Spring passed and autumn came. In the blink of an eye, it was already autumn. The cold wind made people shiver.
It had been three months since Li Shiming had ascended the throne. It was strange that the new emperor had announced to the world that he was looking for a young man named Xu Chen.
However, even if the entire country was searching for him, there was no clue. It was as if Xu Chen had evaporated.
However, Li Shiming did not give up. He increased his efforts to find Xu Chen and even suggested that anyone who found Xu Chen would be conferred the title of Earl!
As soon as he said that, the whole country was in an uproar. People were organized to search for people day and night. One by one," Xu Chen " was sent to Chang 'an City to be inspected.
However, the real Xu Chen was lying on a straw mat in an inconspicuous village outside Chang 'an City. He had an ear of rice in his mouth and looked relaxed.
After the incident at Black Tortoise Sect, he had been staying in this small Green Dragon Village, living a comfortable village life.
For him, the wealth and honor that Li Shiming had given him was nothing. It was better than the life in the village!
"Little Chen! Little Chen!"
A few voices came from the east. Xu Chen turned his head slightly and saw a group of men, women, old and young walking over with their families. The leader was Grandpa Luo, the chief of the Azure Dragon Village.
A few children ran over and kowtowed to Xu Chen.
"Hey, Da Zhuang and Er Ya, what are you doing?”
Xu Chen hurriedly jumped down from the straw when he saw this. He helped the children up and asked in a puzzled manner.
"Chen gege, daddy said that you are the great benefactor of the entire village, so he asked us to kowtow to you a few times!”
Er Ya pulled Xu Chen's pants and said in a childish voice.
The children beside him also nodded their heads and looked at Xu Chen with admiration.
"I want to become a great hero like Chen gege in the future!”
"Me too!"
"Me too!"
The group of children surrounded Xu Chen and kept shouting, making him a little at a loss.
"Haha, Little Chen, I really don't know how to thank you. This winter wasn't easy. If it wasn't for you, many people in our village would have starved to death!”
Grandpa Luo, the village chief, walked up with his walking stick and bowed to Xu Chen with a smile.
"Yeah, it's only autumn this year and it's already so cold. I don't know how to spend winter!”
"It's all thanks to the rice that Little Chen gave us. My kid is always complaining that he can't eat his fill. Today, I'll let him eat his fill!”
The farmers and women behind him also laughed and spoke at the same time. They were quite happy about the harvest.
"Since everyone is so happy, it must be because the hybrid rice I gave you has been successfully planted, right?”
Xu Chen looked at the honest smiles of the villagers and felt warm in his heart. He smiled and said,
"How is it? How many catties per mu?”
This hybrid rice technology was very useful even in the 21st century because even in the 21st century, there were still people who could not eat their fill!
Therefore, in the Tang Dynasty, it was very common for the common people to be hungry after one meal!
The villagers woke up early and worked late. There was a risk of starvation all year round. Their faces were yellow and thin. They had been malnourished for many years!
Even the children who received the best treatment were extremely thin. The names "Da Zhuang" and "Er Zhuang" could only be a beautiful wish.
However, things were different now. Xu Chen had unlocked the " hybrid rice " planting technique given by the system and was immediately experimenting in the village. This year was the first year. It seemed that the harvest was not bad.
"A miracle! Xiao Chen, the hybrid rice you gave me is simply a miracle!”
Grandpa Luo shakily took out a small booklet from his pocket and said excitedly,
" In the past, our best harvest per mu of land was only 300 catties. But this year, the yield per mu of land is actually…"
At this point, Grandpa Luo rolled his eyes and almost fainted. The men and women behind him immediately supported him and helped him breathe. It took him a while to recover.
Everyone looked at Grandpa Luo hopefully, waiting for his answer.
Although they had already seen the scene of a bumper harvest, they still wanted to know how much yield the hybrid rice could produce!
"Grandpa Luo, tell me quickly!"
Da Zhuang looked at Grandpa Luo and said anxiously. He couldn't wait to know.
"Dazhuang, let Grandpa Luo calm down first.”
Xu Chen waved his hand and thought for a moment. Then, he smiled and said,
"If I'm not wrong, the yield of this hybrid rice should be more than 2000 catties per mu, right?”
In the 21st century, it was common for hybrid rice to produce 1000 kilograms per mu. With the improvement of the system, it was still a conservative estimate for the yield to exceed 2000 kilograms per mu!
"Little Chen, how did you know?"
Grandpa Luo widened his eyes and said in shock,
"I asked the teacher in the village to calculate. The yield of one mu of land is about 2500 catties, which is eight times more than in previous years!”
Everyone was shocked.
"What is it? Oh my god, 2500 pounds…How, how is this possible?”
"I, I'm not dreaming, am I…2500 catties of grain, this is enough for the family to eat for several years!”
" The key is that it's only one mu of production. If we add up a few hundred mu of land in the village, wouldn't that be…"
The villagers present were all shocked by this astronomical number and were dumbfounded.
At this moment, they looked as if they had been knocked unconscious by a pie that had fallen from the sky. They did not come back to their senses for a long time.
Everyone had the same thought in their minds: I'll cook more when I get home today and eat my fill!
"Haha, it seems to be more than what I expected. It seems that the land of our Azure Dragon Village is still very fertile!”
Xu Chen laughed heartily when he heard this.
2500 pounds, this figure was already very satisfactory to him. Moreover, this hybrid rice had been improved by the system again, and it already had a bit of wildness. Even in the extremely harsh environment of the wild, it could still grow healthily!
If it was promoted to the whole country and allowed the farmers to reclaim the wasteland, the grain production would probably be heaven-defying in this year!
The key was that hybrid rice could not reproduce. A seed could only produce one hybrid rice. As a result, only Xu Chen had this technology in the world, which was exclusively for the Great Tang. Other countries could not steal it even if they wanted to.
"Little Chen, it's all thanks to you. If it weren't for you, how could we have the chance to eat our fill? This is just a small token of my appreciation…"
Grandpa Luo looked at Xu Chen respectfully as if he was looking at a god. He waved his hand and ordered,
"Bring it up!"
"If the villagers have anything to send, send it up too!”
In the next second, Xu Chen saw flocks of chickens, ducks, pigs, and sheep, as well as baskets of eggs and duck eggs, vegetable oil, and fish...
He even brought a cow over!
Xu Chen was speechless.
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