Blessed Daughter

"I think you haven't quarreled with Brother Xiaoyong recently, you're free." Wei Ruo smiled.

"Miss, you are not allowed to bury me. I don't like bickering with him. I don't even want to see him. He's annoying." Xiumei said disgustedly.

"Then you won't accompany me to Sibaozhai today? If you go, you will meet Brother Xiaoyong. Speaking of which, Brother Xiaoyong doesn't know how long it will be before returning to the barracks this time." Wei Ruo deliberately said .

"Of course I want to go with Miss, but I'm not here to meet him. I want to protect you, Miss. It's not very peaceful outside now, so I don't worry about you running outside alone." Xiumei explained.

"Okay, okay, you are for me, Meimei knows how to love me the most!" Wei Ruo said with a smile.

Xiumei blushed slightly: "I won't tell the lady anymore, I'm going to have some snacks, and I'll eat it on the way out later!"

Wei Ruo smiled, and didn't tell the truth, anyway, they went to Sibaozhai very short distance, so they didn't need to eat anything, and most of the snacks they made would go to Brother Xiaoyong's Wuzang Temple.

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Just after the Dragon Boat Festival, it was a hot day, but I didn't want a sudden drop in temperature to catch everyone by surprise.

The temperature dropped sharply for several days, and hoarfrost appeared in some mountainous areas, which was very rare in previous years.

Although there is a saying in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces that rice dumplings should be frozen three times after eating the Dragon Boat Festival rice dumplings, it is not so cold that there will be another frost.

The sudden drop in temperature this time caused damage to crops, and many growing crops froze to death.

Wei Ruo's rice seeds are already relatively cold-resistant, and the losses are not that great. It is said that the rice fields in some places were completely wiped out.

Those farmers who planted Wei Ruowan's rice seeds were actually blessed by misfortune, and the losses were not so heavy.

Naturally, Wei Ruo's Zhuangzi was also affected, and some of the seedlings raised in advance were lost.

Fortunately, before the Dragon Boat Festival, all the wheat in Wei Ruo's fields had been harvested, and the land started a new round of renovation, which was not affected by this cold wave.

After counting, Yu Guanshi found that the remaining seedlings were not enough to fill the fields vacated after harvesting the wheat, so he sent someone to send a letter to Wei Ruo.

After receiving the letter, Wei Ruo sneaked off to Zhuangzi to check the situation.

Manager Yu asked Wei Ruo for instructions on how to deal with the current situation.

"Miss, what should we do now, the seedlings should be full of planting, is there still time to raise seedlings now?" Steward Yu frowned, very worried.

"How much land can the remaining seedlings be planted?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Probably 80% of the field can be planted, and the remaining 20% ​​is vacant." Yu Guanshi replied.

"The 80% of the land will be planted with rice seedlings, and the remaining 20% ​​will be kept. Don't worry, and don't need to prepare new seedlings. I plan to plant taro in a few days." Wei Ruo said.

"Taro?" Guanshi Yu looked at Wei Ruo with some surprise.

"Well, taro, I believe Guanshi Yu has also eaten taro."

"Of course I have eaten it. There are also people in Taizhou Prefecture who grow it, but these years are not good. Everyone grows rice when they can, and there are fewer people who grow taro." Yu Guanshi replied.

When there is enough rice and noodles, people will want to order a variety of other fruits and vegetables, or some fields are not in good condition, so they will grow other kinds.

Although taro can also fill the stomach, the overall output cannot keep up.

"Just plant taro." Wei Ruo had a clear attitude.

"Okay, then listen to Miss, I'll send someone to change the 20% of the paddy fields into dry land." Manager Yu responded.

"No need to change, what I want to plant is calla taro, not dry potato, and the field needs to store water." Wei Ruo explained.

"Calamus?" Steward Yu showed a surprised expression.

"Well, it's planted in water." Wei Ruo said.

Wei Ruo knew that the taro used to grow in Taizhou Prefecture was dry taro, which was planted on dry land, with large petioles and small taro. The taste was average, and the yield was not impressive.

But this time Wei Ruo is going to plant multi-headed taro. The mother taro is large and has many sons. It is a sticky taro with good taste and high yield.

"Then where can I find this kind of calla taro?" Guanshi Yu asked.

"You don't have to worry about this. You can get someone to plant the seedlings in the next few days, and leave the 20% of the paddy field to me. After the rice is planted, I will send someone to send taro seeds, and then I will plant taro."

Compared with rice, the cultivation of taro is not in a hurry.

Moreover, the taro seeds that Wei Ruo wanted to give to Manager Yu were new seeds that had just been unlocked in her space, and she still needed to plant them in the space for a period of time to store enough seeds to plant two hundred acres of land.

"Okay, then I'll give the order." Manager Yu trusted Wei Ruo 100%, but there would be no mistakes in any decision made by their boss.

Because there was no disguise today, Wei Ruo didn't stay at Zhuangzi for a long time, and left after explaining the matter to Manager Yu.

On the way back, Xiumei asked Wei Ruo, "Miss, will it affect us a lot if we don't plant two hundred acres of rice?"

"Don't worry, it won't affect us much. Firstly, we have a bumper harvest of wheat this year, and the output of wheat alone is enough for us to eat for two years; secondly, I want to plant this taro now not only because the seedlings freeze to death." , In fact, even if there is no such thing as seedlings freezing to death, I am also considering setting aside a part of the land to grow taro."

"Why?" Xiumei didn't quite understand, "The taro is not as filling as rice."

Wei Ruo explained to Xiumei: "Planting the same plant on a piece of land for a long time will lead to the loss of soil fertility. Although I will ask the people in the village to top-dress after each harvest, this method is costly and laborious."

"Alternative planting is a very good way to improve soil fertility. Taro and rice are just two crops that can form a complementary relationship. Planting taro this year and rice next year will yield higher yields than growing rice all the time."

"There is such a thing? That's great!" Xiumei said happily.

"Besides, this taro is also very filling when grown. Taro can also make a lot of delicacies. You forgot, Meimei. We used to make a lot of delicacies made of taro. The variety of taro used was not very good at that time. Wait When my batch of taro is planted, it is guaranteed to taste better than the ones we made before."

"Miss, stop talking. It's almost time for dinner. I'm already hungry. I'm drooling after hearing you say taro."

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It was already dinner time when Wei Ruo returned to Xiaowei's Mansion from Zhuangzi.

As soon as Wei Ruo entered, he was invited to Cangyun Garden by Cuiping who was waiting.

Wei Ruo also vaguely guessed the reason in his heart.

After entering the main room of Cangyun Garden, I saw Mrs. Yun sitting on the grand teacher's chair directly opposite the door with frowning expression, talking with Madam Li.

After Wei Ruo entered the door, he stood by the side for a while, Yun and Nanny Li asked Nanny Li to back down after explaining the matter, and then called Wei Ruo to his side.

"Ruo'er, I have something to trouble you for my mother."