Chapter 115: A pleasant conversation with Mrs. Yuan.
"Is there land in Fucheng that cannot be planted?" Wei Ruo asked.
"There is no land that is completely unable to grow crops like the seaside side of Xingshan County, but most of the land is relatively barren and the soil is compacted, so the yield of the crops grown is worrying." Mrs. Yuan replied.
It can be seen that the price of the thousand acres of fertile land that Mrs. Yuan gave to Wei Ruo is very rare and precious.
"That's easy. After you take me to the field inspection, I can probably figure out a way to fertilize the soil. After the land is improved, then planting can increase food production to a certain extent." Wei Ruodao.
It is much easier to improve poor soil than soil in saline-alkali soil, and the time period is short and not difficult. The main thing is to prescribe the right medicine and find out the root cause.
Mrs. Yuan's face was filled with joy: "That's great!"
"In addition, I have seen in Fucheng these days that many mountainous areas in Fucheng have not been reclaimed into terraces. It should be because the cost of reclamation is high." Wei Ruo added.
"That's right."
"In this case, I highly recommend the sweet potatoes that are now grown in Huzhou Prefecture." Wei Ruodao.
"Sweet potatoes?"
"Well, it's a new type of crop brought back by merchant ships that sailed to Nanyang. It has been planted in Xingshan County, and there has been a bumper harvest this year." "This is indeed a good idea, but I didn't know it had been planted
. Are people who have sweet potatoes willing to share their seeds with us?" Mrs. Yuan said worriedly.
"Madam, don't worry about this. I know the family that grows sweet potatoes in Xingshan County. I can ask them to donate the vines to the government for free, and the government will distribute them to the people in the city." Wei Ruo replied.
"If this is really the case, Miss Wei and the family with the vines are respected models of justice, generosity and selflessness." Mrs. Yuan couldn't help but praise.
"Actually, this sweet potato seed vine cannot be hidden. It is propagated using cane cuttings from sweet potato tubers. As long as there is a section of cane, it can be propagated. And for many crops, the more people, the higher the profit. Yes, there is no need to hide it from others." Wei Ruo explained.
For tuber-eating crops like sweet potatoes, those that do not require pollination are relatively better. If they do require pollination, everyone must plant high-quality varieties, which will help the crops produce high-quality fruits.
"That's great!" Although Mrs. Yuan didn't know much about agriculture, she felt happy after hearing what Wei Ruo said.
"Can the sweet potatoes be planted immediately?" Mrs. Yuan asked again.
Wei Ruo shook his head: "There is a time for everything. If you want to plant sweet potatoes, you have to wait until next spring."
Mrs. Yuan then asked: "Is there any faster way to get results? I'm worried that the people will not be able to wait until that time."
Wei Ruo thought about it . Said: "The other method I am implementing in Xingshan County is to start planting wheat now, and then plant rice after the wheat is harvested next year. When the weather cannot be changed, multi-season planting would be a good method, that is It will hurt the farmers."
"Although it is hard work, if they can have enough to eat, they will definitely be more happy than worried." Mrs. Yuan said.
"In addition, I know that there is a batch of rice seeds with better cold resistance. Planting this kind of rice next year will, to a certain extent, improve the problem of reduced grain production caused by bad weather." Wei Ruo added.
Wei Ruo's combination of punches can increase Taizhou Prefecture's production in many aspects.
Mrs. Yuan breathed a sigh of relief: "If this can be done, I will definitely ask my husband to report your achievements to the court. Let everyone know that even a lady in a deep boudoir can save the world and benefit the people. ."
Wei Ruo and Mrs. Yuan chatted happily, and then had lunch together and admired the various flowers that Mrs. Yuan planted in her yard.
Then Mrs. Yuan personally saw Wei Ruo out and made an appointment to go to the barren land near Fucheng to check the situation tomorrow.
Before leaving, Mrs. Yuan asked her servants to prepare some dried seafood such as scallops and abalone for Wei Ruo. She also gave Wei Ruo two pots of precious chrysanthemums: one pot of Yaotai Yufeng and one pot of crimson lips. If you bring big and small bags of things back to Wei Ruo, the Wei family will definitely be able to see them, so it's not good to give them too expensive ones. Dry goods and flowers are relatively reasonable, and they are more like gifts that are appreciated by first acquaintances.
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After discussing with Mrs. Yuan, Wei Ruo returned to the Xie Family Courtyard.
When getting out of the car, Wei Ruo was supported by Xiumei the whole time. She looked a little weak, which made people look like her condition had worsened due to a long day of traveling and traveling.
When Mrs. Yun saw the large bags of dried seafood and expensive flowers that Wei Ruo brought back, she could roughly guess that Wei Ruo performed very well with Mrs. Yuan today and was very happy with Mrs. Yuan. received these rewards.
Yun stepped forward to ask Wei Ruo about the details of today's situation, but just as he was about to speak, Wei Ruo blocked him.
"Meimei, I have a headache, please help me go back to my room to rest."
Yesterday's quarrel was still in front of him, and Wei Ruo had no intention of talking to Yun now. So the old tricks are repeated.
When Mrs. Yun heard this, she didn't want to ask any more questions, and watched the maid helping Wei Ruo into the room.
Xiumei closed the door, blocking out the probing eyes of people outside.
Then he said with a smile: "Miss, your method works well!"
"We will continue to eat in the room at night and not join in the fun with them. No matter what you say, I have to be clean for two days before returning to Xingshan County." "
Okay. "Whatever the lady wants to eat today, I will cook it for you!" Xiumei said.
"Then use the dry goods you brought to cook me seafood porridge. Since I'm sick, it makes sense to drink porridge." Wei Ruodao.
"Okay! I'm going to soak the dry food now."
Yun didn't know what to say when he learned that Wei Ruo was eating in the room by himself again at night.
Wei Qingwan has been locked in the room. She can't even get out of the room, let alone go outside. Cuihe brought dinner in, and I don't know if Yun gave it to Wei Ruo in order to make her feel comfortable. It was actually white porridge with pickles.
Wei Qingwan asked Cui He: "What did sister eat tonight?"
Cui He looked a little embarrassed and hesitated for a long time before saying: "It's seafood porridge. When the young lady came back in the afternoon, she brought back a lot of seafood. The dry goods seem to have been given by Mrs. Yuan."
It was also porridge. She ate white porridge with pickles, but Wei Qingruo ate seafood porridge! This is not even close to a star.
Wei Qingwan looked at the porridge and pickles in front of her, feeling aggrieved and angry in her heart.
"You take it away, I won't eat it." Wei Qingwan pushed the thing aside.
"Miss, just eat a little, don't starve yourself." Cui He advised.
"I won't eat it, so you take it off. If my mother asks, you tell the truth." Wei Qingwan said.
She wanted her mother to know that she had eaten nothing for dinner.
(End of chapter)