Gong fight?Niang Niang, she dominated the cold palace by farming

Chapter 207 207 Cotton Planting Plan
"Why are the Beihu people always eyeing our territory? Most of them live as nomads and live without a fixed place. When encountering such a snowstorm, it is a devastating disaster."

Song Qingzhai sighed again, "If they can also find a long-term solution to settle down, I'm afraid they won't start a war."

Xu Ji raised his eyebrows. His thinking is beyond the average level of this era.

"Of course," Song Qingzhai changed the subject, "This may just be my wishful thinking. Some people are warlike in their bones."

Xu Ji took out a small cloth bag from his pocket—in fact, his portable space, and handed it forward, "Look at what this is."

Song Qingzhai took it over and opened it to see that there were some dark things inside, shaped a bit like a jujube pit, which could be seen as seeds, but he couldn't tell what kind of seeds it was.

When he looked over full of doubts, Xu Ji smiled and said: "This is called cotton seed. There is a plant called cotton, which is actually an annual herb.

"But the shape is a bit like a tree, and if no one prunes it, it is not impossible to grow as tall as a person.

"Planting in spring and harvesting in autumn, the flowers bloom beautifully, and the fruit bears the shape of a peach at first, and is about the same size as a wild peach.

"The fruit is green and has a lot of water. If you break it open now, you can see white flocs inside, but it is very watery and sweet.

"But this is not the fruit we want to eat.

"In autumn, the cotton stalks gradually wither and the leaves wither. The peach skin is dry and hard, and it will explode, and the fluff inside will be soft and swollen, just like a flower."

As she spoke, she drew out the appearance of cotton in the air.

"What we need is the white flocs, reach out like this, pinch the exposed white fluffs and lift it up, and the cotton will be picked.

"But there are seeds here, which are the seeds you see, and these seeds need to be separated before the cotton wool can be used.

"Cotton batting is soft and soft, and has excellent thermal performance. It is made into cotton-padded clothes and cotton shoes, which has an excellent effect on keeping out the cold.

"Only one thing, like corn and peanuts, you have never seen it, and I can't explain where it comes from."

Song Qingzhai immediately said: "You don't need to explain, as long as it can benefit the common people! Other things are up to me."

Xu Ji nodded slightly, "I originally planned to try planting around Xucheng in the coming year, since you said so, then let's plant on a large scale.

"I will write down the soil quality that cotton needs, and the matters needing attention in plowing and pruning, and when the first month is about to come out, I will take people to measure the land for planning."

Song Qingzhai agreed: "You decide."

Xu Ji went to get another set of goose down clothes for you, "Aunt Xue made them specially for you, and they are not thick, because I know you have to practice every day, but you are not too afraid of the cold, so this is for you. The clothes I wear when I’m not practicing are lighter and warmer than ordinary clothes.”

Song Qingzhai felt sweet in his heart, although Xu Ji gave Xue Qianya all the credit, but Xue Qianya would not have made clothes for him without her orders!
The two of them got bored for a while again, and it was not until the day was over that Song Qingzhai reluctantly stood up and said goodbye.

I thought in my heart, it would be great if I was already married, and I don't have to brave the cold to go back to my deserted room.

Xu Ji sent him to the door, watched him wrap the cloak tightly, and then leaned on the door frame to watch him walk away with the lantern.

(End of this chapter)