Smuggling Daming

The glass mirrors were successfully developed, and most of the first batch of mirrors were taken by him as gifts from Emperor Zhengde, and the rest were given to Jinxuan and others by him. As a result, not only Jinxuan and other young women liked it very much, Even the older women like Aunt Wang and Sanniang also love it very much. They all hide the mirror in the jewelry box on the dressing table and only take it out when they are in use. Don't let me touch it.

In addition, Zhou Zhong not only gave Sheila a mirror, but also gave her mother Helen a mirror. Helen insisted on hosting Zhou Zhong's family again to thank her. It just so happened that Jinxuan and Biao'er also wanted to taste European delicacies, so Zhou Zhong took them to the banquet, but when they tasted the Mediterranean meal made by Helen, they were all indifferent. Somewhat disappointed.

Half a month passed by in a hurry. During this half month, the corn was fully mature. Zhou Zhong organized people to break off the corn, and then counted it. It turned out that the yield per mu reached more than 500 catties. This yield was checked in Zhou Zhong Not only was it not high, it was even pitifully low. After all, he knew that the yield of corn per mu in later generations would generally be more than [-] jin, and may even reach [-] jin. Now, due to chemical fertilizers and other reasons, the yield has dropped by more than half.

However, others were shocked by the yield of corn. You must know that the yield of the best rice fields in the south is only three to four hundred catties per mu, while the yield of wheat in the north is even lower, generally more than 100 catties per mu, and rarely more than two hundred catties per mu. A hundred catties, even in bad times.The yield will be even less, but now Zhou Zhong has randomly planted [-] catties of corn, which is already a rare high-yield crop in the eyes of Daming people.

Zhou Zhong was also very happy about everyone's surprise at the high yield of corn. He even called Wu Shan, Ma Liang and other Jin Yiwei to the field to let them see the yield of corn with their own eyes, and let them all keep it in their hearts. When the capital sees Emperor Zhengde, he can prove that he did not lie about the output.

The corn is ripe.Sweet potatoes, that is, sweet potatoes, can also be harvested, but the number of sweet potato seedlings brought this time is not large. Later, Zhou Zhong cut off the melon seedlings and planted some, but the number is still small, but even so, the output of this batch of sweet potatoes It also reached more than 300 kilograms.Zhou Zhong kept half of it for his own family to eat, and the remaining half was also prepared to be brought to the capital.

Another advantage of sweet potatoes is that unlike other crops, seeds do not need to be kept. The remaining melon seedlings and roots after harvest can be used to raise seedlings, as long as people cut them into sections and store them in wet sand.After the winter is over, these seedlings can be taken out and planted.Not only is it easy to survive, but it also grows extremely fast.

Of course, it is also possible to preserve the sweet potatoes and use them for breeding in the coming year, but the preservation of sweet potatoes will always spoil some, which is too wasteful. In addition, the current production of sweet potatoes is not much, so it is better to use the above method nursery.

After harvesting corn and sweet potatoes.Zhou Zhong counted the other gifts again, and found that they were consistent with the ones on his gift list.Only then did they feel relieved, and it was already the end of August, and it was the day when they would leave for the capital.

But before leaving, Zhou Zhong went to the Xie Family Chamber of Commerce in Nangang. He met with Xie Da and Xie Ke first, and discussed how they should speed up the formation of the Sea Alliance after Kazuki Ashikaga withdrew from Shuangyu Port. pace?

Speaking of the matter of the Sea Alliance, they have already discussed it before, but this is not a trivial matter after all, and it will definitely take a long time to prepare. In addition, it is important to deal with Kazuki Ashikaga's matter last week, and he is going to the capital again. Therefore, he had communicated with Xie Da and the others a long time ago, and when Zhou Zhong finished dealing with Kazuki Ashikaga and returned from the capital, it would be the time for the formation of the Haimeng.

After discussing the Haimeng matter, Zhou Zhong did not leave, but came to Xie Lingyun's residence in the backyard of the Chamber of Commerce. Because he came almost once every two days, the maids around Xie Lingyun had known him for a long time. Zhu had already regarded him as the young lady's uncle, so no one stopped him, and Zhou Zhong came directly to Xie Lingyun's boudoir.

But when Zhou Zhong first entered Xie Lingyun's room, he couldn't help being taken aback, because all the boxes and cabinets in the room were opened, and some clothes were thrown on the floor. If Xie Lingyun and Suanzhu were not busy in the room, If she went, Zhou Zhong really thought that she had been thieves here.

"Lingyun, what are you doing? How did you make the room so messy?" Zhou Zhong asked in puzzlement looking at the messy room. Although Xie Lingyun is usually busy, she is a very clean person. The room is always clean. It was meticulous tidying up, and it was rare to see her mess up the room like this.

"What else can I do, of course I pack my things and go to the capital with you!" I saw Xie Lingyun took out a piece of clothing from a box, folded it, and put it in a box next to the bed. There were already a lot of clothes in this box Clothes, and an open box next to it, which contained some daily necessities, such as jewelry, and even the glass mirror that Zhou Zhong had sent over before.

"Going to the capital?" Zhou Zhong was taken aback when he heard this, and then asked a little puzzled, "Lingyun, when I asked you last time, didn't you say that you didn't have time to go with us? Why did you change now? Got an idea?"

On the second day after Zhou Zhong decided to go to the capital, he told Xie Lingyun the news and invited her to go with him. Unfortunately, Xie Lingyun thought that Wang Jinxuan was going too. When she met him, she felt a little embarrassed. So she rejected Zhou Zhong's proposal. Unexpectedly, she was about to leave now, but she suddenly agreed to go with Zhou Zhong.

Regarding Zhou Zhong's question, Xie Lingyun stopped what she was doing, turned her head and smiled and said, "I figured it out, even Jinxuan can calmly accept me as my husband's wife, so I can't keep avoiding her like this. We have to face what is right, and Jinxuan and I will be good sisters in the future, and we can't let my husband be distracted by family affairs, so I just took this opportunity to go to the capital to get along well!"

Hearing these words from Xie Lingyun, Zhou Zhong was also greatly moved, and at the same time he was relieved. Xie Lingyun has a strong personality, and Zhou Zhong was always worried that she would not get along well with Wang Jinxuan. She had avoided meeting Wang Jinxuan before, which also proved Zhou Zhong I guessed, but I didn't expect that she would say that she offered to contact Wang Jinxuan now. With Xie Lingyun's character, it was really not easy to make such a decision.

Seeing that Zhou Zhong was moved and looked at him silently, Xie Lingyun walked over with a smile, then took Zhou Zhong's hand and sat down and said: "Sir, I have seriously thought about the process of our acquaintance these days. , It turned out that we were all arranged by God from acquaintance to acquaintance, and then to life and death together. Although I was hit hard by His Majesty's marriage later, it was probably also God's will, and it was also a response to what I had done before. I am punished for what I have done, so what I have to do now is not to escape, but to obey the will of the heavens and serve my husband together with Jinxuan for the rest of my life!"

Hearing that Xie Lingyun went to heaven one by one, Zhou Zhong couldn't help being a little dazed, thinking that Xie Lingyun could not be stimulated to believe in Buddhism, right?Fortunately, Xie Lingyun later said that she would serve him together with Jinxuan, which made Zhou Zhong heave a sigh of relief, no matter what Xie Lingyun believed, as long as she was by his side.

Since Xie Lingyun was willing to go to the capital with her, Zhou Zhong was naturally very happy, and even helped her pack a few things by himself, and told her that the weather in the capital has turned cold now, so she must prepare a few more warm clothes. So as not to suffer from the wind and cold there.

Just as Zhou Zhong helped Xie Lingyun pack up the things, and then sat down with Xie Lingyun to rest, Suanzhu came over to pour tea for them, and suddenly blinked his cute big eyes and asked: "Master, did you send me two days ago?" Are there any sweet potatoes left, and if there are any, send some to our lady!"

Hearing the words of Suanzhu, before Zhou Zhong could answer, Xie Lingyun next to him pointed at the Suanzhu and scolded with a smile: "You greedy little hoof, you obviously want to eat it yourself, why do you want it in my name? ?”

For Xie Lingyun's scolding, Suanzhu was not afraid at all, and instead smiled and quibbled: "Young servant is not as honorable as the young lady, and those sweet potatoes are not only liked by the servant, but also by the young lady. There were not many sweet potatoes, but most of them were eaten by Miss Biao."

The Miss Biao mentioned by Suanzhu is Xie Lingyun’s unmarried cousin Zheng Youyi. Before Zhou Zhong harvested sweet potatoes and corn, he immediately sent some to Xie Lingyun, intending to let them try something new. The cornmeal was very thick, not very suitable for their appetite, but the sweet potato was fragrant and sweet after being roasted, and Zheng Youyi and Suanzhu ate all of them, but Xie Lingyun didn't eat much.

Seeing Suan Zhu talking about sweet potatoes being eaten by Zheng Youyi, he still had a somewhat annoyed expression on his face, as if a little unwilling, which made Zhou Zhong laugh out loud, but after laughing, he said helplessly: " Suanzhu, this year's sweet potatoes are limited due to the limited number of seedlings, so the production is only a little, half of which I have to give as gifts, and the rest of the bracelets and flowers are also very like to eat, so all those sweet potatoes are in their hands, and I don't want to come here , but by next year, sweet potatoes will be planted on a large scale, and you can eat as much as you want!"

When she heard that the sweet potatoes were gone, Suanzhu couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but she was very excited to hear that next year she could eat freely: "That's great, next year Miss will marry my uncle. Don't forget what you said today!"

Zhou Zhong and Xie Lingyun have already negotiated, and when they come back from the capital, they will get married immediately, and the Haimeng will also be established at that time, which is a double blessing. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)