All Hail Cousin Brother

Big sister didn't persuade her to say anything, but said, "Grandma's funeral will take some time. You can answer me after you think it through."

In the days that followed, the attitude of my father's disgust, the guidance and discussion behind the people's backs, the sympathetic eyes of the people around me, the cold attitude of the people...

Everything around has changed.

Only now did Yu Shansi know that the eldest sister's good intentions should have hated him the most, even the eldest sister who hated him the most. She will not coax you like the third sister. Calmly weighing you down, even he and his mother could sacrifice for the sake of himself.

She has always been a competent elder sister.

When he was in Yufu, he took good care of him.

When she arrived in the north, away from her family and relatives, she took on the responsibility of teaching him, testing his schoolwork, instructing him on how to behave, and caring about his daily life.

Worrying about his hard life in the school dormitory, he prepared herbs, tea and food for him, pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and soft gold and silver. Worrying that he would not get along well with his classmates, he also prepared gifts for his classmates to watch and give away.

It was not until the carriage left the mansion that Yu Youyao returned to Jiu Shaoyuan.

Chun Xiao brought a gift from Yu Shansi.

It was actually a small cylinder carved from Xiuyu, or a whole piece of Xiuyu that was eviscerated, ground, and carved. The process of evisceration alone requires superb skills. Jade is not mud, it is thick and hard. It takes a lot of time, energy and mind to relied on small tools, hollowing out from the middle bit by bit, grinding and shaping, but if there is a little mistake, the whole piece of jade will be broken.

Xiuyu is rich in Xiuyu in Anshan area. The jade material is not good, but it looks oily. After Yu Shansi's image and carefully carved, it looks natural.

Apparently a lot of thought went into it.

Yu Youyao liked it very much, and said, "Go back and raise a daffodils in it, and put it in the study."

...

After resting for a few more days, Yu Youyao's foot injury finally healed.

Mother Yue brought a few stewards to visit Yu Youyao, all of whom participated in the sweet potato trial planting at the beginning, and Yu Youyao valued them very much.

Mother Yue said, "Miss proposed the method of planting vines by cuttings, but she deliberately made flowers, but the flowers failed, so she inadvertently planted willows, and the willows formed shade. By accident, she found the most productive method of planting sweet potatoes, and as a result, sweet potatoes quickly became popular in both the north and the south. And after widespread planting, I discussed with a few stewards of the trial planting of sweet potatoes, like rice, firstly, we should focus on raising seedlings, topdressing to accelerate the growth, and when the vines are grown, before and after the Dragon Boat Festival, I will cut the vines and cuttings.”

Yu Youyao's mind moved slightly: "This is a good method. The quality of the carefully cultivated vines is better than that of root planting, and the yield may be improved. After the seedlings are accelerated, the vines will be more luxuriant, and the cuttings will be greatly improved. The most important thing is that the growth of sweet potatoes will not be affected and the yield of sweet potatoes will not be reduced due to excessive vine cutting.”

Mother Yue nodded with a smile: "Sweet potato planting in the Liaodong area is mainly concentrated in the Xiangping area. Although the output is quite large, in addition to eating at home and keeping some for breeding, most of them are expropriated by the You Army to help the victims, and the number is still very large. It is limited, and now a large number of refugees are pouring into Liaodong, and it is imminent to expand the cultivation of sweet potatoes.”

This is what Yu Youyao is most worried about.

It is true that "come to the northern border to help King Wu Mu, promote the widespread planting of sweet potatoes, and alleviate the disaster in the northern border" is only an external rhetoric, but she has never made this statement false.

From the moment she stepped into the northern boundary, she had already made up her mind that she would try her best to plant sweet potatoes on every inch of land in Liaodong.

Let the victims who poured into the north can rely on the wasteland to grow sweet potatoes and settle down in the north.

Mother Yue said: "Through the cultivation of seedlings, it is estimated that every mu of vine can be cut at least 60 to 70 mu of land, which is more than ten times the original amount, and it can also ensure the yield of sweet potatoes, which perfectly solves the problem of insufficient potato seeds. predicament."

The big stone that had been in Yu Youyao's heart for a long time finally settled, she smiled slightly: "I heard that the first batch of sweet potatoes has been bred?"

I heard Yu Shansi mention it earlier.

Mother Yue nodded: "Because the climate in Liaodong is relatively cold and humid, and it is the first time to try breeding, I chose to carry out breeding in early March. The people who are proficient in farming were selected to take good care of them. Fortunately, the first batch of potato seedlings is growing well."

"The second batch is expected to raise seedlings at the end of the month. If there is no problem with the second batch, large-scale seedlings will be raised in early April, and local people will also be taught how to raise seedlings."

Yu Youyao has a bottom line: "How long will it take to raise seedlings?"

Mother Yue said: "According to the previous planting experience and the growth of potato seedlings, it will take about 20 days. The first and second batches of potato seedlings are expected to be planted by cuttings at the beginning of April and the end of April respectively. For batches of sweet potato seedlings, large-scale cuttings can be made before and after the Dragon Boat Festival."

Yu Youyao's expression softened: "Thank you for your hard work. When the second batch of sweet potatoes starts to grow, I will take a look at Zhuangzi."

Madam Yue looked embarrassed: "For a long drought, there must be locusts, and when locusts cross the border, there are often no harvests. Many areas in the north have been dry for years. If there is a locust plague, the Liaodong area is very close, and it will definitely be affected. It is the growing season of sweet potatoes, and the plague of locusts mostly occurs in June and July, if it is not controlled, I am afraid…”

The people's response to locusts is to capture, kill, bury, and drive away the locusts after the locust plague. However, as a result, crops will inevitably suffer heavy losses.

Yu Youyao's complexion became solemn, and he pondered for a while: "I remember that in "Tian Gong Kai Wu", it is recorded that dressing seeds with arsenic supplemented with plant ash can effectively prevent pests."

"Huo Wenmin's Public Works" also records that a cricket produced in Guangdong can eat the buds of grains, which is a great harm to agriculture. Only ducks can eat them. Therefore, the ducks in the world are only prosperous in Guangnan, and crickets refer to locusts. "

"The Book of Fansheng in the Western Han Dynasty also recorded that using a mixture of horse bones, silkworm dung, sheep dung, and aconite to soak the seeds, the crops would not grow locusts..."

Yu Youyao also read a lot of related books on the concern of farming and crops. All of a sudden, he had a lot of thoughts in his mind, and he didn't have a serious idea, so he had to say: "Let me think about it carefully."

Mammy Yue and several stewards saw that although the young lady didn't come up with any good ideas for a while, they were not completely helpless, and they felt a lot at ease.

Yu Youyao temporarily put aside the locust issue, and then asked: "I remember that last year, cotton was trial-planted in various areas in the north, but only in the southeastern part of Liaoning, the initial planting was successful?"

Mother Yue said quickly: "The climate in eastern Liaoning is humid and cold. Only a few areas in the south with a warm climate can grow cotton. The main branches are in the areas of Daling River, Xiaoling River, Raoyang River and Ner River. It's a bit shorter than in other regions, so last year the breeding was late."