Chen Jingke went to meet Xu Shanying and the other five people again, and then found that they were more respectful to him.
It's normal when you think about it. Firstly, their children have successfully entered Zixiaoguan Academy, which is a great grace. Secondly, he is officially engaged to Princess Jinyang.
Third, he went directly to the palace and stayed for a month and a half. No matter what the reason was, if a foreign minister could stay in the palace for a month and a half, it was a sign of the Holy Family.
How could they be disrespectful to such a favored master?
Chen Jingke came here today mainly to check their learning status.
These guards were not used as bodyguards, but had a more important role. If the glass-making business had not been delayed, he would have given lessons to the five of them in person.
After some inspection, he found that they were not lazy and had mastered the few books he gave them very well. He said with satisfaction: "You have learned well, and you will be rewarded for all of them."
Xu Shanying and the other five said: "Thank you, Master."
Chen Jingke smiled and said: "My reward is not that easy to get. You should be mentally prepared. I will teach you something in the next few days. You must learn it."
"Anyone who can't learn is a useless person to me. I never raise useless people, and they will go back to where they came from."
The five people were startled and said solemnly: "Here."
They have become accustomed to the comfortable life they have now. They are well fed, clothed and housed well, and they are respected by others. Their children have also gone to school.
It’s okay if they don’t get these things. If they get them and then let them give them up, it will be more uncomfortable than killing them.
After leaving here, he and Wu Shu walked around the temple again and met all the important people, thus declaring that he was back.
After completing the circle, it was almost dark, because Yang woke up and Wu Shu was too restrained to go back too late. Chen Jingke sent her to the gate of the courtyard before saying goodbye reluctantly.
I originally wanted to pay my respects to Sun Simiao, but halfway through I remembered not to let him go, so I turned around and went back to my yard.
As soon as they entered the door, they found Yi Nu and Yu Zhu chasing away the birds in the flower pond. They couldn't help but asked curiously: "Why are you chasing them away?"
Yi Nu said happily: "Master, are you back? These birds are so disgusting. They always peck at the ears of rice."
Yuzhu also said: "Yes, yes, sister Yinu and I have to take turns guarding here every day, and we can't leave anyone for a moment during the day."
Chen Jingke slapped his forehead, wondering how he had forgotten this treasure. He quickly ran over to check and saw a large area of golden and heavy rice ears.
A burst of joy arises spontaneously, these are good breeds, they can survive countless people.
"Have you counted how many ears of rice there are in total?"
Yuzhu said: "I have counted them. Sister Yinu and I count them every day. There are three hundred and thirty-five ears of rice in total."
"In these days when the real person is away, we weed, fertilize, and catch insects every day according to your instructions... Even the birds keep coming to eat, so we have to keep watch."
Chen Jingke, who was in a good mood, heard her mention birds several times and saw her indignant look. He felt even more cute and couldn't help but kiss her on the face.
The little girl who was still complaining suddenly froze, then exclaimed, covering her face and ran back to the room.
This reaction shocked Chen Jingke, but he quickly realized that this was the normal behavior of a normal girl who was 'attacked'.
In comparison, Yi Nu's behavior is a bit abnormal. However, there is nothing normal about this girl, and it cannot be judged by common sense.
Yi Nu, who was slandered by him, covered her mouth and chuckled, saying: "This girl fantasizes about being close to a real person every day, and now she finally gets her wish."
Chen Jingke asked jokingly: "What about you, do you want to get close to me?"
Yi Nu blushed and pretended to drive away the birds that were lingering around and refused to leave, avoiding answering the question.
Chen Jingke didn't pursue the tea, and turned around to check the rice.
About half of them have almost no rice ears, which are male sterile plants. They cannot self-pollinate and must undergo special pollination to grow rice ears.
Relying on the force of natural pollination will lead to what it is now, with only a few ears of rice growing out of a dozen plants.
Chen Jingke didn't understand these things, so he let them grow on their own.
It is unrealistic to develop hybrid rice in this era, and these male sterile strains are of no use to him.
However, considering the hard work of his predecessors in finding sterile plants, and in order to facilitate the cultivation of hybrid rice in the future, he decided to preserve these unexpectedly grown rice ears.
From now on, he would set aside a piece of land to plant this thing every year. He would harvest as many rice ears as he could grow through natural pollination. Anyway, he didn't lack the land.
The remaining half, specifically seventeen plants, are conventional rice that have degenerated from hybrid rice.
They are the main ones that produce rice ears. Seventeen plants tillered a total of 335 rice ears, with an average of 19.7 tillers per plant.
Rice has the characteristic of tillers, and the number of tillers in different rice varieties varies greatly. The conventional rice seeds used to cultivate hybrid rice are also improved varieties that have been bred through intensive selection.
Twenty effective tillers produced by tillering are not too many, and can even be said to be relatively few. Because generally rice tillers can reach about twenty-five, and more than thirty are not uncommon.
The number of rice tillers is not only related to the variety, but also closely related to fertilizer. Although Chen Jingke does not have chemical fertilizer, he can get as much farmyard fertilizer as he needs.
With only a small amount of rice planted and no shortage of fertilizers, the average number of tillers is less than twenty.
This can only explain one problem: his planting skills are really poor and holding him back.
But it doesn't matter to him anymore, as long as he can make a living, he has succeeded.
He estimated that the number of grains in each ear of rice was more than 200, and he roughly estimated that he could harvest 70,000 grains this year.
If all breeding is successful, three to five acres of land can be planted with sparse plants. If this continues, within a few years, there will be enough rice seeds to promote rice cultivation in Datang.
It's really gratifying.
As for the problem of birds, it is also easy to solve. Just put dozens of rice plants in a field as big as your palm. There are many methods that can be used.
He didn't make a scarecrow or anything. Regardless of whether this thing can deter birds, it would be quite scary to put it in the yard.
Especially seeing it suddenly at night can scare people half to death.
She asked the shy Yuzhu to go to Zhang Ruiguang and ask for some fishing nets and bamboo strips to cover the rice.
Doing this will hurt the birds, but now that people don’t have enough to eat, who cares about the survival of these birds?
Maybe we can catch some birds every day and add a bit of meat to everyone's rice bowls.
After all this work, it was completely dark.
Looking at the cover made of fishing nets, Yuzhu clapped her hands happily: "Damn birds, I will never be afraid of you again."
"Haha... It seems that our Yuzhu hates birds."
The little girl said seriously: "Yes, these little birds are so hateful. They always steal the rice and eat it. Sister Yinu and I don't dare to leave."
It wasn't until Chen Jingke told her while taking a bath that she understood what it meant, and she was so embarrassed that she almost plunged into the water and couldn't get out.
At night, Yuzhu, who was teased by Zhengerbajing for the first time, was so excited that she couldn't sleep. As a result, Yinu felt uncomfortable and could only endure it and did not dare to seek comfort from the person in the bed next door.
Chen Jingke didn't think much about it. He was already tired after a busy day and fell asleep quickly.
The next day, he looked at the little maids with dark circles under their eyes, and he was still very surprised: "What's wrong with you two? Didn't you sleep last night?"
Yi Nu sighed heavily and didn't want to say anything, while Yu Zhu lowered her head and was embarrassed to say anything.
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After more than a month, he practiced morning exercises with his master again. Chen Jingke felt particularly peaceful and his Tai Chi exercises were as smooth as ever.
Even though I was sweating after the session, my body felt smooth and very comfortable.
Sun Simiao said with great satisfaction: "Yes, after practicing Tai Chi for so long, you finally got some tips."
Chen Jingke was confused and said, "What's the trick? Why don't I know it?"
Sun Simiao explained: "Tai Chi is a health-preserving boxing that emphasizes the meaning rather than the form. There is no fixed standard for this 'meaning', and everyone's perception is different. It can only be understood but not expressed in words."
Chen Jingke listened in confusion, always feeling that these words were inexplicably familiar. He seemed to understand something, but when he thought about it in detail, he found that he didn't seem to understand anything.
After thinking about it for a while, I couldn't figure it out, and finally I just stopped thinking about it and said hopefully, "Then will there be any benefits after you get the hang of it?"
Sun Simiao smiled and said, "Didn't you realize the benefits just now?"
"Ah, what do you feel?"
"Did you feel smooth when you were boxing just now and comfortable after the fight?"
"Yes, is this the benefit of getting the hang of it?"
"What else do you think?"
Chen Jingke was speechless and said, "I thought there would be some immediate benefits."
Sun Simiao said sternly: "Keeping healthy is not achieved overnight, but is accumulated bit by bit through years of practice. There is no shortcut."
"You can't feel the benefits of getting started now because the time is too short. As time goes by, you will find that your physical fitness is much stronger than the average person."
"Oh, I know." Chen Jingke said disappointedly.
Although he understands the truth, it sounds like there are no obvious benefits to starting a high-level job, which is still disappointing.
Next, he and Sun Simiao talked about the recent situation, mainly the progress of medical technology and Taoist innovation.
Sun Simiao said: "There is nothing to say about medical skills. I may not be able to thoroughly study the knowledge you mentioned in my lifetime."
Chen Jingke once again came up with his original suggestion and said: "There is strength in numbers, so why not open a class to recruit some students, learn medical skills from you, and be your assistants at the same time."
This time, Sun Simiao did not hesitate and directly agreed to his suggestion, saying: "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you. Later, you can recruit people well and prepare all the teaching materials."
"Uh..." Chen Jingke didn't know what to say for a moment.
Sun Simiao glanced at him and said, "Do you have any objections?"
Chen Jingke hurriedly said: "No, no, if master has something to do, the disciple should do his duty. This is what we should do. By the way, have you finished allocating the 500 places?"