The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty

Yunyan replied: "I have heard that farmers in the mountainous area of ​​Guangnan raise carp by digging ditches in rice fields to store water. Carp grows in rice fields and grows in cold water by eating rice flowers that fall into the water. Compared with fish in rivers, the meat is more tender and the fish bones are thinner. Fewer, more live by eating grass flowers, and the fish has the fragrance of grass flowers. Therefore, this fish is also called grass flower fish."

Farmers around Bianliang mostly focus on planting and animal husbandry. Most of the fields in Daxiangguo Temple are also used to grow various grains, vegetables and fruits, which are cultivated by monks themselves.

However, most of the fish eaten by Bianliang people are shipped from other places, and the price is relatively high. Due to different species, it often ranges from tens of coins per catty to several guan.The local fish is neither plentiful nor high quality, so the market is not great.

However, if the meat quality can be solved, and there is ready-made land, there is no need to buy additional land to open ponds for breeding, local fish do not need to be transported, and the price has a natural advantage, wouldn’t it be wonderful?

The abbot clapped his palms to applaud, and sighed: "If it's so wonderful, then it's perfect for us!"

In this era of underdeveloped information, it is very difficult to know things in such remote mountainous areas.

In fact, although the mountainous area, which is now called Guangnan and later called Guangxi, began to raise Hehuayu as early as the Tang Dynasty, it was already famous in the Qing Dynasty.At this time, perhaps the farmers in the place of origin may not know as much breeding knowledge as Yun Yanhui.

The monks only thought that Yun Yanhui learned about it from a merchant in Guangnan. How could they know that he had eaten it in Guilin a thousand years later?

Yun Yan replied: "Yes, I also heard some specific methods. If you think it is feasible, you can buy fish fry and come back to try it. The best time to raise fish is when the grass blooms in summer and autumn. It's also fast."

The great monks looked at me and I looked at you, and said in unison: "Then Brother Yan will take care of this matter!"

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The abbot ordered Yun Yanhui to take care of the farming of the flower fish. The monks who planted the dozens of acres of rice fields were under his unified control during this time, and he was also able to mobilize the nearby monks flexibly.

Yunyan recalled asking someone to take her to the paddy fields to check on the spot. The paddy fields in the outskirts of the city were stretched at the foot of the mountain. They were always irrigated by mountain springs, and the water quality was cool and met the requirements.

Yunyan asked the monk who has been farming here, the rain this year is still abundant, and this land is also considered good. After he saw it, he knew what to expect, and then consulted with the fish merchant to buy carp fry. .

Yunyan didn't want to put it too densely. After all, they want the crops and carp to make a profit together, so they prepared about [-] carps per mu, called the monks, and selected healthy fry.

This is also the largest trading market in Bianliang, where Daxiangguo Temple is. Ordinary businessmen are unwilling to fight against them. Of course, they will not intentionally cheat them and sell bad fish fry.

On the side of the rice field, there was also work to be carried out, such as disinfection in the early stage, digging of fish ditches and fish pits, etc. Yun Yan went back to arrange monks, and it was completed within a few days.Fish ditches in the shape of "field" were dug out in the rice fields, and fish pits were dug at the corners of the fields.When the water is stored, the carp will be put in here.

Because of the need to supervise these tasks, there is a distance between the outskirts of the city, Yun Yanhui simply brought a few monks to live in the nearby hut, and Zhisheng was also taken by him.

Although Zhisheng was a lay monk, Yun Yanhui only asked his two elder brothers to come on stage. This time, he brought Zhisheng with him when he was doing fish farming.If possible in the future, he would also like to take Zhisheng to the festival management office.

In the first few days, Yunyan will take these monks with her and teach them how to inspect the field ridges and fish pits, combine fish farming and farming, and allocate time reasonably.

This is actually equivalent to an extra job, which makes the monks a little unhappy.

But Yun Yanhui had expected this a long time ago, and asked the abbot for instructions. He told the monks that when the hehua fish came into the market in the future, the temple would give them bonuses based on the profit of the area they were responsible for.

With a bonus, they will be more motivated, and when they think about it, Brother Yan helped lay monks to start a career, and those people were very happy and made a lot of money. Now that he is here to make Hehuayu, it shouldn't be too bad. right.This job can still be done, so the efficiency is greatly improved.

In addition, Yun Yanhui never relied on the fact that she was appointed by the abbot, and she was still young, so she would only stand and direct. She would definitely go to the fields with the monks, and the sun would last all day.Therefore, the monks were convinced of the child, and there was no other word.

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Yunyan returned to live in the field for more than half a month, and after everything here was on the right track, Fang took Zhisheng back to Daxiangguo Temple to report.

Because of being poisoned by the sun every day, Yunyan’s face turns red when she returns home at night, and after the redness, it turns black. After such a few days, the child who was originally white and tender became dark and thin, and when she smiled, her teeth became red. They all look very white.

The same is true for Zhisheng, who has become pretty in the dark.

The abbot was taken aback by Yun Yan's return. He didn't expect him to be so sincere. After all, his previous work didn't need to be so hard. Who knew that he would be able to bear it if there was any hardship. He was not at all like children of the same age.

After listening to Yunyan's reply, he clearly reported who he had traded with these days, how many fish fry were stocked, how much labor was spent, and other data are very clear.

The abbot didn't care about these things. Yun Yanhui took away the money to buy fry from the beginning, and now when he comes back, everything is done. Now basically he is waiting for the fish to grow up, and the maintenance in the middle is all there. The monks have been taught that there is no need for the abbot to worry about it.

The abbot only felt that he was extremely caring, Daxiangguo Temple had so many chores, if there were a few more people who handled things like Brother Yan, he would really have a lot of peace of mind.

Abbot Dayue, "Brother Yan has been working hard for more than a month. Seeing that you are much darker and thinner, I understand that my brother and Mrs. Zheng should feel sorry for you. You can continue to let go of the festival management and go to rest for a while." .”

Yun Yan replied straightforwardly, and went home with Zhi Sheng.

When I went back, I almost scared Zheng Ping.

Zheng Ping was at home, Yun Yan went back to the door, smiled at her against the light, and called her mother, her teeth were shining brightly.

"..." Zheng Ping dared to admit it after a while, "My son, is that you?"

"It's not who I am," Yun Yan replied, lacking in confidence, "It's...it's a little tanned."

Could this be a little?Zheng Ping couldn't hold back her tears, and rubbed Yunyan back into her arms, "Son, why is it as black as coal? Didn't the abbot send you to raise fish?"

"Is it really that dark?" Yun Yan touched her face depressedly, "It's ugly?"

Zheng Ping glanced at it, and then looked at it again. No matter how much she likes her son, she can't just say it's not ugly, so she nodded with tears in her eyes.

When Shuangyi and Xiaobao came back, they also agreed that it was extremely dark, especially because of the obvious color difference with the body, which was very unsightly.

Yun Yan came back to her heart and said that it seems that I am still different from Gu Tianle. Everyone can't accept a different color. Who said that black is not considered beautiful now, so I honestly went to find out, hoping that he would prescribe some whitening medicine.

Liao Ran was also taken aback, hurriedly prescribed some medicine, looked at it for a long time, "Let's buy some facial cleansing medicine."

"As for it?" Yun Yan replied very skeptical. This facial cleanser is an ancient facial cleanser. It removes oil, removes acne, moisturizes skin and whitens the skin. Its effects are as good as modern products, and there are many famous brand stores.

Now that the doctor said so, Yun Yan went back to buy some facial cleansing medicine, took it internally and applied it externally, and he was not doing well. Anyway, Zheng Ping stared at his face every day to see if he had returned in vain.

Zheng Ping also held Yun Yan back and refused to let him go out again, so as not to bask in the sun again.

Yun Yan returned home and continued to think about the sale of Hehuayu in the future. Although it is conceivable that the sales will not be a problem, in his opinion, it is best for Hehuayu to be branded like Xianglanzhi.

This is a way of long-term development. After a few more generations of Hehuayu, the quality will get better and better, and it can be expanded to other rice fields in the temple, increasing production a lot. The brand will also help the influence of Daxiangguo Temple .

After staying at home like this for several days, Yun Yan came up with an idea to kill two birds with one stone.

To prove it, Yun Yan went back to do a market survey, but just as he was about to run outside, Zheng Ping held him down, "Brother Yan, you don't want to look at your face, so don't run outside. Take care of yourself at home."

"Mother, why is the man's face so white!" Yun Yan replied anxiously.

"Why not? Girls love beauty, if you were born extremely ugly, no one would marry you in the future, you are dark and ugly." Zheng Ping muttered, "You have to listen to what people who have experienced it, even though you don't understand these things now, But there will be troubles for you in the future..."

"Mom, you started thinking about this when I was only young?" Yun Yan was speechless, "Can't you think about it from a different angle, if I achieve a career, even if it's dark, there are young ladies who are willing to marry me. "

"How could it belong to a good family?" Zheng Ping poked him on the forehead.

Yunyan covered her forehead and looked at her angrily, and sneaked into the space under her armpit when she was unaware, but Zheng Ping was very alert, and as soon as her hand fell, she clamped Yunyan back into her arms , the whole hugged.

"It's really heavy, I can't hold it in my arms." Zheng Ping hugged Yunyan back and closed the door, "Don't blame mother, mother has to be responsible for your future."

Yun Yan wanted to cry, but Zheng Ping locked him up at home for half a month. After a cycle, Pi Bai came back a lot. Zheng Ping then allowed him to go out, but told him not to expose himself to the sun again.

Yunyan ran back and forth in Bianliang City for several days, did a market survey, knew it well, and then went to find the abbot.

"Abbot, I already have a preliminary idea about the future sale of this Hehuayu. This may require the cooperation of the Festival Management Office and even the entire Daxiangguo Temple." Yun Yan replied.

From the abbot's point of view, selling fish means going to the fish market, or directly supplying it to restaurants and foot shops. What else is there to sell?

Yun Yan replied solemnly: "I think I should launch it at the first International Food Festival of Daxiangguo Temple."