Chapter 118: The Burden
Jiang Chengzi knew the skill of planting, which belonged to the lowly untouchables in ancient times. The nobility disdained dirt and dust, even though they were constantly fighting for territory.
In ancient times, a famous lady like her should learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, female red, etc. If the daughter of a famous family is obsessed with planting, it will be a disqualification and will be ridiculed.
Therefore, she knew Yang Wang's concerns. After all, the Yang family's sixth room came to Jinyuan County and came over with a high profile. Although his grandfather just came to be a small county, because of the pomp and circumstance of their coming, as well as the glory brought by the surname Yang, the famous families, squires, and officials in Shuzhong ignored Yang Shuyue's official position, but there was an endless stream of guests in front of the door.
Since the beginning of Yang's sixth room in Yizhou, it has attracted the attention of all parties in Shuzhong. And for most of the month, in addition to being busy with the rectification of the family, the Yang Wang family was also busy dealing with the wives of various dignitaries and nobles who came to visit.
The six rooms of the Yang family will receive the wives of dignitaries and nobles in Shuzhong almost every day and bring their families and children as guests. Because it was a family banquet, Yang Qingrang naturally did not have to attend, and Yang Ruyu and Jiang Chengzi, who were concubines, should naturally accompany them. But Jiang Chengzi only attended for a moment when Mrs. County Ling came, and privately frightened the county princess who had been staring at her, and scared the eight or nine-year-old child into a daze, and she ran away happily.
The reason for running away is that I don't like this kind of boring entertainment, and second, I remember the sweet potatoes and potatoes in my one-third of an acre of field. Although Xiao Jiu and Che Hu have been guarding with all their hearts, she is still not at ease.
Later, there were all kinds of things that needed to be entertained, and she made all kinds of excuses not to go. Like what. For example, if you feel unwell in your body, or if you occasionally feel cold. I'm afraid of being sick to the guests.
Because of her behavior, Yang Wang's family was not very satisfied with her, and was worried, for fear that his daughter would be evil.
Unlike Yang Shuyue, who doted on his daughter, Yang Wang was more concerned about his daughter's reputation. Originally, when she was born, her fate was quite peculiar, but then she was stupid for a while. Later, although he woke up, he was so smart that he was almost demonic, and he was a famous family. I probably don't want to marry such a woman as a daughter-in-law.
It is the Yang Wang family, once he thinks that his son wants to marry a strange and calamitous person like Ah Zhi as his daughter-in-law, he will definitely not be happy. So, she strictly forbids others to go to the backyard. It is also forbidden for anyone to chew the root of the tongue and say that the nine girls are tinkering with planting. In order for his youngest daughter to have a reputation to marry.
Initially. Yang Wang thought that his daughter was just a whim, and he would be uninterested in it in a few days. But for more than half a month, instead of restraining herself, she has been wandering around the field every day.
She felt the need to talk openly and honestly, and that's why she came to this backyard.
Although Jiang Chengzi is a woman with modern life, because her father is a professor of archaeology in the Department of History, she is also quite familiar with ancient institutions and customs. She knew what her actions meant in ancient times, and she also understood the intentions of the Yang Wang.
So. When Yang Wang asked that sentence, Jiang Chengzi smiled and said, "Auntie." Planting a skill, although it is not an elegant skill. However, in ancient times, Shennong tasted a hundred herbs and taught people to plant corn grains, so that people could cross from Ru Mao to civilization. Although Shennong's work is a planting skill, it is not an ordinary planting skill. β
Yang Wang's family is also a scholarly family, and her daughter's vague answer naturally understood, so she asked rhetorically: "You mean that what you are doing now is the same thing as Shennong?"
"A-Niang is smart. Jiang Chengzi smiled brightly.
Yang Wang knew that her daughter had some magical powers, but what she said seemed too mysterious, she looked at her with some disbelief and asked, "When will you learn to plant?"
"When I was practicing with Master, I didn't just meditate and practice boxing every day. Planting, it has to be done. Jiang Chengzi nonsense.
Yang Wang's "oh" sounded, thinking that the immortal mountain must be similar to a temple and a Taoist temple, and cultivators always have to bow down to everything, so she also believed what Jiang Chengzi said, but she still didn't believe that her daughter could find out what made people's lives change dramatically like the legendary Shennong.
It's not that she, a mother, doesn't trust her children, but she thinks that such a person is rare in a thousand years. Besides, she is afraid that her children will be too stubborn and her ideals will not be realized, but after the years have passed, she is afraid that she will not be able to marry in the future.
"It's just that that kind of thing is easier said than done. Yang Wang sighed.
Jiang Chengzi looked at the appearance of the Yang Wang, and was afraid that the Yang Wangshi would try his best to destroy the potatoes and sweet potatoes for the sake of her future and fate. Therefore, she made the first move, took Yang Wang's hand and walked to the side of the vat, and said, "A-Niang, the seedlings in these three vats are the varieties that have been cultivated." As I told you before, these two plants were given to me by my Master. If these two things are popularized on a large scale, at least half of the people in the whole world, north and south, will not have to starve to death. β
Jiang Chengzi spoke very calmly, but Yang Wang's ears were like thunder, she was startled, and immediately asked, "Really?"
"How dare Ah Zhi deceive Ah Niang. These potatoes and sweet potatoes are easy to grow, tasty, nutritious and easy to carry. The important thing is that it is simple to grow and the yield is quite high. Jiang Chengzi said slowly.
Yang Wang gasped, she really didn't dare to imagine what it would be like to basically eliminate famine in the world. Although she is a boudoir woman, because her parents died when she was a child, she has traveled to many places and sent people under the fence, and she has been in a state of uncertainty for most of her life.
Therefore, she knows the condition of the people of the world. Floods, locusts, droughts, gales, frosts, wars, etc., have caused most of the people in the world to be in famine, and even many areas will have a situation of changing children and eating in the year of famine, and life is the most tragic.
Even these famous families will also cut their expenses in the year of the omission. However, her youngest daughter is telling her that if these two things are successfully planted, at least half of the people in the world will not be hungry.
She didn't believe it!
"Ah Zhi, do you know what you're talking about? Do you know what the people of the world are? Do you know what famine is?"
"Ah Niang, when I was cultivating on Nevermore Island, I could see the world from the mirror of the world. Ah Niang, I may know the suffering of the people of the world better than you. Conscription, war, taxes, and natural disasters have caused many people to leave their homes. Even in the era of Anping. In the era when there were no wars and natural disasters, and the imperial court also pardoned forced labor, the grain produced by the rice, wheat, rape and other crops planted by the common people could not support a family at all. In some places. It is easy to eat the seeds, and in some places, the leaves and shoots are eaten. A-Niang, the people's suffering, I feel more real than you. Jiang Chengzi's expression was serious, and his tone became more and more compassionate.
She originally wanted to persuade the Yang Wang, but later, she felt the suffering of those people more and more. Before she knew it, she felt a weight on her shoulders.
Or God has given him such a miracle, that is, he thinks that the people on this land are too miserable. Let her change their lives from agriculture.
Thinking of this, she took a deep breath, only to feel that the burden on her shoulders was a little heavier.
"Ah Zhi, it's Ah Niang who is superficial. I underestimated you. After listening to Yang Wang for a long time. before sighing.
"My daughter knows that A-Niang loves me too much. Worried about my future, worried that I won't be able to find a good husband in the future. As a daughter, how can I not know A-Niang's intentions? But, A-Niang, I didn't learn anything in Xianshan, only learned to plant and study plants. So, even if you have this ability, why not the Yang family's six rooms. Why don't you do something for the people of the world? What does Ah Zhi think is the significance of such a worldly personal reputation compared to the happiness of the people of the world?" Jiang Chengzi said very seriously.
She knows what it means to plant. You have to be supported by A-Niang. Otherwise, A-Niang may order someone to shovel the potatoes and sweet potatoes at any time. If that happens, she's at a loss.
"But you're like this, when are you a head? Ah Niang was worriedβ" Yang Wang didn't continue.
Jiang Chengzi stood on the ground holding her hand, and said with a smile: "Don't worry about this matter, this potato and sweet potato can be promoted in Jinyuan County in just two years." If it is possible at that time, it can be reported to the imperial court and promoted nationwide. It is planted on the edge of the rice, in front of the house and behind the house. It doesn't take up space, but it can also fill your stomach. β
"Two years?" Yang Wang was shocked, thinking that this daughter was really amazing, and she had calculated the time.
Jiang Chengzi nodded firmly and said, "Yes." Two years at most, and if I can, in April, I can find a farmer and let them experiment. β
Yang Wang shook his head again and again, and said, "Since this is the case, this matter should not be hasty. Even if it is to be promoted, it must be reported to the imperial court. Don't lose this feat. This is a great feat. β
"I know it's a great feat. But Ah Zhi is determined to make the people happy with his own strength, how to calculate the merits, this will be handed over to Grandpa and Auntie. Jiang Chengzi pretended to say this, throwing the matter of how to promote potatoes and sweet potatoes to his reliable teammates.
Yang Wang let out a "hmm", took a deep breath, and then said, "This matter has to be considered in the long run." β
"Auntie, I still have one more thing to request. If the eldest brother is interested in this, I would like to ask the eldest brother to study it with me. I will definitely give my eldest brother the knowledge of Gewu that I have learned in Xianshan. After all, I am a woman, and the eldest brother is the eldest son of the Yang family. What kind of glory will be in the future depends on the eldest brother. Jiang Chengzi said slowly.
She has been worrying about this matter these days, and she is still thinking about how to talk to Yang Qingrang. Moreover, even if Yang Qingrang agreed, his aunt and grandfather would not agree. At this time, by coincidence, Jiang Chengzi and the plate were revealed. There are two real reasons for this decision:
First, she wants to make the Yang family's sixth room glorified and let herself have a truly powerful mother's family; second, she doesn't want to be too sharp.
When Yang Wang heard her words, his face was embarrassed, he hesitated, and said: "You are not unreasonable, but your eldest brother is the one who wants to enter the court as an official." β
"A-Niang, whether you are an official in the court, or kill the enemy, but it is also to protect the family and defend the country, and the glory is full. So, if you can get that result, why bother which way you go? Besides, can't it be more glorious to let a country open up a new official position for a person?" Jiang Chengzi felt like those brainwashers who gave passionate speeches in his previous life, and he was drawing a blueprint for his mother of the glory of the Yang family's six rooms.
When Yang Wang heard this, she felt that what her daughter said was very reasonable, and she couldn't wait to persuade Yang Qingrang and send her over. But after thinking about it, he still said, "Then I'll discuss it with your grandfather." β
Jiang Chengzi looked at Yang Wang's appearance and knew that most of the things had been done, so he breathed a sigh of relief and introduced the planting characteristics of potatoes and sweet potatoes to Yang Wang's with a smile, as well as how to cook.
Yang Wang was stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help but visit the greenhouse and vegetable field, and also told him that it was wrong for Xiao Jiu and Che Hu to be here. Although she is a child, she is a woman after all, and she needs to avoid suspicion. After that, they sent the Zhou couple to help.
Jiang Chengzi did not object to Yang Wang's arrangement, but said that he was very satisfied. The mother and daughter walked around the courtyard a few times holding hands, chatting about the customs of Jinyuan County and the situation of the Yang family's six rooms these days.
Speaking of later, Yang Wang couldn't help but sigh and said, "Now A-Niang is very distressed. Originally, you borrowed a sum of money from someone to buy this house. I'm still worried about this money, how to return it to Yang Gongzi. This side is famous, the specifications are high, and there are countless guests every day, even if it is a simple hospitality, the money is like flowing water. There are not many people who give birth to your grandfather. Those guests also came with gifts, but I didn't dare to accept them. In the end, even if your father is a small county magistrate, he is also an official. If you accept it, let people grab the handle. β
Yang Wang sighed again, and Jiang Chengzi also knew about this distress. She had foreseen this distress before, so she thought that after successfully planting potatoes and sweet potatoes, she would have to find a way to make some money to pay off her debts.
"Auntie, don't be distressed. Jiang Chengzi comforted.
"How can you not be distressed. Now the six rooms are like those big families. Slapping a swollen face and filling a fat man, in fact, he can't make ends meet. Yang Wang shook his head, and he didn't want to look at the spring in the garden again.
Jiang Chengzi chuckled and said, "Ah Niang, the problem with this money is not a problem. After a few days, I'll go out for a few laps, and there will be a way. If you feel that there are too many guests and are too annoying, you can find an excuse to close the door. β
"I'm going to close my door. It's just that you can go out for a few laps, and A-Niang heard Miss Nianqing say that you are good. But don't do anything inappropriate. "Yang Wang's family was worried that his daughter would fall into the grass and rob the house.
Jiang Chengzi laughed and said, "Ah Niang, for the sake of your innocence, you refuse to accept a stitch from the guests, how can I do anything that damages the six rooms of the Yang family?"
"That's all right. Yang Wang breathed a sigh of relief, and then said that she decided to personally teach her piano, chess, calligraphy, painting and female red every day, saying that there was no condition to teach in Luoshui Grange a few years ago, but now that she is older and has conditions, this is also to be learned.
Jiang Chengzi wailed, and Yang Wang glared at her, saying that this matter was decided like this, and the only condition for her to allow Jiang Chengzi to continue planting in this matter.
Jiang Chengzi also rejected it, after all, she had learned a little about these things before. Therefore, she followed the Yang Wang family.
Yang Wang was very happy, and then said that she didn't have to pay too much attention to the matter of money, and she thought about it. Jiang Chengzi replied casually. At this moment, Mrs. Zhou ran into the backyard, greeted her, and didn't care about saluting, so she said, "Madam, someone from the ancestral house has come." (To be continued......)