Villager of Daming

Chapter 1292 Genes are passed down from generation to generation

The crabs are pulled up, and there is no need to rush to do anything. They will not die for a while. There are about 300 pounds of crabs on the boat, all of them are big. The small ones can be thrown back and they can grow bigger.

Someone handed the three people a towel to wipe their sweat, and someone else brought them iced sour plum soup, which the child gulped down. It was obvious that he was thirsty. The water in the lake was not drinkable, and the water he brought was not cold enough.

After they had caught their breath, Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma came over.

"How much have you made in the last few days? How low has the purchase price been?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked. He had no idea.

"Thanks to your Majesty's great blessing, the "hong" in "hongyan" means big, not "hong" as in "flood". There is no flood now."

The oldest person on the boat touched Zhu Yuanzhang first and explained the meaning of Hongfu and Hongfu.

When you are in the water, you cannot say "Hong". To eat fish, you have to say "row over". You cannot say "turn over". Then you turn it over!
"Good! We are blessed." Zhu Yuanzhang smiled.

"Your Majesty, this autumn, our family can earn thirty strings of cash, and the grains and vegetables we grow, and the poultry and livestock we raise during the rest of the year are not counted.

If the price cannot be lowered, Xiaqiu Village will provide a guarantee. If that doesn’t work, we will just make it into dried crab meat.

We are not making drunken crabs yet, but Xiaqiu Village said that when the time comes, we will make drunken crabs again. The money from the sale has nothing to do with us, we are just doing some work.

My kids don’t have to pay to go to school, and we’ve learned a lot of words and arithmetic.

Your Majesty, I heard that the court is going to war. Do you have enough money? I can give you 20 strings of cash. "

The crab catcher's reply was quite honest. He said that out of the thirty strings of cash he earned this autumn, he was willing to donate twenty strings to the court and had no intention of donating all of it.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled like a flower, nodded, and then shook his head: "The court has money, you keep it for your use, and pay the taxes you should pay. If you are not busy... don't be busy, follow me to the village later, if there is anyone else at home, let the boat go to pick them up."

Zhu Yuanzhang was genuinely happy because the other party's offer of twenty strings of cash was really within his means and would not bankrupt him.

"Yes, let the kid take it over. The others are at home repairing the nets and feeding the livestock and poultry!"

The crab catcher readily agreed. He didn't mind wasting time catching crabs. He had the money and didn't mind spending another day.

One after another, some families were brought on board the fleet. Some had been here before, and some joined later. It was necessary to inquire carefully about their situation to see how the people who arrived here at different times lived.

The team circled around Shijiu Lake and turned into Danyang Lake.

Danyang Lake was equally busy, with flocks of ducks and geese circling around on the water, but they stayed close to the shore; they didn't want to be carried away by the water further out, mainly because they had no intention of travelling.

Similarly, some of the people here were also taken away, and some were making salted duck eggs and preserved eggs there!

There are many ways to make salted duck eggs. Here we choose to use a jar. Boil the jar first to disinfect it, and then boil saturated brine and put it in.

Wash the duck eggs, goose eggs and chicken eggs, put them into a jar, put a sieve made of sorghum stalks on top, and press stones on the sieve to prevent the eggs from coming into contact with the air.

Generally, they can be eaten in more than 20 days. The longer they are pickled, the saltier they become. After being pickled for more than a month, the eggs become mushy, with the egg white and light yellow mixed together.

If you pickle it again, it will become smelly. It is okay to just grow rotten eggs, and you can eat them, but you have to change the brine.

If you want it salty, use boiled saturated salt water. If you want it lighter and smellier, use unsaturated salt water. Let them cool down first, otherwise the eggs will be cooked.

If you want to preserve the salted eggs for a few more days, you can boil the eggs when they are almost done, and then put them in a jar to soak in salt water. This will reduce the permeability and prevent them from coming into contact with air, so the self-fermentation will be slow.

Another method is to use wine, salt, flour, and oil paper. Dip the egg in wine, roll it in a layer of salt, and wrap it with oil paper.

If there is no oil paper, use clay and make salted eggs like preserved eggs.

Each one has technical requirements, otherwise it will kill people. They may not die immediately, but they may get sick first and then their condition will gradually worsen... The people of the Northern Yuan Dynasty watched and listened, and once again confirmed that the gap between the two sides was too great, and they could not fight. They did not have the strength to compete.

Entering Huangchi from Danyang Lake, the team's speed increased and went downstream.

You can see cattle carts and trains on the shore. The cattle carts may not all be going to Xiaqiao Village, they may just be passing by. The road is being built to Wuhu, and the same goes for the railway.

Whether the train stops at Xiaqiu Village depends on whether there are people and goods being transported there and back. If there are, the train will stop for an unknown amount of time. If not, it will just pass.

Because of the detours and picking up people, the team arrived at Xiaqiu Village almost at noon. The boat docked, and what caught the eye was... a mess, not all golden.

The people in Xiaqiu Village do not follow normal rules when planting crops. Look at the rice, some are about to be harvested, while others still have to wait for more than a month.

The planting time is different, the varieties are different, and there is a possibility of cross-pollination between the seeds. This is intentional. Rice is self-pollinating, but if the wind blows nearby, who knows if some of the pollen will float over.

For example, in the time of Zhu Wentian, foreign seed companies sued people who did not buy their seeds. Those people were growing non-GMO crops, while the crops next to them were all GMO seeds provided by the seed companies.

As a result, the non-GMO seeds were turned into GMO seeds. As a result, the seed company sued them, saying that they used crop powder and demanded compensation.

The key point is that the court also ruled in favor of the seed company and required it to pay compensation.

Xiaqiu Village does not have the technology to artificially modify DNA. Zhu Wentian knows the technology, but the equipment cannot keep up.

Therefore, we have to change nature and use hybridization to obtain the crops we need.

Not all of them pursue high yield. Some have low yields but can grow in harsh environments. Such plants are suitable for planting in places with bad environments, at least they can be grown.

Nahachu and his men didn't understand, so they got off the boat and followed the team.

Then I found that places like cowshed, stable, pigpen, etc. did not have such pungent smell and were particularly clean.

"Good horse! Not wasted." Gegehaji saw a stallion whose hooves were as big as a human face.

The key is that this horse is full of energy, and its body muscles are beautifully defined when it moves.

“The elders of Xiaqiu Village said that for a period of time in the future, horses, mules, camels, and donkeys will be the main means of transportation in wars, unless it is a naval battle.

But even in naval battles, all wars ultimately involve land forces advancing, conquering, and occupying.

It is particularly important to cultivate good varieties. The majesty of the Ming Dynasty cannot rely on the kindness of others.

Dignity is only on the edge of the sword, and truth is only within the range of the cannon.

Chen Tang of the Western Han Dynasty said, "Those who openly violate the majesty of the Han Dynasty will be punished even if they are far away."

Zhu Chong stretched out his hand as he spoke, and the beautiful big stallion immediately lowered its head and rubbed its face against Zhu Chong's hand.

Nahachu and other people who are familiar with horses: "..."

They think that His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin is brave and isn't afraid of the horse biting you?

“Your Highness, what are you doing…” Gege Haji’s eyes were full of stars. Is the person she chose so capable?
"I raised my horse from a foal and later sent it here."

As Zhu Chong spoke, he stretched out his other hand. Someone put peppercorns and rock sugar on the palm of his hand. He moved his hand over and the horse licked it happily, as they were all its favorite foods.

(End of this chapter)