Dominate the ancient academy

Chapter 269 Catching Crickets

Because cucumbers, tomatoes, and peppers need to be watered frequently, and this place is not too far from the river, if we only water them manually, not to mention how many people are needed, it would take too long! So many fields, watered bucket by bucket until the end of the year.

So the head of the mountain directly asked someone to build two small water wheels by the river, which made watering much more convenient. When watering, just someone just needed to watch, which saved a lot of effort. The water wheels ran every day, and so many vegetables in the back mountain never lacked water.

Now it is easy to add ginseng water. Just let the ginseng take a bath in the waterwheel or pour some ginseng water there. In this way, the vegetables in the field can last longer and can definitely be sold for a big sum.

And the tomatoes later, they all cost money, so they have to be watered well.

Tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers are not only available in the academy. The seeds she collected before, after being soaked in ginseng water, have a germination rate of 100%. Even the headmaster was surprised for a long time, and later he determined that Shu Xiaoxiao was an absolute planting genius. During that time, the requirements for her schoolwork were relaxed a lot. Seeing that she was still happy.

So with so many seeds, in addition to the academy, a lot of them were also planted at the imperial farm. The cucumbers sent to Kyoto before were basically from the imperial farm. The cucumbers had a bumper harvest and were picked in time and sent to Kyoto. The elders also used them as seeds according to Shu Xiaoxiao's instructions.

Even so, everyone is busy all the time. At this time of year in previous years, the people on the farm were relatively free. This year, everyone is busy because of the cucumbers and tomatoes. They have received a lot of wages and are very happy. They are not afraid of being tired, but they are afraid of not earning any money.

As long as there is money to be earned, no matter how much work I do, I am not afraid.

As a result, someone noticed the small green fruits in the tomato field. He was not sure at first, but as they grew more and more similar to what he remembered, the honest old man hurried to find Liu Zhuangtou.

"Boss, this... tomato of ours, I know it, it... is poisonous!"

Liu Zhuangtou is fair in his work in the village and is kind to the tenants. Especially after the master was changed this year, he led everyone to earn a lot of money, and the family is much more relaxed. If the master is doing well, they can also be better off. Since he knew this, he had to remind them. He didn't expect any reward, but just did his best. Otherwise, if the master lost money, it might not be a big deal for him, but they would have no place to earn money, so the loss would be huge.

Liu Zhuangtou knew the price of cucumbers in Kyoto, and he also knew that the prices of tomatoes and cucumbers should be similar. His uncle took it very seriously, and now when he heard people said it was poisonous, he became a little anxious.

"Old man Li, are you sure? It's not time to joke around now!" Although he said this, Liu Zhuangtou also knew that since Old Man Li dared to say this, it was probably true.

"How dare I joke about this? I saw this when I was young. I had nothing to eat at that time. I happened to come across this, so I picked it and ate it. As a result, I almost lost my life. The doctor said it was poisonous. I dare not joke about it!" Old man Li is still frightened when he thinks about it now.

"This..." Liu Zhuangtou looked at the large field of tomatoes in a state of panic. The reason why this farm was awarded to the uncle by the emperor was because there were many fields. After the seedlings were raised this year, all the seeds planted were brought by the uncle. The amount of tomatoes was quite a lot, and the uncle attached great importance to it. Because of this, not only the wages of the people on their farm were increased, but they also specially hired a cook to provide meals every day, so that everyone could eat well and work hard.

This medicine is poisonous, isn't it a waste?

No matter how smart he is usually, he is a little confused when faced with this situation. He is about to mature, but this kind of thing has happened. What should he do?

"This... I'll inform Uncle now and see what he says." He couldn't make the decision on such a big matter! He had to ask Uncle what to do.

Shu Xiaoxiao was quite surprised to hear that Liu Zhuangtou came to the academy. Liu Zhuangtou was very efficient and completed all the tasks he was given very well. With him around, she could rest assured about the cucumbers and tomatoes in the farm.

He came to the academy in person. Could it be that something happened to the manor? But what could have happened? Could it be that someone was jealous of the profit of cucumbers and took them away from the manor?

Then she would definitely complain to the emperor and make them all pay compensation.

Shu Xiaoxiao had already thought about how to complain, but she didn't expect to hear someone say that tomatoes are poisonous. Shu Xiaoxiao then remembered that tomatoes are poisonous before they are ripe, but they are delicious after they are ripe.

Tsk, what's the pity? I heard from my senior brother that the people in Kyoto are all very rich. If they were to pay, they would definitely pay more. Tsk!

But Liu Zhuangtou has to come here in person to explain everything clearly. As for that old man Li, he has good intentions so he cannot punish him when he returns. He must all be appeased. This is the time of harvest and no accidents can happen.

After getting the confirmation, Liu Zhuangtou finally felt relieved. As long as it was not poisonous, it would be fine. Otherwise, he had put in so much effort and never stopped watering the plants. It would be such a waste if it was really poisonous.

Since there is no problem, he will serve well when he returns and will not let the uncle down.

The day off was about to begin, so Shu Xiaoxiao and Canbao hurried up the mountain to look for... no, to pick crickets and pheasants. Ever since she and Canbao could communicate, they would go out for a stroll whenever they had a day off. They had basically visited all of Kyoto, except, of course, the brothel that Third Brother and Zhenzhu refused to let them go to.

Anyway, she is still young and can wait two years before going. There is no rush now.

The last time they took a walk during their break, they accidentally wandered into a casino. The atmosphere in that corner was really lively, although there was nothing attractive about the gambling house. The most lively thing was the groups of people fighting crickets and cocks outside, which was so intense.

Not to mention Shu Xiaoxiao, even Shen Bao was quite curious. Unfortunately, they had nothing at the time. The crickets and fighting cocks that could be bought nearby did not have strong fighting power, and those with strong fighting power would not sell them. They just observed there for a while, figured out the rules, and left at the urging of Zhenzhu.

Although she left, her heart was still there. After returning to the academy, she and Canbao began to select the best fighting crickets and fighting cocks in the mountains.

They didn't catch any before because they were worried that they wouldn't be able to catch the strongest ones. Now that it was almost a holiday, they went directly to the mountains and caught the crickets and pheasants they had chosen in advance. With so many plants in the forest to help them choose, they were definitely the strongest in the cricket and cockfighting worlds.

Shu Xiaoxiao looked at the more majestic white tiger and felt a little regretful. If only there were some fighting tigers, Dabai could participate in the competition and wouldn't have to stay in the mountains all the time.

Fortunately, they had the fighting cocks and crickets they had selected. The same goes for the crickets.