Chapter 3176 Rice ears

Zhou Man and Mingda leaned against the wall and listened as the little Qian clan inside took care of everyone.

The incoming shopkeepers and bosses were startled when they turned around and saw Zhou Man and Mingda standing behind them. Then they immediately smiled and saluted, "Greetings to the princess and Mr. Zhou."

Mingda nodded slightly, and the shopkeepers and Zhou Man complimented: "Pork has become popular in the county recently. I heard that Mrs. Zhou is the one who cooks the best food, so we shamelessly came to ask for advice. Mrs. Zhou is worthy of being Mrs. Zhou's sister-in-law, and we have agreed.

Teach us.”

Zhou Man smiled lightly and said, "I was raised by my sister-in-law, so I should be worthy of being my sister-in-law's sister-in-law."

Everyone was stunned for a moment and then nodded in agreement, and then all the good words about asking for money were directed at Xiao Qian.

Xiao Qian walked out of the door, glanced at Zhou Man angrily, and pulled her and Mingda into the house together, "Why don't you come in now that you're back? The two children are making noises about going out to play."

Pull people in and send all the guests away.

As soon as the door closed, Zhou Man asked, "Sister-in-law, have you agreed with them?"

Xiao Qian responded and said with a smile: "They are all family-produced dishes, but there are some dishes they don't have here, so I'll teach them. It doesn't take much effort."

They hired a lot of people to teach each person five hundred words, and they taught several people at a time. They just cooked a dish three times. It was very simple for Xiao Qian, and it was easy to make money.

"However, there are also reasons why the pigs have been castrated. The meat of the castrated pigs needs to have less flavor, and it can be delicious even if it uses less aniseed."

Zhou Man nodded: "Nowadays, those who raise castrated pigs are all people from Guantian Village. There are not many farmers who are willing to castrate pigs. After this time, there should be many people who are willing."

Veterinarian Pan has been continuing the capon business in Beihai County, and his apprentice Sun Xin has developed a capon business. However, both businesses are still mainly faced by Guantian Zhuangzi, and most people in the village who raise pigs and chickens are unwilling to try.

Firstly, they do not believe that castrated pigs and chickens will grow faster and taste better; secondly, they are worried that pigs and chickens will die after castration.

But there is nothing where money will be a problem. If it is, it must be that the income from buying and selling pigs and chickens is not enough to make people tempted.

But this is impossible.

Most of the pigs raised two years ago and in the spring are ready for slaughter. Guantian Zhuangzi is built next to the village, and they communicate with the local villagers.

There are several large Guantian Zhuangzi, because there are many long-term workers living there, and they have formed large markets with nearby villages.

So when the villagers saw someone going to the village to catch pigs, they drove the pigs out. The pigs they had raised for only seven or eight months were fatter and bigger than the pigs they had raised for a year.

The pig was tied, several people carried the big log together, weighed it, and then counted the money...

Seeing the copper plates strung together being stuffed into the hands of Zhuangzi's steward, the surrounding villagers were all very excited.

If you are thoughtful, you can't help but ask, "Boss, how do you raise the pigs in Zhuangzi? Don't they need to eat white rice every day? Why do they grow so fast?"

"Yes, yes, it grows too fast."

The steward said: "Like you, we plant pig grass, grow vegetables in the village, and occasionally mix in some bean flour."

"Then why do you grow up so fast?"

"My pig is castrated," the steward said, "We adults have long said that castrated pigs grow faster, and so do chickens. If you don't believe me, look at the chickens raised in our village. Are the capons grown?

Is it longer than a rooster?"

"It's strange. How come it's easier for people to gain weight when they are physically handicapped? Is this true for humans too?"

"Then you have to look at the father-in-law in the palace to know, right?"

"The princess in the county has a chamberlain by her side."

Seeing that their topic was getting further and further away, the steward quickly interrupted them and brought the topic back, "Don't you want to raise pigs? You can go to Guantian Village on the outskirts of the county and ask. Our piglets are all from

The ones you get there are all castrated, and the price is higher, so you can raise them when you get them back."

He said: "If you raise them now, you can kill them and eat the meat when they are planted next spring. That's great."

"Isn't that just in time for winter and spring? There won't be much to eat at that time, isn't it?"

"The pigs eat a lot, so I'm afraid I'll have to plant a lot of vegetables."

"There are also beans. Those things are used to feed livestock. The hair of cattle and horses will become smooth and shiny after eating them, let alone pigs."

Everyone talked lively, as if raising pigs was very difficult, but the next day many people went to the county town to ask about the piglets.

Veterinarian Pan, who had been idle recently, suddenly became busy again and hurried back to the county government office to find Bai Shan. However, Bai Shan went to the countryside and was not at the county government office.

Mr. Cui, who was in charge of county government affairs together with County Lieutenant Dong, thought for a while and said: "First find piglets of suitable age from the villages below, or continue to send people to purchase them from outside the county."

He said: "The sows raised in Zhuangzi will not be able to give birth until next year. There will definitely not be enough supply this year."

Dong Xianwei stood aside and shook his head, "The price of pork will definitely increase during the Chinese New Year this year. Guantian Zhuangzi can make a lot of money. I went out to eat today, and eight of the ten tables ordered by the guests in the restaurant were pork.

This was rarely seen before.”

Mr. Cui said: "Guantian Zhuangzi is very profitable now. We are selling pigs outside every day, and each Zhuangzi is about to harvest in autumn. When the autumn grain comes down, there will be another sum of money."

Even if they don't sell grain, they can still supply saltworks and docks, as well as grain for their own villages, and the cost will be much smaller.

Mr. Cui was calculating in his mind, but he didn't know that Bai Shan was standing at the edge of a Zhuangzi field at this time, watching the long-term worker put the cut rice ears in his palm.

He weighed it and his eyes widened, "This year's new rice seeds have been planted."

Most of the long-term workers used to farm. Anyone who has grown rice in their family can feel the difference between this plant and the previous one. However, the adults have not allowed them to tell others about it. At this time, they finally couldn't bear it and cut a rice plant.

They gathered around the rice farmers and asked excitedly: "Sir, can we grow this kind of rice in our hometown?"

Bai Shan clenched the rice ears in his hands, looked at the golden rice field, and said word by word: "It must be possible!"

Because it was about food, Bai Shan waited for the results after the harvest. He didn't go home for ten days. He wrote a letter back to the county government and asked Zhou Man to send people to contact people in Luojiang County as quickly as possible.

Zhou Lizhong.

All the new rice seeds in the first field were harvested. They were weighed once after threshing and then again after drying. Bai Shan wrote down the data and sealed it in a folder. He carefully selected a rice ear and the folder on hand.

Put them in the box together.

He summoned Daji and said to him: "Send this box back to the capital yourself."

Daji was surprised, "Master Lang, it's safe here..."

"Just leave it to the Imperial Guards," Bai Shan said: "This thing is more important now, salt is slightly inferior to it, not to mention that the dust has almost settled in Jiangnan, and no one will do it now.

Come and kill me."

Bai Shan handed the box to him and said, "Take it back and give it to Sir, who will take it to the palace."

Daji could only take the box, lowered his head and said, "Yes."
Chapter completed!