In the past few days, Xu Xiang has been accompanying Jiang Shenyu in the Yellow River Beach Town, and at the same time asked Yang Dianfeng to pay close attention to the movements in the East China Sea.

Xuanyuan must have sent the news, after resting in Guyuan City for a few days, he also took the following cities in one go, and the soldiers in his hands have reached 50,000.

Now that they are very close to Ningdu, only Tongxin and Zhongning have not been taken.

Jiang Shenyu may have been with Xu Xiang for the past few days, and his mood has improved a lot, and his appetite has naturally improved a lot.

These days, Xu Xiang has changed her tricks and made a lot of foods suitable for pregnant women, which has almost conditioned her body.

In addition to accompanying Jiang Shenyu at home, he also took care of the construction of the Yellow River Beach Town.

In later generations, early rice was sown in late March and early April, and hybrid rice, a high-quality rice, can be harvested twice a year if farmland is cultivated now.

Long before the construction of the Yellow River Tan Town, he promised to give Ming Heng 100,000 stone of grain to save the nearly 200,000 people.

Before I knew it, it had entered April, and the initial planning for the construction of the Yellow River Beach Town had almost been completed, quite the scale of an ordinary town in later generations.

In addition to the infrastructure, he allocated the rest of the people to reclaim the farmland, and planned to start planting hybrid rice.

Therefore, he asked Liu Sancai and Qing'er's father and daughter to organize the reclamation of farmland at the same time, and also cultivated several experimental fields at the same time, and carried out experiments to integrate with normal planting.

This year's rice planting is particularly important, one of the reasons for this is that last year was a year of natural disasters, and because of the wars that were ignited everywhere, it is now April, and there are still many places where there are no grain seeds to plant.

Qing'er's father and daughter have always been in charge of this matter, and the technology of hybrid rice is not troublesome, as long as it is cultivated for two more years, it can cultivate the kind of high-quality rice with large grains, wind and cold resistance, and insect resistance.

The most important thing at the moment is to increase the yield of rice, and nothing else matters.

Barefoot, he led the men to remove the stones from the vat and pour out the grains.

Many of these paddies have woken up from their slumber, many of them have broken their husks, revealing a little white, and some of them have even grown a lot of buds as if they were fighting for spring.

This kind of grain is not an ordinary grain that can be planted directly, and it still needs to be screened.

Now Xu Xiang is screening the grain seeds to be sown, he soaks the grain seeds in a large vat, covers them with a black cloth, and presses stones on them, this is to soak the seeds, and then sow them into the field to germinate more easily.

"You can get some bean sprouts when you go back, and eat some fish and chickens for Shenyu every day, are you tired of eating?" Xu Xiang thought to himself.

"Young Master, shall I come?" Liu Sancai saw Xu Xiang scooping out the grains with a basket, and he wanted to go to the field to sow seeds by himself.

Seeing these grain sprouts, he suddenly remembered bean sprouts.

Bean sprouts are a delicacy that is usually best served in hot pots and stir-fried.

When the sun was about to rise in mid-air, Jiang Shenyu and Qian'er, as well as Qing'er and Yang Dianfeng, came to the field to look for him.

"Young Master!" Yang Dianfeng saw Xu Xiang's figure and shouted loudly.

"It's okay, I'm not delicate enough yet." Xu Xiang grinned, lifted his trouser legs, and stepped into the field.

In the experimental field, he sprinkled the new varieties of rice in the field, and Liu Sancai also led his servants to start sowing.

Seeing that Xu Xiang's clothes and pants were covered with mud, he didn't look like a prince at all, but like a working peasant.

"Look at you, you're covered in mud. Isn't it okay to leave these things to the next generation? Jiang Shenyu said with some distress.

Xu Xiang looked at the remaining valleys in the basket, turned his head and responded: "You wait for me for a while, I'll come over when I'm done with this." ”

After sowing the seeds, Xu Xiang walked up from the field, Jiang Shenyu handed him a bowl of water, he was also a little thirsty, and drank it all.

"Nope! No! Xu Xiang hurriedly said, "It's the most interesting thing to accompany you, but I don't obey my hands and feet and want to do some other things." ”

Jiang Shenyu glanced at Yang Dianfeng and said, "Now, your other things are coming!" ”

Xu Xiang didn't care, "It's that I'm a little interested, and I'm at home all day, and I'm bored." ”

Jiang Shenyu feigned anger, "You mean it's boring to accompany me?" ”

She has never asked about what Xu Xiang is busy with, and she believes that if Xu Xiang wants to say it, she will definitely tell herself.

As Xu Xiang's wife, she is not interested in these things, as long as Xu Xiang can be safe.

She knew that Xu Xiang had his own affairs, and had been arranging Yang Dianfeng to do it for him, and every time Yang Dianfeng returned to the town, Xu Xiang would lock himself in the study at night and fall asleep very late.

Yang Dianfeng hasn't been back for three or four days, and there must be a lot of things going on when he comes back this time.

Several people returned home, Xu Xiang took a hot bath, changed into clean clothes, and came to his study.

Yang Dianfeng was already waiting for him here, Xu Xiang sat down and asked, "How is it?" Is there any news from the East China Sea? ”

Xu Xiang looked at Yang Dianfeng and said, "Let's go back and talk about it." ”

Obviously, he didn't want to say it on such an occasion again.

"In the past few days, the people in Ningdu City who have been tracking Wei Zhang have found that Wei Zhang doesn't seem to be as active as before these days, and he is probably thinking of a way to rescue Yue Linglong outside of brute force."

Xu Xiang nodded, "Yes, Wei Zhang doesn't like to use his brain very much." Moreover, since he came to Ningdu alone, just to save Yue Linglong, there should be something in this that we don't know yet. Presumably, this Yue Linglong should be very important to him! ”

"I've inquired clearly, Jiang Cheng is really not in Linhe City, it is estimated that he has already arrived in Ningdu." Yang Dianfeng said.

"Why do you say that he arrived in Ningdu? Instead of going back to Linzi or going somewhere else? "If Jiang Cheng arrives in Ningdu, then things will become complicated again.

"The news from the Xu River side is that everything is normal, and the exchange of 5,000 Lin Wei for 3,000 Minzhou troops in Linhe City is completely a normal change of guard. Moreover, Wei Ping is in Minzhou at the moment, and it is said that someone once saw Wei Ping buying cloth with his wife in the downtown area. ”

Xu Xiang smiled disdainfully, "My son is deep in Ningdu, and he is still in the mood to buy cloth in Minzhou?" is so high-profile, it is nothing more than to tell others that others are in Minzhou. The more you do this, the more you can prove that others are no longer in Minzhou! Anyone with a little bit of brains can see it! ”

"Yes, he is so low-key now, it is estimated that he has the guidance of a master. If you have to guess who is standing behind him, his subordinates feel that it is either Jiang Fu or Wei Ping. ”

"Are you sure Wei Ping isn't in Riverside City? Is there any news from Xuhe? Xu Xiang asked again, guessing in his heart that Jiang Fu and Wei Ping had already come to Ningdu?

"It's so nervous, Ming Heng is still alive nine times out of ten. It's just that now the power of the Ming clan has fallen into the hands of Ming Jing, and there is still no way to know. Xu Xiang guessed.

"Lao Yang, you go to Ningdu tonight and see the eldest grandson Mingling, with her martial arts realm, she should not be discovered when she enters and exits the Ming family's mansion." He had to find out the situation of the Ming clan, after all, the Ming clan had 50,000 troops in Ningdu, and they were all elites.

Immediately after, he looked in the direction of Ningdu and asked, "What about Ming Heng's life and death?" Still can't find it? ”

Yang Dianfeng shook his head, "Young Master, this matter is really too difficult. Ming Heng was assassinated, and the entire Ming Clan's palace was protected by soldiers, not a single fly could fly in, and no one came out, and the streets were full of patrolling soldiers. ”

"Yes!" Yang Dianfeng replied, "Then the subordinate will go to Ningdu!" By the way, young master, when I came back today, the young lady asked about those children, and her subordinates didn't know what to say, this matter ......"

Yang Dianfeng is talking about the children who were adopted in Xu Mansion and taught by Jiang Shenyu, and after Xu Xiang returned to Ningdu last time, he placed them in another hidden mansion and let all kinds of people teach them.

Lin Chong's attitude was ambiguous, although he had the idea of attaching himself to Xuanyuan, but he had a purpose, and he still needed to talk about it.

Now, they maintain a balanced relationship, but as long as any force interferes in the affairs of Ningdu, the entire four major cities of Ningdu will be in a scuffle.

"yes, I see. You go first, I'll talk to Shen Yu about this. ”

"That subordinate has retired, so I won't bother you." Yang Dianfeng bowed and left.

These children have the name of master and apprentice with Jiang Shenyu, and she is also very concerned about this. It's just that he wants to focus on cultivating these children, and he plans to copy the training methods in the army in later generations.

Now he is compiling physics and chemistry textbooks for junior high school, and when the time is right, he will give them a modern education. Not only this modern knowledge, but also taught them firearms, the art of war, etc., and specially trained them for military talents.

"Qing'er, what does the young lady want to eat today?" In the past, Jiang Shenyu told Qing'er what he wanted to eat, and then Qing'er would prepare the dishes, and Xu Xiang would make them.

"The young lady wanted to eat something lighter at noon today, but she didn't say what to eat." Qing'er said with some embarrassment, she only prepared some vegetarian dishes, cooked rice, and didn't know what to prepare.

Xu Xiang didn't stay in the study for long, and after dealing with the matter at hand, he was ready to make lunch.

When she came to the kitchen, Qing'er was already busy.

"Young master, eat chicken again? The young lady is tired of eating cooked chicken? The brown sugar water chicken that was boiled this morning, the young lady only drank the sugar water, and the chicken didn't move. ”

"No, this time it's a different way." Xu Xiang smiled slightly and said.

Xu Xiang looked at those radish greens, and smiled a little dumbly, is this a lighter dish a vegetarian dish?

"Qing'er, you can prepare some tofu, chicken, quicklime, and persimmons." Xu Xiang thought of what to cook.

Now there are more than 140,000 households, and these people who fled to Ningdu are basically only one person left, so they are basically bachelors.

The ratio of men to women is also somewhat unbalanced, with more than 200,000 women and less than 30,000 women.

After Xu Xiang finished speaking, he left the house and walked towards the river.

Now the town has gradually changed from the division of work system, after the house is built, there is no longer a collective dormitory, and the people of the entire town have been separated.

The Yellow River is a place rich in natural fish, and in addition to infrastructure, some people have converted into fishermen, selling fish for work or money.

Xu Xiang came to the side of a ship that had just docked, and there was no less than no less than under the cabin of this boat.

If this continues, it will definitely not work, and it is natural to introduce a population, but it is not in a hurry now, after all, the town has not been completely established.

He envisioned a town that would form residential, commercial, agricultural and pastoral areas, and industrial areas, and after planning them, gradually make the pockets of the townspeople bulge, so that they could gradually attract people from other places to the town.

The older man raised his head, saw Xu Xiang, and smiled, "This fish is a pound of work, but I see that the little brother is not from our Yellow River Tan Town, right?" Then you can only use silver money, five big coins a pound. ”

"Okay, get me two. As long as the crucian carp, no other fish. Xu Xiang said.

The two men were busy bringing the fish, and judging by their faces and the degree of age and age, it should be father and son.

"Uncle, how can you sell this fish?" Xu Xiang saw that there were a lot of fish under the cabin of the boat, so he asked.

"What young master?"

"Are you Young Master Xu?"

"Howler!"

At this time, a fisherman from another boat next to him came over, looked at Xu Xiang carefully, and then asked, "Excuse me...... Are you a young master? ”

Looking at Xu Xiang's smile, the fisherman said excitedly, "Yes! Yes! That's right, I remember this smile, you are the young master! ”

"Come on, everyone! The young master is here! The young master has come to see us! He seemed excited.

"My surname is Xu, yes, but it's not necessarily the young master Xu in the old man's mouth." Xu Xiang smiled slightly, he has been working under the sun for the past few days, but he has tanned a little, and now he is dressed plainly, which is very different from before.

He felt that this man should recognize him, but he couldn't believe that his young master would be dressed like this, similar to a farmer.

The old man and his son were stunned, they only came to Huanghetan Town later, naturally they had never seen Xu Xiang. Seeing that the fisherman named Liu Gazi was so sure, he also believed it in his heart.

After a while, the other fishermen who came over after hearing Xun came over, and Xu Xiang had to smile and greet them one by one. I knew it would be like this. I won't say hello one by one.

The old man who brought the fish to Xu Xiang looked at the fisherman who was muttering loudly and said, "Liu Gazi, what are you calling?" ”

"Li Laoqi, you are blind, this is our great benefactor, Xu Changsha Young Master Xu!"

"That's not good, one yard to one yard, this fish is the fruit of your labor, I can't take it! Whatever is as much as you want! ”

"This ......" Li Laoqi was a little embarrassed.

"Uncle, has the fish been weighed?" Xu Xiang felt that he couldn't stay any longer, otherwise people from other places would flock to him.

"Young master, look at what you said, what money do you give for this fish! These are all young master's, you just take them! ”

He was just about to leave, when he suddenly saw Li Laoqi's son shaking in the fishing net, taking off the things hanging on the fishing net.

Next to the young man was a pile of ugly stones of all sorts of strange shapes caught in fishing nets.

"Young master, just take it, what are these two fish? Why don't you go to my place, I still have fatter fish than Li Laoqi's here......"

"No more, no more!" Xu Xiang waved his hand and had to take the two fish.

"Is there a knife?" Xu Xiang asked.

"Yes, yes!" Li Laoqi handed over a knife.

"Huh?" He walked over with great interest, pointed to the ugly pile of stones, and asked, "Is this an oyster?" ”

"Oysters? Young master, this is the river oyster in the river, sometimes it is often hung on the net, and it has to be cleaned for half a day every time! The boy seemed to hate these ugly stones.

Xu Xiang took the knife, picked up one, gently pried it open, and saw the milky white oysters inside, and a thick smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Uncle, do you all catch oysters when you fish fish here?"

"The young master is talking about river oysters? This guy has more than a dozen nets at a time! Alas......"

"Great!" Xu Xiang said happily, "One big money, how many you have, how much I want!" ”

Xu Xiang was ecstatic in his heart, condiments in this world have always been very scarce, he never thought of it before, but now that he has seen oysters, isn't this oyster sauce coming?