HLnovel Chapter 192 I Won’t Touch Her Now
Chapter 192 I Won’t Touch Her Now
Shen Ruolan continued to go down the mountain and watched the villagers planting in spring. She had more than 2,000 kilograms of soybean seeds. If she calculated based on the rate of six kilograms of seeds per acre in her previous life, she could plant several hundred acres of soybeans.
Another benefit of planting soybeans on wasteland is that it can fertilize the soil. Therefore, this year she plans to plant the soybean seeds first, and use the remaining wasteland to plant melons and sorghum.
After Miao Wei and Shen Ruolan had been planting soybeans for three consecutive days, he couldn't help but ask Shen Ruolan, "Master, although these beans are edible, they are still inferior to sorghum. Why don't you plant sorghum and millet?"
In his opinion, beans are edible but not a staple food, and although the yields of sorghum and millet are not high, they can feed people.
After Shen Ruolan heard what Miao Wei said, she glanced at the wasteland not far away and said to him, "The wasteland here can be used to grow soybeans. As for sorghum and millet..."
Shen Ruolan thought for a moment and said to Miao Wei, "Let's plant sorghum and millet in the inner mountains. There should be a lot of wasteland dug out there."
The millet that Miao Wei mentioned is not the rice we know, but the yellow millet.
This millet is actually very easy to grow. You just need to clear out a piece of barren mountain or wasteland, and then be careful not to let the fire spread to the deep forest. You can set fire to the cut straw and wood.
Wait until the fire is out, then after a day or two, directly sprinkle millet seeds on the ground. Finally, when the millet seedlings grow out, kick the seedlings in the dense areas and then you can wait for the autumn harvest.
Miao Wei heard that his master had his own plan, so he nodded and said, "Well, I understand."
After that, the master and servant started to get busy again.
Suddenly, a villager came over and said to Shen Ruolan, "Village leader, Manager Zhao's fields have been tidied up. He asked me to come and ask you if we can sow the rice seeds now?"
Shen Ruolan heard that the seedling field had been prepared. She put down the basket of seeds in her hand and said to the visitor, "Come on, I'll go with you to take a look."
After that, she told Miao Wei, "Miao Wei, the soybean planting is now in your hands. Remember, everyone must strictly follow my instructions when planting, otherwise it will affect the autumn harvest."
The way she planted soybeans was different from now. At this time, she just scattered a handful of seeds on the ground and covered them.
She dug ridges, paying attention to the distance between the left and right, front and back, and she also put in last year's fermented fertilizer. After everyone covered the fertilizer and dug the ridge, she took a small stick, dug a hole in the ridge, put the soybeans in, and then covered it with soil.
Miao Wei responded to Shen Ruolan: "Yes, Master."
Soon, Shen Ruolan followed the villagers to the edge of the field where the rice seedlings were to be grown. She saw everyone holding hoes and digging in the field again and again to till the soil, which made her frown.
Manager Zhao, who was walking over from the opposite side, saw this and hurriedly asked cautiously, "Village leader, what's wrong with this field?"
Shen Ruolan shook her head at Manager Zhao and said, "It's not that I did something wrong, but it's too slow. If it's the rice planting season, it will be bad if it delays the planting."
After hearing what Shen Ruolan said, Manager Zhao also looked worried and said, "We don't have any cattle or horses, so we can only do it slowly like this."
Planting rice is different from farming. For farming, you just need to loosen the soil and remove the weeds, then you can plant crops.
Farming requires going back and forth to prepare the field at least three or four times before the rice seedlings can be planted normally.
Shen Ruolan nodded and said, "Well, let's sow the seedlings first."
After saying that, she instructed the villager who had just come with him, "Uncle, go back and find Ji Ning and ask her to give you the rice seeds I soaked, and then carry them back here."
"Yes, village chief." After the middle-aged man called uncle finished speaking, he hurriedly trotted back.
After the villagers went back to get the seeds, Shen Ruolan squatted down, reached into the field and grabbed a handful of soil to examine it. After checking it several times, she saw that the soil in the field was very fine. She used the water in the field, washed her hands and stopped working.
Mu Jin, who had been following her, suddenly said to her, "Madam, I always feel that someone is staring at us not far away."
After Shen Ruolan heard what Mu Jin said, she stood up and asked her, "Really? Which direction do you think the person is?"
Mu Jin looked at the valley that was the only way to enter the mountain, and said to Shen Ruolan, "If I am not mistaken, it should be in the valley."
Shen Ruolan understood immediately after hearing this. She was afraid that she had been discovered by a stranger again. She was silent for a moment and said to Mu Jin, "Go over and see who the other person is."
"Yes," Mu Jin said, and quickly flew towards the valley.
Gan Luo, who was in the valley, saw this and quickly said to his master, "Master, this is bad. We have been discovered by that woman."
Xia Hongmiao naturally saw someone flying towards him. In order not to alert the enemy, he said to his subordinates, "Let's go, leave here immediately."
As soon as Xia Hongmiao finished speaking, the master and servant instantly disappeared into the valley.
When Mu Jin came over, the two had disappeared without a trace, making her frown.
However, Mu Jin was worried about Shen Ruolan's safety, so she did not stay here for long. She flew to Shen Ruolan and told her the truth: "Madam, I was a step too late. The person has already left."
When Shen Ruolan heard that the person had left, she paused for a moment and said to her, "Since they have left, I will just ignore it. Just ask everyone to be more careful in the future."
"Yes, ma'am." Mu Jin responded to Shen Ruolan expressionlessly.
The master and servant, who had already flown away, stopped when they saw that Mu Jin did not catch up with them.
Gan Luo looked at his master and said, "Master, I didn't expect that this woman surnamed Shen would settle down here. She is very brave."
You know, in this place, not to mention her as a woman, even most normal men, as long as they have a place to live, they will not come to such a place to dig wasteland.
Xia Hongmiao looked towards the valley and snorted coldly, "She wants to grow crops here. Has she obtained my consent?"
Whenever Xia Hongmiao thought of the grain he had sent out last year, he hated Shen Ruolan to death. Now that she was reclaiming wasteland in the mountains, he would be unworthy of his status as a prince if he didn't teach her a lesson.
Gan Luo hesitated for a moment and said to his master, "Master, this woman's surname is Shen. Let's first find out what her relationship is with the old doctor Shen."
After all, the fact that the old genius doctor Shen could bring his son and grandson out of the mountain was enough to prove that this woman surnamed Shen must have an extraordinary relationship with them. He was worried that it would be disadvantageous to them if he acted rashly against her.
Xia Hongmiao sneered at the barren field looming in the distance, and said to his subordinates: "I will not touch her now."
If he wanted to make a move, he would wait until she became valuable. After all, he would get nothing now except giving her a beating to vent his anger.