Chapter 266 Who said we can’t plant?
Chen Nianhe played the victim and first starved the generals for a month until they all looked pale and thin, and then he refused to give in with his eloquence.
After arduous mediation, to the unspeakable shock of Mo Cheng and others, Chen Nianhe's proposal for the court to allocate silver and the Northwest Camp to purchase food and fodder nearby was finally reached.
On the day Mo Cheng and others left the northwest, the food and silver allocated by the Ministry of Revenue were already on the way to the northwest.
Chen Nianhe was in a rare good mood after completing the task. He gave the imperial envoy enough face and personally rode a horse to see him off.
After saying the usual polite words, Mo Cheng narrowed his eyes in an ambiguous manner and said with emotion, "This trip was so hasty that I didn't have time to catch up with old friends."
"Speaking of which, the Xu family was also exiled here. Two years have passed in the blink of an eye. I still don't know how my old friend is doing now."
"Xu family?"
Chen Nianhe narrowed his eyes impatiently: "Which Xu family?"
Mo Cheng smiled: "Which Xu family could be exiled here?"
Seeing Chen Nianhe remained silent, Mo Cheng sighed, "Back then, the Jiaxing Marquisate was a powerful force, commanding a large army. Who would have thought they would be accused of treason, their entire family ruined, their fate unknown? It's true that life is unpredictable."
"It's a pity that Marquis Jiaxing made such a mistake, otherwise, with so many talented people in the Xu family, how could they have ended up like this?"
Chen Nianhe's face showed a hint of sarcasm, and he sneered disdainfully: "The old man of the Xu family back then could barely be considered a person of note, but the general is old and gray-haired, and has long been of no use."
"Aside from the old Marquis, where else can the Xu family find talented young men? Are you talking about that bastard Xu Yu? Or are you talking about the two useless Second and Third Masters of the Xu family?"
Chen Nianhe's genuine disdain for Xu Yu, and his disdain for Mr. Xu Er and Mr. Xu San were all written in his eyes and eyebrows, and it was obvious at a glance that there was no falsehood at all.
Mo Cheng shook his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "I was not thoughtful enough and said the wrong thing."
"I just thought that since we are both in the northwest, and you are stationed here, you might have the chance to meet an old friend. That's why I asked this. I hope you won't mind."
"In the northwest?"
The mocking expression on Chen Nianhe's face deepened, and he asked with an indescribable amusement, "Master Mo, do you know how big the Northwest is?"
"this……"
"Let alone the Xu family, even if I disperse all the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses under my command, they won't make much of a splash in this part of the northwest."
Chen Nianhe ignored the smile on Mo Cheng's face and sneered, "The idea that the sky is round and the earth is square is a fallacy, but the northwest is vast. If someone wants to hide, it's hard to catch them. Otherwise, Lord Mo, why do you think I haven't been able to see my old friend yet?"
Mo Cheng heard the murderous intent in his words and looked helpless. He sighed, "The general is still holding a grudge against us..."
"Lord Mo!"
Chen Nianhe interrupted Mo Cheng with a look of displeasure. Under Mo Cheng's gaze, whose emotions were indiscernible, he spoke slowly and slowly, "Since this general is here, some people must keep their tails between their legs and hide carefully. Otherwise, what is the point of this general's painstaking effort to come and guard the northwest?"
"Master Mo, what do you think?"
Mo Cheng sighed helplessly, shook his head and said no more.
Chen Nianhe also seemed to have lost his patience. He flicked the whip in his hand and said expressionlessly, "Thank you for your hard work, Lord Mo. Have a pleasant journey. This general will not see you off."
The look of worry on Chen Nianhe's face put an end to the others' thoughts of talking to him. After the imperial envoys had left, Chen Nianhe said directly to Wu Lian, "Send that useless guy surnamed Xu away. Keep a close eye on him and don't allow him to make any mistakes."
"If he dares to do anything bad, just kill him!"
The old man of the Xu family did say that he would work for ten years, but exiling him to the mine was tantamount to giving up on Uncle Xu's life and death.
In a place like a mine, if something goes wrong along the way, who can say for sure?
Wu Lian's face showed understanding and he nodded gently: "Don't worry, General, I know my limits."
The news that Uncle Xu was sent to the mine was delivered to the Xu family the next day.
Along with this news, Xu Minghui, who had been away for a long time, also arrived.
Xu Minghui knew that there would be no fluctuations later, so he paused for a moment and turned around to continue talking to Sang Zhixia about the things he brought back from here.
In addition to the various rice seeds that Xu Yu had been ordering people to collect, Xu Minghui also got a lot of other seeds.
There is everything, including soybeans, sorghum, millet, wheat, sweet potatoes, potatoes, and even medicinal herbs that are said to only grow in the south.
Sang Zhixia took the list he had drawn up and looked through it one by one, pointing to the herbs on it and saying, "These are not suitable."
"Medicinal herbs have a long growing period. If they don't grow well enough, their medicinal properties will be reduced. It's common for herbs to grow for three to five years at the shortest, and eight to nine years at the longest. With this time, the crops in the fields can be turned over for several years. Although the income is not as high as that of medicinal herbs, it is still considerable when accumulated over a single year."
"There's also the weather issue. It's too cold here, which doesn't suit the growing conditions for most medicinal herbs. However..."
Sang Zhixia picked up another list, stared at the handwriting under his fingertips and thought for a while, then said, "I think the Bian Tiao Ginseng and Shizhu Ginseng are worth considering."
These two types of ginseng are suitable for growing in cold areas, are cold-resistant and drought-resistant, and have low growth requirements.
As long as you put in the effort, all that's left is to wait for time to pass and the ginseng to grow slowly in the soil.
Even if she can't get out for three to five years, it doesn't matter. She has plenty of land in her hands now, so she is not afraid of this delay.
Xu Minghui was stunned when he heard this: "Ginseng?"
"Sister-in-law, what ginseng are you talking about?"
Sang Zhixia handed him the list: "Here, aren't these the seeds you brought back?"
Xu Minghui took it and looked at it carefully, then he smiled and said, "This is not a seed."
"My eldest brother sent a message saying that these things are used as medicine in the medicinal food that my eldest sister-in-law eats, but there are no good ones here, so he asked me to collect some over there and bring them back."
Sang Zhixia was a little dumbfounded: "Why don't I know what medicinal food I want to eat?"
Didn’t you finally stop taking the medicine?
Where did this medicinal food come from?
"Mr. Hu said you don't need to take medicine anymore, but you can eat medicinal food."
Xu Yu, who had been sitting quietly by the side, interrupted calmly, "And Zhizhi, ginseng is all dug up by herbalists in the mountains. It doesn't have seeds, so it can't be planted."
This is why ginseng is expensive.
Because they are hard to come by, each one is precious.
Sang Zhixia was still wondering about the medicinal food, and she immediately retorted, "Who said we can't grow it?"
Xu Yu was a little amused: "These all grow in the mountains. Where can I get you some seeds?"
"It can't be done because no one has tried it before. If I try it for the first time, won't I know if it works?"
Sang Zhixia's mind quickly ran through the details related to ginseng cultivation, and she emphasized seriously: "If I say we can grow it, then we can grow it."
Xu Yu held his chin with his hands and smiled silently.
Xu Minghui felt a little annoyed when he saw this, and silently picked up his things and left the North Courtyard.
Sang Zhixia didn't notice Xu Minghui was gone, and was still saying to Xu Yu, "It's really possible to grow it, I can do it too."
"As long as you have enough time, I guarantee you can dig ginseng out of the ground without having to go up the mountain!"
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