Chapter 52: bract

There was a book spread out on the bookcase, next to a hot tea. Bai Jianran stroked the bowl of hot tea and carefully asked his son about corn production.

Although the importance he paid to farming, he became more and more happy, he was still a little worried. The next day, he brought his son's nephew and Xiancheng and others to Pingshan Village.

Wang Conghan said, "What my cousin said must be right."

Bai Jianran listened quietly.

Bai Yitian said, "Father really should go to see the harvest. It's really gratifying!"

Listen again.

Finally, the county magistrate said, "Our master has always liked to be close to civil affairs."

County Cheng has followed Bai Jianran for many years and is familiar with the Bai family, so he has always been casual.

In the mountain village, the corn in the field is a bumper harvest scene. Bai Jianran got off the carriage and told the casual yamen and others to follow the carriage hall. He himself walked in the carriage with his nephew and county magistrates.

"Not bad!" Although Wang Conghan didn't care about farming, he couldn't help smiling when he looked at the harvest in front of him. Occasionally, he gave a hand to the farmers who passed by, so that Bai Yitian and beads were about to jump down.

asked silently, "Is this, young master?"

The young master has always been superior and cold, colder than Zhou Bo of the Zhou family. Zhou Bo is at least polite and alienated. This one is directly with ice cubes, and a stranger with a face should not be close.

Wang Conhan has never been to the countryside. Looking left and right at the heavy crops in the field, there is an inexplicable joy beating in his heart, but with a little peace in his beating, which is really a strange feeling.

Because the county magistrate and documents have gone to the countryside more often, they have spontaneously talked to the farmers passing by.

"My fellow villagers, the crop you planted is fresh. I haven't seen it before. What's its name?"

"Haha, haven't you seen it? This is called 'corn'! I heard that only our Pingtou Village planted it in the county!"

"My fellow villagers, what's this called this year? Yes, the corn harvest is good?"

"Yes, yes, corn is indeed harvested a lot!"

"Our land is also good, hahaha!"

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In the village of Pingtou Village, it seems that every family has ushered in a bumper harvest of corn and is happy everywhere.

The group walked and stopped to see and chat. Bai Jianran became more and more happy. He turned around and told the document: "Go back and sort it out in time." Every time he goes to the countryside, he will ask the documents to sort out what he has seen and heard. The documents are very used to them, and now they are repeatedly called.

Seeing his son greeting the villagers everywhere, he nodded and said, "Tian'er is really beneficial."

Although the largest number of households have planted only two or three mu, during this autumn harvest season, whether it is fields, forest paths, or farmyards, it is a busy scene. Bai Jianran and his party couldn't help but be infected with the joy and joy of this harvest.

It was almost noon, led by Bai Yitian and the group came to Zhou's old house.

As soon as I entered the door, from the door of the side courtyard, I saw Zhou Mancang, Zhou Jinsheng and Zhou Dahu sitting in a pile of corn and peeling corn husks. In front of them were a pile of corn to be peeled, and behind them were peeled golden corn cobs. Several children were fighting among the corn cobs.

Zhou's mother rushed up and greeted, "Brother Tian is back!" Look, this is back! It's not you again! Is this Bai Yitian's home?

Bai Yitian nodded with a smile, "Why are you back?" Xuejian happened to accompany Zhou Bo out of the inner courtyard. When she saw Bai Yitian, she was rude and couldn't help saying, "Welcome Mr. Bai back to help. We happen to be short of manpower to work."

This girl was afraid of getting used to it. Wang Conghan frowned and thought, but Bai Yitian pointed to her happily and scolded, "What are you doing? Wandering in the sky! Brother Bo should take care of it."

After saying this, he followed him without saying a word and smiled, and gave Wang Conghan a wink, so that he would also wait to see the snow and go crazy.

Sure enough, Bai Yitian succeeded in making Xuejian jump. Her petite body jumped out and crossed her waist and said, "Xuejian is willing to hang out. I want you to take care of it!"

Wang Conghan squinted and saw the silent posture around him, all with his waist folded. His expression was exaggerated to learn from Xuejian, and he did not make a sound. Instead, it was like a hundred opera team performing a mime.

"..." Xue was so angry that her hands trembled.

As soon as she twisted her body, Xue saw that she turned around and grabbed Zhou Bo's arm, but immediately realized that this action was obviously not polite. She stopped, but she didn't know where to stretch out, so she was so embarrassed and forgot what she was going to say and blushed slightly. In such a cool autumn season, she looked more beautiful as a flower. It's so beautiful that it can be painted.

Bai Yitian and the two little men were puzzled, but they just laughed unkindly. Bai Jianran even stared at his son a few times and couldn't stop it.

"Go back to the courtyard to find the second mother to admit the punishment!" Zhou Bo was calm and said lightly to Xuejian. Then he pretended not to see Xue see the appearance of Zhu's head shaking his sleeves, but he saluted Bai Jianran and said, "I don't know that the county magistrate has arrived. I haven't welcomed him far away. I hope you can forgive me."

"Don't be polite!" Not to mention, because he was also familiar with Xuejian, Bai Jianran naturally knew that the little girl's emotions were hanging on her face. He always said that the wind was wind and rain was rain. Bai Jianran didn't care. In addition, he was just in the mood. He waved his hand and smiled slightly and said, "My virtuous nephew is so polite. I just came to have a look."

"Lord Bai is a private walk," Zhou Bo also saw his casual clothes, so he was no longer polite, smiled, and respectfully led them to the hall. Bai Jianran said, "I'd better look at the corn first."

"Good!" Zhou Bo also arched his hand slightly to Wang Conghan and others, and then let him into the side yard and said, "Fortunately, the wind and rain are going well this year. The people who grow corn in Pingtou Village are not bad in Chengdu. In the past few days, we have studied several eating methods and just invited Lord Bai to take the palm of their hands." Then he sent people to Daqing Mountain to pick up Xu Shen Doctor down the mountain.

The people in the courtyard did not know Bai Jianran and his party, but looking at the extraordinary temperament, they also stood up awkwardly, saluted rudely, and said, "Masters, you are polite."

Wang Congeru only looked coldly and followed his uncle politely.

Bai Yitian had already been familiar with running to the children and playing with them.

Bai Jianran walked to Zhou Mancang, sat down with him with a smile, pointed to the corn and said, "My father-in-law is polite. Is the harvest really good?"

Speaking of farm work, Zhou Mancang had a simple smile on his face. "Due to be planted in the first year, it is still a little unfamiliar, so I will harvest less this year. There are also fifty-six stones per mu. This corn is extremely easy to grow. If the next year is good, the yield of seven or eight stones per mu will be stable."

Hearing the old farmer's words, Bai and Ran are happy in his heart, which is much better than wheat and rice. If it can be eaten in many ways and let go, it is indeed unique and a blessing for the whole county!

No matter when the people have food, the society will naturally be more stable. This is an eternal truth.

"We also come to help, and we have to ask our father-in-law to take the pains to teach." Bai Jianran smiled kindly.

Although Zhou Mancang is an old farmer in the countryside, he also made a clear eyebrow and repeatedly refused, but when he saw that he really had to learn, he seriously taught him, "Look,... that's how it's the package."

"How to deal with this package of corn particles?" Bai Jianran sat casually next to the old man and peeled corn according to the method he taught. Zhou Mancang said proudly, "Our young master still has a way!" This whole 'stick' can be boiled and eaten. The peeled corn particles are ground into noodles and taste good.

After praising his young master repeatedly, Zhou Mancang stopped. At this time, Bai Jianran asked again, "Then the rest of the stick after peeling..."

Speaking of this, Zhou Jinsheng next to him couldn't help interrupting, "My young master thought of a way to grind these sticks and feed the animals. This corn is really full of treasure."

The rest of the people, including Wang Cong, naturally found a small stool and sat around, listening to their chat and helping to clean up the corn.

"It looks quite simple." At first, he felt that the job was very easy, peeling corn with everyone, and the speed was no less than theirs. However, after a while, the speed slowed down significantly.

"After all, there is no habit of doing the work." Bai Jianran laughed at himself.

"If you are tired, take a break." Zhou Mancang said with a smile, "We are used to doing these jobs. You are from the city. You will definitely not be ready to do heavy work."

"If you peel it off like this, it's simply called peeling rice, which is more audible than corn." Bai Yitian danced with a stick and said while fighting with Xiao Halang and Xiao Jiulang.

Bai Jianran first frowned at his playful appearance, and then slowly said, "'Bao Rice' is really a good name!"

aside, the Zhou family peeled the corn skillfully. In a short time, the corn cobs piled up into a hill.