Abandoned Daughter's Beautiful Pastoral

Chapter 380 Awareness (1)
In the end, when all the potatoes were gathered together and weighed, there was a total of nearly [-] catties, that is to say, this three-point land (this is calculated based on the land area here, and one mu of land here is two buckets of land) , one bucket of land is equivalent to ten ten lands, but elsewhere ten ten lands are equivalent to one mu of land) potatoes are equivalent to two mu of rice, and the yield of one mu of potato land is more than ten times!
Although everyone knows that the yield is much higher than that of rice and wheat, they did not expect it to be so much higher. If it is planted in a large area, are you worried that people will starve to death in Yuanqing?

That night, Zhang Xiaocao took more than a dozen large potatoes to the kitchen under the painful eyes of the three chief officers, planning to cook a potato feast for everyone to taste!

Feng Yi is very much in favor of it. He still remembers being attracted by its special taste and texture when he ate potatoes for the first time. Even thinking about it now, he can't help but salivate!
Feng Wu took Siqin and Chess to go shopping in the town after breakfast, and didn't come back until it was almost dark. When she learned that the potatoes had been dug out, she looked angrily at Zhang Xiaocao who was peeling the potatoes and said : "Why don't you wait for me to come back to dig? I've been looking forward to digging potatoes for a long time?"

Zhang Xiaocao heard that it was funny, but she didn't dare to laugh. She made up a random reason and said, "Isn't this worried that the sun is too strong and the potatoes will be spoiled? You can’t grow potatoes anymore!”

Feng Wu didn't understand these things, but after hearing the reason, she believed it, and then she calmed down. Seeing her planing potatoes seemed to be fun, she quickly took the planer and wanted to plan it herself!

Zhang Xiaocao didn't dissuade people who don't know how to use a planer, and it's hard to be injured by a planer, but she forgot that Feng Wu had never done this before. After she washed and cut the planed potatoes, she saw Feng Wu The potatoes that have been peeled can't laugh or cry at once. How much effort is needed to plan the potatoes that are the size of a fist until they are not much bigger than an egg!

On the dinner table that night, there were plates of potatoes, all of which were potatoes, including stir-fried shredded potatoes, hot and sour potato shreds, roasted chicken with potatoes, stewed pork ribs with potatoes... In short, almost all dishes that can be made with potatoes can see!
Everyone looked at the table full of potatoes with different colors and aromas. They all moved their index fingers and sat down around the dining table, picked up their chopsticks and started to eat!
There are a lot of potatoes this time, and Zhang Xiaocao is willing to do so. Unlike the dish of roasted chicken with potatoes to satisfy his cravings, this time, he has to eat as much as he can!
Jiang Guang, who ate all the potatoes at the table, was very satisfied with everyone's food. Even the previous sergeants who seemed to have cut their meat were full of praise. I will continue to do it tomorrow. Besides, the remaining potatoes must be kept for seeding. Whether the food problem in Yuanqing can be completely solved depends on whether these potatoes can be widely planted in the shortest time!

After dinner, Feng Yi slipped into his room, took up a pen and wrote a secret letter to the capital, describing the bumper potato harvest in it, and released the pigeons overnight!

Within a few days, Emperor An Long, who was far away in the capital, received a secret letter from the secret guard. After reading it, Longyan was delighted!
"Good! Good! It's really good, very good!"

Seeing this, Mr. Guo, who was standing by the side, knew what was in the letter, and was very curious about what was in the letter. Before he could think about it, the emperor had already put the letter in his hand on the imperial case, and motioned him to read it!

Director Guo carefully picked up the secret letter, and when he saw what was said in the letter, he quickly knelt down on the ground and complimented: "The Holy Majesty is wise and powerful, and has been blessed by the Emperor. It is really a great fortune for the Holy Majesty to have this fine breed. Great luck!"

Hearing this, Emperor An Long was in a particularly happy mood, and read the secret letter from beginning to end again, with a smile on his face again!

"By the way, Xiao Guozi." Emperor An Long thought of something, stroked his beard and said to Mr. Guo: "That little girl has made great contributions to me and Yuan Qing again. How do you think I will reward her this time?"

Director Guo was startled, the emperor actually asked him such a question, it seemed that he wanted to reward Miss Zhang who first grew high-yield cotton and now also high-yield grain, so he cautiously said: "Thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the emperor! No matter what the Holy Majesty rewards, the girls of the Zhang family will be grateful!"

When Emperor Anlong heard this, he laughed and scolded: "You are dishonest again! If it were someone else, I wouldn't bother with him. With that boy in the windbreaker, if I reward you lightly, he might go to Beijing overnight to replace his good girl." If you complain about it, I still want to keep my ears quiet! The last time I rewarded 500 taels of gold, he thought it was too little, and he even bargained with me. This time, that girl has made a greater contribution. If only those yellow and white things were rewarded, I would I feel like I can’t do it!”

When Mr. Guo heard this, he was shocked beyond measure. Is the Holy Majesty going to reward Miss Zhang with a title?

Emperor An Long really wanted to do this. Over the years, Feng Yi had made countless contributions, but he refused to confer any official position or title on him. Now he finally had a adopted daughter who made great contributions to Yuan Qing twice. For the face of the windbreaker, he will also reward him generously, but if there is no windbreaker to back it up, this move will definitely be opposed by the clan and those old stubborn ones. Can't say anything!
It's just that you have to think carefully about what to bestow, it can't be too high, and it can't be low!
Zhang Xiaocao didn't know that Emperor An Long was struggling with this. If she knew that Emperor An Long wanted to reward her generously, she would definitely ask with bright eyes: How about rewarding ten thousand taels of gold?

When she finally received the imperial decree of reward, if it wasn't for the public, she would just want to curse severely, can the f**k be more cheating?

June is the hottest month of the year. The weather is dry and there is little rain, so it is not suitable for growing potatoes. The remaining 700 catties of potatoes and Zhang Xiaocao have not been harmed anymore. They are all sealed in a cool and dry cellar. Cultivate sprouts in a cool and humid place, and only wait for the dog days to pass and the weather to cool down before planting again!
Recently, there have been a lot of things happening in the cotton fields. In addition to topping, topdressing and irrigation are also needed, and insects are prone to infestation at this time, so precautions must be taken. Qin Zhong is not here, and Liang Yi, who has just taken over, can't fully handle these things. Zhang Xiaocao has to face the scorching sun, and go to the cotton field from time to time!

Of the [-] mu of cotton land purchased at the beginning, [-] mu of land was planted with corn, and of the remaining [-] mu of land, three mu were set aside to build houses for Han Da and others who later moved from Ganglou Village, and one mu was used as a farm. The vegetable plot was used for the workers who bought it, and the rest was reserved for the second round of potatoes!

Generally speaking, the same piece of land can only grow cotton for two years at most. First, cotton needs too much fertility and needs to be cultivated in rotation. Second, cotton is easy to accumulate diseases and insect pests. If a piece of land is planted for a long time, the cotton plants are easy to be infected. Lead to production reduction, and even large-scale death!

The cotton fields in Ganglou Village will be irrigated and frozen in winter, which can freeze to death most pests and bacterial viruses. Every time, intensive cultivation will be carried out to eradicate the eggs of the old year and disinfected by sunlight. In this way, as long as the fertilizer can keep up with In fact, it is not a big problem to have a variety of two years!

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