Grasp the farming script in the famous book

In the early morning, Roland put on the attire of a young farmer, tightly wrapped his long black and shiny hair with a scarf, and stuffed it into a hat.

She wore trousers, put on a pair of riding boots, and tied her slender waist with a leather belt. She looked in the mirror and was quite satisfied. In the mirror was a young and handsome... farmer.

Miss Louise de Amely knew that Roland would get up early today, and she was holding an oil lamp and standing at the door of Roland's bedroom.

Louise saw Roland disguised as a man, and was too surprised to speak.

After a long time, she sighed softly: "Eugenie, you are really a... Hercules."

Hercules is a legendary strongman. According to Greek mythology, he needs to work in disguise as a man.

Roland patted his slender waist and said with a smile, "No, I'm actually an Omphale."

She told Louise: "Help me put up the rope and close the door of the dormitory in a while. If I haven't come back from the morning class, tell me a lie and ask for a leave."

Louise just wanted to say that Christians should not lie, but Roland had already taken out the rope she had prepared in advance, tied it to an oak chair, and fastened it tightly to the window.

She hung the rope from the window of the bedroom on the second floor.

Louise came in holding the lamp, just about to tell Roland to be careful, but Roland jumped lightly, and the figure had disappeared out of the window.

Louise came to the window with the lamp in hand, and looked around worriedly.

But Roland was as nimble as a skylark, leaped lightly twice, and landed in the grass outside the dormitory.

She made a temporary farewell gesture to her friend, and when she turned her head, she saw two female workers from Lina Village coming to pick her up.After identifying the situation around them, the three came to the gate of the school together, bypassed the sleeping guard, slipped out of the gate lightly, and stepped on the road to Lina Village.

In the early morning of April, the weather is still cold.

Roland held a horse lantern in his hand, and at this moment, a large cloud of dim light shone out.She and the female workers around her exhaled a cloud of white steam with every breath.

But everyone seemed excited.

The white asparagus grown in Lina Village is ready to be harvested.Roland sneaked out of the school early in the morning just to teach the villagers how to harvest white asparagus.

Beside the vegetable field in Lina Village, the villagers have been waiting there for a long time.There are seven or eight torches scattered around the field, but the light in the asparagus field is dim—any light may affect the growth of white asparagus. The villagers are particularly worried that it will affect the quality of the asparagus, so they dare not approach with torches.

This kind of environment is what Anna's husband Gaspar is most used to.

He got down on his knees and reached out to stroke the mound.

His sense of touch is extraordinarily sensitive, wherever his hands reach, any slight change in the soil surface cannot escape.

Gaspar quickly found the white asparagus that had grown tall and was about to push the soil.He used his hands to push away the soil layer near the asparagus tips, so that the asparagus tips popped out.

Roland then stepped forward to point out:

There are two methods for harvesting white asparagus. One is to slowly dig out the soil around the asparagus, insert an iron braze with a sharp hook on the top into the root of the asparagus, and cut the asparagus with the sharp hook.

Another method is to judge the orientation of the asparagus growth, and insert the iron drill directly into the soil from the side of the raised soil ridge, cut off the root of the asparagus, and then lift the whole asparagus out of the soil.

The first method is laborious, but it's easy to get whole asparagus if you're careful.

The second method is fast and quick. If it is Roland himself, he can pick a whole white asparagus as soon as he makes a move.But it is often difficult for untrained people to cut off the roots of asparagus accurately, and lifting the asparagus may cause it to break in the soil.

For white asparagus, "condition" is the key to determine the price. Any breakage, U-turn, asparagus head turning red or green... will turn this agricultural product from a valuable high-quality goods to a worthless defective vegetable.

Roland let the villagers decide what method to harvest.

Some villagers seek stability and use the first method, but they dig very slowly, waiting for half an hour to dig out one.After digging, the deep holes dug have to be filled in so that the rest of the white asparagus can continue to grow in the soil.

Some other villagers wanted to be quick and followed Roland to learn the second method, but they dug up the asparagus one after another.

Looking at the thick asparagus that had been cultivated with great difficulty, but it was broken in the middle-the villagers sighed one by one.

Roland smiled and comforted them: "What's the matter? Now you are just beginners, and when you become proficient, you will be one by one."

"Although these broken asparagus can't be sold for a price, they are not detrimental to the taste. You can make them into dishes and enjoy them."

"White asparagus can make a lot of delicious things. The simplest thing is to boil it for nothing and add sauce. If there is ham, slice it down and eat it with fresh white asparagus. The taste is, tsk tsk... "

When the villagers heard what Roland said, they all laughed and said, "Miss Eugenie, how can there be such a consoling lady like you in the world."

Roland himself laughed too.

She is not only comforting people, but also encouraging the villagers to taste the fruits of their own planting.

When they have experienced how delicious this delicacy is, they will definitely be able to cultivate it with more motivation - purely for profit, cultivating white asparagus is just a commercial act.

But if there is love, carefully cultivated asparagus must have a different taste.

"Old fellows, listen to me, in order to improve efficiency, we would rather pay some tuition now and practice the second method."

Roland wore peasant clothes and spoke like a real peasant.

"The harvesting of asparagus lasts from April to June, and we have to get up so early every day. If it takes three or four hours a day, who can do the daytime work?"

"Besides, in May and June, we still have so much farm work to do, and a lot of work in the vineyard. In order to sleep an extra two hours a day, we should practice more, don't you think?"

The villagers all laughed and said repeatedly that Miss Eugenie had taken great pains to persuade them to try more delicacies.

As Roland expected, the villagers dug up a lot of mature white asparagus in the first two or three days of harvesting, but as they became more skilled, the success rate became higher and higher.

They picked some of the dug up white asparagus in good condition, wrapped them in tissue paper, and sent them to the next town, where they were sold out immediately.

In less than a week, the villagers discovered that they no longer need to send asparagus to the market in the town, as long as they set up a stall at the entrance of the village, people will naturally come to buy them.

Even some buyers are not satisfied and want to book the production in the village for the next few days.

Unexpectedly, the villagers of Lina Village rejected it with integrity:

"Sorry, we have special uses for the next few days' production in the village."

Roland got up early two days in a row, climbed out of the campus in the early morning, and taught the villagers of Lina Village the skills of picking asparagus.

Afterwards, she was finally able to sleep well for two days.

Even Louise didn't need to worry about her all the time.

Unexpectedly, a week later, the boarding school for girls received a gift from Lina Village.

The rattan basket was tightly covered with a dark blue cotton cloth, and inside was a basket full of chubby, white and fresh white asparagus.

"These are special thanks to the school for helping the village of Lina."

The women workers who brought the white asparagus said sincerely.

Indeed, the existence of the girls' boarding school has helped Lina Village to survive the most difficult time, and gave the women a place to make a living when they were most hopeless.

"In addition, we would like to thank Mademoiselle Eugenie Tanglars in particular."

The principal and teachers of the school didn't know that Roland instructed the villagers to plant these asparagus.

But they knew that Roland used to spend "a lot of money" to manage these female workers, giving them priority to help her work.

In addition, thanks to Baron Tanglar's propaganda, the news that Roland bought the nearby winery has also spread.Many people in the school knew that Roland was hiring villagers from Lina Village to help manage the vineyards.

Therefore, Lina Village thanked Roland without arousing anyone's suspicion.

No one knew about Roland sneaking out of school.

And no one knows how to cook white asparagus—

The cook stared blankly at the fresh white asparagus brought into the kitchen.Although the girls' boarding school claims to be a place to train "noble ladies", the cook has actually cooked this rare ingredient by herself.

Fortunately, the women workers in Lina Village.

They have already tasted a lot of white asparagus and tried various methods Roland taught them.

"Put the egg yolk in a small copper basin, and even soak the basin in boiling water, and use the temperature to pass it;"

"Add lemon juice to it, and then butter;"

"Beat evenly, beat evenly...quick!"

"Finish with a little tarragon at the end and you're done."

"What kind of sauce is this?" After tasting the taste, the cook was amazed, and quickly memorized the recipe in her heart.

"It's called Hollandaise, and it was taught by Miss Tanglar..."

Another female worker hurriedly bumped her partner with her elbow, and the female worker who spoke quickly changed her words: "It was originally a sauce made by the villagers at will. Later, Miss Tanglars tasted it and said that she had tasted it in Paris. It should be called Dutch sauce." Sauce."

The cook suddenly realized, and thought that Miss Tanglar was the daughter of a rich man, so she had seen this before.

For dinner that night, boiled asparagus with hollandaise sauce became the main course of the family.

Compared with green asparagus, white asparagus tastes sweeter and juicier, and it lacks the bitterness that green asparagus often has. It is seasoned with silky and fragrant hollandaise sauce, which perfectly complements the freshness and sweetness of white asparagus itself.

At the dinner table, there was one person who came late—Miss Polpora.

Miss Porpora, who was defeated in the competition with Roland and Louise, suddenly became a "public enemy" hated by everyone from a "leader" among female students.

In the final analysis, it was still for the "bet" of the two sides in the original game.

Roland and Louise won the competition, and the other female students had to do extra-curricular work for them throughout the semester.

After the female students complained for a few days, they suddenly came to their senses: they have to bear extra labor, who caused this? ——Miss Popola!

It was she who swore she would win the game;

It was also she who challenged Ms. Tanglar, who possessed an "absolute sense of pitch", over her own strength. As a result, she let the other party unleash a big move, and lost in the end.

Since everything was caused by Miss Popola, why should everyone share the labor equally?

Amidst the sound of protest, Miss Polpora silently accepted all the extra labor.It is equivalent to her taking on the work of three people at the same time, and she is often busy until late.Dinner is also the last one to enjoy.

As soon as Miss Popola entered the restaurant, she saw other people's plates filled with food she had never seen before.Asked the cook and was told she was late and all the white asparagus had already been allocated.

Miss Popola came to her place with her tray downcast.

There are only two loaves of bread on this plate, and a smear of sauce.

Her classmates and those who were continuing their meal turned their heads when they saw Miss Polpora taking a seat, unwilling to talk to her, as if they were afraid that she would share the delicious food on the plate.

Miss Polpora felt humiliated and sad at the same time, her lips were tightly pressed together, tears were rolling in her eyes.

But she held her head up vigorously—at least, she couldn't show her weakness in front of these people.

Suddenly, a white porcelain plate appeared on the table in front of him, and there were two fat and lovely asparagus lying on the porcelain plate, and the asparagus was poured with a creamy sauce.

A puff of sweet water vapor seems to rush towards the face.

Miss Popola looked up, her face changing.

In front of her was the "nemesis" Roland, and the shy Louise was shrinking behind Roland, poking her head out quietly.

"This is mine, but friends from Lina Village invited me to taste this delicacy before, and I heard from the cook that you still lack one here, so..."

"you……"

Miss Popola's face was tense, she really didn't know whether to accept it or reject it.

Roland, on the other hand, had an expression of indifference. It seemed that whether Miss Polpora accepted it or not, it would have no effect on her.

"you……"

Miss Popola lowered her head, thought for a moment, raised her head again, and asked:

"Why are you doing this?"

Roland curled his lips nonchalantly, and said, "You said that day that money can't be exchanged for respect. I think it makes sense."

"Talent and talent can be exchanged for respect. In addition, I also think that... dare to bear the consequences and keep promises can also be exchanged for respect."

Miss Popola stared at Roland, her eyes blinking rapidly.

She finally stood up while supporting the table, and stretched out her right hand to Roland: "Eugénie—"

"Heloise—"

The two girls shook their right hands with each other, and the previous grievances were written off.

When the white asparagus in Lina village became famous, Roland had already started to take care of her vineyard.

Earlier, Roland asked Baron Tanglar to greet the school. Now she can freely enter and leave the school in the afternoon to ask about her "industry".

Tanglar even gave her a docile filly, which was fostered in the school's stable, so that it was much more convenient for Roland to go out.

So she went to the town to visit the pharmacist and got a potion called "copper sulfate".She brought the potion back to the vineyard, and asked someone to mix the potion with slaked lime, add 160 times the amount of water and stir well, and then she got a sky blue colloidal suspension.

"beautiful!"

The villagers of Lina, who were helping in the vineyard, couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"Such a pure sky blue, bluer than the clearest sky!"

Roland immediately poured a big scoop of cold water: "Please note, this thing is poisonous."

"If you take it by mistake, you need to take a lot of egg whites to detoxify immediately - your chickens that have been raised for a season have finally laid eggs, and they are used to detoxify you. Isn't it a waste of work?"

"This……"

As soon as the villagers heard that it was poisonous, they immediately became more cautious and did not dare to touch the potion at will.

"Come on, try to see if this nozzle works well."

Roland showed the villagers the "nozzle" she designed in her spare time - this nozzle is connected to a sink, and can use atmospheric pressure to draw the medicine out of the tank and spray it through the nozzle.

The villagers still used clean water when experimenting, and did not dare to use precious medicines.

But after trying it, they found this nozzle to work better than anything else.

"Miss Eugenie, can this thing be used for watering?" the villagers asked cheerfully.

"The sprayed water seems to be easier than pouring it spoon by spoon."

Roland pursed his lips and smiled: Of course.

Using the nozzle, you can put irrigation water or sterilizing and deworming medicine in the sink and carry it on your back, which is much easier than the traditional hand-held method.The sprayed water mist is fine and uniform, which saves water and achieves better results than pouring water by scoops.

"Everyone, please! Please help me spray these medicines on the grape leaves, especially the back of the grape leaves also need to be sprayed."

"Also, don't forget the soil at the roots of the grapes."

Before leaving, Roland solemnly asked the villagers who came to help.

"Only in this way can the 'mildew leaf disease' be eradicated, and the old grape vines here can bear fruit again."

"Don't worry, Miss Eugenie."

Several villagers carried the water tanks converted from wooden barrels on their backs, raised the nozzles and walked towards the vineyards, facing the old grape vines that had just sprouted green, and began to spray chemicals.

Roland stared behind them, thinking: Now, "Bordeaux liquid" can show its talents.

Yes, the potion she concocted is exactly the famous "Bordeaux mixture"——

This pesticide is named after "Bordeaux" precisely because it was first discovered in Bordeaux, a famous wine-producing region in France. It is a drug that uses inorganic copper ions to sterilize bacteria and eliminate "mildew leaf disease".

According to the "History of Grape Planting" published in the 22nd century, Bordeaux's vineyards have also suffered from "mildew leaf disease" in history. No matter whether it is a new vine or an old vine, the branches and leaves of the vineyard are all withered, and no one is spared.

There is only one vineyard beside the road, which is protected from mildew because it is sprayed with "poison" to prevent gluttonous passers-by from stealing grapes.

As a result, this "poison" transformed itself into a "good medicine" against the disease, thus healing Bordeaux's ten thousand hectares of vineyards.

"Mold leaf disease" is a plant disease caused by fungi. Bordeaux mixture (basic copper sulfate) can prevent the germination of pathogenic spores, thereby preventing the reproduction of fungi. It is a good medicine for the right medicine.

Just as he was thinking, Roland suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes on the road.

A carriage drove towards her winery and stopped just in front of the winery.

Written on the box-coach was the name: "THOMSON AND FREN IMPORT AND EXPORT LIMITED."

This name is so familiar... Roland was taken aback, immediately picked up her long skirt, and quickly ran towards the carriage.