Yan Yan followed the steward to look at the houses where these peasants lived, fortunately, although it was simple, it was a brick house, and there was a kang in the house, and everything was complete, it was uniformly configured, and there were currently about 30 households, which was enough for daily operation.

Yan Yan asked about his daily work, and then told the steward a few words, and then followed him through these houses and up the mountain road up the mountain.

There is still a shrub and weeds on the mountain, and according to the steward, 200 sheep and 30 cattle are currently fed, and they can basically achieve self-sufficiency, so it is not suitable to clean up these weeds at this time, so it is better to wait for the grass to wither in winter, and then find someone to clean up these shrubs, and at the same time sprinkle new grass seeds.

Yan Yan nodded, and then, she held Qingmiao's hand, and led everyone to walk slowly on the mountain, ordering Shanhua and Qingmai mother and daughter to pay attention to the wild grass and wild fruits under their feet, she wanted to know what else could be eaten.

After wandering around for a long time, I also found several kinds of wild vegetables and herbs that can be eaten, such as bracken, spiny cabbage, plantain, honeysuckle, bitter herbs, dandelions, etc., Yan Yan told the steward to collect the seeds and original plants of honeysuckle, dandelion and wild chrysanthemum, and transplant them in the spring of next year, she plans to use dandelions, honeysuckle and wild chrysanthemums to make flower tea.

The main reason is that there is no tea that can be brewed in this time and space, and tea is generally boiled with tea cakes, Yan Yan is troublesome, and she also thinks that the tea taste is not clear enough, and the tea soup is not clear enough, but unfortunately she doesn't know anything about roasted tea, but she knows a little about making flower tea, so she plans to start from this aspect.

In fact, what Yan Yan wanted to find most on this trip was peanuts, generally speaking, the academic community said that peanuts came from the Americas, but Yan Yan remembered reading a report, as if it said that carbonized peanut seeds had been found somewhere in China, so Yan Yan also wanted to try his luck to see if he could find wild peanuts.

However, after walking around this mountain several times, she still found nothing.

"Sister Yan'er, what are you looking for?" Zhou Wan saw that every time Yan Yan saw any plants on the ground, he would squat down to take a closer look and ask what the mountain flower was called, if it could be eaten, along the way, he found a lot of wild vegetables that could be eaten, but Yan Yan still couldn't hide his disappointment, so Zhou Wan was curious.

"I want to find a crop that can be transplanted artificially and has a high yield, which can only be used as an occasional filling, not as a serious food." Yan Yan replied.

"Amitabha, Miss is really a bodhisattva with a heart and thinks about us poor people everywhere." Hearing this, Shanhua hurriedly recited the sound of the Buddha.

"Master, isn't that sweet potato good?" The steward asked.

This spring, he led people to search for the potatoes in this mountain forest, dug them all down the mountain and transplanted them, and he also followed Yan Yan's instructions and assigned a veteran farmer to take care of them.

But when he heard Yan Yan say this, he thought that he had not done a good job or had understood the wrong master's intentions, so he was a little panicked.

"It's not that it can't be, it's not enough, I still want to find something else, go on, no matter who it is, as long as you find a wild crop that can be transplanted and eaten, you will be rewarded with consistent money, remember, you want to find something new, and what is not in the village." Yan Yan explained.

The steward should be served.

"Sister Yan'er, I finally understand why the Queen Mother and the Emperor like you, you are really sharing worries for the emperor and working for the well-being of the people, much better than us women who hide in the backyard all day long and have nothing to do, after knowing you, I know that women can live like this." Zhou Wan praised sincerely.

"How can you say it is so good, I was also forced out." Yan Yan smiled faintly.

"Or, this is the old saying, if you marry your second cousin, you will definitely not be able to move out to live, and you will definitely not be able to show up outside to take care of these mundane affairs, and naturally you can't do whatever you want, let alone get the favor of the queen mother and the emperor." After Zhou Wan finished speaking, she suddenly had an idea in her heart.

If she follows Yan Yan and does a little down-to-earth practical thing, maybe her reputation will spread all over the capital, and then she is afraid that the royal family will not notice her?

But what could she do?

By the way, Yan Yan can develop barren mountains to raise sheep and cattle, and she can too, she knows that what the imperial court lacks most now is war horses, and she can raise horses.

Also, she can also hire people to plant crops, the more food is naturally the better, no matter how bad it is, she can also come to Yan Yan at any time to learn from it.

Zhou Wan, who had made up her mind, began to ask Yan Yan about the size of the farm, the money spent, how many people were hired to do the work, and the types of planting.

"Miss Zhou inquired in such detail, shouldn't she also want to buy a barren mountain to take care of?" Qing Miao teased.

"May I?" Zhou Wan looked at Yan Yan.

"Of course you can, I don't have such a big ability to cover all the barren mountains and wastelands, it's natural for someone to follow, maybe I can share a little bit of your novel seed at that time." Yan Yan refers to cotton.

If the cotton is successfully planted, it is definitely a great merit, and how many people can freeze to death in winter, because the cotton jackets and quilts at this time are all silk, how many poor people can afford to wear and use?

Therefore, the poor generally sew catkins or reeds into their clothes for the winter, and most of the covers are straw and wheat straw, so many old people, children or sick people cannot survive every year.

Therefore, if cotton is successfully planted, it must be vigorously promoted, and the existing farmland is a bit difficult to ensure the rations of the people of the whole country, so this cotton must not occupy farmland, and can only develop wasteland.

When Zhou Wan heard that Yan Yan not only promised to teach her to reclaim wasteland, but also promised to give her new seeds, she was excited and pounced on Yan Yan, "Sister, sister, you are so good." ”

"Miss Zhou, our young lady is a double person, but I can't stand you making such a fuss." Qingmiao stepped forward and pulled Zhou Wan away.

"I know, I'm just so happy, Sister Yan'er, I really want to have a sister like you, but it's a pity that some people don't know how to be blessed in life, and they don't know how to cherish it at all." Zhou Wan said with emotion.

"It's not that I don't know how to cherish, it's that everyone wants something different. Let me ask you, if one day, you meet someone you like, will you disregard human morality in order to marry him? Yan Yan also suddenly thought of this question.

She was worried that Zhou Wan might make something happen in order to take a shortcut, but now these two people love to run to Mingyuan, and Yan Yan really has to guard against it.

Otherwise, something is really going to happen, and the masters in the palace will definitely not be able to spare her.

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