Qin Zheng turned his head to look at the woman beside him in slight shock, and couldn't help but smile after clearly seeing the rare embarrassment and nervousness on her face. This look has a bit of the appearance of a bride to be married!

The two walked a few steps inside, and when they came to the tomato furrow, Qin Zheng pointed to the tomatoes hanging between the branches like red lanterns and smiled: "This is the persimmon that cooks?" I haven't eaten this before, and I got it with corn and potatoes? ”

Qiu Chen shook his head with a smile, and said with a little pride: "This is what I got in an inn on the road when I went to the north the year before last...... Haight specifically instructed me to be poisonous...... Hehe, I got watermelon that time, oh, I got it in Linqing Town, they call it cold melon. Oh, over there! ”

Qin Zheng's eyes widened slightly, looking at the woman with a bright smile in an instant, he was in a trance, and then looked at Qiu Chen's gesture, his eyes fell on the round green skin and black flowers of watermelons over there, but he began to quickly calculate in his heart, it was really late to set the wedding date in March of the next year...... Do you want to simply mention coming in October this year?

This woman is a ...... who can live in a nest at home Of course, what he likes is her free and cheerful confidence...... It's just that, in this way, there are many good women walking outside, and it is hard to guarantee that there is no one who also sees her beauty, although he is not afraid of life, but after all, it is better to have one less thing or one less thing.

As he spoke, Qiu Chen suddenly remembered the three freshness he had eaten, and now he has potatoes, eggplants, and peppers! There is also a large pot of stewed vegetables in the Northeast, eggplant, potatoes, and beans...... Braised in a pot, take garlic soy sauce and sesame oil, well, light but extremely delicious and refreshing! That's all for dinner tonight!

Thinking about it, he was interested, Qiu Chen raised his hand and beckoned Qingxing to come over with a basket, and beckoned Qin Zheng and said, "You pick a few persimmons here, pick the red ones, I'll go over there to pick some eggplant peppers, and I'll make you a Zhuanghu dish tonight!" ”

Qin Zheng looked at the woman who was completely alive, full of sunshine and vitality, and unconsciously smiled from the corners of her eyes and lips, overflowing her face, "Go ahead...... Your hands are still swollen, let the girls pick them! ”

Qiu Chen looked down at his palm, which was barely red and swollen, and smiled at Qin Zheng: "I know the truth!" ”

As he spoke, he took the green apricots and went straight to the eggplant and pepper fields not far away.

After picking peppers and eggplants, Qiu Chen's face was full of joy. I thought about the Zhuanghu dishes I had heard of and eaten, and I thought of the edamame and peanuts that are indispensable in the stewed dishes...... She was thinking about planting some new species, why did she forget these two excellent native plant ingredients?

The pods are easy to say, there are many varieties in the village, although the use of beans is not much, the village people will plant a little, and use it in winter to exchange for tofu to eat. Cocoa peanuts...... Because peanut oil extraction is not popular at this time, and the soil of Liujiaao is not very suitable for peanut growth, it is not easy to eat flowers at this time.

Alas, this is a big mistake this year, and next year, I must remember to plant some in the back garden.

At this time, someone who was thinking about the planting plan for the coming year completely forgot the March wedding date that Qin Zheng had just discussed with her...... Even if she plants peanuts and pods in the backyard next year, where can she eat in the capital!

Putting aside the little regret brought by peanuts and bean pods, Qiu Chen happily picked most of the basket of eggplant peppers, lentils, cucumbers, and beans with green apricots, and went to pick an old pumpkin that was very yellow, and turned his head, Qin Zheng also picked more than a dozen red tomatoes, and put them on the side of the vegetable furrow, like a soldier waiting for a review!

Qiu Chen stared at the tall and straight Qin Zheng, and then looked at the neat tomatoes under his feet...... This picture is so joyful! I can't help but smile!

looked at the woman who came over, smiling happily, but the eyes aimed at him were slightly playful...... Qin Zheng was a little puzzled, but he just met that gaze with a smile, walked over slowly, took out a handkerchief from his arms, pulled her hand directly, wiped off some dust on it, and carefully pulled her right thumb and palm to look at it, making sure that the redness and swelling had receded a lot, so he was relieved.

Qing Xing couldn't help but want to laugh when she saw that her aunt was so careful and considerate, but she didn't dare to laugh out loud, so she just lowered her head, hurriedly walked over and put the tomatoes picked by her uncle into a basket, and secretly laughed once.

Qiu Chen was stunned and let Qin Zheng take his hand, watching him carefully brush off some vegetable leaf scraps stained in his palm, feeling the warmth of his fingers held in his palm, inexplicably her heart beat like a drum, and her whole body was a little nervous, dizzy, and numb in her hands and feet......

Qin Zheng finished checking the palm of a disobedient person and took the handkerchief, but he did not let go of the slender and tender palm, but wrapped Qiu Chen's hand, which was a few sizes younger, in the palm of his hand.

"Let's go!" said in a low voice, but then found that the woman hung her head slightly, and there was no movement, Qin Zheng lowered his gaze in surprise, only to find that the woman with her head down had already blushed her cheeks, and the other palm seemed to hang down casually at her side, but it was tightly clenched into a fist......

"Heh......" This discovery made Qin Zheng happy, chuckled, pulled the woman's little hand with a little effort, and chuckled: "Didn't you say that you want to make Zhuanghu dishes for me to eat?" It's time to go! ”

Qiu Chen shook his senses in a daze, raised his eyes to look at Qin Zheng, and subconsciously avoided his gaze in a panic...... At the same time as making this action, Qiu Chen couldn't help but scold in his heart, isn't it just being pulled by a man's hand, what, in modern times, I don't feel like I have a good time hugging and celebrating with my senior brothers, colleagues, and even mentors, how did I get here, and I twisted it with restraint!

Secretly taking a breath and taking a deep breath, Qiu Chen cheered himself up, tried to calm down and turned his gaze back, and looked at Qin Zheng's smiling eyes, and suddenly felt at ease. With such a doting and gentle look, at least he likes himself at this time, right?!

couldn't help bending his eyes, Qiu Chen nodded with a smile: "Okay!" ”

Qin Zheng smiled slightly, and stopped talking, but the palm holding Qiu Chen tightened slightly, naturally turned around, took her hand, and walked towards the kitchen together.

Potatoes, peppers, eggplant stir-fried, three fresh. Scrambled eggs with tomatoes. Washed with eggplant, beans, and pumpkin, the 'stewed vegetables' steamed in the cage drawer are fragrant and fragrant. The cucumber was slapped and mixed with jellyfish skin, which was crispy and refreshing. There is also a leek box that Qiu Chen added later......

There were all kinds of meals on the table, and almost none of them had been cooked in a complicated way, and they were served in their original flavor. Although these dishes are simple, they are expensive to make before the ingredients are picked first, which maintains the fresh and fragrant taste of the raw materials themselves to the greatest extent, and the authentic farmhouse rice is as simple and honest as the villagers.

Tang Wenyong held a leek box in one hand and chopsticks in the other, took a bite of the leek box, ate a mouthful of stewed vegetables, and couldn't stop his mouth with a mouthful of fresh fragrance. After eating two leek boxes, eating a lot of vegetables, my stomach was full, so I slowed down, but I couldn't help but reach out and take a leek box, take a bite, chew and swallow it, sighed with satisfaction, and said: "Oh, if the Zhuang family can eat such a peasant meal every meal, they will not worry that the world is not peaceful." ”

brought in a bowl of mung bean soup Qiu Chen happened to hear this, and while taking the mung bean soup bowl handed by Yufeng and sending it to the two of them, he said with a smile: "These things are not worth anything, the wind and rain are good, summer and autumn, and it is not difficult to eat once in a while." It's just that summer and autumn are the best seasons for Zhuang households, and the sad thing is winter, especially in spring, when the green and yellow are not connected, many people don't talk about such meals, and the gruel can be drunk even if the situation is good. ”

Hearing this, Tang Wenyong's heart sank, and he looked at the half-eaten leek box in his hand, and suddenly lowered his head and swallowed it without saying a word.

"Hemp ......" Qiu Chen turned around, and saw that Tang Wenyong was eating a little fast, choked, and hurriedly handed over a bowl of mung bean soup.

"You eat slowly,......" Qiu Chen took Tang Wenyong's bowl, filled it for him again, and continued, "Now the surrounding villagers are doing well, not to mention Liu Jiaao, even the villagers in the surrounding villages are no longer hungry." Wait until next year to plant corn and potatoes, let alone worry about eating. ”

Tang Wenyong's face was slightly gloomy when he heard this, but his eyes were still heavy. The reason why Liu Jiaao and the villagers in the surrounding villages are well fed and clothed is nothing more than because of the workshop opened by the Lin family, which recruited a large number of laborers to work and earn money. If you can't come to work, you can also go up the mountain to pick medicinal materials such as Luobuma and Schisandra and sell them to the Lin family, and the price offered by the Lin family to buy medicinal materials is also fair, and a teenage child or a six or seven-year-old woman can earn four or five taels of silver a year by picking and selling medicinal materials. What's more, the Lin family will also buy some mountain grapes, hazelnuts, pine nuts, chestnuts, walnuts and other dry goods every year, like last year, the villagers missed the sowing of autumn grain, the Lin family came forward to let the villagers plant vegetables, and the Lin family was responsible for the purchase, so that the villagers would not starve and freeze because of natural disasters that delayed the agricultural time......

It can be said that the Lin family has been on fire and has not forgotten the neighbors of the villager. It's just that the Lin family didn't simply take out the money to do good deeds, but encouraged the villagers to work hard, collect medicines, grow vegetables, and work, so that life could be more comfortable.

This series of actions and measures is quite a bit of a 'cash for work' meaning!

Moreover, the Lin family's actions have definitely established an excellent reputation and reputation in the village and even in the surrounding villages. The Lin family, who moved to Liu Jiaao from other villages, was a single-family family, with an embarrassing family situation, and almost no relatives and close friends, but now, the Lin family can definitely respond to every call, or even a thousand calls! No one would dare to have any contempt and covetousness just because the widow of the Lin family is in charge!

Stabilizing the world, allowing the people of Li to be fed, clothed, and live and work in peace and contentment should have been the responsibility of the imperial court and the government, but what are those people doing? And what did you do? One by one, they only know how to use the army to suppress them, and who has really put themselves in the shoes of the people? Who has ever observed the suffering, hunger and cold of the common people?

In fact, it is really easy for ordinary people to be content, they can be fed, clothed, and have a little savings, just in case they need it from time to time, and they are very satisfied. No one wants to live and work in peace and contentment more than ordinary people...... The so-called hunger and cold cause thieves, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, where are those troubled people?

If you go up to the imperial court and down to the local yamen, you can really understand the people's feelings, open up a way for the people, find good varieties for the people, help the epidemic, and help each other in the poor, and the people will no longer read one person and one household, but the yamen and the court, then why worry about the world? Why worry about the world not being cured?

Because of the meal, Tang Wenyong gradually figured out a clear way from a heavy mood, and the expression on his face gradually became relaxed and joyful from heaviness.

After drinking two mouthfuls of mung bean soup, Tang Wenyong wiped his mouth and looked up, only to see Qin Zheng, who was sitting upright opposite and eating unhurriedly, where was the figure of the woman's master and servant.

"Huh, people?"

Qin Zheng glanced at him, slowly swallowed the food in his mouth, took a sip of soup, and then said, "Let's go." You're full, she's been busy for a long time and hasn't eaten yet! ”

Tang Wenyong stared at Qin Zheng for a while, and said a little discouraged: "I know the way, I know the way, don't you just ask...... I haven't married yet, so I'm distressed! It turns out that you don't see it, you are also a useless person! ”

"If you don't even know how to love your wife and children, you're not a man!" Qin Zheng replied lightly, didn't lift his eyelids, and continued to eat. Now, although he has not had to fight for a long time, he will fight boxing and practice martial arts every morning and evening, and he has not stopped archery and horseback riding. What's more, although today's meal is simpler, it is almost to his taste, and unconsciously, he eats more than usual.

Choked up, Tang Wenyong glared at Qin Zheng angrily for a long time, but he didn't get any response, he muttered a little restlessly: "It's not that a family doesn't enter the door...... Really! ”

Qin Zheng loved to listen to this sentence, and he didn't make a sound anymore when he lowered his eyes and concentrated on eating, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise high.

After dinner, it was already mid-term, Qin Zheng and Qiu Chen were now engaged, and it was reluctant to meet, and it was naturally impossible to stay any longer, so after a little tidying up, he said goodbye and left.

Qin Zheng and Tang Wenyong went in to bid farewell to Mrs. Liu, and Qiu Chen and Yang Shumeng took the children and sent the two out together. After coming to the first entrance, Yang Shumeng took a step forward to look at the preparation of the vehicles and horses, and Tang Wenyong smiled next to him and asked Junwen Junshu about the studies of several people, only Ah Fu was held by Qiu Chen, and walked behind with Qin Zheng.

"Uncle Qin, is Sister Man'er coming back? When will I get home? "Man'er and Fu'er have a deep relationship, and when it comes to thinking about Man'er, I'm afraid that Qiu Chen is far inferior to Ah Fu who is an elder brother. Yes, seeing that Qin Zheng was about to say goodbye and leave at this moment, the little guy Ah Fu couldn't help it, so he opened his mouth to ask.

Qin Zheng leaned over and hugged Ah Fu, softened his expression with a rare smile: "Fu'er misses her sister?" ”

Ah Fu was a little restrained by Qin Zheng in his arms, but he still nodded obediently: "Yes!" My sister has been away from home for almost a year! ”

Qin Zheng smiled slightly and said, "I have already sent someone, if I find Master Mu successfully, I should have returned at this time...... In September, Fu'er will be able to see her sister. ”

"Oh, that's great!" As soon as she heard that she would be able to see her sister soon, Fu'er, who had always been calm, couldn't help cheering and applauding, and then, naturally, she put her arms around Qin Zheng's neck and kissed Qin Zheng's face, "Uncle Xie Lu!" ”

Almost no one had ever been so close, Qin Zheng's body stiffened slightly, and then he smiled a little stiffly: "No need! ”

Seeing that he had walked to the gate, Qiu Chen stretched out his hand to take Ah Fu, but was slightly avoided by Qin Zheng.

Picking up a pinch of Ah Fu, Qin Zheng looked at Qiu Chen and said in a low voice, "Have you read the deed that Mrs. Tang sent that day?" The people over there can be trusted, your side is okay on weekdays, prepare a dowry, and then socialize daily affairs will inevitably be at the mercy of daily affairs, although you send someone over to order, or directly transfer people to this side...... In addition, the land here is close after all, so it is cheaper for you to grow anything. ”

Qiu Chen blinked, and said a little embarrassed: "I just glanced at those, and I haven't looked at ...... carefully."

Qin Zheng smiled a little, doesn't this woman love to do business and make money the most? Why are you so careless about the belongings you deliver?

"It's okay...... Those people are familiar with Mama Chen, so you can ask her if there is anything. Qin Zheng said, and instructed again, "If there is anything embarrassing, just send someone to give me the news, don't take it yourself!" ”

Qiu Chen nodded with a smile and should come down.

Qin Zheng turned around and instructed Ah Fu: "Xiaoru is a man, take good care of your mother, if there is anything that can't be handled, let Master Li and Master Yong send a letter to your uncle!" ”

Being so solemnly entrusted, Fu'er was full of pride and pride, her little chest straightened, and she nodded solemnly: "Yes, Xiaoru has written it down!" ”

As they spoke, the three of them also walked out of the gate and came to the car. Qin Zheng put Ah Fu on the ground and raised his palm: "High-five!" ”

Ah Fu suppressed the joy and pride in his heart, and also raised his little slap steadily, and hit Qin Zheng's big hand with a solemn expression, making a crisp sound of 'pop', the two men, one big and one small, looked at each other and smiled, and the relationship between them seemed to be invisibly closer in this blow.

Sending Qin Zheng and Tang Wenyong away, and returning to the room, Qiu Chen took out the box sent by Tang Wu from the drawer and took a closer look. A stack of deeds of sale is just a repayment, nothing more than a name and age, and I can't see why, when Qiu Chen took out two land deeds and looked at them, he was surprised and suddenly realized.

It turned out that the land on these two land deeds was actually in Liujiaao, which was the land and house sold by Landlord Liu in the west of the village last year.

After reading these two land deeds, many doubts hidden in Qiu Chen's heart were easily solved. She finally understood that at the beginning, Landlord Liu's father and son obviously came to the door to ask her if she wanted to buy it, but every few days they hurriedly sold it to others and moved into the county seat. And, Qin Li and Qin Yong obviously did not leave, and no one saw them receiving foreign guests, but they were always able to send and receive Qin Zheng's letters in a timely manner...... It turned out that a year ago, Qin Zheng bought a house and land in Liujiaao...... This is no different from setting up a fortress in Liujiaao.

She was still puzzled before, if Qin Zheng had been interested in her for a long time, why was she so calm, and she seemed to know everything she did...... She thought that people had placed Chen and Qin Li and Qin Yong next to her, but she didn't expect that people would do much more than that.

This also made her understand that when she was short of food, she sent a large amount of food to her family so 'selflessly'......

If she had opened this matter before, she might have had other reactions, but now, the family affairs have been agreed, what is his, what is hers, and she doesn't have to think about what she has or doesn't have. Qiu Chen quickly digested the news, and then called Chen over and asked her to give a detailed introduction to the population situation in the house over there.

Hearing that Qiu Chen finally asked about the personnel of the house over there, the Chen family knew that the Hou Ye must have woken up, and naturally he knew everything and said everything, and introduced his character in great detail, what he was good at, and even his life and relationship in great detail.

There were more than 50 people in the house over there, and they were introduced one by one, so naturally they didn't finish talking for a while. Qiu Chen asked the Chen family to introduce more than a dozen people who could be used at the moment, and it took nearly an hour. Ah Fu finished his homework and turned back, Qiu Chen waved his hand to stop Chen, and took Ah Fu to wash up and sleep.

The next two days were always crisp autumn days, and the corn was almost dry after two days of drying.

This time, Qiu Chen didn't do it himself, he recruited more than a dozen mothers-in-law from the village, and as soon as he entered the yard, three or five people gathered corn around a basket. There was no technical content in this work, and the mothers-in-law quickly got started, and it only took two days for the mother-in-law to rub nearly three acres of corn. Qiu Chen said that he was good before, and paid according to the weight of the corn, and rubbed a pound of corn for a penny, although these mothers-in-law said that they had worked hard for two whole days, their backs hurt, and their palms were blistered, but everyone got nearly 500 yuan, and they also ate four good meals, and none of them were satisfied with a thousand thanks, and then they went home happily.

And the Lin family was also happy, and they all gathered around the big one, watching Yang Shumeng and Zhao Jiu live with people bag by bag......

"A total of forty-two and a half bags, each bag of fifty catties, a total of two thousand one hundred and twenty-five catties!" The poplar shouted the last number, and the crowd instantly became a sensation.

These corns are planted on scattered plots on the hillside, and the total is not enough for three acres, and the land on the hillside is really not very fertile...... In this way, three acres of land can still harvest 2,100 catties, and on average, one acre of land can harvest more than 600 catties of grain! Compared with the yield of only two or three hundred catties of wheat, the yield is doubled or even doubled, and the gap is really too big!

The numbers here came out, and Anren cleverly ran into the house to report back. Qin Zheng and Tang Wenyong have been waiting here for a day.

"Back to the master, Hou Ye, the corn yield has come out, and the total harvest of corn in three acres is 2,125 catties!" Anren reciprocated loudly with a smile on his face.

"How much?" Tang Wenyong couldn't believe it, and subconsciously asked.

"Hui Ye, I received a total of 2,125 catties! It is equivalent to nearly six stones of grain per acre! Anren amplified his voice and simply reported it again!

Qin Zheng also couldn't sit still, straightened up slightly with his hand on the kang table, and then said, "Six stones per acre!" ”

"Oops!" Tang Wenyong seemed to have come back to his senses at this time, screamed suddenly, jumped down from the kang, pacing back and forth, full of excitement beyond words, he couldn't wait to yell and jump a few times.

Seeing him like this, Qin Zheng calmed down slightly, touched a gold coin from his sleeve and threw it to An Yuan: "Okay, go see where Yang Shuren is, if you are free, please ask her to come over and say a few words." ”

"Thank you, Lord Hou! The little one is going to pass the word to Yang Shuren! Anlu kowtowed contentedly, got up and flew out of the city to spread the word.

"Oh, six stones per mu! Now, no more hunger in the world is just around the corner! Tang Wenyong was still walking back and forth on the ground with excitement on his face, muttering as he walked, and his expression was a little ecstatic.

Qin Zheng glanced at him, shook his head, poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it slowly.

"Oh, six stones per mu!" Tang Wenyong shouted again, looked back at Qin Zheng, who was as calm as before, walked over very dissatisfied, pointed to Qin Zheng's nose, and asked, "Didn't you hear?" Six stones per mu, how can you still be so calm? Six stones! More than 700 catties of food, enough for a family of five to eat for half a year......"

Qin Zheng sighed, raised his hand to push away the fingers in front of him, and said lightly: "Didn't you estimate it before?" Besides, if the more than 700 catties of grain are collected by ordinary people, how much can be left in their hands? What about tenants? I'm afraid that I won't be able to drop two hundred catties. 200 catties of grain, you let five people eat for half a year, it's strange if you don't starve to death! ”

With Qin Zheng's words, the joy on Tang Wenyong's face dissipated little by little, and the excitement gradually calmed down. He only felt that his breath was stuck in his throat and held in his chest, and the excitement on his face turned blue and purple.

"You, you bastard, can't you say a nice word?" After a long time, Tang Wenyong scolded a word, and the qi stuck in his chest seemed to spit out, but he still looked annoyed and depressed, sat opposite Qin Zheng, reached out and touched a cup of tea on the kang table and drank it in one sip, put the teacup on the kang table, let out a long breath, and said, "Can't you rush to pour cold water on me?" Can't I rejoice once? ”

Qin Zheng glanced at him and raised his hand to add tea to him, but he didn't make a sound.

"Hehe, you know what to say, right? The amount of corn came out...... plus what I ate before, it should be two thousand three hundred catties...... This is a good calculation, and one acre of land is almost exactly six stones. Of course, this time it was planted in the garden, not to mention the abundance of water and fertilizer, and when it was flowering, I also took someone to do artificial pollination, and it was natural that the yield was higher. If it is moved to the field for planting, the water and fertilizer are not so sufficient, and artificial pollination is not possible, and the yield may be lower...... But in any case, as long as the wind and rain are good, the yield per mu of four or five stones can still be guaranteed, which is much higher than the original millet sorghum harvest. Qiu Chen walked in with a happy face, and said it with a crackle.

After speaking, she found that the atmosphere in the room was a little weird, and according to Anren, Tang Wenyong, who was happy and stupid, glared at her with an irritated and annoyed face, and there was no joy at all.

Looking up at Qin Zheng and glancing at him, Qiu Chen also guessed a rough idea, eased his tone, and sat down on the chair opposite the kang with a smile, and said with a smile: "The grain production is high, no matter what, it's a good thing." Even if it is a tenant, if you pay the tenant rent, you can have more left. Originally, a family of five needed to rent 20 acres of land to make ends meet, if they planted corn, it was enough to plant 10 acres of land, and if they still planted 20 acres, they could make new clothes for their children, or they could send their children to school...... No matter which tenant sells the acre, the tenant rent is always charged according to the percentage, fifty percent or sixty percent, the yield per mu is high, and the tenant farmers will naturally fall more, how to say it is also a good thing! ”

The irritability on Tang Wenyong's face gradually faded with Qiu Chen's persuasion, and he glared at Qin Zheng after the most discouraged glance, turned back to Qiu Chen and smiled: "You still know how to speak, unlike someone who has a foul mouth like a pit, and a word can stink to death!" ”

As he spoke, as if he was afraid that Qiu Chen wouldn't understand who he was talking about, he glared at Qin Zheng again and again, but Qin Zheng sat and drank tea as usual, ignoring his words and small actions!

The way these two people get along with each other is something Qiu Chen has seen since he first met them, and he has already seen it.

He only sat upright with a smile, and after listening to Tang Wenyong's complaints, he answered: "You asked An Lu to call me, but there is something to discuss?" ”

Tang Wenyong suppressed the annoyance on his face, looked at Qin Zheng with a straight face, and nodded slightly.

Only then did Qin Zheng turn his gaze, look at Qiu Chen and said, "The matter of this corn harvest is just a matter of the Lin family for the time being, and if you order it, this matter will be hidden for the time being!" ”

Qiu Chen didn't plan to poke out the corn now, yes, when he had just weighed the corn, he had already sent the hired mothers-in-law, and sent the idle people and others back, and there were quite a few people present at that time, and the Lin family was also Yang Shumeng and Zhao Jiu, and even the people who carried the grain bags were Qin Li, Qin Yong, Qin Yi and Qin Xiao. Yes, as soon as Qin Zheng said this, Qiu Chen nodded without hesitation.

"Well, I have already instructed the second brother and Zhao Jiu, and this matter will not come out of their mouths." Qiu Chen said, frowning slightly, "It's just that when our family harvested corn before, some people in the village knew the way, and they also roughly estimated the yield, and there were more than ten mothers-in-law hired, I'm afraid that we can roughly estimate the number......

Tang Wenyong had completely lost his banter at this time, and said with a solemn expression: "I'm not afraid of this...... What we want is not to spit out the truth from the mouths of our people, but to the dealers, let them go! ”

If there is really no news at all, there is no way to lure the fish to the bait!

Qiu Chen understood after a little hesitation, nodded and agreed, and said with a smile: "Everyone is paying attention to corn today, so you don't ask how many potatoes you have received?" ”

After speaking, without waiting for Tang Wenyong and Qin Zheng to speak, Qiu Chen immediately added: "It's also three acres of land, a little more than corn, not much!" ”

Tang Wenyong's face showed a touch of excitement again, and said, "Is it more than corn harvested?" ”

Qiu Chen nodded with a smile, but his eyes were straight and said calmly: "Just when the corn was overweighed, it was also weighed over there, and the three acres of potatoes were harvested...... More than 3,600 catties! Ten stones! ”

This time, it wasn't just Tang Wenyong, even Qin Zheng's eyes widened, and he looked at Qiu Chen in disbelief.

"Really?" This is Tang Wenyong's rhetorical question!

"So much!" This is Qin Zheng's exclamation!

"Well, that's right!" Qiu Chen nodded with a smile, and then said, "Moreover, according to the people who brought the seeds at that time, potatoes are more suitable for planting in sandy soil, and potatoes planted in sandy soil are likely to have a higher yield as long as they are properly watered and fertilized!" ”

Tang Wenyong slapped on the kang table this time, straightened up, after all, he didn't lose his temper like just now, but the joy on his face couldn't be hidden: "The yield is so high, and it is suitable for sandy soil planting...... Not only can it increase food production, but it can also make full use of the sand fields that are disliked...... This comes and goes, but it's more than a ten-stone output! ”

Qiu Chen nodded with a smile, and Qin Zheng also brought a smile this time: "Most of the land outside the customs is sandy, if I can adapt to planting there, I will increase the number of fertile fields by the Ming Dynasty!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the smile on Qiu Chen's face instantly dissipated.

If she remembers correctly, it was precisely because a large area of grassland was reclaimed into farmland and the original vegetation was destroyed that it led to the rapid and large-scale desertification of the grassland, which led to the return of farmland to grazing in the following decades to preserve and restore the local ecological environment......

Subconsciously, Qiu Chen spoke: "No! ”

This shout was so abrupt that Tang Wenyong and Qin Zheng looked at each other in shock.

After Qiu Chen shouted, he was slightly embarrassed, but he didn't flinch, and quickly organized a sentence: "The grassland outside the Guanwai has always been livestock cattle and sheep, and the Hou Ye also said just now, there is mostly sandy land over there, and the reason why sandy land is disliked by many people is nothing more than that it is not easy to retain water and fertilizer, and the soil is thin. This kind of soil is easy to cultivate, but it is difficult to maintain the soil. Moreover, the rain outside the customs is much less than ours, and once it is mined, it is likely to dry and weathered into a large desert without sufficient water...... Once a desert is formed, not to mention farming, even animal husbandry will not be possible. Moreover, once a desert is formed, it will affect the surrounding land...... Uh, so, it's better not to be presumptuous over there! ”

After saying this, Qiu Chen himself felt a little powerless. After all, the people of this era are completely unaware of the seriousness of the environmental damage in the road, and they do not know how difficult it is to repair the road once the ecology is damaged......

Tang Wenyong and Qin Zheng were a little dazed, after listening to Qiu Chen's words, they looked at each other, Tang Wenyong smiled and said: "You don't have to worry, even if you reclaim, you have to wait until you grow enough potato seeds to use over there." ”

Qiu Chen pouted, lowered his eyes and muttered, "I'll cook all the potatoes in a while!" ”

Her voice was very small, Tang Wenyong heard it vaguely and didn't hear it clearly, but Qin Zheng's ear power was good, but she heard it clearly. He looked at Qiu Chen in surprise, not quite understanding why she would have such a big resistance to the reclamation gate...... Could it be that what happened in the Wild Goose Valley that scared her to this day?

Tang Wenyong looked at Qiu Chen's puffing appearance, inexplicably became happy, got up and said with a smile: "Ha Luha, you don't have to think about it too much, he just said that, even if it goes well, if you want to reclaim, I am afraid that it will take ten or twenty years to reclaim, where is it said that reclamation will be reclaimed." ”

After he said this, Qiu Chen also let go of his hand. It was she who hated and suffered from the severe environmental pollution of modern times...... will be able to react in a stressful manner. Actually, what can she do alone? If the imperial court really decided to reclaim the outside of the fortress, how could she stop it?

Besides, it's not that the land is not enough to cultivate, there are still large areas of land in the customs that have not been cultivated, and in such a difficult and dangerous living environment outside the fortress, who would want to go there to open up the wasteland and farm!

Qiu Chen's point is very good, as long as he puts aside the matter of his hand, he will quickly put it aside.

After harvesting the corn and potatoes, she remembered that potatoes could not be stored directly in the granary to prevent frostbite, germination, and dehydration, and the best way to do so was to put them in a cellar with a drier and more constant temperature, and also cover them with sand. This prevents frostbite in winter and also prevents toxicity after the New Year.

The Lin family dug a cellar to store winter vegetables before, but the original cellar capacity was limited, not to mention that the storage capacity of winter vegetables will be increased this year, and the original vegetable cellar will be expanded......

From the cellar where the potatoes are stored, Qiu Chen remembered the ice cellar for the summer, and then, if possible, it is best to build a cellar for the family to avoid disasters, in case of any emergency, if it is too late to escape, you can temporarily take refuge, maybe you can save the life of the whole family!

If you just store potatoes, you can find someone to handle it by handing it over to the full hoarding father. But it is estimated that the ice cellar will not be able to do it with the master of the village, let alone the more demanding dark room to avoid disasters...... It's just that since it is used to avoid disasters, it is not appropriate to make it known to everyone in a big way, and it is best to find a few masters from other places to build, and after the construction is completed, pay the wages and send it back, and the existence of the cellar is basically not safe for people to know.

This matter should be slowed down rather than rushed, and when there is an opportunity, let's slowly find some of it......

"Well, well, I got it." Qiu Chen shook his head to uncover the topic, and then said with a smile, "Today, the two new crops have produced yields, which can be regarded as a little bit confident...... What are your arrangements for this year's production? ”

A hint of surprise flashed in Tang Wenyong's eyes, and he glanced at Qin Zheng, but saw that he was still unfazed, as if he had known the Tao in advance, and couldn't help but be a little bored. Retracting his gaze, Tang Wenyong looked at Qiu Chen and said with a smile: "The food you grow is naturally up to you......

Speaking of this, seeing Qiu Chen pouting at him unceremoniously, Tang Wenyong smiled instead of being angry, and said, "Hehe, you don't have to disagree, I'm telling the truth." After all, you won't get much this year, but next year you can plant again and harvest again, and you should be able to do something! ”

Fortunately, she was given a one-year deadline.

It's just that Qiu Chen won't be completely at the mercy of others, so he said, "Okay." However, I want to make it clear to you in advance. I want to reserve 20% of next year's production for independent disposal...... I planted these two things, after all, there are many people who know the Tao, and some relationships can't help but take care of it, so I send some seeds over. Also, I'm going to set aside the next year's seeds and some for myself to eat! ”

It takes about 12 catties to plant corn per acre, but it can produce 700 catties of grain...... Two thousand catties of corn, after screening, should be able to come up with 16,700 catties of good seeds, she will be able to plant 140 acres of corn next year, according to this year's output, next year will be able to harvest about 98,000 catties of corn, 20 percent, almost 20,000 catties of corn...... She wants to give away some of it, and the rest should be able to grow a thousand acres of corn.

Qiu Chen has never forgotten Yang Shumeng's love for winemaking, and after she planted two Zhuangzi corns, the corn produced was enough to make wine for Yang Shumeng!

Corn is produced in high yields and is inexpensive, but the wine made from corn tastes good...... When the time comes, the corn will be brewed, and it will be another leap in value!

Tang Wenyong didn't know what Qiu Chen was thinking about, and when he heard her open her mouth, he couldn't help but be moved in his heart, and said with a smile: "Twenty percent is too little, so I'll leave thirty percent for you!" ”

According to her estimate just now, it is nearly 10,000 catties of corn. Qiu Chen naturally did not refuse, and happily responded and thanked him.

It's over, even she herself secretly despises herself, how can she take her own things, but she still has to thank others to go? Where do you say this is reasonable?

Although Qin Zheng poured cold water in the middle, the bumper harvest of corn and potatoes still made Tang Wenyong happy.

After talking to Qiu Chen, he proposed to go and see the harvested corn and potatoes, Qiu Chen naturally would not refuse, got up and accompanied the two of them out, and walked straight to the back. The corn was packed in bags and transported to the granary at the back, and the potatoes were dug up and placed in an open lot next to the yard. It could not be packed in a bag, and it was not well prepared, so it had to be piled up here first, waiting for the cellar to be dug and descended into the cellar.

In this era, there is no greenhouse effect, there is no warm winter, the end of August is already very cold, into September, the weather will be as cold as a day, most years, at the end of September the rivers and lakes will freeze, of course, to close the river, to freeze three feet, it will take some days of cold accumulation, probably until the end of October and the beginning of November.

So, this time, the potatoes were not harvested in batches, and when it was cold, the potatoes stopped growing, and there was no point in staying.

The freshly dug potatoes have been initially screened, and the larger, smoother ones are reserved for next year's seeds, neatly stacked together. Other small, mutilated potatoes were stacked in one place. Disabled potatoes are not resistant to storage and should be eaten first, and small ones can be stored slightly, and can also be used to make mashed potatoes, fried potato chips, or directly made stews, stewed vegetables, and directly used to pulp to extract starch, make flour noodles and other processed products.

The harvest is a big event and a happy event, not only Yang Shumeng is in the backyard, but even Mrs. Liu and Zhou are also in the backyard.

Qin Zheng, as a prospective son-in-law, naturally stepped forward to salute when he saw his mother-in-law and sister-in-law, but Tang Wenyong was half a step behind, and he also bowed with Shi Shiran.

After Mrs. Liu had come into contact with Qin Zheng a few times, she had lost her initial restraint, and when she saw Tang Wenyong's handsome appearance, he was no more than two years older than Junwen, and he was polite and polite, so she was naturally very happy, and stretched out her hand to support Tang Wenyong with a smile and said, "Tang Gongzi, right?" Don't be so polite. ”

Being held by an old peasant lady reaching out for the first time, Tang Wenyong was slightly stunned, and then smiled: "...... The old lady is so tough at this age, and her children and grandchildren are also filial, she is a truly blessed person, and she is close to the old lady, and she is also touched by the blessing of the old lady! ”

------Off topic------

Well, millet got the yield of corn wrong.

The initial yield of corn was about five or six hundred catties, which should be five to six stones. The stones come and go, and they are confused......

The front has been changed, and there may be something missing, my relatives will help Su Su wake up, and Su Su will change it!