Brother Fourteen was surprised and said: "It's hard to come out for fun, Brother Ten, why are you so anxious to go back?"
Brother Thirteen laughed from the side and said: "I should spend the New Year with Sister-in-law Ten, Sister-in-law is the only one in Brother Ten's family!"
The tenth prince smiled and acquiesced to this statement.
This was not a temporary plan. Even before he came out, he had planned to return to Beijing on the 24th at the latest and would not let Fujin spend the New Year alone.
Brother Fourteen gritted his teeth and said: "Then ask Khan Ama to pick out a few more princesses for you. It's going to be lively. Won't Sister-in-law Ten have someone to keep her company?"
The tenth elder brother: "..."
It’s the 13th year of Chinese New Year, isn’t it time to be sensible? !
He looked at Brother Fourteen and said, "You can say this to Sister-in-law Ninth later, and find some friends for Sister-in-law Ninth!"
Brother Fourteen immediately covered his mouth and said: "I take back what I just said, let's forget it. Brother Ten, go and keep Sister-in-law Ten company by yourself!"
The book clearly states that women are jealous.
The tenth sister-in-law seems to have a good temper, but the ninth sister-in-law is different.
The fourth elder brother and the eldest elder brother came out from the imperial palace and saw a few young ones chatting together. They didn't know where to put them, so they urged: "Don't stay outside, take a good rest for a long time, we will be marching tomorrow."
Tomorrow's first siege will be when the emperor takes the clan, the prince and the Shangsanqi guards to the siege.
The tenth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother both nodded in agreement.
Brother Fourteen glanced at Brother Four, held back what he wanted to say, and nodded...
*
Capital City, Ninth Prince's Mansion.
Because they woke up late in the morning, the couple had breakfast and lunch together.
After eating, before the beginning of the afternoon, the two of them were strolling in the yard.
It's almost May 9th now, the weather is fine, it's warm at noon, and it's not that cold anymore.
After the skiing was over, the couple went to the greenhouse.
I used to send a lot of vegetables to my relatives as New Year gifts, but now I can pick less.
The two came here to see corn and potatoes.
From preparing the greenhouse after the Mid-Autumn Festival to starting trial planting of corn in early September, it has been three and a half months.
It has already formed a stick.
When Shu Shu saw it, she was thinking about the tender corn, but after thinking about it, she forgot about it.
Although it is easier to buy corn seeds now, these are seeds that were saved in the capital and have been carefully cultivated. It is better to save them for sowing next year.
Potatoes, on the other hand, are three and a half months old, and the stems and leaves on them have withered, and it's time to harvest them all.
Today is the time to harvest potatoes.
The house is boring, and digging potatoes is a new thing.
Shu Shu told Xiao Song to invite Mrs. Bo to come over and watch people digging potatoes with them.
As early as the beginning of the month, Shu Shu asked someone to dig it up and see the size, thinking that she could try it first. But it turned out that it was only the size of a table tennis ball, so she was reluctant to eat it and buried it back in the pit.
After a while, Mrs. Bo came.
Xing Quan, the steward of the greenhouse, led by his eldest son Xing Hai, and four or five handymen working here dug potatoes together.
The area planted with potatoes is almost half of the land.
As the potatoes were dug out one after another, Brother Jiu looked proud, but Shu Shu looked at them in surprise.
I had heard from Xing Quan before that the potatoes used for planting were not big, but Shu Shu thought it was because others planted them improperly. This crop was cultivated intensively and cared for well, so it should be big.
As a result, when one plant came down, there was a nest of potatoes at the bottom. There were indeed a lot of potatoes, as few as seven or eight, as many as nine or ten, but they were only as big as an egg.
On top of one plant, there are occasionally one or two that are slightly larger, about the size of a duck egg.
No wonder Akito mentioned potatoes in his notes as "like taro". This is the kind of small taro from the south of the Yangtze River, referring to its shape and size.
There was already a small scale ready nearby.
Brother Jiu asked someone to pick out a few and weigh them. There are about three liang of the size of an egg, three and a half of the size of a duck egg, and there are two or three smaller than an egg in each plant.
In this way, the harvest per plant is about one pound and two to one pound and four.
It is completely incomparable to the half-pound or one-pound potatoes of later generations.
Even so, Brother Jiu was very happy and asked someone to record the total number.
From this half of the land, the yield of potatoes is one hundred and eighty-eight pounds and four taels.
Brother Jiu said excitedly: "One acre of land is nearly 3,700 kilograms and 31 stones, which is twice as much as the highest record of 15 stones found in the previous imperial village!"
Although Shu Shu was not satisfied with the size of the potatoes, she was also happy with the quantity.
Mrs. Bo was beside her, and she was also a little excited.
Food is the most important thing for the people.
Even though she was born in a clan and had no worries about food and drink, she still knew that the majority of people in this world were the common people.
If everyone is well fed and clothed, and does not suffer from hunger or cold, it will be a peaceful and prosperous age.
Mrs. Bo reminded the ninth elder brother: "For such a great joy, I can send someone to report the good news to the emperor..."
Brother Ninth hesitated for a moment and said, "But there is only half of the land now, and it is in a greenhouse. It is not the same as the land outside. Should we wait until Brother Four plants it next year before announcing the good news?"
The subsequent trial planting of corn and potatoes will be handed over to Si Age.
Mrs. Bo thought for a moment and said, "Then let me send someone to tell Si Beile the good news. We will see how Si Beile makes arrangements later."
"Uh-huh!"
Brother Jiu was happy, looked at Shu Shu and said, "I will write a letter to my fourth brother when I go back. Will you go back with me, or stay here with the county master?"
Shu Shu smiled and said: "Master, please go back first. I will go to Ning'an Hall to have a drink of tea before going back."
Brother Jiu nodded, said goodbye to Mrs. Bo, and hurried out.
Mrs. Bo held Shu Shu's hand, and the two of them also left the greenhouse.
Mrs. Bo said softly: "Si Baile has a fair character, so there is no need to care too much."
This is because he knows Shu Shu's temperament, he doesn't like to suffer losses.
Shu Shu nodded and said: "Well, Master Jiu is naive and needs more care from the brothers above..."
While they were talking, the two of them arrived at Ning'an Hall and sat down in the second room.
The daffodils on the Kang table have already been harvested and are about to bloom.
The red agate flowerpot, green leaves, and white flower bags are pleasing to the eye.
Shu Shu said: "I remember that Ah Mou still likes roses. This time there is a lot of space in the greenhouse, so why don't we ask people to share a few more pots of rose flowers?"
There are also some flower pots in the greenhouse now, but they are small in number and only occupy a small area.
The uncle said: "It's a good house. You don't need to make these useless things. Roses are easy to work with and they are in season. Just buy some flowers and trees next spring and plant them in the garden. They will bloom from the Dragon Boat Festival to after the Double Ninth Festival..."
Shu Shu said: "Then do you have any flowers you want to plant?"
Mrs. Bo shook her head and said: "Don't worry about flowers and plants. I spent thousands of taels of silver to build that house. After one winter, it's also hundreds of taels of charcoal. Whether it's planting vegetables or breeding, it's all serious business. It would be a waste if we really use it to grow flowers and grass..."
Shu Shu didn't force it, she really missed the sweet potatoes.
The yield of sweet potatoes should be higher than that of potatoes.
Potatoes may still have a process of breeding and evolution, but I have never heard of sweet potatoes still being small.
According to history, sweet potatoes were partially promoted in Fujian in the late Ming Dynasty.
It's just that due to the current geographical isolation, it has not been extended to the north for decades.
With the pleasant climate in the south, food is harvested twice a year, and there is no shortage of food. Except for the mountainous areas of Fujian, no one regards sweet potatoes as a good thing.
In the eyes of the people, only food is serious, and good land must grow food.
Everything else is included in the dishes, which are dispensable and can be eaten or not...
*
In the main room, in the study.
Brother Jiu was really hesitant when he picked up the pen.
The brothers used to stay in the palace, never seeing each other, and there really was no letter written between them.
It feels different than face to face.
In front of the emperor's father, he could write whatever he wanted in his letters. He was not afraid of being embarrassed or showing cowardice, and he dared to speak big words.
But in front of his brother, he still showed a bit of honesty.
He stopped talking and looked at the record book next to him.
That’s all I can say.
How much area was planted in total, how many kilograms and pieces of seeds were used, how many potato plants grew, the number of potatoes per plant, and the total weight.
The number of times of thinning, watering, and fertilizing in the middle are also written down.
I wrote a full three pages, and finally wrote the production data of the previous imperial village on it for comparison.
Then, he thought for a while, called Erhe who was on duty, gave a few instructions, and ordered him to take his name card and go to the Nanyuan paddock.
Although he accepted Erhe's request and made him the second-class bodyguard of the prince's palace, he still felt sorry for him.
I'm sending a letter today. The fourth brother's temper should be reported to the imperial court, and maybe Erhe will be called over to answer.
Brother Jiu briefly talked about digging potatoes before and said, "If Brother Four asks, just tell me briefly."
Erhe responded, took the letter, and went out to the Nanyuan paddock.
There was no horse racing in the city, so he left the capital through Deshengmen, walked to the official road outside the city, and rode south.
In half an hour, he arrived at the paddock gate.
Because Shengjia was stationed, the security in the paddock was upgraded.
However, Erhe was lucky. It happened that the seventh elder brother took someone to inspect the paddock. When he recognized him, he asked someone to send a message to the fourth elder brother.
After a while, the fourth elder brother came over. He was a little worried when he heard that it was the ninth elder brother who wrote to him.
The two brothers had met two days ago, and it didn't look like anything was going on at that time.
Worried that something was urgent, he immediately opened the letter and read it. He was already excited when he saw the back part.
He put the letter away, looked at Erhe, looked at his clothes, and said: "Er bodyguard?"
Erhe bowed and said: "It is my slave Erhe."
The fourth elder brother nodded and said: "Master Fu is also in front of the emperor. Come with me and prepare for the emperor's questions."
Erhe responded and followed Si Age into the paddock.
When he arrived outside the palace, he signaled Erhe to wait, and went to the door to ask someone to pass the message.
Kangxi was meeting with several leading bodyguards and ministers of the Three Banners, talking about the siege tomorrow.
The guards can all be noble sons, but they cannot be mediocre sons.
The civil and military officials of the imperial court were subject to "Beijing inspection", and the guards of the Three Banners were also subject to regular assessments of riding and shooting. Those who did not meet the conditions were dismissed.
Speaking of which, this was the warning given to Kangxi by Brother Jiu.
He trusts Shang Sanqi, but he trusts Shang Sanqi more with force than the useless Shang Sanqi.
Like the Shumulu family, the children are obviously outstanding, because if they are not the eldest son, there should be more than one or two guards who have to give way to the eldest son's house.
If the person he replaces is not bad in ability, then Kangxi will not interfere in this; but if he dares to make a fool of himself, he must be prohibited, otherwise, the layer of security around him will be useless...
*
I went to bed late last night, and my brain is a little dull today, so I just finished writing.
I'm asking for a monthly ticket. The monthly ticket is ninth. The glory depends on these few days at the beginning of the month, ^_^.
