I Love Farming

Cui Qichao rested for half a month in the apartment prepared by LJJ Company. Of course, for him, this was more like torture, which led him to fill Lin Lin's office with green plants.

For the psychological safety of the actors, LJJ Company must ensure that they have at least half a month of rest. During this period, they also hired a psychologist to conduct an assessment to help them better escape the influence of the virtual plane.

Half a month later, Cui Qichao sat in the studio again.

Lin Lin: "Mr. Cui, I wish you success in your work."

"Thank you." Cui Qichao nodded slightly to her, and a familiar password from the staff came from his ear, "Get ready for transfer."

"three."

"two."

"one!"

Accompanied by the sense of weightlessness, Cui Qichao shouted again: "Geronimo!"

……

The world was spinning, and the colors in front of his eyes regained color. Cui Qichao came to a plane similar to the Middle Ages. He was in Northumberland Castle, a baronial territory, with a total area of ​​[-] to [-] mu including uncultivated land—the data here Cui Qichao automatically converted them into Chinese standards.

This masonry castle was built on a high ground, with a dusty appearance. The fireplaces, tapestries, utensils, etc. in the room seemed to Cui Qichao to be too simple, and there was only a small window hole, which made the interior uncomfortable.

Cui Qichao went to the window and took a look. The castle is located on a high ground surrounded by deep moats. Along the high ground is the manor. You can see a large area of ​​land, and there are only young crops, and occasionally scattered farm houses and farmers. From a distance, it looks like a small black dot, the river passes through, and there are forests in the distance.

This is probably the only place that made him feel a little bit relieved. The planting area is much larger than that of C...

Cui Qichao's identity here is Tristan, who has just inherited the baronship of Northumberland.The original Baron of Northumberland died unexpectedly at a young age, and it was too late to have an heir, so the territory belonged to his close relatives according to the inheritance law.

Among the close relatives, because Cui Qichao was a cousin with an archbishop and had the support of the church, he became the new baron.

According to the habits of the LJJ company, the existence of this archbishop may be for Cui Qichao. After all, it is only the second plane that Cui Qichao has experienced so far, and it is also the first time to record a male channel.

Cui Qichao looked around, but couldn't find where Xiaobai was. He didn't know where LJJ arranged him.He didn't want to stay in the room for too long, and it was a coincidence that when he went out, a servant came to report: "Master Baron, the serf caught a litter of kittens and sent them to the castle. It happened that the priest saw it and asked if he was lucky." Join you in disposing of these vicious animals."

"..." Cui Qichao was silent for a while.

"Master Priest" he knew what was going on, assuming that he had just arrived in Northumberland Castle, and the priest here would have dinner with him later to get closer.But what do kittens have to do with evil animals?

Just like when he was in C University, Cui Qichao didn't have such detailed information, so he had no way of knowing that shepherd cats didn't exist at that time.But now, he also thought for a while before he figured it out. Could it be that cats are not companion animals or working animals in this era, but... evil animals that everyone shouts and beats?

More importantly, Cui Qichao thought, wouldn't there be his Xiaobai among those kittens? ?

"Take me to have a look." Cui Qichao said vaguely.

The servant responded and brought Cui Qichao to the lobby of the main building. Cui Qichao went down the stairs and saw a priest in a robe bowing his head and playing with three two-month-old kittens, surrounded by some attendants.

As soon as they saw the new owner of the castle coming down, these people all showed a respectful side, saluted him and said hello, trying to show the best description.

Including the priest, also put away their feet and said hello, "Your Excellency, I just finished praying and saw these kittens. It's really bad luck."

Because Cui Qichao was supported by the church in the area and had a close relationship with the archbishop, the priest deliberately showed some intimacy when talking to him.

"That's really unlucky, William." Cui Qichao said dryly, "Come here, put these evil creatures in my room, and I will personally... abuse them."

Although the overly blunt wording of the Baron was a bit strange, generally everyone agreed.

Priest William originally hoped to break the legs of these kittens together with the baron, but the baron ordered the cats to be taken away and disposed of alone. He could only stare at the servant, thinking that the servant did not convey clearly, otherwise the baron would How could she refuse him unintentionally.

Cui Qichao took a look. The cats were of different colors, some were white, this one should be Xiaobai, some were orange, and there was a sheriff's color, which was also the most evil in the priest's eyes because it was too dark.

Priest William was resentful, and it was time to eat.

This is an intimate meal between the Lord Baron and the Lord Priest supported by the Archbishop. The stewards of Northumberland and the knights did not eat together. They managed the taxation, farming, police service, etc. in the territory for the Lord, and the knights were Guard the territory security.When the baron first arrived last night, they had already had a good time licking the master's ass.

In order to entertain the priest and the newly arrived baron, the cook prepared for a long time and worked hard to sieve the flour into white bread.

Take off the meat hanging in the kitchen and scald it with boiling water, the smell of the meat that has been hung for seven days and has a bit of a smell immediately becomes clean.

And a broth of expensive saffron and minced swan meat, beautifully golden in colour, with a dash of rare pepper and some dill, is simply tantalizing.

And the mauve carrot chunks, which look bright and plump though the veggies don't really matter...

When the dishes that the cook was proud of were served, Cui Qichao's face became more and more ugly.Turned over the carrot and it was raw at all.He reluctantly ate two pieces, only to feel that there was still an earthy smell.

Broth, the color of the broth is bright, but the taste is poisonous, with a slight sweetness of saffron, I don’t know what else was added, it also has astringency and other tastes, so he didn’t recognize it. What animal does the ground meat come from.

The white bread was rough and tasteless, and there was only a small piece. Cui Qichao finished it in two bites.As for the large pieces of pork, Cui Qichao felt sick when he smelled it. Not only was it suspected of spoilage because it had been left for too long, but also the pork that had not been castrated had a lingering smell.

He didn't even want to taste the wine at all.

On the other hand, William, the priest, ate it with relish, and tasted that it had spices in it, and praised it greatly.Looking at His Excellency the Baron, he seemed to have a bad appetite. After eating bread and a few mouthfuls of vegetables, he stopped moving. Instead, he was eating honey baked apples as an appetizer, but his expression did not look like he was enjoying himself.

"Your Excellency, are you unwell?" William asked with concern, "I heard that you lived in the East with your family for a long time, and you just came back not long ago. Does it make you feel a little dissatisfied with the climate of Northumberland? adapt?"

It's not the climate, it's the taste.Cui Qichao forced a smile on his face, "Yes, have you been to the East?"

Because the LJJ company has been evacuated, the East they mentioned is not a place in China, but it is also very far away. He is probably the only one who has been to the entire Northumberland.

Sure enough, William shook his head and expressed his willingness to hear about the customs there.

"It's nothing, it's just that the food is delicious." Cui Qichao now misses the canteen very much. He feels that the canteen before the improvement is a hundred times more delicious than these.At least, those vegetables have been selected and bred in modern times, they are cooked, the meat is fresh, and the seasoning is normal.

The nobles in the middle ages, their life is not as good as their Xiaobai, of course, Xiaobai from the previous plane...

William was a little skeptical, "The chef's craftsmanship of Northumberland Castle is already among the best dishes I have tasted. It is hard to imagine that there are even better ones in the world, which makes it difficult for Your Excellency to accept these delicacies."

Cui Qichao: "..."

Their conversation was heard by the servant with pricked ears and the cook who was eavesdropping on the wall, and the cook turned her back to cry in the eyes of others.It's over, the new master doesn't like her food, he can't even eat it.

Like the priest, she didn't think her cooking would be bad, or even delicious.She thought it was because the baron's taste had been changed by the East and he couldn't accept her dishes.

But no matter what, the end result is that she may be replaced.Thinking of this, the cook felt darkness in front of her eyes.

……

After chatting with His Excellency the Baron, William faintly felt that he might have spent too much time in the East, and his words were sometimes confusing.

But he felt that this young baron might not be an easy person to get along with. He was domineering and seemed to be suppressing his temper all the time, which was also in line with the pampering of young people and the arrogance of nobles.He was willing to believe that the reason why the other party didn't show up in front of him was because of the church.

After the priest left, Cui Qichao asked for some goat milk, pretending that he drank it himself and took it back to his room.

The three kittens were chained in the corner of the room but are now snuggled up and asleep.Cui Qichao walked over with the goat's milk and called softly, "Xiaobai, Xiaobai?"

The kittens didn't know whether they were woken up by him or lured by the smell of goat milk.

The three kittens all crawled towards Cui Qichao. Cui Qichao held the white cat in his arms and said pitifully, "Little Bai..."

He regretted letting LJJ Company bring Xiaobai here too, he didn't expect this place to be so hostile to cats.

The white cat whimpered and tried desperately to get its head close to the goat's milk in his other hand, but it didn't respond to Cui Qichao's call.

Cui Qichao was about to give it the goat's milk when he noticed that the black cat was pawing at his trouser legs with its paws, as if beckoning.

"...?" A thought flashed in Cui Qichao's mind, and he asked the black cat suspiciously, "Xiaobai?"

Black cat: "Meow meow!"

Cui Qichao: "..."

Cui Qichao: "Sit down."

The black cat dropped its hind legs and sat down firmly.

Cui Qichao: "Lie down."

The black cat lay down first, then turned sideways, a standard lying position.

Looking up again, he looked at Cui Qichao resentfully.

Cui Qichao: "..."

Cui Qichao put the white cat down. What's wrong with LJJ Company? Although Xiaobai was black and white before, most of them were white, not so completely black.

Especially there was a white cat next to it, Cui Qichao could hardly call out the name "Little White" to it.

Seeing that Cui Qichao recognized him, Xiaobai stepped forward angrily, and plunged into the bowl to drink goat milk.

Unexpectedly, the demon Cui Qichao really brought it to this plane. He wanted to lose his temper, but today's encounter made Xiaobai only focus on eating. He almost starved to death, or thought he was going to be stepped on by the medieval people die.

When Xiaobai was full, he gave the remaining goat milk to the other two chirping kittens.

"Oh, I knew I would have them change your data and make it into a cow or a horse..." Cui Qichao said softly.In that case, it would be much more valuable at this time, so you don't have to worry about being killed easily.

But Xiaobai's hairs exploded, and he felt shuddering.

Cui Qichao actually wanted it to be a cow instead of a horse?

……

When the servants in the castle saw the baron reappeared, he had an extra rope in his hand, and the other end of the rope was tied around the neck of the black kitten. They didn't know where the other two cats went, and whether they had been taken away by the master. die.

To their surprise, the master would shake the rope from time to time, and then the kitten would lie down, roll over, or even stand up, with its two front paws together to bow to the master!

Everyone took a deep breath. Did this evil cat beg for mercy after being tortured by the master?

But lord, their new lord baronet, with a heart of stone, did not give the cat a good time, but kept it by his hand.It seems that the master wants to torture it for a longer time for fun.

The baron was blessed by the archbishop, so he was not afraid of the cat. After seeing the kitten bowing, the others couldn't help avoiding it.I am even a little afraid that the master is not enough to play with cats, but also to play with poor people like them.

Look, after the master had had enough fun, he picked up the cat and put it in his pocket, but the half-dead kitten had stopped moving.

Cui Qichao and Xiaobai cooperated in a scene, making Xiaobai behave as if he was strangling and mistreating him, thinking that he loves the people like a child, loves cats...not that much but it's okay, I didn't expect to make a cruel here perverted lord.

However, Cui Qichao still had something "perverted" going on.

—— Cui Qichao called the agricultural officer and asked in detail about the cultivation of his territory.

The agricultural officer introduced him.Northumberland, like most of the southern territories, adopts the two-field rotation system, that is, the land in the manor is divided into two parts, which are cultivated in turn. This year, one part is planted, and the other part is rested, and the other part is planted. Block recovery restores soil strength.

Cui Qichao: "It's not good, it's a waste."

The agricultural officer felt that the new master might be very, very ignorant of farming, so he explained to Cui Qichao.Now in the master's field, if the year is good, then every year, the wheat with the least yield can harvest more than 50 kilograms per mu.

If the year is not good, the harvested grain is not enough for the next planting, or even the harvest may fail.

"However, if the soil is not restored by continuous cultivation, then the harvest will be absolutely reduced." said the agricultural officer.

This is simply a heinous harvest. Even if Cui Qichao saw it in the materials, he still felt very sad.Not to mention anything else, even the Chinese peasant households of the same era had more than ten times the yield per mu.

Cui Qichao: "There is always a way, don't reduce the income, I have seen some in the East."

Why is the yield so low?Excluding all crops, farming methods, and even seeds, the most important factor in farming is the "field" itself, and the people in the Middle Ages did not fertilize the fields.

It is true that soil fertility is limited, and it is necessary to properly cultivate the land and not over-cultivate it.But if no fertilizer is applied at all, no matter how fertile the land is, it is easy to gradually reduce production and fail.It is a great waste to use their method of raising and farming the land.

Here, it is necessary to pay attention to reasonable arrangements.As for this point, the Chinese people have rich experience. Anyway, Cui Qichao wouldn't be surnamed Cui if he didn't fill up the land.

When the agricultural officer heard it, the young master actually insisted on wanting to farm at full capacity.This method has been used before, but the result is that the soil is exhausted, and it is far less advanced than the two-field system.

He was very skeptical about saying that Dongfang had a way not to reduce the income. The master was young and how much inside information he could know.It should be that people's land is relatively fertile, but if it is cultivated for a few years, it will definitely become barren.

Alas, the aristocrats are absurd. He only dared to complain from the bottom of his heart when he thought about it.

Cui Qichao directly changed the subject, "Okay, tell me about other things, such as what crops are in the field and what kind of land they are."

The agricultural officer replied honestly that March had just passed, and barley and oats were planted in the fields, and fruits, carrots, cabbage, parsnips, etc. were planted in the vegetable garden.It is worth mentioning that because there is a lot of white soil in Northumberland, the amount of oats planted will be larger.

On some white soils, oats and cabbage can still grow, and on some white soils, even oats cannot survive.

"Baitu?" Cui Qichao asked again.

This made the farming officer even more aware that the master did not understand farming. After all, the master had never managed the territory before inheriting Northumberland. "That's right, white soil, it is difficult to grow any crops on it."

Cui Qichao asked about his appearance, and found that the white soil mentioned by the agricultural officer was saline-alkali land, probably because of the white precipitate on it.

It is difficult to grow crops in saline-alkali land. Oats and cabbage have high tolerance and can grow in light saline-alkali land, but in medium and heavy saline-alkali land, even these salt-tolerant crops cannot grow.

Cui Qichao became even more speechless when asked further.

Not only is the saline-alkali land, this Northumberland Territory is not particularly large, but it is full of five poisons, because the water shortage caused by the poor water conservancy facilities, and the lack of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium lead to low crop yields, small seeds, and slow growth. , Yellow color, etc. are all basic.

No wonder an acre of land can only produce tens of kilograms of wheat. The yield of other crops is higher than that of wheat, but it is also limited.The specific concept is that in modern times, it is normal for people with heavy physical strength to eat more than a catty of grain every day. If there is meat, it may be less.That is, how many people can be fed by such a per-acre production capacity?

However, at this time, the real heavy-bodied people, those serfs, couldn't afford food, and most of the time they could only eat some wild vegetables and beans.

Step by step, first think about soil improvement.Cui Qichao propped his chin and thought, "Have someone ride a horse and show me a handful of every plant that can be seen in my territory, including weeds. For every kind of land, including wasteland and woodland, dig a Bring the soil back."

In ancient times, Shen Nong tasted all kinds of herbs, and now, he has to pick up all the plants in his territory.

The agricultural officer's mouth was wide open, and he said foolishly, "Ah...?"

Cui Qichao looked at the agricultural officer with "Is your hearing damaged?"

The agricultural officer immediately shut up. He had to admit that although this young gentleman didn't know much about farming, he was worthy of being from a noble family, and his aura was very scary. "Yes, sir, I will arrange it right away."

……

After talking with the agricultural officer, Cui Qichao went to the kitchen. To be honest, he was still hungry.

The kitchen is not so much a kitchen as it is a space slightly separated from the hall and not yet fully independent.

When the cook saw Cui Qichao, she showed fear. After a short period of time, the news spread throughout the castle. The baron not only had a picky tongue, but also liked to torture animals, and his temper was a bit cruel.

"Take it." Cui Qichao put the cat into the cook's hand.

The cook was caught off guard and could only hold it.

Cui Qichao walked around the kitchen and asked the maid who was following him to take out all the spices that had been kept in good condition, looked at them one by one, looked at each ingredient, and finally said: "I said, you do it."

The cook stared blankly at the master, and it took a while to realize that the master hadn't eaten much before, but now he was hungry.However, she was probably dissatisfied with her craftsmanship, so she actually directed it herself... She blushed, feeling completely ashamed of herself.

Cui Qichao took Xiaobai back into his pocket, and said, "Go and wash your hands, you touched the cat just now."

At this time, people don't like cleaning. He noticed that the cook's hands were not clean.But the cook touched the evil black cat again, and under the pickiness of the master, she had no choice but to wash her hands obediently.After washing, Cui Qichao realized that the cook was very pale. Thinking of what he ate at noon, he couldn't help feeling a little nauseous.

The cook stood timidly in front of Cui Qichao, and was ordered by him to take down the freshest piece of mutton. She wanted to say that this piece of meat hadn't hung enough time, but was shocked by the master's cold face.

Under Cui Qichao's command, the handymen and maids also got busy, some cutting meat, some lighting a fire, starting a stove, and preparing seasonings.Pepper, garlic and salt grains are placed on the meat, and after a while, they are brushed with olive oil, and they are careful not to waste a drop of oil.Even so, the master still had a dissatisfied look on his face, making everyone more careful.

Next, prepare a large piece of clean cabbage leaves and spread them on a wooden tray.The meat slices are not cut after serving, but are divided now, skewered and grilled.

The master stared at them closely, not allowing the slightest mistake, and even controlled the height of the mutton and the amount of firewood, and ordered the maids to pour honey or brush more oil on the barbecue after their own orders, and put it on. Everyone in the wooden bowls of nutmeg and dill was trembling, waiting for the master to say when they could sprinkle it.

Seeing the mutton slowly turn from red to burnt yellow, the outer skin has become crispy, and it is sizzling with oil under the licking of the tongue of fire. The minced nutmeg seems to be dancing with the oil stars, and the whole body exudes a very strong fragrance. Originally The nervous servants also fell into a mysterious silence...

In their previous decades of life, they have never smelled such an alluring aroma of barbecue. It was born right under their noses. Is it because of the spices that the master generously put in? This smell made their faces turn red—— Really, when I smell it, I feel that I have taken advantage of it!

Especially the cook, unlike other people who don't know how to cook, she has cooked so many barbecues, and was once asked by the previous extravagant master to add more spices to marinate in order to cover up the smell of the meat. However, there has never been such a Wonderful effect, is this the delicacy that the new Baron tasted in the East?

The roast meat was pulled off the fork and placed on a wooden plate covered with cabbage, with a little green dill powder sprinkled on the surface, and slices of fat, tender, and fragrant roast lamb were squeezed next to each other, and oil spots fell on the On the tender green cabbage leaves, it looks even more attractive.

As the cabbage leaves were slightly scalded by the heat of the barbecue, amidst the heat, there was the sound of drooling in the kitchen.Gulp.

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