Chapter 129: Sweet potatoes are harvested
For one meal, Xue Lang ate half a roast goose, two-thirds of the two side dishes, and a bowl of millet porridge. Su Han eats more than him, not to mention a whole roast goose, the two side dishes are also fine, and the porridge is drunk in three bowls.
Xue Lang looked at his own appetite, and then looked at other people's, and once again had an inferiority complex of "I am a weak chicken". In this way, when Su Han put the chopsticks down, he also said: "In order to nourish the body, it is enough to feed eight points." β
Xue Lang...... Xue Lang is messy again! , eat so much to be eight points full, if you eat very full, how much do you have to eat? Everybody in the neighborhood is more swollen than him? Wait online, hurry!
However, after this time, Xue Lang understood it. looks like Dr. Su, who is a cool brother with facial paralysis, is actually a big teaser.
Considering the brain circuit that teased Qingqi, Xue Lang did not hesitate to threaten him decisively: "Doctor Su, the courtyard wall is used to separate the boundary, you see that there are maids in my hospital, in the future, don't climb the courtyard wall, let's go to the main gate if you have something!" If you climb the courtyard wall again, I will ask the princess to change your yard and not come to my house for dinner again!" β
Su Han's eyes were full of shock, and he nodded quickly, and almost patted his chest to reassure: "Counselor Xue rest assured, Su Han will definitely stay away from the courtyard wall in the future, and he will not climb again." β
Sure enough, for foodies, you have to use food as a weapon!
I don't know if Xue Lang got Su Han, or Su Han got Xue Lang, in short, Su Han didn't climb the courtyard wall again in the future, he knocked directly on the door to eat. When he was paid, in addition to silk cloth, silver money, rice grain, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar sent to him, he actually directly asked people to move to Xue Lang, as long as Xue Lang was on fire, and when he was at home, he almost didn't stop coming to eat, and he was proactive and consciously voluntary, which made people laugh. Of course, that's all for later.
After the wheat harvest, the rain gradually increases, and the rainy season begins. The rainy season in Weizeguan is naturally not as good as the rainy season in the south, and there is no need to worry about floods depending on the rainfall.
Xue Lang just took care of the farm, and only put grass carp in the pond a few days ago, so as not to let the water in the fish pond spread out, lest the fish escape.
Xue Lang could only take a carriage and go to the farm a few times in the rain, explain the places that need attention, and stay at home and never go out.
Now is the season when there are many fruits, since it is okay, Xue Lang asked Changjian to go to the county seat to buy a lot of sugar and fruits back, ready to make some fruit wine.
Xue Lang loves to drink, so naturally he will also make wine. In the past, in modern times, a lot of sake was brewed in every season, fruit wine and white wine. Every time a batch is brewed, before it is made, the old father-in-law and brother-in-law will come and take some of it, and some friends also like the wine he brews, as long as they hear that he has made wine, they will come to get it. Xue Lang has to make a lot of wine every time.
Brewed fruit wine Xue Lang only makes pure fruit wine, and does not add liquor to it, so the fruit wine brewed by Xue Lang is extremely popular among ladies.
Winemaking was technical in ancient times, and almost all families with a long heritage had their own winemaking workshops, which were not taken out, and were mostly kept for their own drinks or for guests.
Xue Lang also does not plan to sell the wine he brews, and he does not plan to spread the technology. If he plans to marry in the future, he may pass it on to his descendants.
A lot of fruit wine was made, and it was hidden in the cellar -
There is a kitchen in Tingfeng Courtyard, and naturally there is a cellar. At this time, there is no refrigerator, and the cellar is basically the best way to store it.
After brewing the fruit wine, it is June. Jiang Lin hadn't come back yet, but he just sent a letter, saying that his father-in-law's family had forgiven him and was still willing to recruit him as his son-in-law.
Jiang Lin and his fiancΓ©e are both quite old, and since it is said that it is done, the marriage match is naturally immediately put on the agenda. The wedding date was set for the end of the year, and Jiang Lin still had to stay in Beijing and go through some ceremonial procedures.
Xue Lang didn't understand any of the etiquette procedures needed to get married in ancient times, but after Her Royal Highness the princess heard about it, she wrote a letter back to Beijing, asking the housekeepers in her house to help Jiang Lin take care of it, and also allocated a courtyard for Jiang Lin's relatives.
Meticulous and thoughtful, not only Jiang Lin is grateful, but Xue Lang is also grateful. Solemnly thanked Her Royal Highness the Princess, and Her Royal Highness the Princess only said indifferently that it was okay, but it was a convenient effort.
In June, potatoes and sweet potatoes ripen one after another. The potatoes are just a little bit, Xue Lang can harvest them by himself, only sweet potatoes need to be harvested by manpower.
It was still Ma Yuanliang who brought someone over to help. The sweet potato field is at the foot of the mountain, and the soil is slightly sandy. Xue Lang first selected the sweet potato vines that could be kept as seeds, cut them all and stored them in the cellar, and then began to dig sweet potatoes.
In order not to dig up the sweet potatoes to the greatest extent, the soldiers took small hoes and dug slowly. A vine dug out the roots of the large and small sweet potatoes, the soldiers are all experienced people, and they can estimate the approximate yield by weighing it in their hands: "Xue ...... Counselor Xue, this ...... Can this thing be eaten? β
Xue Lang nodded: "This is called sweet potato, but grain and vegetables, this is the first trial planting, and it should be promoted next year." It is quite simple to cultivate, it does not occupy good land, and it is eaten with grain, so that the days of hunger can be much less. β
"Whoa!"
All the soldiers responded loudly, looking at their expressions a little excited, and some people saluted Xue Lang: "Thank you Xue for your consultation." β
Xue Lang understood why they saluted, and hurriedly avoided it, saying, "Don't thank me." The people of my dynasty are all diligent and hardworking, and life will only get better and better, I have this confidence, and I hope everyone will have this confidence. β
"Whoa!"
This time, the sound of response was even louder.
After that, everyone dug sweet potatoes more carefully, but the speed of digging was much faster. The front one is responsible for digging, and the one in the back is responsible for picking up the dirt, putting it in the basket, and waiting for it to be weighed after all the digging is done.
Xue Lang squatted in the shade of the tree on the side, watching everyone dig, not paying attention to a few horses coming from afar, and when he got closer, he found that it was Princess Pingyang who came with someone. Princess Pingyang was followed by Lady Liu and Han Jin.
"I've seen Her Royal Highness the Princess. The sun is shining, how did His Highness come? β
Xue Lang hurriedly greeted him and saluted, and Ma Yuanliang also led people to salute quickly. Princess Pingyang waved her hand and said, "You are exempt from courtesy." Don't let my arrival disturb you to do things, and return to your position quickly. β
"Whoa!"
The soldiers continued to dig. Xue Lang welcomed Princess Pingyang to the shade of the tree and poured her a bowl of water-
"The sun is so shining, His Highness also rode over on horseback, please drink a bowl of water. No one has used this bowl yet. β
Princess Pingyang took the bowl and drank a bowl of water. Xue Lang poured another bowl for Lady Liu and Han Jin.
Princess Pingyang asked, "Can you finish digging today?" β
Xue Lang said: "Your Highness, everyone is afraid of digging up bad sweet potatoes, so dig carefully, so the action is slower, but there are many people who should be able to finish digging." β
Princess Pingyang nodded, she and Lady Liu were both handlers, so they naturally knew the information about sweet potatoes. Han Jin was brought over by Her Royal Highness the Princess who said that he had tried to plant a new crop offered by Xue Lang, and he had harvested it today.
Han Jin saw that the sergeant brought over a basket of dug sweet potatoes from time to time, counted them silently, his face gradually became solemn, and he couldn't help asking, "Dare to ask Xue Counselor, is this sweet potato crop grain or vegetable?" β
Xue Lang said: "It can be food and vegetables, and it can be used to satisfy hunger." β
Han Jin gasped, and began to make silent calculations in his heart, his expression became more and more solemn, but he regretted Xue Lang's eyes when he finished looking at them. Seeing that Xue Lang was inexplicable, Her Royal Highness the princess saw it at a glance, and smiled with a good smile: "Is it a pity that Han Gong did not recruit Youyang as his son-in-law?" β
Han Jin's face was full of pain: "I knew that Xue was not a bird in the forest, and sooner or later when Dapeng spread his wings, it was a pity that he couldn't recruit a son-in-law, and he missed the good talent and beautiful jade!" β
Her Royal Highness the Princess and Lady Liu both laughed, but Xue Lang was embarrassed.
Just like Xue Lang said, because there are many people, the sweet potatoes of just one acre of land will be harvested in a short time, and after the harvest, they will be dragged to the edge of the field and will start to weigh and count-
With the overweighing of a basket, the expressions of Han Jin and Lady Liu became more and more excited, only Princess Pingyang was as stable as Mount Tai, and at first she would clench her fists to calm her emotions, and later, almost like an old monk in a fixed position, she stood under the tree with her eyes and nose and heart, her expression was calm, and she couldn't see her emotions at all.
After the weighing, Xue Lang mentally calculated the numbers he had written, and the people who had been weighed on the side were waiting to be calculated with a calculation chip, Xue Lang said: "Your Highness, why don't you count it by your subordinates?" β
"Yes!"
Her Royal Highness replied in a steady voice. Xue Lang pulled a piece of paper, took out his pen and began to write the numbers, Han Jin took the numbers he had written down and proofread them uneasily, and found that Xue Lang was not right in a single number, and said in surprise: "Counselor Xue has never forgotten?" β
Xue Langxin said that this was the golden finger attached to the crossing, smiled at Han Jin, nodded, and concentrated on the formula calculation, but after a while, it had already been calculated: "Your Highness, the total yield per mu is more than 1425 catties!" β
How can there be so little?!
Xue Lang was a little puzzled.
Han Jin was so excited that his voice changed tone: "How much?" β
Lady Liu covered her small mouth with her hand, and it was also difficult to hide her shock, and her beautiful eyes stared at Xue Lang tightly, as if waiting for him to confirm. Only Her Royal Highness the princess was full of fine eyes, and asked almost word by word: "More than 1,425?" β
Xue Lang nodded and said, "It was the negligence of his subordinates before. The counting method of foreign countries is slightly less than that of Datang, so the yield per mu is more. One pound and ten taels in foreign countries, while Datang is one pound and eighteen taels. β
Princess Pingyang silently counted in her heart and said: "If according to the counting method of foreign countries, the yield per mu is about more than 2,500 catties, right?" β
Xue Lang nodded: "That's so much." β
"Good! Good! Good! β
Her Royal Highness the princess said three good words in a row, and the horsewhip in her hand twitched out of thin air, and said, "Han Jin!" β
Han Jin hurriedly bowed down and responded, "The subordinates are here!" β
Princess Pingyang said: "Immediately go to the sparse, report to the saint, good news!" I tried to plant new crops offered by Xue Lang, and the yield per mu reached more than 1,400 catties, about 20 stones...... No, this letter was written by Hongu himself! Pen and ink waiting! β
"Whoa!"
Princess Pingyang gave an order, and someone immediately prepared quickly. Han Jin bent down and asked people to spread the paper on his back, and gave Princess Pingyang a table to write and play.
Princess Pingyang's pen and paper groaned slightly, almost without a single click, almost overnight, the pen walked the dragon and snake, and quickly wrote a sparse letter. After writing a calm check, he ordered someone to send it directly to Beijing and directly presented to the sage Li Yuan!
Princess Pingyang raised her head and said loudly: "This is the number of the destiny of heaven in Tang!" β
Han Jin immediately knelt down: "Long live the Tang Dynasty, long live long live!" β
Xue Lang quickly knelt down after realizing it, Princess Pingyang came over, no longer caring about the suspicion of men and women, and personally helped Xue Lang up: "Youyang, please get up, your work, in Sheji, and prepare to enter Beijing to face the saint." β
But Your Royal Highness the Princess, you haven't passed the life-and-death crisis, and before that, Xue Lang had no intention of entering Beijing at all. Xue Lang was thinking about how to phrase it to express his meaning, and said from afar-
"Report! Eight hundred miles of urgent report! Eight hundred miles of urgent report! β
Princess Pingyang's face was overjoyed: "Report quickly!" β
The herald jumped off his horse and knelt in front of Princess Pingyang: "Report!" The anti-thief Liu Heimin led the Turks and invaded Shandong! β