Chapter 283: Captivated by her beauty?
The place where wild rice was discovered is in Yazhou, a place called Yu Ni Village.
The village is called this name because more than half of the land in the village is silt soaked by sea water, which makes it impossible to grow crops. Most villagers make a living by fishing.
Unlike other villages where the ground was dry and cracked, the mudflats in Silt Village were very moist, with large areas of muddy land even filled with puddles.
Yuan San sighed as he looked at the moist beach soil. The drought had caused large tracts of fertile land to dry up and crack, leaving farmers with nothing to harvest. But here, the land had water, but it couldn't be used to grow crops. What a pity.
Thinking about the purpose of his wife's visit, he felt infinite admiration and hope in his heart.
If Madam can really find a way to grow wild rice on such tidal flats, then Lingnan will no longer be afraid of drought.
Jiang Tangtang also got off the carriage and checked the nearby land.
"Madam, the ground ahead is all muddy and the carriage can't pass. I'll send someone to call Xiao Xian over and have him report to you on the situation of the wild rice."
"No need, I'll go check it out myself." Jiang Tangtang squatted down and pressed the ground.
Some places are hard when stepped on, but soft underneath. This means the water content is good, which is good news.
As far as she knows, sea rice is a kind of rice that can grow on seashore mudflats and is not afraid of short-term immersion in seawater.
I just wonder if we can use seawater for irrigation when there is a severe water shortage?
Anyway, let’s find a way to try it first!
"Then I'll bring a horse over, and you can ride over to avoid getting your shoes and socks dirty." Yuan San saw Jiang Tangtang's shoes about to step into the mud, and he was very anxious. In his mind, Jiang Tangtang's status was like that of a queen.
How can such a noble person be trampled in the mud?
Jiang Tangtang didn't care. "It doesn't matter if your shoes and socks are dirty. Just go back and change them."
If a person who comes to study how to grow rice is afraid of the mud on the ground and doesn't even want to get his shoes and socks dirty, how can he achieve any research results?
Of course, she is an outsider who relies on the golden finger of space to dominate the world, so it is a bit unfair to the researchers to say that she is doing research.
She now just sees herself as a real farmer.
Seeing Jiang Tangtang walking alone in the mud, the guards dismounted and walked with Jiang Tangtang.
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After Xiao Xian and his men found crops that looked like wild rice, they set up camp on the spot and harvested several plants that looked like wild rice.
They had brought some dry food, and since the weather wasn't too hot, sleeping outdoors wasn't a big deal. The only problem was the lack of water.
The water in the water bags of several people had been finished long ago, but they saw that there was so much water on the mudflats by the sea, but there was nothing to drink.
The wild rice issue was of great importance, so he did not dare to leave lightly. He asked Peng Yang to take a few people to guard the area while he went outside to find water.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Xian had been gone for a whole day and night and hadn't returned. Peng Yang and his companions were worried about Xiao Xian's safety and were also extremely thirsty. Just as they were about to go look for him, Jiang Tangtang arrived with his men.
Seeing Jiang Tangtang, Peng Yang was like seeing a savior, "Madam, boss... Brother Xiao went to find water and hasn't come back yet. I don't know if something happened."
Seeing that the people's lips were chapped, Jiang Tangtang was seriously dehydrated. He quickly ordered the accompanying guards to take off their water bags and give them to them. He also instructed Yuan San, "Take your men to search nearby and see what's going on."
Yuan San hesitated.
There are quite a lot of guards around the lady, but one team has been sent to deliver something to the general, and now only he and his team are following the lady.
If he takes anyone else with him, and anything goes wrong, he will be blamed for it.
Peng Yang took the initiative and said, "Madam, let me take people to look for him! We are familiar with Brother Xiao, so it will be easier to find him."
Jiang Tangtang randomly selected a few guards to follow Peng Yang, "Then you take them to look for the people. Take the remaining water and dry food with you."
She felt that with Xiao Xian's skills, it was unlikely that he would be unable to escape from danger. She felt that it was more likely that he would get lost or be delayed by other things. She added, "Also, bring more medicine for heatstroke and other injuries. Yuan San, explain to them how to use each medicine."
Peng Yang watched as the guards took out their water, dry food, and medicine without hesitation, and suddenly his nose felt a little sore.
I heard that Yuan Sanhe and his guards enthusiastically told him how to use these medicines, and said that the potion was the latest potion developed by the pharmacy, and it would be very useful for people suffering from heatstroke.
He began to understand why the boss was the first to choose to betray his old master and be loyal to this Mrs. Lu.
The old master only treated them as tools, but this Mrs. Lu really treated them as human beings.
Jiang Tangtang didn't know that a small gesture of hers moved Peng Yang so much that he decided to follow her wholeheartedly.
After giving the instructions, she went to study wild rice.
Peng Yang took the guards to look for Xiao Xian, and left behind a short young man named Xixiong to tell Jiang Tangtang the details of their discovery of wild rice.
"The wild rice we first discovered wasn't here, but on the beach a little ahead. We didn't have much experience at first, so we didn't guard it like this. Unexpectedly, the grains on the wild rice were eaten by birds before we knew it. Later, when we found the wild rice here, Brother Xiao told us to guard it here to prevent it from being eaten by birds again."
In front of Xixiong were several carefully protected wild rice plants, which were taller than others.
Many of the rice ears are still green and look like they will take some time to mature.
In addition to being much taller than ordinary rice, this wild rice is also somewhat different in appearance from the common rice in Jiang Tangtang. For example, the rice awns on it are particularly long.
Regardless of whether it is sea rice from the previous life, it is worth planting and trying.
In addition to wild rice, Jiang Tangtang also wants to find other crops suitable for growing in saline-alkali mudflats.
Even if there is no drought, such a large amount of land can still feed a lot of people.
Jiang Tangtang looked at the vast tidal flat and planned in his mind how to build an experimental field here.
On the other side, Xiao Xian was indeed just as Jiang Tangtang thought. He was not in danger, but was being entangled by someone.
The person who was pestering him was none other than Shen Yicheng, Xiao Ye's close confidant.
Like Xiao Xian, Shen Yicheng is also a member of the Imperial Palace.
It does not belong to any of the six departments and only takes orders from the emperor.
At this moment, Shen Yicheng looked at Xiao Xian angrily, shocked and puzzled, "Xiao Xian, you betrayed the emperor and served the traitors. Are you worthy of the emperor's cultivation of you?"
Like Xiao Xian and other eunuchs in the palace, he was an orphan. However, among so many people, he was the only one who was particularly favored by the emperor and was given the royal surname.
He felt that even if everyone in the world betrayed the emperor, he, Xiao Xian, should not betray the emperor.
But he really didn't expect that Xiao Xian brought people out to carry out the mission, and in the end not only betrayed the emperor, but also fell into the arms of the enemy and worked for the enemy.
Even if Xiao Xian was killed while on a mission, it would be easier for him to accept than watching him defect to the enemy and work for the enemy.
Xiao Xian frowned slightly, "Why are you here?"
Seeing him like this, Shen Yicheng became even more angry. "Are you still worried about that traitor? I want to see what kind of magic potion that traitor gave you to make you forget the grace of the emperor's cultivation."
Xiao Xian lowered his eyes and said nothing, his head quickly thinking about Shen Yicheng's purpose in coming to Lingnan, and whether he should warn his companions.
His actions fell into Shen Yicheng's eyes, but he was moved by his words. Thinking of the emperor's kindness, he felt ashamed and embarrassed and dared not face himself.
"You betrayed the emperor, and they let you do this?"
Chen Yicheng looked at Xiao Xian, who was covered in dust, and thought about the news he had gathered over the past few days. He said earnestly, "That villain obviously doesn't trust you and is deliberately torturing you. Why should you be loyal to her? If you just listen to my instructions and make meritorious contributions while guilty, the emperor will surely forgive your previous betrayal and grant you a high position and generous salary."
Xiao Xian sneered in his heart. He had followed that man for many years, so how could he not know his methods.
He could kill the generals who had devoted their lives to defending the river for him at will, not to mention that they had already betrayed him.
I'm afraid that when he returns to the capital, what awaits him is not high office and generous salary, but being cut into pieces.
He hid the mockery in his eyes and pretended to be moved. "What do you want me to do? Or arrest Jiang?"
"Why, you don't want to?" Shen Yicheng joked, "I heard that Jiang is very beautiful. Could it be that you were captivated by her beauty and are so loyal to her?"
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