The Taifu also rolled up his sleeves and trouser legs and worked in the fields for the whole morning. He knew better than the village head and other experienced farmers how to fertilize the fields and improve the soil.
The village head and the clan leader only knew how to use human and animal feces and wood ash to fertilize the fields. Originally, after the village head's few acres of land were harvested from the grain, they also planted sweet potatoes and autumn cabbage (radish). He decided to take the lead in using his own land as an experimental field, and today he planned to remove all the feces and use them to feed the pigs.
The Taifu taught them many methods of using plants to fertilize the fields. For example, sweet potatoes can be used as a composting pond by digging a hole, half filling it with water, and fermenting the sweet potatoes to make fertilizer.
Ding Youtian had read in the book that Jian Ning gave him that the fermented fertilizer produced in this way was natural organic fertilizer. There were many records in the book about composting and making fertilizer. He took the opportunity to bring them all up and discuss them with the Taifu in the form of asking for advice.
The Grand Tutor was well versed in agriculture. He was not born into a noble family of the previous dynasty, but was the son of a farming and scholar family. He had reached his current position step by step through the imperial examinations, and was the number one scholar in the imperial examination in the first year after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Looking at Ding Youtian in front of him, the Taifu seemed to see his past self. He and Ding Youtian had more and more topics to talk about, and it seemed that they had met too late.
Ding Youtian was also impressed by the fact that he lacked the airs of a Grand Tutor and was truly knowledgeable about agriculture. He could answer questions he hadn't understood from books. Ding Youtian couldn't help but feel awe and bowed, saying, "Except for my master, you are truly the most knowledgeable person I have ever met. I truly admire you."
"Oh, may I ask who your master is, little brother?" The Grand Tutor raised his eyebrows and asked.
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