Chapter 498 499 Planting, View

Tang Yong patted He Dachun and said, "You kid had a gloomy face all the time at that time. To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that we were escaping from famine together, I know your kid has a bad temper and is not evil-minded, otherwise I would have beaten him I don’t want to persuade you in my heart.”

He Dachun smiled and said, "So a friend in need is a friend indeed!" Li Yu's carriage arrived at the gate of Zhuangzi. Han San and Haitang greeted him and bowed, "Madam, you are here!"

Li Yu got off the car and looked at the two of them with a smile, "Well! Let me see how the sweet potato seedlings are doing."

Haitang smiled and said, "It's nice to be green."

Li Yu saw that the land at the door had been fenced and two tenants were busy inside. He stood outside the fence and took a look and saw that the field ridges had been opened and the surrounding drainage ditches had been dug.

Seeing Li Yu looking towards the ground, Tang Yong and He Dachun bowed to Li Yu cautiously.

Li Yu smiled and nodded. Chu Fu got out of the car and walked up to Li Yu. He smiled and said, "Mrs. Li, this area of ​​Wangjia'ao is really nice! It's just that it's a little far away from Kyoto."

"Is it a little far away? Is it possible to have such a Zhuangzi? Or is it all thanks to His Majesty's gift?"

Chu Fu smiled and nodded, "Yes! There is no Zhuangzi anywhere near Kyoto. It has been divided up long ago. I heard someone said yesterday that the rich businessman who bought the Zhuangzi from Mr. Zhou's family wanted to sell the Zhuangzi. , I wonder if Mrs. Li is interested in buying it back."

Li Yu was a little tempted, "Oh! Did the news just come out yesterday?"

"Yes, that land is right next to the Imperial Manor. If Madam intends to buy it back, I still have some friendship with him."

"Okay, if I bother Manager Chu, I'll buy it back at the current market price."

Chu Fu nodded in agreement, and Li Yu turned to Han San and his wife and said, "This is Manager Chu, the chief steward of Huangzhuang. He will come to Zhuangzi these days to see the sweet potato seedlings."

"Yes, madam." After Han San and Haitang agreed, they saluted and said, "I have met the chief manager."

"Tou Han, Sister-in-law Han is polite." Chu Fu returned the favor with a smile.

Several people entered the yard and arrived at the pit where the sweet potato seedlings were raised. Li Yu saw that the sweet potato seedlings were managed very well by Han San and his wife. He looked at the crabapple with satisfaction, "Sure enough, they are growing well."

Haitang was also very happy to receive Li Yu's affirmation, "Madam, please wait, I will get the bag and scissors."

Haitang and Han Sanlao brought bamboo baskets, and Li Yu took Xinghua and Haitang to cut off the sweet potato seedlings, cut off the two leaves at the roots, and brought them to the field outside the house. They saw that Tang Yong and He Dachun had already left after finishing their work.

Li Yu took a few people to start transplanting. Chu Fu and Ji Xiang also got busy together.

Li Yu transplanted a row, and Haitang said with a smile: "Madam, this is the only area we can plant. You go up and have a rest."

Li Yu saw the crabapples and apricot flowers being planted quickly. He stood up and told Chu Fu, who was planting at the side, some precautions.

"Guanshi Chu, the ridges for planting sweet potato seedlings should be dug high, and more fertilizer should be applied under the seedbed. The seedlings can be transplanted when they are six inches long. After transplanting, sprinkle a layer of plant ash to help the sweet potato seedlings pass the slow seedling period."

Chu Fu nodded and asked with some confusion: "Mrs. Li, other things are planted vertically. I see that when you plant these sweet potato seedlings, you insert the potato seedlings and then lay them flat on the seedbed. Why do you plant it like this?”

"The sweet potatoes grown in this way have a higher yield. After this batch grows, they can be transplanted again. Each sweet potato seedling is cut into a length of five or six leaves.

When planting, cut off two leaves and plant them in the same way as before. After inserting the seeds, lie flat on the seedbed and cover it with soil, leaving two or three leaves exposed on the ground. My master said that this is called a Fuck two, lie down and raise your head three times,

When the sweet potato vines grow to a certain size, they need to be pinched and fertilized along the seedlings to prevent them from growing too many rhizomes, which will affect the yield of sweet potatoes. "

No wonder Mrs. Li’s crops are grown well. Each type has so many specialties. Fortunately, Mrs. Li selflessly teaches us these so that we can avoid detours.

Chu Fu calculated in his mind, "Mrs. Li, if you can grow a bunch of potato seedlings and cut them off, you can plant a lot of land."

"Yes, after the sweet potato vines grow long, you can pick the sweet potato stalks and tips and fry them. They taste good. The sweet potato vines can also be fed to pigs."

After hearing this, Chu Fu nodded repeatedly, "This thing is good, like corn, it is full of treasures. Madam's master must be a worldly master who lives in seclusion in the mountains and forests."

Li Yu could only say: "Probably so! I haven't seen him for more than ten years. I don't know if he is still there."

"Old gods have to see their luck when they meet." Chu Fu said with a smile.

Mrs. Yun came to the field with tea, "Madam, Mrs. Han broke some spring bamboo shoots and asked if you would like to take some back to the city?"

"Okay, take some more back, and the family will send some over."

Mrs. Yun agreed and went back to cook. Li Yu saw Chu Fu and Ji Xiang busy planting sweet potato seedlings. Thinking of the black things he saw that day, Li Yu went back and walked towards the back mountain with a hoe.

When he walked to the lotus pond, he saw that the fence gate of the lotus pond had been removed and placed on the ground. Several men in gorgeous clothes were sitting in the pavilion talking loudly about something. Li Yu frowned and walked straight over.

A man saw Li Yu walking by the lotus pond and shouted loudly: "Look, there is such a beautiful woman in the countryside."

"Keep your voice down, don't offend others," a man said.

"Brother Liu is right. His Majesty Zhuangzi near the lotus pond gave it to Mr. Zhou of Hubu. He was a man who doted on his wife and children. Last time Mr. Gu of Libu..."

Li Yu heard several people talking about Zhou Jia and wondered where Zhou Jia had gone?

At the foot of the mountain, he looked at the chickens and ducks raised in a bamboo forest, and then Li Yu climbed up the mountain along the path.

Walking to the back of the mountain, he used a hoe to dig out a few black and shiny rocks with a metallic luster. He smiled happily and said, "Yes, it's coal. This area should be an open-pit coal mine. I don't know what kind it is." coal."

After tapping it lightly with a hoe, the stone fell apart. Li Yu found that the coal was fractured into a shell shape.

I took a hoe and walked a few steps to dig, and kept walking forward. After walking for more than half an hour, I finished digging through the exposed coal seam.

Thinking that he had been here for so long, he had never seen anyone using coal for heating and cooking. Li Yu dug some vines, made a small net bag, picked up the crushed coal, put it in, and carried it back. .

Recalling the appearance of briquettes and coal stoves, I plan to go back to the brick kiln to make several coal stoves.

When they reached the bamboo forest, Mrs. Yun had already come over. When she saw Li Yu, she smiled and said, "Madam, the meal is ready. Xinghua said you were at the foot of the mountain, and indeed I found you here."

As he spoke, he took the hoe Li Yu was carrying and saw the black stone in the vine net. "Madam, what is this? It's shiny and black."

Li Yu smiled and said, "I don't know either. I felt a little curious, so I dug some up and took them back to have a look."

"You have a good eye. I might discover something good again."