Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

Chapter 866: Selecting a Field

It was only May, but the scorching sun hanging high in the sky was already fierce.

At the gate of Zhuangzi, on the ground.

Manager Shen felt that his life was over.

It would have been fine if he hadn't left a good impression on Lord Shen and Lord Shangshu, but at this moment... he even wanted Lord Shen's attendant to show him his legs.

But he couldn't figure it out.

Even though it hurt when Lord Shen stepped on his foot, he could at least bear it.

The maid's kick...actually made him roll his eyes! The force was many times greater than that of the peasant woman on the farm!

As expected...those who can stay by Lord Shen's side are not ordinary people.

"Nothing serious." Hua Duo stood up, his voice full of apology: "The bones are not injured, but the flesh of the steward... is a little swollen. Sorry, I will compensate you for the medical expenses."

Manager Shen didn't dare to argue with her, and he propped himself up and said, "It's okay. I was distracted while walking, so it's not the adults and the girl's fault. Haha, I'll be fine once I get up. I feel better now!"

As he spoke, he jumped up on the spot, and the flesh on his face shook up and down with the movement.

Shen Zheng didn't look directly at him, but coughed lightly, "I came down to ask the doctor to prescribe some medicine and send someone to deliver it to the steward."

Manager Shen was too embarrassed to accept it and was about to decline when Old Farmer Qu came over with a straw hat in his arms and a backpack on his back.

He picked out the cleanest straw hat and handed it to Shen Zheng, "Master Shen, the sun is scorching, wear a hat to block it out."

Hua Duo also got the second cleanest straw hat, and then it was Ji Benchang's turn.

After putting on the hat and tying the ear straps, Shen Zheng looked at Hua Duo.

The strong female killer is wearing a straw hat, which is cute and adorable.

Manager Shen endured the pain in his calf and happily led the way. The group walked out of the farm and turned left. When passing by the bean field, Shen Zheng felt a gaze, but it was not on her.

She turned to look.

In the bean field on the right, seven or eight farmers are bending over to catch insects. They are wearing straw hats, with a large water bottle on their left waist and a small bamboo insect basket on their right waist.

Their movements were clean and skillful. After selecting the bean pods, they broke, pinched and threw them. The pods containing the larvae and eggs of the bean pod borer were thrown into the dark insect basket.

The one who was watching Shen Zheng and the others was the farmer who had just been at the entrance of the garden - Yuan Guang.

He was worried about Manager Shen and was afraid that they would cause trouble for him.

The breeze carried the fragrance of bean pods as the group walked through the bean fields. Going further, they came to land where no crops were planted.

The view suddenly opens up. Lands of different soil types, colors and degrees of moisture are separated by ridges, like several natural independent worlds.

Even Shen Zheng was somewhat shocked by the Ministry of Revenue's move.

Old Farmer Qu pointed and said, "Master Shen, those ten acres are all sandy loam, loose and breathable, easy to cultivate."

The ridge of the experimental field was five feet wide. After the group arrived there, Shen Zheng jumped directly into the field, and Hua Duo followed closely behind.

Ji Benchang wanted to jump along, but after thinking about his legs, he decided to go around and get down from the low place to Shen Zheng's side.

Manager Shen didn't expect that when Mr. Shen arrived at the place, he started looking at the soil without saying a word, so he quickly introduced it.

"Sir Shen, this land has not been planted with crops this year. We planted beans last year and plowed it deep after the harvest, and then applied fertilizer after plowing. However, sandy land is not as good at retaining fertilizer as muddy land. If you want to plant crops, you should apply base fertilizer again before planting."

The surface of the sand was brown in color. Shen Zheng pinched a handful of sand, formed it into a ball, and then loosened it, letting the sand scatter lightly on the ground. She tried this several times.

She nodded and said, "The land is well maintained. Manager Shen knows the land."

After that, she took out a small hoe from her backpack, dug two inches deep, and then picked up her water bottle to pour water into the pit.

After seeing this scene, Manager Shen became even more certain - Lady Shen might know more about the land than them, the farmers.

Ji Benchang and the agricultural engineers came forward, and Ji Benchang asked, "Xiao Shen, are you trying to retain water?"

Shen Zheng nodded. Standard sandy loam soil should not have water accumulation, but it should not be too dry either.

After completing the water retention test, Shen Zheng and they patrolled the fields again and conducted several tests during the period.

The soil of the entire sandy loam land was uniform and the degree of softness was also consistent. Dozens of areas were randomly plowed and no traces of insect eggs were found.

Half an hour later, the group sat on the edge of the field and took shelter under the shade of the trees.

Those who want to wipe their sweat should wipe their sweat, and those who want to drink water should drink water.

The sun in the sky was growing increasingly scorching, blinding our eyes with its dazzling brightness. The lazy cicadas hiding in the trees were chirping incessantly.

"This piece of land is good." Shen Zheng was the first to speak as the land in front of her was wide: "Let's take this piece of land. Hurry up and apply the base fertilizer."

The base fertilizer was also agreed upon by everyone in advance - rotted animal manure, human feces and urine, wood ash, bone meal, and bean cake, all of which were ready-made in Jiahepu.

Only Manager Shen was a little confused, but he didn't dare to ask.

......

After returning to the village, Ji Benchang, together with several agricultural engineers, took Manager Qu and the farmers to prepare fertilizers.

The fertilizer recipe was written by Shen Zheng. Although the ingredients were the same, the proportions were different. During the fertilizer adjustment process, some farmers secretly pulled the sleeve of Manager Shen.

"Manager, who is that old man over there? I've never seen him come to our farm before."

Manager Shen shuddered, "Shut up! Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask."

The man said, "But this fertilizer recipe is wrong. We used base fertilizer for the bean field before, why did we use this little bean cake? Although beans are a bit expensive, we grow beans in our garden... Is that old man more powerful than the agricultural teacher? Can he understand? Don't sacrifice the crops in the field just to save bean cake..."

Manager Shen's face twisted when he heard this and he kept shouting at him to "speak more quietly".

"You don't understand at all." He lowered his voice and said, "I know more than you do, so shut up."

As he spoke, his eyes rolled, he couldn't hold back any longer: "And you are wrong, this prescription was not prescribed by that old...bah, that adult, it was prescribed by that person over there."

He pointed at Shen Zheng who was writing under the shade of a tree and said, "That girl opened the door. I tell you, she's incredible. If you knew who she was, you'd be so scared that your teeth would fall out."

"Hehe..." The person next to him obviously didn't believe it, "Who cares who she is, when it comes to farming, I only agree with Lord Shen from An County."

Manager Shen: "...Okay, stop talking, just adjust your fat and don't make any more noises."

On the other side, Shen Zheng put down her pen and called out, "Manager Shen, please come here for a moment."

Manager Shen shuddered, pinched the person next to him, and stepped forward with a forced smile, "My lord, please give me your orders."

Shen Zheng handed the prescription over.

"The first method of preventing and controlling bean pod borers is fast-acting and suitable for use now. After three consecutive uses, 80% to 90% of the bean pod borers will die. It is low-toxic and harmless to the human body. You can use it with confidence. Stop using it three days before harvesting beans."

The sound of cicadas came, and the sunlight shone through the shade of the trees, swaying on the straw paper in my hand.

Manager Shen thought he was dizzy from the heat.

He had been treating the bean pod borer for two months but couldn't get rid of it. Lord Shen said that using this prescription three times would kill 80% to 90% of it?

He really doesn't know how to farm, and the praise that Lord Shen said about him before was also false.