Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 112 Farmer·Shanquan·A Little Field
"When, when, when!"

Yang Menglong tapped the small copper bell three times with a small hammer, announcing the dismissal of get out of class.The children held the books in their small arms, and bounced out of the classroom. These children cherish the opportunity to read books. They have to take the books home every day after class, and continue to study at night. By the way, they also teach their parents how to read. He can read no more characters than his parents.Seeing Xiao Yufang, the little ones gathered around, shouting in unison, "Sir, are you back?" "Sir, have you bought us any new books?" "Sir, little Yang Qian The household taught us a lot of new and interesting things!" "Sir..." Crackling like setting off firecrackers, everyone rushed to talk to Xiao Yufang, which shows how much Xiao Yufang holds in their hearts Gao, Liu Ziyan was a little jealous.

With a charming smile, Xiao Yufang pinched the faces of these children and asked, "What did little Yang Qianhu teach you?"

The girl said: "He can use magic to change the color of the flowers, turning the flowers into purple for a while, turning the flowers into red for a while, and turning them into blue again for a while! He can also use magic to make rabbits out of white paper. A clean piece of white paper, once he roasted it with fire, the rabbit essence will come out!"

The boy said: "He also taught us to use vitriol oil and alcohol to make a drug. The drug is very powerful. Just a little bit of it overwhelmed a white pigeon! He said it was very useful. During the war, sneak into the enemy's camp, throw two bottles of this medicine into it, and the enemy can be easily overwhelmed, and then we can go in and cut our throats!"

"What kind of medicine, that kind of medicine, you're so stupid, it's ether!"

The children didn't just talk, they gestured while talking, made a throwing motion, and then wiped the neck of the partner next to them with their hands, and made a cooperative movement of kicking their calves and rolling their eyes after being wiped. Everyone laughed.Xiao Yufang was a little startled, staring at Yang Menglong who came out with a smile, and asked reproachfully: "Why do you teach them these things? They are still so young, you should teach them friendship, benevolence and righteousness. You teach them these things, not to teach them Are you taking it on a crooked path?"

Yang Menglong said with a smile: "You can only teach them friendship and benevolence, and you can only teach a group of sheep that are harmless to humans and animals... In this world, the only fate for grazing sheep is to be slaughtered and sold for meat!" He raised his foot and kicked lightly. I scratched the buttocks of several children, and kept calling: "Class is over, get out of class, hurry back to have dinner, remember to get up early tomorrow, I will teach you boxing!"

Only then did the children remember that they hadn't eaten dinner, and they all bowed slightly to Xiao Yufang: "Goodbye, sir!" They cheered all the way, and scattered in a rush.It seems that the free lunch during this period has had an effect. The children are full at noon every day, and they are much more energetic than before.After all the light bulbs had left, Yang Menglong grabbed Xiao Yufang and asked anxiously, "When did you come back? No one in the county bothers you, right? If anyone bothers you, you must tell me." , I'll break his leg!" The concern from the heart made Liu Ziyan a little jealous.

Xiao Yufang rolled her eyes at him, shook off his hand, and said, "Every time you go out, you have to arrange a murderous attendant for me. Who dares to cause trouble for me? Come and say hello to Miss Liu." Yang Menglong led Liu Ziyan.

Only then did Yang Menglong notice that there was such a beautiful woman who could conquer a whole country and even bankrupt a whole family. He tilted his head and looked at Liu Ziyan, feeling a little familiar: "We... know each other?" He completely forgot that we were in Dingxing County. , Liu Ziyan performed a dance for him at the banquet, and even drank him a lot of wine.

Liu Ziyan couldn't laugh or cry, I don't know how many rich kids fell in love with her at first sight, and spent a lot of money just to make her smile, this one is good, and when they turned around, they completely forgot about her!She bowed gracefully and said in a gentle voice: "Little girl Liu Ziyan, I have met Lord Qianhu."

"Liu Ziyan?" Yang Menglong was still confused.

Xiao Yufang couldn't stand it: "Miss Liu is Mr. Fang's adopted daughter. She has a relationship with us, but you have forgotten it?"

Yang Menglong slapped his head: "Ha, I remember, you are the unparalleled beauty who captivated the city with her dance? Hello, hello!" He stretched out his big hand enthusiastically and shook hands first.

Liu Ziyan took a quick step back in fright: "This——" She swore that she had never seen such an impolite Brother Zhu in her life.

Xiao Yufang slapped Yang Menglong's outstretched hand: "What are you doing?"

Only then did Yang Menglong remember that this was not in modern times, and men and women could not shake hands casually.He scratched his head in embarrassment and smiled: "I... I'm used to it. I'm used to it, and I've forgotten all the etiquette." He bowed his hand to Liu Ziyan seriously and said, "Hello, Miss Liu!"

Liu Ziyan couldn't laugh or cry, she really didn't know how to describe this bastard.

Xiao Yufang was also very speechless to him, and changed the subject: "Miss Liu and I met in the county town, she was very interested in some changes in the guard, and proposed to come here for a few days, we will go together came back."

Liu Ziyan smiled: "I don't know if Lord Qianhu welcomes you or not?"

Yang Menglong nodded repeatedly: "Welcome, welcome! It's our honor that Ms. Liu can come to the guard. Let's go and cook some good dishes when we go back, so we can celebrate!"

Is it so exaggerated?

Liu Ziyan and Xiao Yufang looked at each other, they didn't know how to complain about this bastard.

Yang Menglong locked the door of the school, and happily led everyone back to Qianhu House.

The Qianhu House was divided into two, with one half converted into a school and the other half owned by Yang Menglong. The residential area was reduced by half.Fortunately, there was plenty of room in Qianhu House for him, his siblings from the Xiao family, Qi Hu's grandparents, and a few old servants who swept the floor and cooked.The backyard was also divided into two, with two-thirds of the area designated as a place for a group of little kids to play during class, and the remaining one-third was transformed into a vegetable garden by the old servant. Clumps of green are full of vitality. A grape plant is expanding its territory everywhere, covering the grape trellis. It is also crawling along the wall. It really makes people worry that it will climb to the roof.The vines and leaves of the grapes are stained with some blue and white powder, which is the trace left after spraying Bordeaux mixture. This simplest pesticide protects the grapes from leaf mold and prevents even pests from messing with it. The grape trellises are full of bunches of grapes, making me want to drool just looking at them.Yang Menglong arranged for the old servant to help Liu Ziyan clean up the room, and asked An Ning and Xiao Jun to pick vegetables in the vegetable field. He brought the fishing rod, Qi Polu brought the bucket, and the two of them went to the river to fish. It was called Ruoding as a conductor.It's just that the wrong person was chosen to pick vegetables. How can those two little guys do the work?They were simply wreaking havoc, chasing dragonflies and catching butterflies. They used a small winter melon that fell on the ground as a ball and kicked it all over the floor. Their clear laughter filled the whole courtyard.Fortunately, there was an old servant who was watching them picking vegetables with a smile, otherwise these two little guys wouldn't know what to make of the vegetable garden.Liu Ziyan also noticed that there were a lot of potatoes planted in the yard, and the potato seedlings were growing very well. She also planted several plants that were not like melons or beans, but were covered with green and white fruits, some of which were enough to hold eggs. Big and small, the red color is very pleasing.She asked Xiao Yufang curiously: "Sister, what is that?"

Xiao Yufang said, "That's a tomato."

Liu Ziyan just felt strange: "What is a tomato?"

Xiao Yufang said: "He said it was a delicious vegetable and fruit. Two months ago he found a few wild tomato seedlings in a wasteland. Dig it up, move it into the vegetable garden and take good care of it, and it will soon bear fruit. Do you want to try it?"

Liu Ziyan really wanted to try it.Xiao Yufang walked over, picked the overripe tomatoes and washed them, picked out the biggest one and handed it to Liu Ziyan.Liu Ziyan took a bite, and the sweet and slightly sour juice poured into her mouth, which made her move her index finger. After a few mouthfuls, she took another one.Xiao Jun and An Ning ran over cheering all the way, yelling that I want it too, and Xiao Yufang has one for each of them, and cut up the remaining two, preparing to make scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

"Why do your vegetables grow so well?" Liu Ziyan asked with interest while biting a tomato, "It grows better than any other vegetable."

Xiao Yufang said while washing the rice, "Well, he put a kind of fertilizer on the vegetables."

Liu Ziyan asked: "What kind of fertilizer?"

Xiao Yufang said: "He said it is phosphate fertilizer. It is made by putting a kind of ore into green vitriol oil. It has a very pungent smell, but it is very effective. Vegetables that have been fertilized with this kind of fertilizer grow very well, while those without Shi's vegetables grow poorly."

Liu Ziyan was surprised again: "He...he still uses ore as fertilizer? It's unbelievable!" For thousands of years, the fertilizers used by farmers are usually plant ash, or manure, nothing else, and now some people use it The ore made fertilizer, and she couldn't help but be surprised.

Xiao Yufang said: "Yes, as soon as he arrived in Wuyang, he was busy tossing things that I couldn't understand, purifying green vitriol oil, trying to make phosphate fertilizer, asking people to buy potatoes, tomatoes, and corn seeds in large quantities, and shouting He said he wanted to make some beakers, thermometers, etc. He ground phosphate rock into powder and put it in green vitriol oil. After a period of time, he took it out and dried it, and it became a fertilizer. It was very effective, but I couldn’t understand it. That's all."

Liu Ziyan was surprised and confused: "Who did he learn it from? If this kind of fertilizer could be produced in large quantities, the yield of crops would be much higher!"

Xiao Yufang said: "I don't know either. There are too many weird ideas in his mind. Who knows how he came up with them?"

Liu Ziyan stopped talking, looking at the verdant vegetables in the vegetable field, she became more curious about Yang Menglong.

(End of this chapter)