The little ancestor of the family

Chapter 384 Corn Seed

She took out a piece of chocolate and waved it in front of Fan Qingzhou.

"Then can you give me two dollars a day?" Fan Qingzhou took the opportunity to negotiate the terms.

Ye Xinran withdrew her hand, "Forget it then."

Fan Qingzhou immediately reached out and took the chocolate. "Forget it, forget it. One piece is enough. I am too old to argue with a child."

Prince Rui and Zhao Yun looked at the two of them getting along and smiled at each other, "Miss Lu is really amazing. Even Hero Fan has to obey her."

Ye Xinran blushed slightly: "Master loves me and doesn't bother with the younger generation."

This sentence not only took care of Fan Qingzhou's face, but also brought the two of them closer together. Fan Qingzhou felt very happy to hear it.

"That's right. My apprentice's wife is well-behaved and sensible, and she knows how to make me happy. As an elder, it's my duty to treat her better."

King Rui nodded without saying anything.

Ye Xinran took the initiative to ask: "Prince Rui and Marquis Zhao are here today, what's the matter?"

Zhao Yun immediately said, "It's about the food that Miss Lu mentioned yesterday! I was afraid that you would be busy packing up in a few days, so I quickly found time to come and ask."

"What are you packing?" Fan Qingzhou asked in a bad tone, "Can you see anything in my yard that's worth taking away?"

After saying that, he looked Zhao Yun up and down again, "You just met my apprentice's wife yesterday, and you came to see her again today. If King Rui hadn't accompanied you, I would really suspect that you had other thoughts!"

Zhao Yun didn't think about it that way at first, but he had just been reprimanded by King Rui before coming here, so he felt a little guilty. Now that Fan Qingzhou mentioned it again, he didn't even dare to look at Ye Xinran.

Seeing him like this, Fan Qingzhou became even angrier. "Look at this, look at this. I told you, this kid must be hiding something!"

"Master!"

Ye Xinran explained for Zhao Yun, "Brother Zhao helped me a lot when he was in the capital. He is not that kind of person."

Zhao Yun also nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, I am really not that kind of person. In my eyes, Miss Lu is a fairy. Old man, please don't embarrass me."

Only then did Fan Qingzhou feel a little more comfortable.

"Humph, as long as you know it in your heart!"

Ye Xinran turned around, went to the corner, got a few bags, and put them on the table.

The bag contained corn, soybean and wheat seeds that she had prepared in advance.

There aren't many seeds, only half a bag of each.

This was bought by the former janitor and grown by himself.

"These are all I have. I wrote down the time and method of planting on a piece of paper and put it in the bag."

Ye Xinran pointed to the instruction manual she had written.

"Plant them according to the above method. After the harvest, pick the ones with large and full seeds as seeds. Two years later, the seeds you have should be enough to cover the surrounding open space."

"The seeds are so big, I've never seen them before, but how do I eat them?"

Zhao Yun knew soybeans and wheat, but he had never seen corn.

He picked up one, put it in his mouth, and bit it so hard that his teeth almost broke.

"Ouch, so hard!"

Ye Xinran couldn't help laughing when she saw him like this.

Fan Qingzhou also laughed at the side and said, "So he is a fool."

Zhao Yun's face flushed, but he still humbly said, "Please give me some advice, Miss Lu."

Ye Xinran then remembered that she was only busy teaching people how to grow crops, but not teaching them how to eat them.

"The corn is now in a state of being ripe and dried. It is hard and cannot be eaten directly. It can be ground with a stone mill and cooked into porridge or rice."

Ye Xinran said seriously, "If it can be ground finer and made into powder, it can also be used to steam buns.

In fact, it is eaten in a similar way to sorghum.”

Ye Xinran had seen sorghum at the market, and thought that Zhao Yun and the others should know how to eat sorghum.

"So that's it!"

Zhao Yun pondered for a moment.

“I’ve never grown this kind of food before, and I’m really worried that something might go wrong. It would be great if Miss Lu could stay here and give us guidance.

It’s a pity that the capital is too far away from here. If I have any questions, I’m afraid it will be too late to ask them.”

After hearing what Zhao Yun said, Fan Qingzhou looked unhappy again. This kid, it was not an exaggeration to say that he was a fool.

You know that the capital is far away from the northern border, yet you still say such things!

Is he going to let his apprentice's wife be soft-hearted and have to travel back and forth between the two places?

He deserves to not be able to get married because he has no sympathy for others.

He was just getting angry when he heard Ye Xinran say, "Now that you mention it, I remember that I only have these few seeds. If I give them all to you, I won't be able to get them again if I fail.

How about this, you keep half and I take half.

I will take those away and arrange for their replacement in the capital.

After the harvest in the fall, we will compare and see who has the higher yield."

After hearing what Ye Xinran said, Zhao Yun felt half relieved.

He was just worried that if he failed, this seed would disappear completely.

Since Ye Xinran can also grow half of the crops, his pressure will be much less.

"I'm not afraid of the competition, but I just want to ask what should I pay attention to during the planting process. Miss Lu, can you tell me in detail?"

Ye Xinran tried hard to search in her mind. She was also a layman when it came to farming.

Everything I researched yesterday was written down on paper, so it would be difficult to ask her to say more.

"How about this,"

She said, "I still need to think carefully about what to pay attention to. I'll tell you tomorrow when I'm done."

"That's okay!"

Zhao Yun said happily, "Tomorrow I will ask a few people who understand to study with me, so that we won't be afraid of not remembering everything."

"it is good!"

Ye Xinran also agreed.

Seeing Zhao Yun's straightforward look, Fan Qingzhou realized that he had overthought.

This guy is a bit straightforward. He really has no idea about his apprentice's wife.

“It’s good to have no ideas!”

Fan Qingzhou muttered to himself.

He doesn't feel sorry for his apprentice.

In Fan Qingzhou's opinion, if Xiao Huaian couldn't even coax his own wife, it was his own fault.

If he doesn't feel sorry for his apprentice, he should also feel sorry for himself.

If such a good disciple's wife was really snatched away by someone else, where would he go to eat such delicious chocolate candies!

How can I still worship a master in the future!

So he would rather endure a little bit of fatigue and worry, and help Xiao Huaian look after the house and drive away those people with bad intentions during the days when Xiao Huaian was reorganizing the Xixiashan camp.

……

The next day, Zhao Yun really brought a dozen soldiers to come and learn from Ye Xinran.

These people were good at growing crops before joining the army, but being able to learn skills from Miss Lu was something they had always dreamed of.

So when they saw Ye Xinran, they were extremely excited.

Fan Qingzhou looked at them and couldn't help but said, "Disciple-in-law, although I really want to go back to the capital with you, looking at their appearance, I am really worried. Why don't I learn a little and stay here to watch over them?"

Ye Xinran shook her head and said, "Your health is already like this, so don't worry so much.

You have to go to the capital city even if you don't want to.

Once I have healed your wounds and opened up your meridians, you can go wherever you want!"

"Alas, I am an old man now. It doesn't really matter whether I can be cured or not."

Fan Qingzhou said it was not important, but he felt touched in his heart.

From the time they met until now, he has never taught Ye Xinran anything, but this child treats him as a real elder and respects him.

He was used to wandering and being lonely all his life, and even his three previous disciples did not make him think of settling down.

Now he really wants to settle down.

It would be even better if this girl was my daughter.

Fan Qingzhou just looked at Ye Xinran, watching her talk endlessly to these men about the things to pay attention to when farming.

"Remember to make sure the soil is loose. If conditions permit, you can add some fertilizer. Leaves from the mountains, black soil, etc. are all good things.

We have to cultivate seeds in the first two years, and putting in more effort can make the seeds grow better."

“I have experience with this!”

A dark-faced man said, “When my family was farming in the past, I was the one who piled up the fertilizer. At that time, some people laughed at me for wasting my efforts. But when the autumn harvest came, everyone had to admit defeat!

Crops that are fertilized grow strong and healthy!"

"Okay, then I'll leave this matter to you!

Starting tomorrow, you will lead everyone to pile up fertilizer for this year!" Zhao Yun said.

"Okay!"

The black-faced man looked very happy.

Ye Xinran continued, "When sowing, in order to ensure the germination rate, put two seeds in each hole. Remember to keep a good spacing, with each plant one arm's length apart, and the rows one arm's length apart."

Ye Xinran gestured with her arms as she spoke.

Several people stretched out their arms. Seeing that their arms were longer than Ye Xinran's, Zhao Yun quickly said, "Why don't we measure it later? I'm afraid I can't measure it accurately with my arm."

"It's about right. Remember not to plant too densely."

Ye Xinran said.

"Okay, I took note of it."

Several people nodded.

Next, Ye Xinran talked about some other things that needed attention, such as weeding, pruning branches, and fertilizing...

"Generally speaking, the planting time is after the Cold Food Festival, and the harvest time is after the Mid-Autumn Festival. When the stalks turn yellow and the corn kernels become hard, it is time to harvest."

Ye Xinran took out the picture she drew last night.

The picture shows a cornstalk with two ears of corn on it.

"When the corn is ripe, break the two cobs off the stalk, peel off the outer husk, and then thresh it, and you can preserve it for consumption."

Ye Xinran felt that she had explained it in great detail.

But looking at the expressions of these people, they are still a little confused.

"After all, you have never seen the real thing, so I understand why you don't understand."

Ye Xinran had a headache.

"Well, I'll go get some pictures."

Ye Xinran returned to her room, turned around and entered the space.

The computers in the laboratory can also connect to the Internet, so you can search for various photos.

Ye Xinran looked at it and always felt dissatisfied.

What kind of pictures can make them see it clearly at a glance?

At this moment, she caught a glimpse of her cell phone, which was on the test bench.

Yes! I just downloaded the video on my phone and showed it to them!

Having made up her mind, Ye Xinran picked up her phone and searched, found the Agricultural Encyclopedia, and downloaded a course on corn planting techniques and management.

Looking at the very detailed introduction, which was even more comprehensive than what she had just said, Ye Xinran finally nodded with satisfaction.

She cleared out all the useless things in her hands and only kept this video. After checking to see if there was any problem, she left.

When she returned to the yard, she saw Zhao Yun and several others all with their heads down as if they were looking for something.

"What's wrong, what are you looking at?"

Ye Xinran also leaned over and looked at the ground.

Several people did not move, and Fan Qingzhou said, "Everyone, raise your heads. You are still lowering your heads. Are you ready to complain?"

Ye Xinran felt that there was something wrong with this: "What's wrong?"

"nothing!"

Zhao Yun then raised his head and said, "Master Fan was just instructing us!"

"Humph!"

Fan Qingzhou's beard stood up high: "I didn't teach you anything, I just told you not to look into my apprentice's wife's room.

You guys, a bunch of grown men, are staring at a girl's door. Isn't that a problem?"

Zhao Yun quickly said, "Yes, yes, we were inconsiderate. We will never do that again!"

Ye Xinran understood the whole story.

It turned out that after she entered the room, several people stared at the door, which made the master unhappy again.

"Just wait and be anxious!"

Ye Xinran took out her phone, found the video and said to a few people, "I thought about it, and the pictures I drew can't explain it clearly. I'll show you this. After watching it, you should understand it."

Several people watched Ye Xinran take out a small square thing and were feeling surprised. Suddenly, the small thing lit up and the sound of someone talking came out from inside.

"Ouch, ghost!"

I don't know who shouted, but several burly men all raised their heads and fell backwards.

Those who reacted quickly immediately supported their bodies with their hands, while those who reacted slowly fell directly on their backs and fell hard.

"What happen to you guys?"

Ye Xinran didn't expect them to react like this.

I was stunned for a moment.

Although Zhao Yun was also startled just now, he managed to keep his balance and was not too embarrassed.

Fan Qingzhou is not so good.

When Ye Xinran looked at him, he had already crawled under the table.

"Master? What's wrong with you? Are you scared?"

Ye Xinran quickly bent down and helped the person up.

Fan Qingzhou felt a little embarrassed.

I just taught this group of people a lesson for being ignorant, but now I'm becoming the same as them.

It's really embarrassing.

He tried to save face, slowly stood up and brushed the dirt off his body.

"Ah, I'm fine, I was just scared by these people.

How can a ghost come out in broad daylight? The ghost is screaming and it’s so scary.”

The dark-faced man was still a little scared, pointing at the phone in Ye Xinran's hand and said, "What's this in Miss Lu's hand? How could there be someone inside?"

"There's no one inside." Ye Xinran said, "What you just heard was just a human voice."

"No one, where does the voice come from?"

"If it's not a person, then it must be a ghost. Besides, a person can't get into such a small box, so it must be a ghost!"

"It's not what you think!"

For a moment, Ye Xinran really didn't know how to explain it!