Daqin: White porridge and pickled mustard tuber, I became the national teacher

Chapter 252: Harvesting Corn.

Ying Zheng arranged for people to distribute masks and gloves to the ministers to wear when collecting corn.

Then he took his ministers to the cornfield and started picking corn.

Qi Pan took Eleven and Twelve and started to break it from the other side.

The amount of corn grown here is not much.

There were quite a lot of ministers who came.

Each person broke off some, and soon all the corn was harvested.

Many ministers felt that they had not yet had enough.

I just learned how to do it, and I tried to break off two corns, and that was it.

But after I finished with this one, I went to deal with Li Si's side.

I heard that more corn is grown there.

You can have a good experience in the afternoon and practice your hand speed.

All corn cobs with corn kernels, no matter how big or small, were broken off by the crowd.

Collected a lot.

Qi Pan took Ying Zheng and his ministers to peel the corn leaves.

Corn leaves and corn stalks can be dried and burned as firewood.

It was the first time for some ministers to see what corn looked like.

Looking at the corn in his hand, he was amazed.

Put the peeled corn into the sack that has been prepared.

Then it will be weighed by a specialist.

The ministers nearby looked at the weight with surprise.

A look of disbelief.

"This, this, this...this corn is so heavy?"

"Yeah, the output is so high?!"

"This is too scary!"

"Compared with millet and sorghum, the yield of corn is too different!"

"As expected, the seeds presented to Your Majesty by the Imperial Master are extraordinary."

"With such high-yield grains and seeds, as long as they are carefully cultivated for a few years and widely planted, the people will have enough food."

"Yes, by then the number of people starving to death will surely be greatly reduced!"

"........."

The ministers gathered around the corn, all looking excited.

Ying Zheng was also pleased with the weight of the corn.

Even though it was known before, corn yields are extremely high.

But as long as he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would always be worried.

Now it can be said that it has completely fallen behind.

After collecting the corn and putting it into the cart.

Ying Zheng, Qi Pan and other ministers walked into the inn.

It’s rare for me to come back, and I don’t know what will happen next time. Qi Pan doesn’t want to leave so soon.

He sat down with Ying Zheng at the table where they used to sit.

Take a break.

The ministers were also very sensible and did not come forward to disturb them.

Instead, they each found a place to sit down not far away and talked in low voices.

They were all discussing the harvested corn.

Although Qi Pan and Ying Zheng haven't been to the inn for a while.

But Twelve and another Black Ice Guard have been guarding the corn here and cleaning the tables, chairs and floor in the inn.

In addition, Ying Zheng also arranged for people to deliver food, meat and vegetables to the inn on a regular basis.

So there is basically nothing missing in the inn.

As soon as Qi Pan and Ying Zheng sat down, Twelve came over with a pot of tea.

Clean tea set was placed on the table.

Drinking tea, looking at the familiar scenery outside the inn, feeling hopeful and relaxed.

After resting for half an hour, Qi Pan, Ying Zheng and the ministers set off, got on the carriage, and began to return to the cornfield planted by Li Si.

This time when he went back, Qi Pan brought Twelve with him.

Eleven, Twelve and several other Black Ice Guards packed up and took away everything that could be taken away from the inn.

For a long time to come, Qi Pan might not come back here.

There is no need to leave too much behind.

All the people who had originally stayed at the inn and the entrance of the mountain were also evacuated.

A number of horse-drawn carriages and a large group of Black Ice Guards riding war horses emerged from the mountains in a mighty procession.

When they were halfway there, Twelve and several Black Ice Guards first packed the things from the inn and sent them back to the palace.

Then he would sit over and join the convoy of Qi Pan, Ying Zheng and others.

Li Si had been waiting eagerly since early morning.

Waiting for Qi Pan, Ying Zheng and others to arrive.

When the convoy of Qi Pan, Ying Zheng and others appeared, Li Si immediately hurried to meet them.

From a distance, he shouted at the top of his voice, "Your Majesty! Imperial Master!"

Qi Pan, who was sitting in the carriage, heard the sound, lifted the curtain and looked outside.

When he saw Li Si running over, Qi Pan said to Ying Zheng.

"Brother, it's Li Si. He's running towards us."

Ying Zheng said to the Black Ice Guard who was driving the carriage, "Stop the car, let's get off here."

"promise."

The Black Ice Guard immediately stopped the carriage steadily.

Li Si took a few quick steps and stood beside the carriage.

He stretched out his arm toward Qi Pan, "Come, Imperial Master, let me help you down."

Qi Pan gently put his hand on Li Si's arm and jumped off the carriage.

"Thank you."

Li Si did not retract his arm, and looked at Ying Zheng who came out of the carriage.

"Your Majesty, I will support you."

"Ah."

Ying Zheng placed his hand on Li Si's outstretched arm and got off the carriage steadily.

"Thank you, Li Qing."

Li Si: "I dare not."

"It is my honor to help Your Majesty get out of the carriage."

Xia Lin, who had his job snatched away, had a slight twitch in the corner of his mouth.

Lord Li, you are stealing my life!

The ministers in the carriages behind also got off and walked forward.

Led by Li Si, the group came to the cornfield planted by Li Si in a mighty procession.

There are many more corn fields here than the one Qi Pan planted at the inn.

After all, when Qi Pan gave the corn seeds to Ying Zheng, he only grabbed a small handful.

The rest were all given to Ying Zheng, who gave them to Li Si to plant.

Except for some that did not sprout and a few that were eaten by insects, the rest all survived.

The crops are growing very well at this time, and the corn hanging on the stalks looks heavy.

The same as what I saw at Qipan Inn.

There was no further ado. After dividing the areas, everyone put on masks and gloves, carried baskets, sacks, and buckets, and went to the cornfield to pick corn.

Although Qi Pan's hand injury had not healed yet, she did not act pretentiously.

If you can't use force with this hand, use the other hand to pry it open.

Put the basket on the ground. After breaking a few nearby ones, carry the basket over, put it down, and continue breaking them.

It took longer to harvest the corn this time.

It took more than an hour to harvest all the fruits.

There was a basket so full of corn that Qipan couldn't lift it anymore.

If she had two hands, she could use some strength to carry it.

One hand is really not enough.

Ying Zheng came over carrying a basket of corn, and picked up the basket of corn in front of Qi Pan with his other hand.

Carrying a basket of corn at the same time is not difficult at all.

The steps are still steady.

Even carrying two more baskets is no problem.

Ying Zheng walked in front.

Qi Pan followed behind Ying Zheng.

Looking at his tall and straight figure and his two strong arms holding corn.

The wrists are thick, the palms are broad, and the fingers are long.

The blue blood vessels on the back of the hand are faintly visible.

Walking behind Ying Zheng, Qi Pan felt extra safe.