Volume 1 Chapter 111 The Taishi personally digs taro
Not only that, but they were followed by Zhao Ting, Du Zheng, Shen Lingliang, the new general judge, Jiang Baiyu, the county commander, and others, and even Zhao Jin and Xu Yunqing followed.
The group was so frightened by this battle that they didn't know what to do, Xu Yunjin secretly guessed the identities of several people, I'm afraid it's not simple.
"Daddy, Uncle Zhao, why are you here?" Xu Yunjin walked to the front and asked.
"Ahem, Ah Jin, these two are Master Zhao and Master Gu from the Agricultural Bureau, and they came to see the taro on the order of the Holy Lord."
As soon as Xu Wen finished speaking, everyone present knelt down in shock, but Xu Yunjin also realized that he was blessed and saluted, but was supported by Master Zhao.
"Little girl, the old man has admired your name for a long time, I can be regarded as seeing it today, it is really a smart and clever little girl, get up."
As soon as Taishi Zhao came, he observed Xu Yunjin, the little girl was young and well-behaved, and she couldn't see that she had so much courage at all, even people like him who were old and refined had two points of respect.
He has received letters from his two sons praising Xu Yunjin more than once, and he is also very curious about Xu Yunjin, especially Xu Yunjin's skill in roasting tea, which surprised him even more.
Xu Yunjin also quietly glanced at the old man in front of him, his face was ruddy and his beard was very long.
A gray robe that looks very low-key and ordinary, but it is very expensive when worn on his body, Xu Yunjin thinks that he is worthy of being the first Confucian in Daqi.
"This person next to me is Lord Gu Yuandao of the Agricultural Bureau, and today we have been ordered by the Holy Order to see how many catties of this miraculous crop is per mu."
After Taishi Zhao finished speaking, he walked to Old Man Xu without waiting for others to react, only Xu Yunjin's eyes flashed when he heard Gu Yuandao's name.
"Old man, can you lend me the hoe in your hand?"
Taishi Zhao looked at the hoe in Old Man Xu's hand and asked.
"Yes, but the dirt is wet, and I'm afraid it will stain your clothes, so let the grass people come."
Old Man Xu looked at the ground that would stick to a foot of mud when he stepped on it, and said to Master Zhao.
"It's okay, I think I used to wield a sickle and hoe in the field back then, and now that I think about it, it's more than thirty years ago, Lord Gu, do you want two hoes?"
Taishi Zhao looked at Gu Yuandao, who was standing aside and didn't speak, and asked.
"Xia Guan hasn't used a hoe for two years, I think when I was just a small peasant official, I often followed the masters in the Agricultural Bureau's office to the field, Xia Guan will try to see if I have returned this technique to the masters."
Saying that, Taishi Zhao and Gu Yuandao took over the hoe and began to dig taro under the instructions of Old Man Xu.
Taishi Zhao did it himself, and the others naturally couldn't watch from the sidelines, so they all picked up sickles and hoes to cut taro poles and dig taro.
"This taro is really big, there are actually three or four under one plant, I'm afraid there are more than ten catties, so that the yield per mu can indeed reach more than three thousand catties, and the people of Daqi will not be afraid of hunger in the future with such high-yield grain."
Gu Yuandao looked at the taro that he dug out and piled on the side, squatted on the ground without any image, picked up the taro covered with dirt, weighed it, and said to Taishi Zhao with some sparkle in his eyes.
"Yes, in the future, if you plant a large number of plants, the people will be able to eat enough."
Taishi Zhao couldn't help but sigh, there is a lot of strength in people, everyone kept digging taro in the morning, and they didn't eat lunch, and finally dug out all the taro after noon.
Xu Yunjin has been constantly changing positions in the field to pick up the taro and pile it into a small pile, carefully mixing the taro in the farm, and has been covering her after being discovered by Xu Yunqing.
"Hurry up, let's weigh how much an acre of land yields."
Gu Yuandao has long since lost the cleanliness he had when he first came, and he looked like a dirty beggar, and after seeing Xu Yunjin dig the last taro, he couldn't wait for people to weigh the big scale.
"Hahaha, there are 4,100 catties per acre of land, it is really a divine object, Brother Xu, your family has made a great contribution again."
Gu Yuandao patted Xu Wen's shoulder as he spoke, only to see that Xu Wen was still dry
A big slap mark was imprinted on Jingjing's shoulder, and the people around couldn't help but laugh out loud when they saw this scene.
"Grandpa, you call taro here, and I'll take Grandma and them to prepare lunch."
Xu Yunjin retired, since Taishi Zhao and Gu Yuandao came to inspect taro, they must let them taste the taste of taro first.
Saying that, Xu Yunjin took away a few people from the Zhang family, and today more than half of the Xu family came, and also brought three aunts with them, leaving only Aunt Hu to take care of the Li family and Xiao Xi'er at home.
The ground was in full swing and weighing, Xu Yunjin picked up some taro with a dustpan, and asked others to take some taro stalks and followed Uncle Xiang's daughter-in-law to the kitchen on the Zhuangzi.
Xu Yunjin ordered Yuan San to buy rice and meat to entertain them early, and Xu Yunjin went to the kitchen and arranged everything with a wave of his hand.
The men slaughtered the chickens and bones, and the women went to dispose of the taro and taro stalks, and Xu Yunjin planned to make a taro feast.
There are a total of eight dishes, and the taro is either taro or taro stalks, and as soon as the last dish is in the pot, Xu Yunqing ran to say that they would immediately weigh all the taro, and asked if the meal was ready.
Xu Yunjin roughly estimated the number of people and set a table for a few adults in the hall, and a few men from the Xu family accompanied him to eat, and the rest of the people would have a meal in the courtyard.
"Hahaha, I didn't expect that there would be more than 40,000 catties of output in these ten acres of land, you girl is really bold, she found taro by mistake, and she was not afraid of death and ate it, and now she has planted all the taro, if you want to be a talent like you, why not be strong."
Xu Yunjin and a few people entered the hall with the dishes, and Taishi Zhao couldn't stop admiring when he saw Xu Yunjin.
"Grandpa Zhao, I think there are many things in the world that can be eaten, but we don't know if those things are poisonous or what to do with them to make those toxins disappear and become edible food."
Xu Yunjin's words made everyone sitting fall into deep thought, but they all felt that Xu Yunjin was right.
"I heard that you also grow a kind of food called konjac in your village, and if you don't handle it well, you will be poisoned if you eat it, right? Little girl, do you think there's any way to tell if these things can be eaten?"
Taishi Zhao broke the silence and asked.
"Why can't we set up a yamen like the Agricultural Bureau, where there are people who collect the stems, fruits, and roots of wild plants, and there must be not only people in this department who are responsible for collecting records, but also experts who are responsible for testing whether these things are edible in various ways, and of course, most importantly, doctors."
Xu Yunjin thought about it early in the morning, there are many wonders in the world, and many modern foods have not yet been put on the table, not because these things do not exist, but because they have not been discovered or people are afraid to try.
Xu Yunjin felt that their family couldn't find these things often, it was too obvious to do so, and it would be bad if they were targeted by someone with a heart.
But if those things are discovered by others, she just needs to push them to make them feel that this thing is indeed edible, and divert attention while achieving her purpose Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds.
"Your little girl's mind is indeed turning fast, although this matter is a little difficult to implement, but it is still easy to do, when I go back to report to the saint, if I can start preparing for this matter next year."
Taishi Zhao touched his beard and thought about the method proposed by Xu Yunjin, which was difficult and dangerous, but if it was done well, it would be for the benefit of the people.
"If there is a place where you need Wen Le's help at that time, you can come to Jiujiang at any time."
Xu Yunjin is not a civilian woman at the moment, but as a county lord who is a saint and a personal seal, he is paying attention to this matter.
"Your kudzu root powder and fern root powder were experimented with in this way at home?"
Gu Yuandao asked suddenly, everyone else had a question mark on their faces, and only Xu Yunjin showed a smile that was really like this.