"Thank you, Master." Zhao Cheng knelt on one knee, tears welling in his eyes.
“Zhao Cheng, there’s no need for formalities. This sword was obtained during the bandit suppression, which means it was specially arranged by God. This sword should belong to you.” Zhao Xian helped Zhao Cheng up.
Everyone was happy that Zhao Cheng had obtained this precious sword.
"You've been standing outside for so long, hurry inside and check on things, don't let the sugar production go bad," Li Chun'e reminded her.
The group then realized what was happening and quickly entered the workshop. The workshop was filled with steam, and the water in the equipment was evaporating rapidly. This was a batch of 200 catties of white sugar being produced at once.
"There shouldn't be any problems with making so much sugar at once, right?" Zhao Xian asked.
"Don't worry, Master. The more sugar we make at once, the better the quality of the sugar will be. This is the conclusion we reached yesterday when we were making sugar," Qin Shiyu said excitedly.
Zhao Xian nodded. The sugar-making equipment he designed could produce up to 300 jin at a time.
Li Guang was very curious; he had just arrived at this home and was curious about everything there.
More than an hour later, the two hundred catties of white sugar were ready. After finishing these tasks, Zhao Xiaosheng spoke.
"Brother, I'm going to the rice paddy. The rice is a bit short of water. Uncle's rice paddy should be irrigated by now. I'm going to add some water to our rice paddy."
"Oh, I'll go check on the rice at home too," Zhao Xian said.
Upon hearing that Zhao Xian was going to check out the rice paddies, Zhao Xiaosheng immediately became excited.
"Brother, our rice is growing so well! It's not only thick and strong, but it also produces a lot of ears. Many people in the village have come to check it out and ask what variety of rice we have. They want to see how this year's harvest is so they can plant this kind of rice next year."
Actually, our rice variety is the same as theirs, but I don't understand why our rice grows so well.
Zhao Xian knew the reason, of course. More than ten days ago, he took advantage of the irrigation opportunity to apply ten kilograms of modern fertilizer to the paddy field. This fertilizer promoted the rapid growth of the rice.
It's the heading stage now, the perfect time for topdressing. We'll apply fertilizer again when we irrigate the paddy fields later to secure this year's harvest.
Thinking of this, he followed Zhao Xiaosheng's words and said:
"Really? Then let's go take a look."
The conversation between the two piqued Li Guang's interest, and he spoke up:
"Brother Zhao, I'd like to go see it too, can you take me there?"
"Of course, let's go together then." Zhao Xian hadn't expected Li Guang to be so interested in things in the fields, so he decided to take him along to see.
The three of them left their house and walked towards the rice paddies.
When they reached the edge of the paddy field, they saw Uncle Zhao Youzhu setting up a waterwheel to irrigate his family's paddy field, which was less than an acre in size.
Zhao Xiaosheng quickly stepped forward to help. By this time, the waterwheel had been set up and was ready to draw water.
"You've come over." Zhao Youzhu greeted Zhao Xian with a big smile as he saw him arrive.
“Yes, Xiao Sheng told me that the rice in our paddy field is growing exceptionally well, so I came here specifically to take a look,” Zhao Xian replied.
"Yes, the rice in that paddy field is indeed growing well. Many people go there to see it every day, and they all think it's because of the different variety."
But I knew in my heart that the rice seedlings in that paddy field were the same variety that Xiao Sheng had pulled from our paddy field, yet their growth was so different.
"Really? Then I'll go take a look right away." Zhao Xian feigned surprise and strode towards the rice paddy.
The two men took the water from the waterwheel, and the waterwheel quickly produced water, which flowed into the rice paddies.
At this moment, Li Guang stood beside the waterwheel, watching in amazement as the waterwheel blades turned, continuously bringing river water up and into the ditch.
"What's this called? I've never seen it before," Li Guang asked after looking at it for a while.
"This is called a waterwheel. It was invented by my brother and has now been widely adopted. Farmers love it," Zhao Xiaosheng said proudly.
"Excellent! Brother Zhao has invented the waterwheel, which benefits the country and its people. This is a great blessing for our Great Northern Dynasty. This move will surely promote agricultural development, increase grain production, and strengthen the nation."
After Li Guang finished speaking, he left the waterwheel, looked into the distance, and seemed lost in thought.
Zhao Xiaosheng didn't know why Li Guang was like this. His brother said that Li Guang had fled to this place during the famine and had become separated from his parents. Perhaps he missed his parents.
Li Guang realized he had lost his composure and knew he couldn't do it again. He resolved to keep his true identity a secret to himself to avoid being discovered.
After studying the waterwheel for a while, Li Guang understood its working principle. He looked at Zhao Xian and found him squatting on the edge of the field, carefully examining the rice seedlings.
He walked over, wanting to check on the rice seedlings as well.
At this time, Zhao Xian had already fertilized the rice and was checking its growth. The rice in his yard was growing much better than the rice in the surrounding area. There was no explanation for this; he knew it in his heart.
Let the others guess what's going on; there will be an even bigger surprise later.
At this moment, Li Guang walked over and quickly noticed the difference between the rice on both sides of the paddy field ridge, and began to study it carefully.
He took a rice stalk from each of the two rice paddies, observed it carefully, and compared them meticulously. Then he began to count the number of grains on each stalk. After that, he took some mud from both fields, examined it carefully, and compared it meticulously.
By this time, the paddy fields had been almost fully irrigated, and more than ten kilograms of urea had flowed into various parts of the fields with the water.
Li Guang's focused research on rice caught Zhao Xian's attention. This young man was so interesting; he was like an agricultural expert, showing such interest in rice.
"Li Guang, why are you studying rice?" Zhao Xian asked.
“Brother Zhao, the rice on both sides is growing differently. I want to know why. The varieties on both sides should be the same. This situation may be related to field management, but I don’t think that’s the main reason.”
Li Guang was right. The family only had this one large paddy field, which was easy to manage. In order to make the paddy field produce more grain, Zhao Xiaosheng cleared all the weeds out of the field to ensure that all the nutrients were absorbed by the rice.
The rice in the field was growing well, mainly due to his previous fertilization. Others, of course, did not know the reason, but Li Guang was able to see that it was related to field management, which was already quite good.
"Li Guang, why are you so interested in crops? It seems you have some knowledge of agriculture." Zhao Xian was curious about what made this young man interested in agriculture.
"In our Great Northern Dynasty, the country attaches great importance to agriculture. Among the four social classes of scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants, agriculture is second only to education. In the past few years, I have been fleeing famine and struggling on the edge of death, which has made me deeply aware of the importance of agriculture."
Only by doing a good job in agriculture and producing more food can the people have enough to eat, ensuring their stability and the country's prosperity.
If I have the opportunity, I will definitely study crops carefully, increase the yield of various grain crops, and enable the people of the Great Northern Dynasty to live a good life.
After Li Guang finished speaking, he looked into the distance with an indifferent expression.
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