Chapter 126 She Feels Unfair

Soon, Xiao Ji was pushed over by Zhao Tong. Shan Shan felt a little uneasy facing the former crown prince, but she still repeated what she had just said. After listening to Shan Shan's analysis, Xiao Ji realized that he was overly simplistic.

He frowned and said, "I do know the reason. Although Champa rice is early-maturing and drought-resistant, it is coarse in texture and tastes far inferior to japonica and indica rice. That's why the wealthy families disdain to plant it."

But if there were already such differences, wouldn't there be other differences? The people present couldn't help but think deeply about it.

"In that case, it will be difficult to promote this rice rashly..." Qingwu's heart sank, and he couldn't help but look at the young man. This was the ambition he had just established.

Seeing that both of them looked gloomy and worried, Shanshan couldn't help but feel puzzled and said, "This isn't a big problem. Wouldn't it be fine after a few years of training?"

She said this so easily that Qing Wu and Xiao Ji looked up at her at the same time.

Shanshan looked at those pairs of shining eyes and couldn't help but take a step back, a little panicked and said: "What...what happened?"

Xiao Ji looked at Shan Shan steadily, his eyes were particularly hot, "Cultivate?"

Fortunately, Shanshan could sense that there was no other meaning in that gaze. Speaking of her expertise, she remained calm and said, "Yes, I often do this when growing flowers. For example, if I want a rose with a long and beautiful bloom, I plant roses with long blooms and good flower shapes together. Then, using hybrid grafting, I can select and breed them generation after generation, and I can always cultivate better varieties."

Qing Wu also understood a little: "You mean, we can plant a mixture of Champa rice and local rice seeds?"

"Yes, and not entirely." Shanshan said as she thought, her voice gradually weakening, and she had already thought of something wrong.

"Roses bloom three times a year, and their flowers are large. It's relatively simple to breed male and female roses..." When Shanshan mentioned the method of breeding male and female roses, a hint of embarrassment flashed across her face. However, in order to explain better, she forced herself to remain calm and said, "This is a method I figured out myself. I pinch off the flower and stuff it into another flower..."

"But rice is different. The rice flowers are too small to force male and female breeding. And after the seeds are set, each plant needs to be selected and bred... It's really troublesome..."

Shanshan's explanation was easy to understand, and Qingwu and Xiaoji could understand it. They also understood the difficulty of this method. If the rice is planted by the acre, there will be many seeds and small flowers. How can they be bred one by one with males and females?

Xiao Ji gripped the wheelchair armrests tightly. But knowing that selective breeding was possible, how could he give up? He couldn't help but ask, "What if we don't force the males and females to breed, but just let them grow naturally, and when the rice is mature, we can select the good seeds, is that feasible?"

The anticipation in the young man's expression was too obvious, and Shanshan couldn't bear to deny it. "It's feasible, but even so, it will take several years, and breeding every year, to leave behind a stable variety of good varieties. However, breeding like this is too time-consuming and laborious..."

Before he could finish his words, Xiao Ji interrupted him, "Don't be afraid of wasting time and effort. This matter will benefit future generations, not just the momentary benefit. If we can combine the strengths of several types of rice, we can achieve high yields per mu and delicious taste, suitable for cultivation throughout the world, and it will benefit all people."

Shanshan was stunned by Xiao Ji's sparkling eyes. Her understanding of Xiao Ji had finally expanded beyond his appearance, and she felt a mixture of emotions. Someone who had fallen into such a quagmire and still cared about the world should be the crown prince...

While she was stunned, Xiao Ji stood up and limped to the cloth bag. He grabbed a handful of rice seeds and let them flow through his fingers. Looking at them, he said softly, "It doesn't matter if it takes three years or five years. Someone has to take the lead. Madam Lin, are you willing to lend a helping hand to these millions of people?"

Hearing this, Shanshan was stunned for a moment, and raised her finger to point at herself blankly, as if she couldn't believe her ears, "Me?"

Seeing that everyone's eyes were still on her, Shanshan stammered, "This matter shouldn't be the Ministry of Revenue..." But when she thought of Xiao Ji's current identity, she was speechless.

Guessing what Shanshan wanted to say, Qingwu slowly walked towards her and held her hand. "Right now, we can only control the area within a ten-mile radius of this palace, and what we do can only affect a village or a town for the time being. The Ministry of Revenue cannot help us. Are you willing to help us?"

"No, it's not to help us, but to help the people of the world. We won't hoard the rice after harvesting it, but will sell the seeds so that more people can grow it."

Seeing Shanshan stunned, Qingwu knew that she had been persuaded.

She could see that Shanshan was not an ordinary woman. She was born in a wealthy merchant family and could have lived a life of luxury and learned some arts, but she inherited her family's knowledge. Although flowers are beautiful, growing flowers is not an elegant and decent job. In the eyes of many nobles and wealthy businessmen, it is also a job for servants.

It would have been fine if Shanshan did it in private, but she also told others about it without any concealment. She didn't care about other people's opinions at all and only focused on her hobby. This was the same reason why she studied medicine. Shanshan was the same kind of person as her.

Don't be afraid of the world, just follow your own heart.

Such people dare to do things that others dare not do.

Moreover, Shanshan is a person who values ​​friendship and loyalty. Otherwise, she would not have discovered the secrets exchanged between him and Xi Qingtong, and she would have dared to interact with him normally. Her courage is extraordinary. The more Qingwu thought about it, the more he felt that Shanshan is very suitable for breeding good varieties.

After hearing these words, Shanshan was indeed moved. She used to cultivate various flowers because she loved the beauty of flowers and was impressed by the magic of plants. She had never thought that cultivating good varieties could help the people. Even without Qingwu's words, she could think that if she succeeded and promoted it throughout the country, it would be a matter of history.

Can a girl who grows flowers like her also leave her name in history?

"Also, some of these improved seeds will be used for trial planting by the villagers of Hedong Village. We have leased the land around the palace to them and signed a land deed..."

Qingwu told Shanshan the story of the Hedong land deed. When she heard that women in Hedong Village could also rent land like men, even Shanshan, who had no shortage of gold and silver, opened her eyes wide in an instant.

Her big grape-like eyes were full of surprise. Even though she was confused, she realized that this land deed was different from others.

Suddenly, an inexplicable emotion surged in the girl's heart. Before she could think clearly, she said, "If only... if all women in the world could own land, how wonderful it would be."

After the words fell, Shanshan was suddenly stunned. The words that came out of her mouth seemed to give a reason for the doubts and resentment that had accumulated in her heart for a long time -

She felt it was unfair.

Yes, she felt it was unfair. Even though she was born into a wealthy family, with loving parents and a harmonious marriage, she still felt it was unfair.

This injustice came from her mother, her grandfather, and the people who loved her.