All Hail Cousin Brother

The batch that was planted around the Dragon Boat Festival was still in a minority due to limited seeds.

When the vines planted around the Dragon Boat Festival were wholesaled, it was in June and July, and all regions of the country were planted on a large scale, and this batch was the largest.

Mother Yue had a beaming look on her face: "The old farmer who knows farming in the village said that sweet potatoes are cheap and cheap. If you don't choose the time, you can plant early and harvest early, plant late and harvest later, and you can harvest them in November at the latest."

The old farmer in the village had such speculation before, but it was unconfirmed, and Yu Youyao was still hanging in his heart.

Now that the guess has been confirmed, a big stone in my heart has finally been settled.

Mother Yue also looked excited: "The earliest batch of sweet potatoes in our village was planted at the end of February. When the harvest was in, the old farmer said that this batch was planted early, matured early, and harvested a month later, in August. The most suitable harvest."

"It was planted around the Dragon Boat Festival, and now is the best time to harvest, and this batch has the highest yield, so it should be the best season for planting."

"However, the old farmer in Zhuangshang also said that there are differences in climate and temperature in different places, and the time for sweet potatoes to ripen is also somewhat different. The climate in the north is dry and cold in the second half of the year, and the ripening period of sweet potatoes is around August and September."

"The temperature in the south is suitable. May or June is the best time to plant sweet potatoes, and October is the maturity period of sweet potatoes. The sweet potatoes in Zhejiang will definitely not worry about harvesting."

Yu Youyao is very happy: "The yield of sweet potatoes is high, and the stomach is full. From February to October every year, the planting period lasts almost half a year, and it is still cheap. If the planting can be promoted nationwide, most people will be able to fill their stomachs. ."

Mother Yue smiled: "Sweet potato has been widely planted in the north and south regions, and the planting range will definitely be expanded next year. It will take less than two years to achieve nationwide planting."

With her own strength, the eldest lady turned the tide and solved the famine problem of some victims during the floods in Zhejiang and the drought in the north.

In the future, the scope of sweet potato planting will be expanded. Thousands of people in this world will also benefit from sweet potatoes that are resistant to dryness, ridges, poverty, no choice of regions, climate, long planting period, cheap work, and large yield, satiety, and good taste. and many more.

At that time, Miss will benefit in the moment, and merit will be in the future.

Yu Youyao also smiled: "It's so good! And the green vines are full of fields, there is no famine in the world, and thousands of people are happy."

Others may think that the young lady is arrogant, but Yue mama knows that this is what the young lady wishes, and the young lady has been working hard for this wish.

She collects crops from all regions of the country and tries to plant them in various regions of the country.

As long as one type of crops is grown in each region, there will be one more crop in that region, and one more grain will be harvested in the households of the common people.

This is a matter of benefit in the present and merit in the future.

Mother Yue turned her back: "Everything in Zhuang has been arranged. When does Miss plan to return to Quanzhou?"

Yu Youyao's expression was a little down: "At least until Grandma's May 7th, grandma must be on Wangxiang Terrace that day, waiting to see me one last time."

On May 7th, the old and young of the Yu family, before the sun came out, set up a table at the gate to serve food. The whole family knelt around the table and wept towards the east.

This is "Wang Wuqi". On this day, the deceased will also walk on the "Wangxiang Terrace", and hope that the descendants will have the last look. After that, the yin and yang will really be separated, and heaven and man will be separated forever.

After May 7th, it will be late September.

One night the north wind roared and roared, and the next day it was winter.

The climate changed suddenly, and Yu Youyao was able to take care of her body, but suddenly fell ill.

Everyone in the capital knew that Miss Yu was ill early in the morning, but she was busy with the funeral of Mrs. Yu and held up her body. Now that Mrs. Yu was buried, a tight string on Miss Yu's body. My son, when it was pulled to the extreme, it broke and people fell ill.

On the second day, the current emperor praised in the court hall: "Mrs. Yu is fierce and loyal, and the head of Shaoyi County lives up to her teachings. She is filial and righteous, and is benevolent.

Yu Zongzheng knelt down to thank Shengen.

The empress dowager in the palace learned that Yu Youyao was ill, and sent Aunt Shen to personally deliver a lot of precious medicinal herbs.

It was only September, and Yu Youyao had already put on an ermine fur cloak on her body. As soon as she entered the house, she took the cloak on her body. She used to be a delicate person, with a pale face and a sickly air all over her body. The white clothes made her skinny and frail.

It can be seen that there is a lot of guilt.

Miss Shen took her hand, said a few words of concern, and then conveyed the words of the Empress Dowager: "The Empress Dowager praises the Shaoyi County Lord as pure and filial, and asks you to take care of yourself."

Yu Youyao knelt down and thanked her, and all the property that her grandmother donated to her name was converted into silver taels and donated to the imperial court, which was used for the drought disaster funds that have been delayed again and again and have not been heard from.

There are more than 300,000 taels.

Aunt Shen didn't expect this to happen, and was stunned for a while, not knowing whether to accept it or not.

Yu Youyao dragged her body on her knees and held up the box: "My grandmother has always been worried about the drought in the north, but she left so suddenly that she didn't have time to explain many things. She has worshipped the Bodhisattva for most of her life. Buddhists often say that there is prajna in the world. , so it can be considered that she and the Bodhisattva had a causal relationship, but she had a problem."

Aunt Shen did not hesitate to answer the words, but said, "The imperial court has received news that a crop called sweet potato has been planted on a large scale in the north. The leaves and stems of this crop can be eaten, and the yield is very high. The harvest in August and September has greatly eased the famine in the north, and the court is currently raising food and medicine to prepare for disaster relief."

Still haven't said when the disaster relief will take place.

There are a lot of refugees even outside the suburbs of Beijing, let alone other places?

If you want to come to some remote and poverty-stricken areas, you are already hungry.

Yu Youyao lowered her eyes, but her eyes were filled with icy sarcasm. She didn't mention that she promoted the cultivation of sweet potatoes. At present, the imperial court has only news. The specific matters will have to wait until the disaster relief officials arrive in the north to investigate the role of sweet potatoes in the drought. The key role of the monastery can only be traced back to the imperial court.

The court will react.

But this is not the reason why the court has repeatedly delayed disaster relief.

Originally, the first assistant in the cabinet, Yu Zongshen, was in charge of the drought in the north, and the Ministry of Household has been making preparations. However, because of the death of his grandmother, Yu Zongshen was worried about being at home, and all the affairs of the cabinet were coordinated by several sub-auxiliaries, and there were many people in charge. If you do, there will be more voices, disagreements will be unified, and things will be more refined.

The cabinets fought openly and secretly and fought each other. There were few who could truly serve the people, but few who were willing to serve the people. The departure of Yu Zongshen gave the cabinet ministers a chance to take power. The disaster relief originally scheduled for the end of August was repeatedly delayed and delayed.

Also because most of the remotest and poorest areas in the north were under the rule of King Wu Mu, the 500,000 secluded troops guarding the northern border were a deterrent and even more shocking.