Here, Mu Chen returned to the house, told Xia Tian to wait for Shen Nian to come back for lunch, and then left.
Seeing that it was almost time, Xia Tian came out of the study and asked the kitchen to prepare a few more dishes.
Shen Nian had been eating lunch at the yamen during this period, so why did he come back to eat today?
When the meal was ready, Shen Nian also came back.
Xia Tian handed over a handkerchief to wipe his hands, "How come you have time to come back for dinner today?"
"I have something to tell you." After wiping his hands, Shen Nian handed the handkerchief to Ningxiang next to him, took Xia Tian's hand and sat next to the dining table.
"What's the matter?" Xia Tian was a little curious.
Seeing Shen Nian’s serious look, she couldn’t help but get nervous.
"Yesterday, the person I sent to Ma'an Village to check on the potato growth came back and reported that the potato sprouts have already emerged."
Xia Tian heaved a sigh of relief, a smile on his face, "That's good, I'll go see it some other day."
If she really succeeds in this, it can be promoted nationwide in the future. It will not just be a great achievement, but a great contribution that will last for thousands of years.
"Well, I'll take care of the things on hand in the next two days, and then we'll go take a look together."
When he received the news today, he felt a little relieved. The fact that the seeds could sprout meant that there was no problem with them.
Then maybe the output will double as Xia Tian said.
But what is certain now is that 60% of the seeds have been saved. Regardless of whether it can be doubled or not, this is a good thing.
"Is this what you came back for today?" Xia Tian asked while eating.
There's no need to rush into this now, right? Just tell me when you get back tonight.
“Well, there’s one more thing.” Shen Nian put down his bowl and chopsticks and looked into Xia Tian’s eyes. “Today, Yang’s cousin went to the governor’s office to see me.”
Xia Tian paused while shoveling rice, then realized, "She went to the government office to look for you?"
This girl will never give up until she reaches the Yellow River!
“Yeah, but I didn’t let her in. I asked her to go back directly and told her not to come to the house again.” Shen Nian said while looking at her, afraid that she would be angry.
She looked at Shen Nian's feigned calmness and said with some amusement, "You don't know how to be gentle with women at all!"
She was just a little girl, but he spoke more directly than her.
But she was still very happy that Shen Nian had this attitude.
This shows that he has no such thoughts at all.
Xia Tian looked at Shen Nian’s serious face, nodded, and praised, “But it’s better to make it clear, so that she won’t misunderstand, and then it will end badly.”
When it comes to matters between men and women, the most feared thing is ambiguity, which must be nipped in the bud.
If you can't marry her, it's best not to give the girl any room for fantasy.
Otherwise, you will not only hurt others but also yourself.
Shen Nian’s approach made her very satisfied.
"Yeah, I think so too." Seeing that Xia Tian was not angry, Shen Nian raised the corners of his lips slightly, "You don't have to pay attention to them in the future. If you don't want to see someone, just refuse them directly."
"Okay, I get it." Xia Tian smiled and put a piece of pork ribs in his bowl. "I was too blunt today and offended the girl. I guess that's why she came to you."
"It's okay. He's an unimportant person." Shen Nian picked up the ribs and took a bite, saying lightly.
He came back to eat today because he was afraid that Xia Tian would hear that Yang Yiyi went to the yamen to find him. If she misunderstood again, he would not be able to explain himself.
It would be better if he just came back and told her.
After the two finished their meal, Shen Nian went straight back to the yamen.
I felt a little tired in the summer, so I just took a nap.
Two days later, Shen Nian had some free time at the Yamen, so he took Xia Tian to Ma'an Village.
It has been more than half a month since the potato seeds were planted. It is time to see how they are growing.
They went out without anyone else today, only Mu Chen and Mu Feng followed.
In the summer, I didn’t even bring Ningxiang and Ningxue.
I thought I'd go out and take a look around, then come back directly.
After arriving at Ma'an Village, Muchen went to find the village chief Ma.
Xia Tian and Shen Nian went directly to see the three rented plots of land.
The seedlings have emerged and someone is watering the fields.
There was a severe drought last year and the ground was not as moist as before. This year, there were a few intermittent rains, so spring planting was not so difficult.
However, there is still not much water in the river, and the newly planted fields still need to be irrigated manually.
I looked carefully at the three plots of land in the summer. These plots of land were well taken care of. There was not a single weed in the land. They were clean.
When Village Chief Ma came over, they were talking to the villagers hired to work on the fields.
"Are these done exactly as I told you?" Xia Tian asked carefully.
"Yes, ma'am, we dare not make a single mistake." The villager replied respectfully, bowing slightly.
"Don't worry, my lord and madam. I will come here to check every day and nothing will go wrong." Village chief Ma, who had rushed over, couldn't help but interrupted when he heard her question.
The governor had specifically instructed him to do this, so how could he not do his best?
Such a good opportunity to show ourselves cannot be ruined.
"That's good. Thank you for your hard work, Village Chief Ma." Shen Nian nodded slightly.
She walked around in the summer and saw potatoes planted in other fields. She compared them and found that the seedlings were in a similar situation and nothing could be seen for the time being.
However, the spacing between plants in the villagers' own fields is relatively small, probably to plant more seeds and harvest more grain.
Words are not enough. She has no basis now, so it is useless even if she speaks in a reasonable way. After all, they are farmers who have been farming for their entire lives, and it is impossible for them to believe her, a girl who has only farmed for a few days.
After checking the fields here, she found that everything was normal for the time being. However, when it came to watering, she saw that every household had to carry water to irrigate the fields, which was quite tiring.
So I asked curiously, "Village Chief Ma, have you always been carrying water to irrigate the fields?"
If that's the case, how much effort would it take?
Each family here has a large population, and most brothers do not separate. Each family has about ten acres of land. If people rely solely on carrying water, they will probably be exhausted to death.
No wonder the output and other things can’t be increased.
With so much land, if we rely on manual water fetching, how long will it take?
"Well, almost. But in previous years there was a lot of rain, so we didn't have to carry water so often." Village Chief Ma explained in detail.
If it weren't for the severe drought last year, they would have had plenty of rain here, and at most they would have to carry water for watering when it wasn't raining.
Especially when planting or during the seedling emergence period, when the demand for water is high, if it doesn’t rain, you can only carry water to irrigate the fields.
Xia Tian thought that no matter what time it is, we should prepare early. When there is a lot of rain, we should store water. When there is less rain, we should release the stored water. Wouldn’t that just alleviate the problem of less rain?
So she walked around Ma'an Village, trying to see if there was any way to solve the watering problem.
The water level of the river near Ma'an Village is currently only half of that in previous years. Even if water is diverted here, it will not work if the water level is not high enough.
"Isn't there a waterwheel in your village?" Xia Tian looked around but didn't find one.
So I asked Village Chief Ma curiously.
She wanted to know how they usually diverted river water to the fields?
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