OBS Chapter 1085 This thing is poisonous
Chapter 1085 This thing is poisonous
But in fact, being in charge of a prefecture is not an easy task. There are many tricks involved. Otherwise, why do some people serve as county magistrates their entire lives and never get promoted?
Zhou Guo asked: "I'm leaving tomorrow, will you go out with me this time?"
The old man said, "I won't go. I have to stay home to harvest peppers. You said this kind is hard to find. I couldn't bear to eat any of this batch this year. I watched them turn from green to red. I picked them and dried them. I don't even know what they taste like. They do look good, and they are very festive."
Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to stay at home peacefully.
Zhou Guo laughed, "You didn't eat them yourself. I told you to pick a few but you refused. You can't blame me."
"I did that for you. I didn't plant much to begin with, so I hope to plant more next year. Then you can eat whatever you want. If you eat one now, there will be much less next year."
For so long, I really couldn't bear to eat any of them. I picked them when they turned red, dried them and stored them, waiting to breed them in the spring of next year.
Zhou Guo said: "You don't have to not eat any of them. Aren't you curious about what they taste like?"
The old man said, "I plan to wait until the last wave comes and pick a few to taste, but now is not the time yet."
Generally, when the solar terms come, the last batch of fruits and vegetables are not well developed. They are crooked and small. It is okay to pick a few of them.
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Then write to me when the time comes and I'll come back to do it."
The old man waved his hand and said, "You'd better have someone take care of those dozen pepper seedlings in Song County. They can't be eaten. If you eat one more, there will be many fewer plants next year, and the loss will be huge."
Zhou Guo nodded, "I see, Song County is said to have received several waves of troops as well."
The next day, after breakfast, Zhou Guo took his people out of the house.
No one in the family sent me a gift. We’ve gotten used to it.
The old man shook his head and muttered, "He said he wanted to plant cloud fungus and change the fertilizer recipe. He's so busy every day. I don't know how long I'll have to wait."
Zhou Guo definitely won't be free in the short term, as she wants to visit various places to see how the preparations for the autumn harvest are going.
This busy work will take another one or two months.
The lively autumn harvest in the north is about to begin, but the big farmers don’t feel much and just keep an eye on the news from the front line every day.
Zhang Lian had no choice but to put aside his anxiety and prepare for the autumn harvest. No matter what, he had to ensure that there was no chaos in the north, the people were safe and secure, and tax revenues were normal.
Zhou Guo was so busy that she had to send Hu Zi, Da Pang and Er Pang out.
A grain storage depot was prepared in each prefecture last year. After several months of preparation, several caves are now ready to receive grain at any time.
She went to look at several caves. These new caves were so large and hidden that ordinary people might not be able to find them.
The most important thing is that it is not far from the village, so there is no need to send anyone to guard it.
The caves are large enough to store millions of stones of grain.
It rained a few times when the autumn harvest was approaching, but fortunately the rain was not heavy and the weather cleared up after three days.
Early in the morning of the fourth day, the sun rose from the mountain and everyone cheered.
As soon as the sky cleared up, everyone went to the fields to compete with God for food.
Zhou Guo is currently working on the farm that the Wang family compensated her with. Although she has a lot of manpower, it is definitely impossible to harvest such a large piece of land in a short period of time.
Fortunately, there are many farmers nearby. Most of them have only a few acres of land, so they will come to look for work after harvesting. Some families with more people will simply assign one laborer to come and harvest the wheat, which will not delay the work at home and can also earn extra money.
The autumn harvest is proceeding in an orderly manner.
Zhou Guo ran back and forth between the two farms. Before the harvest, she went to the fields to harvest the strong and firm ears of wheat. The wheat in the Wang family's field was similar to the wheat seeds given to her. It can be seen that they were from the same batch of seeds.
Moreover, the land is mature and has been cultivated for many years, so it is fertile.
The yields from the most fertile plots of land, after being dried and weighed, were almost the same as those from Nanhe, or even slightly higher.
She held the wheat ear in her hand and looked at it over and over again. "The Wang family is incredible. They actually have something like this in their hands."
There is so much land at home, and I don’t know how much food is stored.
The Wang family was also bleeding. The two plots of land could have yielded so much grain this year, but someone else took advantage of it for free.
After the yields of the most fertile plots of land in the two villages came out, she went to Song County.
The plots of land that had the best harvest last year have not yet been harvested. The village head said, "Boss, we are waiting for you. The wheat from these plots of land this year is obviously much better than last year. If this continues, by next year, I estimate that one acre of land will be able to produce more than four stones."
Four stones is something that ordinary people would not even dare to think about.
Zhou Guo said: "Then let's get started."
These are the plots of land that had good harvests last year and have shown outstanding growth this year. In addition to these, there is also the worst plot of land that needs to be looked at.
These plots of land were harvested by individuals, while other temporary workers harvested the nearby fields.
They were harvesting wheat nearby, and Zhou Guo took the opportunity to take a look at the experimental field.
In the beginning, Old Man Zhang and his son managed things well. Now these two are managing things even better and they dare not neglect them at all.
The harvest this year is much better than last year. She looked at the ears of corn which were heavier than those in other fields. It was no problem to harvest four stones and forty-five grams per acre.
It's already a great harvest.
As long as this piece of salty and bitter land can achieve this harvest one day, then her previous huge expenditure will not be in vain, and the soil quality will be truly changed.
She followed the two of them to harvest wheat.
After I was tired of harvesting, I went to check the vegetable garden. Looking at the peppers, some green and some red, I picked a few small ones that were not yet red.
I plan to make some fried pork with peppers.
Erpang was not around, only Dashu and Xiaoshu were there. When he saw her picking this, he asked excitedly, "Master, do you want to eat this tonight?"
Zhou Guo said: "Let's have some fried meat tonight."
Slice the fresh pork belly and fry until the fat comes out. Drain the excess fat and meat.
Add the chopped chili and dry-fry.
Suddenly, thick smoke rose from the pot, and along with the smoke came an extremely pungent smell.
Zhou Guo held his breath, but still started coughing due to the choking.
Everyone in the kitchen of Dashu and Xiaoshu nearby kept coughing and choking, tears streaming down their faces.
"This, this... ahem... what is this?"
"Master... Master, cough cough... This can't be... can't be poisonous? Cough cough..."
Several people were in a hurry to drag Zhou Guo out, thinking that he was poisonous.
Zhou Guo covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief, waved the spatula in one hand, and did not move. She kicked them with her legs, signaling them to go away and not disturb her while she was cooking.
When the peppers are almost done, sprinkle a little salt on them, pour the meat in, and add the ginger slices.
In this way, the smoke in the pot disappears, and a strong aroma follows.