The next day, Bai Li Xin finished all the renovation work, including applying a special coating to the exterior walls and roof of the Main Residence.
Xia Chujian gave him the final payment, plus a ten thousand Beichen Coin bonus. Bai Li Xin was so moved that he immediately said he would prioritize working for her whenever she needed anything.
Xia Chujian treated it as making a friend and saw his family off.
That evening, after dinner, San Zong finally didn't have to hide anymore and could take advantage of the bright moonlight to go farming.
Xia Chujian, having nothing else to do, said to San Zong, "San Zong, I'll go with you. I've never farmed before."
San Zong laughed, "Young Lord doesn't need to farm, San Zong can do it!"
He even patted his chest proudly.
Xia Chujian said, "I want to see how San Zong farms."
Wu Fu chimed in, "Wu Fu wants to see too!"
Xia Yuanfang patted the back of his chubby neck, "Wu Fu, Aunt will take you to take a bath. You've been running wild in the woods with Si Xi all afternoon."
Wu Fu shrank his neck, looking at Xia Chujian expectantly.
Xia Chujian smiled and made a face at him, "Wu Fu go take a bath, I'll just go take a look and be back soon."
Zhu Yingying also wanted to go out, but Aunt Chen stopped her, saying, "Xia Researcher gave you some test papers, you should do them."
Zhu Yingying's face immediately fell.
Xia Chujian laughed heartily, "Yingying, you have this day too!"
As long as she wasn't the one doing the test papers, she felt refreshed.
Xia Yuanfang glared at her, saying, "You can only relax for a few days. When the time comes, you'll still have to do those papers."
Xia Chujian waved her hand, "Anyway, I don't have to do them now!"
She followed San Zong out of the gate, heading in the direction of San Zong's fields.
San Zong pointed to the place where they used to park the Flying Vehicle, saying, "The land San Zong reclaimed is near that area. The Banyan Tree there is too big, it's not good for growing crops under it, but it's suitable for growing some rare medicinal herbs that like shade."
Xia Chujian and San Zong went around the large Banyan Tree, arriving at the open area behind it.
The bright moon hung high in the sky, its light clear and unmatched, as if casting a soft glow over the land.
Looking around, on the left was a large field of nearly ripe green rice, the ears full and lustrous, bending heavily.
The tips of the green ears of rice had a hint of rouge color, like red lips on a beautiful woman's face.
San Zong looked at the rice field and said contentedly, "The old Tantai Royal Field Rice had light pink ears when they first sprouted. After they ripened, they would turn rouge-colored, so Tantai Royal Field Rice is also called Tantai Rouge Rice."
"And the Dang Kang Zhu Yu Rice that San Zong grows has rouge-colored ears from the start. When it ripens, the rouge red at the tips of the ears will turn golden yellow, and then it can be harvested."
Xia Chujian said, "That's great, my favorite color is golden yellow!"
"Young Lord likes golden yellow?!" San Zong's eyes lit up, "What a coincidence!"
Xia Chujian smiled and said, "Of course, my favorite fruit is the Golden Fruit. In the future, I can add my favorite rice, which is Dang Kang Zhu Yu Rice!"
She gave San Zong a thumbs up, then looked at the ditches in the field and asked, "Is the water drawn from that small lake?"
San Zong nodded, "Yes, but San Zong doesn't dare to draw too much water, so I only planted one mu of Dang Kang Zhu Yu Rice, but the yield is about five thousand jin. Mulan City only has six months suitable for growing rice, we can plant two seasons, and harvest ten thousand jin of Dang Kang Zhu Yu Rice."
"I'm worried about the water source not being enough, so I only planted this much."
Xia Chujian clicked her tongue, "One mu producing ten thousand jin of Dang Kang Zhu Yu Rice a year, isn't that enough? There are only a few of us, we can't eat it all!"
San Zong waved his hand happily, saying, "Young Lord is right! Besides, San Zong is trying to grow Dang Kang Zhu Yu Rice in dry fields, I don't know what the taste will be like, I'm still cultivating seedlings."
Xia Chujian patted San Zong on the shoulder, "Keep up the good work! San Zong is amazing!"
San Zong's little pig face seemed to glow with excitement.
He felt full of energy, and with a splash, he jumped barefoot into the paddy field, bending down to check the condition of the rice ears one by one.
Xia Chujian walked along the ridges, accompanying him.
San Zong's fingers brushed over the rice ears, and some light halos invisible to the naked eye overflowed from his fingers, passing through the growing rice ears and dissipating slowly in the moonlight.
As they talked and walked, the tips of the rice ears behind them, which would have taken another week or two to fully ripen, turned from rouge red to golden yellow in the moonlight, almost at a visible speed.
San Zong and Xia Chujian were completely unaware at this moment.
After inspecting this paddy field, the two turned to another one and headed back.
Xia Chujian had never seen rice farming up close before, and she was very interested, asking all sorts of questions.
"San Zong, how do you grow these rice plants?"
When it came to farming, this was San Zong's forte.
He immediately began to speak eloquently.
"Young Lord, for this mu of rice, San Zong first used Tantai Royal Field Rice for breeding in that Flying Vehicle over there. After the sprouts appeared, they were sown in the nursery field outside."
"The land in the warm shed is the nursery field. San Zong used Blood Kirin Humus as fertilizer, and then drew water from the small lake. The water in the nursery field must be particularly clear and not too deep, about two centimeters is enough."
"When the water is clear, the seeds are planted. After about ten days, the seedlings will grow."
"While waiting for the seedlings to grow, San Zong leveled a mu of land outside, first loosening the soil and then fertilizing it with Blood Kirin Humus."
"After the seedlings grow, the paddy field is harrowed again, and while the water is muddy, the seedlings are immediately transplanted."
Xia Chujian was surprised: "So, clear water is needed when raising the seedlings, but muddy water is needed for transplanting?"
"Yes, Young Lord." San Zong nodded very confidently, "After transplanting, it's simple. Just pay attention to the amount of water at different times, irrigate and drain the paddy field, and prevent pests and diseases."
San Zong scratched his head at this point, "Actually, San Zong has been farming for so many years and has never encountered any pests or diseases, so I only heard from the master who taught San Zong how to farm that pests and diseases should be prevented..."
Xia Chujian thought, San Zong must have a background, otherwise, how could he farm without even pests and diseases bothering him? She listened quietly as San Zong explained the secrets of draining and irrigating.
In general, there were no precision instruments involved; it all depended on San Zong's feel.
Xia Chujian asked again, "How do you harvest the rice?"
"With a sickle... but Xia Gugu said that San Zong can use a harvester. San Zong checked harvesters on the Star Network, and they are too expensive. Now there is only one mu of rice, so there is no need for that thing. San Zong can handle it alone!"
"San Zong, after the rice is harvested, does it need to be dried? Do we need to flatten out a piece of land?"
"Young Lord, there is no need to dry it now. Bai Li Xiansheng built a super Great Granary over there, which is very powerful! Half of it is a warehouse, and the other half is used to process the harvested grain, such as threshing, drying, screening, cleaning, and then storing it in the warehouse. It is very convenient and easy to use."
"That pointed-roofed building covered with black crystal stones and special metals is actually a granary?"
"Haha! Young Lord doesn't even know about the house built by her own family!"
San Zong was not so restrained after talking to Xia Chujian more, and he even dared to laugh at her.
Xia Chujian noticed his change and was very happy in her heart, but on the surface, she remained calm and said, "There are many things I don't know! What's so strange about that? Even Aunt doesn't know everything..."
San Zong's words just came out of his mouth.
He felt embarrassed after saying them and really wanted to apologize.
But Xia Chujian didn't show any difference, and San Zong gradually felt relieved.
While inspecting the rice ears, he said, "Young Lord, the land here was originally very barren, but after using the Blood Kirin Humus as fertilizer, the land became very fertile. San Zong didn't even fertilize this year, just watered it regularly, and there will be a great harvest!"
"That's amazing!" Xia Chujian remembered that the Blood Kirin and Kong Sang that had been transplanted to the old apartment in Mulan City were all planted by Xia Yuanfang. Although they were not planted as well as San Zong's, they had all survived.
But this time, the apartment building collapsed, and the delicate Blood Kirin and Kong Sang were "nowhere to be found."
Xia Chujian's mood turned bad again, and she said sullenly, "I knew I shouldn't have brought those Blood Kirin and Kong Sang to Mulan City. They all died in this accident."
San Zong looked at Xia Chujian sympathetically and said softly, "The Blood Kirin and Kong Sang in San Zong's place are growing well. Young Lord doesn't need to be sad..."
Xia Chujian nodded, took a deep breath, stood on the ridge, and looked around.
She looked up at the moonlight like frost, the green rice seedlings in the field, and the sound of frogs in her ears, but she didn't feel noisy at all.
Her mood was gradually healed by the moonlight and the croaking of frogs.
Let the wind blow and the waves beat, I stroll leisurely in the courtyard.
Regardless of conspiracies and tricks, anyway, I have a Large Sniper Rifle.
Xia Chujian really figured it out, as if she had broken through the shackles that bound her, and her mood suddenly soared.
She shouted and ran on the ridge.
She ran very fast, as if she was bringing a gust of wind.
San Zong smiled and shook his head, bending down to continue carefully inspecting each rice seedling.
Xia Chujian ran around the ridges of the entire paddy field, working up a sweat, and wanted to go back and take a shower.
At this moment, San Zong suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Young Lord! This is amazing!"
"What's wrong? What's wrong?" Xia Chujian hurried to the ridge near San Zong.
"Young Lord, please look! Here! Here! And here! These rice seedlings, they're all ripe!" San Zong was so happy that his high-pitched voice cracked.
Xia Chujian looked closely and noticed the difference.
She clearly remembered that the tips of the panicles of these green rice seedlings were rouge red.
But in just a short while, they had all turned golden from rouge red!
"San Zong, didn't you say that when they turn golden from rouge color, it means they're ripe and ready to be harvested?"
"That's right! Young Lord! These rice seedlings have matured two weeks ahead of schedule!" San Zong was extremely excited.
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