There is Room For the Poor Daughter - Chapter 891

[Chapter 891 Chapter 891, The Importance of Seeds]

“This is the ranch bought by Yiyi!”

Xiao Yeyang took Li Xingnian and Li Chenzhi directly to Qingyang Ranch

, looking at the vast and boundless pasture, and the crowds inside The eyes of Li Xingnian and Li Chenzhi were amazed.

“How much money does it cost for such a big ranch?” Li Chenzhi asked.

Xiao Yeyang said with a smile: “The land in Xiliang is no better than other inland provinces. Yiyi bought this pasture with a total of 50,000 mu with only 20,000 taels of silver.”

Li Xingnian and Li Chenzhi’s eyes lit up “Really?”

Xiao Yeyang knew that the two of them were moved, and shook his head with a smile, “Now you can’t buy it at this price. You came with me just now, did you see other pastures along the way?”

Li Chenzhi nodded: “Those pastures seem to be quite barren, not as lush and green as Qingyang pasture.”

Xiao Yeyang nodded: “When Yiyi bought this place, it was just as barren as other pastures. After planting high-yielding grass seeds, That’s what changed.”

“Nowadays everyone knows that the desolation of the ranch can be changed, so naturally they won’t sell the ranch at a low price.”

Li Xingnian said with a smile: “We are not as lucky as Yiyi, but if we can buy a ranch here, Raise some cattle, sheep, camels, etc., and when Xiliang develops in the future, the cost can still be recovered.” The

three of them rode through the pasture, and suddenly, Li Xingnian pointed to the two black-and-white cows in the cowshed and asked: “Yeyang , that cow is not our Daxia breed, right?”

Xiao Yeyang nodded with a smile: “It was also bought by Yiyi, and it was introduced from other countries in the Western Regions. The milk production is very large, and it can produce sixty to seventy cows a day. Jin.”

Li Xingnian was a little tongue-tied: “No wonder he grows so strong, he must consume a lot of rations every day.”

Crossing the pasture, the three of them came to the dry Dan River.

Li Chenzhi: “Ganzhou Wei is so short of water, even the river has dried up.”

Xiao Yeyang shook his head, looking at the direction of Yunlian Mountain with a condensed expression: “The source of the Dan River is at the foot of Yunlian Mountain. It’s because the Xiliao people slapped the source of the river.”

Without talking about the Xiliao people, Xiao Yeyang drove his horse across the stone bridge.

At this moment, the three stone bridges had been repaired, and soon Xiao Yeyang brought Li Xingnian and Li Chenzhi to the renovated terraced fields.

Layers of terraced fields, like stairs, follow the mountain and extend from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain.

At this time, it was already June, and the wheat planted in the terraced fields had begun to turn golden. Under the blowing of the mountain wind, layers of wheat waves were set off, which was very spectacular and beautiful.

“In another ten and a half months, the wheat in the terraced fields will be harvested.”

In Xiliang, because of the abundant sunshine, it only takes about three months for the wheat to be harvested from sowing.

Looking at the gratifying wheat, Xiao Yeyang also had a relaxed smile on his face.

The thousands of households in the five thousand households have sent people to report the growth of this year’s grain. It can be predicted that even if the harvest in Xiliang is not as good as other places in the inland, it can still barely feed the military households and frontier troops. I’m full.

“This is the corn planted in the south?”

Li Xingnian pointed to the corn in the terraced fields and said in surprise: “There is such a shortage of water here, but it can be grown!”

Xiao Yeyang laughed: “Speaking of it, the corn seeds seem to be given by the second uncle. It’s Yiyi’s.”

Li Xingnian walked quickly to the corn field, carefully looked at the corn in the field: “I didn’t expect this corn to be quite drought-tolerant.” He said, breaking off a corn.

“Is this corn ready to eat?”

The steward of the terraced field who was waiting at the side immediately ran up, and after saluting Xiao Yeyang, Li Xingnian, and Li Chenzhi, he hurriedly said, “It’s ready to eat. My wife sent a government official two days ago. Li’s sister came over and broke two baskets of fresh corn back.”

Li Xingnian looked at Xiao Yeyang: “When I was in the south, I heard that this fresh corn is delicious, but I haven’t eaten it yet.”

Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, “It’s really good. The yellow one we ate this morning Cake, it’s corn cake.”

Li Xingnian’s eyes lit up: “That’s corn cake, I ate three pieces in a row this morning.”

Xiao Yeyang looked at Defu: “Go and break two baskets of fresh corn, Take it away when you leave later.”

Defu nodded and went down, Xiao Yeyang led Li Xingnian and Li Chenzhi to continue walking on the terraced fields, and the group of people standing not far away were ignored.

Li Xingnian: “I think the growth of this corn is really good, and the yield must be very high.”

Xiao Yeyang said ‘hmm’, and his voice was slightly raised: “It’s still not as good as a place with plenty of rain. The production capacity per mu has reached about 10 shi, and here, you should only be able to collect six or seven shi.”

Hearing this, the group of people not far away had a moment of commotion.

In Xiliang, the yield of even the best fields is only about 3 shi per mu, and there is no food like wasteland.

The yield of corn per mu is six to seven shi, which is unimaginable for people in Xiliang. Just like this, Xiao Yeyang still looks disgusted.

Commanders Jin Weiwei and Commander Lan Wuwei who came together couldn’t bear it any longer, and walked towards Xiao Yeyang hand in hand.

“Master Xiao!”

Xiao Yeyang raised his eyebrows and looked at the person who came. Lan Wuwei Commander Pang Guang had seen him before, so he greeted with a smile: “Master Pang Da.” As he spoke, he looked at the person beside him suspiciously, Although he knew the identity of the visitor, he still asked, “Who is this?”

Without waiting for Pang Guang to introduce, Zhu Jianzhong, commander of Jinweiwei, clasped his fists and said, “Master Xiao, I am Zhu Jianzhong of Jinweiwei. We had a letter before.

” Ye Yang was stunned, and said with a smile: “It turned out to be Mr. Zhu. It’s a pleasure to meet you. Thank you for what happened before.” It was thanks to Zhu Jianzhong that the Dong family was able to come to Ganzhou City smoothly.

Zhu Jianzhong smiled and shook his head: “It’s just a small matter, Mr. Xiao, don’t worry about it.”

Pang Guang watched the interaction between the two, feeling a little bitter in his heart. Before the refugees gathered in Ganzhou City, Xiao Yeyang asked him to borrow food for emergency, but He refused because he was worried that Xiao Yeyang would not stay in Xiliang for too long.

This time, when it comes to him asking for help, Xiao Yeyang probably won’t give him a good face.

Zhu Jianzhong looked at the corn in the terraced fields, and said with a smile: “I heard people say that Mrs. Xiao is using barren hills to transform terraced fields. I have never seen terraced fields before, so I couldn’t help being curious. I came here with Pang Da to have a look today. I never thought that I would be so lucky to meet Mr. Xiao.”

Xiao Yeyang said with a smile: “There are many mountains in Ganzhou Wei, and there are too few flat cultivated lands, so my wife can only pay attention to this slope.”

Zhu Jianzhong Looking at the terraced

fields , he praised: “Mrs. Xiao is talented. There is little rain and strong wind and sand here in Xiliang. Transforming the slopes into terraces can effectively reduce and prevent the loss of water and soil.” As the slope decreases, the erosion of water will be weakened. In addition, the ridge is slightly higher than the surface of the terraced field, which can ensure that the water and soil are not easy to flow out of the field, and play a role in maintaining water and soil.

Hearing this, Xiao Yeyang glanced at Commander Jin Weiwei in surprise. He only understood this after Yiyi explained to him the benefits of rebuilding the terraced fields in detail. Unexpectedly, Master Zhu could see the benefits at a glance. .

It seems that this person usually does not specialize in farming.

Xiao Yeyang introduced Li Xingnian and Li Chenzhi to Zhu Jianzhong and Pang Guang, and then took a few people to continue to visit the terraced fields and came to the potato planting area.

“After the wheat and corn are harvested, potatoes can be harvested. This potato is the most drought-tolerant. After the yield per mu in other places is as high as 15 shi, it is estimated that we can harvest about 10 shi here.”

Hearing these words, both Pang Guang and Zhu Jianzhong’s hearts beat violently.

If Xiao Yeyang hadn’t lied to them, as long as the guard could plant corn and potatoes, the guard and the frontier soldiers stationed there would not have to be hungry.

The two quickly glanced at each other, both thinking in their hearts how to get high-yielding grain seeds.

(end of this chapter)