After farming, I opened a family tree

Chapter 144 Spring Planting

The head of the Tao family did not tell the tenants that he was going to grow cotton, but only said that he was going to grow some precious flowers and trees.

If you plant well, you can get rich rewards.

The tenants didn't have much income throughout the year, so after hearing about the reward, they treated the cotton in this garden even more carefully.

After Shen Tang left the Tao family, he went to the Wu family and the Liu family.

The three families seemed to have discussed it, so when Shen Tang went to the Wu and Liu families, they were accompanied by experienced old farmers.

When the cotton seedlings began to sprout, Shen Tang took Shen Li and Shen Dan to the town.

The twin sisters have been through a lot with Shen Tang, so the relationship between the three of them has always been very good.

Some time ago, Shen Tang asked the two of them to go to Zaofang just to get them to the grassroots level.

Now that they are back, they look more capable.

Shen Dan is much calmer than before, and Shen Li is also a bit more active than before.

Shen Tang asked the two sisters to come back because she was going to open a shop in Qingshan Town and wanted the two sisters to help manage it in the future.

After all, this is the first cotton cloth shop in Da Qi!

Although the two sisters had become much calmer, after hearing Shen Tang's plan, they looked at each other and saw disbelief in each other's eyes.

This is the owner of the cloth shop!

Neither of them dared to even think about it.

"Of course, you still have to learn from Xiang Niang. You are the people I trust the most."

What Shen Tang said was true. She really trusted the two sisters.

When they heard that they would study with Xiang Niang for a period of time, they were very happy.

Nowadays, everyone knows that Xiang Niang is a famous shopkeeper in Qingshan Town.

Shen Tang took the two of them to the soap shop. When Madam Xiang heard the purpose of their visit, she couldn't stop smiling.

"Now that the weather is getting warmer, business in the soap shop is booming. I was just worried I wouldn't be able to handle it, and you sent me two such good helpers. I should be the one thanking you."

When the two sisters heard what Xiang Niang said, they couldn't help but sigh that she was worthy of being the famous shopkeeper in the town. Everyone who heard this was happy.

Madam Xiang and Shen Tang had been in the same boat for a long time, and she had heard about Shen Tang's desire to do cotton business.

There was no competition between them at all, and Xiang Niang was very attentive in teaching them.

Madam Xiang had no children and was much older than the sisters. She loved the two sisters even more and wanted to teach them all her skills.

If the two sisters can really take on the responsibility in the future, then she will have made a lot of contributions!

After Shen Tang made arrangements for the twin sisters, he returned to Shenjia Village.

In early April, Shenjia Village began to plant rice seedlings.

Shen Tang brought everyone in the Shen family back to the village, including little Ayan and little Chaoyu.

When it comes to studying, Shen Tang never asked Shen Yan to gain fame, but only wanted him to gain knowledge.

But just studying is not enough, so Shen Tang brought the two kids back to plant rice.

Of course, Shen Tang had already experienced transplanting rice last year, so he naturally wouldn't go this year.

Although the adults in the Shen family felt sorry for the two children, they listened to Shen Tang more.

So, the two people who were used to reading books on weekdays, holding pens in both hands, rolled up their trouser legs and followed Shen Dashan to plant rice seedlings.

The two children never did heavy work at home, so they felt very tired after following Shen Dashan for a while.

They wanted to go to the edge of the field to rest, but they were stared at by several sisters and were too embarrassed to speak up.

"Our Ayan and Zhaoyu will definitely have great things in the future!"

"That's right. At such a young age, he can understand the hardships of the people. When he becomes an official in the future, he will definitely be a good official who cares about the people."

"They look tired and their faces are red. Should we let them rest for a while?"

"That red one isn't tired, she's excited! Look, her hands and feet are faster, aren't they?"

Which child could withstand such praise? So the two of them did not rest and followed Shen Dashan to plant rice seedlings.

Shen Tang saw that the two of them were almost done, looked at Lu Zhu, and stopped talking.

Shen Dashan also felt sorry for his two children, so not long after, he would go to the edge of the field to drink water.

Originally, Shen Tang had no intention of letting the two children actually work.

"It's too hot this afternoon, so you don't need to come. Go home and have a good rest."

The two little ones had red cheeks and sweat on their foreheads, and Luzhu gently wiped the sweat off their faces.

"Sister, transplanting rice is so tiring. I've only been doing it for a short while and I already feel exhausted. Compared to this, studying is so much easier."

"Those uncles must be even more tired."

The two of them looked at other people around the paddy field still planting rice, and they felt how hard it was.

"If I don't study, I'll have to farm to make ends meet. I have to study hard."

The person who was speaking was Xiao Chaoyu. He had not lived as well as Shen Yan since he was a child, and he knew even more about the hardships of the common people.

When Luzhu saw her brother say this, she knew that planting the seedlings today was not in vain.

When they returned home, Liu had almost finished cooking. Looking at the two little mud dots, she felt both distressed and wanted to laugh.

He hurriedly asked Liu to take the two of them to take a bath.

Sure enough, by the afternoon, the two of them really held the book and read until the sun went down.

The fields in Shenjia Village are now green. In addition to the rice that has been planted, the fruit seeds that Shen Tang had distributed before have also sprouted.

A letter was written and sent to the emperor, informing him that the sowing had been successful in Shenjia Village, and another letter was written to inform him that the cotton seedlings had also sprouted.

Emperor Jing was in an extremely good mood when he received the letter.

He even looked forward to the harvest time coming in the blink of an eye.

Two thousand kilograms of seeds can be used to plant more than one thousand acres of land, and these more than one thousand acres of land can produce more than one million kilograms of rice.

By this calculation, it will take less than two years for the people of Da Qi to no longer have to go hungry!

Shen Tang's letter not only touched the heart of Emperor Jing, but also the hearts of the ministers in the court.

After all, after the thousand kilograms of rice are harvested this time, the imperial court will purchase it.

Everyone wanted to grow this rice, so naturally they were very anxious.

However, Emperor Jing had already made plans for the distribution of rice seeds.

There are nearly one hundred counties in Da Qi, and he decided to give 10,000 kilograms of rice seeds to each county.

Each county began to distribute and sell rice seeds on its own, but the imperial court would send people to inspect the rice planting.

If it is found that the county government does not follow orders, their property will be confiscated directly.

After all, the temptation of 1,000 kilograms of rice is too great. A county can only produce 5,000 acres of land with 10,000 kilograms of rice, and a county has more than a thousand households.

In addition to rice seeds, Emperor Jing was also looking forward to cotton.

The ball of cotton that Shen Tang sent is still on the desk in the imperial study.

Emperor Jing couldn't bear to think about how warm it would be if such soft white cotton were made into quilts and jackets.

Many people in Da Qi freeze to death every year. If this thing can really be grown, Emperor Jing is sure that Da Qi will enter a prosperous era!