Wishing You Eternal Happiness Chapter 582: ：Rouge Village
After about another stick of incense, Grandma Yue stopped rubbing and called Chunxiao into the house to wait on her. She went to the kitchen and prepared to cook herself.
As soon as Grandma Yue entered the kitchen, she saw a lot of ingredients piled in the kitchen, and she found out after asking about it.
When the people in the village knew that the lady was coming, they went to the nearby river and caught small yellow croakers and some small fish and shrimps.
Some people were worried that the lady would be in a hurry and might not have a good appetite, so they took the pickles and dried vegetables they had made.
Some people also took wild mushrooms that they had picked in the mountains in the morning.
It's not without reason that they do this.
The past two years have not been good, and many tenants on the farm are having a hard time. The eldest lady changed the tenancy period early in the morning. It was originally every six months, then it was changed to every three months, and finally it was changed to every month. One knot, now one knot every ten days. When the tenants have money, they can stock up on more grain.
The crops in the village that were of somewhat different quality were sold to nearby farmers at a discounted price.
The weather was dry, many crops could not be planted, and some farmers had no work, so the eldest lady hired them to go to Zhuangzi to cut down trees in the mountains and plant some dry-resistant trees.
Every farmer has several acres of thin land. The weather is not good and nothing can be produced.
The eldest lady prepared dry and drought-resistant medicinal seeds and asked them to plant them at home. When the medicinal materials are harvested, they can be recycled at market prices.
The farmers will have a job and their lives will not be difficult.
The nearby bankers are very grateful to the eldest lady.
Every month when the village delivers things to the Yu Mansion, some of them are brought along with them. The farmers themselves go to the mountains to find some precious wild animals and treasures. The quantity is not large, but they are also full of heart.
When Yu Youyao woke up, it was already late.
I fell asleep for most of an hour.
After serving Yu Yao, Grandma Yue ordered the meal to be prepared. After a while, the table was full: "My lady is used to Beijing cuisine, so I specially made a table of Fujian cuisine for my lady." For a change of taste, the ingredients are limited and I only made some side dishes. I don’t know if the lady likes it."
Fujian cuisine is famous for cooking delicacies from the mountains and seas, especially for its "fragrance" and "taste". Its fresh, mellow, meaty and non-greasy style has almost become the highlight of the banquet table.
"Thank you, Grandma, I like it very much." Yu Youyao prefers Fujian cuisine, especially delicacies from the mountains and seas. Grandma Yue's skills are very good, and the simple ingredients make it very delicious.
Yu Youyao was satisfied with her meal. After the meal, she drank the digestion tea prepared by Nanny Xu and then asked to go to the farmland to have a look.
Grandma Yue looked at the bright sun outside and felt a little hesitant.
Yu Youyao said: "I can't stay in Zhuangzi for a long time. I can rest for one night at most. I have to go back to my hometown early tomorrow morning. I'll take a look around while it's still early."
Grandma Yue had no choice but to agree.
The people prepared tea, snacks, parasols, etc., and then took Yu Youyao to the farmland.
Fruit trees and flower trees were planted all over Zhuangzi, so Grandma Yue took Yu Youyao to the road shaded by the trees. Along the way, Yu Youyao was not exposed to the sun.
When they arrived at the farmland, Yu Youyao saw it from afar. In the large rice fields, rows of rows of rice seedlings were planted, and it was lush green.
Grandma Yue said: "This is a rouge rice field. The rouge rice is planted in late March every year, and other rice seeds are planted a month earlier. It is not the driest time yet, and the rice is growing well. In another day, It takes many months for the rice plants to ear, and if there is not enough rain, forced irrigation is required and water needs to be carried to the fields."
Yu Youyao frowned: "How many wells have been drilled in the rice fields?"
Grandma Yue said: "For every ten acres of land, a well was drilled. The rouge rice was carefully tended and the harvest was guaranteed. The white rice was supposed to be planted in the field in early April, but it didn't rain that day. , It is not easy to store water in the paddy fields, so the time is a little late. The rice seedlings must be planted in late April at the latest. If it doesn’t rain this month, even if the rice plants are planted reluctantly, the harvest will be hard to say.”
Yu Youyao saw tenants carrying water into the farmland: "Go and see how the sweet potatoes are growing."
Grandma Yue nodded.
Zhuangzi is very big, so even though I took a shortcut, I walked for at least two sticks of incense. Fortunately, Yu Youyao changed into short boots, which made it easier to walk. She was not in a hurry, and she didn't feel too tired.
When they arrived at the place, Yu Youyao saw rows of ridges in the ground, and the dense potato vines were all green, unaffected by the heavenly stems.
Grandma Yue smiled and said: "The tenants on the farm are all used to raising crops. As soon as I told about the trial planting of sweet potatoes, some farmers said that this kind of crop with long stems in the soil should be grown in Only by plowing deeply in sandy land, making ridges, and thickening the soil layer can you plant well. The ridged sweet potatoes sprouted quickly. I took advantage of a sporadic light rain yesterday, which wet the ground, so I took a cutting to see how it went. , if it can survive, make large-area cuttings at the end of the month."
The tenants said that the sweet potato vines are a bit tender and they estimate that the best time to cut them is around the Dragon Boat Festival.
Seeing that the sweet potatoes are growing well, Yu Youyao's half-hearted heart is completely relieved. She thinks that the sweet potatoes from the north will grow just as well.
Yu Youyao pondered for a while: "When it doesn't rain at the end of the month, we will cut the white rice planting by half, plant drought-tolerant crops in the rice fields, and expand the planting of sweet potatoes."
If the soil of the rice fields were not fertile, it would not be conducive to growing sweet potatoes~IndoMTL.com~ She would like to plant sweet potatoes in all the fields.
Grandma Yue was a little hesitant: "White rice is the staple food, how can we reduce the number of rice transplants? Moreover, this is the first time in Zhuangzi that sweet potatoes are planted on a large scale, right..."
Yu Youyao shook his head: "The Qintian Supervisor has calculated that there will be less rain this year. The imperial court issued a notice early in the morning to allow a variety of drought-resistant crops, such as rouge rice and rice, to produce less. It doesn't matter if they are carefully managed. White rice The planting area is wide, and we can still manage it by carrying water. If there is less rain during the earing period, how many fields can be managed by the two shoulders of the tenants? If the weather is severe, there will be no land to carry water. ."
Qin Tianjian's observation of celestial phenomena is not always accurate, but generally it is still credible.
The most critical period for rice is one month for transplanting and one month for earing. These two periods are related to the growth of rice and the other to ear formation. If there is a lack of water, the yield will be reduced.
At this point, she sighed slightly: "Reduce the white rice planting. Even if the weather is severe, the tenants can harvest more if they work hard. Don't be too greedy to take care of the harvest when the time comes." If you gain too little, you will really lose more than you gain, and the yield of sweet potatoes is not low, so there is no harm in growing more varieties."
Nanny Yue nodded: "It's the old slave who got it wrong."
Rice is the staple food. The lady immediately said to reduce the rice crop. She couldn't accept it for a moment, but after hearing the lady's explanation, she understood. No one knows how long the drought will last. Plant drought-tolerant crops, at least. The harvest can still be guaranteed. As long as the fields can produce crops, no matter what the crops are, they are still food.
Nanny Yue took Yu Youyao to see other crops.
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