The blue sky is spotless and crystal clear in late autumn. The morning glow fell on the ground, covering the earth with a new layer of red clothing.
Yun Qing held Zao Zao in his hand and leaned on the carriage and said, "Is it too early?" Zao Zao was very happy when he left the house. He would look at the cattle outside, and the birds. It doesn't work, no one stops.
Yuxi hugged Liu'er who was asleep: "Get out earlier, so you can go back sooner." As soon as Liu'er got on the carriage, she started to sleep. Yuxi was amazed by the quality of his sleep.
The couple got Han Ji's words, saying that the first potato planted by Zhuangzi had been harvested in the past two days. The two picked today's past to see how many potatoes can be produced in the next place.
Zaozao felt boring to stay in a carriage, and put his arms around Yun Qing's neck and said, "Father, horse, I want to ride a horse." It's too boring to stay in a carriage, so it's fun to ride a horse.
Seeing Yun Qing looking at herself, Yuxi said amused: "If you want to take her on horseback, then go!" Not only Zaozuo, but Liuer will also learn to ride horses in the future.
Yun Qing smiled and said, "Then I'm going." He didn't like sitting in a carriage either. Riding a horse-drawn carriage, where there is horseback riding. I have to say that Zaozao not only looks like Yun Qing, but even his temperament is like Yun Qing.
Yuxi put Liuer down, and then lay down beside Liuer. It was also that the Qiu family had done too much in the carriage some time ago, so this time the Qiu family was unwilling to follow Yuxi to Zhuangzi.
After walking for more than half an hour, the group arrived at Zhuangzi. Yuxi asked Grandma to play with Liuer in the yard with dates and dates, while she and Yun Qing were going to collect the potato from that piece of land in person.
Amber was already in the ground at this time, but he was working on the land planted in October. Seeing Yun Qing and Yuxi, they knelt on the ground and knocked three heads regardless of the mud on the ground.
Yuxi smiled and said, "Get up, I have to trouble you to teach us to harvest potatoes today!" This is the first time that Yuxi has gone to the field to do farm work in two lifetimes.
Han Ji acted as an interpreter next to him.
Amber was a little surprised when he heard that, but also a little frightened. Under Han Ji's relief, Amber took the hoe, whispered, and then raised the hoe to make a demonstration.
Han Ji explained: "General, Madam, you have to dig with a hoe. When digging, you must be sure of the direction. If the potato is dug out, it will not be easy to preserve, and it will easily break."
Yuxi listened very carefully. After listening, he raised his hoe and dug down. Seven or eight were dug out, but two were broken. Putting down the hoe, Yuxi picked up the potatoes from the ground one by one and put them in the basket. Each of these artichokes was the size of an egg, and Yuxi just finished holding it in one hand.
After Yuxi finished picking it up, Yun Qing said, "A seedling is more than half a catty, and the two parts of land should be able to harvest 300 catties." It is three to four hundred catties.
Yun Qing smiled and said: "When the collection is over, I will weigh it down and see how much it is." It can be promoted in the Northwest, it is really a great event for the benefit of the country and the people.
Two cents, the effort is finished in the blink of an eye, and the scale is three hundred and twelve jins in total. It is equivalent to one mu of land that can harvest more than one thousand catties of potato. And this potato planting one acre of land only needs forty or fifty catties. With this calculation, Yuxi's eyes are so bright that they can shine.
Yun Qing also smiled, and said, "Then we will taste it at noon to see how it tastes." In fact, even if it tastes unpalatable, it has to be promoted. In the event of a famine, even if it is unpalatable, it is a life-saving thing.
Yuxi was a little amused, and said, "Didn't you eat it? Why did you forget?" Yuxi had a deep memory of the taste of potato.
Yun Qing really forgot.
It was early for lunch, and the couple did not go back to the yard immediately, but went around the farm. There are a lot of things on Zhuangzi, chickens, ducks, fish, cattle and sheep.
Walked to the edge of the pond and watched the bait in the pond swimming leisurely. Suddenly, a fish jumped out of the water and fell back into the water, making ripples in circles.
Yuxi couldn't help but said, "Herui, when there is time, let's come to Zhuangzi and stay for a few days!" Fishing and seeing the scenery are also good.
Yun Qing smiled and nodded, and said, "I can live here today."
Yuxi shook her head and said, "It won't happen today, my mother and sister-in-law are still in the mansion!" Besides, there are a lot of things to be busy in the mansion, and I can't go away.
Han Ji said, "Madam, I am going to plant lotus roots in this pond after the beginning of spring." The pond only raises fish, which is a little wasted.
Yuxi nodded with satisfaction and said: "Planting lotus roots is good." Planting lotus roots can not only eat lotus roots, but also lotus leaves, lotus stems, lotus seeds and other things can be used.
Han Ji hurriedly said, "Madame likes it." It was also Han Ji who knew Yuxi's preferences, so he doubled the pond on purpose. Otherwise, the lotus root would have been planted a long time ago.
After a round, the couple returned to the yard and saw Zaozao holding a small rooster, playing very happily.
Looking at the hair messed up like a bird's nest, the clothes are still stained with chicken dung jujube. Yuxi said to Yun Qing beside him: "Go and change Zaozao!"
Zaozao handed the little rooster in his arms to Yun Qing, who approached her, and said cheerfully; "Father, little rooster, stew and eat."
Yuxi didn't care about the interaction between the father and daughter, and went straight into the house. Seeing Liu'er who was lying on the bed silent, Yuxi walked over to pick her up, and asked Mother Quan, "When did you have the milk?" She was weaned after ten months, and Liu'er will pay it back now. eating. As for when to wean, it hasn't been decided yet.
The grandmother smiled and said, "I just ate it two quarters ago. The second girl has a good appetite, but the nanny's milk is not enough. I have asked the cook to stew egg custard for her." Liu'er started when she was four months old. Eat complementary food, more than a month earlier than jujube.
At this time, Zaozao's cries came to the house. Yuxi smiled and shook his head: "I'm really worried that when I grow up, I will be a tomboy."
The grandmother did not like to listen to these words, and said: "When Zaozao is five years old, she must start to teach her the rules." Everyone must learn the etiquette of ladies.
Yuxi also had this idea, but she was worried that she would not be able to control this girl then: "Juzao is protected by Huo Shu and He Rui, and she is afraid that she won't listen to me then."
Mother Quan didn't worry about this, and said, "As long as Huo Changqing and the general really love the dates, they won't stop them." Practicing martial arts, riding and shooting can be learned as a survival skill, but basic etiquette is also essential.
Yuxi smiled and didn't argue with Grandma. After two years, Grandma knew how difficult this matter was. My heart is let go, and I want to tie her down, how can she be able to tie her up. Of course, deep down in Yuxi's heart, he didn't really hope that Zaozao would be bound by various rules like her.
At lunch, in addition to a table of delicious country dishes, there is also a large plate of steamed potato. Today's potato is used as a staple food.
Yun Qing took one and was about to put it in his mouth to eat. Han Ji hurriedly said, "General, this potato has to be peeled and eaten."
After peeling the skin, Yun Qing put the whole potato in his mouth and chewed slowly. After swallowing, he nodded towards Yuxi and said, "The taste is not bad. It's rusty, with a little sweetness."
Yuxi pays attention to eating but not talking, but today's situation is special, Yuxi asked Han Ji: "Apart from steaming and eating, what other ways to eat?"
Han Ji pointed to a dish on the table and said, "Madam, besides steaming it, this potato can also be eaten as a dish. This dish of hot and sour potato shreds tastes very good."
Yuxi took a bite and nodded: "Well, eating this dish in summer is more appetizing..." Before finishing speaking, Yun Qing's brows were frowning.
Yun Qing doesn't like to eat sour food, but he loves food so much that he can only bite the bullet and eat it. But with the painful look, people who didn't know thought he was taking poison!
Yuxi saw that he didn't speak, but smiled with a pursed mouth.
After lunch, Yun Qing and Yuxi went back to the city. On the way, Yun Qing said to Yuxi: "This potato can be grown on a large scale next year."
Yuxi shook his head and said, "There are too few seeds to be planted on a large scale. I am going to let Tian Yang go to Fujian again." Since it is confirmed that it can be planted, it is natural to buy in large quantities.
Yun Qing said, "Let Shangda take some people with Tian Yang!" Before Yun Qing thought this thing was not alive in the northwest, he didn't take it seriously. Now that I know that this thing can be grown and the output is still such a high level, it is natural to treat it as a major event.
Yuxi nodded and said, "Okay. I hope they can bring the seeds back smoothly." Fujian, Jiangxi and other places are now rampant with bandits and thieves, which is even worse than the previous Northwest. In this case, Shang Shang very dangerous.
That night, Qiu's family proposed to move out with Yuxi. Seeing that Yuxi disagreed, Qiu said with a smile: "We live in a quarter of an hour away from Yun Mansion, and not far away. If you want to see your mother, please come directly." The house where Yuxi lived for the Han family, Not only good, but also close.
Qiu wants to move out because he thinks Yuxi is too busy. They lived in Yunfu as a group, which caused Yuxi's troubles, so she insisted on moving out.
Yuxi couldn't help the Qiu family, so she could only agree: "Mother, sorry, you have been here for so long, I don't have time to spend time with you."
Qiu's family touched Yuxi's hair, and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, all the silly things. Mother knows that you can't be free since childhood, and it's good now." There is nothing to do, Yuxi feels embarrassed. of. If you have something to do, you will be radiant. Just like now, Yuxi is a bit busy, but the whole person is in excellent spirits.
Yuxi asked, "Mother, should the mother-in-law prepare the medicated diet for the grandmother and send it to the Han Mansion, or should I send the medicine to the Korean mansion after it is prepared?"
The boil effect of the same medicinal material differs greatly from person to person, and Qiu Shi still knows this. Qiu said, "Let the grandmother do it and send it to Yunfu!"
Yuxi nodded.
ps: There was a power outage early this morning. I asked a friend to help update. R8