Farming and reading lady

The Grand Minister of Agriculture stopped arguing with the kids. Led by the village chief, a group of people entered Xiaoyuewan Village. Gu Xixian and a group of other kids followed closely behind.

No matter big or small, the kids were curious, especially since it was rare for a group of strangers to come to the village, so it was worth seeing. Gu Xixian followed them with the mentality of just following the crowd.

At this time, people of all ages carrying green seedlings on their shoulders could be seen everywhere in the village. It turned out that the villagers were afraid of missing a step. Except for slight differences in seedling cultivation, they followed the others closely and were unwilling to fall behind at all. No matter whether they had a lot of fields at home, in order to keep in step, they all tried two acres first under the suggestion of Village Chief Tong.

Today is the day that the Gu family is preparing to plant rice seedlings, so everyone is helping to dig up the seedlings. There is no need to teach them how to plant the seedlings and how far apart they should be, because everyone has already received training in this area in the Gu family while waiting for the seedlings to grow. Most people have even secretly simulated this several times in their own fields.

A group of people led by the Minister of Agriculture came to the fields. Many families had already planted several rows of rice seedlings in the fields. Looking at the sparse rice seedlings, the Minister of Agriculture frowned and asked Village Chief Tong, "Don't you have enough rice seedlings?"

Now that they were at the field, Tong Mingyan no longer had to hide behind. After hearing what the Minister of Agriculture said, he walked to the front and saluted the village chief Tong, then said with a smile: "Minister of Agriculture, this is not a shortage of rice seedlings, but a great secret to increasing rice production."

Village Chief Tong also laughed, so they were not the only ones who were ignorant. The bigwigs in the capital were also surprised. He stroked his beard and said, "Sir, don't be fooled by the fact that the rice seedlings seem to be planted sparsely. This is because only this spacing is the most suitable distance for rice growth. We used to think that only dense planting can lead to higher yields, but this is not the case. If the rice seedlings are planted too densely, they will compete for nutrients with each other, which is not conducive to growth and will result in reduced yields."

"Oh, is that so?" The Grand Minister of Agriculture eased his mood a little, and then asked, "Is there any particularity about that line?"

Village Chief Tong pointed at the straightened straw rope and laughed again: "The fourth child of the Gu family said that in order to allow every rice plant to have its own home fairly,

We must be impartial, and if we pull a rope, there won’t be a big bias.”

"Good, this is a good method." The Minister of Agriculture praised. Although experienced people know the solution, it is not as easy as this. When the rope is pulled like this, it will be in a straight line, which looks very neat.

The smile on Tong Mingyan's face became even more intense, and his proud look was clearly visible, because those were all his dear disciples.

The children saw that the group of people were focusing on the people in the field, and there was nothing special to see. It was almost time for dinner, and they had to go home to help their families prepare meals, so they all dispersed. Gu Xixian did not stand out in the group of children, but quietly bowed to her teacher and ran home with the children. She had to go home and tell her grandmother and mother about her teacher's return.

There are many males in the Gu family, and several older children including Brother Yong volunteered to help, so the women in the family stayed at home and were busy. After all, there were a lot of things to do at home that required people to do the work.

Because the Gu family was the focus of this inspection, Tong Mingyan was in charge, and the main personnel such as the Minister of Agriculture were directly arranged to the Gu family, and the others were greeted by Tong the village chief. Although they were only the main officials, there were nearly ten people. Fortunately, the Gu family's old house was not small, and because Gu Xixian went home to report, they had already made preparations, so the arrangements were very thoughtful.

The Gu Xixian siblings stepped forward and saluted Tong Mingyan and said hello: "Hello, teacher! Hello, everyone!"

Danongsi took a closer look and said, "Oh, isn't this the little girl from Dayangzhi Village?"

Gu Xixian smiled sweetly and saluted him: "Greetings, Grandpa Si Nong! It was just a joke. I hope Grandpa Si Nong won't get angry. Anger is harmful to the body. The old man should be calm."

"You are a good little girl. Thank you." The Grand Minister of Agriculture was happy, as she was the little girl who would not suffer any loss.

Tong Mingyan saw this and quickly replied, "Don't blame me, Grand Minister of Agriculture. My disciple is naughty and inexperienced."

The reason why he revealed his identity was because he was afraid that this petty old man would make a fuss. Everyone in the court knew that the Minister of Agriculture was the most petty person and would never let go of any grudge.

Gu Xixian rolled his eyes, stepped forward, took the hand of the Grand Minister of Agriculture and said, "Grandpa Grand Minister of Agriculture, come here, let me tell you, to welcome you today, my grandma and the others have prepared a lot of delicious food, even more abundant than during the Chinese New Year. I guarantee you'll want more after you've eaten it."

She turned around and winked at the teacher, and even raised her hand to make an OK sign to him. Wei Da was amused: "Brother Tong, when you accepted this little kid, you also accepted her? How interesting."

Tong Mingyan nodded, but thought to himself, I want to take her in, and take her brother in at the same time, but there is no need to tell this to outsiders. But how did the little girl know that the only hobby of the old man, the Minister of Agriculture, is food?

Sure enough, when the Minister of Agriculture was pulled into the door, his nostrils kept moving. He smelled several special smells. What was this? As the saying goes, the best beheaders are among the common people. He never looked down on anyone. He didn't care that he was staggering because of the little girl's pulling. He just kept distinguishing the fragrance in the air.

Hehe, the old man is indeed a person who loves to eat. Gu Xixian pulled him to sit in the main seat. No matter whose official rank is higher, respect the old and love the young. In terms of age, it is the old man who should sit in the main seat. After he sat down, Gu Xixian climbed to the side and picked up a pair of chopsticks to introduce him: "This red dish is spicy chicken cubes, which are fried with the freshest wild pheasants. It is spicy and fragrant. If you don't eat spicy food, this one is chicken stewed with mushrooms. The taste is so delicious that it can make you swallow your tongue. And this one, this fresh vegetable mountain delicacy, nutritious and delicious; and this one, this is the only one in Daling State, you must have never eaten it..."

The Grand Minister of Agriculture sniffed, the special smell came from this dish. Every time Gu Xixian introduced a dish, he would swallow his saliva, his eyes shining real and cute, the Grand Minister of Agriculture was very happy, it turned out that the little girl was a fellow traveler, after listening to her introduction, he really couldn't wait to pick up his chopsticks.

As soon as the others were seated, Old Man Gu was about to greet everyone, but the Minister of Agriculture waved his hand and said, "Hurry up and sit down. The most important thing in the world is eating. Don't say anything, just start eating."

They were all grown men, so they sat in a circle, picked up their chopsticks and started eating. Gu Xixian had slipped off the stool and ran to the back hall before they sat down. Someone was coming to the house, and the women and children gathered in the back hall to eat.

"Well, it's delicious. Just as the little girl said, every dish is tasty. Especially those dishes related to pine flowers, the taste is really unique. I have never eaten them before." The Minister of Agriculture praised while eating.