Chapter 36 Sweet Potato Vine
In the next few days, Chen Xiaoxiao's hands were better, but she couldn't work yet, during this period, Murong Sheng gave her a few days off and didn't let her follow her to serve.
She is an idle person, and even if she doesn't work, she has to do something.
Later, she was really idle, so she went to Chen Qingchen to take her to the field.
King An brought a vine, after so many days, has sprouted and grown a lot, it is said that this thing is like a peanut, the fruit grows in the soil, it is a foreign thing, called sweet potato.
A green vine, after sprouting, the leaves are like a small lotus leaf, but the middle is like a cut opening, and it is as green as a small fan.
This vine was taken from a distant place and is particularly precious, so I want to plant it now.
In Chenjia Village, where there is dry land, it can be planted, and the village chief is organizing people to deal with all the dry land in the past few days.
But long past the time of ploughing, there are very few people who have dry land at home, and some of them have planted rice and some of them have grown wheat.
Because Chen Dashan's family has no land, they have always opened up wasteland, and they have an acre of land, so they volunteered to take a little back to plant.
Even if other people's families tidy up, only one family has half an acre of land, and those who have already planted wheat do not want to pull it out, which is too wasteful, and they still count on these grains to pay taxes.
Chen Xiaoxiao came from the family field to see today, just to recognize the field opened by the family, the above is to encourage the cultivation of wasteland, and the field that is opened up is only one or two silver per acre.
The dry field is three taels, the paddy field is six taels, and the better ones are more expensive.
The field opened up by Chen Dashan's family also took advantage of the past few days to go to the town to do paperwork, and this field now really belongs to their family.
The deed of this field is in the hands of Chen Xiaoxiao.
On the day she went to the town, Chen Xiaoxiao also went, on the way she separated from Chen Dashan and a few people, went to the rice shop, and asked how much rice was a catty, after she deducted the money, she went to a small alley, and took a bag of rice out while there was no one.
just waited for Chen Dashan and a few people at the gate of the town, and then went home together.
Chen Dashan's family has one acre of land, except for the sweet potato vines for another family, the rest is in his house.
Chen Xiaoxiao didn't know what King An was planting this thing for, and she didn't dare to ask, anyway, the prince asked them to plant it, so she planted it first.
Today she brought tea to the field, and Murong Sheng sat on the grass roots, watching Chen Dashan weeding and fertilizing the field.
Chen Xiaoxiao walked over and shouted to Chen Dashan, "Dad, come up and drink some tea to quench your thirst." ”
Chen Dashan was busy working in the fields, and when he heard his daughter's voice, he sighed for a moment, which was a response.
Chen Xiaoxiao then walked up to Murong Sheng, poured two cups of tea with a shallow bowl, one for Murong Sheng and one for Village Chief Chen, and handed it over, "Lord Wang, Grandpa Village Chief, drink a bowl of tea!" ”
When Chen Qingchen heard Chen Xiaoxiao's title, he looked at Murong Sheng with some doubts, his grandfather didn't explain the identity of this person to her, but he didn't expect it to be so noble.
She didn't dare to say anything, knowing that it was not the right time to ask.
Murong Sheng took it and drank it in one gulp, just when he was thirsty, he put the bowl down after drinking.
Village Chief Chen took the tea, smiled and boasted, "Good, good, this tea is good." ”
Chen Qingchen handed a towel to his grandfather and stood next to Village Chief Chen.
After Chen Xiaoxiao poured the first bowl for Murong Sheng, she continued to pour tea for Chen Dashan, "Dad, drink a little, don't get heat stroke, it's too hot this day." ”
Chen Dashan took the whitish towel washed around his neck, wiped the sweat on his face, and didn't care, "It's okay, Dad is not afraid." ”
After drinking tea, he walked up to Murong Sheng, "Lord Wang, this sweet potato vine has been planted, I don't know what is the use of planting this thing?" ”
There are no outsiders here except for a few of them, so Chen Dashan is not afraid of being exposed.
Village Chief Chen also wanted to know, and he also looked at Murong Sheng.
Murong Sheng looked at the neatly groomed land in the field and the neatly arranged sweet potato vines, and he was rarely kind enough to explain, "This king's subordinates, I went to Fanbang a while ago, and I saw them planting this thing with my own eyes, and the yield is very amazing, whether it is used to eat or feed livestock, it is good. ”
This vine was stolen by Murong Sheng's subordinates in Fanbang at the risk of their lives, and the Fanbang people strictly guarded against it, if it weren't for this, they wouldn't have taken out a sweet potato vine.
This vine was not easy to come by, and as soon as it arrived at the palace, it was planted in the soil, and it was not until it sprouted and flourished that he hurriedly took his men down to the countryside.
When Chen Dashan heard this, he said regretfully, "It's a pity to feed the livestock with such a precious thing!" ”
Chen Xiaoxiao, "Yes, if you can eat it, you can eat it for others, and there are still many hungry people in us." ”
Village Chief Chen, like the two of them, also felt that it was a waste to feed the livestock.
Murong Sheng, "When the time comes, a large number of seeds will be planted, and after there will be more, it will be okay to feed the livestock, like pigs, they will grow fast when they eat, and this vine will be left for the next planting, and the rest can be chopped up and fed to the pigs." ”
Chen Dashan praised from the bottom of his heart, "Lord Wang, you are really amazing." ”
Chen Xiaoxiao interjected, "Then the prince, can you have many varieties?" ”
Murong Sheng nodded, "Naturally, it can grow a long vine, your family must take care of it, if the yield is good, this king ordered people to plant all of them in the Lingbei area, and this year, the people of Lingbei can starve less." Therefore, this burden is on you. ”
The yield of rice and wheat was not very optimistic, and many places in the Qianyuan Dynasty were still living without food.
When the famine comes, everywhere is barren, people eat people, this is a very tragic thing, but it is a pity that he is the Great Qianyuan Dynasty, such a scene.
Soon after Murong Sheng came to the fief, he reduced the tax by a layer, but the effect was not ideal, his fief was close to Fanbang, so he took the risk to go to Fanbang to find new crops.
Fortunately, he found this sweet potato vine, if this sweet potato vine is really as his subordinates said, it will be a great fortune for the Qianyuan Dynasty.
Village Chief Chen knelt down excitedly and shouted, "The grass people thank the prince, we can have you in Lingbei, it is really a great luck for the people of Lingbei." ”
He stood up again and pulled down Chen Dashan, "Quick, kneel down and thank you, Lord Wang." ”
Chen Xiaoxiao knelt down together and wanted to bow.
Murong Sheng's face was not good, "Get up, no need to be polite, this king will tell you all this, not to let you kneel down and worship this king, but to make you understand that this matter is very important, and you must not take it lightly and waste this king's effort." ”
Village Chief Chen took a few people up and sighed shyly, "What the prince said is that the grass people must be optimistic about these sweet potatoes, and they must keep an eye on them." ”
Murong Sheng nodded, "In this way, this king can rest assured, you should remember, don't publicize it to the outside world, if there is an accident, go to the palace of the king of Fucheng to find this king." ”
Village Chief Chen bent his waist, his eyes shining with tears, "The grass people must keep in mind." ”
Murong Sheng said again, "If you can't go to Fucheng in time, you can go to the county order, this is the token, and he has a fast horse." ”