The Grand Commandant was very curious about this Zhuangzi. It was unbelievable that such a powerful young man suddenly appeared next to the Imperial Plantation.
Yes, in his opinion, he was very powerful.
Because they were both wheat, the wheat planted in the Imperial Plantation was not as good as Li Yi's wheat in Zhuangzi.
It was obvious that there was a difference of more than ten days. Moreover, Li Yi's wheat in Zhuangzi's wheat had grown stronger.
But the varieties were the same.
What was the problem?
As he pondered, he looked at the eunuch beside him.
In the past, the eunuch did not pay much attention to Zhuangzi. His thoughts were more focused on the palace. He wanted to go back.
Now that he saw the growth of Li Yi's wheat in Zhuangzi's wheat, he was also a little confused.
The eunuch naturally understood that Li Yi's wheat in Zhuangzi's fields would be harvested first.
He also understood how big the difference was.
Harvesting ten days earlier meant that there would be less risk.
Once the wheat reached maturity, it would be raining heavily. The early harvests would be finished and the wheat would be dried.
The late harvests would either have a lower yield and the grains would not be full, or the wheat would germinate after being soaked by the rain.
"Grand Commandant, I … I …" The eunuch was anxious. How should he explain?
"Do the same next year." The Grand Commandant, Li Chengqi, chose to forgive the eunuch.
However, the eunuch felt bitter in his heart. It meant that he could not go back this year.
How could managing the Imperial Plantation be more powerful than going back to serve the emperor? For example, Gao Lishi.
"Later, call me Li … Da. Lower your voice when you speak. "Li Chengqi instructed.
"Yes, Grand … Da." The eunuch hurriedly lowered his voice. His voice was not so sharp.
He envied Gao Lishi for this. They were both lacking something, so why did Gao Lishi's voice sound so deep?
As the two talked, they came to the garlic field. It was a large field, about 100 mu.
A group of people bent down and scattered garlic.
Some people used shoulder poles to carry baskets of garlic to the field.
Soon, Li Chengqi found Li Yi in the crowd. Li Yi's temperament was different from others, even if they were all working.
He looked at the wet ground and stepped in.
The eunuch grimaced and gritted his teeth. His shoes were wet immediately.
"Li Yi?" Li Chengqi stood beside Li Yi and asked.
Li Yi looked up. "Ah, it's me."
"Brother Li, please." Li Chengqi cupped his fists.
"Brother, please." Li Yi returned the greeting with a pair of muddy hands.
"Brother Li, why do you want to grow garlic in the wetlands?" Li Chengqi asked.
When he knew how to plant garlic, he would first plant it and then fill it with water.
"The weather is cold, and the earth is short of manure. First, fill it with water and soak it in the sun for two days. The earth's temperature will rise, and the earth will be warm. In the north, it's best to plant garlic in spring."
Li Yi explained the situation.
In Chang'an, the soil was not fertile enough.
If you mix the fertilizer into the soil and then fill it with water, you need to pay attention to the temperature when planting garlic.
Therefore, in the north, the spring planting method was adopted. First, the fertilizer was dissolved in water, and after the temperature rose, the garlic seeds were planted.
It was killing two birds with one stone.
This was called scientific planting.
"The weather is cold and the water is cold. Soak in the water first, then soak in the sun before planting?"
Li Chengqi thought that he was good at farming, but in the end, he found that he didn't know anything about farming.
"That's right." Li Yi nodded and began to plant garlic cloves again.
"What's next?" Li Chengqi squatted down to ask for advice. He felt that it was interesting.
"Add fertilizer. Garlic is the most difficult to plant because it has a high requirement for fertilizer. If it's a drought, add water fertilizer. If it's raining, add dry fertilizer. "
Li Yi answered casually. It was so simple. Was there a need to ask?
Li Chengqi felt that he was being looked down upon. He took a deep breath and changed the topic. "When the farm is short of manpower, do you have enough food?"
Li Yi looked up at him. "Do you have Zhuangzi?"
"Yes," Li Chengqi answered truthfully.
Li Yi continued to sprinkle garlic cloves according to the spacing.
At the same time, he said, "Whether there's enough food or not depends on how much you eat. If you eat too much, of course, it won't be enough."
"If you don't eat, won't you be hungry?" Li Chengqi thought to himself. 'Isn't this nonsense?'
"Whether you're hungry or not depends on how much oil and water you have in your stomach. People who eat meat all the time will eat less food. People who eat meat all the time will eat less food. Is that so? "
"Yes!"
"My farm doesn't lack oil. Therefore, everyone has enough food to last until the harvest," Li Yi introduced without hiding anything.
He was very willing to tell Li Chengqi. If Li Chengqi followed his instructions, his lifespan would increase.
Li Chengqi felt that he understood. Li Yi was rich. He nodded. "Brother Li, you seem to have bought a lot of meat oil?"
Li Yi shook his head. "I don't have that much meat oil. I'll use soybean oil."
"Soybean oil? Which soybean? Is there oil in beans? "Li Chengqi understood, but he was even more confused.
"Yes, there is. After the oil is extracted, it can be used to make tofu. It's just that tofu isn't very delicious. If you don't want to make tofu, you can steam it with bean cakes. "
Li Yi said with a smile.
"Beans are fishy. Can oil be extracted? Won't it be fishy? "Li Chengqi discussed in depth.
"The disadvantage of cooking with soybean oil is that it's fishy, especially when raw oil is added to the pot. However, we can use soy sauce or chopped green onions to fry the pot. "
Li Yi was in a good mood. It was good that Li Chengqi was curious.
He might even be able to sell soybean oil later.
If Li Chengqi was powerful enough, he might as well tell him how to extract soybean oil.
Then, Li Chengqi would provide oil to many people and earn his own lifespan.
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It was noon. Everyone went back to the dining hall to eat without waiting for others to bring them food.
Li Chengqi kept calling him Brother Li as he followed him.
The female servant who stayed behind and didn't go to work had finished cooking.
She put a lot of soybean oil in the big frying pan and baked scallion cakes.
The bean cakes were fried in soybean oil, and the bean cakes were made with soy sauce.
Bacon fried with garlic sprouts, wild vegetables and egg soup.
There were also vegetables that were dried in the shade last year marinated in shrimp sauce and pickled vegetables made from pork skin.
The people who had worked all morning didn't stand on ceremony and started eating.
"Brother Li, you're giving them this?" Li Chengqi was surprised. Isn't this life too good?
"Ah, if they don't eat, how can they have the strength to work?" Li Yi was surprised. He thought to himself, Are you stupid?
"Where's the wheat?" The eunuch understood what his boss meant and asked in a low voice.
"They're feeding the pigs and chickens. Otherwise, how can they have eggs?" Li Yi looked at him. What he meant was, Are you stupid too?
Listening to the three people talking, the tenant farmers who were eating and the people who were bought unconsciously puffed out their chests and felt proud.
With Dongzhu around, even if they weren't busy, they would still have two meals a day.
Now that they were working, they would have three meals a day. They ate delicious food and had enough.
Li Yi didn't care about this. He was used to it. In the past, he was the boss of a small company.
How could the employees not eat well?
In order to take care of the young female employees, he even bought a milk tea machine and ingredients for the employees to learn how to make and drink.
Then, when the employees became proficient in the operation, they resigned and went to sell milk tea.
How could this kind of thing be reasonable?
Li Chengqi ate the biscuits and dishes made with soybean oil and felt that it was good. He asked, "Is the oil made from the beans?"
"Yes, in fact, the bean biscuits after the oil is extracted can be steamed with wild vegetables and mixed with soy sauce. It's also good to go with wine."
Li Yi shared his experience. The oil from the bean biscuits could not be extracted completely with the current technology. It could be eaten.
"How do you extract the oil?" Li Chengqi asked the key question.
The eunuch coughed and reminded his boss not to ask. It was his skill.
Being able to extract oil from beans was a skill that could be passed down.
"After planting the garlic in these two days, I will extract the oil for you. You will know when you see it."
Li Yi didn't care. As long as it could increase his lifespan, he was willing to find people to promote it.
At the thought of promotion, he thought of soy sauce. This had to be profitable.
Therefore, he took the initiative to invite him. "Why don't we eat prison pills together tonight? It's stuffed with garlic, eggs, and dried rice. It's so fresh. Boil it and eat it. "
Li Chengqi was tempted. He had never eaten boiled prison pills before. He had always steamed them.
Therefore, when he continued to plant garlic in the afternoon, a group of silent people dressed as farmers came.
They helped to plant the garlic quickly. Then, Li Chengqi wanted to see how the oil was extracted.
He felt that he should help his younger brother. If the beans could produce oil, then many people could eat oil instead of grain.
He knew about oil.
More than a hundred newly joined people worked hard. Before the sky turned dark, 100 mu of garlic was planted.
Seeing that the sun was still so high, Li Yi hurriedly ordered the female servant to cook. Everyone who came had to eat.
The male servant rested for a while and also went to help.
Today, everyone ate prison pills together. There were not enough garlic sprouts, so they changed to wild vegetables and added more eggs.
They also made tofu soup. They couldn't let the people who helped not have enough to eat.
If it weren't for the fact that they had to cultivate after harvesting the wheat, Li Yi would have killed the cow.
The government would not pursue the matter as long as the cow was compensated with some money.
This was actually quite unreasonable. The cow was his. Why would it be illegal to kill it? Would he be fined for accidental deaths?
The people called over by Li Yi watched. They saw that the people on Zhuangzi and Li Chengqi were so happy after doing extra work.
They couldn't understand. As tenant farmers, they could just rent the fields and farm. Why did they have to do other work for Dongzhu?
The point was that the ten tenant farmers weren't angry about the extra work.
Then they saw a group of children wearing the same clothes and singing a song that they had never heard before.
They were all confused. What was going on?
"The sun shines in the sky, the flowers smile at me, and the birds say good morning. Why are you carrying a small schoolbag?"
"I go to school and I'm never late. I love to study and work. When I grow up, I want to make contributions to the Tang dynasty."
The children sang. Their small faces were all red, and they didn't look hungry at all.
"Dad, Mom …" The children came over and ran to their parents in different directions.
At this time, the people who were ordered to help understood.
Dongzhu made the same clothes and schoolbags for the tenant farmers' children to study for free.
There were definitely pens, ink, paper, and inkstones in the schoolbags.
Judging from the children's complexions, they definitely didn't lack food.
Looking at the children's clean appearance, they were obviously children of rich families.
Then they watched the children greet their parents and run to Li Yi to line up in front of him.
"Brother Dongzhu, thank you!" The children imitated the adults and cupped their hands to salute.
Li Yi smiled kindly. "Have you learned well today?"
"Yes ~ ~" The children shouted together.
"Then tonight, each of you will have a dried fish. You can eat it when you go back," Li Yi said loudly.
"Okay!" "We have dried fish again!" "Brother Dongzhu is the best!"
The children cheered.
They shouted and scattered. They went back to put away their schoolbags and changed into farmer's clothes.
They were still humming songs as they hopped and hopped.
"Little boy, carrying a schoolbag to school, I'm not afraid of the sun or the wind and rain. I'm only afraid that the teacher will scold me for being lazy and uneducated. I'm too ashamed to see my parents …"
Li Chengqi trembled all over as he watched and listened.
What he felt was a kind of power, a kind of majestic power that made his heart surge.
He breathed hard and tried to adjust his state of mind. He asked Li Yi, "What's dried fish?"
"Dried fish. The bones, internal organs, head, and tail are removed. It's dried fish that is first steamed and then roasted. When you eat it, you use a small wooden hammer to smash it. When it's soft, you can use it as a snack."
Li Yi introduced. As he spoke, he became greedy.
Li Chengqi was puzzled. "Isn't it better to give them meat directly?"
Li Yi smiled and shook his head. "The children don't lack meat. They like to smash the fish themselves. Things that are obtained without sowing are not delicious."
Li Chengqi's heart trembled again. Things that are obtained without sowing are not delicious?
So that's how it is. No wonder I always feel bored and want to find some entertainment.
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