Before the court recital, Her Royal Highness the princess took the water slave to Taizhou, and Xue Lang was at home alone, a little pitiful! I couldn't read a book, and I couldn't calm down when I practiced calligraphy, so I grabbed a paintbrush and drew casually. There is a saying -

The first day Bao Ma and the baby left, miss them!

The baby and his wife were not there, and the group of maids with a large number of people naturally followed, Xue Lang looked at Changjian who was with him, and asked casually: "Changjian, how old are you?" ”

Changjian said: "Master, the little one is just eighteen." ”

"Eighteen, then you can get married, do you have a favorite?"

Xue Lang's words were too direct, and he asked Changjian blushing directly, but he didn't hide, but stopped talking. Xue Langle is happy, this is obviously a favorite! So he said: "Look at you like this, obviously you have a liking, come, come and listen, I will call the shots for you." ”

Changjian snorted, his face was bloody, and before he could snort out, someone came to report: "Yu Ma, Pei Tingshi is visiting." ”

Xue Lang patted Changjian's shoulder and said with a smile: "I'll go to meet the guests first, and I'll talk about it when I come back." ”

Changjian blushed and nodded, and after the master left, he patted his face and hurriedly followed to serve.

Xue Lang went out to greet the guests, only Pei Yunzhao came with a small servant, dressed lightly, and welcomed people into the burning house, and the warm breath came to his face, which was much warmer than the cold outside. Pei Yunzhao discovered the strangeness and said, "Amazing! There is no charcoal burning in the house, so why is it so much warmer than outside? ”

Xue Lang said with a smile: "Brother Jing Xi is really careful, because when the house was built, a little thing was laid underground, so it was warmer in winter, and there was no need to burn charcoal until the deep winter wax moon." ”

Pei Yunzhao said: "So good? I wonder if you can build one for me? Don't hide it from Youyang, you said, this winter in the south of the Yangtze River, compared to the north, is cold and damp, as a northerner, it is really difficult to adapt. ”

Xue Lang said: "I'm afraid it won't work, this facility must be built together when the foundation is laid, and it can only be done when a new house is built, and the old house can't be renovated." I heard that the cold in Jiangnan requires a heroic and righteous body to keep out the cold, and Brother Jing Xi is a scholar, so it is better to try. ”

Saying that, he winked at Pei Yunzhao, Pei Yunzhao was stunned for a moment before he realized that this was Xue Lang joking with him, he couldn't help laughing, his finger nodded Xue Lang weakly, and said with a smile: "Youyang's words are wrong, I am from Enyin, not from the formal imperial examination, and Xiu Haoran is righteous and is only afraid that Yasheng will not look down on it." ”

The two laughed and sat down. The winter is cold, the northerners are used to drinking sweet tea in winter, Xue Lang made people make sweet tea, Pei Yunzhao tasted it, and praised: "Good authentic sweet tea!" After coming to Yuezhou for several years, this is the first time I have drunk such authentic sweet tea outside. ”

Xue Lang smiled: "This is the people brought by the princess's mansion, if the princess doesn't come, you can't drink it when you come to me, at most you have a glass of boiled water." ”

This year, Xue Lang often followed Pei Yunzhao to walk around the countryside, and the two of them knew each other a lot, they were both easy-going people, and now they get along and talk a lot more casually.

Pei Yunzhao had a lot of contact with Xue Lang, and he also had a score in his heart, and after chatting with him for a few words, he said straight to the point: "I heard that Her Royal Highness the princess said that she brought new rice seeds from a foreign country, but the big ship brought it back some time ago?" ”

With Pei Yunzhao's identity, it is naturally not strange to have such well-informed news. Xue Lang nodded and said, "That's right." When the princess went to Taizhou, the imperial court only managed the military salary for one year, and she needed to raise it herself in the second year. The topography of the south of the Yangtze River is arranged, and it is impossible to grow wheat and rice...... I don't think those rice varieties are very good, and the cultivation methods are relatively extensive, and the yield is limited. Remembering that he had heard of Champa rice, he suggested to the princess, and when the princess heard about it, she sent someone to try it, but she didn't expect to bring it back! ”

Pei Yunzhao silently moved his position, got a few points closer to Xue Lang, and asked in a low voice: "Youyang, for the sake of the friendship between you and me, you can give me a thorough understanding and try to plant this Zhancheng rice, how much is the cost?" ”

Xue Lang smiled slightly, and said slowly: "More than eighty!" ”

Pei Yunzhao's eyes lit up, and he grabbed Xue Lang's hand: "Really? ”

Xue Lang smiled and asked, "What did I lie to you?" Do you think I'm a liar? ”

Pei Yunzhao immediately said: "Definitely! I know the character of Youyang. Let's not mention this matter for the time being, let's talk about the advantages and disadvantages of this Zhancheng rice compared to the rice seeds planted in Wudi now? ”

This is not a secret, as the history of Yuezhou Thorn, to try to plant Champa rice, but also need his support, Xue Lang did not want to hide it from him, so he told him frankly: "This rice seed is from the neighboring country of Zhancheng, Zhulaguo, for the convenience of the name, I call it Champa rice." Do you know how rice is cultivated in that part of Champa? ”

Pei Yunzhao shook his head and arched his hand: "Please Youyang to solve your doubts." ”

Xue Lang said: "Because of the geographical environment and topography in Champa and other places, it is hot and rainy, they plant rice, and they do not divide the seedlings, they just sow seeds, and do not apply fertilizer, and let them grow on their own." ”

Although Pei Yunzhao is not proficient in farming, he is not ignorant of grains, he has been in Jiangnan for so long, and naturally knows how to cultivate rice, and he said strangely: "It's so easy?" ”

Xue Lang nodded and said, "Yes, that's it!" Compared with China's rice varieties, Champa rice is drought and waterlogg-tolerant, grows regardless of land, has strong adaptability, and has a very short growth period, which only takes more than 50 days to harvest. ”

"Really?"

Pei Yunzhao Huo Ran got up and said with surprise on his face: "Don't talk about anything else, just a little shorter growth period, it is worth vigorously promoting!" Youyang, please say a few more kind words for me in front of the princess, no matter what, when the spring ploughing comes next year, the rice seeds of Zhancheng rice must be divided into some of my Yuezhou! ”

Xue Lang pulled away his clenched hands and said, "Brother Jingxi, don't be impatient, the big ship sailed this time and brought back a lot of rice seeds, even if you choose the best seeds, it is more than enough, and you will not be missing." In fact, because of the characteristics of Champa rice, I have suggested that the princess write a sparse song, advise the sage to issue an edict, and try to plant together in Wudi, Chudi, Lingnan and other regions, so that with the characteristics of Champa rice, it can also survive in these places! ”

Pei Yunzhao's eyes widened, he looked at Xue Lang with a stunned look, exhaled deeply, and sighed: "Youyang is so big, the princess is so powerful, Yunzhao is not as good!" ”

Xue Lang humbly arched his hand, this was because he knew the history of the introduction of Champa rice by the Song Dynasty in history, otherwise he would not dare to suggest Her Royal Highness the princess like this.

In fact, it is Princess Pingyang who is really courageous, only by virtue of her trust in Xue Lang, she wrote such a sparse performance, which can be described as a great responsibility!

With such a huge responsibility, she didn't even ask, and agreed lightly, Xue Lang's inner touch and excitement could no longer be expressed in words. His Royal Highness the princess, saying that he can't trust people, look, is this called not trusting people? It's almost mesmerizing!