The house is ancient, and was taken home by a rough man and spoiled

Chapter 256 Agree on a Vegetable Seed Cultivation Base

"Then remember to save the seeds, such a good thing..."

Zhao Qinghai was still worried, so he gave another instruction and then carefully observed the inside of the cucumber. He put it to his nose and sniffed it, then carefully tasted it.

It tasted crispy and sweet, better than any fruit he had ever eaten.

The others also looked shocked and took a few more bites. The crisp sound of the cucumber was particularly pleasant to the ear.

"This is so delicious, better than the pears and peaches I've eaten. Are you sure this is a vegetable, not a fruit?"

Lin Wenyue loves this taste so much.

Su Wanwan didn't know Lin Wenyue, but she could tell at a glance that she was a woman.

Although this young man deliberately drew his eyebrows thicker, it was too deliberate and it was obvious that they were drawn. Moreover, his face was white and his body did not look like a man's.

When she thinks about women dressed as men in costume dramas, she always feels that everyone else is blind because they can tell at first glance that they are women.

Perhaps it’s because people in ancient times all had long hair, so people only judged gender based on their hairstyle?

I don’t know where this Mr. Lin came from, and whether County Magistrate Xu knows that he is a woman.

Well, even if she was curious, she wouldn't ask too many questions.

"This is a vegetable. Crush it and mix it with sesame oil and salt. It has a unique flavor. Of course, you can also eat it as a fruit."

After Su Wanwan finished speaking, she smelled the chicken soup and immediately said:

"Madam Xu, Lord Xu, the food is ready, let's go to the table and eat first."

Several people had already smelled the fragrance and were already feeling hungry, after all, they had been walking around for the whole morning.

Su Wanwan also felt that it was too late. She looked at the clock in the space and saw that it was already two o'clock in the afternoon. The villagers were still having two meals, so two o'clock was considered early.

I had borrowed a table and stools from next door a long time ago. The table was placed together, and the stools were neatly arranged in a circle. The table was already filled with food.

"I'm so lucky to have such a delicious meal today."

Zhao Qinghai was in high spirits. He had eaten the meals cooked by Shen Yuan's family before, and today he was really benefiting from the help of the county magistrate.

Xu Huaiyuan did not hesitate and sat in the first seat directly. Everyone sat down in turn, and the children were happy to sit in the last few seats.

"Thank you, Brother Yuan and Sister-in-law, for today."

Su Wanwan didn't expect that such a short time had passed before she was promoted to the county magistrate's sister-in-law.

"You can call me Brother Yuan, so you don't have to be polite."

Shen Yuan also agreed generously. As the brother of the county magistrate, there was nothing he couldn't do.

Lin Wenyue looked at Xu Huaiyuan from the side. This county magistrate was really different from other county magistrates. He was actually willing to recognize a villager as his brother.

And she could see that it was sincere and not perfunctory.

Thinking back to the other counties she had visited with her father, the county magistrates there all flattered her and her father in various ways.

There is no harm without comparison.

Although he had just arrived in Tongxu County yesterday, Magistrate Xu was only polite to him and never took any special care of him. He stayed in the backyard of the county government office last night, and Old Madam Xu was also gentle and polite to him.

"Mr. Lin, come eat. We have a connection with Shen Yuan's family. We are like a family. Please don't be polite."

Seeing that he was stunned, Old Lady Xu said with a smile, although Mr. Lin was the son of the prefect, he was very polite and did not have the arrogance of a rich man's son at all.

Lin Wenyue came back to her senses and saw that everyone had already started eating, so she immediately joined in.

I can’t stop eating this.

She loves scrambled eggs with tomatoes and braised pork so much.

The same went for the others. They didn't even bother to talk and only stopped when they were full.

"Sister-in-law, these dishes are so delicious. I have never eaten such delicious dishes."

Lin Wenyue also followed Lord Xu in calling her sister-in-law.

Her mother's dowry included two restaurants, which were also the best restaurants in the city, but they could not cook the same dishes as these.

Not only the meat dishes, but even the vegetarian dishes are so delicious that you will want to bite your tongue off.

The shredded potatoes were sour and refreshing, she had never seen them before.

And that pot of braised meat, clearly made of the lowest quality pork offal, how come it tastes so good?

"I didn't expect that these shredded potatoes are so delicious. They grow in the soil just like sweet potatoes. Madam Shen, you need to save more seeds from these potatoes. My Lord, I think we should promote not only sweet potatoes and corn, but also the vegetables that Madam Shen grows."

Zhao Qinghai is determined to develop agriculture, but agriculture is not just about crops in the fields.

Xu Huaiyuan naturally knew what he meant, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

He can't afford it.

But.......

"Brother Yuan, sister-in-law, look, we should promote these seeds in Daliushu Village first, and wait until Daliushu Village breeds more seeds..."

Xu Huaiyuan's original intention was to have the county government purchase the products and then sell them to other villages, and then promote them throughout the county and then across the country.

"Are you saying that we in Daliushu Village can use our farmland specifically for breeding?"

Shen Yuan already understood what he meant.

Xu Huaiyuan nodded, it’s easier to talk to smart people.

"I think most villagers still want to grow crops, but the adults have rewarded so much arable land. The village can concentrate on breeding crops on the unsold arable land and then sell it to the county government, so that the village can also have income."

Shen Yuan thought more.

Although a lot of arable land has been rewarded, there are not many households in the village who can afford to buy land, and there will be a large amount of arable land idle. It would be better to let the villagers send people to grow vegetables and breed seeds. The workers would be paid by the village’s public funds, and the money from the sales would also belong to the village.

In this way, villagers will also have extra income.

By then, Daliushu Village will not only have a workshop but also a vegetable garden for raising seedlings, so that everyone can have work to do and earn money without interfering with their own farming.

"This is all the village head's business. Brother Yuan can talk to him. I can make the decision here. No grain tax will be collected on vegetable cultivation land for two years. After the promotion, these lands will be retired and put to other uses."

Upon hearing this, everyone thought it was very feasible.

This way, planting can be managed in a unified manner and promotion can be faster.

The village head is not here. If he knew about this good thing, he would probably be very grateful.

"Will I have to stay in Daliushu Village again? Ha, that's great. Let's ask the chief of Liuli to find me an abandoned house to clean up. It's not good to live in someone else's house all the time."

Zhao Qinghai was happy, but it was really inconvenient to live in someone else's house, not to mention that he had an apprentice with him.

Moreover, he also had selfish motives. He couldn't always be separated from his wife at home. If he could bring his children here, even if they only stayed for a while before going back, he could just consider it as recuperating on the farm.

Xu Huaiyuan thought about it and agreed. This Agricultural Bureau would probably have to be stationed there for a long time. With so many people, it wouldn't do without a house.

"I have an idea. Why not build an agricultural office on the wasteland so that the adults in the Agriculture Department can stay there. And if any family members want to stay for a while, they can just come and relax."

Su Wanwan thought that Liu Lizheng's house could no longer accommodate her. There would definitely be more than two apprentices following her, and the county government might even send other people to guard the place. So she might as well just build a house.

The adobe house didn’t cost much money, and this was the ancient agricultural village office.