As agreed, Li Lanzhen took Xuan Shen and Han Mingxiang out of the space the next morning.
So, just as dawn was breaking, Li Lanzhen entered the space.
She saw Xuan Shen walking this way from the medicine valley, with Han Mingxiang standing beside her.
"Mother, you've arrived! This land is truly a treasure!"
I just took a walk around and found that the sweet potatoes and potatoes growing here are better than those growing outside.
Look, the trees you planted along the edge of this field are probably fruit trees that grow in the mountains.
However, the fruit trees grew more lushly than those outside, and the fruit was sweeter.
These red berries, the whole mountain is covered in red berries, they taste terribly sour, but the red berries on this tree are six parts sour and four parts sweet, a delicious sweet and sour combination.
And this peach, it's juicy, crisp, and sweet.
He pointed to the fruit trees by the ground as he spoke.
"Mother, what do you think about how to combine this peach with the peaches from the peach orchard behind our Grand Canyon?"
"Wouldn't it be wonderful if we improved all the peach trees so that their peaches would be as big, red, crisp, and sweet as those here!"
Li Lanzhen laughed heartily and patted his arm.
“Son, you and your mother have the same idea. I know a way to change the characteristics of plants called ‘grafting’.”
We take the best peach tree branches from here, cut them off, and graft them onto the peach trees in our Grand Canyon peach orchard.
When it grows again, blossoms, and bears fruit, the peaches it produces should taste even better than those here.
"Really? Mother! That's wonderful! When are we going to do the grafting?"
"We'll have to wait until the ice and snow melt."
"Okay, Mother, after I finish my exam, I want to see exactly how grafting is done."
“Okay, Mother promises you. I want to select a group of children in this Peach Blossom Spring who like planting fruit trees, teach them this technique, and let them manage this peach orchard.”
“Great, Mother, this is what it means to cultivate their professional skills.”
Li Lanzhen glanced at him and smiled.
"You must have read quite a few books tonight, right? And some of them aren't even books you'll need for your scientific expedition."
Han Mingxiang scratched the back of his head and chuckled.
"Mother, the books here are wonderful!"
After I finish the scientific expedition, I want to select some books that we can use in various aspects of our work in Peach Blossom Spring and copy them down.
"Let's take it to everyone, so they can learn? Let them see and practice, Mom, what do you say?"
Li Lanzhen nodded and said okay.
At this moment, Xuan Shen was already standing just two steps away from the two of them.
But neither of them noticed the other.
Li Lanzhen thought this was a good idea, so she took the Scrophularia ningpoensis out first, and then he took his leave.
He entered the space again and said, "Son, go and take the books you chose. Let's go home together; it's dawn."
Xuan Shen walked towards his own courtyard. Although he had a small courtyard in the training camp, the courtyard and house that had been assigned to him at the beginning were still preserved for him.
He walked along laughing. Just now, Aunt Lanzhen had been talking to herself the whole time.
He knew that she must have brought Han Mingxiang into the space to read and study.
The mother and daughter were talking.
It's just that he and Han Mingxiang can't see each other.
That's fine, let them each keep this secret.
Han Mingxiang felt refreshed and clear-headed despite not having slept all night.
He knew this place was a treasure.
When they arrived at Li Lanzhen's room, Han Mingxiang held up a book and spoke to her.
"Mom, can I go every day?"
"But you can't keep not sleeping."
"It's alright, Mother. I can manage my own time. Two hours of sleep will be enough."
Li Lanzhen nodded and said, "Alright, you can sleep in the bed in the east room when you go to sleep."
But what about the children living in your yard?
“Oh, Mother, I forgot to tell you, Master Xu said that I have reached a critical point, and that starting tomorrow, they should all move to the courtyard near the school.”
I won't let them bother me anymore! I want to concentrate on my studies.
"Okay, that's good. Come over soon, and I'll take you inside."
The next morning, after washing up, Li Lanzhen went to the dining room.
Han Yuemei had already taken the children there early.
She has a lot to do today. Since she's going to graft that peach orchard, she needs to explain the grafting technique to them early on.
He also needed to tell his father how to make a spinning wheel and how to make a crusher for sweet potatoes and potatoes.
In autumn, after a bumper harvest of sweet potatoes and potatoes, Li Lanzhen will begin processing vermicelli.
In winter, a batch of vermicelli can be sent to the border.
Even in the coldest weather, long-distance transport won't result in them getting frozen.
This reduces the need for insulation during transport and also lowers costs.
In fact, she really wanted to suggest that the soldiers on the border should engage in scientific land reclamation and defense to achieve self-sufficiency.
But she didn't want to take the initiative.
Suddenly, an idea flashed into Li Lanzhen's mind. She didn't need to present the plan directly, but she could carry it out in the training camp.
The training camp had more than 400 people, who were tasked with clearing land and farming to become self-sufficient.
They can not only grow crops and vegetables, but also raise poultry.
This way, we won't have to worry about grains, vegetables, or meat.
Clearing land for farming not only improves physical strength and endurance, but also yields a harvest—a win-win-win situation.
As for the final outcome of this method, whether or not Xuan Shen should report it to the imperial court was none of her concern.
Another thing is that Hua Zixi told her privately during the Chinese New Year that he wanted to take Han Minghai to the Sifang Restaurant with him and show him around.
Li Lanzhen had also thought about it. According to her plan, Peach Blossom Spring would develop into a large-scale place in the future.
The variety of grains to be planted should be large, the yield per mu should be high, and the output should be high. Moreover, cattle, sheep, pigs, and poultry should not only supply Taohuayuan's own consumption, but also be sold to other places.
In the future, the sale of grain and other by-products to foreign countries will also have to follow a certain path.
All of these need a general manager!
Currently, Han Minghai is still somewhat inadequate to be the chief steward.
He lacks both knowledge and experience, although he has been decisive, responsible, and accountable in his work during this period.
But he's still a long way from becoming a general manager.
Another reason is that Li Lanzhen doesn't want the children to be too tired.
Each person taught them a way to make money, and they each ran their own businesses, ensuring that their children and grandchildren were well-fed and clothed.
We'll see. We still need to ask Han Minghai.
If he's willing, let him go with Hua Zixi and learn properly.
Li Lanzhen knew that Hua Zixi didn't say those words to curry favor with her.
He must have seen some of Han Minghai's qualities.
Knowing that Peach Blossom Spring would grow bigger and bigger and needed someone to manage it, he offered to help her train it.
When I got to the dining room, I saw Huang Shanhua staring at me longingly.
Li Lanzhen knew what she was worried about; let's wait and see.
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