So, after coming here for so long, they started their first meal of making snow potato powder.

Xu Jiaojiao has also been very familiar with Hancheng recently. Half of Hancheng's places have snow all year round, and only cold-resistant plants can be planted in the fields.

This kind of snow sweet potato is equivalent to a staple food such as sweet potatoes and potatoes.

However, because planting in the snow is somewhat cold, it is not suitable for health-preserving wealthy families. They are all staple food for poor families. However, it is the same when you get used to it.

"Does this snow sweet potato grow in every household? How much does a pound of sweet potato flour cost?"

Mering smiled and replied to Xu Jiaojiao's words.

In Hancheng, the price of snow potato powder is similar to that of mixed grain noodles, and it is not as expensive as white rice noodles.

Erya said again, "Grandma, today we went to buy snow potato powder. I met Old Man Zhou. Old Man Zhou said that we should not buy snow potato powder in the future. There are so many in his fields. He will collect it tomorrow.

Some snow sweet potatoes come back and grind fresh sweet potato powder for us..."

Xu Jiaojiao raised her eyes and looked at Erya with clear big eyes, "Tomorrow? Collect snow potatoes?"

Erya said, "That's what I said. Old Man Zhou is grateful to his uncle and aunt for being tight. He said that the fields were saved thanks to you and helped his son avenge him. In the future, if you want to eat snow sweet potato powder, you will go directly to his house.

Take it, say there are several acres.”

Old Man Zhou is a real person.

If he said that, he would definitely give them sweet potato powder later.

Xu Jiaojiao thought for a while, "Then we will help Old Man Zhou collect snow sweet potatoes tomorrow. The old man is old and in good health."

"Okay! Listen to my aunt!"

Liao Qing is going to work in the yamen. Xu Jiaojiao and the others have been idle recently. She is just looking for an opportunity to be close to the people, learn about the lives of the people, and observe the field planting in Hancheng. This opportunity happened.

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The next day, Xu Jiaojiao took Erya, E'er and others to the old man Zhou's house early in the morning.

Old Man Zhou had not yet gone out, and when he heard Xu Jiaojiao and the others say that he would come to help him collect snow sweet potatoes, he was shocked and surprised.

I pushed it again and again but couldn't use it.

I can't help the county magistrate's wife.

Xu Jiaojiao and the others came to help sincerely, but Old Man Zhou refused, and finally took them to the fields outside the city with great gratitude.

As mentioned earlier, Old Man Zhou’s field is in a valley, which is not close to Hancheng, but the temperature is several degrees higher than outside, so it is very suitable for planting, and is much better than the fields in other places in Hancheng.

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For such a good place, Old Man Zhou can own the property rights of several acres of land. It is just because the ancestors of the Zhou family were one of the discoverers here and reclaimed them with hoes and shovels, so he was lucky enough to divide several acres and pass them on.

There is basically no snow in the valley, and there are many kinds of miscellaneous trees and shrubs that grow on the hillside. At the bottom of the valley, pieces of fertile fields were cultivated by hard-working people and planted crops.

As Xu Jiaojiao saw in his eyes, these crops were mostly snow potatoes, which were similar to carrots. Some of them even had reddish flesh, but they were not that deep, and they turned into a light pink.

It is not as radish as it is very ripe and has a lot of firewood. Most people like to grind it into powder, which is easy to store and cook.

The villagers who worked in the valley recognized Xu Jiaojiao. When they saw her coming, they were a little strange and restrained at first. Later, they saw Xu Jiaojiao pulling out the snow-capped sweet potatoes by themselves, chatting and laughing with Old Man Zhou, and

They took the initiative to say hello to them, and while they were secretly surprised, they all let go of their guards and started chatting with each other.

"By the way, I heard that the fields here are all good fertile fields, and you can plant some crops with higher value. Why do you mostly grow these snow sweet potatoes?" Xu Jiaojiao asked.

Everyone responded: "Well, we want to do it too, but..."

But there are many reasons.

First, snow sweet potatoes are easy to grow and can be used as food rations. At least they will not starve to death.

Second, crops with higher value, such as medicinal materials, are expensive in the early stage, so they are difficult to plant and not only have to buy seedlings, they are not easy to buy, they are not effective in the later stage, and the maturity period is longer...

In short, there are a lot of problems.

However, there are advantages.

The slow growth of medicinal materials in cold areas is not necessarily a bad thing, because they have sufficient medicinal power.

For example, the warm areas in the south are very suitable for crop growth. The things planted can grow quickly and grow quickly, and the benefits are indeed a little faster. However, the medicinal materials there are incomparable to those produced in the north, and the quality is much worse. This is only an expert.

Only people understand.

To defend the city and build a city, money must be paid from taxes, and taxes must be collected from farmers and merchants. Let’s not talk about the merchants for now. If a farmer has no money, how can you collect it? It’s useless to beat him to death.

Therefore, what Zhang Chenglong said before wasted the fertile land, and not without saying it, it is not unreasonable.

It is indeed a pity to just plant some belly-covered things like this.

Xu Jiaojiao thought for a while, "If you put aside these problems and you can plant these medicinal herbs in the field, would you be willing to plant them?"

"Of course I'm willing, why don't you?" Everyone responded.

If you want, that's fine.

Xu Jiaojiao thought that she could try to plant a small part first so that it would not affect the lives of the villagers too much. After harvesting one or two batches of medicinal materials, she could calm down and slowly expand the planting area.

, if a healthy development is formed in the future, the villagers' income will become higher and higher.

As for seeds, she can find ways from the government's perspective. She is also clear about the planting technology and can provide help.

In terms of the final money, the yamen seized the property of some people, and the kuoyin was rich, and they could provide similar loan funding, such as part of the income from the previous two years as collateral, and the owed silver with labor. These can be detailed.

Make a charter.

Moreover, these people are almost all from Old Hancheng. They have lived here since their ancestors, with roots and feet, and are trustworthy.

After thinking about it this way, Xu Jiaojiao felt that there was great potential for this matter.

After hearing this, everyone thought it was very good. They could plant high-value crops without spending a penny of money and embark on the road to wealth. Of course, they would like to share their hands with each other.

"Madam Du, you helped us regain the fertile land from the bully Zhang Chenglong. Now we plan for this. We have accumulated great virtues from our ancestors!"

"I don't know whether my ancestors have accumulated virtues, but Mrs. Du is so kind and great. When I return, I, Mrs. Zhao, will set up a tablet of immortality and kowtow every day to bless my wife with both good fortune and longevity for the rest of my life..."

"Hmph, my family has already established the tablet of immortality. On the day when Zhang Chenglong Chibi was beaten, we set up the tablet of immortality of Master Du and Mrs. Du..."

Xu Jiaojiao is ashamed. Is this a personality cult?
Chapter completed!