"What is the princess planting in this field?" Tong Song was sure that this crop was something he had never seen before.

Xia Jing squatted down and roughly measured the length of the sweet potato vine with her hands, and was very satisfied with its growth.

She listened to Tong Song's words and said with a smile: "Sweet potato, also called sweet potato, is an edible crop with rhizomes. ”

"Sweet potato? It seems to be something extraordinary. ”

"Exactly!"

"Princess."

Before Tong Song could speak, Xia Jing interrupted him and said: "This kind of crop is not yet ready to be planted, even if you can plant it, you can ask for two small bundles, but you can't plant a large area." ”

Tong Song frowned slightly when he heard this, "Why?" ”

Xia Jing didn't hide it from him, and directly expressed her concerns: "I raised such a large number of seedlings this year, just to promote sweet potatoes in Lingnan, so that the people who can't eat enough can add a piece of grain."

Since it is a promotion, it must be that the more seedlings the better, and you will be given one or two bundles, and you can plant them in the grange, and it is enough for you to eat them at home in the autumn.

And the remaining seedlings, I want to share with more people! In particular, the refugees who fled last year and this year have not had a long time settling down in Lingnan. ”

When Tong Song heard this, she instantly understood what she meant, her own family is not short of food, and it is okay to grow a little bit of your own food, but it is not okay to take up too many resources.

He couldn't help but praise: "The princess is righteous! ”

Xia Jing smiled and was noncommittal.

Tong Song remembered the scene he saw when he entered the grange, and asked: "When I came here just now, I saw that there were many farmers working in the fields on the side of the road, such as planting some crops, and some people specially cut the seeds. Can this cut seed still grow alive? ”

Xia Jing said: "That's planting potatoes." ”

Tong Song was quite surprised, "There is also this kind of crop, it can grow if you cut it, then."

This time, Hongmei interrupted him, as soon as he spoke, Hongmei was afraid that he would want to go east and west, "This kind of crop can't be given to you, we don't have many ourselves, and we can't plant it ourselves enough this year!" ”

Potatoes and sweet potatoes are planted in different ways, the potatoes planted in the flower bed last year, even the princess was reluctant to eat, and they were left for this year's planting, not a single acre of land can be planted, how can it be evenly given to others.

Tong Song: "."

He blinked and said innocently: "Girl, I haven't said anything yet, let you say everything else." ”

Hongmei smiled, heard the sound of horses' hooves behind her, turned her head to look, and said happily: "Princess, the coachman has driven the carriage here, let's get in the carriage." ”

"The princess is going back to the city?"

"Sort of!" Hongmei glanced at him, and when the carriage stopped, she helped Xia Jing into the carriage.

Seeing this, Tong Song hurriedly waved to his coachman, "Hurry up and drive the car over." ”

The two carriages left the Grange one after the other.

Halfway down the road, at a fork in the road, Xia Jing's carriage pulled over, and when the two carriages were parallel, she opened the curtain and asked, "Young Master Tong is very idle today?" ”

If you don't have nothing to do, how can you follow her.

Tong Song shook his head, "I've been a little idle in the past few days, mainly because the family's businesses are running very well, and there aren't many things I need to worry about." ”

His words made Xia Jing a little jealous, "How old are you to start lying flat, and I am a great-grandmother, and I am still running for life every day." You're really envious of others in this life! ”

"I'm ashamed, Xiaosheng is not young, but he has achieved nothing, and he is really ashamed of his parents."

The princess said that she envied him, why didn't he envy her.

In Lingnan, King Qian dared to say that he was the first person in Lingnan, and he believed that the princess would definitely dare to pinch the prince's ear!

is so at the pinnacle of power, why envy him for a white body?

Xia Jing listened to his words, smiled and waved her hand, "If you want to go back to the city, go back first." ”

"The princess is not returning to the city?"

"Spring ploughing is coming, and I'm going to see how the refugees are resettled."

Spring ploughing is about to begin, and Xia Jing is afraid that if the refugees are not properly settled, it will affect the harvest of the year.

Tong Song rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Since this is the case, that kid will also follow to have a long experience." ”

"Whatever you want!"

Xia Jing lowered the curtains, knocked on the wall of the carriage, and after a while, the carriage moved forward.

Seeing this, Tong Song hurriedly asked the coachman to follow.

Lian Gui had been leaning in the corner of the carriage, and he listened to Tong Song and Xia Jing's words word for word.

At this moment, when he saw his carriage turning into another road with the princess's car, he was in a hurry.

"Young master, didn't the master explain to you yesterday that you must go home for dinner at noon? Have you forgotten? Today, the old lady's cousin girl is coming to the mansion as a guest. ”

said that it was a hospitality, but in fact, it was to let the young master go back and see each other.

The cousin is the granddaughter of the old lady's mother's family, that is, the granddaughter of the old lady's sister.

This cousin is the girl of the Zhao family, a century-old family in Guiyang County, Jingzhou, and her life experience is a good match with her own young master.

In another year or two, the young master of his family will have a future.

Tong Song looked back at Lian Gui, who was crying and sad, "Is it important to accompany the cousin girl to accompany the princess?" ”

Lian Gui's crying face was stunned: "."

"Although the cousin girl is not as important as the princess, but."

Tong Song interrupted his chatter, "No, however, the opportunity to get closer to the princess is fleeting, and the ten cousins are not as important as accompanying the princess!" ”

When Lian Gui heard this, his brain was buzzing, can this matter be mixed up?

Although the princess is important, is it more important than the choice of your future wife?

There is no comparison between these two identities at all.

It's like someone asks you, when your mother and wife fall into the water at the same time, who do you save first?

Is this kind of question optional?

Either answer is wrong.

Unless someone takes the mother-in-law away and does not stay at the scene, there is no comparison, the contradiction can be eliminated.

Lingnan has always been a place of exile, with a sparse population of indigenous people.

In the past few years, many people have fled to Lingnan, and it is unknown whether they can really settle down in Lingnan.

In the past, there were many refugees who fled to Lingnan during the famine years, but after the famine, most of the refugees would return to their ancestral hometowns.

The place Xia Jing is going to this time is a hilly area, and the government has arranged a lot of refugees in this area.

It's not too far from Fucheng, and the nearest is about fifty miles away.

Xia Jing walked about twenty miles from the Grange to the first stop in the refugee village.

Maolingtan.

It is named after a mouth on the mountain.

Maolingtan is surrounded by mountains on three sides, facing water on one side, and is a place with good scenery.

Before these refugees came, it was barren and uninhabited, and the arrival of refugees brought fireworks to the world.

As soon as Xia Jing entered the village, the villagers found their carriage.

In particular, the horseback guards on both sides of the carriage are loaded with guns and ammunition, and their momentum is very shocking.

Tong Song naturally noticed the frightened expressions on the faces of the villagers, and sighed in his heart, "I didn't expect that in my lifetime, I would be able to experience the treatment of a top giant lord going to the countryside." ”

The people at the bottom naturally have a sense of awe for the nobles.

The arrival of Xia Jing's personal guards frightened them so much that they didn't dare to say anything.

Tong Song thinks that it is difficult for Xia Jing to get close to people, and he doesn't know if he will encounter something unpleasant when he comes to check the resettlement of refugees.

For example, the villagers did not cooperate and avoided her. Then it will be difficult for her to break into their circle.

Xia Jing got out of the carriage, and the villagers came over with a gray-haired old man.

"I've seen Madame, Xiaomin is the head of Maolingtan Village, I don't know where a few distinguished guests came from?"

"Hello village chief." When Xia Jing heard that he was the village chief, she smiled happily and introduced herself, "I came here this time to see if you are experiencing difficulties in life?" Can you still adapt to the climate when you settle down in Lingnan? ”

Xia Jing's self-introduction frightened the villagers and hurriedly knelt down to salute her. As for her questioning, few villagers heard it at all.

"Xiaomin has seen the princess!"

"If there is any offense, please forgive the princess."

Xia Jing asked them to excuse themselves, and when they stood up, she asked the question again.

"Everything is fine in our village, although some of the villagers are in difficulty, as long as they are not really poor, they will not be hungry if they are diligent, as long as they are full and have the spirit to open up the wasteland and farm, there is basically no major physical problem."

Xia Jing nodded, looked around the villagers, there were fewer onlookers, and probably everyone was busy with farming outside.

She pointed to the villagers who were carrying trees down from the mountain in the distance and asked, "Do the villagers want to build houses by cutting down trees?" ”

The village chief followed her line of sight and said with a smile: "Sort of, because the house where the government resettled us is too small, and a few villagers want to build more rooms to facilitate their families." ”

"Some diligent families organized laborers to go up the mountain to cut down trees, trying to prepare for the next house construction."

Xia Jing nodded, "The villagers have a good plan to do things, as long as they work hard in Lingnan, life will not be too bad." At least in Lingnan, everyone does not have to worry about bandits going down the mountain, and the bandits in Lingnan have been vigorously eliminated by the government. ”

Saying that, her smile remained unchanged, "Also, living in Lingnan, everyone is not afraid of freezing in winter, and you can save a lot of money on fabrics in winter!" ”

Xia Jing's humorous tone attracted a silent smile from the villagers, and this word went to their hearts.

It is a big expense for the people at the bottom to buy clothes for their families, and some families were so poor that they only had one set of clothes left, and the family had to take turns to come when they went out, how miserable you said!

In Lingnan, there is almost no need to worry about this, because the hardest winter does not exist here.

Xia Jing followed the village chief to the village and saw that the thatch on the beams of a house had been lifted off.

"It's."

The village chief explained with a smile: "When this house first came, it was built in a hurry, but now that the family has settled down and the barren land has been opened, we are waiting for spring planting. ”

"It has to be reinforced, and there is no fear of anything else in Lingnan, but in the summer, there are more thunderstorms than in the north, and everyone strengthens the house, so as not to be ruined by the storm."

Saying that, Xia Jing glanced at Tong Song who was following behind, "Tong Song, since you are here, go and help the villagers build houses." ”

Tong Song pointed at himself in disbelief, "You asked me to help build the house?" But I won't! ”

The village chief smiled embarrassedly, waved his hand and said: "No, no, how can you let the guests do it, the matter of this house, everyone in our village will work together in two days to get it done, it is not worth letting the guests work." ”

Xia Jing looked at Tong Song with a smile, "You won't even be able to do hard work, if you can't do anything else, you will always carry the tree, right?" ”

Tong Song glanced at everyone, his face was scornful, and he touched his nose, "I still have a little strength, I'll help you carry the tree." ”

Xia Jing nodded with satisfaction, and finally arranged a place for this fart worm.

Looking at Tong Song and his little servant, they followed the villagers up the mountain, and Xia Jing said to the village chief: "Young young men should do more." ”

"What the princess said is reasonable." The village chief's beard trembled.

Xia Jing pointed to the big tree on the side, "Let's sit here and talk." ”

As soon as her words fell, someone waiting for her to bring a stool.

"What kind of crops are the villagers going to plant this year? Do you have any plans? ”

Although the village chief has planted the land all his life, although he has never lived in Lingnan, what he grows in the field probably has something in common in the north and south.

The village chief does not need to consider the climate, but directly considers whether it is worth it, "Lingnan has abundant rain, we have opened up a lot of paddy fields, and this year we are going to plant some rice, and we are going to plant some beans and other miscellaneous grains in the field." ”

As for the vegetables that are indispensable for the family, just plant them in the corners of the field.

"The village chief is very considerate of the villagers." Xia Jing naturally saw that the village chief was a person who did practical things and sincerely worked for the villagers.

Otherwise, the villagers would not have respect in their eyes when they talked to him.

"I have a crop called sweet potato, also called sweet potato, which is a foreign thing, but it can be filling, and it tastes good, and it can be eaten raw and cooked. Raw food is crispy and sweet, cooked food powder is glutinous, suitable for all ages. I don't know if the village chief is willing to take the villagers to try planting. ”

"Sweet potato?" The village chief looked at Xia Jing in surprise, he didn't expect the princess to come over today to talk about this.

Extraneous things are too precious and rare for people like them.

"Princess, Xiaomin didn't understand what you meant, what kind of planting method did you say about planting sweet potatoes?"

The guards brought a low table from the carriage, and Hongmei brought teapots and other items from the carriage, as well as a few small snacks.

Waiting for the things to be placed, Xia Jing motioned to the village chief to drink tea, and she took a sip herself before saying: "This extraneous thing, I have planted a season when I was in the palace last year, and the harvest is good, there are about seven or eight hundred catties of harvest per acre of land, of course, this is talking about cooked land." ”

"Seven or eight hundred pounds?"

The village chief interrupted Xia Jing's words in shock, and he was especially unconscious.

Xia Jing smiled and nodded: "Well, this year I will plant all of last year's harvest, and I want to vigorously promote it this year, especially those of you who have a new home in Lingnan." ”

"Sweet potatoes are cut by cutting, so as long as there is a vine, you can cut a lot of ground. If your village wants to plant in half a month, you can go to my grange to find a steward and apply for a batch of sweet potato vines to come back and plant cutting. ”

The village chief's hands were trembling with excitement, "Princess, this. How much does this sweet potato vine cost? ”

He thought that if the price of such a high-yield grain was too expensive, he could use the whole village to introduce some sweet potato vines, breed them this year, and then let the villagers plant them in a large area next year.

Xia Jing laughed when she heard this: "Haha, don't be nervous, since I want to vigorously promote it, how can I still charge your money, these sweet potato vines are provided for free." ”

As she spoke, her words paused, "However, each village has a limited supply, and in order to allow more villagers to plant, a limited supply will be made according to the population of each village." ”

This method can be understood by the village chief, as the people in power, they must consider all aspects of the problem, they are not greedy, and they can be satisfied if they can plant.

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