"Grandma, I'm going to the fields and call Grandpa and the others back."
"Sister, I'll go with you."
"Miss Xiaohan, can I go with you?"
"Of course, let's go on horseback that will be faster."
Huo Yi led the two horses over.
"Wow, Brother Huo Dong's horse is so handsome. What's its name?" Xiao Si praised.
Liu Yuhan nodded in agreement. This was indeed a superb BMW.
This was a black, luminous horse. Its silky fur, like fine obsidian, shone with a faint luster in the sun, making one want to touch it.
Its body is strong and its muscles are clearly visible, like a heroic sculpture. The hair on its neck hangs down in clumps in an orderly manner.
The horse's eyes are bright and piercing, they exude a kind of profound wisdom, as if they can see into people's hearts. The whites of the eyes are as white as jade, and the eyes are as deep as a pool, revealing a kind of firmness and tenacity.
It really is true that you are what you ride.
People are like horses, and horses are like people.
This must be a very powerful warhorse.
"Its name is Jueying, and it is my good friend." Huo Dong said.
"Can I touch it?"
"Of course." Huo Dong picked up Xiao Si. He held Xiao Si with one arm and touched Jueying soothingly with the other.
Xiao Si slowly reached out his little hand and touched the horse's neck.
Liu Yuhan couldn't control her hands and moved forward to stroke it twice. Jueying shook his head as if in response and leaned towards her.
"It likes you very much."
"Really?"
"Of course, Huo Yi can't touch its forehead casually even though he has been taking care of it for so long."
Liu Yuhan smiled instantly when she heard these words. She was so close to him, her eyes curved as she smiled at him, dimples faintly visible on her red lips. She also boldly put her head against the horse's head, and her hands kept stroking the horse's head, with a look of satisfaction and pride... Huo Dong's heart suddenly beat violently a few times.
"Brother Huo Dong, can I ride it with you?" Xiao Si interrupted Huo Dong.
Huo Dong carefully placed Xiao Si on the horse's back, supporting him with one hand and covering his chest with the other to calm his heart. His heartbeat was very abnormal.
"Let's go." Liu Yuhan rode Feiyan and was the first to leave the courtyard.
Huo Dong and Xiao Si followed.
Huo Yi resigned himself to his fate and accompanied the excited Xiao Wu in practicing with the wooden sword.
Liu Yuhan passed by his family's fertile fields and dismounted to inspect them. The rice had been planted three weeks earlier, and thanks to ample manure, it was growing well. There wasn't a single weed in the paddy field, a testament to the family's excellent care.
Liu Yuhan looked at the rice leaves carefully. Fortunately, there were no signs of insect pests in the nearby rice.
We continued on to Shatin. When we reached our own large patch of sandy land, we stopped and tied the horse in the straw shed.
The 60 acres of potatoes and sweet potatoes that I have planted are growing and have been doing so for a month.
After about a month of planting, the sweet potatoes will primarily develop thin roots and vines, followed by the expansion of the sweet potato tubers along with the vines and roots. The tubers gradually expand, reaching their full shape in about two months. Liu Yuhan observed the growth and thought it was going well. She had never grown sweet potatoes before, and much of her information came from Baidu.
Potatoes are now in the budding stage. From the beginning of the bud to the formation of the main stem's top leaf (the 12th or 16th leaf), the second ring of phyllotaxy on the main stem is completed, typically taking 25-30 days. Early-maturing varieties end with the flowering of the first inflorescence, while late-maturing varieties end with the flowering of the second inflorescence. The budding stage is crucial for establishing a strong assimilation system and transitioning to vigorous tuber growth. It marks the transition from budding to tuber production, with the underground stem tip thickening and tuber formation beginning.
Seeing that the potatoes and sweet potatoes were growing well, Liu Yuhan felt much more relieved. It seemed that this sandy land was very suitable for their growth.
There are also 40 acres of peanuts and soybeans, which have sprouted after half a month.
The small peanut buds have grown tender green leaves, which are oval in shape and are growing towards the sun, but no other leaves have grown yet. They are still in the seedling stage and have not yet fully emerged.
Soybeans are now in the seedling stage and have grown true leaves. The true leaves have expanded to the first compound leaves and are flattened. The axillary buds at the lower nodes of the main stem are mostly branch buds, and tender shoots and branches are gradually forming.
Some of them didn't grow well, probably because my family replanted them, which caused some of them to grow slower.
Huo Dong followed Liu Yuhan not too far away. The little girl didn't notice the people around her when she was working. She looked here and there, and was very serious and focused when she worked.
She seemed to be completely immersed in her own world. Huo Dong didn't expect that this little girl was not only good at medicine, but also good at crops.
Huo Dong was not very familiar with these crops. There was a farm in the mansion, and he often went there when he was a child.
My grandfather and father had taken most of the grain grown on the several large farms in the prefecture to the army. The court was in such a state of chaos, how could we expect the government to provide enough?
He had never seriously studied these crops. He grew up in a wealthy family, protected by his grandparents and family, and had no worries about food and clothing.
Since childhood, apart from the "Six Arts" arranged by his grandmother [ritual, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and mathematics (i.e. etiquette, music, archery, horse riding, calligraphy, and mathematics)], he focused on martial arts, and his grandfather was very strict with him in practicing martial arts.
"Train hard in the coldest days and train hard in the hottest days."
He was the eldest grandson in the family, and his grandfather believed that since he had chosen this path, he would have to inherit and shoulder the responsibilities of the Huo family. Only by mastering strong martial arts could he have a better chance of survival on the battlefield.
His parents died suddenly, and the 13-year-old boy was forced to go to war with his grandfather at an early age. Living and eating with the soldiers, he realized the importance of food!
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