Self-cultivation of male support

After the township examination, Shi Yan's status in Taohua Village became even more special. When he went out for a walk, he would meet villagers, and with a few big steamed buns, he asked Shi Yan to name his baby with a blushing face.

After coming down three or two times, Shi Yan simply let go of his hands and feet, and called all the babies in the village who remembered their names, and named them one by one like an assembly line.

Everyone knew that Li Juren was good at farming, and he had been praised by the Master Zhizhou for his farming. Therefore, during the slack season, many people came to ask Shi Yan about farming.

In the past, it was only based on the experience of the older generation, when to fertilize, when to water, when to sow, and when to harvest. I only knew what to do, and I never knew why.

Listening to Li Juren's detailed explanation now, I instantly understand that there is actually so much knowledge about farming.

Shi Yan also suggested to the villagers: "When I helped my father plant the land in the past, I found that one or two wheat plants occasionally appeared in the field. The growth was much better than other wheats. The grains were full, the plants were taller and stronger, and they seldom fell down.

So I thought, since this wheat plant can grow taller and bigger than other wheats, does it mean that the wheat grown from its seeds will also be taller and fuller than other wheats?

The seeds of this wheat are collected, collected and planted year after year, and the plumpest seeds are selected from them.

After a few years, the seeds in hand can already plant half an acre of land.

The wheat grown from these seeds has a significantly higher yield than ordinary wheat and a stronger taste.I think this is a hybrid phenomenon, and I don't know the specifics.

But I suggest that everyone can also try to do it, not just wheat, but also other crops..."

Shi Yan took out a small bag of wheat from the main room, grabbed a handful with his hand, and showed it to everyone.

They are all grown on the land they are used to, and everyone can tell at a glance that these seeds are better than the fine seeds they carefully selected during spring plowing every day.

Shi Yan said gently: "I have slowly collected these seeds over the past few years, and there are only so many in total. If there are more, I can give you some."

Immediately, a farmer slapped his thigh, and said excitedly and annoyed: "Yes, I have seen a lot of this kind of wheat in my field in the past years. Why didn't I think about it?"

Some people pinched their own thighs angrily: "In the past few years, there have been such large beans every year in the bean area of ​​my house. Why do you think I am so stubborn?"

A group of people left, and soon everyone in the village spread Shi Yan's experience of collecting seeds.

At this time when Yan goes out, he often sees leather monkeys that usually roam around the village. They are cute and cute squatting on the ground to study their own food crops.

Shi Yan stepped forward curiously and asked: "Peidan, why don't you go to Brother Tie Zhu to fish in the river today? What are you doing in the field?"

The child who was called Preserved Egg corrected Shi Yan's name first: "Master Juren, I am no longer called Preserved Egg. My name is Wang Zhongguo, and it was the name you gave me!"

Then he answered Shi Yan's question obediently: "Brother Tie Zhu is also busy in their field! My father said that we should find taller and plump plants that grow taller than other beans in the field, and collect them to make good seeds .

The yield of the grain grown is high, and our family will never be hungry again! "

Said his face full of longing and seriousness.

Shi Yan sighed inwardly, and touched the forehead of the preserved egg: "My good boy, there will be such a day!"

After more than ten days of dawdling, the corn had matured and hung golden and yellow on the pole. Shi Yan urged Wang An and the others to harvest the corn.

There were not many seeds in the first place, and they hadn't matured yet, so Shi Yan ate a lot of them. When Master Zhizhou came, he even ate and took them, and there were even fewer seeds left.

During the whole morning, not only the corn was harvested, but also the corn stalks in the field were chopped up by Wang An and thrown behind the house, where they were ready to be dried and used as firewood.

Before making lunch, Liu Quan and Shi Yan manually rubbed corn cobs as thick as an adult's arm into grains of golden and plump corn, and put them in the sun to dry.

After the corn kernels were completely out of moisture and put them into bags, Shi Yan said to Wang An and the two: "Pack up your things, we are going to the capital."

Liu Quan was dumbfounded: "No, Boss, it's only May, and the test will start in April next year. Let's go to the capital now. If you don't know the place, how much will it cost?

Boss, you are a fastidious person, you don’t cook, you don’t plant the land, you don’t eat bad ones, you can’t sleep well, and I said you and Wang An went to work outside to earn money to support the family, but you didn’t like it.

We live in Peach Blossom Village and still have two acres of land to plant. At least we won’t starve to death. Now that we’re in the capital, what if we fail the exam and starve to death? "

Wang An also nodded, meaning clearly: "Boss, I think Liu Quan is right."

For example, Su Sanyue's fake monk has lost a lot of weight recently, and his fierce muscles don't look as strong as before.It seemed quite amiable.

Shi Yan waved his hand casually: "You don't need to worry about these, just pack your things, you don't need anything else, seasoning

There must be no less than one of the seeds and the seeds I collected. "

Liu Quan, who is worried, is much more competent than Shi Yan's biological parents: "It's not the boss, if you don't make it clear, I'm not at ease, so you can't reveal a little bit, how did you arrange it?

Since the results of the township examination were released, your old man has never even stepped out of the village. How can you arrange things in the capital thousands of miles away? "

Shi Yan was annoyed by the question, so he just said lazily, "May is the season when spring potatoes are on the market."

Liu Quan seemed to understand something, felt that he had realized something, thought it over carefully, but seemed to understand nothing, and angrily went to clean up Shi Yan's treasure.

Shi Yan seemed to think of something again: "I asked you to buy back all the "Founding Years" that can be bought in Fucheng, how did you do?"

Although Liu Quan was puzzled, he still nodded honestly: "I have bought everything that can be bought, but several big bookstores have their own replenishment channels. We buy the books first, and they will replenish them later.

Boss, what is the use of buying so many "Founding Years"? "

Shi Yan still said: "You will know when the time comes."

As a result, on the second day after Liu Quan packed up the salute, he was asking Shi Yan depressedly: "Boss, everything is packed. When do you think we will leave? By water or by land? Do we need to book a boat or hire a carriage in advance?"

There was a hint of a run on Shi Yan in his tone, because Shi Yan stayed at home basking in the sun and sleeping late these days, and didn't even go out of the yard.

Liu Quan decided that Shi Yan didn't have any plans in mind.

Shi Yan still said the same thing: "We don't need to worry about it, just wait with peace of mind."

Before noon, Taohua Village ushered in a group of lively people beating gongs and drums. Compared with the last time, Yanzhongju, this time's battle was completely different.

Last time it was mud, this time it was cloud.

The 32-member royal guard of honor, dressed in dignified palace servants, escorted by guards with knives along the way, plus the yamen servants sent by the magistrate to lead the way, nearly a hundred people in official uniforms entered Taohua Village.

The daring villagers followed all the way, and saw this group of people stopped at the door of Li Juren's house.

When Yan was lying under the jujube tree basking in the sun, Liu Quan and Wang An were bored squatting on the ground and counting ants, when they heard lively noises from outside.

The village chief shouted in a high-pitched voice: "Li Juren, Li Juren! The emperor sent someone to give you a reward! Open the door!"

The village chief yelled hoarsely, as if all his strength had been put into these words, and he coughed violently after he finished yelling, coughing

Hissing made a hiss and his lungs cracked, and Shi Yan felt uncomfortable for him.

Liu Quan and Wang An's eyes widened in astonishment, he turned over, and Sa Yazi rushed to open the door.

"Li Shiyan, Li Shiyan, Lijia Village, Jingyuan County, Ming'an Prefecture, Jieyuan in the 13th year of the Qingyuan Township Examination, because he discovered that planting and paying tribute to potatoes was meritorious.

Special rewards are Min Amber, a Earl's mansion, a hundred taels of gold, and a Huangzhuang in the suburbs of Beijing.

Special permission Min Anbo went to Beijing with the decree guard of honor. "

Everyone who heard the imperial decree, except Shi Yan, was stunned.

That's it, Uncle Cheng?

So, if you plant a field, you will plant yourself as an uncle?

Not to mention this dynasty, even the previous dynasty did not have such a bizarre thing happen, but he happened alive in front of everyone!

The eunuch who delivered the decree smiled and said to Shi Yan: "Uncle, the Holy Majesty specially ordered someone to choose the largest piece of Huangzhuang for you, covering an area of ​​[-] mu.

The Holy Majesty said, you love farming, so let you give full play to your strengths, so as not to disappoint God's preferential treatment for you!The Holy Father also looks forward to your achievements in this area in the future! "

Come on, everyone who has woken up now is excited.

Their Taohua Village has a master Juren, which is nothing unusual, but this master Juren planted the legendary potatoes in their Taohua Village, and was canonized by the Holy Lord as Min Amber himself, and he wanted to take him into the capital to farm.

Speaking out, how much face do they have in Taohua Village?

Who cares if Min Anbo is not from Taohua Village?It's all about excitement.

The fact that the imperial court conferred the title of knighthood on account of a man who planted the fabled potatoes was widely circulated in the entire Ming'an Mansion.

The rarity of this incident is comparable to that of a man becoming a midwife, and even worse.

It can be regarded as unprecedented.

All of a sudden, countless relatives of the villagers of Taohua Village popped up in the entire prefecture, telling about the rewarding scene they had seen with their own eyes from the relatives of Taohua Village.

After three days of exaggeration, Shi Yan was told by everyone that he was Shennong descended to earth, was abused by his family, and left home angrily. Finally, he chose Taohua Village, a beautiful place with beautiful mountains and rivers, and told the legend The potatoes in it are given to grow out of the saga.

Because of Shi Yan's legendary experience, "The Chronicles of the Founding of the People's Republic of China", which no one cares about, once again became popular in bookstores.

I heard that it was because of reading this book that Min Anbo was able to recognize the ugly thing at the first sight of the potato, which was the treasure that the founding emperor asked the businessmen to go to sea to search overseas.

Since Min Anbo, who was a scholar from a small farming family at that time, could find huge opportunities in it, why couldn't they?

Min'an Bo Shi Yan, who had made great contributions to the people, bought it at a low price and sold it at a high price. After making a fortune, he packed up his belongings and entered Beijing with the guard of honor.