louisehourcade Chapter 185 Germination
Chapter 185 Germination
Chapter 185 Germination
Walking into the room, because it was very dark, Lin Xuan barely saw a figure lying on the bed.
Zhou Mancang said: "Ah Niu, this is the owner of our Zhouzhuang. This time, I have a good thing for your family to do. As long as it is done well, your family's rent for this year will be exempted."
Zhou Aniu was taken aback, and said excitedly: "My lord, what do you need my family to do?"
It's not that he never thought about whether Lin Xuan had other schemes, but his family is poor, what can he plot against them?
He joined the army in his early years, and some fields rewarded by the court were also sold during natural disasters a few years ago.
The fields that his family is planting now belong to the Lin family.
"I have a new crop. After planting, it will be less than half an acre. I need your family to take care of it. Can you complete this task?" Lin Xuan asked.
Zhou Aniu nodded quickly, and said: "Yes! Young master, don't look at me with inconvenient legs and feet, so I can't work, but my wife is very diligent. Our family rented [-] acres of land, and she took the children to work. There is no waste at all." .Half an acre of land is definitely fine."
A one-year rent reduction is too important to his family.
His family planted more than 20 mu of land, and the grain received, minus 1000% of the rent, would leave more than [-] catties.
The rented land, although the tax is paid by the landlord's family.
But those landlords are not so generous. The rent they collect is collected after paying taxes.
Calculated in this way, they actually get even less.
Zhou A Niu can't work, and the whole family depends on his wife and his two children for help. All year round, they can barely make ends meet.
But in the past few years when disasters occurred, there were still fields to sell.
Now his family has no land at all. If the [-]% rent is exempted, his family can store some food, and if there is any disaster, they will not starve to death.
"When your wife comes back, I'll tell her the planting requirements and see what she says." Lin Xuan didn't immediately agree.
Zhou A Niu said quickly: "I'll ask Er Ya to call her back."
"Erya, go and call your mother and your brother back." Zhou A Niu shouted.
"Father, I'll go right away!" Erya responded and trotted out.
"Then let's wait in the yard." Lin Xuan said.
It's not that he dislikes the strong smell in the house, but that it's too dark and he's not used to it.
Zhou A Niu said: "Uncle Zhou, please move two stools out, let me make them for you."
"I know, we went out first." Zhou Mancang said.
Lin Xuan and Zhou Mancang sat in the yard, and Lin Xuan asked about the situation of the people in Zhouzhuang.
Through Zhou Mancang's narration, Lin Xuan has a deeper understanding of the lives of ordinary people.
"There are no idle fields in the world, and farmers are still starving to death." '
This is a poem written by Li Shen, a poet of the Tang Dynasty.
It means that there is no uncultivated land in the world, and there are still people who starve to death among hard-working farmers.
Most of the farmers in ancient times relied on the income from the fields to make a living.
Some of their necessary expenses depend on the output of the fields.
Once harvested, food becomes worthless.
Except for what they ate for themselves, there was no food left at all except for some necessary supplies.
This is also the reason why, in ancient times, the weather was smooth for several years, but once a natural disaster occurred, the people still did not face the disaster.
Of course, Li Shen wrote the two poems of compassion for farmers that have been passed down through the ages, just to gain fame and accumulate capital for his promotion. It does not mean that he is a good official who cares about the people.
On the contrary, Li Shen was very extravagant after he became an official.Especially after his high position and power, a meal will consume a lot of materials, he likes to eat chicken tongue, and every meal must have a plate of chicken tongue, this plate of tongue must kill more than 3 live chickens to make up a plate, in order to satisfy Li Shen loves to eat chicken tongues, and the chickens he killed are piled up in the backyard, and a meal is extremely extravagant and wasteful.
But regardless of his character, his two poems sympathize with farmers, and one teaches everyone to save food.
The other song exposed the real situation of ancient society.
While Lin Xuan was chatting with Zhou Mancang, he suddenly heard footsteps.
Lin Xuan looked up, and saw Erya, a middle-aged woman, and a little boy who looked like five or six years old came back.
"Master Hou, this is Zhou Aniu's wife, Shen Yue'e." Zhou Mancang said.
Lin Xuan learned from Zhou Mancang that Zhou Aniu and his wife should be nodding in their thirties.
But because of long-term fatigue, Shen Yue'e looks like she is in her 40s, and her face is dark because of the long-term wind and sun.
"Lizheng is here? Hey, isn't this the master's son? Why don't you sit in the room?" Shen Yue'e said with a smile.
Er Ya went to call her, only said that someone was coming from home, but did not explain the specific situation, and she still didn't know the situation.
Zhou Mancang said: "Put your things down quickly, Master Hou has something to talk to you about!"
"Hou...Master Hou?" Shen Yue'e looked at Lin Xuan nervously.
Zhou Mancang said angrily: "This is His Majesty's personal seal, and there can be fakes."
Shen Yue'e quickly took off the basket behind her, put it on the ground, pulled her children forward and saluted: "The women see Lord Hou, but they don't know the identity of Lord Hou, so they neglected Lord Hou, please forgive me."
Lin Xuan waved his hand and said, "Aunt Shen, I am here this time to discuss something with you."
Shen Yuee's heart skipped a beat, discussing things?
Shouldn't the rent be increased?
Last year, when they learned that the rent would be reduced by [-]%, the family was very happy for a long time.
"I don't know what order Master Hou has?" Shen Yue'e asked nervously.
Lin Xuan said: "I have a new crop, which is less than half an acre. I want you to plant it and take care of it. If you are willing, your family's rent for this year can be exempted."
"Master Hou, the woman's original intention!" Shen Yue'e said hastily.
If you plant less than half an acre of land, you can get free rent for a year. No fool would want such a good thing.
Lin Xuan said: "Don't be so anxious to be happy, I will tell you the planting method first, and you can see if you can do it well, then let's talk about it."
"Master Hou, please tell me!" Shen Yue'e said.
Lin Xuan explained the method of planting potatoes in detail.
It is not difficult to plant potatoes, but the difficulty lies in the germination in the early stage.
Not only must the temperature be maintained, but when the young shoots of the tubers grow to two centimeters, the tubers must be pulled out for drying.
After hearing this, Shen Yue'e said, "Master Hou, it's okay for the women to germinate and plant. But when it's time to germinate, it needs to be indoors. And the women's house is too small, even if we don't live there, it's not enough."
According to Lin Xuan, not only need to germinate indoors, but also need to be heated to maintain the indoor temperature.
His family can't afford it at all.
Lin Xuan said: "You don't need to think about these things, I will take care of them. You just need to take care of the daily care."
"That woman can definitely do a good job." Shen Yue'e said confidently.
She has limited ability and cannot plant too many fields, so she will take care of the farmers more carefully than other common people.
Put her in charge of care, she is very confident.
"Zhou Lizheng, please go to the village to find some people to help me build some simple houses. Just be careful not to ventilate." Lin Xuan said.
The house is only for germination, and it won't last long.
"Yes!" Zhou Lizheng replied.
Although most young men in Zhouzhuang are busy working on the Lin family's construction site, building a simple house is not difficult.
Lin Xuan then ordered Liu Da to send someone home to bring some coal and a stove.
It took half a day, the room was set up, and the coals for the stove were all in place.
Lin Xuan asked someone to spread moist soil inside.
Cut the potatoes into pieces, put them in, and cover them with soil.
Potatoes are cut into pieces, not randomly, but also with a lot of attention.
In order to ensure the germination rate, generally two or three bud openings are required for each piece.
In order to ensure sufficient nutrients to allow it to germinate, the stems should not be too small.
Once the cutting is complete, place the stem block on top of the soil, cover with a moist layer of soil, and you're done.
Now it's just a matter of waiting for it to germinate.
"Aunt Shen, you just need to keep the fire on every day. When the soil is about to dry, sprinkle some water, but don't sprinkle too much. You just need to keep the soil moist." Lin Xuan felt that the temperature was about the same. Confession.
"Yes, don't worry, Lord Hou, all the women will remember." Shen Yue'e said.
"If you encounter any situation, you must contact Zhou Lizheng as soon as possible and ask him to notify me." Lin Xuan explained worriedly.
"Yes!" Shen Yue'e nodded.
She didn't know why Lin Xuan paid so much attention to this thing, but this matter was related to whether her family could be rent-free, so it goes without saying that she would be careful.
Lin Xuan checked again and found that there was nothing wrong, so he was relieved.
"Dog, do you want to study?" Lin Xuan asked with a smile.
Goudan is the son of Zhou Aniu, and the common people like to give their children humble names, thinking that it is easy to support them.
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(End of this chapter)