Chapter 7 The beginning of spring
In March, the drizzle was endless.
Mei Xiaohan, who had been at home for a few days, really couldn't bear the loneliness, and he wanted to go to his own golden lump field alone.
Don't listen to the sound of the forest beating the leaves, why not groan and walk slowly. Bamboo cane shoes are lighter than horses, who is afraid? A cloud of smoke and rain is Ren Ping's life.
The steep spring breeze blows the wine and wakes up, slightly cold, and the mountain is obliquely shining but welcomes.
Looking... It has always been bleak, and when I return, there is no wind and rain and no sunshine.
For some reason, this word suddenly popped up in Mei Xiaohan's mind, in fact, Mei Xiaohan didn't like this kind of life that must be happy and happy, and when she was frustrated, she drew a knife and cut off the water and flowed more ups and downs of life.
Most of the poets are temperamental, and they are a little arrogant. But Dongpo's poem is very appropriate to the current environment and Mei Xiaohan's state of mind.
At the moment, these elegant things can no longer be taken care of, and taking care of the golden pimple is the most important thing.
The land rented by Mei Xiaohan is full of twenty acres, and several laborers are hired for this purpose, most of whom are mute, and the purpose of hiring them is also to avoid unnecessary trouble.
The so-called people are many and miscellaneous, and people's words are terrifying, even if they see these golden bumps, these bitter laborers can't say anything.
What's more, Mei Xiaohan gives them a salary of thirty-five wen a day, and even if they are talkative, they will keep their mouths shut.
Under Mei Xiaohan's repeated instructions, these laborers took turns to wait in this golden pimple field every day, and several people took shifts, not daring to slack off for a moment.
In a few days, these golden bumps will usher in their most glorious moment. Now Mei Xiaohan doesn't dare to be sloppy at all.
The poor are always calculating their immediate gains and losses, as well as short-term gains, and it is already difficult for the bitter peasants to make a living on food, but if they have additional income, they will be Amitabha.
There are flowers in spring, there is a moon in autumn, there is a cool breeze in summer, and there is snow in winter.
I have to say that the attitude and three views of life of the ancients are much better than those of today's people.
Three cellars have been dug up, enough to lay down thousands of pounds of gold lumps.
For others, today is just an ordinary day, but for Mei Xiaohan, today has extraordinary significance.
Standing on the land of the Great Song Dynasty, Mei Xiaohan has never felt more proud than now, because he wants this era to remember him and remember this person who changed the times.
When a hoe goes down, there are several golden bumps under one plant, two or three taels of small ones, and more than a pound of large ones.
Obediently...
A mute man seemed to magically be able to speak, his mouth wide open.
Immediately, the fake mute covered his mouth, for fear of being discovered. The helplessness of life forced him to pretend to be dumb to work here for Mei Xiaohan.
This fake mute was discovered by the dog, and the dog immediately complained to Mei Xiaohan, which frightened the man's face.
Mei Xiaohan didn't blame this man, but helped him up and said, "Is there any difficulty at home?" Why? ”
Seeing that the man was spitting and spitting, Mei Xiaohan didn't ask any more.
"I'm so hungry..."
Mei Xiaohan threw a few potatoes by herself and ordered the mirror to light a fire.
"Master, what are you doing here?"
"It's not cold, is it?"
The mutes who were working also turned their heads to look at Mei Xiaohan.
At this time, the dog was unhappy, waved his arms, and roared: "Work quickly, don't be lazy!" ”
For this irresistible delicacy, how could Mei Xiaohan let it go, when the fire crackled and burned, Mei Xiaohan had already skewered the potatoes on the stick.
Now just wait for the scent to waft...
If you want to capture a person's heart, you must attract his stomach, fill his stomach, and many things will be solved, and this magical golden bump, simply lying in the fire, exudes a fragrance, which is attractive enough, let alone take a bite.
The saddest thing for a person is not that he has few opportunities in his life, nor that he has no great achievements, nor that he cannot create value for this society. It's not satisfied with the status quo, but it's powerless to change.
Throughout the ages, whether it is a busy poet, a literati, or even an ordinary toiling public, all living beings. On the land where you live, you work and give.
History has not left the leisurely ride on the battlefield in the Silk Road years, history has not left the ancient road caravansera, and history has not left the bleak sword shadow.
Countless stories, countless laughing characters spliced together history, but forever vivid.
When history turns and returns to the original starting point, the distance becomes clearer and clearer.
The smell of baked potatoes gives this monotonous world some spice, and in March Raozhou, the weather is far from being so mild, and most Song people have not yet changed their winter clothes.
Delicious food always touches people's taste buds and makes a strange reaction to a stomach that is not very hungry.
"Hungry..."
The Book of Han? The Biography of Lisheng Lu Jialie": "The king takes the people as the sky, and the people take food as the sky." ”
There is also such a story about this allusion
In the last years of the Qin Dynasty, there was a scholar named Li Shiqi, who was still a little learned. He once offered a plan to help Liu Bang outwit Chen Liu, and was later named Guangye Jun.
After the fall of the Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu competed for world dominance.
At first, Xiang Yu's strength was far above Liu Bang. Later, Liu Bang united the anti-Xiang Yu forces from all over the country and guarded Xingyang and Chenggao.
There is an Ao Mountain in the northwest of Xingyang, and there is a small city on the mountain, which has been established in the Qin period, because there are many warehouses dedicated to storing grain in the city, so it became Ao Cang, and it was the largest granary in the Kanto region at that time.
Under Xiang Yu's fierce attack, Liu Bang then planned to retreat and cede the east of Chenggao to Xiang Yu.
Liu Bang knew that Li Shiqi was very talented and wanted to hear his thoughts, so he found him.
Li Shiqi said to Liu Bang: "The king takes the people as the sky, and the people take food as the sky, the Chu army does not know how to protect Sucang and go east, this is a good opportunity for God to help the Han Dynasty succeed!" If we give up Chenggao, retreat to Gong and Luo, and give up such an important granary to the enemy, this will be very unfavorable to the current situation! I hope that you will quickly organize your forces and stick to Aocang, which will definitely change the current unfavorable situation. ”
After listening to Liu Bangli's words, Liu Bang acted according to the plan and finally won the victory.
Throughout the ages, too many emperors have suffered defeat because they did not understand this truth.
The yield of golden pimples can be up to thousands of catties, and Mei Xiaohan adopted the most primitive planting technology and did not dare to overestimate the yield of potatoes. Even so, Mei Xiaohan's estimate of a yield of potatoes per mu reaching 800 catties should not be a problem.
The Song Dynasty had entered the later period of China's feudal society, and there were new developments in the agricultural economy and commodity economy, coupled with the popularization of new farming tools, the adoption of fine varieties, and the increase in the application of fertilizers, the grain yield per mu had increased by a large margin.
During the reign of Song Renzong, Fan Zhongyan said in the recital "Answering the Edict of Chen Shishi": "The minister knows that in Suzhou, the tax collectors of the field are 34,000 hectares, and the benefits of Zhongni are two to three stones per mu. ”
Zhu Xi said in "The Statement of Relief Matters": The six counties of Shaoxing Prefecture on East Zhejiang Road during the Chunxi period "produced two stones per mu".
The yield per mu is 4 stone of rice, which is equivalent to 381 catties;
Compared with the rice yield of only a few hundred catties per mu, the yield of these golden bumps will be amazing.