Chapter 346: Sericulture
“Don’t try to fool me. My village can’t even raise a few silkworms this year. How are you going to compensate me?”
It seems that Huang Yueying has no intention of letting Feng Yong go.
“Madam, there is nothing I can do to raise silkworms in this spring.”
Feng Yong rubbed his hands and said with an apologetic smile, "But can't we grow it for another season in autumn? By then the mulberry trees in Madam's village will also have leaves."
Counting the days, the mulberry trees planted in my house, because I specifically told the housekeeper to add enough base fertilizer, I can basically pick a small part of the leaves this autumn. I will also try to raise some silkworms in my house. Take a look at the mulberry trees planted by Huang Yueying. Is it really more suitable for raising silkworms?
Comparative testing and speaking with facts are the most basic scientific spirit.
After hearing this, Huang Yueying laughed and said, "What you say to fool people is nothing more than just thinking. You just open your mouth. You can raise silkworms only in the spring. Where can you find silkworm seeds in the autumn? I just said that no one can compare with me in farming." As for you, it seems I have to take back what I just said."
ha!
If the farmers of later generations really only raise food for one season a year as you said, then the whole family will not starve to death?
Three or four seasons a year is normal, and five or six seasons is called good craftsmanship. I remember there were reports that someone in the south raised silkworms for twelve seasons a year.
As a southerner, how could Feng Yong be unfamiliar with sericulture?
For silkworm eggs to hatch, you only need to remember two conditions, one is light, and the other is temperature.
Lighting is easy to solve.
As for temperature, you can artificially deceive silkworm eggs into thinking that winter has passed, and then give them light.
Since the temperatures in autumn and spring are almost the same, the silkworm seeds that originally came out in March of the following year are deceived and will crawl out of the silkworm eggs in autumn.
You ignorant woman from feudal society, let me show you the great power of our Great Scientology Religion!
“Ahem, ma’am, my teacher raises silkworms every autumn.”
So Feng Tubao came up with this sentence.
Huang Yueying's face froze, and she took a serious look at Feng Yong's expression. When she saw that it didn't look like he was cheating, her face finally turned serious.
“Is this true?”
"of course it's true."
Feng Yong looked at Huang Yueying's face and found it very interesting.
I guess she thought this was some kind of secret technique, so she didn't dare to ask, but she wanted to know very much, and the confusion was really interesting.
Just because he was intimidated by this woman's strength, Feng Tubao didn't dare to test her bottom line too much. If she slapped her and caused hemiplegia, it would be too much of a loss.
“I gave my wife a batch of silkworm seeds in the autumn. Isn’t it considered as making up for the loss of not raising silkworms in the spring?”
Feng Yong asked with a smile.
"Can you do such things that go against the movement of heaven and earth?" Huang Yueying took a deep breath and asked with some horror.
Then he remembered something again, and his hands were shaking with excitement, "In this case, wouldn't this big man's brocade silk be..."
Look, look, I knew this sentence would come.
"Madam, you are overthinking it. Madam just said that this is against the order of heaven and earth, so how can everyone do it? Most people cannot do what is required."
Feng Yong waved his hand and said something.
If you want the silkworm eggs to hatch in spring, just store them at room temperature.
But in later generations, refrigeration was often used to preserve them. When they wanted to hatch, they were taken out and given a certain temperature and light, and then the silkworms could crawl out.
Of course, this is the principle, and drugs and other methods are sometimes used in specific operations.
But Feng Tibi said, I will grow it for one more season in autumn. What precise operation is required?
Use the method of making ice cream to refrigerate the silkworm eggs, and deceive the silkworm eggs that they have passed the winter.
But saltpeter is not something that everyone can get. Even if it can be obtained, not everyone can get it.
knowledge is power! Feng Tubiao said that I am proud of my knowledge!
Shu brocade has always been said to be worth every inch of brocade, which shows how rare it is. Otherwise, why would Feng Yong use the power of the Yizhou Diannong school captain for personal gain?
It's not possible to promote it to all Dahan people, but it's still very easy to get a few friends to try it out in private.
Other people only have one season, but mine has two seasons. Doesn’t it feel good?
Looking at the mulberry trees that had grown much taller, Huang Yueying said quietly, "I should have thought of it earlier. You have always been unpredictable. How could you plant so many mulberry trees and just use them to make paper? Tell me, What do you want to do this time?"
“Raise silkworms.”
Feng Tibi replied naturally.
Huang Yueying resisted the urge to slap him and forced not to look at him, for fear that she would see the kid's proud face and slap the kid down to the sunba below.
“I’m talking about what you want!”
Huang Yueying, whose veins were faintly emerging, asked with gritted teeth.
Recalling what he said to his disciples just now, it is indeed not arrogant. The good things in his hands are enough to make others come to him to beg him.
Is this the confidence of the disciples of Shanmen?
It’s that triumphant expression that makes people’s teeth itch!
"Hehe," Feng Tulie smiled slightly, glanced at Guan Ji, and saw the beautiful lady looking over with bright eyes. Even Zhang Ji's eyes widened, full of admiration, as if Feng Tuchel could Raising silkworms in autumn is a very powerful skill.
“I haven’t thought about it yet, and it’s just spring, isn’t it? Even the spring silkworms haven’t come out yet, and autumn is still far away. Maybe I’ll make it up by then.”
Actually, he had thought about it a long time ago, but now, it doesn’t feel like it’s appropriate to say it yet.
"Sure." Huang Yueying nodded, "Then I will wait for you until autumn, but Feng Mingwen, you should know that such a big event must not be joked about. If you can't show your true ability by then, don't blame me. polite."
Since Shu Brocade is an official business, the more silkworms this kid can raise, the better it will be for the big man.
If this is accomplished, he will be considered to have passed the test by using the land used for growing grains to plant mulberry trees.
“Always know the importance.”
At this time, the butler came up from below, first bowed to Huang Yueying and other guests, and then said to Feng Yong, "Master, the time has come, shall we start the banquet?"
“Okay, let’s have a dinner.” Feng Yong nodded and asked Huang Yueying, “Madam, do you want to come down with us?”
"Of course I have to get off. Now that I'm here, I have to be a guest. Otherwise, wouldn't it be too rude?"
Huang Yueying regained her graceful ladylike demeanor when she was around others.
“Please, madam.”
Huang Yueying nodded and took the lead to walk towards Shaiba.
There were only a few "dang-dang-dang" sounds, and then someone shouted, "Gather!"
It's okay for the villagers, they just gather together in household units and quietly wait for the master's instructions.
But those steps were different, they stood directly in a square formation with a clatter.
“Look right!”
“Break!”
"stand!"
Looking left, right, and diagonally, everything is a straight line.
Huang Yueying, who was standing nearby to watch the ceremony, raised her eyebrows in surprise when she saw that the banker could do this. She secretly thought that it was no wonder that this son had been away from Zhuangzi for so long, and Zhuangzi didn't have anything happen to him. It turned out that this banker was so rare.
She didn't want to see the Buqu formation again, and her eyelids couldn't stop twitching.
Zhuge Liang has been training his troops carefully for more than a year to prepare for the southern expedition. How could Huang Yueying not know?
She does not understand military strategy, but how can the general army compare with the appearance shown in these chapters?
Zhang Ji didn't expect that much. When she saw this unprecedented military formation, she was immediately attracted and watched it without blinking.
Feng Langjun, you know a lot...
(End of this chapter)