Jia Lu through the Red Chamber

Coincidentally, people came from Ning Mansion at this time, saying that the sweet potatoes from Xiaotian Zhuangzi had also been harvested, but it seemed that they hadn't paid attention to it or that the original vine seedlings were not strong enough. Some.

This is enough, a total of six stunted vines grew out, and it is enough to be surprised to have such a stone and a half. Next time, I will be able to get more yields from the best seedlings. !

After all, this is the fetish that established the prosperity of Kangxi and Qianlong!

When she was happy, Jia Lu waved her hand and said,

"Let's pack up a basket and let's bake and eat, and take the remaining two baskets back to father. Tian San, you should go back with you. Daddy wants to see you!"

After finishing speaking, he ordered someone to set up a barbecue grill, and after it was heated up, put the sweet potatoes on the iron rack and roll them repeatedly until the skin turned rough and dark brown, the platycodon stalks shone with oil, and the hard fruits gradually softened. Take a fork to poke it, it will be soft to the touch, and the meat inside will be golden, but it is ready.

Jia Lu swallowed her saliva, this sweet potato looked vulgar, but the taste was not so good, she hadn't eaten it for more than ten years, and the smell made her hungry.

When it was about the same time, I took it out, peeled off the ugly outer skin, revealing the golden and brilliant flesh inside, and the sweet smell hit my face, even Tanchun, who was slightly disgusted, was attracted by this appearance .

Everyone ate this sweet potato, and they were full of praise. The girls were also greedy. Jia Lu first ordered a few to be roasted and sent to the old lady, the master, and the wife. It was originally to honor the old lady. Planted in the name of her, she, the Buddha, can't be forgotten.

After this calculation, half of the basket of sweet potatoes has gone, and the rest has been baked. Fortunately, sweet potatoes are easy to fill the stomach. In the Grand View Garden, both masters and servants are used to being pampered, and their appetites are not very big. It is the remaining sweet potatoes that are enough for everyone to eat.

When everyone was full, the people who went to send filial piety also came back, and each brought back rewards from the elders, all of which praised the girls for their filial piety, especially the old lady, who was getting older and her teeth were not strong enough, so she liked it more and more. Soft, glutinous and sweet, this sweet potato is just right for her old man, let me send some more.

Jia Lu hurriedly sent someone to chase the two baskets of sweet potatoes back to Ning Mansion, and sent them to the big kitchen for the old lady to eat. She is an ancestor, and no one can do without her. .

However, everyone in the Rong Mansion didn't take this sweet potato seriously, thinking it was just a delicious fresh food, and didn't take it seriously.

They don't care, some people care. After Jia Jing received the sweet potatoes from the garden at the mansion, he thought it was just a special food. When Tian San mentioned the output, he immediately stood up and asked quickly. ,

"What you said is true. This so-called sweet potato has an output of two stones per acre?"

Tian San has never talked to the master of the house on weekdays. He seemed a little nervous at the moment, but he was still articulate, and replied,

"Back to the old man, this is still not accurate. These sweet potatoes were bred by six thin vines on Xiaotian Zhuangzi, three of which were in the garden, and the total yield was three baskets and one stone. There were fewer on the Zhuangzi, and the total yield was one and a half stones. , if you look at the growth of the sweet potatoes in the garden, these six vines only occupy half an acre of land, but if one acre is full, it will cost four to five stones!"

Jia Jing clapped his hands and laughed, and said, "That means the wheat production has doubled, and it can add two stones of grain!"

How much grain is there for these two shi? Grandma Liu, who has not been away for a long time, has something to say. She has harvested two shi more grain this year. This time, because of the two shi harvest, she has a lot of confidence and brought a lot of food. When melons, fruits and vegetables are planted here, the autumn wind is no longer blowing, and they just walk around as respectable relatives. This shows the courage that two stones of grain gave her, and also shows the influence of two stones.

Jia Jing asked again, "I don't know where Sister Lu got such a good thing?"

Tian Sanhui, "The sweet potato vines were found on a small farm, and I don't know where they were found overseas. Only six seedlings were left alone, and they took root and sprouted on the farm. We don't know the goods. I heard that the girl I found it by reading it from a book, or the girl is a scholar with a lot of knowledge, otherwise I would not be able to find such a treasure!"

Jia Jing stroked his beard, only smiled, and said, "She can read some miscellaneous books too!"

Thinking that this thing only depends on these few vines to raise seeds, if it wants to spread out, I don’t know how to wait until the year of the monkey, so I shouted outside,

"Come here, go find Qin Wu and come here!"

This Qin Wu is in charge of going out to sea and doing business. Tian San has heard about it, and knows that the master is afraid that he has serious matters to order, and he is not a gardener who can listen to him. If he has a wink, he will back down, but the master suddenly He stopped him, his expression was a little strange, and he asked,

"This sweet potato is grown in the garden, so isn't everyone aware of the yield?"

Tian Sanhui said, "Well, this is probably true, but don't the people in the garden know that the three vines grew out?"

Jia Jing was pacing in the hall, this sister Lu was too unsteady in her work, how could such things be harvested in public?

Immediately, he paused again, and couldn't help shaking his head, he was really confused, how could Sister Lu think everything through at such a young age?It was already a great surprise for her to find such a treasure, so how could she be expected to do more?

After all, he, the father, should clean up the mess!

In this way, after Jia Jing asked Tian San to leave, he called Jiao Da over and told him to find out what people said about the sweet potato. Jiao Da took the task and went out.

Half a day later, Jiao Da came up and said that the yield was also mentioned, but the servants in the inner house of the Rong Mansion have not been farming for many years, and there are not many people who really care about the yield. Miss Jia fell in love with farming, and Jia's mother praised the sweet potato. Everyone was curious about the taste of this sweet potato.

Jia Jing heaved a sigh of relief, pondered for a moment, secretly thought, as the saying goes, it is better to keep it out, since the rumor has already come out, if it is banned, it will make people suspicious, and there are few people who pay attention to the output anyway, so it is better to guide the rumors, which will not be good. attract attention.

In this way, he gave Jiao Da one or two orders, and Jiao Da retreated.

Qin Wu was summoned by Jia Jing, and Jia Jing asked him to find out where he got the sweet potatoes. If he wants to go to sea in the near future, remember to bring some more back. Qin Wu got the order and went down to make arrangements.

Sure enough, after a few days, no one was discussing the production of sweet potatoes anymore. Even if it was mentioned by chance, it was only said that the taste was soft, glutinous and sweet, and it was imported from overseas. The production should not be large.

But what Jia Jing didn't know was that Jia Lu had cut a piece of it and gave it to Grandma Liu. Grandma Liu was in the country, and the output couldn't be hidden for long. Anyway, Jia Jing didn't plan to hide it for a long time, but he just passed on the credit to his children and grandchildren. Just for a benefit.