Chapter 233 234 Careful Work
Li Yu cheered him up and said, "Yes! You have to believe in yourself. You have the right, and your ambition does not depend on your age! Gan Luo became prime minister at the age of twelve, and Ah Wei will also be able to be the steward of a large farm with thousands of acres in the future."
Seeing that Li Yu trusted him so much, Yang Wei puffed up his chest excitedly and said, "Thank you madam. After the winter wheat is planted, Uncle Dashui and I will go and have a look."
"Okay! Don't be timid, just go ahead and do it."
Li Yu drove the car back. He remembered that when the weather was cold last year, the green vegetable leaves on the street were expensive and scarce, and the vegetables stored in the space were not easy to eat openly. He was thinking about how to grow some out-of-season vegetables. Come and eat.
The carriage moved forward slowly, and when they were almost home, Li Yu finally figured out a way to build a room in the back garden, build a large fire pit inside, spread some fertile soil, and grow several kinds of vegetables.
After Li Yu thought about it, he returned home and asked Mrs. Liu to hire a kang maker, who was separated by about twenty square meters close to the wall. He put a kang inside and pulled a dozen carts from the village to mix it. The loam was spread on top, and straw curtains were spread on the top, and ropes were hung on them. They were rolled up like blinds when the sun shines and lowered when it rains.
After the autumn harvest, more than 20 shi of millet were harvested from the four acres of breeding field. The yield of ordinary rice was also 5 shi per mu. The Li Yu family's granary was already filled with millet and wheat.
Thinking that there are still more than 20 acres of corn that have not been taken back home, Li Yu feels a full sense of accomplishment.
After the winter wheat was planted, in mid-October, more than 20 acres of corn were taken home, and the yield of corn per mu reached over a thousand kilograms.
Zhou Jia wrote a note on the selected corn cobs, as well as the yield per mu and the planting method, and asked Ruyi to take it to Qingzhou Sihai Bank when he went to Qingzhou to purchase goods. He gave it to the shopkeeper Chu Jiang in Qingzhou and asked him to send it to him. Kyoto.
Chu Jiang was deeply shocked when he saw those golden corn cobs.
When Ruyi heard from Ruyi that one acre of cornfield, if taken care of, would yield eight or nine shi of grain if nothing unexpected happened, she was even more ecstatic and exclaimed: "God bless me Yong, Your Majesty will not have to worry about food in the future."
Chu Jiang immediately sent people to send the corn to Kyoto at high speed.
After the winter wheat was planted, Yang Wei and Mr. Wen, who couldn't take any time off, went to Daqing Mountain to see the wasteland.
Li Qing finally arrived at Fengming Village the day before the wedding. Li Qing took out the box gift that Li Yu brought back, handed it to Li Mei and said, "Aunt, this is the box gift that my sister asked me to bring back for you and my cousin. .”
Li Mei took it and opened the sandalwood box, looked at the exquisite jewelry in the box, and exclaimed: "Ah Qing, these jewelry are so valuable."
Li Qing took the jewelry and took a look. There were imperial marks on the jewelry, and said to Li Mei: "Aunt, these are the jewelry given by the emperor. My sister wrote on the gift list that you and your two cousins will have a pair of these jewelry. "
Li Mei took Zhao Di's hand and said: "I would never even dream of the jewelry given by the emperor. Your cousin gave you the jewelry that represents the supreme glory. This is because she is afraid that you will be offended by your husband's family and support you." !”
Zhao Di also shed tears of emotion and said to Li Mei: "Mom, my cousin told me before that this world is very harsh on us women. She taught me that as a woman, I must respect myself, learn to love myself first, and treat myself well." Well, others won’t look down upon me. My cousin knows that I have a cowardly personality and is worried about me!"
Mrs. Li felt very moved when she saw it. She smiled and said to the mother and daughter: "Add another dowry, put the gift from Xiaoyu in the first place and carry it out so that others can see our girl from Fengming Village." , with the jewelry given by the emperor as a dowry, let’s see who dares to say that we are country people from Shan’ao.”
Li Mei happily held Zhao Di's hand, nodded and said, "Okay, just listen to Aunt Li and let people see her first. Our girls in Fengming Village are not ones to be underestimated."
One autumn rain and one cold, ten autumn rains and cotton wool. After several autumn rains, the weather became colder. Li Yu’s belly can be clearly seen. Every day, he can feel the baby in his belly, moving around naughtily.
When Zhou Jia returned to the back office, Li Yu told Zhou Jia about the child's naughty matter. He touched his belly and said with a happy face: "The little thing was punched and kicked in the stomach. He will definitely be a naughty child in the future."
Zhou Jia smiled and said, "Yeah! My son will definitely look like you in the future. I haven't been active since I was a child. My mother said I look like a little girl."
Li Yuxiao looked at Zhou Jia, lifted Zhou Jia's chin naughtily, and stroked Zhou Jia's red and soft lips, "Well! Our Xiao Xi is really more beautiful than a girl in a skirt."
Zhou Jia hugged Li Yu and whispered in her ear: "Whether my husband is a girl or not, Yu'er knows best. How about we try again."
Li Yu pinched Zhou Jia's waist and said, "You are getting more and more glib..." Zhou Jia blocked his mouth before he finished speaking, and the whole room was filled with joy.
When the weather got cold, Li Yu's greenhouse finally came in handy. Yuniang and Sister-in-law Zhang spread some rapeseed, pea sprouts, spinach, and Chinese cabbage in the greenhouse. After a few days, tender green vegetable seedlings emerged from the soil. .
Mrs. Liu said happily: "The price of these vegetables is high these days. Now I can save a lot of money." Yu Niang said with a smile: "Only Madam can think of such a method. Eating it now and picking it is much fresher than in the vegetable market." ”
In late winter, Xiao Shan, a waiter at the inn, came to the county government office to see Zhou Jia and reported: "Master, at noon today, a few tall guests came to the inn. They were wearing thin clothes even in the cold weather. They They were said to be hunters from the mountains who came down to sell their furs, but I saw that they were a little different from other hunters. They just left the furs around without caring about them at all. When Adong brought them food, they asked Adong when the city wall was open. After it was repaired, I went to serve the food and asked if there were any officers and soldiers in the city, saying that they were afraid that the officers and soldiers would snatch their furs. A Dong and I felt strange, and Brother Ruyi was not here, so I thought of reporting it to you."
"Xiaoshan, you and Adong have done a good job. You should go back and watch them now. As soon as they leave, go to the city gate and ask someone to come back and report."
Xiaoshan said excitedly: "I know, Master, I will go back and watch them right away."
After Xiao Shan left, Zhou Jia called Wang Cheng, who had been promoted to a police officer, and told him: "Find two brothers, dress up in Qiao Zhuang, and go to the Shunxin Inn outside the city. There are several men dressed as hunters inside. Pay attention to where they are going and let them act according to their circumstances. Go to the mountain to find General Zhong Shen and tell him the situation and ask him to send a scout down the mountain."
Wang Cheng retreated after receiving the order, and Zhou Jia said to Mr. Qian: "Sir, do you think it was Da Qi's work?"
Mr. Qian shook his head and said: "It's so icy and snowy on the mountain that you can freeze to death halfway up the mountain. It's impossible for Da Qi to come from Daqing Mountain now. It's very possible that he's here to inquire for information."