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Chapter 233 Harvest ()

After more than four months of separation, Jiang Shaohua stepped into the farm again and was shocked by what he saw.

One plant is about four or five feet tall, with huge fruits hanging on it. When the wind blows, the fruits sway here and there, so heavy that they seem ready to fall at any time.

"Is this corn?"

Jiang Shaohua subconsciously lowered his voice. It seems that if the sound is louder, the food in the field will be scared away.

Cui Du, who had been busy working in the fields all day, smiled and showed his white teeth: "Yes. It's all corn here. Originally, it could be harvested in the first two days, but Chen Changshi and Feng Changshi insisted on waiting for the princess to come back. To collect food. So we waited two more days.”

Harvesting new grain is an extremely important and happy event. Of course, the princess has to be the first to take action.

Jiang Shaohua suppressed his excitement, and under Cui Du's patient guidance, he walked to the corn and reached out to break it off. Peel off the corn husks, revealing the yellow corn cobs, with corns on them arranged neatly, looking very cute.

One corn plant can yield one to two corn cobs.

Jiang Shaohua rubbed it lovingly and carefully put the corn into the bamboo basket.

Cui Du's movements were much more casual. He stretched out his hand to break off a corn cob, threw it in the air, and dropped it steadily into the bamboo basket. The movements were quick and familiar.

Jiang Shaohua couldn't help but laugh: "Your movements are so skillful."

Cui Du broke the corn while talking: "Practice makes perfect, the more you do, the faster you will get. Princess, move faster. After harvesting this acre of experimental field, weigh it first and calculate the harvest."

In the entire Nanyang Palace, Cui Du was the most casual in speaking to the princess.

Jiang Shaohua pursed his lips and smiled, then responded, and his movements became more agile. She has magical powers, and when she is used to break corn, it is like killing a chicken with a butcher's knife. The corn cobs fall into the frame one after another, with an indescribable smoothness and beauty.

Chen She and Ma Sheren worked together to break up a cornfield. The Lu She people were alone, busy together with Lin Zhuangtou.

Chen Changshi and Feng Changshi were busy in another field. As the two of them are old, they are naturally not as efficient as the young people in doing farm work. As soon as I broke a stick of incense, I was sweating like rain.

Chen Zhuo wiped his forehead with his sleeve, smiled at Feng Wenming and sighed: "The old bones are useless. Look at what young people do, the two of us combined can't do it."

Feng Wenming laughed and wiped the sweat with his hands: "The two of us are also young people. Okay, don't waste time talking nonsense, break the corn quickly. Wait until one acre of field is harvested, and then weigh it. , let’s see how the harvest is.”

Chen Zhuo smiled happily and continued to work sweating like rain.

The new grain harvest was a big event, and Shen Gongzhengwen, Chief Secretary Yang Shenhuan and three other people also came. There are more than a hundred farmers in the farm, and more than a hundred family members of the guards are here to serve as errands. All the guards have also gone to the fields. Everyone was busy in the fields together, and it was a wonderful harvest.

Jiang Shaohua and Cui Du moved the fastest. In less than an hour, they finished harvesting corn cobs from an acre of land.

"The next step is to dry and thresh. The corn cobs account for most of the weight, and the weight now does not count."

Cui Du talked eloquently: "Otherwise, the princess will have to wait for a few days."

Jiang Shaohua raised his eyebrows and smiled: "I can't afford to wait. Let's weigh it now. Wait a few days to remove the weight of the corn cobs after they are threshed, and then weigh them again, so that we can make a comparison."

It's rare to see the princess' childish and cute look.

Cui Du laughed, nodded, and directed Lin Zhuangtou and others to move bamboo baskets to weigh the grain. He skillfully took out a thin notebook and charcoal pen from his sleeves to record data at any time.

Jiang Shaohua approached curiously: "What is recorded in this book?"

A bunch of weird numbers and some simple and clear pictures.

A girl's unique body fragrance floated into her nostrils. Cui Du's face was a little red.

Counting his previous life, he was still an older man in his twenties. And the princess with a secret past is not as young as she appears. Only he knows this secret.

"Mr. Cui," Lin Zhuangtou's voice was loud, like thunder in Cui Du's ears: "These twenty baskets have been weighed."

Cui Du came to his senses and quickly took a pen to record. Twenty-six bamboo baskets of fresh corn cobs were harvested from one acre of land, each basket weighing more than 100 kilograms, totaling 4,800 kilograms.

Everyone knew that this output was not the final figure, but they were still amazed.

Jiang Shaohua's eyes were as bright as obsidian: "What should we do next?"

Cui Du commanded unceremoniously: "Next, move the corn cobs to the barn and let them dry in the sun for about three days, and that's about it."

Jiang Shaohua took matters into his own hands, bent down and easily picked up a bamboo basket.

Everyone: "..."

Qin Hu, Meng Sanbao and others also each carried a basket. The two of them, the man from the horse house, worked together to carry a basket.

Arriving at Chen Changshi and Feng Changshi...

Chen Changshi dusted off the dust on his body and said to Feng Changshi very calmly: "I have been busy for a long time, sweaty and exhausted. Let's go over there and sit for a while and drink a cup of tea. Let the young people do the rest. People do it.”

Feng Wenming glanced around and saw several young and capable Shiren working tirelessly and energetically. He couldn't help but laugh: "That's good."

The two elders went to rest under the tree and drink tea, chatting in low voices from time to time.

"The yield of this corn will definitely be far better than the wheat, millet and beans grown in the past."

"Master Cui said that after threshing, the corn cobs can be used to make fires, and the corn stalk leaves can be fed to cattle and sheep. It can be said that the whole body is a treasure."

"After finishing the corn harvest, we can almost harvest the sweet potatoes. According to Mr. Cui, the yield of sweet potatoes is higher than that of corn, and the taste is better."

"This year there is a drought and water shortage. Nine out of ten counties in Nanyang County will have a bad harvest. Fortunately, the princess has responded early, and the Taiping Granary in each county has stocked up on food. In addition to the corn and sweet potatoes grown by Mr. Cui, we Nanyang County people Won’t go hungry.”

The two chief ministers became more and more pleased as they talked, and the eyes that fell on Cui Du became softer and softer.

Feng Wenming laughed and said: "It's strange to say that at first I thought Mr. Cui was a little frivolous when he was young and reckless, spoke casually and behaved casually. Now looking at Mr. Cui, it is clear that he is sincere, frank and upright."

Chen Zhuo was amused and laughed: "Old Feng, your attitude has changed too quickly."

Feng Wenming grinned happily: "In short, God bless me in Nanyang."

Cui Du, who was busy, suddenly stopped and stretched out his hand to scratch his ears: "My ears suddenly felt very itchy. Who is talking about me behind my back?"

Jiang Shaohua was in a great mood today and answered the question with a smile: "Even if someone says it, they must be praising you."

Under the bright and warm sunshine, two small smiles appeared on Jiang Shaohua's lips, which was intoxicating.

Cui Du smiled at the princess: "I harvested new grain today. I will personally cook and make two delicious dishes for the princess."

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