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A "secret conversation" between Lu Cong and Lu Xuan reached Jiang Shaohua's ears in the afternoon.

At this time, Jiang Shaohua was in the farm warehouse, watching Master Wen register the grains carried from the carriage one by one.

Hearing this, Jiang Shaohua smiled and casually ordered: "Keep watching and report any movement."

Qin Hu responded in a low voice.

Chen Jinyu heard it with his ears and couldn't help but come over and whisper: "This Governor Lu seems to be uneasy."

Jiang Shaohua twitched his lips sarcastically: "It's hundreds of miles from Fanyang County to Nanyang County. It takes more than half a month to go back and forth. He came here specially, so he naturally came with a request."

That's why he clung to Lu Xuan.

The matter involved the biological father of the princess. Chen Jinyu could not say more, so she only whispered: "County Governor Lu was convicted and dismissed. The court was very strict with the guilty officials and would not hire them again. Commander Lu's son also He can no longer take the imperial examination. I am afraid he came to the palace to ask for a job. If Lu Junma opens his mouth to plead for him, will this person be used by the princess? "

Jiang Shaohua said lightly: "Let's talk about it then."

Chen Jinyu also shut up.

After working as the princess's servant for more than half a year, Chen Jinyu has gradually figured out the princess's temperament. For example, at this time, the princess must have an idea in mind, but she just doesn't want to say more.

Like a hard-working bee, Cui Du opened the bags of grain in the warehouse and took a closer look, cheering in surprise from time to time.

Jiang Shaohua stepped forward with a smile and took a look: "What is this?"

Cui Du's face was filled with joy and he showed the princess a handful of seeds in his palm: "Look, princess, these are pepper seeds."

Pepper is an extremely expensive spice. There is a saying in Daliang that there is one tael of pepper and one tael of gold. Jiang Shaohua was no stranger to pepper and looked at it carefully: "Is this a pepper seed? Can this be grown?"

Cui Du raised his eyebrows and smiled: "The environmental requirements for pepper cultivation are indeed high. Let's try it in the greenhouse first."

Jiang Shaohua nodded: "If the trial planting is successful, we can try to promote it. Maybe the people can live a good life relying on pepper."

The princess really has the people in mind all the time.

This is the responsibility of those in high positions and the compassion and care for the people! Nanyang County is blessed to have such a princess. Being able to follow the princess is also a blessing for him in this life.

Cui Du's heart suddenly surged with heat, and he whispered: "I'll try my best."

Jiang Shaohua smiled brightly at Cui Du: "Next, I will really have to work hard for you."

"It's not hard," Cui Du took over the words without hesitation: "The princess treats me kindly, and I should work hard for the princess."

Nasty words to express loyalty, if said in public, would seem to be flattering. Cui Du swallowed it silently.

Jiang Shaohua's bright eyes swept across his face and smiled slightly.

It took half a day to put the grain into the warehouse.

Starting from the second day, Cui Du was busy selecting and raising seedlings. Jiang Shaohua was the princess, so he didn't show off at all. He worked with Cui Du and asked for advice from time to time.

Cui Du did not hide his secrets at all and patiently and meticulously taught the secrets of seed selection: "Most of the corn seeds are dark in color and have hard embryos, and the germination rate is low. Choose new corn seeds that are bright in color and have no wormholes. The germination rate in the future will be high." The germination potential is high.”

"Yes, yes, that's the choice. The princess is so perceptive, she understands it as soon as she hears it." "Choose sweet potato seeds, medium-sized ones, thin-skinned ones, long rows are better than round ones."

Speaking of which, choosing grain varieties is not technically difficult, the main thing is to be careful and patient. The real difficulty is raising seedlings after seed selection.

Corn is relatively simple, just sow it directly into the greenhouse and wait for seedlings to emerge. Sweet potato seedlings are much more troublesome. First cut the sweet potatoes into three or four pieces and place them in a greenhouse with good warmth to germinate. When three or four seedlings have appeared, transplant them one by one. There are certain requirements for soil temperature and humidity, and timely fertilization and weeding must be done carefully.

Cui Du works carefully and records every step on paper. Because no one could understand what he wrote, and there were pictures beside it.

It’s clear when you look at the picture. Even Chen Sheren and Ma Sheren, who knew nothing about farming, understood the methods of raising and planting sweet potato seedlings. Lin Zhuangtou, who has been farming all year round, knows how to do it at a glance and leads the people in the farm to be busy for several days.

The newly built greenhouses are all put to use.

Jiang Shaohua lived in the farm and stayed in the greenhouse every day, watching with his own eyes the tender sweet potato seedlings emerging from the ground and slowly growing leaves. Watching the corn being planted, struggling to come out of the ground little by little.

That feeling is very novel and wonderful. Just like waiting for a new baby, full of eager hope, the feeling of waiting is also very beautiful.

Chen Changshi and Feng Changshi were equally happy. Unfortunately, the palace was busy with affairs, so the two of them only stayed at the farm for a few days before returning to the palace to work as messengers. The same is true for Mr. Wen and Yang Huan.

Jiang Shaohua stayed for more than half a month, but still had no intention of leaving home. He hung around the greenhouse all day and watched Cui Du at work.

"How long will it take for transplanting?" Jiang Shaohua gently stretched out his hand to caress the young seedlings, cherishing them as if they were caressing a newborn baby.

Cui Du smiled and said: "Don't worry, the new seedlings that are cultivated will also have to be screened again. The better the seedlings, the higher the yield will be."

"This is the first year of trial planting, and all the grain grown will be used as grain seeds. If everything goes well, it can be promoted throughout the county next year."

Jiang Shaohua hummed, still gently stroking the buds with his fingertips.

Cui Du glanced at it again and again, and suddenly felt a little itchy on his spine. I really want to become that bud...

"What are you thinking about?" Jiang Shaohua didn't hear the sound for a while, and looked up in surprise.

Cui Du's face turned red and he coughed: "It's nothing. I'm calculating the fertilizer needed for each acre of land. I need to calculate a total and let Lin Zhuangtou prepare it early."

Jiang Shaohua didn't think much and smiled casually: "Just ask for anything you want. By the way, do you want to build another greenhouse?"

When it came to building greenhouses, Cui Du became more energetic: "The more greenhouses, the better. However, building greenhouses is expensive, and managing them later is also labor-intensive."

Jiang Shaohua said with a smile: "What are you afraid of? I don't have anything else, and I will always have money. If you want to hire people, just go and pick some from the family members of the personal guards."

In short, if you need money, you will have money, and if you need people, you will have people.

Such a life was unimaginable before.

Cui Du was elated: "Thank you, Princess. I will write a plan tonight and give it to the Princess tomorrow."

Jiang Shaohua looked at Cui Du's excited face and chuckled.

The money that the Nanyang Palace spends every year to support the guard camp is a huge and astonishing amount. In comparison, the little money and manpower Cui Du used were not worth mentioning at all.