The two talked for a while. Yu Jiao had not been in Zhixun County for long, but for the two who had just expressed their feelings, this short separation made them miss each other very much.
In fact, there is not much to talk about, but it is very interesting to stay with each other and chat nonsense.
When it was getting dark, Yu Qiaoshan and Yu Mengshan came back from outside and changed their dirty clothes that were covered with mud.
After hearing Zhao say that Yu Jiao had returned, Yu Qiaoshan came to the east room after washing.
"Meng girl, I have something to discuss with you." Yu Qiaoshan said.
Yu Jiao was talking to Yu Mengshan, and when she heard this, she asked, "Uncle, just say it."
"It's like this. The fields in our village have been flooded beyond recognition. Although the weather is good now, a lot of the wheat in the fields has been drowned. The leaves of those that haven't been drowned have all turned yellow, and they haven't yet formed ears of wheat," said Yu Qiaoshan.
The wheat was sown in mid-July and was supposed to be harvested after the frost in late October. However, it has been raining continuously since July and the villagers have planted seedlings in the fields several times, but the fields were flooded and most of the wheat that was growing and masculine was drowned.
Yu Jiao nodded and said with a smile, "Uncle, although I know how to treat people, I can only treat people. I can't treat the crops in the fields."
Yu Qiaoshan also laughed, "That's not what I meant. There's nothing we can do about the rotten roots of the wheat. It's just that the harvest this year is definitely not going to be good. Everyone wants to learn how to identify herbs so that they can go up the mountain to pick some and exchange them for money in town."
Last time, someone followed Yu Fuling up the mountain to collect herbs and exchanged them for medicine at Yu Jiao's place. Later, among those families, a smart family went up the mountain alone to collect herbs and sold them to the medicine shop in the town. When this news spread in the village, many people were very excited.
Seeing that the harvest from the fields was not good, it would be good to have a way to make money. Besides, the herbs on Qingyan Mountain cost nothing. All one had to do was to recognize the herbs and go up the mountain to look for them.
But Yu Qiaoshan considered going to the mountains to collect herbs. There were wild beasts on the mountains, and when winter came, the ferocious beasts would come out to look for food. As a person who went to the mountains to hunt all year round, he did not dare to engage in large-scale activities on Qingyan Mountain.
Secondly, although collecting herbs has no cost, it is quite labor-intensive, and the herbs on the mountain are always limited. He had an immature idea in his mind and wanted to discuss it with Yu Jiao.
"Of course there is no problem in teaching you how to identify herbs, but I've been busy lately, and I have to go to Qixun County tomorrow. Uncle Mengshan and the old man can teach you." There are so many fields in Qixun County, and Yu Jiao also has to look after the planting of hucai, so she really can't spare the time.
Yu Qiaoshan didn't dare to tell this to Grandpa Yu, mainly because he felt that the old man was not so easy to talk to. He always valued medical skills, and wanted to teach the villagers to identify and collect herbs and help them make money, but the old man would not agree.
"Mengshan can teach everyone to identify herbs, but I think going up the mountain every day to collect herbs is not the right way. Why don't we clear the fields to grow herbs? Some herbs are cold-resistant and moisture-resistant. The roots of the wheat in the fields are rotten and left to rot anyway, so it's just right to use them to grow herbs. I just don't know if this method is feasible?"
Since Yu Qiaoshan became the village head, he had more burdens and responsibilities on his shoulders. He wanted to lead the villagers to live a good life, so he was particularly worried about the poor harvest and worried that the villagers would suffer from famine.
Yu Qiaoshan had this idea when the villagers said they wanted to learn how to identify herbs, but he was very unsure. Although he had talked to Yu Mengshan about it, he still wanted to talk to Yu Jiao. Perhaps Yu Qiaoshan himself did not realize that he had unknowingly regarded Yu Jiao as a peer with whom he could have an equal dialogue and a backbone for giving advice.
Perhaps it was because of her experience of making umbrellas to sell and guiding everyone up the mountain during the last flood, Yu Jiao's always calm and composed temperament, her ability to handle everything with ease, this subtle influence made people subconsciously feel that her affirmation was feasible.
Yu Jiao didn't know what Yu Qiaoshan was thinking. She smiled and encouraged him, "This is a good idea. It's not difficult to grow herbs. You just have to choose herbs that are suitable for large-scale planting. Although everyone has little experience in growing herbs, as long as you dare to try, it doesn't matter if the results are not so good. Slowly accumulate experience from practice and you will definitely gain something."
When Yu Jiao was young in her previous life and lived with her grandfather in the mountains, she and her grandfather opened up a medicinal field and planted a lot of medicinal herbs. She has some experience in planting medicinal herbs.
However, the medicinal fields need to be carefully cared for, and varieties suitable for local cultivation must be selected. Only Chinese medicinal plants that can complete the entire cycle within the same year can be selected. Otherwise, the growth cycle is too long, and the planting cost is too high for people who want to see profits in the short term.
Yu Qiaoshan's brows relaxed when he heard that. "Hearing you say that, I feel relieved. I still need your help in selecting the right herbs."
"Okay." Yu Jiao thought of Shen Yu and said to Yu Qiaoshan, "If everyone is really willing to grow herbs, I can help ask the young master of Huichuntang to see if the herbs can be sold to Huichuntang."
Yu Qiaoshan felt relieved and relaxed, and said with a smile, "It would be great if Huichuntang is willing to purchase the medicinal herbs we grow."
Over there, Mrs. Song had already prepared the meal and came to call them to eat in the main room.
Yang Jiyan hadn't left yet and had been staying in the west room making small talk. Although Wang Xueyan was tired and exhausted from dealing with her, she couldn't treat Yang Jiyan coldly as the magistrate's daughter.
"Miss Yang, would you like to stay for dinner?" Wang Xueyan asked politely.
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