The summer drought finally eased after the rain, and the scenery on the way to Xuancheng became more green.
For farmers, this is the happiest day. As long as they persist until the rice is harvested, their hard work will be rewarded.
Zhu Wentian was sitting by the car, his legs dangling outside, thinking about something.
He also had a dream of strengthening the country and wanted to change the future historical trend of Ming Dynasty.
But everything needs to wait for the opportunity. If a lot of abilities are directly exposed, do you have to go to the court to tell people about the general situation?
You must do something yourself first to give people a sense of stability and hope.
Only in this way can changes be made and the country prospered through hard work!
"Which village is this from? The rice needs top dressing. Just add some plant ash and phosphorite powder."
Zhu Wentian suddenly saw that the color of a piece of land was different from other places. He jumped out of the car and ran over to take a look.
"Stop, stop quickly, Hanhan!" The director kept staring at Hanhan!
He shouted hurriedly when Hanhan jumped down after saying something was missing.
'Uu~' and 'Uu~' calls to stop came and went.
The director also jumped down and ran to Hanhan's side: "Hanhan?"
"Look at these rice seedlings. There are few tillers, which are the leaves growing out from the roots. Look at the leaves. Some of the leaves are gray and red when they are old, with spots on them.
Some leaves are not wide enough, and the bottom of the root is black. If I pull it out, it will rise easily. The root is rotten.
We are short of plant ash and phosphorus stone powder, so we have to hurry up, otherwise we will not be able to save him, and he will be soaked in the water more and more. "
Zhu Wentian explained it one by one. Since he saw it, he would help solve it.
If others don't listen, forget it. It's hard to persuade a damn ghost with good words.
"Xiao Qi, go find Wang Dongli, the head of Sanli Village, and tell him that plant ash and phosphorite powder are needed for the paddy fields in his village."
The village chief was willing to help and shouted to a villager in the team.
"Plant ashes... soak one acre of water and sprinkle twenty kilograms of it. Let's take a look first. Soak one kilogram of water with a little more phosphorite powder. Six kilograms of it per acre. Sprinkle it evenly."
Zhu Wentian added, don't let it go, they are all burned to death, it's your own fault.
Xiao Qi agreed, took the horse alone, and went around the village to find someone.
The team moved on, and the villagers smiled happily.
We are so awesome! You can tell at a glance what's wrong with the rice seedlings and they can be saved.
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At noon, the convoy arrived in Xuancheng.
The sergeant guarding the city gate stopped to check: "What is this?"
"I sent it for inspection. If you want to know what to do with it, please contact Li Zhixian, the head of my Xiaqiu Village."
The chief explained that it was difficult to value the soap at the moment and that he had to go in and find an official.
The sergeant picked it up and smelled it: "Does it smell so good?"
"Looking for Li Zhixian." The mayor didn't want to talk nonsense. He wanted to get out of the car and go in to find someone.
Xiao Qi came over on horseback at this time: "Chief, I told you, they said they were looking for phosphorus stone and collecting plant ash."
"I'll go in with you." The sergeant said seriously and responsibly.
The villagers didn't care, and the convoy went in.
The sergeant had no choice but to leave by himself, and the brothers shared the task of guarding the city gate.
He mainly heard about what happened in Xiaqiu Village. He had a lot of money, and it was said that he reported to Nanjing and had a good relationship with the county magistrate.
Look at their fleet, don’t you understand? There are twice as many mules and horses to follow the cart, it’s all money!
The team arrived at the gate of the county government office. Before the sergeant could say anything, a government servant guarding the gate rushed over: "Chief Zhu Li, are you here? Is it hot during the journey?"
This person was obviously someone who had been to Xiaqiu Village and had something to eat and take.
"Brother, it's okay. I'm looking for Li Zhixian, but I don't know him..."
"Wait, I'm going to shout." The yamen officer interrupted the chief's words, turned around and ran in.
sergeant:"……"
What do you mean by shouting? Shouldn't it be a notification?
As a result, it seems that after dozens of breaths, the complete history of Li Zhixian, Chief Zheng, and Guanxian Prime Minister came out.
"Yichang! Why are you in the city? Hanhan is here too?" Li Zhixian greeted cordially.
"Well, well! Hey hey hey!" Zhu Wentian grinned beside him.
"Li Zhixian, everyone, there are good things in the village, but I don't know what to do."
Li Chang pointed to the car, which was on top.
"Go around from behind." Li Zhixian gestured.
"I know the place, I'll take it with me." The yamen servant who had just reported the news took the initiative to take on the task.
"This brother sergeant..."
"I'm going back." The sergeant understood that it was time for him to leave.
The motorcade circled around and entered the back gate of the county government office.
The villagers moved things from the car down to two large stoves made of thick iron sheets, with kaolin clay inside and grates passing through them.
First put soft firewood on the grate, then hard firewood, then a lump of coal, and light the fire below.
Place a pan on one and a round pan on the other.
"Yichang, what are you..." The actions of the villagers shocked Li Zhixian.
"It's noon, let's cook first, and while eating we say, hurry up, heat up the beef soup and spread out the pancakes and fruits," the chief introduced.
The fried dough sticks are all fried, and the beef soup has been cooked before. Heat it up, add green onion and coriander and you can eat it.
The noodles of the pancake fruit are even better, including chopped green onions, coriander, thin sausages, fennel and sesame seeds.
"Ask those who are not on duty to come over and move tables and stools, and leave one for those who are on duty."
Li Zhixian took a look and arranged it! Everyone eats it without fear of being reported.
Then everyone saw the village guard of Xiaqiu Village rolling up his sleeves, washing his hands, and working on the pan himself.
Zhu Wentian was very skilled. He spread the pancakes, spread the sauce, beat the double-sided eggs, put the fried dough sticks and sausages, then spread the sauce, sprinkled other things, rolled it up a few times, wrapped it with raw paper, and it was ready.
Others ate the hot beef soup. The beef soup was radish stewed beef with cubes of beef in it!
Plus garlic cucumber and soy pickles, oh my!
Officials drank wine and were not in a hurry to eat pancakes and fruits. They had extra side dishes.
Sauced beef, braised beef liver, dried tofu shreds mixed with cucumber shreds, and salted beans.
After everyone drank two cups of wine, the village leader explained his purpose: "I have made a new thing in Xiaqiu Village. It is better than soap made from honey locust, and it washes more cleanly and has a fragrant fragrance."
After he finished speaking, Xiao Qi, who was eating pancakes and fruit in one hand, handed over a piece of soap and a bar of soap.
Li Zhixian took it with his hands first, squeezed it, and then smelled it. It smelled like soap. The soap had a fishy smell, which was very light.
"Is this better for washing hands than soap locust?" He handed the thing to the county magistrate next to him.
"It's much better. It's five times more expensive than soap from the acacia locust. The soap is not scented. It's the best for washing clothes. It's not for sale."
"Aren't you going to sell the amount of stuff in your car?"
"Because I don't know whether it is suitable for washing clothes and washing face, please help me try it out. One hundred pieces of soap, one hundred pieces of scented soap." The leader said clearly.
"This..." Li Zhixian was confused again.
"Li Zhixian, let's not talk about drinking for now! Even if you are not willing to help then, I won't say anything." The chief held the wine cup.
"Drink!" "Yes, I'll finish it first." "Nothing else is urgent."
The officials took their cups one after another, and they discovered for the first time that Fu Guo was actually quite happy in Ningguo Mansion.
No matter how hard it is, we can't help but have a good village under our control.
The first rock candy received a reply, and as a reward, I allowed myself to see the market reaction, which was to sell it.
So everyone made a lot of money selling rock candy, which was more than ten times the profit.
It's a pity that there is only one village missing in the entire county.
