All Hail Cousin Brother

Mother Yue thought about the eldest lady, and worried about the young lady's future before she died, she lowered her eyes secretly, and wanted to find an opportunity to talk about this matter with Old Madam Yu in another day.

Although she was just a servant girl, but she was entrusted by the eldest lady at the end of her life, as long as it was not too much, she could say some things.

Yu Youyao nodded with a smile, and didn't bring up the sad topic: "Mother took time to come here today, but what's important?"

Most of the dowry property under her name is managed by Yuemao.

In the past few years, she has made a lot of rectifications to her properties, and it was all because of the support of Mother-in-law that they were able to proceed smoothly, and she also encountered many difficulties, all thanks to Mother-in-law's years of experience and means. Help solve them one by one.

Now most of the industries under her name are getting bigger and bigger, and almost all of them are in a state of profit because they are linked to the bodyguard company and cooperated with her cousin in the Zhejiang maritime trade business.

All of this is due to Yuemao.

Of course, there are also those loyal servants that my mother chose to leave to her, all of whom have contributed a lot.

Mother Yue took the handkerchief, pressed the corners of her eyes, and then said: "It's about the trial planting of sweet potatoes. Miss attaches great importance to the cultivation of sweet potatoes. The people in the village don't dare to neglect them. They have cultivated them in different soils for two years. It is true that sweet potatoes are not picky about the soil quality, and the harvest can be guaranteed in drought and flood. As long as you put more effort into serving them, the yield will be good, but the resulting fruit will still be smaller."

After finishing speaking, she ordered the person who brought it to open a small box.

There are more than a dozen sweet potatoes inside, which are grown from different soils, and the soil quality is also marked on them.

At a glance, Yu Youyao saw that there was not much difference in size. She wrapped her hands in a silk handkerchief and picked up the sweet potatoes produced in various soils one by one: "They are about the same size, which means they can adapt to various environments."

Mother Yue nodded: "The soil is soft and sandy, and the salt-salt land is good. The yield is higher. A plant can bear five fruits at most, but most of them are three or four, and they are larger. If the soil is harder, the yield will be reduced, and a plant can bear up to 3 fruits, and the size should be smaller, and the soil is wet and fertile, which is not conducive to growth."

Being able to adapt to sandy soil and growing in brine, Yu Youyao's eyes lit up: "What about the taste? Is there a difference?"

Mother Yue said: "The softer soil will taste sweeter and juicier, and the rest of the soil is not bad. Whether eaten raw or cooked, the taste is good. The most important thing is to endure hunger."

It is precisely because of this that Yue Mama is very concerned about the trial planting of sweet potatoes, and even personally took over the trial planting on Zhuangzi.

The past few years have been bad, and this year is another spring drought year, so there is no hope for a winter wheat harvest. After two years of cultivation, the sweet potatoes have become familiar with their habits, but they can be planted on a large scale.

The yield of this thing is not very good, but the biggest advantage is that it does not pick the soil, the harvest is guaranteed in drought and flood, and the fruit is still hungry!

Mother Yue saw the advantages and disadvantages of this, so she came to look for the young lady.

Yu Youyao was really excited now. The dozen or so sweet potatoes are not big, even smaller than sweet potatoes. Although the yield is not low, it is not too high.

The biggest advantage is that it can adapt to various lands.

Yu Youyao pondered for a while and said: "This year is the spring drought again. It's the end of February and there hasn't been a drop of rain. I think the harvest of winter wheat will not be enough, and the harvest of early rice will also be greatly reduced. There will be no winter wheat harvest. From April to July, when the crops are green and yellow, the people can only eat wild vegetables and swallow the chaff. I don’t know how many people are starving. Even in July and August, the rice is harvested, but this harvest may not be enough for a family to eat. No, the weather will be cold in the second half of the year, and we won’t even have to eat wild vegetables, and I don’t know how many people will starve to death!”

This is what Mother Yue wanted to say,

Unexpectedly, the young lady spoke out.

Miss can say this, she is not the kind of Miss Jiao who was raised in a deep boudoir, ignorant of common affairs, and ignorant of the sufferings of the people.

Miss has a kind heart and even more kindness.

Therefore, Mother Yue simply stopped talking about what she was thinking about, and decided to listen to what the young lady had to say first.

really!

As soon as Yu Youyao changed the subject, she asked, "How many sweet potatoes are there on Zhuangzi?"

Mother Yue smiled: "I tried to plant a lot last year, dried the outer skins, put them in a ventilated cellar, and kept them carefully. Every day, someone will be sent to clean up the broken ones, so as not to damage one. A cellar rotted, about 5,000 catties."

After planting sweet potatoes, I knew it was a good thing. The lady herself attached great importance to it, so naturally she wanted to grow more.

Yu Youyao nodded: "If you plant on a large scale, how many acres can you plant?"

Mother Yue made some calculations and said, "Currently the best cultivation method is to cut the sprouted parts of sweet potatoes into pieces, soak them in warm water, and wrap the cut parts with a layer of plant ash to prevent insect damage. , and then bury the buds in a neat field. The field should be sprinkled with plant ash to prevent pests in the soil. In this way, one sweet potato can be cut into about one to three pieces, five thousand catties of sweet potatoes, At least ten thousand mu of land can be planted."

This is a conservative estimate, and if it is really planted, it must be more than that.

The farm under the name of the young lady is at least tens of thousands of mu, and these are just some good fertile land, and the inferior sandy land is more than tens of thousands of mu.

Yu Youyao had a solid idea: "Didn't I arrange for my cousin's old servant to be responsible for the trial planting of the new plant on the Zhuangzi? For the five thousand catties of sweet potatoes, give them three thousand catties, and they will handle the other two thousand catties. Under my name, I picked a suitable farm for planting."

They are responsible for the trial planting of new species, and they must know how to plant them.

The past two years have been bad, and the life in the northern border has become more and more difficult. The promotion and planting of sweet potatoes is also urgent. Three thousand catties of sweet potatoes is nothing, but it is also a hope of survival.

Mother Yue only thought that the three thousand catties of sweet potatoes were to be planted on the Zhuangzi under the name of Master Zhou Biao, and she didn't say much.

Yu Youyao frowned and looked at the sweet potato in her hand: "For the foreign species, they will be more or less acclimatized in the Zhou Dynasty, and most of them will not be able to grow. A small part will be able to grow, but they are half-dead and not very effective. Sweet potatoes are considered The biggest exception is that one species survived on the land of Dazhou, and it can bear fruit without any water and soil problems, and it can adapt to various climates and soils, which shows that the vitality of sweet potatoes is very tenacious."

From this point of view, this sweet potato really has a lot to offer.

This fruit is too small, and the yield is not bad, nor high. If we can increase the yield on the basis of not being picky about the soil quality, and then promote it on a large scale in the country...

The trial planting of sweet potatoes requires more attempts.

But, it also takes time.

The most urgent task now is to expand the planting scale as much as possible on the limited five thousand catties of sweet potatoes.

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