The days pass by like a white horse, and the summer harvest is over in a blink of an eye. Whether it is the seed base in the capital or the Zhuangzi of Tang Guyu's family, winter wheat has once again had a bumper harvest. The output reached a new high, reaching an average of 750 jin per mu.
Last year, the people who purchased wheat seeds from Huangzhuang and Tanggu, although not comparable to Huangzhuang and Yu's Zhuangzi, achieved an average yield of 600 mu per mu, which was at least double or even twice that of ordinary winter wheat. Near the suburbs of Beijing and around Tanggu, where the water towers are near, the faces of the people are filled with indescribable joy.
Especially in the villages around Tanggu, they were exposed to high-yield corn and wheat earlier than those in the capital. The past two years have been much better than in previous years. There is more than enough food to eat, and it can be sold at a high price. Some people even sell all the food they produce in order to make a profit, and then buy ordinary food at a low price.
Because the Yu family's farm only has more than 2,000 mu of land, and the good seeds produced are limited after all, some businessmen turned their ideas to surrounding villages and towns. However, when they found that the yield of the seeds that had been planted once was much lower than that of the seeds purchased directly from Yu's family, the merchants stopped speculating and tried their best to get the name of buying from Yu's family. Procurement of high-yielding grain seeds at one time.
The seeds of winter wheat were also first sold to the grain merchants in the northeast. After various investigations, Yu Hai selected a grain merchant surnamed Zhen to cooperate with. This person has a good reputation in the Northeast region, and his reputation is not bad. After signing an agreement with him not to raise prices, he loaded two ships with winter wheat seeds and set off from the port to the north.
After a cool drizzle, the Tangguyu's Farm, which has begun to take shape, has begun to plant in full swing. When the crop of corn is harvested, it can almost meet the planting needs of most people in Northeast China.
Yu Xiaocao, who was in the capital, wondered if she should take the time to go back to Tanggu to have a look. It seems a little unkind to leave everything to my father and elder brother, and be the hands-off shopkeeper myself.
And He Wanning, who came here on behalf of everyone to ask if she would organize a "Peach Picking Picnic" this year, heard about her plan, and immediately regained her spirits: "Xiaocao, if I remember correctly, you once said that your hometown is backed by mountains. The sea, you can hunt in autumn and winter, and catch the sea in spring and summer. Why don't you hold a "seaside feast" and invite us to your hometown to play, what's my idea?"
Yu Xiaocao looked at her helplessly, and said without any hope: "Sister He, you forgot, when I first came to the capital, many people called me 'hillbilly' and 'mud-legged'. Not everyone , are as interested in the life of the small fishing village as you are!"
He Wanning said with an expression of "putting it on me", "It's okay, I'll help you find out what everyone has to say. Those who are willing to go are welcome, and those who don't want to go are not forced to go! The big deal, just the two of us go together, Instead, take it easy!"
After leaving Xiaocao's house, He Wanning went directly to her good friend Yuan Xueyan's house. She boasted about Yu Xiaocao's Zhuangzi, as if she had seen it with her own eyes, then slapped the table, stared at Yuan Xueyan, who had a cold face and no change in expression, and said, "Will you go or not? "
"You bandit temper, when will you change it? Sister Xiaocao raised you to be white and tender, and finally you are no longer compatible with a tomboy, but when you open your mouth, you reveal your secrets again!" Yuan Xueyan put down the poem in her hand, and glanced lightly. He Wanning glanced at him.
"Xueyan, are you my best friend? I initiated this proposal. If you don't support me, then what face do I have in front of Sister Xiaocao?" He Wanning took Yuan Xueyan's hand , Shaking, shaking, making her dizzy.
Yuan Xueyan sighed, pulled out her hand, and said lightly: "Okay! For the sake of your lobbying me so hard, I promise you. It just so happens that I miss my grandfather and younger brother too, so let's take a look at them..."
"That's the deal! I'll go to Minglan's place again to see if she's interested. Actually, what I mean is, it's just the three of us, and it's more comfortable if we don't hold back." He Wanning thought about Princess Minglan That cannon has a bad temper, if there is something fun that doesn't take her with her, she will definitely settle accounts after the fall.
Princess Minglan has a personality similar to He Wanning's, and she is also restless. After hearing He Wanning's proposal, her eyes lit up, and she said excitedly: "I heard that sister Xiaocao is very good at water, and she can dive into the seabed to fish for fish and shrimp. She also has A dolphin friend, who helped her discover the pirates made a great contribution! Tell me, can we have the honor to meet this little friend in the sea?"
He Wanning was also inexplicably excited, pacing back and forth, complaining to Xiaocao: "Xiaocao, you really don't have enough friends. There are so many interesting things in her hometown, but she can't even think of us good sisters! If it wasn't on my whim this time, mention After saying a word, that guy sneaked back to Dongshan Village by himself again!! No, I have to kill her this time and let her treat us to a real seafood dinner!!"
After contacting the best two sisters, He Wanning ran back to Yu's house again, confirmed the departure date to Xiaocao, and went home excitedly preparing for this trip!
One sheep is also chased, and two sheep are also herded. Since there are three more oil bottles in Tanggu, it doesn't matter if there are more. So, she sent a post to sisters Yu Wanqing and Li Mengru. After thinking about it, she went to Prince Jing's mansion to find out if Zhu Junyang was free, lest that narrow-minded man know that she had organized this trip, but missed him, and would be stingy and sulky.
After arriving at Prince Jing's mansion, he learned that Zhu Junyang had been called into the palace by the emperor, as if there was some mission that required him to go out. Look, it's not that she doesn't take him, it's that he just doesn't have time by chance. After chatting with Princess Jing for a while, Yu Xiaocao, who was left behind for lunch, met Wu Junling who came to pay her respects to Princess Jing.
Perhaps because of burning incense and praying to Buddha every day, Wu Junling's temperament has changed drastically compared to before. In the past, she was glamorous and glamorous, but she was like a soulless vase with an empty appearance, and her every move revealed a worldly air.
Now, her body and mind have completely settled down, and she is no longer the same as she used to be. She has lost her impetuous side and has become calm and elegant. Complementing her natural good looks, even Xiaocao, who had confronted her tit for tat, couldn't bear to feel disgusted with her.
Seeing Xiaocao sitting intimately next to Princess Jing, Wu Junling was slightly startled, as if she hadn't expected to meet her here. Then, she smiled faintly at Xiaocao, and subconsciously stroked the Buddhist beads on her left wrist with her right hand. It was my mother who knelt down at the Huguo Temple for ninety-nine and eighty-one days before she moved Abbot Yuanhui and begged for this string of Buddhist beads that the abbot personally consecrated. Ever since she took this string of prayer beads, nightmares and those ghosts and ghosts never came to haunt her again.
When Abbot Yuanhui gave her Buddhist beads, he once gave her some hints: "You may not get anything if you try hard to ask for it; when you open your mind, you will see the sea and the sky. Everything, don't force it!"
After being frightened by her cousin, Wu Junling couldn't feel the slightest bit of love in the face of that captivating face. After returning from the Huguo Temple, she set up a small Buddhist hall in her yard, burned incense with bare hands every day, chanted scriptures, and sincerely paid homage to the Buddha. She felt that her whole body was much more relaxed.
Yu Xiaocao was somewhat surprised by Wu Junling's change. It's incredible that the white lotus who haunted Zhu Junyang in the past has turned around. Xiaocao smiled back at her indifferently, and continued to talk with Princess Jing about the topic just now.
"In that valley, I don't know if there are precious camellias. When you go, Xiaocao, please pay attention to me... However, I doubt your ability to appreciate flowers, so don't just dig one and come back to fool me!" Princess Jing said. The relaxed tone and intimate expression made Wu Junling startled. My aunt has always been more than polite to her, but not close enough. It seems that in the heart of my aunt, she is not as good as Yu Xiaocao.
There was a shy smile on Yu Xiaocao's face, she didn't think she was an elegant person, those flowers and plants, to her, there were only differences in color and type. As for the posture and shape, she just dropped the wax gourd into the water—I don’t understand.
She glanced at Mei Xiang, who was covering her mouth and giggling behind Princess Jing, and said, "It's not easy? Sister Mei Xiang's camellia tasting was taught by you, Your Majesty. Madam, please lend me Sister Mei Xiang for a few days , won’t all problems be solved?”
"You girl, you have the evil idea of abducting my capable maidservant early in the morning! Well, in order to convince the surname Feng at the next flower viewing party, I, my precious girl, will I'll lend it to you for the time being." In the past few years of flower viewing parties, Concubine Jing has overwhelmed Madam Feng with camellias, and she is in a good mood!
Yu Xiaocao teased: "Don't worry, you will definitely not lose your hair!"
Mei Xiang also pretended to be surprised and asked: "The servant girl dare not comb her hair every morning. If she accidentally combs out a hair, Miss Yu will not be able to do business with the empress!"
Yu Xiaocao also had a frightened expression on her face, frowning and said bitterly: "Then what should I do? Madam, how about... I will pay you the most capable girl by my side—Wu Tong?"
Indus, who was named, also matched with a tearful expression: "Miss, don't give away the servant, the servant will eat half a bowl of rice in the future, so that he can survive!"
Princess Jing couldn't help covering her mouth with a handkerchief, and kept laughing: "No need to pay, no need to pay. A girl, I can still afford it!"
"Your Majesty, the maidservant will lose half a bowl of rice in the future, so don't give the maidservant to Miss Yu." Mei Xiang also copied Wutong's expression and Wutong's words, which amused Princess Jing beyond control.
Watching the relaxed dialogue and natural interaction between the master and servant. Wu Junling was envious in her heart, but it was only envy. She kept in mind the words of the presiding master: Don't force everything, everything has a cause and effect.