Wishing You Eternal Happiness Chapter 860: ：Locust plague
The eldest sister did not say anything to persuade her, she just said: "Grandma's funeral will take some time to take care of. You can answer me after you think about it clearly."
In the days that followed, my father’s disgusting attitude, the comments and comments from his servants behind their backs, the pitying eyes of those around him, and the indifferent attitude of the clan members...
Everything around me has changed.
Only then did Yu Shansi realize that the eldest sister’s good intentions meant that the eldest sister who should have hated him the most, or even hated him, would not be like the third sister, who coaxed you with sweet words and calculated the pros and cons in her eyes. Weighing, weighing you down calmly in my heart, in order to fulfill myself, even he and my mother can sacrifice.
She has always been a competent eldest sister.
When he was in Yu Mansion, he took good care of him.
After arriving in the North, far away from her family and relatives, she took on the responsibility of teaching him, testing his academic performance, teaching him how to behave, and caring about his daily life.
I was worried that he would have a hard life in the school, so I prepared fragrant medicines, tea, food, pens, ink, paper and inkstones, gold and silver for him. I was worried that he would not get along well with his classmates, so I also prepared gifts for him to look at. Give it away.
It wasn't until the carriage left the mansion that Yu Youyao returned to Jiushao Courtyard.
Chunxiao brought the gift brought by Yu Shansi.
It is actually a small vat carved from Xiu jade, or a whole piece of Xiu jade that has been eviscerated, ground and carved. The evisceration process alone requires superb skills. Jade is not mud, it is thick and It is hard because you need to rely on small tools to hollow out the middle bit by bit and polish it into shape. It takes a lot of time, energy and concentration. If there is a slight mistake, the entire piece of jade will break into pieces.
Anshan area is rich in Xiu jade. The jade material is not of high quality, but it looks oily. After Yu Shan thought about it, he carefully carved it according to the situation and image, and it looked natural.
It can be seen that a lot of thought was put into it.
Yu Youyao liked it very much and said, "I will plant a daffodil in it later and put it in the study."
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After a few days of rest, the injury on Yu Youyao's foot finally healed.
Nanny Yue brought several stewards over to meet Yu Youyao. They were all people who participated in the sweet potato trial and were very valued by Yu Youyao.
Grandma Yue said: "Miss proposed a method of planting sweet potatoes by cuttings, but she deliberately cut flowers, but the flowers failed, and unintentionally inserted willows, which shaded the willows. She accidentally found the most productive method of planting sweet potatoes, and therefore sweet potatoes are popular in both the north and the south. The land was planted quickly and extensively. I discussed with several stewards who were trying to plant sweet potatoes. We first intensively cultivated the seedlings like rice, and applied fertilizer to promote growth. When the vines sprouted, we cut the vines and took cuttings around the Dragon Boat Festival. ”
Yu Youyao's mind moved slightly: "This is a good method. The quality of the vines carefully cultivated is better than that of root planting, and the yield may be increased. After the seedlings are promoted to grow, the vines will be more luxuriant and will be greatly improved. Increase the scope of cuttings, and most importantly, through seedling cuttings, excessive pruning of vines will not affect the growth of sweet potatoes and reduce the yield of sweet potatoes."
Grandma Yue nodded with a smile: "Sweet potato cultivation in Liaodong is mainly concentrated in Xiangping. Although the output is quite large, apart from eating it at home, some of it is kept for breeding. Most of it was expropriated by Youjun to provide relief to the victims. The number is still very limited. Now that a large number of refugees are pouring into Liaodong, it is urgent to expand sweet potato planting."
This is what Yu Youyao is most worried about.
It is true that "coming to the north to help King Wu Mu, promote the widespread cultivation of sweet potatoes, and alleviate the disaster in the north" is just an external rhetoric, but she has never lied about it.
From the moment she stepped into the northern border, she had already made up her mind to do her best to plant sweet potatoes in every inch of land in Liaodong.
Let the flood victims who flood into the north be able to settle down and live in the north by opening up wasteland and planting sweet potatoes.
Grandma Yue said: “Through seedling cultivation, it is estimated that each acre of sweet potato can be used to plant cuttings on at least sixty to seventy acres of land, which is more than ten times the original amount. It can also ensure the yield of sweet potatoes, which perfectly solves the problem of sweet potatoes. A dilemma of inadequacy.”
The big stone that had been weighing on Yu Youyao's heart for a long time finally settled. She smiled slightly: "I heard that the first batch of sweet potatoes have been planted?"
I heard Yu Shansi mention it earlier.
Grandma Yue nodded: "Because the climate in Liaodong is relatively humid and cold, and this is the first time I try to breed, I chose to do it in early March. I chose people who are proficient in farming to take good care of it. Fortunately, the first batch of potato seedlings are growing well."
"The second batch is expected to be planted at the end of the month. If there are no problems with the second batch, large-scale seedling breeding will be carried out in early April, and local people will also be taught how to cultivate seedlings."
Yu Youyao was confident: "How long will it take to raise seedlings?"
Grandma Yue said: “Based on past planting experience and the growth of potato seedlings, it is estimated that it will take about twenty days. The first and second batch of potato seedlings are expected to be planted in early April and late April respectively. , the third batch of sweet potato seedlings can be widely used for cuttings before and after the Dragon Boat Festival."
Yu Youyao's face relaxed: "Thank you for your hard work. When the second batch of sweet potatoes starts to grow seedlings, I will take some time to go to Zhuangzi to have a look."
Grandma Yue looked troubled: "Long-term drought will inevitably lead to locusts, and when locusts cross the border, there is often no harvest. Many areas in the north have been suffering from drought for years. If there is a locust plague, the Liaodong area is so close that it will definitely be affected. Six July is the growing season of sweet potatoes, and locust plagues mostly occur in June and July. If we don’t prevent and control them, I’m afraid..."
The common people's response to locusts is to capture, kill by fire, bury them with sound, and drive them away with sound after the locust plague arrives. However, as a result, crops will inevitably suffer heavy losses.
Yu Youyao's face became solemn, and he pondered for a long time: "I remember that in "Tiangong Kaiwu", it was recorded that using arsenic and plant ash to mix seeds can effectively prevent and control insect pests."
"The Collected Works of Huo Wenmin also records that there is a cricket produced in Guangdong, which can eat the buds of grains and is a great harm to agriculture. Only ducks can eat it. Therefore, among the ducks in the world, Guangnan is the most popular, and the cricket is Refers to locusts."
"The "Book of Pansheng" of the Western Han Dynasty also records that by soaking seeds with horse bones, silkworm dung, sheep dung, aconite, etc., the crops will not have locusts..."
Yu Youyao was concerned about farming and had read a lot of related books. He had so many things in his mind~IndoMTL.com~ and didn’t even have a serious idea, so he had to say: "Let me think about it carefully. ."
Grandma Yue and several stewards immediately felt relieved when they saw that although the young lady had not come up with any good ideas, she was not completely helpless.
Yu Youyao put aside the locust issue for the time being and asked again: "I remember that last year, cotton was tried to be planted in various regions in the north. Only in the southeastern part of Liaoning did the preliminary planting succeed?"
Nanny Yue quickly said: "The climate in Liaodong is humid and cold. Only a few warm-climate areas in the south can grow cotton. The main branches are in the Daling River, Xiaoling River, Raoyang River, and Nuerhe River. Because this area The cotton planting period is shorter than in other areas, so breeding was late last year."
??Liaoning and southeastern Jilin have a history of growing cotton for more than 400 years. It began growing around the Ming Dynasty. Cotton is second only to medicinal materials as a military supply.
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