The third disciple learns farming from his master

It was only when Sun Xin came to the Song Dynasty that he learned that the custom of this era was to start agricultural production on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. "Going out on the third or sixth day of the lunar month" was roughly the same as that of later generations.

In the third year of Zhenghe, the sixth day of the lunar month.

Early in the morning, Zou Yuan, wearing brand-new clothes and led by Zou Run, came to the door of Sun Xin's Zhuangzi with great joy.

Soon Xie Zhen and Xie Bao also came out. The two guys had to stay in bed every day until Sun Xin kicked the door open before they would get up. Today, they got up early and energetic, put on new clothes, and used sesame oil on their hair.

Apply it meticulously.

Sun Xin was sitting at the head of the hall, and next to him was Hu Sanniang.

Originally, Sun Xin also planned to make this ceremony a bit mysterious, thinking about making some kind of statue to offer to the gods so that the three of them could kowtow to the statue before becoming their disciples.

However, there has been no such thing as recruiting disciples since ancient times when it comes to farming. Lao Tzu and his sons taught it through words and deeds. When asked, no one knew what kind of deity should be offered to the gods.

Sun Xin actually wanted to put a portrait of Shennong or the Yellow Emperor in the middle, but Le He quickly stopped him when he mentioned it when visiting relatives during the Chinese New Year.

Lehe said with an ugly face that if anyone knew about the matter of kneeling down and worshiping the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, they would be guilty of trespassing. Sun Xin decided to let it go, so he decided to make them stick to the yellow soil first.

He knocked a little.

First, worship the land, secondly, worship the master, and thirdly, worship the master’s wife.

"Our Sunjiazhuang cannot only have these 500 acres of land and fifty tenant farmers. If you can become a disciple under me in one year, then each of you can become the head of the village in one year. If you can become a disciple in two years, then

Two years later.”

After taking a sip of all three glasses of wine, Sun Xin stood up and lectured the three apprentices.

It's just that this guy took notes after taking notes, but when Sun Xin asked him a few questions in class, Zou Yuan stood up and didn't know the answer at all, making him blush every time.

“Farmers must have a sufficient understanding of the crops they grow, their growth processes and various agricultural principles. Only in this way can they have an accurate understanding of every problem that arises in the growth of crops, and can solve problems without hesitation.

You’ll get confused.”

Sun Xin didn't dare to drink too much. Firstly, he couldn't drink it. It always smelled like bitter medicinal soup. Secondly, drinking too much rhubarb would cause diarrhea. Most people wouldn't dare to drink too much Tusu wine, which is just a problem in winter.

After drinking two glasses, Sun Xin estimated that if he drank all three large glasses of Tusu wine, he would have stayed in the latrine for most of the day.

Sun Xin finally understood in his heart that the one-horned dragon Zou Run did have a correct attitude towards learning, but his mind was not very flexible.

Sun Xin is so short of manpower now. When he was planting wheat and corn last year, he only took care of 60 acres of land and he was already very busy. Now the number of acres has been directly expanded to 500 acres, which will be a small amount in future generations.

The size of the farm is so large that if Sun Xin were to take care of it all by himself, he would not have time to do other things. Moreover, the land area will be further expanded this year, so he must quickly cultivate some technical backbones of his own.

Drinking Tusu wine is also a custom during the Spring Festival during the Song Dynasty. The so-called Tusu wine is a drink made by boiling rhubarb, pepper, magnolia and other medicinal materials with rice wine.

The three newly-acquired disciples stood up respectfully, and each brought a cup of warm Tusu wine to Sun Xin.

The medicines such as Zanthoxylum bungeanum and Xinyi are both warming, so it’s easy to drink Sun Xin in winter, but adding rhubarb, a heat-clearing and laxative medicine, makes the formula a bit too strong.

Sun Xin put his hands behind his back and said, "How can you not be able to read when you are my apprentice? Learn slowly."

Hearing this, the three disciples all showed excited expressions on their faces. Although Sun Xin did not say it explicitly, after so many days, everyone could see that Sun Xin's ambition was not small, and Zhuangzi would definitely expand it in the future.

Then it was time to toast the master.

Sun Xin explained the whole process of wheat growth to his three apprentices. The three apprentices frowned as they listened, as if they had just discovered that farming is such a troublesome thing.

While Sun Xin was telling the story, he was also observing the character of the three disciples.

This was the first request the master gave them. The three apprentices did not dare to disobey, so they each took the book and looked left and right. Sun Xin explained to them: "From today on, I will teach you half a lesson every day."

Time, let you understand the contents of these three books in detail, today is the first lesson, we learn the whole process of wheat growth."

If Sunjiazhuang expands to the same size as Hujiazhuang on Dulonggang, each of their village leaders will have only a few hundred people to manage. There are still so many wastelands in these ten miles, which is enough room for Sunxin to expand.

Sun Xin's booklet is a brief outline written by himself. The content is simple. After completing the course, three people can reach the level of ordinary farmers in later generations. It is definitely not enough to become agricultural technicians, but at least they will not be like what Sun Xin wants now.

When Zhuangtou was told to do something, everyone was confused, and he had to explain it over and over again.

Xie Zhen, the two-headed snake, is considered to be a good person. Although he cannot read, he listens carefully when listening to lectures. He will also repeat the lecture content from time to time. Sun Xin tried to ask him to answer questions and Xie Zhen could answer them, but the question

I don't understand it until I get a little deeper.

When the third apprentice kowtows to the couple, Hu Sanniang is a little embarrassed. After all, she is only seventeen years old and is still a little girl. She is only two or three years older than Jie Zhen Jie Bao and eight years younger than Zou Yuan.

There were many more, but now she was kowtowed and called Master Niang. But when she saw the presence of Sun, Xin and Lao Shen, she thought that she must not embarrass her husband in front of several disciples, so she finally took a breath and sat down straight.

After lecturing his three apprentices, Sun Xin took out three books and distributed them to the three of them.

Xie Zhen held the book and scratched her head and said, "Brother, I don't know how to read."

The eldest disciple, Zou Yuan, was very studious. He had attended private school for several years, but the number of words he knew was probably less than 1,000. He had been taking notes very hard throughout the process.

Jie Bao, on the other hand, was a bit interesting. Soon after Sun Xin started teaching, his eyes started to wander around, and he even started to put up the book to cover his face in a daze. Sun Xin suddenly called him up to answer questions, but

I found that this guy actually memorized everything he said when he listened carefully before, and he also answered a few in-depth questions after thinking about it for a while. He is considered to be a good thinker.

Sun Xin gave a lecture for more than half an hour. After explaining the entire growth process of wheat, he left the class homework: Tomorrow, we will randomly check how many people learned today, and whoever can't answer the question will be sent to the village for retting.

The shit is all wrapped up.

Hearing this, the three of them all looked nervous for a moment. When Sun Xin walked out of the greenhouse, the three of them quickly took their books and began to exchange notes with each other and review hard.

Sun Xin nodded secretly: Sure enough, teaching is more effective with some punishment.
Chapter completed!