Chapter 9 A visit to the South Lake
Walking out of the west chamber for more than 20 kilometers, the sun shines from the roof to the wheels, and the sunset is infinitely better. The crops in ancient times were greatly inferior to those in www.biquge.info modern era, the corn fields were sparse and sparse, and the yields were indeed shameful, and the peasants who were busy breaking corn in the fields disappeared behind Cai Zi one after another.
"Uncle Mu, how is the yield of these corns?"
Su Mu was full of confidence, each of them had corn on it, and it was indeed a first-class yield, "Prince, these lands are not far from the West Chamber, and most of them are excellent seeds distributed by the imperial court, and the yield is of the highest grade. β
"Uncle Mu, I'll settle an account for you."
"The old man listened."
"An acre of corn land looks like this, it can probably produce two or three hundred catties, right? If each person eats three corns a day, the corn maturity period is about 120 days, and 20 of them will be hungry, right? β
Su Mu didn't figure out where the 20 days came from after a long time, and there was no convenient addition, subtraction, multiplication and division in ancient times, and he basically had to rely on tools to figure it out, which was particularly troublesome.
"Uncle Mu, don't forget it yet, the production of corn can't keep up with the consumption, and this kind of crop will definitely be a loss! Moreover, with the current agricultural technology, it may be difficult for one person to manage one acre of land. β
Su Mu put a melancholy on his eyebrows, "Yes, plus other crops can only barely maintain a year's consumption, but this is also the best seed, if the crops of the small farmers in the countryside are even more-"
"So, we need grafting to increase yields."
Su Mu clenched his hands into fists, "Okay! This old man thanked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince on behalf of the people of the world. β
In the evening, the afterglow disappeared without a trace, and the wild insects in the surrounding countryside were chirping, and from time to time there would be a breeze blowing, which was so cool.
Su Mu came to the countryside once a month to supervise, and built a small grass hut here, although it was a little simple, but it was very appetizing.
That night he slept very peacefully, as if he had returned to the small house of his childhood, the rustic smell of the crops outside the window, the croaking of frogs, and the reflection of flowers and grass in the moonlight.
He looked at the bright moon, distant family, are you okay?
The next morning, he woke up early, as a child when he was a child, he opened the kitchen door to find his grandmother's breakfast, but apparently there was no one.
In the distance, Su Mu walked quickly, with a sense of exhaustion between his eyebrows, but he couldn't hide his excitement, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, I have already marked the things you explained last night with a marker, when will you go to see it, the people are waiting for your grafting." β
Su Mu was tired, but he was still thinking about asking him to mark the good pear trees that had been harvested this year last night, and he couldn't wait to finish it, he was really a dedicated uncle. He was hungry and panicked, "Don't be in a hurry, do you have anything to eat?" β
Su Mu urged, "Go to the pear orchard, breakfast Jun'er has already prepared it for you." β
He was instantly energetic, it turned out that this was the case with beautiful food, "Let's go!" Let's go! β
Su Mu instantly blackened his face, and Hugh wanted to take advantage of my beloved daughter in front of the old man.
On the way, he asked Master Su what Miss Su was doing, it turned out that there was a poetry club in Nanhu these days, and Miss Su came to visit Master Su when she passed by.
Nanhu is located next to this pear orchard, which is also reasonable, but this is a long way to go, I am afraid that it is not only here to fight poetry, he thought to himself.
The two of them chatted while walking, and Cai Zi also picked a wild chrysanthemum and pinched it in his hand, which will be useful later.
The so-called scenery of the South Lake is not inferior to the beauty of the West Lake, in terms of size, it is more than 2,000 square meters, divided into eight directions, each direction has an ornamental pavilion, and in the middle of the lake is a tall and towering Yellow Crane Tower1. In addition to the lotus flowers under the pavilion on the water, there are also boats on the vast lake, and the most important thing is that there are all kinds of strange flowers and fruits around the South Lake, which have different beautiful scenery throughout the year, which is simply a fairyland on earth.
Not far away, the pear orchard appeared in front of me, and there stood many people dressed in linen and coarse cloth. There are no pear blossoms this season, otherwise it is another beautiful scenery.
Cai Zi saw Miss Su appear, and her heart rippled, "Hello~ beautiful Su Su."
"Ahem-ahem!" Master Su coughed.
Miss Su's legs were slightly bent at her knees, her white dress fluttered in the breeze, and her pretty face that she hadn't seen for a day was still as clear as the bright moon, "Daddy." β
"Miss Su, did you sleep well last night?" Cai Zi smiled.
Miss Su still had the shadow of the bathroom the night before in her heart, and she couldn't see him, so she snuggled up to her father and pretended not to hear. But he was very serious, and sent chrysanthemums, "Come, Ling'er, the little flowers I picked for you." β
Ling'er looked at Miss Su and accepted the chrysanthemum in embarrassment, her face was embarrassed, but her heart was happy.
And Miss Su still can't see through him, sometimes obscene, sometimes gentle, sometimes upright, sometimes hot, and now she is sending Ling'er flowers, how can this thief be the prince?
She ignored Caizi's hippie smiling face, and then set her eyes on the pear trees painted with red markers, "Daddy, why are these pear trees marked, is there any difference?" β
Master Su seems to be more than just fond of his beloved daughter, and he doesn't hide it one by one, Miss Su thought in her heart, she had never heard of many things that Zizi said, and she couldn't see through him.
Then Cai Zi asked Master Su to gather all the gardeners in this garden, cut off all the branches of the pear trees that only bloom and do not bear fruit, and then find a few people with sharp brains, and he demonstrated the grafting technique with everyone.
Everyone turned their heads one after another, obviously not believing this strangely dressed man, why did he cut down a good pear tree, even if it didn't bear fruit, the flowers were beautiful, why should he cut it down?
Cai Zi saw that everyone shook their heads, so he threw this problem to the agricultural superintendent, and his words should always be believed, "Master Su, do you believe it or not?" β
Of course, Master Su did not hesitate to believe him, although he was foolish on the surface, his eyes would change differently when he did things.
So in the name of Master Su, everyone took up machetes and chopped branches.
Miss Su wandered lightly in the pear grove, and saw Caizi concentrating on explaining and demonstrating to the farmer, which actually made her heart ripple, and then instructed Ling'er to serve breakfast to him, and the master and servant went to Nanhu to relax.
Cai Zi was very idle, he came to the edge of the South Lake, put his hands behind his back and sighed, "You are a woman, how do you know that I have a heart." It's boring, it's boringβ"
Miss Su Su on the side saw that he was too close to herself, so she pulled Ling'er away quickly, and Ling'er whispered, "Miss, Childe's poem is so strange, and it doesn't look like a pair." β
"Ling'er, do you see him catching up?" Miss Su casually looked straight ahead, and told Ling'er to look behind, "Miss, Childe is going back." β
"What happened to this disciple today? Strange, Ling'er, let's go there and take a look. Miss Su smiled slightly, but she couldn't hide her disappointment.
Nanhu Fighting Poetry Meeting, held once a year, last year was autumn, this year is summer, the lakeside of 2,000 square meters has been full of talented and beautiful people from all over the world since yesterday, the scene is very spectacular.
To be able to gather the world's bachelors, the organizers are afraid that there is some background, and it is said that this year's Doushi King will receive a volume of music scores collected by scholars.
The preciousness of the music score is one of the fragments handed down by the ancients, in this era of poetry and song for the glory, qin, chess, calligraphy and painting is the goal of lifelong pursuit, the students who surround the South Lake, there are those who participate, there are those who watch the excitement, and even those who come to the blind date are not a few.
"Isn't this Miss Su? is known as the first delicate and talented woman in the West Chamber, and today I saw the bewitching and moving !! I heard that Miss Su likes books like the Spring Palace Book, so interested, haha......" Zhang Zhengren's son from Yuntai County quipped, and there was also Li Gongzi who had been pursuing Miss Su for a long time, and he was also very jealous of this Zhang Gongzi and didn't dare to talk.
Miss Su bowed her knees and didn't get up, her cheeks were as red as if she heard this, and she was extremely ashamed, but she couldn't say anything.
In ancient times, women swallowed their anger like this, and it was a matter of good reputation, if she Su Rujun wanted to explain, I am afraid that it would become darker and darker.
But Ling'er is different, a subordinate has no status, and she is not afraid of the impact of her reputation, "I bought it, regardless of my young lady's business." β
How do you know that Zhang Zhengren's hobby is to humiliate women, "Miss Su is thoughtful, don't you think this shield has found the wrong person, or I will help you, I will come to your mansion to ask for relatives tomorrow, and I don't have to look at spring every night when you get married. I can teach you. yes, Brother Li. Haha......"
Miss Su's face turned white and red, "Ling'er, let's go over there for a walk." β
"Everyone, gossip, Miss Su, the first delicate and talented woman in the West Chamber--" Zhang Zhengren said loudly, looking like a villain.
Suddenly, the students gathered around, and Zhang Zhengren whispered in Miss Su's ear, "After the poetry fighting meeting, come to my house to play on the third watch tonight, I will make you lust. Immortal. Desire. Die, or else, hehe. β
Miss Su couldn't bear it anymore, and the silver needle in her sleeve was ready to go, and at this moment, a voice became a lifesaver.
"This human-looking Zhang Gongzi, is there a kind of you trying to say another word?"
Remarks: 1 Yellow Crane Tower, this Yellow Crane Tower is not the Yellow Crane Tower, just the same name.