Love in the Red Chamber

Chapter 44 Keqing's Thoughts【For further reading】

"Sit down, Mr. Xu!" Qin Zhong hurriedly invited Xu Yuanyi to take a seat, and said anxiously: "You may have been seen by others just now, and if it spreads, Mr. Xu's reputation will be ruined. Let's stop talking about this! I'll go out and explain. Let go of my sleeve, Mr. Xu, I don’t know how to guess if the outside is torn off.”

Qin Zhong tugged twice, and found that Xu Yuanyi's strength was quite strong, and he didn't even pull out his sleeve.

Xu Yuanyi didn't pay attention to those, and only cared about the issues he cared about. "Tell me the truth, does a more convenient breeding method really exist?"

"Still in the experiment!" Qin Zhong replied.

Xu Yuanyi shook his head to express his disbelief.

Seeing that he was so persistent and his sleeves were being pulled again, Qin Zhong had no choice but to sit down.

I am also curious about what official position Xu Yuanyi is now, and I am going to recommend an official for myself.

"Is Mr. Xu any official position in the household department?"

"The old man resigned from office. If Jing Qing is willing to be an official, he will recommend him." Xu Yuanyi said firmly.

Want to be an official!But I don't want to be an official in charge, I just want the privilege of being an official.

Qin Zhong's dedication is there, but not much.

The more important purpose is to gain more favorability and longevity.

If you wake up earlier than chickens and go to bed later than dogs, you will be busy with business all day long.Even if it is given to the emperor, he is not willing!It's better to hang out in the flowers and live this life freely.

Qin Zhong rolled his eyes, and said politely: "It's not that I don't want to believe what Xu Lao said, but that what I say is groundless, and who can know what will happen next. Just like that method, without testing, no one knows the result. If it is Xu Laozhen uses an uncertain method to recommend, and it will only cause jokes."

Xu Yuanyi lowered his head and thought, he was indeed too anxious!

No wonder he looks like that today.

He was obsessed with the method of breeding and selection, and sighed.

"How can this be good!"

After hearing this, Qin Zhong gave him advice. "Why don't Mr. Xu test the method of artificial pollination first and get the results, and if he finds it useful, he can report it to the imperial court?!"

Xu Yuanyi only regretted that he didn't have enough time. "It's still the first month of the month, how to experiment!"

"I'm used to looking at the trees in the greenhouse, and I'm familiar with the flowers in the bathroom. Mr. Xu even forgot the flower art?" Qin Zhong pursed his lips, wondering if Xu Yuanyi had lost his mind.

"Didn't Mr. Xu say that he once planted rice with the Supreme Emperor in the Jehol Palace? You must have used flower techniques, right?"

Xu Yuanyi smiled wryly and said: "Tang flower technique requires warm water, or build a greenhouse with ground fire, and use the heat in the hall to force the flowers. These methods cost money like running water, and only the royal garden and the Xia family of the imperial merchant can do it well." out."

Xu Yuanyi was right.

It is written in an ancient poem that "the inner garden is allotted with warm water, and the melons have been planted in mid-February". The cost of such melons is too high, and few people can afford to grow them.

A greenhouse that can grow fruits can't be built just because it wants to, it will cost a lot of money.

And the hot springs near Shenjing City are basically occupied by the royal family.

If it can be cultivated in a greenhouse without spending a few dollars, people all over the world can eat vegetables such as cucumbers and lettuce during this season.

Now, apart from the imperial garden and the imperial villa, which are specially used for the Forbidden City, only those who are dedicated to the princes and nobles in Shenjing like the Huangshang Xia family, whose wool comes from sheep, have the capital to build greenhouses.

Qin Zhong remembered that there were three main types of greenhouse cultivation at this time:
The first is the cellar-type greenhouse.

It is a relatively simple cellar without any heating facilities. The heat required for the growth of vegetable plants can only be released by the thermal insulation performance of the cellar itself and some horse manure inside. This method is relatively expensive. Low, easy to operate, but the effect is not very good.

The second type is a cellar-fired greenhouse.

This greenhouse setup is more complicated. It not only has a seedbed, but also has a fire pit under the seedbed, and a fire can be lit in the fire pit to increase the temperature.

The third method is to open earth windows on the earth wall and fire the greenhouse.
The seedbeds and fire pits in this greenhouse are used in the same way as in the second method, but the difference is that this method only has earth walls built on the east, west and north sides to keep out the wind, while the south side is sloped painted paper windows.

The third method can not only change the disadvantage that the cellar cannot be exposed to sunlight, but also increase the temperature by burning fire. Compared with the previous methods, it is the most advanced greenhouse.

The basic principle is the same as the greenhouse planting of later generations, except that the light transmittance and thermal insulation of painted paper are not as good as the composite film and composite glass of later generations.

Qin Zhong thought for a while and said, "Just for the experiment, we only need to build two greenhouses with vertical walls and open windows, and plant dozens of corn plants in each of the two greenhouses for experiments and comparisons?"

After hearing this, Xu Yuanyi patted his thigh excitedly.

Qin Zhong stopped him and said, "Once Mr. Xu proves the effect of artificial pollination, I will teach you another method of breeding."

"really?!"

[Xu Yuanyi's favorability degree +10, Yangshou increased by 10 days (current favorability degree: 18)]

Qin Zhong listened to the prompt in his mind, and the smile on the corner of his mouth became more and more obvious.

It's impossible to teach directly. You have to earn a lot of fame with that thing. Not only do you have to attract a lot of favorability, but you also have to see if you can really get an official position or other rewards.

If it was the Qin family's wealth to build some kind of greenhouse, it would probably cost them nothing.

Now someone is helping me to do the experiment, what a great thing, I don’t need to spend my own money, but I can also earn myself a reputation.

Qin Zhong replied with great certainty, "Don't dare to lie, of course it is true!"

Xu Yuanyi listened, and wanted to salute again.

Qin Zhong stopped him again, and said, "Mr. Xu should go back and prepare. In a few days, it will be the rainy season. Don't wait until the Grain Rain Festival, when the greenhouse is built, it will be a decoration."

"exactly!"

Xu Yuanyi was in a hurry to leave after speaking.

Qin Zhong got up and saw them off.

When the two left the free school, they saw Xu's carriage parked in Ning Rong's back street outside.

Xu Yuanyi just arrived at the side of the carriage, suddenly turned around and called Qin Zhong to stop.He clasped his hands in a bow, bowed his slightly hunched body, and made an important salute.

Qin Zhong was startled, and hastily cupped his hands.

But a series of voices rang in my mind:
[Jia Dairu's favorability +5, Yangshou increased by 5 days (current favorability: 15)]

[Jia Lan's favorability +5, Yangshou increased by 5 days (current favorability: 14)]

[Jia Baoyu's favorability degree +1, Yangshou increased by 1 days (current favorability degree: 34)]

……

Qin Zhong looked back, it turned out that it was already late afternoon, and the students bid farewell to Jia Dairu one after another and prepared to go home.

Unexpectedly, I happened to meet Xu Yuanyi and give Qin Zhong a heavy gift.

"Jingqing is so powerful, he can make those people admire him!" Jia Baoyu stepped forward excitedly.

Qin Zhong was stunned for a moment and asked, "You know him?"

"Although I don't know him, just looking at his clothes and the attendants around him, he knows that he is not a small official." Jia Baoyu sighed, and when he looked at Qin Zhong again, he felt as if he was looking up at a high mountain, and he felt a sense of admiration.

However, Qin Zhong also marveled at the viciousness in Baoyu's eyes, he was indeed inferior to Baoyu in distinguishing the identities of others.

But he frowned secretly, how could he forgot to ask what official position Xu Yuanyi was, and the official ranks of Uncle Chen and Fifth Master Chen.I was fooled by Xu Yuanyi, so I must ask clearly next time.

Next to him, Jia Lan, who was only eight years old, looked at Qin Zhong with the most admiration.

Those who are strong are also strong.

Jia Lan used to hear his mother Li Shi talk about his father Jia Zhu's past. Knowing that his father was only fourteen and only entered school at a young age, he also wanted to be like his father Jia Zhu who entered school at a young age.Hearing some rumors about Qin Zhong recently, he didn't realize how powerful it was, but today he heard about Qin Zhong, who was under 13 years old, but he could make officials admire him and even want him to be his teacher.

He walked forward slowly, he didn't intend to eavesdrop before, but he didn't know how to address Qin Zhong when the words came to his lips.

Brother?Brother Jingqing?Uncle Shi?
The relationship is too messy!
Jia Lan didn't know what to call Qin Zhong to satisfy him.

I had no choice but to omit the title, bowed my head and said: "I went over there to find Shuzhang, not to eavesdrop on your conversation."

"It's okay!" Qin Zhong looked at the little Jia Lan who was nearly half shorter than himself, and put his arms around Jia Lan's shoulders like a son, and said, "I believe that Brother Lan is not someone who will talk nonsense about his qualities."

[Jialan favorability +1, Yangshou increased by 1 day]

……

Qin Keqing's mind has been heavy these past few days in the Qin family in Qinghe Town.Worried about whether Qin Zhong is doing well in Jia's house, whether he gets along well with others, whether he has been wronged outside.

On the one hand, he is concerned about whether Qin Zhong's studies are going well; on the other hand, he secretly misses him.

On this day, the 26th day of the first lunar month, Qin Zhong made an appointment to return home.

Qin Keqing had just passed noon, so she sent Baozhu to the east from time to time to ask if Qin Zhong had returned.

Baozhu is slightly younger than Ruizhu by one or two years, but she is still a bit lively, so she just smiled and said: "Master comes back from school, and after dinner at Rongguo Mansion, he will arrive after dark no matter what. Miss is at home just blindly thinking about love and being impatient. use."

In front of the dressing table, Qin Keqing, who was fiddling with the hairpin on her head, couldn't help but blushed, and just threatened Baozhu with the hairpin.

"See if I don't stab you..."

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