Chapter 151: Planting
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Shu Wanniang replied with a slight smile, “I’m not too sure either. It’s just that when I was young, I heard from the steward that my ancestors had actually been secretly trying to plant this thing because Emperor Shizong said that this thing was a treasure. In addition, it indeed has a gorgeous golden-yellow appearance. But they didn’t succeed even after trying for many years. Later on, although the yield per acre was higher than wheat, because it wasn’t delicious, they didn’t feel that it was worth it. In addition, the second-generation corn really differed too greatly from the first-generation corn. It’s much smaller in size. After a few generations, the corn couldn’t be used as seeds anymore.”
“Mother, how exactly do you grow corn?”
Shu Wanniang shook her head in confusion. “I only vaguely heard about these things from the housekeeper’s wife. I’ve never seen it before, so how would I know? But it should be similar to planting wheat and rice.”
It was indeed similar to wheat and rice. Mu Yangling stood at the edge of the field and looked at Zhuang Dawei stiffly as he gave instructions on growing corn, and important matters to pay attention to.
Great-aunt listened very seriously. She touched the corn kernels and said, “It’s about the same as planting wheat since you sprinkle it like this. It’s just thinner.”
Zhuang Dawei nodded repeatedly. “It’s just that it’s a little thinner.”
Unable to stand it anymore, Mu Yangling went forward and snatched the corn seeds. “Corn isn’t planted like this.”
She did not know how to grow wheat and rice, for she had only seen the corresponding TV shows on the agricultural channel in her previous life. However,she did know how to grow corn. Because she hated it, she had even run to the fields to see how this annoying corn was grown. Although she had only seen it before and it was very long ago, those memories were rather clear when she tried to recall them.
The corn was spaced wide apart, about a foot away from each other. If it was really scattered like wheat as Zhuang Dawei had said, it would be strange if the corn could grow well.
Mu Yangling somewhat understood why the corn here was low-yielding and the corn kernels were getting worse generation by generation.
“Do you all grow corn like this?” Mu Yangling asked Zhuang Dawei.
Zhuang Dawei looked at her blankly. “Isn’t this how all grains are planted?”
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