The prefect of Huzhou came in person, and Zhao Dashan did not dare to slack off.
He put down his chopsticks and immediately went to the living room. After about an hour, he finally returned to the flower hall to eat.
After he finished his meal, Cheng Wanwan came over to ask what was going on.
"There is something wrong with the promotion of cotton." Zhao Dashan said, "Nanyang and Huzhou are also places neither south nor north, with similar climate and soil. It's just that Nanyang is slightly to the west. Logically speaking, there won't be anything big. The influence is right, but the Nanyang prefect wrote a letter saying that nine out of ten cotton seedlings cultivated by farmers will not survive for ten days, so I have to go to Nanyang myself to see what's going on."
Although Cheng Wanwan had freed up the cotton, in fact, she didn't know as much about cotton as Zhao Dashan, and she couldn't make good suggestions.
Now that Dashan is the master of cotton, all things related to cotton are a burden on his shoulders, so he naturally has to go there.
She said: "Ask the two ninth-grade agricultural workers from the Ministry of Revenue to go with you. Also, take Zhou Yong with you."
The two ninth-grade farmers were the two adults who came with Eunuch Ming when he came to announce the decree last time. They have been living in Huzhou to help promote cotton.
Zhou Yong is a boy selected by the buyer last time. He is responsible for running errands and doing chores beside Zhao Dashan. The young man of fifteen or sixteen years old is very smart.
Zhao Dashan nodded and went back to the bedroom to pack his luggage.
I packed a few clothes and brought the pamphlet he had recorded on cotton cultivation, which was just the right size for a baggage.
He turned around and saw that Wu Huiniang had wrapped up two pairs of shoes and stuffed them into his baggage: "Your shoes are dirty every day, and they will wear out after wearing them for two times. You are now a seventh-grade palm cotton commander." , you still have to pay more attention to what you wear..."
She said, reaching out to straighten his collar, "Are you leaving tonight or tomorrow morning?"
Zhao Dashan planned to go to Huzhou tonight and board the ship to Nanyang with the two adults tomorrow morning. However, when he saw his wife, his little daughter sleeping in her infant baby, and his eldest daughter playing in the yard, he It was a bit reluctant to give up.
He said: "Get up early tomorrow and leave."
As soon as the words fell, Xiao Zhenzhen started crying on the bed.
Wu Huiniang hurriedly picked up her little daughter to nurse her: "Xiao Zhenzhen can't bear to leave her father. By the way, how long will you be leaving this time?"
Zhao Dashan shook his head: "I still don't know what the situation is in Nanyang, and I don't know if other places have the same problem. I estimate it will take at least half a month."
Wu Huiniang nodded and said nothing more.
After her husband was promoted to official position, she knew that her husband's world was no longer limited to Dahe Village, and he would go further afield.
The next day, before dawn, there were only two little maids sweeping the floor in the yard, and Zhao Dashan had already gotten up.
Cheng Wanwan, who always likes to sleep in, also got up earlier. She sent Zhao Dashan to the entrance of the village and warned: "After you go to Nanyang, just do your own thing well. Don't ask too much about other things. If it's important, I couldn’t decide on the matter, so I wrote a letter home. Nanyang is not far away. I can get the letter delivered in half a day at a high speed..."
She gave a lot of instructions.
Zhao Dashan listened patiently: "Mom, I know everything. It's still early. Mom, please go back and sleep for a while."
He got on the carriage, followed by Zhou Yong, and Cheng Jia was responsible for driving the carriage to send the two of them to Huzhou to meet the other two adults.
It is already mid-to-late March, the spring colors are getting darker, the temperature is rising, and the clothes you wear are getting thinner and thinner.
Cheng Wanwan finally received approval from the court, allowing the people of Dahe Town to give priority to cultivating new species. The process must be recorded in detail and reported to the court at any time.
With a smile on her face, she immediately asked people to plant apple trees and simulated growing strawberries in a greenhouse.
There are also potatoes and tomatoes. You can buy seeds directly from the system and plant them. These two things are very easy to grow. Especially potatoes, not only taste good, but also have high yields. The yield per mu can reach three to four thousand kilograms, which is much more than grain. Times, if there is another famine year, if there are potatoes, there will be no fear of famine.
But since this was the first year of planting, she didn’t dare to plant too many, one acre each of tomatoes and potatoes, and three acres each of apples and strawberries.
At the same time, Wu Xiaochui's pond also made progress. He directly bought a public pond in Lijiagou, covering an area of 30 acres, and then bought more than 20 acres of land nearby and asked local villagers to dig it into a pond. , and finally connected with the original public pond to become a large pond of fifty or sixty acres.
March and April are a good season for releasing lobster seedlings. Cheng Wanwan released two to three thousand kilograms of seedlings at one time.
This thing is extremely adaptable and grows very fast at the turn of spring and summer. It can be caught and served in about June and July. By then, several new dishes can be added to the menu of the river banquet.
Of course, there are only a few restaurants in Dahe Banquet, and it is impossible to consume so many crayfish. She can make crayfish a specialty of Dahe Town...
Cheng Wanwan left Wu Xiaochui in charge of the crayfish matter.
Her focus is on skin care products.
The original glycerin workshop only produced three products, a water cream set based on glycerin and aloe vera raw materials.
Now the flowers in the flowerbed have grown up, the peach blossoms are in full bloom, the jasmine flowers are fragrant, the peonies are gorgeous, the peonies are enchanting... these are all top-quality skin care products.
She started researching new products with all her heart. This time she planned to make mid-to-high-end skin care products for wealthy ladies.
She has a recipe sheet she bought in the system mall. In fact, it is not too difficult to make...
Wu Huiniang was sitting on the edge helping to grind the petals, when suddenly it started to rain outside.
“There has been a lot of rain this year,” she said casually. “Last April, the water in the lotus pond was only up to the calves. It has rained continuously in the past few days, and the water has reached the knees. I don’t know if it will affect the growth of the lotus. "
Cheng Wanwan raised his somewhat stiff head and looked at the rain and mist falling from the eaves. Later, he realized that it seemed to have been raining since the beginning of spring.
Although spring rain is as precious as oil, it doesn't seem to work if it keeps raining like this.
She frowned and said, "Have you not planted this year's rice yet?"
Mrs. Qi stood on the side and said: "There is too much rain and the paddy fields are flooded, making it difficult to plant."
How did the original Mrs. Qi know this, but after staying in Dahe Village for such a long time and dealing with farmers every day, she gradually understood a little bit.
Cheng Wanwan stood up.
She actually didn't know the specific situation very well. She held an umbrella and planned to go to Tiezhu's house to ask about the situation.
Since Lao Lizheng became the county magistrate, he had to go to Ping'an County every day, and all matters in Dahe Town were left to Zhao Tiezhu.
When Cheng Wanwan passed by, Zhao Tiezhu was convening a meeting with several crop experts in the village, talking about the current weather.
It rained continuously for half a month, and the cabbage, beans, eggplant, etc. that were planted in the spring were almost drowned. The villagers did not dare to plant rice for the time being.
Although rice grows in water, the amount of water cannot be too much. If the water does not cover the rice seedlings, the rice will die due to lack of oxygen. This is a crop that is most valued by the people at the bottom. Therefore, the villagers dare not blindly plant it.
