Chapter 123: A Surprising Rice Field
Li Dabao pointed to a figure in the distance, "Master Gu, Grandpa Dashan is in my house again, comparing my family's rice field." β
When he came to the first place in Lijia Village, all the slopes of the hill were terraced, and the rice in the field thrived, even better than his rice in other places.
Gu Daren pays attention to people's livelihood, so he also knows a lot about the crops in the field, and he can see at a glance that these rice are better than the local rice.
Li Dabao just said that his family's rice was better than that of other people in the village, and Master Gu was even more curious.
"Then I'll have to take a good look." Lord Qin sent Gu to deal with the complicated things outside, and when he had free time, he happened to stay in his hometown, so he thought of the group of people who wanted to settle in the south.
This look surprised him.
Li Dabao walked to the front, as strong as a calf, and his legs were steady, as if he had practiced martial arts, and he climbed the slope all the way, and he didn't breathe.
Master Gu asked curiously, "Dabao, do you practice martial arts?" β
When Li Dabao heard this, he showed a smug expression on his face again, and he was very proud, "I practice martial arts, and when my father was at home in the past, he taught me a few tricks. My father went to the northwest to fight, and my mother taught me to practice martial arts. On the way to escape from the famine, we have experienced life and death several times, and my mother said that only when people become stronger, can they protect themselves and their relatives, so we all practice martial arts. β
Master Gu was stunned, he knew that the woman was very powerful, but he didn't expect that she would also be able to do martial arts, "You have a powerful mother." The war in the northwest is tight, and your father hasn't been home for a long time, right? β
"Yes, my mother is very powerful, my mother is good." Li Dabao replied, his eyes showing longing, "I miss my father, he hasn't been home for two years." I used to be able to write to us, but when our family was hit by a disaster, we fled the famine and cut off contact with our father. β
Lord Qin Cha Gu asked rhetorically, "Why don't you write a letter?" If your mother is illiterate, you can also go to the market town and have a special letter writer. β
Li Dabao sighed, "My mother said that our grain has not been harvested yet, and it has not yet been approved by Lord Gu, and we have not yet settled down in the local area, so I want to wait until we have completely settled down in the future, and then write a letter when we have a household registration." My mother and I were selling melons in Baisha Town, forty miles away, and I wanted to write to my father secretly, but I couldn't find anyone who wrote the letter, and I couldn't find anyone who sent the letter. My mother said that she could only go to the county seat. But we are too far away from the county seat, eighty miles away, driving ox carts, we can't go back and forth for a day, and we have to live in a store and spend money everywhere, so we have to give up. β
When Lord Qin Cha Gu heard Li Dabao's words, his heart was touched, seeing so many finely cultivated rice fields, he would be able to ask people to go through the formalities for them to settle down today.
The people of Lijia Village did not say empty words, and they have already interpreted with actions that they want to stay here.
Li Dabao walked a few steps quickly and shouted towards Li Dashan: "Grandpa Dashan, Lord Gu wants to see my family's field!" β
Li Dashan has been staring at Liu Paner's rice, observing the situation in all aspects, comparing day by day, and not noticing that someone has come to him.
Hearing Li Dabao's voice at this time, Li Dashan was stunned, turned his head to look, was dumbfounded, and immediately knelt on the ground, "Kowtow to Master Gu." β
Master Gu was dressed in green clothes, with a simple white hosta on his head, and his whole temperament was like a cloud, handsome and dignified, "This uncle doesn't need to be polite, hurry up." The official sees this rice as better than the surrounding rice, why is this? β
Li Dashan was originally very nervous, but at this time, he heard Lord Gu ask about rice, which he was good at, so he hurriedly said: "Looking back, Dabao's rice is used in a different way of manure, I didn't believe Dabaoniang's at the beginning, but now it seems that I lost." β
"Look, my lord, there are fish in this rice field. The original fish was small, only the size of a finger, but now it is half the size of a palm. In addition, you see that there is very little algae in this rice field, which is eaten by these fish, and sometimes the fish also eat rice flowers, insects, and the excrement that is discharged can nourish the rice field. This is the reason why the grass people feel that Dabao's rice is better than others'. β
Master Gu listened carefully and wrote them down one by one, "Uncle, I see that your rice here is obviously better than rice in other places, is there any special reason?" β
When Li Dashan heard this, he immediately became interested, "Back to my lord, the grass people are also curious about this question." I used to work for farmers in the south, and I knew how to grow rice and how it was growing. After the comparison, the grass people found that our area, although it was a wasteland opened in the first year, was particularly suitable for growing rice. β
"The grass people used to go to other villages to see other people's rice, but it didn't grow as well as ours. In other villages, only seven or eight rice stalks can be sent out in one plant, but in ours, one plant can send out more than a dozen. In this way, more ears of rice can be grown. If you look at the ears of rice that have just been tasseled, they are also larger than the local ears of rice. If these rice crops can be harvested, more rice will be harvested. β
This is what Li Dashan is most excited about and what he is looking forward to.
He spent most of his time observing in the field, and he had a very deep affection for the land and the rice in the field.
Lord Qin Cha Gu was shocked in his heart, if these rice ripened smoothly, then the yield here would be four or five percent higher than that of other villages, or even more.
"Good, good." Lord Qin Cha Gu was very happy, "Uncle, you have a heart. If these rice are really high-yielding, the official will be rewarded. β
When Li Dashan heard this, he knelt on the ground again, "Thank you, Lord Gu, the grass people will definitely do their best." β
Lord Qin Cha Gu nodded and looked at Li Dabao, "Dabao, take me to see your family's melon field, this official is very curious!" β
Li Dabao was proud and said with a smile: "Lord Gu, my melon is sweet, I invite the adult to eat my melon." The name of my melon is good, and my mother obtained it, because the skin is golden, and the name is full of gold and jade. When we sell melons, many people like our melon names the mostΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·"
Li Dabao took Master Gu out of the rice field and went to the dry sweet potato field that opened later.
Lord Qin Cha Gu lowered his head slightly and smiled, listening carefully to Li Dabao's words, approachable.
Li Dashan looked at Li Dabao enviously and could speak in front of Lord Qinchagu, he couldn't do it at such an age.
It is still the Yuanqing family who will teach the children, and when the farming is idle in winter, the children of the family will be sent over to study with them. When the time comes, whether it is money or food, children must be allowed to learn more, and this literate child is different.
Li Dashan followed not far away, and also wanted to see what Master Gu thought of those melons.
When Master Gu found out, he just smiled, and motioned for Li Dashan to follow, and asked some things in the rice field on the way.
Li Dashan devoted himself to the study of rice, and also had his own opinions and discoveries.
Lord Qin Cha Gu also heard what he didn't know before, and he and Li Dashan were able to talk very happily.
After walking for a while, I arrived at the dry field.
At the beginning, Liu Paner's family and the village chief's family were the first to open up the wasteland, so Li Dabao's family's dry land was the closest to the paddy field.
Standing at the bottom of the hillside, you can see the round yellow melon, as well as the long croissant honey, but soon Lord Gu's eyes were attracted by a wisp of red in the green bushes.
Master Gu pointed to the round tomatoes that were half red and half green, "Dabao, what is that?" β