Time travel from the red building

Chapter 56 56. Harvest
Early the next morning, Wang Xin harnessed the carriage, and Wang Fang came in to invite Yun Qing. Daiyu and her brother heard that they were going to work in the fields. They didn't know the hard work, so they insisted on arguing to go together. Yun Qing had nothing to do. He agreed without hesitation, took them into the cart, Fang Dayong and Fang Rui each drove an ox cart, Daiyu and Moyu's servants followed, a group of more than ten people went to the field.

When they arrived at the place, a few men were the main force of the work. The stems and leaves of the potatoes had already been processed in advance, and now it was only necessary to turn them out of the soil and put them into baskets, so the men turned over the potatoes in front, Yun Qing Leading a few women to load baskets in the back, Daiyu and Moyu were also busy with work, they all started, and those maids and servants did not dare to be idle, they all started to work.

It's a pity that less than half of the people who are really strong have been busy for half a morning before harvesting the potatoes on the one-acre field, and the two carts are full. will be less.

"Master Dao, this piece of land is a top-grade field, should we harvest an acre of low-grade fields for comparison?" Fang Rui asked.

Yun Qing looked at the sun, and then at the group of people who were tired and tanned, especially the two children. Their clothes were dirty, their hair was messed up, their faces were flushed, and their hands and faces were covered with dirt. He didn't even complain of suffering or tiredness, so he couldn't help but asked with a smile: "How is it? Do you still want to go to work in the fields?"

Daiyu sighed decently: "It turns out that farming is so hard, no wonder it said in "Pity for Farmers" that 'who knows the food on the plate, every grain is hard work', I will never waste food again." Moyu was beside her The chick nodded like pecking rice.

Yun Qing smiled. After a busy morning, she could understand this truth. Even if she didn't come in vain, she couldn't bear to tire them too much, so she said: "Go back, you don't need to accept the rest. Send a message to Zhifu Xu in the afternoon, please Let him bring someone to verify."

Fang Rui agreed, and the group packed up their things and went back. Before they reached Xuanzhen Temple, they saw Wang Fang's footsteps rushing towards them. When they saw Yun Qing, they hurriedly said, "Go back quickly Let's go! The governor and the magistrate have come with guards of honor, saying that there is the emperor's will and reward, you should go back to receive the order!" As he spoke, his face was full of excited and joyful smiles.

Calculating the time, Yun Qing couldn't help slandering that the decree was moving slowly enough, but his face remained calm, let Wang Fangshi get in the car, and sped up the speed a little. After returning, he changed into a more formal Taoist robe before arriving Xuanzhen Guan received the order in front of the main hall.

A group of people were standing there, with Governor Zhou and Zhifu Xu at the front, and they were accompanied by two unknown people, one was in his forties, wearing a scarlet official uniform with clouds and geese embroidered on it, the other had a white face and beardless, It was the servant in the palace, and when he saw Yun Qing approaching, he had a smile on his face. Governor Zhou had the highest rank, but he took half a step back, letting the unfamiliar official stand at the front.

The official said that the emperor had a decree, so everyone bowed their heads and listened to it. The decree wrote a lot of praises for Yun Qing, saying that she has a profound Taoism and a kind heart, respects her superiors, pities her subordinates to educate the place, and shares worries for the monarch, etc., especially Give a box of various Taoist books, some gold and silver cloth, and a plaque of "Xuanzhen Temple" written by the emperor himself.

There was no mention of Qin Keqing or Prince Yizhong.

Yun Qing didn't think too much about it. After accepting the order, the main thing was to take down the original plaque and replace it with the one given by the emperor. After a fuss, he took everyone to the side hall for tea. To make connections, the two heralds completed their task, were sent out politely, and left with their guard of honor.

Xu Zhifu took a step behind, smiled and cupped his hands at Yun Qing: "I'm sorry, I didn't expect Daoist Yun to be such a man with all-hands and eyes. He went out and registered in front of the emperor. In the future, I might ask the Taoist priest to help me. A few words from the government..."

You took a three-point seriousness in joking.

Yun Qing said: "It just so happens that I need to invite my lord, please move on and show you something."

Xu Zhifu followed Yun Qing and came to the pile of potatoes that had been pulled back. Yun Qing pointed at him casually and said, "This is a potato harvested from one mu of land. It is estimated to be about two thousand catties. It can be eaten as a vegetable or as a staple food. , I think adults should be interested..."

Before Yun Qing finished speaking, Prefect Xu's complexion changed, his breathing became short of breath, and he kept asking: "How much is the yield per mu? Is it really two thousand catties? Can it really be the staple food, and will it fill you up? "

"My lord, these are the ones we just brought back from the field. The output of the top-grade fields is definitely two thousand catties. The output of the middle and low-grade fields will be reduced, but there is not much left. If potatoes are the staple food, they can be boiled." Eat it, or make it into potato flour, it will definitely fill you up, and the stir-fried vegetables are also delicious, I have a recipe here, adults can try it..."

"I don't know how much soil and potatoes the Taoist priest has planted in total? Do you want the government to help you donate it?" Xu Zhifu asked again.

Yun Qing made his plans in the morning, and said without hesitation: "There are about [-] mu in total, and there are two other high-yielding crops, each with [-] mu, one is called sweet potato and the other is called corn. It will take another month or so to harvest. , I’m not sure how much the output will be, I can leave these to the adults, as for how to deal with it, it’s all up to the adults to decide, I have no opinion.”

Prefect Xu was very excited, and bowed his hands to Yunqing: "If the yield of these crops is so high, it will be a blessing to all the people in the world. My government thanked the Taoist priest on their behalf! Don't worry, the Taoist priest, everything will be handed over to the government. This government will definitely report to His Majesty the original, and will not allow anyone to take credit for Daoist Mo's achievements."

Yun Qing didn't do it for credit, but he didn't need to tell the outsider Xu Zhifu, he just nodded and watched him approach Governor Zhou excitedly, and the two of them talked all the way away.

Afterwards, those lands were surrounded by people from the government office. Yun Qing said that it was up to the magistrate Xu to decide, but she really let go of it. Instead, she was more concerned about her rice and wheat, and urged Fang Rui to hire a group of people. Harvest all the crops in the field and go home.

The surrounding farmers originally wanted to wait for another two days. Seeing that they were in such a hurry, most of them followed suit. After three or four days of busy work, they had harvested the summer grain, but those few people who were late were more unlucky. They were just about to harvest. , It started to rain, and it didn't clear up for seven or eight days in a row. A lot of food wasted, and it made people feel bad.

After the statistics of the summer grain production are available, all the farmers who listened to the government's arrangement at the beginning have increased their grain production. Needless to say, the joy of these people, while those rebellious and lazy people, seeing other people's harvests, they are still the same as in previous years. The same, the feeling in the heart is unspeakable, and everyone regrets it.

(End of this chapter)