Chapter 9 Planting Wheat and Building a Schoolhouse
It has been more than half a month since Xie Lian and his wife left, and Ji Song's life has returned to the way it was before. However, during this time, apart from reading the books left by Uncle Xie, he also made some preparations for the future. I bought two stones of wheat at the market in Zhuangling City, the county seat.
At first, Mother Ji didn't agree with anything, but after Ji Song used a slightly improved stone mill to grind refined grain flour, she stopped bothering him.
During the Wude period, apart from Guanzhong, wars broke out frequently in other places. Food prices remained high, and the price of chestnuts fluctuated between [-] yen and [-] yen per stone.
However, wheat was not yet a mainstream food at this time, especially wheat that had not yet been ground into flour. At this time, each stone cost between [-] and [-] qian.
As for why Ji Song bought so much wheat?That's when Ji Song discovered that at this time, wheat cultivation was basically not popular in Guanzhong, and chestnuts were the staple food.
This means that everyone can only grow food for one season a year. The reasons for this are firstly the lack of information circulation and secondly the distrust of farmers.
So Ji Song wanted to grow wheat in his own land, and Ji Song put it there in the past, who would believe his words?In the past few years, as he grew older and gradually accumulated prestige, everyone gradually became convinced.
The arrival of Xie Lian made Ji Song let go of the idea of following the crowd. This is not a modern society with sound laws, but a feudal society where the weak prey on the strong. No status, anyone can step on you.
During this period of time, Xie Lian not only taught Ji Song about knowledge, but also told Ji Song about the current ruling then did Ji Song suddenly wake up from the state of following the crowd.
This is not an illusory world. There is a mother who regards him as his life, and elders from the Sanshu family who love him. Uncle Dahu and Uncle Dashan treat him like their own son, and they have the hope of revitalizing the family. Numerous clansmen and villagers entrusted to him.
He enjoys so much, what right does he have to degenerate?The people here are lovely and amiable, the villagers here are simple and kind, and the children here are innocent and innocent. Everything here makes him feel like he is in a dream.
But Ji Song was not satisfied, he was very dissatisfied! A loving mother should enjoy all the good things in this world; the third uncle who is obedient to her should take care of her for the rest of her life; Uncle Dashan and Uncle Dahu are all capable and should not waste time in this village; If you have a full stomach, you should still have enough money to make some new clothes for yourself and your children; for innocent children, you should go to school to change the fate of yourself and your family.
Therefore, Ji Song doesn't plan to live in ignorance anymore. What does a wealthy family mean?He has thousands of years of accumulation of human civilization, and if you make him anxious, it will be a big deal.
Papermaking, engraving printing, movable type printing, gunpowder, etc., which one is not something that can promote the great progress of human society, and these are all in my mind.
Now that Ji Song had figured it out, he didn't hesitate anymore. He mixed the wheat he bought into water mixed with plant ash, and separated the bad seeds floating on it. The field had already been prepared. Ten acres of land.
Now is the season for planting winter wheat. Instead of planting them in neat rows, he spread the seeds evenly on the ground, and then applied farmyard manure. Yes, the planting of these winter wheats has come to an end.
Ji Song didn't dare to plant the seeds too densely. There is no special fertilizer, at most it is just farm manure, and the land cannot be fully , he only reduced the amount of seeds by one-third based on the seeds he planted in his previous life.
Although everyone was a little hesitant about Ji Song's approach, they didn't say anything. First, they didn't plant their land, and second, what they did in the village in the past few years had an effect. Loose is tolerant, so this matter is considered to be carried forward.
If the way of planting winter wheat made everyone confused, then what Ji Song did next made everyone ecstatic.
Dongyue, the busy farming season has passed, and as the weather gets colder and colder, the big guys basically don't go out much.
However, on this day, a piece of news made the somewhat quiet Jiang Jia'ao completely boil.
"Daughter-in-law of the Wang family, have you heard?"
"What did you hear?" "You don't know this? Then I'll tell you, but don't tell anyone else!"
"What's the matter? Still mysterious?"
"I heard that Brother Song from the patriarch's family is planning to build a school in our village."
"What? Really? No, I'm going to tell the child his father right away."
That's right, Ji Song is going to teach the children in the village to news completely ignited the enthusiasm of the clan and !How far away this is, this is an opportunity for children to change their own and their family's destiny.
Building a school was not Ji Song's whim. As the saying goes, it takes ten years to grow a tree and a hundred years to grow a person. If you want to make the tribe and villagers rich, reading is essential.
"Brother Song? Do you really want to run a school?"
At this time, in Ji Song's room, there were five gray-haired old men, one of whom had lost all his teeth tremblingly, looked at Ji Song and said.
"Second uncle, don't worry! When did Song'er deceive you? This matter has been discussed with my mother, but..."
Ji Song hurriedly stepped forward to support the second uncle who was almost unable to stand and said.
"But what? If you have any request, just say it. There is still someone playing tricks. You tell me that if I don't kill him, you really think that the family rules of my Ji family are just a decoration?"
The second uncle said a little excitedly, looking at him, if someone really dares to stop this matter, even if he doesn't die, he will have no face to stay in the village.
The second uncle, who is already eighty-five years old, according to the criminal law of the Tang Dynasty, as long as he does not rebel, he has no taboos. Even if he really beats someone to death, it is no big deal.
Yes, this is clearly stipulated in the laws of the Tang Dynasty. If those old people over eighty in future generations came to the present, I am afraid they would laugh out of their dreams.
"Hey, my second uncle! Don't get excited, there's just no place yet." Before Ji Song could finish speaking, his second uncle waved his hand.
"Jian, where did you say it was built? The big guys are all going to help, and the only thing left to do at home is to make babies. They are lazy like dogs. If anyone doesn't go, then his children are not eligible to study. "The second uncle said domineeringly.
"Yes! Just do what Second Uncle said!"
"That's right, this is a major matter related to the future of our Ji family. If anyone dares not to work hard, I think he doesn't want to enter the ancestral grave."
"Brother Ji, just go teach and leave the rest to us old immortals. If anyone dares to bully you, I'll see if I don't break his legs."
The words of the five old men made Ji Song's nose feel a little sore. What virtue and ability could he have to earn so much love from everyone? Ji Song nodded firmly and laughed with the five old men at the same time.
(End of this chapter)