Then there is no more

The pot of soil that Shen Yi sent looked ordinary.In fact, it's also pretty mediocre.

The pots used to hold the soil are the most inconspicuous mud pots, not only worthless, but also very ordinary in shape.Bian Jingyu looked down at the soil in the pot for a while, then stretched out her finger and poked it twice, but she couldn't see anything unusual about the soil.But Shen Yi is still waiting for his praise!

Bian Jingyu was about to praise Shen Yi's ingenuity in presenting gifts against her conscience, but Shen Yi took out a small shovel from nowhere and started digging.

Bian Jingyu's eyes widened suddenly, like a cat's.

In front of Bian Jingyu, Shen Yi dug out a package of things wrapped in oiled paper from the soil.He handed this thing to Bian Jingyu, and said: "I got this by chance." This is the gift he really wanted to give Bian Jingyu, how could he just send soil to Bian Jingyu What about jade?

I really didn't expect that there was a universe hidden in this soil, Bian Jingyu looked at the bag curiously, feeling itchy in her heart.

Shen Yi looked at Bian Jingyu with eyes waiting for praise.Bian Jingyu opened the oiled paper in twos and twos. There was still a layer of cloth inside the oiled paper, and he opened that layer of cloth again.Then, Bian Jingyu was dumbfounded. The things wrapped in the cloth were very beautiful, but he didn't recognize them!

"What is this?" Bian Jingyu asked.

"It's corn." Shen Yi said.

"Corn?" Bian Jingyu repeated Shen Yi's words.

"A kind of grain that can be used as a staple food." Shen Yi explained.

Although Bian Jingyu was born in a wealthy family, but because she is interested in official career, she reads all kinds of books on weekdays. She is not the kind of person who only knows how to read books and is completely ungrounded.He quickly closed the cloth and asked, "Is this a seed? Where did it come from? What is the yield? Can it really be a staple food?"

Shen Yi nodded solemnly, and said, "Sit down, and I'll talk to you slowly."

Economic and trade prosperity in the South.In that kind of very lively big city, people can occasionally see foreigners with very obvious appearance and clothing characteristics. They come from Shuangao Kingdom, Ximi Kingdom, Udo Kingdom, Chesailiang Kingdom and so on.These small countries are all further south than Nanla.At this time, the sea transportation was not developed, and there were very few foreigners coming from the sea.These foreigners all traveled through mountains and rivers through land channels.

Although people from small countries such as Shuangaoguo look different from those of their own country, they still generally have black hair and black eyes, and they will not be regarded as monsters by their own country.Shen Yi bought this bag of corn seeds from a small businessman from Ximi country.According to the businessman, this bag of seeds is not actually a specialty of their country, but he bought it from a man with red hair and yellow-green eyes when he was still in Ximi.

Basically, it is certain that this bag of seeds must have been taken by successive owners through thousands of mountains and rivers.

Shen Yi's knowledge of corn came directly to his mind, when he saw the corn, he immediately recognized it.He smiled and said to Bian Jingyu: "...the businessman from Ximi Kingdom insisted on selling corn kernels as a mascot. The belly can attract money in the future. But he was too exaggerated, and everyone didn’t believe him, so no one bought it at all. I bought a few bolts of cloth from him, and picked out a few exotic things. In the end, I asked for these auspicious grains to serve as the head.”

Those cloths were gifts brought back by Shen Yi to the women at home, so they were not wasted.

"Then how did you know that this thing can be used as food?" Bian Jingyu asked curiously.It is estimated that the businessman who sold corn kernels to Shen Yi doesn't know much about corn.Where did Shen Yi learn about corn?Is it from the book?Bian Jingyu felt that he had read a lot, but he never knew about it.To be honest, Shen Deyuan came from a poor family, and it is unlikely that the Shen family's collection of books will be more than that of the Bian family.

Shen Yi was stunned for a moment, and said, "It seems that I knew it naturally."

As a person who is completely enlightened, it won't be surprising for him to encounter this, right?Should, should it?Shen Yi thought in distress.

Bian Jingyu: "..."

Shen Yi quickly remedied and said: "I also know that it is very suitable for planting in mountainous areas."

"What?!" Bian Jingyu stood up excitedly.

In terms of the current total land area and total population, many places can be called sparsely populated.Therefore, there is no shortage of land resources, but what is lacking is fertile land resources.When the landlord owns more fertile land, the farmer has fewer land resources.In order to survive, they can of course open up wasteland.But if the new land opened up is not suitable for growing rice and other staple foods, they may not even be able to pay the tax after working hard for a whole year!

Even those farmers who have a few acres of fertile land in their hands are still passable, if there is a crop that can be grown in the mountains at this time, they will definitely want to grow it!They are reluctant to use fertile land to try to grow this kind of crops, but they can go to the mountains!For people who are busy all year round just to make ends meet, they are not afraid of hard work.As long as they can get rewards after hard work, then they will definitely try!

Bian Jingyu grabbed Shen Yi's hand and said, "Do you know what you're talking about?"

"Of course." Shen Yi sighed with some pity, "So, these corn kernels are really important. It's just that the Ximi businessman got these seeds by chance, and there will be no more. Your family There must be a farm, right? I handed the corn kernels to you. You let the people on the farm take good care of it. You must find a trustworthy and experienced old farmer. If you are lucky, you can live for one to two years. We will be able to see results and harvest more seeds. It will take another two to three years... Your Anpingbo Mansion will present it to the Holy Majesty!"

Bian Jingyu walked around on the spot a few times.The expression on his face was a little dignified.

If all the information provided by Shen Yi is true and effective, then the promotion of corn is a great thing that benefits the country and the people!But they couldn't present it to the emperor now.Firstly, if there is a problem with these seeds and no corn can be grown in the end, or the advantage of corn is not obvious, then they have committed the crime of deceiving the emperor.Secondly, without giving the specific planting effect, only relying on Shen Yi's one-sided words, the emperor may not pay attention to this issue, and the whole matter will be delayed.Therefore, they must cultivate it on the farm first, and wait until they see the effect.

Although it will take two to three years, once the cultivation is successful, the benefits that corn can bring are huge!

Bian Jingyu stopped and pushed the corn back to Shen Yi.There is a lot to do here, and he can't take the credit for Shen Yi.

Shen Yi pushed the corn kernels in front of Bian Jingyu again, and said: "My father and brother are thanks to you for taking care of me, and my sister-in-law and nephew are also thanks to you for inviting the imperial doctor. And the two lives of my sister and Nier , My life, our whole family was saved because of you. You have given me a chance to repay you." If the Bian family hadn't tried their best to help, their Shen family would have been completely ruined.

Bian Jingyu shook her head and said, "We just did what we should do. If you say that, you treat us as outsiders."

Shen Yi returned the original words, and said: "If you want to reject it, then you are also treating us as outsiders."

"It's different!" Bian Jingyu said.

Shen Yi smiled and said: "I also have selfish intentions. The only person I can trust without reservation, other than my family, is you."

Shen Yi doesn't have a farm. Although he knows a little about corn, he has no clue about the specific process of planting corn.A lot of knowledge in his mind is scattered here and there, without forming a system, and his understanding of corn is also general.In such a situation, he would have needed help.Can the people he hired temporarily be more trustworthy than the servants who have been serving the Bian family for generations?After the corn really bears fruit, Shen Yi is not qualified to face the emperor. Now he is not even qualified to take the imperial examination, so he has to present the corn to the emperor through others. Who knows if this "other" will Will kick him away for exclusive credit?

Only the Bian family will not swallow Shen Yi's credit.The only person Shen Yi can trust is the Bian family.

As long as the Bian family reported the truth, the Bian family would get a share of the credit after the corn was cultivated, and Shen Yi, who discovered the corn seeds, would also get a share of the credit.Shen Yi doesn't need other rewards, he just wants his father and brother to return safely!He seemed to be able to see the day of the reunion!

Again...

"If I told someone what I said today, this thing is called corn. It has a good yield and can be used as a staple food. It can be grown in the mountains. How many of them can believe me and help me? They must think that I am whimsical, right? After all, even the businessman from the Ximi Kingdom who sells things to me can’t say one, two, three, four.” Shen Yi looked at Bian Jingyu’s eyes as if there were stars shining, “Only you, if I say this, you will Believe it like this."

Bian Jingyu is not a person who will trust. The reason why he is willing to trust Shen Yi is because he has never doubted Shen Yi's character.

If someone else said such things to Bian Jingyu today, Bian Jingyu would suspect that that person was a liar, and suspected that that person wanted to set up a trick to defraud him of his money.But these words were said by Shen Yi, so even if the corn seeds did not bear fruit in the end, Bian Jingyu would not feel that Shen Yi had lied to him.He will help Shen Yi find reasons, suspecting that the seeds have lost their activity and so on.It is precisely because he is willing to trust Shen Yi and believes that Shen Yi will not deliberately deceive himself, so he is willing to spend time, energy, labor and money even though he knows nothing about corn.

"I...I will take charge of this matter myself." Bian Jingyu said solemnly.His eyes were fixed on those corn kernels, as if he saw the fiery sincerity in Shen Yi's chest.Of course he knew how important these corn kernels were to Shen Yi.He didn't want to let Shen Yi down.

The tips of Shen Yi's ears started to turn red again.

Bian Jingyu suddenly remembered something, and asked: "By the way, why did you hide the corn kernels in the soil? Is there any particularity?" , must not hurt these hard-won treasures.

Shen Yi blinked, wrapped the corn again with cloth and oiled paper, then lowered her voice and said, "Shh...let's speak in a low voice."

Bian Jingyu immediately thought that someone was eavesdropping.He also got up cautiously, and put his ear in front of Shen Yi.

"...Don't let them hear you. I'm actually lying to them."

There seemed to be a little complacency in Shen Yi's tone, the heat from his words passed over Bian Jingyu's ears, and Bian Jingyu felt a strange feeling in her heart.He couldn't help but flinch, but he tried hard to concentrate, who are "they" and who is Shen Yi trying to deceive?

Bian Jingyu thought a lot in an instant, and even suspected that someone was harming Shen Yi again, so she heard Shen Yi say: "I buried them in the soil, and they mistakenly thought that they hadn't been harvested yet, so they could live in peace. Dormant and waiting for the day to be harvested. This way it won’t break easily.”

Bian Jingyu: "..."

Although I don't know how to farm and don't know much about the properties of seeds, you seem to be teasing me.

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The name corn was obviously created by Shen Yi, because the businessman from Ximi country didn't even know what corn was called. It is said that the name he got from the red-haired businessman was extremely awkward.So, why did Shen Yi name it Corn?Bian Jingyu thought about this question in her heart.Obviously, it looks so golden like gold, not jade at all, so it should be called golden rice, not corn.

Could it be because of the word "jade" in my name?

Bian Jingyu's heart beat violently, as if it was going to jump out of his throat.He was a little happy, a little sweet, a little proud, and a little embarrassed.He really doesn't want to be so narcissistic, but apart from this explanation, can there be another better explanation?there is none left!

Brother Yi is really... so unreserved!The second son of Bian couldn't help scratching the wall.