Shen Qingzhen led the group out of the city and came to the grange that the stewards said.

It is not so much a grange as a small village on the mountainside, and most of the people who hire the fields here are the villagers.

Shen Qingzhen was the first to find the steward of the Grange.

The manager of the grange was an old talent of about forty years old, who chose to give up the imperial examination after his family was poor and had no hope of a career, and went home to find a living to guard the grange.

This person's surname is Liu, probably because he is a scholar, he speaks in Sven, and he is polite.

"Miss Shen, I wonder what you want to do here?"

Shen Qingzhen said bluntly: "I want to come here to learn something. ”

There are actually a lot of fields and properties in the Shen family, but it really doesn't make sense to lose money, there must be something wrong.

Steward Liu took her around, winter came, it was really cold in the middle of the mountain, and the fields were empty and there were no crops.

Steward Liu also said: "Miss Shen, the soil quality of our field is poor, so the yield is not high. ”

Shen Qingzhen saw it.

Steward Liu continued: "If it weren't for Master Shen taking care of our village, the villagers' lives would not be easy! ”

It is precisely because of this that Steward Liu is so polite to Shen Qingji, after all, Master Shen is a good person, when others squeeze farmers to make black money, Master Shen never does this, treat them very well, and they naturally know how to be grateful.

Shen Qingzhen understood that the reason why this field was unable to make ends meet was not because of any natural or man-made disasters, but because the soil quality was not good, and the crop yield was naturally poor.

But the soil quality is not said to be able to change, even if the soil quality is changed, it may not be possible to refer to what disasters and difficulties in the future, or affect the yield, and these stewards want to make themselves know the difficulties and retreat!

Shen Qingzhen walked around, thinking about how to solve it.

Most of the farms are not cultivated in winter, because there are no crops to live in the winter, so the grange is bare and empty.

If you want to increase your yield, you have to find ways to improve the quality of the soil, and you also have to find ways to make more use of the land cultivation time.

If there are any crops that can grow well in winter and become indispensable food for the common people?

Rice is one, the other......

Shen Qingzhen still has to look for it.

So on the second day, Shen Qingzhen took people to the West Market again, there are many people in the West Market, and it is inevitable that there are some special things to see, and maybe she can buy the things she needs.

The West Market is very lively, many Hu people are dancing and performing, and the atmosphere is very cheerful.

Caihuan was very happy, pulled Shen Qingji's arm and smiled: "Miss! It's been a long time since I've been to West Market, but it's changed a lot! ”

Shen Qingzhen nodded: "Yes!" ”

"Sell seeds! Look at the best seeds! ”

There are Hu merchants selling seeds.

Shen Qingzhen heard it and walked over to take a look.

Hu Shang asked in a somewhat awkward Chinese: "Guest?" What seeds are you going to buy? ”

Shen Qingzhen asked, "Are there any crops that can be grown in winter?" ”

Hu Shang thought about it, so he took out a round thing from his pocket under the table and handed it to Shen Qingji: "Guest, look at this thing, it can be grown in winter, and it can be cooked and eaten, but it's just ...... Some people have been poisoned before, and many people are afraid to plant again! ”

"What's this called?"

Shen Qingji picked it up and patted the round thing, feeling a little familiar.

"This is called a potato, and the fruit grows in the soil, and it can be dug up and eaten after two or three months of planting."

"Potato ......"

Shen Qingzhen felt that it was such a familiar name! She felt like she had seen it, but when she saw it, she couldn't remember it.

Seeing that she was silent, this Hu Shang began to explain to her: "Guest, but you have to be careful, this thing is sometimes poisonous and sometimes not poisonous, I don't know why, if you really want to buy it, you can't come to me if something happens!" ”

This Hu Shang was also afraid, he had actually sold potatoes for several months before, and they were all good, but not long ago, someone was suddenly poisoned.

Originally, there was no such thing as potatoes in the Central Plains, and many people thought that this thing was poisonous, and the goods he took could not be sold.

Shen Qingzhen nodded: "I know, how many do you have?" Sell them all to me! ”

Hu Shang laughed: "Good guest, I have a lot here!" There are more than 100 pounds! Do you want them all? ”

Shen Qingzhen nodded: "It's all over!" ”

The people she brought with her carried bags of potatoes back.

Shen Qingzhen looked at the potato in his hand and was distracted.

She had lost her memory, but she could still remember some familiar things.

For example, this potato, she has not only seen it, but she should have also eaten it, and she has eaten a lot.

Poisonous? Probably not, maybe some people have eaten sprouted potatoes by mistake.

But she couldn't help but wonder, she knew that she had eaten potatoes in the past three years?

"Caihuan, have you ever seen me eat potatoes?"

Caihuan shook her head: "No? I've never seen or heard of this thing, miss, this can't be really poisonous, right? What are we going to do when we buy it back? ”

Shen Qingzhen said: "Don't worry, it's not poisonous!" ”

Since Caihuan has never seen potatoes, it can't be his memory of the past three years.

Back at home, Shen Qingzhen asked someone to boil potatoes at the door, and the potatoes didn't have any special taste when cooked, just soft.

"Miss, let me try it!" Zhou Nan took the lead in taking the potatoes in Shen Qingji's hand.

Shen Qingzhen knew that he was afraid of poison, so he tried it himself!

"Don't worry! It's not poisonous! Shen Qingzhen turned his head and instructed Caihuan to say, "Go and bring some dipping sauce, just eat something tasteless." ”

"Good!"

When Caihuan brought the dipping sauce, Zhou Nan had already eaten a whole potato.

Caihuan hurriedly asked, "How is it?" Is it poisonous? Is it tasty? ”

Zhou Nan shook his head: "It should be non-toxic, and the taste is okay." ”

Shen Qingjian laughed, he took a potato and was about to peel it, but suddenly Zhou Nan snatched it again, peeled it for Shen Qingjian and handed it to her.

The color ring also peeled off one after that, carefully dipped it in the dipping sauce and took a bite, and suddenly said with bright eyes: "It's not bad!" ”

After making sure that it was not poisonous, Caihuan ate more happily.

After eating, Caihuan touched her stomach and said, "Miss, although this potato tastes average, it takes up a lot of stomach, and I am full after only eating two!" ”

Shen Qingzhen said: "So! Potatoes carry hunger, and if we planted this, many people would not starve. ”

Caihuan nodded: "Yes! ”

Zhou Nan looked at Miss, and only felt that Miss was getting more and more dazzling, and she could always think of a way to solve any problem.

But the more dazzling the young lady is, the more gloomy he seems, and the more unworthy he is to see the young lady.

……

Shen Qingji determined the planting of potatoes, so he took the boiled potatoes on the second day, and when he arrived at Shen Ji, he summoned the stewards to announce the matter.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have found a crop that can solve the problem of the income of our grange, you can take a look."

There are several plates of potatoes on the table.

But a sharp-eyed steward recognized it and said, "Isn't this a potato?" Not long ago, there was a Hu merchant selling it, but it was rumored that this thing was poisonous, Miss, are you mistaken? We grow this? ”

(End of chapter)