Happy peasant girl

Chapter 268 Repairing Rice Fields (2)
"Yes, patriarch, grandpa, I originally planned to find you in person in the next two days, but I have too many things here, and it happens that several grandpas are here, so I will tell you about the rice." Lin Qing The rice in the river is all grown in the secret garden, except for Jasmine and the others, the others don't know that the rice needs to be grown in the water.

Lin Renyi and the others had heard of rice. In Chu State, most of them grow upland rice, but there are some places where it is impossible to grow rice, but the yield of rice is lower than that of upland rice.

Although the emperor had told the people how to grow rice in the past two years, many people felt that it was not credible, thinking that if the crops were planted in water for a long time, they would definitely drown, so not many people grew rice in the past two years.

"Xi girl, I heard from your grandfather that you planted rice, but we have problems with drinking water here. Although Lishui County and Wubao County have a lot of water, in previous years, some people planted rice according to the method mentioned by the Holy One, but the rice The yield is too low, and many of them were drowned. Are you sure?" Lin Renyi asked cautiously.

Now, Linqingxi's every move is the weather vane for everyone in Linjia Village. Wherever she goes, everyone starts to trust her, but Lin Renyi still wants to be on the safe side.

Lin Qingxi herself also felt strange. She clearly told Lu Zhiming the method of increasing grain production and planting rice early on, and Lu Zhiming also reported to the court, but the effect was very little. It seemed that some officials did not take it seriously, and some It is because the people do not believe in this new planting method.

"Grandfather of the patriarch, I am sure. Although I don't know the reasons for the failure of rice cultivation in other places, for Lishui County and Wubao County, I personally went to check the land there and asked the local people about rice cultivation. Method. It turned out that they made mistakes in the process of trimming the land, and they did not properly divert the water in the ground, which caused the rice seedlings to be soaked in water for a long time, so the rice could not grow normally."

When Linqingxi was surveying the rice fields, he found that the plowing conditions in those fields were very bad, and because of the backlog of water flow and gravel all the year round, if these lands were not plowed deeply, the paddy soil that is most suitable for growing rice would probably turn into silt Soil, it will be more troublesome to plant crops in the future.

"Then what are your plans? I heard from your grandfather that you have already started to hire disaster victims from the south to help you open up wasteland and plow land. Can those flooded wasteland really grow rice?" Lin Renyi hoped that Linqingxi could give He gave an affirmative answer. After all, if what Linqingxi said became true, many people in the south of Chu Kingdom would not be afraid of not being able to eat enough.

"Grandfather, patriarch, it can be done. I plan to turn those wastelands into rice fields in June and July, and then start planting rice seedlings in early August. The harvest will be around November, and you will know by then Am I telling the truth?" Lin Qingxi said with a smile.

"Planting in August? Girl Xi, isn't it a bit early?" Lin Renhe asked suspiciously from the side.

"Grandfather of the clan, it's getting late, this is considered rush planting. Although Lishui County and Wubao County are two adjacent counties to our Fu'an County, there are differences in both soil quality and temperature. It just so happens that there are a lot of fish farming in their county, and when the time comes, put some nursery seedlings in the rice fields, and when the rice is harvested, the fish can grow up, which is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone." Lin Qingxi had already thought about it, She will get some fry to put in the rice field then.

"Is it possible to raise fish in this crop field, girl Xi, can you make a living?" Lin Qingxi had mentioned about planting rice before, but later Lin Yuanshan discovered that she was planting wheat and foreign seeds, and the matter of rice seemed to be taken by her. I forgot.

"Grandfather, it can be raised, and not only fish can be raised in the rice field, but the fish raised will be big and fat, and the fish can not only help the rice weed and eat pests, but also help the rice absorb nutrients. In short, in the rice field Raising fish here is very beneficial." Lin Qingxi said confidently.

"I haven't seen what you're talking about, girl Xi, I want to follow you to see how to plow rice fields and transplant rice seedlings, and how to raise fish in this rice field, do you think it's okay?" Lin Renyi asked kindly .

"Grandfather, patriarch, of course! Our place is a little far away from the green lake. If there are more rivers, we can also grow rice." The reason why Linqingxi chose to grow rice in the secret garden is because there is more water in it.

"Our village has just enough water and land to irrigate. If rice is planted, the Shanmei River will dry up in a few years. Hehe, it's better to plant spring wheat safely. I want to see how to grow rice, purely Because I'm too curious, haha!" Lin Renyi said with a laugh.

"Grandpa patriarch, you can go anytime. Grandpa, if we have finished all the work in the field, you can accompany the patriarch, grandpa. If someone wants to ask for advice on how to grow rice, you can tell me about it." Tell me." Linqingxi said to Linyuanshan with a smile.

In fact, even Linqingxi aside, Linyuan Mountain is also planning to go. He has never planted rice in the water, so he has such a good opportunity now, so naturally he will not miss it.

The most important thing is that he knew that the reason why Linqingxi bought so many lands at once was to help those victims. Of course, like Lu Zhiming, he didn't ask too much about the money in Linqingxi's hands.

After Lin Renyi and the others left, Lin Qingxi went to Nayuan again, and found Narcissus who was in charge of everything in Nayuan now.

"Narcissus, have you finished the batch of shoes I asked you to make?" Lin Qingxi asked.

"Girl, I'm just going to look for you. There are [-] pairs in total, and all of them are ready. The shoe sizes are also according to what you said. Mainly men's shoes, but there are also [-] pairs of women's shoes." Narcissus replied. road.

"That's good. You can divide these shoes into two halves tonight. I will take one half to Lishui Bay tomorrow, and send the other half to Beishan Bay by Bai Hua and Bai Yang. If the size is not enough, or if there is something that doesn't fit, you can let them Count everything, and then you come back and ask the female workers to rush out. In addition, some of these waterproof boots have also begun to be sent to shops in Beijing and Yunzhou, just say that these are our newly made rain boots."

Linqingxi had thought early in the morning that the plowing of the land and the modification of the waterways had to be done in the water. Although it was summer now, there was no need to worry about freezing his feet.

However, if the feet stay in the water for a long time, they will still be soaked, so on the second day after buying these wastelands, she tried to make a waterproof boot.

Early the next morning, Linqingxi took Pittodia and Hailan to Lishui Bay together with Linrenyi, Linyuanshan and Linqinghao. Linzhongguo is now mainly in charge of jam and fruit wine, and he can't get out of it. time to come.

After a few people arrived in Lishui Bay, Xin Moyang and Dong Ying were building straw sheds with some able-bodied victims. Because it is summer, there are more people hired to open up wasteland, and there is no time to build houses, so they temporarily built some straw sheds. .

(End of this chapter)