Chapter 48 Seedling Cultivation
Before Yuying could react, she saw that Lao Li beside her had already knelt on the ground in fear and trepidation, "I pay my respects to the emperor. Long live the emperor!"
It turned out that Kangxi had come up from the fields at some point.
"Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Although he was grateful to Kangxi, Lao Li and other common people had a natural awe of the imperial power. The emperor, who he could only watch from afar, was so close to him and even spoke to him. Lao Li was shaking like a sieve.
Seeing this, Kangxi did not make things difficult for him and let him leave.
Old Li heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this, "Thank you, Your Majesty! I will leave now!"
After the people walked away, Kangxi turned his head to look at Yuying and asked in a casual tone: "What did Ah Ying say to that person just now? Would you like to tell me?"
Seeing that everyone else had left, Yuying walked over to Kangxi. She was not in a hurry to answer Kangxi's question, but rolled her eyes at him, "Why is the emperor walking without making any sound? He always appears and disappears mysteriously."
Kangxi smiled understandably when he heard such accusations.
"It's not that I'm elusive, it's that Ah Ying is wandering off to who knows where again."
"Aying, are you willing to accompany me to change clothes? And tell me about what happened between you two just now."
Yuying then looked at Kangxi straight in the eye. She felt it was embarrassing that Kangxi was still standing there talking to her. There was still mud on his body, and he didn't even go wash it before coming over.
Yuying spoke with a hint of disdain, "Then Your Majesty, why don't we leave quickly!"
It just so happened that Yuying also had something to say to Kangxi.
Leaving behind the people who were still sowing, the two of them walked away together.
Yinzhi watched from afar and could not help but shout to Yinreng: "Second brother, look! Your servant has been taken away by Khan Ama again!"
Yinreng was feeling very annoyed at the moment. It didn't feel good to walk barefoot in the paddy field! He felt that his mysophobia was about to break out. Seeing that the boss was still paying attention to others, he said to him lightly: "Boss, hurry up! You are holding me back now!"
Upon hearing this, Yinzhi quickly lowered his head and continued his actions.
He can't afford to be outdone by the second one!
His hands were moving faster and faster, and he no longer had time to pay attention to Kangxi's movements.
Meanwhile, Kangxi and Yuying were walking on the road. Although they were silent, Kangxi was confused by all the words "hybridization", "genes" and "heredity" in Yuying's mind. He didn't understand a word!
"Aying, do you have something to say to me?"
Finally it's quiet.
Although Kangxi had glimpsed many things that benefited him from Yuying's thoughts, it was difficult for Kangxi, who prided himself on being knowledgeable, to accept these unknown things.
"Eh? Your Majesty, how did you know?" Yuying stopped her confused thoughts and looked at Kangxi in surprise.
Can I say that I heard it from your heart?
Of course not.
So Kangxi made up a random excuse to get away with it.
Yuying nodded to show that she understood.
"Your Majesty, I do have something to say." Yuying sorted out the confused thoughts in her mind. Although she couldn't explain to Kangxi how to cultivate hybrid rice now, she could still tell him some simple ways to increase production.
"Your Majesty, have we tried growing seedlings before sowing?" Yuying asked tentatively while observing Kangxi's expression. She planned to shut up as soon as Kangxi showed any strange expression.
But fortunately, Kangxi didn't, he was just curious.
"Oh? Cultivating seedlings? What does Ying mean?"
Seeing that Kangxi was all ears, Yuying felt that her image instantly became taller. She never thought that there would be a day when she would be able to teach Kangxi.
"Just like the greenhouse in the palace, we simulate an environment suitable for the growth of rice seedlings and plant the seeds. This not only accelerates the growth of rice seedlings, but also avoids the situation where the seeds fail to germinate after sowing."
There were no greenhouses in the Qing Dynasty at the moment, so we could only rely on hothouses.
Kangxi listened, thought about it, and found that this move was actually feasible! If so, then the yield of his imperial rice could be further increased! At present, it is too late to raise seedlings for the first season of rice, but it is still in time for the second season!
Kangxi couldn't help but get excited, and couldn't wait to call the manager of the other courtyard to explain the matter.
"Aying! I am so lucky to have you!" Kangxi looked at Yuying eagerly and even wanted to reach out and hug her.
Yuying quickly took a few steps back.
"Your Majesty! You should wash off the mud on your body first!"
Kangxi's enthusiasm was dampened by the cold.
Seeing this, Yuying quickly asked someone to bring water for Kangxi to bathe. Although Kangxi wanted to explain quickly, he decided to take a bath first after seeing Yuying's retreat.
After a while, a servant prepared the water.
Seeing that Kangxi was accompanied by a young eunuch, no one was left to help Kangxi bathe. By the time the two men realized what was happening, the entire courtyard was empty.
The two were dumbfounded.
"Your Majesty, what are you looking at? Hurry up! The water will get cold soon."
Kangxi wanted to speak: "Aying, how about..."
"Don't." Yuying quickly interrupted Kangxi's attempt, "I'll go get someone."
[This damn feudal society! Even taking a bath requires someone to help you.]
Yuying turned around and walked towards the door.
"Wait! No need to call for help. I'll just take a bath by myself." As if to prove something, Kangxi turned and went into the bathroom. "Thank you, Aying, for waiting outside the door. Don't run around this time."
"I know, I know."
Seeing that Kangxi was still hesitating, Yuying pushed him in and closed the door.
"Aying..."
A "bang" interrupted Kangxi's exclamation.
When Kangxi went to take a bath, Yuying was still thinking about how to increase production.
Oh, and there are also rice fish! In Yuying's hometown, many people raise rice fish, and some even develop it into a farm stay and make a lot of money.
Yuying quickly kept this in mind and decided to tell Kangxi about it when he came out.
Increase production, increase production, what else?
After a while, Yuying became dazed.
"Aying..." Kangxi called her again.
"What's wrong?" Yuying shouted.
Kangxi's hesitant voice came from inside the room: "Aying, can you come in and help me wring out my hair?"
Yuying sighed and thought, just let him go, since he is the emperor after all.
Yuying put her hand on the door handle and said, "I'm coming in."
"Enter."
Yuying pushed the door open and went in.
The room was filled with mist, and Yuying groped her way to Kangxi's side.
It was rare to see Kangxi with his hair dishevelled. Yuying took the handkerchief from the shelf, held Kangxi's hair in her hands, and wiped it slowly.
Not to mention, it feels pretty good.
"Aying, I will discuss the matter of seedling cultivation with the steward here later. Please stay with me, Aying."
"Got it, Your Majesty." The handkerchief in her hand was wet, so Yuying changed it for another one. "By the way, Your Majesty, can you put some crucian carp fry in the rice fields? I heard that the fish raised in rice fields are more delicious. I want to eat them!"
Yuying did not explain to Kangxi why she released the fish fry. After all, Kangxi could see the harvest himself when the time came.
Kangxi naturally agreed to this small matter.
After Kangxi had finished cleaning up, he called the steward, and the three of them talked about the seedling cultivation. Kangxi spoke in charge, Yuying supplemented, and the steward nodded uncontrollably.
"We need to hurry up on this matter. I want to see the results before the second season of sowing."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After Kangxi finished giving his instructions, the steward hurriedly left.
"Alright Ah Ying, let's go pick up Bao Cheng and the others. It's time to go back to the palace."
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