The peasant widow is famous all over the world

Chapter 302

Tang Mian found that there were more empty husks in hybrid rice ears than in ordinary rice ears.

Moreover, the grains of hybrid rice are not as large as those of ordinary rice.

"It seems that we have failed!" Two farmers looked at the ears of hybrid rice listlessly and sighed.

"It's not a complete failure, at least it was planted. Even if the harvest doesn't meet expectations, it's not in vain."

The other two Sinong frowned.

Tang Mian nodded in agreement, "At least it proves that the hybridization method is correct and feasible. Now we are mainly considering how to improve it, improve the quality of hybrid rice seeds, and increase the yield."

"Yes, Mrs. Lu is right."

The two frustrated farmers became happy again.

What's even more gratifying is that they feel that the failed hybrid rice has yielded more than 400 kilograms per mu of land.

If hybrid rice is successful, then...
The harvest will only be higher!
Several Sinongs were dancing with excitement and their faces turned red.

Not only them, but also people in several nearby villages knew that Tang Mian was tinkering with new grain varieties, and they were paying attention all the time. Knowing that the yield of the grain seeds they had failed to achieve was more than 400 kilograms, they were so happy that they almost couldn't find it. north.

Tang Mian had the expectation of a thousand catties per acre, but he was not like them.

However, she was still very happy because her hope of producing a thousand catties per acre was one step closer.

After harvesting the rice, a group of people discussed the failure points, put forward suggestions for improvement, and continued the experiment the next year.

With the experience of previous years, Tang Mian also opened up ten additional fields to test other rice varieties.

The first is to hybridize original grain varieties with grain varieties from other high-yielding areas.

The second type is to hybridize the original grain seeds with the hybrid rice harvested last year.

The third type is to hybridize grain seeds from other high-yielding areas with hybrid rice harvested last year.

Although several Si Nong had no choice but to follow Tang Mian's actions. Who gave the order from above? Everything is under Tang Mian's command.

However, they still admired Tang Mian. After all, the imperial court currently does not provide any subsidies for the research of new grain varieties.

The court wanted Tang Mian to fiddle with it on his own, but he would have to bear the loss if he didn't. After the hard work was done, the court would compensate and give rewards.

In fact, Tang Mian doesn't care now whether the court will provide subsidies, because she believed that it would succeed from the beginning.

With these years of experience, she has become more confident and confident.

Although the three new hybrid rice varieties tested this year were still failures, they were slightly better than those tested in the first year.

The harvest of the replanted hybrid rice was also higher than last year, with a harvest of 500 kilograms per mu of land.

"Mian Niang, this year's rice harvest is over. Don't do anything these days. Just rest at home. Your father and I will be responsible for drying the rice." Mrs. Li handed a bowl of herbal tea to Tang Mian with a look on her face. He looked at her with distress as her face turned red from the heat.

Although it was early autumn, the sun was still very hot, and Tang Mian was wearing a straw hat, which made it even hotter.

Tang Mian wiped the sweat from his face, took off his straw hat with one hand to fan the wind, and took the bowl in Li's hand with the other hand and drank all the herbal tea, "Mom, I'm fine, just have a good night's sleep today."

"What's the point?" Li looked at Tang Mian with disapproval, "Ever since you started studying hybrid rice, you haven't been able to have a good rest every summer."

"Let me tell you, whether this matter succeeds or not, it is not your business alone. Why should you bear it all alone?"

Speaking of this, Mrs. Li felt resentful in her heart.

To study such an important matter as food, the imperial court sent a few people over without even paying a penny.

In her opinion, the court just wanted to wait and see what was ready, which was not kind at all.

Fortunately, the family had no shortage of money these years, and Mingzhi and his wife often changed their subsidies, otherwise they would have lost everything.

Tang Mian instantly smiled and comforted Mrs. Li, "Mom, I'm not the only one. Didn't my brother-in-law and the court send people here? Several Sinong adults contributed a lot. Moreover, my brother-in-law also helped a lot. "

Knowing that her mother felt sorry for her, no matter what her mother said, Tang Mian agreed with a smile.

But the court wouldn't give her money, and it was impossible for a commoner like her to ask for it.

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