Chapter 273 New Seeds in Space
"I see you haven't quarreled with Brother Xiaoyong recently, you have nothing to do." Wei Ruo said with a smile.
"Miss, please don't seduce me. I don't like arguing with him. I don't even want to see him. He's annoying." Xiumei said in disgust.
"Then won't you accompany me to Sibaozhai today? If you go, you will see Brother Xiaoyong. Speaking of which, Brother Xiaoyong returns to the military camp this time and I don't know how long it will take before he can come back." Wei Ruo said deliberately. .
"Of course I want to accompany Miss, but I'm not going to see him. I want to protect Miss You. It's not very peaceful outside now, so I don't trust Miss you running outside alone." Xiumei explained.
"Okay, okay, you are doing it for me. Meimei knows how to feel sorry for me!" Wei Ruo said with a smile.
Xiumei's face turned slightly red: "I won't tell you, Miss, I'm going to make some snacks and eat on the way out later!"
Wei Ruo smiled and didn't expose it. Anyway, they were very close to Sibaozhai, so they didn't need to eat anything. Most of the snacks you make will go to Brother Xiaoyong’s Five Zang Temple.
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The Dragon Boat Festival has just passed. It was supposed to be a hotter day, but I didn’t want everyone to be caught off guard by a sudden drop in temperature.
The temperature dropped sharply for several days, and white frost appeared in some mountainous areas, which was very rare in previous years.
Although there is a saying in Jiangsu and Zhejiang that after eating the Dragon Boat Festival rice dumplings, it will be frozen for three times, but it is not so cold that another frost will occur.
This sudden drop in temperature caused damage to crops, and many growing crops froze to death.
Wei Ruo's rice seeds are already relatively cold-resistant, and the losses have not been that great. It is said that the rice fields in some places were completely wiped out.
Those farmers who planted Weiruo late rice seeds were a blessing in disguise, and their losses were relatively less severe.
Wei Ruo's Zhuangzi was naturally affected, and some of the seedlings grown in advance were lost.
Fortunately, before the Dragon Boat Festival, all the wheat in Wei Ruo's fields had been harvested, and the land began a new round of renovation, and was not affected by this wave of cold wave.
After taking inventory, Manager Yu found that the remaining rice seedlings were not enough to fill the fields vacated after harvesting the wheat, so he sent someone to deliver a letter to Wei Ruo.
After receiving the letter, Wei Ruo sneaked to Zhuangzi to check the situation.
Manager Yu asked Wei Ruo for instructions on how to deal with the situation at hand.
"Miss, what should we do now? The seedlings should be no longer full. Is it still too late to plant more seedlings?" Manager Yu frowned, worried.
"How much land can be planted with the remaining seedlings?" Wei Ruo asked.
"Probably 80% of the field can be planted, and the remaining 20% is vacant." Manager Yu replied.
"Plant rice seedlings on 80% of the land and keep the remaining 20%. There is no need to rush or prepare new seedlings. I plan to plant taro in a few days." Wei Ruodao.
"Taro?" Manager Yu looked at Wei Ruo in surprise.
"Well, taro, I believe Manager Yu has eaten taro before."
"Of course I have. Some people grow it in Taizhou Prefecture, but the weather has not been good these years. Everyone grows rice and taro if they can. It's a little less." Manager Yu replied.
When there is enough rice and noodles, people will want to grow more fruits and vegetables, or they will plant other fruits and vegetables if the conditions of some fields are not good.
Although taro can also fill the stomach, the overall output is somewhat lagging behind.
"Just plant taro." Wei Ruo's attitude was clear. "Okay, then listen to the lady, I will have people go and change the 20% of the paddy fields into dry land." Manager Yu responded.
"There is no need to change. What I want to plant is calla yam, not dry yam. The field must store water." Wei Ruo explained.
"Water taro?" Manager Yu showed a surprised look.
"Yeah, planted in water." Wei Ruodao.
Wei Ruo knew that the taro grown in Taizhou Prefecture in the past was all upland taro. It was planted on dry land. The petioles were large and the taro was small. The taste was average and the yield was not impressive.
But what Wei Ruo wants to plant this time is multi-headed taro. The mother taro is large and has many sub-taros. It is a sticky taro with good taste and high yield.
"Then where can we find this kind of calla taro?" Manager Yu asked.
"You don't have to worry about this. You have to plant the seedlings in the next few days, and leave the 20% of the paddy field for me. When the rice is planted, I will ask someone to send taro seeds, and then plant taro.
" Compared with rice, there is no rush to grow taro.
Moreover, the taro seeds that Wei wants to give to Yu Guanshi are new seeds that have just been unlocked in her space. She still needs to plant them in the space for a while and store enough seeds to plant two hundred acres of land.
"Okay, then I'll give the order." Manager Yu has 100% trust in Wei Ruo, and any decision made by their boss will not be wrong.
Because there was no cross-dressing today, Wei Ruo did not stay in Zhuangzi for long and left after explaining the matter to Manager Yu.
On the way back, Xiumei asked Wei Ruo: "Miss, will planting 20% less rice have a big impact on us?" "Don't
worry, it won't have a big impact on us. First of all, we had a bumper wheat harvest this year. It will be enough for us to eat for two years; secondly, the reason why I want to plant this taro now is not only because the seedlings are frozen to death. In fact, even if the seedlings are not frozen to death, I am also considering setting aside part of the land to grow taro."
" Why?" Xiumei didn't quite understand, "That taro can't fill the stomach with rice."
Wei Ruo explained to Xiumei: "Planting the same plant on a piece of land for a long time will lead to a loss of soil fertility. Although after every harvest, I will Let people in Zhuangzi topdress fertilizer, but this method is expensive and laborious." "
Alternate planting is a very good way to improve soil fertility. Taro and rice are two crops that can form a complementary relationship. Planting taro this year, Planting rice again next year will produce a higher yield than growing rice all the time."
"Is there such a thing? That's great!" Xiumei said happily.
"And this taro is very filling when grown. Taro can also be used to make many delicacies. Meimei, you have forgotten that we used to make a lot of taro delicacies. The varieties of taro used at that time were not very good. Wait. I have grown this batch of taro, which is guaranteed to be more delicious than what we made before."
"Miss, please stop talking, it's almost dinner time, I'm already hungry, and I'm salivating when you talk about taro."
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It was already dinner time for Wei Ruo when he returned to Xiaowei Mansion from Zhuangzi.
As soon as Wei Ruo entered the door, he was invited to Cangyun Garden by the waiting Cuiping.
Wei Ruo also vaguely guessed the reason.
After entering the main room of Cangyun Garden, I saw Mrs. Yun sitting on the Grand Master's chair opposite the door with a frown on her face, talking to Grandma Li.
Wei Ruo stood aside for a while after entering the door. After Yun and Aunt Li explained the matter, she asked Aunt Li to step aside, and then called Wei Ruo to come to her side.
"Ruo'er, I have something to trouble you for my mother's sake."
(End of Chapter)