Chapter 12 Busy She knew he would be happy, but she didn't expect him to be so...

Qiu Tang sat on He Qinglan's right arm, and was carried by her over the branches and landed in the field.

He Qinglan stepped lightly over the turned soil, quietly standing behind several men and women, watching them knead the water-moistened soil into small balls, stuff corn kernels into the balls, and then place them in the seedbed.

It was a very mechanical job, with everyone doing the same thing over and over again, but the men and women working in the fields were all happy.

Because the goddess said that every part of this corn is a treasure.

The yield of corn is about 800 jin per mu.

Corn can be eaten directly, cooked, made into cakes, or pressed for oil; corn silk can be used to make tea; corn leaves can be used as grass or to wrap steamed food; corn cobs can be used as firewood; corn stalks can be eaten like sugarcane, used as firewood, fed to livestock, or used to make farmyard manure.

Just thinking about how many uses corn has after it matures makes them incredibly excited, and their enthusiasm for work is so high that they don't feel bored at all.

He Qinglan held Qiu Tang and watched for a few minutes.

She asked Qiutang, "Want to give it a try?"

Qiu Tang nodded quickly.

He Qinglan placed her in the field.

This commotion attracted attention. Several men and women turned around and were both surprised and delighted to see He Qinglan standing beside them. "Goddess?!"

They hurriedly tried to get up and bow, but He Qinglan stopped them, saying, "You all continue with your work, I just came to check on things."

Qiu Tang walked towards them, "Uncles and aunts, can you teach me?"

A middle-aged woman laughed heartily, "Sure." She beckoned Qiu Tang to come over and squat down next to her, then grabbed a clump of mud and handed it to Qiu Tang.

"Pinch it together like this, like you're making a glutinous rice ball."

Qiu Tang recalled the sweet rice wine dumplings she had eaten and slowly shaped the clay into a round shape.

A middle-aged woman handed over some corn kernels, which Qiutang took and carefully placed into the mud ball.

The man squatting on her other side chuckled, "Once it sprouts in a while, we can plant it in the ground."

Qiu Tang imagined what the corn would look like when it matured, and felt a great sense of accomplishment.

She squatted on the ground kneading dough, while He Qinglan chatted with the men and women about summer farming.

"Thanks to the goddess for sending rain, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to plant the seeds you gave us." The middle-aged woman's gratitude was very sincere.

Others chimed in, "Yes, yes."

After all, it's so hot and dry that people can't survive, so how can plants grow?

He Qinglan's lips curled up slightly, "Do you have water stored in your tank?"

“Of course,” a young man answered proudly. “The village chief led the whole village to dig wells and ponds to store rainwater.”

The middle-aged man squatting next to him said, "Other villages are also digging ponds to store water, saying that Master Cheng and the others instructed them to do so."

A young woman sighed, "If it weren't for the heat and the fact that the water dries up so quickly, we would have enough water from the river, the ditch, and the well."

"It's summer, there's nothing we can do about it," the middle-aged woman said with a smile.

The young man said cheerfully, "Summer will be over soon, and with the goddess here, we don't need to worry about not living until autumn!"

What kind of hellish joke is this? Everyone present couldn't help but laugh.

As they chatted, the conversation shifted from summer plowing to some current difficulties, such as a lack of farming tools and oxen. However, thanks to the goddess providing food, these difficulties were bearable.

He Qinglan stood to the side, listening and nodding, "We lack wood and iron, otherwise we could mass-produce farm tools."

"Yes, if we had enough farm tools, we could work much faster!"

"Hopefully, after Hu Dazhu and his men conquer more counties, they can bring back timber and iron!"

Hu Dazhu, on whom the people placed high hopes, was sneezing uncontrollably on horseback.

Zhang Chao, who was traveling with him, asked with concern, "Boss, are you catching a cold?"

Hu Dazhu looked disgusted. "Go away, I'm as strong as an ox, unlike you who's just a chicken and won't catch a cold easily!"

Half an hour later, He Qinglan took Qiu Tang to a "breeding farm" not far away.

The village raises some poultry and livestock that have been "collected" from various places by "grassroots administrative personnel" in Yunhe County.

Previously, there wasn't even enough food for people to eat, let alone to raise poultry and livestock.

Now that the goddess is providing food to the people, they no longer need to plunder the plants on the earth, giving the plants time to grow and allowing them to raise some animals.

"This was pooled together by villagers from several nearby villages," the farm manager explained to He Qinglan with a smile, trying to control his excitement. "Instead of each family raising one or two, or even three, it's better for everyone to raise them together, with dedicated people to take care of them, so that they can have more."

He Qinglan nodded.

"Although they all look quite thin now, we believe that with more time, they will definitely gain weight," the person in charge said guiltily.

Qiu Tang watched the cows and sheep leisurely grazing in the newly grown grass, the geese pecking at the puddles, the chickens squatting in the grass, and the ducks running around in the shallow ponds. She couldn't help but think to herself, they were all indeed very thin.

But in this day and age, it's good enough to have something.

Fortunately, the goddess was taking care of them, so they weren't in a hurry to eat meat. The meat the goddess gave them was delicious, especially the roast chicken, roast duck, and big hamburgers! The little girl couldn't help but swallow her saliva.

Led by the person in charge, He Qinglan toured all the animals at the "farm" and finally stopped by the pigpen.

She stared at the pigs for a few minutes, then turned and asked, "Have you butchered the pigs?"

The person in charge didn't react for a moment, "Cut...cut what?"

He Qinglan said, "Castration."

The person in charge was completely dumbfounded. Several employees behind him nodded knowingly.

He Qinglan said, "Everyone who raises horses knows to neuter them so they can grow better. Why don't people who raise pigs, cattle, and sheep know this? If you neuter them, their growth rate will increase and they will gain weight more easily."

She paused, then added, "The pork from a pig that has been fanned out tastes even better."

Those present thought of the minced pork and pig's feet in the noodles provided by the goddess, and they were indeed delicious! Is that how those pigs are raised?

He Qinglan saw through their thoughts and smiled faintly, "Of course it's not just that, they were fed cooked grains."

Feeding pigs with grain? This was a bit hard for them to imagine for the time being, but no one questioned the goddess. Perhaps the heavenly realm was just such a prosperous place.

The person in charge said solemnly, "Goddess, please rest assured, we will definitely spread your decree so that all livestock farmers will know."

Several employees chimed in, saying, "We'll just find someone to cut it."

“With your guidance, Goddess, these livestock will surely grow exceptionally well.”

"We will not let the goddess down!"

“Goddess,” a woman in her thirties asked boldly, “do you also need those chickens, ducks, and geese…”

He Qinglan: "...No need, don't you need more chicks, ducklings and goslings right now? You're not in a hurry to eat the eggs, you can use them to hatch them."

After observing the planting and breeding situation, He Qinglan took Qiu Tang back to the Yunhe County Government Office.

Passing by a barren mountain, looking at the still bare mountain after several rains, He Qinglan thought for a moment, took out some bamboo seeds from the system space, and scattered them from a high place.

The seeds were carried by the wind and fell all over the barren mountain.

Next spring, this place will probably turn into a bamboo mountain.

Just imagining that scene filled He Qinglan with hope.

"Goddess, what are you planting?" Qiu Tang asked curiously.

He Qinglan answered, "Bamboo."

Qiu Tang tilted her head. "Bamboo?"

He Qinglan rubbed her head. "Bamboo can be used to make paper, furniture, and houses."

Furthermore, according to many netizens, bamboo grows even faster than chives, making it perfect for the people of Yunhe County. Otherwise, she would have asked Cen Ying for seeds from another tree.

Qiu Tang's eyes lit up immediately. "That's wonderful!"

He Qinglan glanced at the other mountains. "I am the big villain" is currently in the primitive plane. After he finishes the tribal war, I will ask him to get me some saplings and animals to fill the mountains in Yunhe and the other five counties.

Without human intervention, waiting for nature to recover on its own would take who knows how many years. The people can't afford to wait that long.

Technology teaches people how to fish, and the mountains and forests will teach them how to fish.

He Qinglan carried Qiu Tang back to the county government office and asked Qiu Tang to call Cheng Hui over.

She then went into the study.

The paper was spread out.

Cheng Hui followed Qiu Tang and hurried over.

He Qinglan handed him a blueprint.

Cheng Hui took the blueprints and quickly glanced at them.

He was stunned, and suddenly looked up at He Qinglan, "Goddess, this...this is..."

He Qinglan said, "This is a plow from later generations, a plow that is harnessed to an ox to plow dry land, and a plow that is harnessed to a water buffalo to plow paddy fields." Actually, there is not much difference.

However, several hundred years passed between the development of the straight-shafted plow and the curved-shafted plow.

Therefore, the shock that the curved plow, which had been improved and perfected during the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, brought to Cheng Hui was something that He Qinglan could not understand.

She knew he would be happy, but she never imagined he would be so happy he would go crazy.

The old man held the blueprints, his whole body trembling.

After consulting He Qinglan, he carefully folded the blueprints, left the study, and then sprinted toward the Yunhe County "grassroots administrative personnel" meeting hall at a speed he would never normally take.

Everyone who meets him can see his crooked grin.

He Qinglan: "..."

He's already quite old, isn't he afraid of hurting himself running so fast?

After washing and grooming herself, Qiu Tang entered the study. "Master Cheng is so happy."

He Qinglan raised her eyebrows. "He would be even happier if the mountain were covered with trees."

Qiu Tang: "..."

He Qinglan asked, "Shouldn't you be going to school?"

Qiu Tang snapped out of her daze and bowed respectfully. "Yes, Goddess, I'm going to school now."

He Qinglan said, "Go."

The system and He Qinglan "watched" Qiu Tang leave the county government office.

It immediately reminded He Qinglan, "Host, host, let's continue unlocking dishes!"

Upon hearing its electronic voice, He Qinglan couldn't help but raise her hand to cover her eyes.

Repeating for the Nth time: [If you were a mobile game, I would have uninstalled you long ago.]

The system grumbled unhappily.

He Qinglan suddenly thought of something, "[System, every game has a walkthrough. Do you have a walkthrough for unlocking dishes?]"

System: [None.]

System: [What are you thinking? I'm the one and only Cafeteria System, and you're my first host. How could I possibly have a strategy guide?]

System: [However, you could create a strategy guide and pass it on to my next host.]

He Qinglan: [Hehe.]

So, while Qiu Tang sat in the school learning about the twenty-four solar terms, while the two armies were still marching on the road to attack the city, while Cheng Hui convened a meeting of farmers knowledgeable in agriculture, while the people happily planted their crops…

He Qinglan continued to unlock the sweet and sour fish with the system with a cold face.

A note from the author:

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