Regarding Shi Xiyuan's identity, Wang Kaizhi did not disclose it to anyone, including his own sister Wang.
Wang Kaizhi was an official. Although his rank was not high, it was enough to distinguish him from ordinary Jinshi candidates. In the eyes of the Duan family, those who followed Wang Kaizhi were either his servants or subordinates.
Regardless of Wang Kaizhi's official status, his relationship with the Duan family is even closer. The Wang family lives far away and cannot visit each other for many years. It is not easy for them to come here, so they have to take good care of them, so even Wang Kaizhi's side
The slaves are treated very well.
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Every inch of land in the capital is precious, so a huge bookshop was built outside the city. Duan Mingjing took Wang Kaizhi to the bookshop to look around, and picked up two volumes of the "Farming Notes" that had just been printed for Wang Kaizhi, and then
Take him on a detour to see his village.
Although it is not as vast as the 10,000 acres of fertile land that my own mother looks after, the Duan family's own small courtyard is still pretty good.
Most of the fruits and vegetables used every day in the Nujun Mansion are produced in this yard. As for the land that Qiao Lan often takes care of, it is mostly used to grow staple food and other crops, or to grow some experimental hybrid varieties.
Duan Mingjing took Wang Kaizhi to look at the green vegetables everywhere in the courtyard, the rows of watery Chinese cabbages that grew strong and tall, as well as the green leeks and radishes that sprouted from the ground.
After Wang Kaizhi watched it for a while, he saw that the vegetables in the courtyard were all neatly arranged like soldiers in formation, and he couldn't help but admire them.
He walked a few more steps to the side and suddenly saw a row of dense bushes in front of him. It looked like bamboo but not bamboo, and it looked like tree but not tree. The leaves naturally branched from the tip and were as high as his chest. It was Wang Kaizhi.
Although he had seen so much, he didn’t even recognize what it was, so he couldn’t help but say, “Brother Duan, what is this?”
Duan Mingjing held his head high when he saw this, and said casually: "This is the onion I planted myself. It hasn't grown yet, which makes Brother Wang Xian laugh."
This year he specifically asked his mother for seeds and then planted the green onions himself! The seeds he picked were excellent!
Wang Kaizhi and Shi Xiyuan both had expressions of disbelief. Can onions grow so tall? So big?
"Wang Xiandi doesn't know. This ordinary green onion is the tallest when it grows. It can be three or four feet tall, but it is already old and tastes bad. This green onion was carefully cultivated by my mother. It grows taller year by year. The tallest one is
It can reach eight feet! It's still not fully grown..." Duan Mingjing pretended to be calm.
Duan Mingjing has been waiting for this day for a long time to personally take outsiders to visit his vegetable garden and shock them again!
If they say farming is vulgar, he will slap them in the face with onions! They are not as tall as onions, and their breath is louder than eating onions! They really don’t know what to say!
It's a pity that my mother likes peace and quiet and usually doesn't let guests into the vegetable garden. In addition, Duan Sitong is getting married and the house is busy, so there is no chance to entertain guests.
Duan Mingjing could never find anyone to show them the green onions he grew!
Such a common and elegant thing finally gave him a chance!
Of course, the Wang family was not the target of his slap in the face, so he still brought them over for a look.
The more surprised he was when he saw Wang Kaizhi's revealed expression, the happier Duan Mingjing felt.
"Brother Duan Shi is really talented! He can grow such tall and strong crops. I have the honor to watch it today and will never forget it for the rest of my life..." Wang Kaizhi tried his best to express his shock.
He originally thought that the "Farming Notes" written by Nujun was a lifetime effort.
"Little Notes on Farming" mainly focuses on taking care of crops and preventing pests. It does not describe in detail how to make crops so strong. It is too shallow!
Qiao Lan was not here, so Wang Kaizhi could only praise Duan Ming again and again.
Duan Mingjing was so flattered and comfortable that he tried his best to pretend not to care and waved his hand: "Hey, how can I be as awesome as my brother said? There are more than just these good-growing vegetables in the yard. I
Take Brother Wang Xian to have a look again!"
With that said, Duan Mingjing took Wang Kaizhi and his entourage to the other side of the field, specifically picking out things that were unique to his own field and not available in other people's fields, showing off like a child.
Duan Mingjing showed off rare crops and their advantages, not luxury items.
In Wang Kaizhi's view, Duan Mingjing was happy to share Huitian's hard work over the years with him. He was open-minded and admirable!
After looking around, Wang Kaizhi saw a lot of new fruits and vegetables, which satisfied all his curiosity and imagination about Huitian Nujun. The new fruits and vegetables cultivated by Nujun Huitian are not only larger than the original ones, but also can make the people full.
, also has the characteristics of drought resistance.
I believe that given time, such strong crops will grow on some wastelands in Xiliang.
Among the fruits and vegetables in the yard, there was only one thing that Wang Kaizhi cared about the most, which was the rye in the corner of the yard.
He looked at the golden and plump wheat stalks from a distance, and looked closely at them. He saw that the ears of wheat were abundant, the grains were full, and the roots were deep and the leaves were straight. It was obvious that the wheat was well taken care of.
As for the unique color of the wheat straw, he also ignored it. It is not uncommon for crops to be colorful.
After Duan Mingjing's introduction, Wang Kaizhi found out that it was rye, a wheat specially cultivated by Huitian. Its color was different from other wheat, but it was extremely resistant to drought and cold. As long as the branches and leaves stood up, it would be
You won’t freeze to death even in snowy weather.
Wang Kainzhi was still dubious, but he rubbed a few wheat ears and saw that the wheat inside was indeed black, and there were green onions that were taller than a man. His doubts were instantly gone.
If he could take this wheat seed to Xiliang, the lives of the local people would be better, and the soldiers in the army would also have enough to eat.
After seeing the Duan family's yard, Wang Kaizhi couldn't calm down for a long time. He planned to talk to his sister about the wheat seeds when he went back.
He planned to buy some wheat seeds from Nujun and bring them back to Xiliang. As for other seeds, it would be good if he could buy them.
But just after getting on the carriage, Wang Kaizhi noticed that Duan Mingjing's expression was awkward and his brows were furrowed.
Then he asked with concern: "Brother Duan, what's wrong with you? Is there anything you're upset about?"
After meeting Zhuangzi from the Duan family, the distance between the two of them has become much closer.
Duan Mingjing is a straightforward person, he directly rolled up his sleeves and said: "To be honest, I often go to the farmland, but I can't touch things like wheat ears in the field. Whenever I touch it, I will get a red rash on my body, and it will also itch...
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After saying that, he showed Wang Kaizhi the red dot that had just appeared on his arm.
He told his mother about this problem, and she told him what kind of disease it was. Everyone had it to some extent, but it was different.
His illness can be cured without medicine as long as he stays away from the wheat ears.
Duan Mingjing felt that he was not very close just now, but for some reason, he still had a few red rashes on his arms.
When Wang Kaizhi saw it, he suddenly felt a little guilty. He wanted to go there to see the wheat, otherwise nothing would happen to the Duan brothers.
The Duan brothers could not touch wheat ears but still insisted on going to the fields and cultivating fine seeds. He was truly a model for the world.
In this carriage, Wang Kaizhi once again started to compliment him. Wang Kaizhi read poems and books, using many sentences and tricks. He once again narrowed the distance between the two of them. He did not pretend to be reserved and rolled up his sleeves to scratch his head.
Scratch the itchy areas.
When the carriage arrived at the Queen's Mansion, the two of them got off the carriage one after another.
Shi Xiyuan took a look and found that the second master of the Duan family had lifted up his sleeves for some reason, revealing his slender arms.
Duan Mingjing often went to the ground in the past few years, and the skin color of the back of his hands and arms were very different. The back of his hands and wrists were very dark, while his arms were white, tender and smooth, and there was a red mole.
Thinking that the second master of the Duan family often worked hard, Shi Xiyuan rarely felt that the Duan family's tutoring was not good. He just calmly withdrew his gaze and stopped looking at it.