she understand what it meant, and she was so ashamed that she almost plunged into the water and couldn't get out.

At night, Yuzhu, who was being molested by Zheng'er Bajing for the first time, was so excited that she couldn't fall asleep. As a result, Yi Nu felt uncomfortable, so she could only bear it and dare not go to the person in the next bed for comfort.

Chen Jingke didn't think too much about it, he was already tired after a busy day, and soon fell asleep.

Looking at the little maids with dark circles under their eyes the next day, he was still very surprised: "What's wrong with you two? Did you not sleep well last night?"

Yi Nu sighed heavily and didn't want to say anything, while Yu Zhu lowered her head and was embarrassed to say.

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After more than a month, Chen Jingke practiced with his master again in the morning. Chen Jingke's heart was particularly peaceful, and a set of Tai Chi was unprecedentedly smooth.

Although I was sweating all over after the exercise, I felt very comfortable and unobstructed.

Sun Simiao said with satisfaction: "That's right, after practicing Tai Chi for so long, you finally got a little trick."

Chen Jingke was very confused, and said: "What trick, why don't I know?"

Sun Simiao explained: "Tai Chi is a health-preserving fist, which emphasizes the mind rather than the form. There is no fixed standard for this 'meaning', and everyone's perception is different. It can only be expressed in words."

Chen Jingke listened in a cloud of fog, and always felt that these words were inexplicably familiar.It seems that I understand something, but when I think about it, I find that I don’t understand anything.

After thinking about it for a while, I couldn't figure it out, and finally I stopped thinking about it altogether, and said expectantly, "Is there any benefit after getting the hang of it?"

Sun Simiao smiled and said, "Didn't you realize the benefits just now?"

"Ah, what do you feel?"

"Did you feel smooth and comfortable when you punched just now?"

"Yes, is this the benefit of getting the hang of it?"

"Otherwise what do you think?"

Chen Jingke was speechless and said, "I thought there would be some immediate benefits."

Sun Simiao said seriously: "Health preservation is not achieved overnight, but accumulated little by little through years of practice. There is no shortcut."

"Now you can't feel the benefits of getting started because the time is too short. Over time, you will find that your physical fitness is much stronger than ordinary people."

"Oh, I see." Chen Jingke said disappointedly.

Although he understands the truth, it sounds like there is no obvious benefit to getting started at a high level, so he is still very disappointed.

Next, he chatted with Sun Simiao about the recent situation, mainly about the progress of medical skills and the innovation of Taoism.

Sun Simiao said: "There is nothing to say about medical skills. The knowledge you mentioned may not be able to study thoroughly in my whole life."

Chen Jingke once again took out the original suggestion, saying: "There are many people and strength, why not open a class to recruit some students, and learn medical skills from you, and be your assistant at the same time."

This time Sun Simiao did not hesitate, and directly agreed to his suggestion, saying: "Okay, I will leave this matter to you. Later, you will recruit people and prepare everything for teaching."

"Eh..." Chen Jingke didn't know what to say for a moment.

Sun Simiao glanced at him and said, "Do you have an opinion?"

Chen Jingke hurriedly said: "No, no, master has something to do, and disciples should do their best. That's right. By the way, have you finished allocating the [-] places?"

(End of this chapter)