In the fourth year of Yonghui (653 AD), the first day of the fourth month.

As the old saying goes, you are afraid of March and April. Wu Kang stood at the door of the house, looking at the gray sky, dense drizzle, and his heart was also clouded. The first rain in early April indicates that there will be plenty of rain in April, and the next two months will be mainly cloudy and rainy. For pear trees in full bloom, it is not a good thing to occupy the experimental field of Champong rice.

The pear trees can be pollinated artificially, and the experimental fields that are about to mature in May do not have enough sunlight, so I am afraid that the yield will be reduced. After dealing with the crowd gambling, throughout March, I was busy with two things: decorating the military mansion, collecting pollen and preparing some pear blossoms.

Since receiving Wu Zhaoyi's letter and learning that Miss Wu Shun came to handle the wedding, she accelerated the renovation progress of the mansion. Spending money is like a urine kang, and the four walls of the house are decorated into a bag to move in, so that Wu Shun can live comfortably.

They are the best relatives, they can't be offended easily, they eat and drink well, and they are entertained, so they should be offered by their ancestors. Cui Xiaoqing made a cameo appearance as a supervisor, and her busy footsteps touched the ground, and the decoration was finally completed the day before yesterday.

Pear tree flowers, to put it bluntly, is artificial pollination, with a small wooden stick to dip pollen, each pear blossom lightly, improve the pear tree fruit rate. Scientific management of pear orchards, the first step of winter pruning, followed by pollination during flowering.

Yesterday, I made an appointment with Cui Xiaoqing, and today I went to Lanyi Township to teach pear farmers pollination and flower thinning in the pear orchard contracted by myself. In the middle of her thoughts, Xiao Cui hurriedly reported: Everything is ready, and the carriage of Jiuniangzi has also arrived.

Outside the gate of the courtyard, seventeen tall horses, Xiucai personally led sixteen bodyguards, responsible for travel security. There are two wagons in the middle of the horse team, and the canopy is its own, which puts pollen and related tools. The luxury carriage belonged to Cui's house, and Cui Xiaoqing lifted the curtain and beckoned.

When she entered the carriage, her eyes lit up, and the little girl dressed up and went out. Greeting with a smile, he untied his knife and threw it into the carriage, sitting side by side with her. As soon as the buttocks hit the soft couch, the weight on the legs increased, the pretty faces gradually enlarged, and the curtain began to hurt each other.

It wasn't until the destination that the mouth was liberated from the sweet and sour when he heard Xiu Cai calling. Gasping for two breaths, he glanced at Cui Xiaoqing, your old lung capacity is so large, it is too condescending not to blow suona. Lift the horizontal knife and get out of the car, hang the knife on the belt buckle, and hug Cui Xiaoqing to get out of the car.

Before I turned around, I heard a crisp child's voice: Uncle Picking Flowers is here, go tell Yeye...

Wu Kang turned his head angrily, and more than a dozen children ran happily to report to the crowd in the distance. Wu Kang was very depressed, picking pear blossoms some time ago, the unlucky child called himself "Uncle Picking Flowers", saying that he was wronged, and he was not wronged. Cui Xiaoqing was sneered, and all the bodyguards bowed their heads.

Throwing up his sleeves and stepping forward, he met them at the edge of the pear orchard, densely packed with sixty or seventy people, men, women and children. The leader is Wang Baochang, the village is the village and the old money of the pear orchard owner, respectfully greeting him.

After seeing a few words of greetings, he decided to come to Ma Wei first, coughed dryly and laughed twice: "I'm tired of waiting for you for a long time, this official is ashamed, because of the limited time, let's get to the point." As we all know, husbands and wives can only have children after the gift of Zhou Gong. The same goes for pear trees, it also has to go through a week... I said, why are you shy? This is a serious academic discussion, don't think about it! ”

The crowd chuckled, the men grinned obscenely, and the women blushed and rolled their eyes.

This was embarrassing, Wu Kang coughed dryly a few times, waited for the laughter to stop, and said: "If the pear blossom wants to bear fruit, it must undergo pollination, and the pollen enters the pistils to form seeds." Traditional pollination, relying on insects such as bees and butterflies, is very inefficient, and many flowers cannot be pollinated, resulting in a significant reduction in yield. ”

Setting the tone, he walked to the pear tree, looked at it carefully for a moment, and continued: "The pear tree is dioecious, you see this branch, all the flowers are male flowers, called male plants; This branch is all female flowers and is called a female plant. If you look closely at the differences, they are easy to identify. ”

The pear farmer was amazed, and exchanged heads to discuss, or shook his head or nodded. After a few minutes, Wu Kang continued: "A small bee flew into the flowers, and the stamens of Hua Yi emitted pollen and stuck to the bee. When the bee flies to the second flower, the pollen spreads on the stigma of the second flower, forming the seeds of pears. The scientific name of this process is propagation, and in layman's terms, it is the gift of the pear tree Zhougong. ”

The scene was silent, and the old Qian said for a long time: "I used to be very annoying to bees, afraid that it would damage the pear blossom, and I was afraid that it would sting." I not only drove them away, but I killed them. This... Isn't this revenge! ”

Wu Kang is noncommittal, the little bee is synonymous with diligence in later generations, and it is a well-known beneficial insect. Ignoring the silence of the masses, ignoring Xiaoqing's nympho worship, and continuing to pretend: "The bees are too hard, it's time to rest, let's take their place and pollinate each flower." Increasing pollination rates, i.e. increasing yields. ”

Speaking of which, give the time for digestion. It is difficult for pear farmers to understand the theory, but they know that people are more reliable than bees, and they are convinced after a little pondering. Wu Kang saw that the effect was good, and continued to popularize science: "What I just said was theory, now I will talk about practical operation." If you want to pollinate, you have to make pollination, and the first step is to pick flowers. Now, I'll teach you how to pick flowers. ”

Another woman was shy, and Wu Kang hurriedly added: "It's pear blossom picking, don't get me wrong!" Look carefully, this is an inflorescence, pick two to three buds to be released, that's what ... Trees with many flowers are harvested, and trees with sparse flowers are harvested less. Fifty catties of flowers, five catties of anthers can be picked, and one catty of dried pollen can be used for pollination of twenty acres of pear trees. ”

Let Xiucai take the pollen in the car, carefully open the paper bag, and stretch it out to show: "Everyone, please see, this is dried pollen." ”

The crowd came over and craned their necks to look at it. The bodyguard was nervous, subconsciously holding the handle of the knife, vigilantly watching the crowd. Wu Kang stretched out his arm, protected Cui Xiaoqing, and cheered up. After a few minutes, he felt almost done, and motioned for the crowd to disperse and hand the pollen to Xiucai.

The bodyguard breathed a sigh of relief, Wu Kang let go of Xiaoqing and picked two pear blossoms, "Pick the flowers home, don't pile them in piles, make pollen in time." You can be like me, holding one in one hand and rubbing against each other to make the anthers, stamens, and petals spread out and fall. Or put the flowers in a sieve and gently rub them with your hands until the petals are removed. ”

Looking around at the crowd, he continued: "The steps just mentioned must be carried out in the house, and the broken anthers must be placed on paper and cloth. In this season in Wuzhou, the indoor temperature is just right, and it is turned three times a day on time, just like turning over grain. After about a day or two, the anthers dehisce and emit pollen. ”

Throw away the rotten flowers in your hand, clap your hands and say, "There are fine sifs in the house, right?" It's the one who sifted the wheat cows... Don't understand? Flour is often infested with worms, and yes calls it wheat cattle. When cooking, pour the flour into a fine sieve and sieve out the flour to leave the wheat cow. Do the same to get pure pollen, which is served in a bowl. At this point, the pollen production is complete, if you don't understand it, you can bring it up. ”

The crowd fried the pot in an instant, and the pear farmers scrambled to be the first, if it weren't for the black-clothed star, they could smash him into the pile. Wu Kang was very patient and took the trouble to answer, even from the beginning.

Xiucai looked at the Nine Niangzi, and looked at the gentle-looking big guy, full of vinegar. The good temper of the big guy is seventy percent in the nine ladies and thirty percent in the people. I am not greedy, I can take one out of a hundred, put it on the brothers, and definitely greatly increase the cohesion... Cohesion.

Like a fan meeting, half an hour of Q&A, the pear farmers finally quieted down, their eyes were discharged, and their faces were red with excitement. Wu Kang asked the bodyguards to act, took out more than a dozen pieces of white paper, and divided the pollen equally.

Later generations and his father managed the pear orchard, using an eraser to dot the pear blossoms, that is, the kind of pencil with an eraser, or an eraser tied to a wooden stick, which is said not to hurt the buds. Now that the conditions are not allowed, let's replace it with clean chopsticks.

Take the pollen and chopsticks, and continue: "The small stick that dots the flowers should be boiled twice in boiling water, and everyone will watch me operate... This is an umbrella inflorescence with five columns, the one on the side that blooms first and the middle last. Let's order the second and third flowers, and the result is neat and big. Another point is that the flowers should be ordered in the morning on a sunny day. ”

Looking up at the gloomy clouds, he sighed and said, "This official is busy with official business, and he doesn't have the time and mind to manage the pear orchard. Please read carefully, be sure to learn, and in the future, as a pear orchard management lecturer, you will pass on to other pear farmers. This official wants to make our Wuzhou pears famous throughout the Tang Dynasty! ”

Such a fake and empty sky actually touched everyone, and they clapped their hands and praised, shouting that Wu Gong was merciful. This year, Mr. Teaching is the most respectable, and the pear farmers are grateful. The effect of the show was very good, Wu Kang was very satisfied, and began to demonstrate the pear blossoms. A quarter of an hour or so, hand-in-hand guidance.

Everyone is in full swing, cautious, more and more proficient, faster and faster. After learning, they spread out, row by row, tree by tree. In fact, there is no technical content at all, it is too cumbersome, one by one.

Wu Kang was tired of ordering a hundred flowers, and in later generations, he ordered his own pear orchard, and he was tireless like a scalper, and now he has no patience. handed the pollen to the pear farmer and looked at the busy Cui Xiaoqing, who was more like a gardener. Which one is beautiful, go up and smell it first, click it twice, and wander around like a bee.

The sea of snow-white flowers, the red elves, the breath of spring, and the fiery life, Wu Kang was stunned for a while. The little bee stopped ordering flowers, smiled like a flower, smiled sweetly, made sure his eyes again and again, and winked mischievously.

Wu Kang came back to his senses, and the little bee ran over, circled around him twice, and made a judgment: "The face is not handsome, but angry." There are two vertical lines in the center of the eyebrows, and if there is a black mole in the middle, it will be alive and well in the temple. When I see you in the middle of the night, I can be scared alive. ”

Am I so unbearable? Wu Kang pouted disdainfully, this is the face of the public, not handsome, and definitely not ugly, medium and top.

Cui Xiaoqing continued to speak venomously: "It's ugly to cry when you laugh, children can cry in fear." Still, I like it! ”

Is this being teased? Wu Kang couldn't laugh or cry. Cui Xiaoqing smiled, the deer's eyes turned twice, and the thief said: "Erlang, look, that flower is very beautiful, people want to order it." ”

Looking up at the flowers on the branches, I guess I can't reach it, this girl is going to be funny. It was agreed to go horseback riding after ordering flowers, so he wore a strong suit, an ordinary robe on the outside, and leggings on the inside, similar to the breeches of later generations. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but pout, looked at the sly smile, and squatted down helplessly.

Cui Xiaoqing grinned, and rode her neck very unceremoniously, the legendary horseback riding. Wu Kang held her waist with his hand, slowly stood up, and heard the command again: "This point is over, change to another one." To the left... Further on... Phew—"

The stunned Xiucai came back to his senses and quickly turned his back. With a wave of his big hand, the bodyguards dispersed, guarding in all directions to prevent the pear farmers from approaching. The depressed face is red, isn't this a child's house? Our big guy is too pitiful, and he will increase the difficulty of work anytime and anywhere.

When I was depressed, I noticed that the leaves in front of me were shaking, and I lowered my eyebrows and saw human feet. His brows furrowed and he pulled out the horizontal knife, and he stepped up his legs, ready to go. The moment the face appeared, he decisively slashed out the horizontal knife.

Hey shouted twice, put away the knife stiffly, gritted his teeth and scolded in a deep voice: "Tian Shenu wants to scare Nai Weng to death? What are you doing in a hurry? ”

Qian Shun ignored him, and when he saw the big guy being ridden, he quickly turned his back. wiped the fine sweat on his forehead, lowered his voice and said, "What is Wu Shuai doing?" Xiucai, I have urgent information. That one... You go and report to the commander. ”

Xiucai: "Why don't you go?" ”

Qian Shun: "I'm afraid! ”

Xiucai: "I'm afraid too!" Let's wait..."

This was more than half an hour, Qian Shun was about to urinate urgently, and when he heard the footsteps, he was instantly overjoyed. turned around and just wanted to report, but when he saw the two holding hands, he turned back in embarrassment. Waiting for the big guy to walk by, he couldn't help but speak: "Wu Shuai Rongyu... Ahem"

Seeing the shut-up gesture, he instantly closed his mouth, and the donkey's face wrinkled into a bitter gourd. looked at Xiucai and had no choice but to follow behind. When they got out of the pear orchard, the two let go, and hurriedly reported in a low voice: "Wu Shuai Rongyu, the target appears in the No. 2 area, and I will go to the No. 1 area tomorrow." ”

Wu Kang turned around, frowned and asked, "Why did you report it?" How many times have I told you, the target appears on number two, and he will come back and report immediately. Thou, thou, take my words as the wind in your ears? ”

"The subordinates don't dare", Qian Shun lowered his head and said cowardly: "The goal is suddenly accelerated, and the brothers dare not stop it." ”

Feeling the colder and colder gaze, Qian Shun's head hung even lower. After a few breaths, Wu Kang sighed lightly, it seemed that he was going to be a starry night. "It's not your fault. How many brothers are there in the company, can you gather 100 people, and are there enough horses? ”

Xiucai replied: "The company plus here, a total of fifty-six people, and then temporarily transferred from the employer's house, there is no problem to gather 100 people." Horses are the problem, and we only have fifty-three. ”

After thinking about it for a few minutes, Wu Kang took out two seals and handed them to the two of them respectively, "Take the Fa Ya Seal and the Lu Shen Seal, and divide the soldiers into two ways." Xiucai went to second, and Shunzi asked the squire to borrow a horse. The squire didn't have enough to make up, so he went to find the soldier Lao Qin, no matter what method he used, he had to make up enough for a hundred people and a hundred horses. ”

Looking up at the dark clouds in the sky, he continued to order: "Seeing that it is going to rain in the sky, let the brothers prepare the hats and robes, and let the Chu Shenke participate in the action." After gathering people, he asked Yu Hongzhi to borrow a bow and arrow, and waited three miles away from the north city gate. I will send Jiu Niang to the Assassin Mansion and join you. ”

The two promised to leave, but Cui Xiaoqing shouted to stop, and the little girl asked Wu Kang: "Where are you going and what are you going to do?" What is the goal and number two? Mysterious! Jiro tell me quickly, official or private? Don't be perfunctory, you promised me not to lie. ”

Wu Kang had a headache and didn't want her to know, so he talked about other things.

Cui Xiaoqing was unhappy and questioned Xiucai: "Erlang often mentions you and praises you for being loyal and honest. can be an honest person, but he doesn't do honest things. Tell me honestly, what are you going to do, otherwise I will settle the account with you! ”

The naked threat, Xiucai is a little confused, what kind of general account is it? Suddenly, there was a buzz in the head, and that thing was exposed? Suddenly sweating like rain, bowing his head and pretending to be dumb, he didn't speak. Cui Xiaoqing didn't force him, staring at Wu Kang with a raised face, his eyes were full of disdain and questioning.

Wu Kang, who was weak-hearted, smiled with a smile on his face, and after a moment of deliberation, he said: "The target is our eldest sister's convoy, and the No. 1 area is Muzhou." You know, the law and order in Muzhou is very chaotic, and we suffered a big loss last time. There are gifts from my aunt and second sister in the convoy, and I am afraid that the thieves will target them. I plan to take my brothers to Muzhou to escort you, I'm afraid you'll worry..."

"If you don't tell me, I'm more worried", Jiuniang rolled her eyes and said angrily: "The thieves in Muzhou are very fierce, and it is far from enough to bring a hundred people." You listen to me, bring the bad people over, and then find Uncle Yu to borrow troops... Borrow at least fifty cavalry! ”

Wu Kang secretly coke, sent Xiucai and Qian Shun, shook his head and explained: "The bad guard is an official guard, not a private arm, and it cannot be used for public or private purposes." It's okay to ask Uncle Yu to borrow a bow and arrow, but it's impossible to borrow cavalry. He just borrowed, we can't ask for it, the army is out of the jurisdiction privately, which is no different from rebellion. ”

Hearing the "rebellion", the atmosphere instantly stiffened, Cui Xiaoqing looked anxious, and said without hesitation: "Then what should I do, the thieves in Muzhou are all outlaws, and a hundred people are not enough." The second sister is really, let the eldest sister toss around..."

Oh my mother, Wu Kang was almost scared to pee, so he quickly covered her mouth and turned his head to look around. There was no one around, and he breathed a long sigh of relief, almost pleading: "Auntie and grandmother, remember that no matter when, don't complain about Wu Zhaoyi, that girl is careful, and she is very vindictive!" ”

Cui Xiaoqing was puzzled, Wu Kang let go of his hand, slowed down his tone and said, "Don't worry, our bodyguard brothers, after my careful training, the combat effectiveness is comparable to that of the government soldiers." Coupled with the war horse, like a tiger with wings, Widow Chen's native chicken and tile dog is not enough to see at all. ”

Thinking of Chen Shuozhen, anger flashed in his eyes, and he said hatefully: "Let's be strong and strong, if Widow Chen doesn't appear, she will do it, hum!" Behead the head of the person on his neck, and pay tribute to Wen Ruo, Er Niu, and all the dead brothers. ”

This is a train full of mouths, Chen Shuo will not let her die before he rebels. If she dies, who will rebel? If there is no rebellion, there will be no counterinsurgency, and the coveted history of assassination will have to wait for the Year of the Monkey.

"Don't talk nonsense, no matter when, save your life first". After the lesson, Cui Xiaoqing frowned again: "Still don't worry, let's go and ask Uncle Yu to let him walk with you." Ye Ye once praised him, saying that he was extremely brave and had the material of a great general. ”

Speaking of the material of the general, Wu Kang thought of one person, and said with a smile: "Xiaoqing don't worry, let's go to Muzhou next, let's bring the material of the two generals." One is Chu Shenke, who has unparalleled three-stone strong bow and archery skills. The other one, that is, Orion Hayashi Heilang, do you still have an impression? ”

Cui Xiaoqing recalled carefully, and said after a while: "That extraordinarily large murderer, the hunter who sold our 'tiger brain'? If it weren't for you, he would have died. Well... With their protection, I am also relieved. Follow me back to the Shifu, and Dou Cheng will be your mount. ”

Wu Kang smiled and thumbs up, Lao Cui's bucket is a BMW, and he has already coveted it...