Chapter 309: The growth is gratifying
In addition to the cotton found, Li Yong still attaches great importance to corn, because this is an excellent grain species, which is related to the life and death of I don't know how many people.
"Maverick, get on the horse, let's go to Willow Village."
Huangjia Village is one of the villages in Lijiazhuang, the 100 acres of land that was tossed by Li Yong casually have long since changed its appearance, not only has it changed, the ground is lush, I don't know how much more lush than the crops in the surrounding fields, but it is just luxuriant, what is more shocking is the huge corn cob, all the people who pass by see the huge corn cob, and then think about the small ears of rice in their fields, all sigh, Hou Ye is really a god, and now the village has completely admired Li Yong, the new owner, Although the new owner's actions sometimes seem to be nonsense, there is a lot of food grown! Of course, everyone is not stupid, and naturally they also know that the grain called corn of Hou Ye is better, and now they have only one thought, hoping to plant Hou Ye's corn seed next year, and more than a dozen horses appeared in Huangjia Village, which immediately caused a sensation.
"It's Master Hou!"
"Master Hou is here!"
"It's Master Hou here!"
Huang Dashan said in surprise.
"Master Hou, why do you have time to come to our village today?"
Li Yong said with a smile.
"Just come and have a look!"
Maverick explained.
"This time, Master Hou is here to take a look at everyone."
Huang Dashan said in an excited trembling voice.
"Thank you Master Hou for your concern for us!"
The main family came in person, and the life of the farmers in their Huangjia Village could be better, and they naturally looked forward to the main family coming every day, Huang Dashan's eyes immediately looked at the calf again, and Li Yong laughed.
"Maverick, let's go around."
The calf immediately said in understanding.
"Yes."
Liu Dashan patted his thigh and said in surprise.
"Then let's take Master Hou around?"
It was determined that Li Yong had come to the village to inspect, and Huang Dashan was happy in his heart.
"By the way, how is the corn I planted?"
Li Yong asked suddenly, and Huang Dashan hurriedly smiled when he heard it.
"The corn planted by Hou Ye is good, we also know that Hou Ye values this corn very much, so he also helps Hou Ye take care of it diligently, not to mention, that corn is really a good crop, the growth is really gratifying, and the ears of rice are really big!"
Li Yong and the others walked on the country road, and the farmers in the village said excitedly when they saw Li Yong coming towards them.
"Master Hou is here?"
"Master Hou, Master Hou, can you tell us about Songzhou back then?"
Many of the children who helped asked curiously, Li Yong looked at their little faces and was no longer the original green, indicating that the nutrition had kept up, Li Yong looked at these little guys and nodded with a smile.
"Okay, in the future, some of you will definitely be like us, as soldiers to defend the country, I tell you, at that time, tens of thousands of Tibetan barbarians besieged the city, overwhelming the cavalry...... It was too late to say that it was too fast, when a sharpshooter in the army stepped forward and landed on the outer wall, with a whoosh, an arrow shot out of the wind and clouds and changed color, the Tibetan general immediately fell to the ground with an arrow, and the entire city wall was cheered, and tens of thousands of Turkic troops were silent......
Li Yong turned on the storytelling mode while walking, and Huang Dashan and others next to him were fascinated by it, but they didn't expect the Hou Ye, who usually looks very kind, to be so powerful on the battlefield. One of the little ones giggled.
"Master Hou, what you said is too exaggerated, how can an arrow change the color of the wind and clouds? It's not like I haven't seen anyone else shoot an arrow. ”
Li Yong said with a smile.
"It's an exaggeration, but the sharpshooter in the army can really shoot an enemy general with one arrow."
The little ones grinned.
"Although it's an exaggeration, Master Hou, what you said is very good, just like a legendary story. And what about later? What should I do with so many Tibetan soldiers? ”
Maverick laughed.
"Later, the city was almost undefensible, and the cavalry arranged by the Hou Ye outside burned all their grain and grass, so we rushed out of the city and fought a bloody battle with the Tubo army, and fled with tens of thousands of Tubo troops."
The little ones pouted.
"What you said is not good at all, but Hou Ye is so powerful, he knocked away tens of thousands of troops as soon as he made a move."
The calf looked helpless, who can compare with the uncle? Finally walked to the field and saw the familiar cornfield, Li Yong suddenly had a feeling of emotion, and the little cow was stunned, this is the field that Hou Ye planted blindly? How did it grow like this? When he saw the huge mallet, the calf was even more surprised.
"This is the ear of corn?"
Huang Dashan said as he stroked the corn that grew like a lover.
"How? Is it big or not? ”
The corn field is very well maintained, there are no weeds at all, it can be seen that the villagers of Huangjia Village are really very concerned, and the corn in the corn field has not suffered at all, this era is indeed a simple era, in fact, Li Yong originally planned to plant in Xishan, but after thinking about it, I feel that I can't put everything in Xishan, after all, eggs can't be put in the same basket, now Lijiazhuang is his other stronghold, planting here is also an attempt, Li Yong went straight forward and pulled down a corn, Huang Dashan shuddered when he saw a distressed heart, this is all the grain for the coming year! Just like that, Huang Yan pulled it down, Li Yong peeled off the corn in three or two clicks, revealing the pale yellow and shiny corn kernels inside, everyone's eyes were focused on the corn, Li Yong pinched it with his hand and found that the corn had not hardened, which means that it is not ripe, only when it hardens is it really ripe, and it can be stored for a long time, but now is the best time to be fresh and tender, when he thinks of this, Li Yong's saliva is about to flow out, since he came to Datang, he has never tasted those familiar tastes, If it weren't for the fact that the fleet had braved such a large amount of corn to come back this time, how could he get back the familiar taste, those villagers who had never seen corn came over curiously.
"Wow, that's what it looks like inside!"
The sweet smell of fresh corn hit their faces, and the little ones' eyes widened.
"It smells so good!"
The children were greedy, and Li Yong threw the corn to them and said with a smile.
"It's delicious to go back and cook or roast!"
The child who received the corn was pleasantly surprised.
"Also, what's so embarrassing about that?"
"It's just corn!"
After Li Yong finished speaking, he thought about it, didn't he just want to go on an outing with Changle and them in two days? It's good to bring some corn to roast and eat, now this is a rare thing, so Li Yong turned around and walked into the cornfield again, and snapped up, Huang Dashan was stunned at first, and then reacted, and said urgently.
"Oh, Master Hou, corn is a good crop, this is tomorrow's grain! Hou Ye, Hou Ye! ”
Li Yong was speechless when he heard it, what he knew was breaking a few corns, and he didn't know what happened to Huang Dashan's granddaughter, listening to Huang Dashan's crying voice, Li Yong stopped helplessly.
"Okay, okay, just break a few corns, this has a hundred acres of land, not bad for these few."
What made Li Yong even more speechless was that this was his own corn, Huang Dashan said embarrassedly.
"Didn't Master Hou say that all the corn planted will be reserved for grain, and our village will plant corn next year!"
"How much grain can be harvested in a hundred acres of land? Enough to plant in the village, and all the corn on the ground has been harvested, but it has already been broken anyway, and it is not ripe, so it cannot be used as a grain seed. ”
Li Yong clapped his hands and ordered, Huang Dashan looked distressed on the side, oops, waste the grain.
"Maverick, you haven't been home for a long time, have you? Give you a vacation, go back to spend time with your mother and your sister. ”
After that, Li Yong took out a large package from the horse and said with a smile.
"Forgive me, the kid won't prepare anything, this is what I asked the house to prepare for you."
Li Yong took out two more corns and put them in his hand, and said with a smile.
"And this, take it back and let the old lady taste it fresh."
The calf said movingly.
"Lord Hou......"
Li Yong waved his hand and smiled.
"There are also pastries prepared for you, you have been with me for a long time, and the family must be worried about it."
Maverick said excitedly.
"Thank you, Master Hou, it's my responsibility to protect you, and the pride of the family is not enough."
After shopping around the 100 acres of land, Li Yong found that all the corn grew very well, and after a walk, Li Yong also had a bottom in his heart, 100 acres of land here can produce a lot of grain next year, plus the grain seeds of Huating County, in a few years, corn will be popularized in Datang, at this time in the East Palace, Hou Sailei said in a deep voice.
"Your Highness, Li Yong has made such a big move for this hundred stacks of flowers this time, what do you want to do?"
Li Chengqian said a little anxiously.
"This palace also wants to know, didn't he make something earth-shattering that time."
The eldest grandson snorted.
"Didn't he just make something strange? What's the big deal. ”
Li Chengqian paced the trail.
"My father attaches great importance to him now, and he has set up a special firearms supervisor for firearms, as well as the hot air balloon, alas!"
The eldest grandson snorted.
"Isn't it just firearms and hot air balloons? When I learn it, I can make it. ”
Hussere shook his head and said.
"You can't say that, although you have gone to Li Jiazhuang to study, but how much you can learn is still unknown, Li Yong does not say that he is now a saint, nor does he say that he is the concubine of Princess Changle, he has accumulated great contacts and reputation since entering Chang'an, his name has spread all over Chang'an, no, spread all over the world, his good name is also well-known in Chang'an, and his connections, he was originally with a group of generals, and now after firearms and other things are manufactured, their relationship must be closer, Your Highness, I think you should put aside your prejudices and recruit him again. ”
Helan Chushi also said in a deep voice.
"Your Highness, the last general also thinks that His Highness should recruit Li Yong again, what His Highness lacks most now is the influence on the side of the generals, but if His Highness is too eye-catching to win over the generals of the court, Li Yong is the best candidate."
When he heard Hou Selei say that Li Yong was the concubine of Princess Changle, the eldest grandson Chong became angry and couldn't help but hum.
"Woo what pull? Li Yong's goods are the most unpopular, there is no prince in his eyes at all, and you still let His Royal Highness woo him, what kind of heart do you have? Besides, why does Your Highness need to woo anyone as the crown prince? The prince only needs to be obedient to the saint and the mother, and follow Master Confucius and others to learn the scriptures and articles! ”
Hussere said with a frown.
"Changsun Chong, I know that you have always been prejudiced against Li Yong, the marriage between Li Yong and Princess Changle has become a fact, you don't have to be angry, it is impossible for you and Princess Changle."
The prince comforted.
"That's it, you don't have to mind, hasn't your father already given you and Lanling a marriage?"
Eldest Sun Chong's face was even more ugly when he heard this, can Princess Lanling compare with Princess Changle? Princess Changle is from the queen, Princess Lanling's mother doesn't even have a concubine number in the palace, in terms of origin, appearance, temperament, Princess Lanling can't be compared with Princess Changle, but the only princess in the palace who is of the right age and has not been given marriage is Princess Lanling, Changsun Chong had to pinch his nose and admit it, but his heart is not a taste after all, Changsun Chong snorted.
"I just don't understand, why do you need to let the prince win over Li Yong?"
Hussere was silent for a moment and said in a deep voice.
"Of course, it's because the saint is spoiling King Wei more and more."
When the crown prince Li Chengqian heard this, his face sank slightly.
"This fourth brother of this palace, that mind can be active!"
Helan Chushi said in a deep voice.
"Even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't win over Li Yong, then King Wei will definitely win over Li Yong."
Hussere nodded.
"Yes, although King Wei hit a wall with Li Yong last time, he will definitely not give up."
Li Chengqian said with a sneer on the corner of his mouth.
"Recently, the fourth brother of this palace has been running away from those people very diligently, how can this palace not know?"
Helan Chushi said in a deep voice.
"Therefore, even if His Royal Highness doesn't win over Li Yong, he can't let King Wei succeed!"
Hussere also said.
"Your Highness should go to Princess Changle more often."
Li Chengqian's gaze became firm, in the western suburbs of Chang'an, there is a small royal garden, which is a summer resort given by the emperor to the princess of Xiangcheng, the originally lonely royal garden suddenly became lively, the people of the Song State Mansion began to come here a few days ago to arrange, in the refreshing autumn, a group of carriages slowly galloped towards the garden, hundreds of guards around the entourage protected several carriages from splashing water, a group of more than a dozen horses galloped with a striking carriage, Li Yong was startled when he saw the dense guards, What's going on? What happened? Why are there so many guards? Wouldn't Li Er come? The carriage drove directly into the garden, Li Yong then followed into the garden, took the burden from the guards and walked in under the guidance of the subordinates, the pavilion stood near the water, the yellowed leaves were like a yellow ocean, the stream on the other side was crystal clear, the red clay stove outside the pavilion was booming, the tea fragrance was elegant, and Li Yong walked with the burden.
"Haha, brother, I'm waiting for you!"
Xiao Rui, the princess of Xiangcheng's concubine, greeted her and smiled.
Li Yong suddenly perked up when he heard this.
"Xiao Pony."
Xiao Rui chuckled in a low voice.
"It's not easy, it's not easy, or Niangniang personally spoke, this time Princess Yuzhang and His Royal Highness King Jin are here."
Li Yong didn't expect so many people to come this time, and everyone in the pavilion also noticed the movement outside, and Princess Xiangcheng smiled.
"Oh, our Huating Hou is here?"
The group walked down the pavilion, Princess Changle's big eyes were very bright, she arrived here earlier than Li Yong, and Princess Yuzhang and King Li Zhi of Jin had a look of expectation in their eyes, because they didn't know what this brother-in-law would bring today, Li Yong first bowed his hand slightly to the two princesses.
"I've seen Her Royal Highness the Princess!"
Princess Xiangcheng said with a smile.
"We don't dare to take your gift."
Princess Yuzhang was well-behaved and slightly blessed.
"I've seen my brother-in-law."
Princess Changle flicked her finger on Li Zhi's head melon and smiled sweetly.
"What does the pheasant slave think? I haven't seen your brother-in-law yet. ”
Li Zhi, who was flicked a finger, came back to his senses and hurriedly said to Li Yong.
"I've seen my brother-in-law."
Looking at Li Zhi who was a little child, Li Yong thought in his heart, tsk, looking at Changle's casual appearance just now, it seems that His Majesty the future Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has no cards in front of Changle, but think about it, King Jin is long by the side of Empress Changsun, but Empress Changsun has to take care of the harem and take care of the emperor's daily life, how can there be so much time to take care of Li Zhi, although there are eunuchs and palace maids, they are all submissive, presumably the task of teaching Li Zhi on weekdays falls on Changle's body, Li Yong stepped forward and laughed.
"Pheasant slave, do you miss your brother-in-law? Come and let my uncle hug me, no, let my brother-in-law hug me, haha......"
Li Zhi was hugged up, his little face was very confused, why did Li Yong suddenly be so enthusiastic about him, why is this? After all, with Li Yong's character of daring to hit Princess Gaoyang's ass and his eyebrows coldly to the prince and King Wei, suddenly he was so enthusiastic, Li Zhi began to be scared in his heart, because his brother-in-law was too unpredictable, Princess Xiangcheng and Xiao Rui also knew Li Yong's fierce record, and they were also a little puzzled about it, why did Li Yong suddenly be so enthusiastic about King Jin today? In fact, Li Yong suddenly had a feeling, and he didn't expect them to misunderstand.