When Xi Feng heard this, he was also angry with Chu Di in his heart.

But everyone is gone, even if they are angry, Chu Di can't see it.

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Xi Feng asked eagerly, "Can't grow food?" What about fruit trees? What about trees? You can't grow nothing, right? ”

"And the weeds? Do weeds grow? If you can grow grass and raise some cattle, horses, sheep, chickens, ducks and geese, it is better than planting nothing, raising nothing, and putting so much silver into it for nothing every year. ”

Regarding the matter of farming and raising chickens, Chu Li didn't know as much as Xi Feng.

Chu Li said, "Today, I just went to the village to check, and saw that it was all sandy land, planted with grain, and it grew very slowly, and the yield was less than thirty percent of ordinary land, and it cost money to plant anything. ”

"Sandy land?" Xi Feng was stunned, he didn't expect that in the capital area, there would be sandy land.

Xi Feng said, "The yield of sandy land is indeed not high, and it is not suitable for growing grain, but I heard that the northwest is sandy land, and the grain they grow there seems to be different from our Jiangnan, that is, the grain grown in this area of the capital is different from Jiangnan." ”

"Fourth master, why don't you send someone to the nearby village, inquire about those old farmers, and ask what is suitable for planting in the sandy land in this area?"

Near Hangzhou City, there are fertile paddy fields, no sandy land, but it was written in a miscellaneous book that Xi Feng had read before that the sandy land is suitable for growing watermelons and sweet potatoes.

With Xi Feng's guidance, the next day, Chu Li personally went out of the city with Feng Wu, went to a nearby village, and inquired everywhere.

Finally, I found out that there was also a piece of sandy land more than 100 miles away from the capital.

And that sandy land has also been surrounded by people into a village, which is currently planted with ginger and potatoes.

"Ginger?"

Hearing Chu Li, who came back from inquiring, said that when ginger was born, Xi Feng grinned happily, "Great, if we can grow ginger on a hundred acres of land, when the time comes, please ask a boat, and all of them will be transported to the Jiangnan area to sell, you know, the price of this ginger has always been much more expensive than vegetables." ”

Chu Li said with a smile, "If ginger is expensive, then sell it directly in the capital, why waste shipping and send it so far?" Thinking that his little daughter-in-law has always liked to grow vegetables, he added, "If you want to grow ginger, let people pick a few loads of sand and gravel and spread them on the flower beds in our yard, and you can also grow ginger." ”

"So you can plant it?"

"Well, I have carefully asked the person in the village, and the man said that as long as there is sand and gravel, and then mix some soil, you can plant."

Xi Feng was excited and said, "Then tomorrow, you will send someone to buy some ginger seeds and come back, and we will try planting them here now." ”

"Just plain ginger in the kitchen, bury it in the sand, and it will sprout."

"I haven't eaten chrysanthemums for a long time, and I don't need to eat bamboo leaf vegetables, no one in the capital grows, let alone seen, next time I come to Beijing, we must bring some vegetables that are not available in the capital, otherwise, after a long time, I will want to eat."

"Well, I'll write a letter back and ask A-Niang to send someone to send some vegetable seeds, and we will let them plant them in the greenhouse, and after a month or two, they will be able to eat."

"Okay, Fourth Master, you go write now." Xi Feng smiled and urged Chu to leave to write a letter, "After writing it, let Aunt Guo take it to Lao Anren." ”