The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 435 Planting Potatoes
For Xie Shen, Rodriguez is simply a lucky star.

Although a few hundred potatoes is not too much, it is enough for him to cultivate.

After Rodriguez left, Xie Shen immediately called Lu Gengtian.As an old man who has been with Xie Shen for many years, Lu Zhongtian won Xie Shen's trust with his bravery and acted as the leader of the guard.

But before that, Lu Zhongtian was an authentic farmer with first-class ability in growing crops.

The reason why Xie Shen called him here was to hear his opinion.

Seeing hundreds of taro-like things placed in front of the hall, Lu Zhongtian was very surprised.

"Sir, what is this?"

Xie Shen smiled and said: "This is potatoes, a staple food, and it probably has some similarities with the taro you mentioned."

Lu Zhongtian scratched his head and said, "Why have I never seen it before?"

Xie Shen said in his heart that it would be strange if you have seen it, unless you are also a time traveler.

"These potatoes were bought from a Francier merchant. I am going to try to plant them, sir."

Lu Zhongtian laughed and said, "How do you plant it? Is there anything that I, Old Lu, need to contribute to?"

Xie Shen cleared his throat and said, "Get some plant ash first, and then take a knife to slice these sprouted potatoes. By the way, call more people."

"Master, what is plant ash?"

Lu Zhongtian was stunned and said.

"Uh, it's firewood ashes."

Xie Shen was slightly embarrassed.

"This is simple. But these things have sprouted, can they still be planted?"

Xie Shen rolled his eyes at him: "What you want is sprouting, so don't ask too much."

The key to planting potatoes in slices is to ensure that the potatoes have germinated, and if they have not germinated, they must be germinated.

Most of the potatoes that Rodriguez brought had already germinated due to the long shipment and transportation, which saved the germination process.

It is better to come early than to come at a good time. It is precisely the most suitable time to plant potatoes in February and March, so that when the potatoes are planted, they can be harvested in May and June.

Lu Zhongtian did not hesitate, and immediately brought a bucket of plant ash.Behind him were a dozen servants of the Xie Mansion.

"See these sprout eyes? One potato can be cut into three or four slices, but make sure there are sprout eyes on it."

Xie Shen picked up a potato and explained it to Lu Zhongtian and all the servants while pointing at it.

These potatoes are all treasures, if some of them are broken, Xie Shen will be heartbroken to death.

"Master, just cut it like this? How do you grow these cut potatoes?"

Lu Zhongtian's eyes were full of doubts. He had been planting crops for more than ten years, but he had never heard that he could grow crops like this.

Xie Shen scolded with a smile: "Of course, you can just follow suit. Master, can I still lie to you?"

Lu Zhongtian smiled and said, "Everything the master says is right."

He cut a piece of potato, took out a piece and said, "Master, I cut it, what should I do next?"

Xie Shen let out a long breath.Lu Zhongtian's reaction was better than he expected, and he didn't act too aggressively.

"The next step is to apply firewood ash on it. Remember to apply it evenly."

Lu Zhongtian carefully spread the plant ash evenly on the "wound" side of the potato slices, and then said: "This is very similar to making beggar chicken with mud, you should try it too."

The servants had long been eager to try, but they were encouraged by Lu Zhongtian, so they naturally stepped forward to pick up potatoes, sliced ​​them and smeared them with ashes.

The Xie family is quite a big family in Yuyao now, with thousands of acres of land outside the city.But Xie Shen doesn't plan to grow potatoes here.For one thing, Rodriguez brought very few potatoes, so there was no need to use such a large space.Secondly, in the initial stage of planting, he didn't want too many people to know.

Therefore, for this experiment, he planned to conduct it in the back garden of Fuchu.

The servants quickly sliced ​​the potatoes and put on the ash.

Under Xie Shen's command, the servants dug a shallow pit and buried the potatoes in it.

Potatoes do not have high requirements for planting conditions, only basic soil and moisture are required.

There is plenty of rain in spring, especially in Yuyao, so there is no need to worry about watering.

Xie Shen deliberately asked the servants to turn over the soil and plant slices every palm.

Potatoes still take up a lot of space. Even though there are only a few hundred potatoes, the entire back garden may not be able to be planted.

Everyone was busy for more than an hour before they planted all the hundreds of potatoes.

Xie Shen said approvingly: "Sir, I will stay in Yuyao until May and June, when the potatoes will grow."

Lu Zhongtian was amazed, and said in a deep voice, "What the hell is this potato? It grows so fast. Plant it in February and March, and it will grow in May and June."

Xie Shen smiled and said: "What I want is to grow fast, with it, the common people don't have to worry about not having enough to eat anymore."

Potatoes can be used not only as a staple food, but also as a dish.

Xie Shen's favorite food in his previous life was hot and sour potato shreds.

Although this is an ordinary home-cooked dish, it is not easy to do it well.

Fried potato shreds can be regarded as one of Xie Shen's unique skills, but now it seems that it is difficult to have the opportunity to display his skills.

"Hey, what the master said, I want to try eating it now."

Xie Shen rolled his eyes at him angrily and said, "That's not okay, these are the babies of 'birth'."

Returning to the bedroom contentedly, Xie Shen took off his outer robe and lay face up on the bed.

Before he knew it, he fell into a dream, and when he woke up, it was already late at night.

Rubbing his sleepy eyes, Xie Shenqiang sat up by himself.

He raised his head subconsciously, but was really startled.

I saw Xu Qianqian changed into a Tang Dynasty palace dress skirt, combed a falling cloud bun, powdered her face, brows were red, and she was expressing affection to him.

Xie Shen swallowed a mouthful of spit, coughed and said, "Lady, you are."

They are old couples, why do they still do this?

Xu Qianqian lightly moved her lotus steps, leaned towards Xie Shen, her red lips parted lightly, and said, "Husband, do you think this concubine's attire looks good?"

Xie Shen hastily said: "Looks good, this outfit is so pretty."

As soon as Fang finished speaking, he felt a little regretful, and quickly remedied: "The husband means that the lady is naturally beautiful, and she looks good in everything she wears. Uh, the husband likes whatever the lady wears!"

"You liar!"

Xu Qianqian rolled Xie Shen's eyes and said, "People also think that you have been taking care of your eldest brother these days, trying to make you happy."

Xie Shen nodded and said: "My lady still loves me." He patted the head of the bed and said: "Come, sit next to my husband."

Without hesitation, Xu Qianqian walked over and sat down.

Unexpectedly, Xie Shen hugged her into his arms.

"Husband, this is you."

Xie Shen thought, you are a fucking child, why are you so reserved.

"The lady has come to the door, so there is no reason for her husband not to accept it. Isn't that not as good as a beast?"

Xu Qianqian almost fainted from anger, and punched Xie Shen's chest like a drumbeat: "Little enemy!"

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