Chapter 217 The Down-to-Earth First Emperor
Lingzhou worried: "With his status, it's not good to owe him a favor."
Brother Monkey smiled and said, "He wishes I owed him a favor. Don't worry, he is the only one who owes me, not me."
The spirit boat is probably a matter of cultivation, otherwise their family really has nothing worthy of being plotted. Besides, Hao Di is a bit unreliable in small matters, but he is not unreasonable in big matters. But I won’t say any more.
Just ask: "Second uncle, did you say when we will set off?"
Fusu responded: "It's scheduled for the beginning of August, and there are still about ten days left. This time, my mother will go too, and I will stay at home. This time when I go to Beijing, my parents plan to charter a boat, so that it will take less time on the road and it will be more convenient. .”
Lingzhou nodded: "Second aunt may as well go with you, but brother Wei, didn't you say you wanted to take the exam for the two colleges first? Why didn't you go?"
Fusu smiled and said: "If Mom doesn't go to the capital, it will be inconvenient for Dad to live alone. I can take care of the family by staying at home. In the future, my younger brothers and sisters will also take the exams for the two colleges and universities. I will just take the exams with them. There is no rush." In a moment.”
Lingzhou also knew that in fact, the second uncle could bring his younger brothers and sisters to the capital together, but he could leave other things alone, but he couldn't let go of the new crops in the experimental fields.
Grain production is a major matter, and Mr. Li is also very concerned about it. Not only is the county government conducting trial planting, but Mr. Li has also visited the experimental fields here several times.
Fortunately, except for the two little sisters who were doing experiments on improved rice seeds that could not produce results for the time being, several other new varieties of crops were growing well. He often accompanied the old man to wander in the fields, and it seemed that they could A good harvest.
Fusu said again: "After Qiu Wei, my father asked you to come to Beijing. There is nothing to do before the new year. We plan to go to Beijing to visit my parents, and then come back after the New Year in the capital. Brother Lingzhou, you can go with us then." .”
This autumn is not the year of autumn, but because this year is the sixtieth Christmas of the Mansion Emperor, Enke was added. This was decided at the beginning of the year, and Enke's admission is actually easier than the normal autumn admission. Because it has only been a year since autumn, not only are there fewer candidates to be considered, but for the new candidates, a group of strong candidates have been selected, and their competitiveness is relatively low.
Lingzhou smiled and said: "Then let's go together, and we can have someone to look after us on the way."
At noon, the family had lunch in the old house before going home.
After arriving home, Qixun and Lingyu were worried about the crops in the field and planned to take a look.
The First Emperor went with his daughters.
Although it has only been a few months, the crops in the fields have also changed greatly.
The corns, which are as tall as a person, are growing very well, with two or three stalks on each stalk. Those with only one stalk are very rare.
Qixun pulled one, tore open the skin and took a look. The corn kernels were big and plump. She picked one out and tasted it. It was very sweet. She simply pulled a dozen more corn kernels and tore the skins in her hands. Carrying it: "Go home and cook it. Boil the fresh corn in water. It's glutinous and sweet. It's super delicious."
The First Emperor felt distressed when he saw that he did not understand farming: "Didn't Li Xingjian say that these are all kept for sowing?"
Qixun snorted: "It's such a large area. It doesn't matter if there are a few less. We have worked so hard for half a year and can't even taste it, right? Besides, don't I want to honor you, dad?" Otherwise, you won't be able to taste the food we grow, isn't it a pity? You should be the first to taste it."
The First Emperor was delighted when he heard this.
He rubbed Qixun's head and said with a smile: "Dad, you have to taste the food grown by my daughter. Let's go and see how the other crops are growing."
Qixun feels that his father Long has been smiling more obviously recently, and he is very happy!
Even the air has become sweet.
(Air: Sorry, my sweetness has something to do with greening, not your dad.)
The father and daughter arrived at the sweet potato field. Qixun opened a bunch of sweet potato vines, took out a small shovel, and dug out a bunch. This bunch grew five sweet potatoes, each weighing about a kilogram. These sweet potatoes were at least still good. It would take another half a month to harvest. Qi Xun picked another place and dug a bunch. The yield was similar to the previous nest.
Qixun estimated that if it was at this level, the yield per mu should exceed expectations, at least about five thousand catties. Even in future generations, this yield would be very good.
Qi Xun was originally worried that the seeds of these future generations might not be suitable for the soil here, but he did not expect that they would grow so well.
"Although this sweet potato is not suitable as a staple food, it also has extremely high planting value. First, it can be used as a supplement to the staple food. Second, it is not only the harvest of sweet potatoes, but the stems and leaves during the growth process are also excellent livestock feed. The village Nowadays, almost every household feeds livestock, especially pigs, and sweet potato leaves can solve almost half of the livestock feed consumption.”
"And people can also eat it. As a vegetable, sweet potato leaves are also very nutritious and taste good. After peeling the sweet potato stems, stir-fry them sour, sweet and crispy. If there is a famine, these sweet potato leaves are also a ration."
The First Emperor took a look at the sweet potato, nodded and said, "The fans are also made of sweet potatoes?"
Qixun smiled and said: "Anything with high starch content can be made into vermicelli, including mung beans, sweet potatoes, and potatoes. But sweet potato flour tastes better. Dad, let's go and look at the potatoes."
The way the First Emperor carried two bunches of sweet potatoes and walked on the dirt path looked like an old farmer checking the growth of his crops. Not to mention he was very down-to-earth.
Qixun and Lingyu who were following him looked at their old father's back with one hand behind his back and smiled at each other.
When I got to the potato field, I picked a few and looked at them. The yield was not bad.
"Dad, potatoes have greater edible value than sweet potatoes. The key is that they are more nutritious. We in China mainly eat grains, but in the world of my previous life, potatoes were mostly used as a staple food in Western countries. Its yield is very High, and potatoes are actually vegetables, so we will eat them today.”
The father and daughter walked around in the fields for a long time. The First Emperor sighed in his heart as he looked at the beautiful countryside.
Back then, if his Qin Dynasty had received such a high yield of grain...
Qixun and Lingyu looked at the melancholy on Father Long's face and looked at each other. Lingyu felt a little sorry for his father and didn't want him to think too much, so he said: "Dad, sweet potatoes and potatoes can be stored. I'll give them to you and your mother later." Take some to the capital, eat some of it yourself, and give some to others. Say that this is a new grain discovered by your son and daughter, and send it with the recipe. By the way, the corn should be old by then, so you can dry it and grind it into cornmeal. , it’s no problem to save it for a few months.”
Qixun also said: "Yes, grind it finer and sift it again. It will be very fragrant even if you put it on pancakes and cook porridge."
"Yes. If you need something in the future or want to eat something, just write back and ask the second brother to deliver it to you and your mother. Anyway, the second brother can run fast."
The First Emperor was disturbed by the two daughters, so he followed the words: "You should finish all the things here earlier and go to the capital earlier, so your mother and I don't have to worry about you anymore."