In the carriage, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were still talking about everything when they suddenly heard Pomegranate's voice. They stood up together in surprise. Fortunately, they were not tall and did not hit the carriage roof. They opened the door of the carriage and jumped out one after another.
"Why did you come back so quickly? It took a long time to leave when we were in a hurry. Now that we are on the way back, didn't we agree that we would stop every few hours to let the poultry eat something and exchange the eggs with the local people?"
Wang Juan looked at the poultry that were only visible in the distance. She was happy with a trace of puzzlement.
"This shows that the harvest there is relatively good, so Xiao Hong and others are not willing to waste more time. In fact, we have slowed down our speed to come here at this time. Otherwise, we would have arrived before we left.
This is good. After Li Xun helps us sell some local freshwater fish, we will start to promote the benefits of saltwater fish, especially those dried fish. If we don't sell them at dozens of times the price in Chang 'an, I will keep them and let them rot in my hands. "
Zhang Xiaobao was also happy to see these poultry come back. The thing that the farmers cared about most was how many chickens, ducks, and geese they could raise at home. As long as these poultry were in their hands, they would have confidence.
Wang Juan nodded and said to Zhang Xiaobao, "They are called saltwater fish. What saltwater fish? According to you, are they divided into river fish, river fish, and lake fish?"
"Of course they are divided like that. Yellow River Carp, no one sells freshwater fish, and no one calls Chinese Sturgeon as freshwater sturgeon. According to the needs of the region, there are different names. The fish in the sea are naturally saltwater fish, abbreviated as saltwater fish."
Zhang Xiaobao gave an example. Along the way, they were in a good mood and kept arguing.
Wang Juan exhaled through her nose and said, "You have learned something new. Then let me ask you, what should we call the fish in our pond?"
"Do you still need to ask? Of course, it is the fish in the pond." Zhang Xiaobao said without thinking.
"I see. The fish in Qinghai Lake is called Black Fish, right? Isn't that what the Ba Zhou's Ba Yu said? "Wang Juan asked.
"If you don't follow such strict requirements, that is indeed the case." Zhang Xiaobao felt a little wronged and could only argue forcefully.
Wang Juan didn't continue to dwell on this issue. She shouted to the other side, "Xiao Hong, Cherries, here, we are here."
On the other side, Xiao Hong and Cherries were rushing the poultry. Hearing Wang Juan's words, they excitedly sped up.
A flock of domestic fowls ran towards the farmstead. The ones in the lead were a few large geese. When they saw that there were people in front of them, they were not as smart as Furry. They knew that they could not casually attack such a creature. They lowered their heads and pressed their necks, rushing over like Wang Juan.
Wang Juan grew up in the city and didn't understand the violence of these geese at all. Just when she was about to take a few steps forward, Zhang Xiaobao suddenly stood out from behind her and pulled her back, watching the two geese pecking his legs.
"Xiao Bao, hurry up and get them away. It hurts so much." Wang Juan could feel how much damage Zhang Xiaobao's legs would suffer at this time.
"How do I get them away? The bigger the geese, the more tenacious they are. They can be used to guard the house instead of dogs. Just wait for Cherries to come over. "
Zhang Xiaobao endured the pain and didn't kill the two geese at once. This geese cost a lot of money, and the price of the eggs was also not low. It was just a little pain, and he couldn't cut off a piece of meat. He just had to endure it and it would be over.
It didn't take long for Cherries to come over. When she saw the geese twist the young master's legs, she raised her leg and was about to kick.
"Don't kick, they already have eggs. Just treat it as cupping and scraping. These geese are good, they can help guard the house in the future." Zhang Xiaobao looked at the two geese and his voice didn't change at all, as if he wasn't the one being twisted.
When the two geese were taken away by Cherries, Zhang Xiaobao said with a grin, "It hurts so much. Who can help me?" As he spoke, he reached out his hand to Wang Juan.
Wang Juan was angry and funny, but at the same time, she was a little touched. She said to Zhang Xiaobao, "Walk by yourself. Did you twist your tendons? When we go back, I'll rub them with millet dipped in wine for you. You can show off. "
"No, I'm competing with my legs. If they really twisted my tendons, I'll kick them to death. Do they really think they are so powerful because they have a mouth?"
Zhang Xiaobao bent down and rubbed the place where he was twisted. He called Cherries and then turned around and walked to the side of the car. At the same time, he said, "If I had known, I wouldn't have been so far away from the car."
"Let me see, how hurt are you?" As soon as they got in the car, Wang Juan rolled up Zhang Xiaobao's trouser leg and gently touched the bruised place with her hand. She looked up at Zhang Xiaobao and said, "I didn't expect you to be a real man. You can still stand it after being twisted like this."
"I did it on purpose. I wanted to see if I had reached the level of Invincible Vajra. This is called Cross Training Iron Skin, one of the Thirteen Treasures." Zhang Xiaobao looked up and said.
"Then how do you feel after you've tried it?" Wang Juan asked with a smile.
"It's a bit lacking."
*****
Cherries and Xiao Hong came back with a pile of poultry. The people on Zhuangzi happily came to welcome them. The only one who was not happy was Zhang Xiaobao. He muttered that it was too easy to go up and down the line of fire while looking for someone to remove the bruised blood. When he got home, he first soaked the bruised blood in hot water. After soaking for a while, he used a needle to prick the bruised blood out. After that, he put ice on the bruised blood. After a while, he finally felt better.
Cherries and Xiao Hong were busy returning the poultry to the various farmers. The compensation for the eggs was also given out. As for the dead animals, of course, it would be counted as the owner's responsibility.
Xu Si and the others also ordered people to move the goods to the warehouse. Naturally, it was Zhang Xiaobao's warehouse. His money was now calculated separately from the accounts of Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Family. If it wasn't for the fact that the two families often used the things in his warehouse to do things, it would be better.
With the return of everyone, the autumn harvest was about to begin. Every family prepared everything that they needed to prepare. Li Xun, who had just finished running in the desert, also hurried back. He wanted to see the difference between his Zhuangzi and the Zhuangzi of Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Family during the autumn harvest. As for the third wilderness survival training, it was postponed by him.
"Young master, you're back? This little one discovered something. " Li Cheng, who had been treating Zhangjia Zhuangzi to meals and drinks these days, saw that the Young Master had returned. He quickly approached him and said something that the Young Master was interested in.
"Oh? What is it? Tell me about it. " Li Xun didn't expect that something would happen as soon as he came back. As for whether this matter would harm his Zhuangzi, he really didn't care. He just wanted to figure out what was going on.
"Replying to the Young Master, according to the time that we plant, we need to harvest the wheat first. After harvesting the wheat, it's time to harvest the rice. However, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Family's Zhuangzi's wheat and rice seem to ripen together. This little one really doesn't understand. Why is that?"
Li Cheng told Li Xun what he had observed. He really couldn't understand. If the rice of Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Family was a little worse, it would be reasonable. However, what he saw was that the rice was better than other places. This year, not to mention the lack of harvest, it wouldn't be a problem to harvest 10% or 20% more.
Li Xun originally didn't think much of it, but when he heard Li Cheng's words, he was stunned for a moment. He asked doubtfully, "Is that really the case? How's their rice production? "
"A lot. It seems that they can produce nearly five dan of rice. I don't know what they use. Normally, Ge Family's Zhuangzi also got rice seedlings from them. Although it was a little late, the harvest shouldn't be too different, right? However, it's not the same. This little one thinks that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Family's Zhuangzi didn't give the same seeds to Ge Family's Zhuangzi. "
Li Cheng first explained the matter to the Young Marquis and then told him his thoughts.
"Well, this matter is known. Let's talk about it next year. Let's see what they use when they plant." Li Xun also didn't understand. He didn't have the slightest knowledge about farming.
When the harvest day arrived, all the farmers were busy. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Family's Zhuangzi still followed the same method as last year, uniformly harvesting. The main family also prepared food early. There was meat, vegetables, soup, and rice.
According to Zhang Xiaobao's idea, all the meat these days was replaced with fish. They specifically found a big fish and cut out the meat without bones. One by one, they wrapped the meat and put it in a pot of oil to fry. After they were fried, they put some seasonings on the side for people to dip in when they eat.
This year, Ge Family's Zhuangzi also learned from Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Family's methods. They prepared delicious food for the farmers. As long as they worked hard, they would have food to eat when the harvest time came.
Li Xun's Zhuangzi didn't realize it at first. The next day, Li Xun, who was used to learning from Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan and Zhuangzi's methods, also ordered people to uniformly harvest and provide food for lunch and dinner.
"Young Master, we can't do this. We will lose a lot of money. Why should we provide the farmers with food for two meals?" When Li Cheng saw the villagers eating at noon, he was scared to death. He quickly found Li Xun and told her about it.
"Yes, why should we? "Just based on the fact that when the young master and young lady went to Shuiyun for a meal, someone would immediately stand up and stop them. Just based on the fact that when we spent money to bribe them, the villagers wouldn't budge at all. Just based on what they said, when Zhang Xiaobao whistled that day, the people around the two villages immediately rushed over to protect them."
What else is there to say? Look at their harvesting speed. With the same sickle, the same wheat, and the same uniform work, their harvesting speed is 50% faster than ours. The children in our farmstead are following behind and picking up the leftovers while they are playing, but the children in the other farmstead are all very serious.
What is this? This is called the human heart. I saw it. When the farmers from Zhuangzi meet other people, they stick out their chest and we lower our heads. Do you understand? "
Li Xun wasn't stupid at all. He noticed the difference through observation and shouted at Li Cheng angrily.
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