The Reborn Wife is Farming

Mu Yangling simply followed the villagers of Sipan Village in the military camp to learn the various habits of corn.

She has only seen other people grow corn and knows the general steps, but she is not as familiar with the details as the villagers of Sipan Village. Since Qi Xiuyuan has decided that the entire military region will mainly cultivate corn in the future, she must of course learn more. .

After the corn cobs were dried, everyone rubbed the corn kernels with their hands, because the sun was strong enough, and within half a month, Zhuang Dawei announced, "This corn can be used as seeds, and it can be stored without drying it."

Qi Haoran brought people over for weighing.

The villagers of Sipan Village gathered around one after another, occupying the position on the innermost floor, looking at the weight with eager eyes, and as the numbers were reported one by one, many villagers wiped away their tears.

Only the farmers who were recruited to study were still a little dazed, not quite understanding why the villagers in Sipan Village were so excited.

The accountant wrote down the weight with a brush, and then added it up with the abacus. When the last bag of corn was weighed, he flicked the abacus a few times to get the data. At the same time, Mu Yangling also had the data in his mind. It is 16,160 catties, and the yield per mu is 572 catties.

The yield per mu is very low for modern times, but it is an innovation for the people here.

A few older villagers in Sipan Village just sat on the ground and wailed loudly, "Ancestor, look, this corn has been planted! High yield, the emperor didn't lie to us, and the county magistrate didn't lie to us, either. We don’t have the ability, we planted it wrong!”

Zhuang Dawei also wiped his tears and said: "Corn is rice. We think of rice, rice, millet and so on. We just sow the seeds directly to keep the water, but who knows how corn is planted like this. I haven't seen it since I grew up so old." There are such big corn cobs, but all the ones grown in the village are small ones, with a dozen or so kernels on them..."

Qi Haoran walked up to Mu Yangling and said, "You are right, only the villagers of Sipan Village deserve this achievement."

Mu Yangling thought, if Emperor Sejong could foretell this point and leave the corn planting method behind before he died, would the world be different, and the villagers in Sipan Village wouldn't fight the world for such a goal? isolated for nearly a hundred years.

Qi Haoran was not as sentimental as Mu Yangling, he only felt sentimental for a while before turning around and asking someone to report to Qi Xiuyuan.

However, Qi Xiuyuan brought people to Xingyuan Mansion, even Rong Ze and Fan Zijin, and Qi Haoran belatedly realized that Mrs. Qin's birthday was coming.

Qi Haoran was stunned for a moment and howled, "Brother, why didn't you take me there?"

Of course it was because Qi Haoran couldn't get away in the fifth battalion, so Qi Xiuyuan simply didn't take him with him. Although Qi Haoran was angry that he was left behind, he still had to put all the corn into storage without complaint, and sent troops to guard it day and night.

He also asked people from Sipan Village to look at their wheat fields and asked, "The wheat is about to be harvested. Once it is harvested, the corn will be planted immediately. Is it really guaranteed to be harvested before winter?" He also said: "Everywhere is drought now. , the river in our Mingshui County is almost dry now, can this corn stand it?"

Everyone in Sipan Village looked at Zhuang Dawei. Zhuang Dawei's family was the best farmer in their village, so you should ask him about this kind of land.

Looking at the golden wheat field, Zhuang Dawei gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, we have also discovered over the years that this corn is different from rice and millet, it is drought-resistant, and there is no need for water in the field, so it should not be a problem, but Base fertilizer and top dressing must keep up."

Qi Haoran chuckled, and said: "There is nothing here, sir, but there are people, and if there are people, are you afraid that you won't be fat?"

It's been a year since he's been with Mu Yangling, and Qi Haoran has long understood that the so-called farmyard manure is that Yexiang.

"Don't worry," Qi Haoran assured: "The fifth battalion is not enough, there are one, two, three, and four battalions above, and the excrement and urine of 30,000 people is not enough for you?"

Mu Yangling gave him an elbow and said, "Speak politely."

Qi Haoran rolled his eyes and said: "My master wants to be gentle, do they understand?" Qi Haoran looked around and said: "Okay, since it's already decided, let's start harvesting the wheat in two days. The army is on vacation, so it will be faster, as soon as the wheat is brought back, we will plant corn immediately, and all the harvest will go back to the army camp.”

After Qi Haoran finished speaking, he waved his hand and asked the four thousand households to announce the conditions set by Rong Ze. He pulled Mu Yangling aside and said, "Brother is too risky. If the corn harvest is good this year, some families can almost If all the military rations for next year are offset, then if there is no drought next year, will the whole army have to eat corn porridge?"

Qi Haoran was curious two days ago, so he took out two catties and ground them into crushed corn, and asked them to make porridge, but the corn porridge that had been boiled for nearly an hour took him a long time to swallow. After eating it a few times, he was afraid that his cheeks would be chewed.

"What are you afraid of? If the harvest is good at that time, you will sell the corn to buy flour or rice. Otherwise, you can exchange it. Even if two catties of corn are exchanged for one catty of rice, you will not lose money. Think about it, six hundred catties of corn is enough To offset the military ration of one hundred catties of wheat, you are equivalent to having someone exchange six catties of corn with you for one catty of wheat."

Qi Haoran argued: "But for this kind of seed, we produced all the fertilizers, technology, and manpower. For this season's wheat, my master's military training plan was cut in half."

Mu Yangling patted him on the shoulder and said: "The future will be long, isn't the most important thing now is to ensure the food and grass for the army, otherwise the first battalion and the second battalion will not have the strength to go to the battlefield by then."

The first battalion and the second battalion are the elite of the western battalion. Qi Xiuyuan can't treat them badly even if he is hungry. Qi Haoran also understands this truth. If he wants to win the battle, he must feed the soldiers, otherwise he will not even have the strength to hold a knife. How to defend the country?

Most of the Fifth Battalion are miscellaneous. In this case, it is undoubtedly a comprehensive consideration to sacrifice the training time of the Fifth Battalion to ensure the supply of food and grass.

Mu Yangling and Qi Haoran went back together. When they reached the intersection, Mu Yangling couldn't help but stop, grabbed Qi Haoran, and said in a low voice: "Qi Haoran, you can't make any noise about the corn. You should be careful in the warehouse recently. .”

Qi Haoran frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"

Mu Yangling continued to walk forward, but glanced at the intersection on one side, and said calmly: "There are too many strangers passing by our Chenggutun in the past two days."

Qi Haoran didn't realize it. He was a little surprised by Mu Yangling's statement. Since the corn was harvested, he had sent people to stay in Chenggutun, and he also sent a message to the military households below. He could not spread a word about the corn. , There is nothing unusual in the replies of the people who stayed behind these days.

Qi Haoran looked up and looked around, and found that there was nothing unusual about the people carrying hoes. After all, he was not very familiar with the family members of the military households below, so he was not sure that these were all from Chenggutun.