Second Master Xue of the Red Chamber has space

Chapter 250

Yuan Chun naturally knew that Yinzhen's arrangement was a great grace to herself, and she knelt down to thank her with a sweet heart: "My concubine, thank you for your kindness."

Yinzhen pulled her up and said with a smile: "I'm busy with business on weekdays, so I can't come to see you every day like these two days. However, I heard that you are very proficient in literature and ink. So that you can spend more time with me.”

Yuanchun's face turned even redder, but he only nodded in agreement.

After that, Yinzhen became really busy. He mostly stayed alone on weekdays. Even when he went to the rooms of his wives and concubines, he rarely performed the courtesy of Duke Zhou with Yuan Chun. However, his love for Yuan Chun did not diminish at all, and he treated everyone else equally. , there was no disturbance in Prince Yong's Mansion due to the arrival of Yuanchun.

On Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing, Xue Hong has accepted the project of the greenhouse.That dog really is a good hand, according to Xue Hong's blueprint to build the greenhouse very well, whether it is the greenhouse house, the ground dragon or the fence, Xue Hong is very satisfied with every part.

"Brother Gouzi, the craftsmanship is pretty good~ Brother Wang, look, this is the greenhouse I was talking about."

The Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing where Xue Hong often walks is called Huaishu Zhuang, named after a large pagoda tree at the head of the village that is at least a hundred years old.Not only his greenhouse was built here, but also Zhen Shiyin's family lived here. Naturally, the private school funded and built by Xue's family is also here.

And the dog who built the house is a local, his surname is Tian, ​​and his first name is Tian Gou.And the elder brother Wang that Xue Hong said was Grandma Liu's son-in-law and Ban'er's father.His nickname is Gou'er, and his real name is Wang Qun.

How else can we say that farmers choose names only to make a living, not to make them sound good?Because both Tian Gou and Wang Gou'er have the word "dog" in their names, Xue Hong found it difficult to tell them apart when they barked, so he only called Tian Gou, who built the house, Gou Zi, and Wang Gou'er, Brother Wang. (For the sake of distinction, Wang Gouer is called Wang Qun below.)
When Wang Qun saw the green brick greenhouse, he only knew that it was a good idea, but in his heart he felt that it would be a waste to build such strangely shaped small houses with green bricks, so he looked a bit embarrassed on his face, and just kept saying yes.

Xue Hong also knew that it would be difficult for these peasants to understand if they didn't produce something decent so that what they saw was believing.So he was not in a hurry, just took out a few vegetable seeds harvested from the space in advance.

"Brother Wang, although my place is a greenhouse, I also have a place to live. I didn't call you here today just to look at the house. You stay here and help Brother Gouzi grow these vegetables. Once you come, One more person means one more helper. Secondly, you can also be a witness to whether this is successful. If it is successful, I plan to build a greenhouse like this in Wangjiazhuang and leave it to Brother Wang to manage. I won’t tell you to work in vain. , how about I give you two taels of silver a month?"

It's just growing vegetables. Although Wang Qun enjoyed a few years of blessings with his old lady who had some spare money when he was young, he still returned to his hometown to farm. How could he not even know how to grow vegetables?What's more, it's winter now, even if you have the money rewarded by your aunt in your hand, it's hard to do anything in this cold winter and October, so it's better to accept Xue Hong's errand, and you have something to do yourself, so that you don't have to worry about it It hurts to be idle, and there is money to take, so why not go there?

Wang Qun hurriedly said: "The young master has orders, and there is nothing I can't refuse. It's just that growing vegetables in this weather... this... young master, are you kidding?"

Xue Hong said with a smile: "Of course ordinary people can't grow it, but my predecessor got a strange book. It not only says that you can grow vegetables in winter, but also a secret method called soilless cultivation. Plants only need to be soaked in water." In a specially prepared nutrient solution, you don't need to just pick up the soil to be able to live. Of course, whether it is true or not, you still have to experiment. Now I am just copying the gourd. Whether it can be successful or not depends on God's will. It's just that , if this is done, the profits will be huge. Think about it, in the winter, even the palace eats vegetables without moisture that were stored in the vegetable cellar in advance in autumn, and they don’t even look good. How? Can you make good dishes? Or the vegetables that grow near Tangquan Palace smell like sulfur and are not very delicious, so you can't deal with them. If we can grow them here in winter with good soil, good fertilizer and good water Delicious and fresh vegetables are delivered to the palace gate, and everything inside and outside is full of money."

To be honest, Xue Hong is not worried at all about whether he can grow vegetables.Because he had secretly grown a lettuce plant in a flower pot in his room.Emma, ​​let alone watering in the sun, as long as it doesn't freeze to death and the seeds turn into vegetables, you don't need to worry about it at all, and the planting time is the same as the growth time of normal crops.

Xue Hong was worried, and tried several other vegetables, and the results were the same.Therefore, he built such a green brick greenhouse garden in a drastic manner.Although it did cost a lot of money to build the house in the early stage, all the silver coins he stole from Luo Laoliu's house were gone, and it was not enough, so he reached out to Xue Yi for help to build it reluctantly.

But Xue Hong didn't regret it at all, because he deeply knew what kind of economic profits off-season vegetables would bring in ancient times.He doesn't plan to sell it to others either. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, there will be a banquet in the palace, and the Empress Dowager's [-]th birthday banquet will be held next year. Why don't you need fresh vegetables?

When buying things in the palace, the price of an egg of a few coppers may be a few taels of silver in the account of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the profit is too great.Are you afraid that you won't be able to earn back the money to build a greenhouse?
As for why Xue Hong is so eager to make money, that's something I'll talk about in the future, and I won't talk about it here for the time being.

Let's say that Wang Qun returned to Wangjiazhuang today, explained the family affairs, and only packed up simple luggage and came to live in Xue Hong's greenhouse in Dahuaishuzhuang.

Xue Hong ordered them to plant the first [-] kinds of vegetables, and each of those greenhouses planted the same, and they hadn't used up yet.Wang Qun, Gouzi and others only need to ensure the temperature in the greenhouse every day, water the vegetables in the morning and evening, and occasionally help Xue Hong make some seasonings for the barbecue restaurant. The rest is to wait for the seeds to germinate.

On this day, Xue Hong handed over the newly trained employees of the barbecue restaurant to the shopkeeper. Before returning home, Tang Jiu happily ran back and forth: "Second master is very happy, Zhuangzi came up with news that the seeds have germinated!"

"Oh? So fast? Germination rate... Has every seed germinated?"

"Naturally, our second master's method is so effective! Zhuangzi Shangtiangou and Wang Qun are so happy from ear to ear, please second master to see it!"

Xue Hong said with a smile: "Since that's the case, let's get in the car now and go to Zhuangzi to have a look!"

Tang Jiu was ordered to lead the horse, Xue Hong couldn't stop laughing, Emma, ​​I want to make a fortune, young master!

(End of this chapter)