"We harvested three hundred and fifty jins of corn."
Chen Qing asked: "Three hundred and fifty pounds with corn cobs, right?"
"Yes, I haven't peeled it off yet!"
Chen Qing nodded and smiled: "Then normal corn kernels are more than one hundred kilograms, and one acre of land is more than one thousand kilograms. Think about it, how much wheat can be harvested from one acre of land?"
Chen Ji thought for a while and said: "It's more than three hundred kilograms in the field, but only a hundred kilograms in the field."
"That's right. If you land more than 100 kilograms of corn per share of land, this is equivalent to the wheat output per acre. They are both grains, and corn is more drought-resistant. Do you think corn planting should be vigorously promoted?"
Chen Ji nodded, "We must vigorously promote it!"
"But we have to divide the problem into two. Although corn is good, it can only be grown for one season, while rice in the south can be grown twice a year, and the total annual output is almost a thousand catties. Winter wheat can also be grown twice a year.
One season of wheat and one season of rice. Although the total annual output is only 700 to 800 kilograms, flour and rice taste better and are considered fine grains. Corn is a bit coarser, so it can only be considered as coarse grains, and the price cannot be high, so
We still need to promote rice in the south. We should grow wheat in the upper fields in the north, and corn in the middle and lower fields. We should also try to grow corn in places where there is only one crop every year. In any case, we must first feed the people before considering other things."
"My child understands that filling your stomach is the most important thing!"
"Yes! Next year you can plant another two cents of pumpkins and corns, so we won't plant them anymore."
Chen Ji nodded, "My child must persist!"
The two little ladies raised their hands together, "Let's help my brother plant it too!"
"That's right. Next year, I will help my brother farm the land. If the planting is done, dad will definitely get a big reward."
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At night, Chen Qing and his wife had sex. Lu Xiu had finished her confinement and her body had recovered. This was the first time she had sex with her husband this year, and they only had sex twice. The two of them were extremely happy.
Lying in her husband's arms, Lu Xiu said: "Today I suddenly discovered that the children have grown up, especially Bing'er and Xue'er. They used to only be naughty, but now they can take the initiative to help my brother with things. It really makes me happy."
"Yes! The children are all grown up and sensible."
"But...I am getting older."
Women's thinking always jumps around. Fortunately, there are many women around Chen Qing, so he is used to this kind of jumping thinking.
Chen Qing stroked his wife's still delicate and fair skin and smiled: "Can such a delicate skin be called old?"
"Then I take good care of myself, so tell me, who has better skin, me or Amei?"
It was another unanswerable question. Seeing her husband's embarrassment, Lu Xiu couldn't help but chuckle, "Forget it, I don't want to embarrass my husband. Have you really postponed your trip to Fujian Road until next year?"
Chen Qing nodded, "There are a lot of changes this year. I need to be in charge and cannot leave. I will wait until next year to stabilize before starting."
Lu Xiu hugged her husband tightly, her whole body became warm again, and whispered in her husband's ear: "Husband, I want it again, what should I do?"
"My wife has an order, and my husband dare not disobey it!"
Chen Qing smiled and turned over, pressing his wife under him, and began to plow the fields like an ox again.
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There is no sunshine in Lin'an Mansion in late autumn, and the weather is often cloudy and rainy, making it cold and desolate inside and outside the city.
An incident occurred in Lin'an Palace two days ago. A guard was executed. This incident had no impact on the court. Officials did not care about such trivial matters.
However, this matter was noticed by Lin'an's "Yiwen News", which specialized in publishing gossip news. With their professional sensitivity, they all realized that there must be a mystery and a story in it.
In a tavern in Zhongwazi, a fair-skinned middle-aged man sat at a small table in the corner and ordered a pot of wine and a few dishes. However, he was obviously not in the mood to eat or drink, and basically did not move his chopsticks.
He kept looking out the door, looking a little restless.
Experienced people can recognize it at a glance. This man is a eunuch. He is white, fat, beardless, and has no Adam's apple. At this time, a tall and thin man about thirty years old walked into the tavern quickly and saw the eunuch sitting in the corner.
, walked over quickly.
The tall and thin man sat down and asked eagerly: "Where's the news?"
The middle-aged eunuch patted his head and said, "I'll give you the inside information you want, but I have to see your sincerity!"
Sincerity, of course, refers to money. It is not easy to leave the palace. Who would come here if it is not profitable?
The tall and thin man took a small ingot of silver, put it on the table and pushed it over, "Two taels of silver, that's enough!"
"Only two taels of silver are not enough for tea!"
"It's quite a lot. Two taels of silver can be exchanged for sixteen guan on the black market. If you don't want to do it, I'll find someone else."
Perhaps this scandal has already spread in the palace, and its value is just the time difference of these few days. After that, the so-called inside information will be worthless.
The eunuch was unhappy, but he still accepted the money.
When the tall and thin man saw that the other party had accepted the money, he immediately said: "I want to make it clear first. Since you have received the money, you can't hide anything. You must tell me the whole story."
"Don't worry, I still have this credit."
The tall and lanky man immediately took out a pen and paper and said, "Just tell me!"
The middle-aged eunuch lowered his voice and said: "The guard who was executed two days ago was named Jiao Dahong because a concubine of the official family was pregnant."
"Ah! What is the concubine's name?"
"Xu Cairen is the daughter of Xu Haocai, the former minister of the Ministry of Industry. She contacted the imperial doctor privately and wanted to have an abortion, but was reported. As a result, the officials were furious. They had not favored her for at least two years. How could she get pregnant? After some torture
, she had to confess that it was the bodyguard Jiao Dahong who did it. They hooked up half a year ago. The officials were furious and killed Jiao Dahong, and Xu Cairen was thrown into the cold palace and never came back."
"What about the fetus in Xu Cai's belly?"
"Of course it was aborted. Although the official family has no heirs, they will never accept other people's seeds."
The tall and lanky man hesitated and asked, "Is it not possible for officials to have sex?"
"This news is not within the scope of two taels of silver. You need to pay more!"
The tall and lanky man said displeasedly: "You, you have to add a little bit of extra flair when selling things! This news is just a big plus, otherwise I really won't come to you next time."
The middle-aged eunuch had no choice but to say: "Of course the official family can have normal intercourse. The imperial doctor said that his seeds are too few and the concubines cannot get pregnant. He has taken medicine for more than ten years and it has no effect. It is estimated that he will have no heirs."
"Didn't the official family have children before? How did it become like this?"
The middle-aged eunuch glanced at him warily, "You ask too many questions."
"Okay! I won't ask anymore, that's all."
The tall and lanky man got the scandalous information he wanted and left in a hurry.
The middle-aged eunuch paid for the food and drinks, and then returned to the palace worriedly.
He knew that the emperor would never read that kind of vulgar tabloid, and that kind of newspaper would not appear in the palace. In fact, even if he knew it, he would not be able to find out who leaked the information. This was the reason why he dared to betray the information.