Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

Shen Liu said nothing.

However, Xiao Lan knew that Shen Liu and He Ming attached great importance to corn. After all, it was related to whether his soldiers had sufficient food and fodder.

In the following days, Xiao Lan also devoted half of her attention to paying attention to the situation in the cornfield.

Just before the corn was harvested, it rained heavily. Xiao Lan was worried that the wind would blow down the corn stalks, which would easily sprout if they were close to the ground. Fortunately, the rain came and went quickly, and had little impact on the corn.

"Please don't rain, at least wait until we have harvested the corn." Xiao Lan said.

Zhang asked, "Is the corn ready to be harvested?"

"We have to wait a few more days to let it age a little more." Xiao Lan said.

Zhang muttered, "If it's older, it won't taste good." Recently, Zhang has been studying how to eat corn. She also tasted that the older the corn is, the less juice it has inside, and the less delicious it is.

Xiao Lan naturally knew this, but Shen Liu had other plans for the corn, so of course he wanted to keep the corn a little older. Xiao Lan went to the cornfield every day these days.

"Fortunately, the corn, wheat and beans mature at different times, otherwise our family would be very busy during this period. After the corns are harvested, our soybeans and wheat will be almost ready." Zhang said thankfully.

"Mom, don't worry. When we harvest corn, General Shen will probably send someone to help us." Xiao Lan said.

On the day of corn harvest, He Mingyu came with a group of soldiers. He Mingyu broke off a cob of corn, weighed it in his hand, and said with a smile, "It's quite heavy. After breaking off the corn, dry it quickly. During this period, you must close the door tightly and don't let the news leak out."

Then He Mingyu pointed at the corn oranges and asked, "Are these things still useful?"

"It can be used to feed cows, but I don't know if horses will eat it." Xiao Lan said, "Don't waste this straw. I have a lot of livestock at home and they can use it. Besides, this stuff can also be used to cultivate the land."

He Mingyu was very curious about Xiaolan's statement, "Raising the land? How to raise the land?"

"Cut the corn stalks and put them in the ground. When it snows in winter, they will rot a little after fermenting in the ground for a winter. Then, in the spring of next year, turn the soil and push the stalks that have not yet rotted into the ground. By the time you plant the new season's crops, they will be almost ready," said Xiao Lan.

He Mingyu nodded and thought, it's true that different fields have different worlds.

He Mingyu asked again, "Can we finish harvesting the corn today?"

"It should be no problem." Xiao Lan said, "There are so many of you here. Once everyone gets the hang of it, it will be quick. We should be able to finish it in a day."

"Wait until they are dried, then weigh them. The rice and wheat in the Jiangnan and Lianghu regions are almost harvested. The general hopes that our data can reach him at the same time as theirs." He Mingyu said.

Xiao Lan tugged at Sheng Xuan's sleeve, signaling him to express his opinion.

When it comes to agricultural conditions, Xiao Lan is no match for Sheng Xuan, who is an expert in farming. Sheng Xuan looked up at the sky and said, "If it doesn't rain today, and the sky is clear like today, the corn will be dried in about five days."

"After drying, we have to thresh the corn. When we weigh it, we can't include the corn cobs in the weighing." Xiao Lan said.

"Don't worry about this. I'll get more people over there and you can explain how to peel it. Then we can all get started together."

This is the advantage of having more people. Today, He Ming brought more than a dozen people to help break the corn. After it is dried, he will bring people to peel the corn kernels. There is strength in numbers, so they can definitely keep up with the speed.

The soldiers and Xiaolan's farmhands threw the broken corn cobs onto the oxcart and then pulled them to the field to dry. A group of people stayed on the drying field to peel the corn husks. Many people watched from across the river bank. "This Sheng family is amazing. These soldiers come to work for them."

He Mingyu looked at the corn cobs gradually piled up on the drying yard, feeling extremely happy. He confirmed with Xiao Lan again, "How long will it take to thresh the corn?"

"Hey, my dad said that if the weather is good, the corn will be dry in five days. We can thresh it after it is dry to avoid damaging the corn and affecting the selection of seeds for the next season."

He Mingyu nodded. "The general will come on the day of threshing, and he should come to see the yield per mu."

Because the sun was strong enough, the corn cobs were completely dried in just five days.

Early in the morning, Xiaolan and her family arrived at the drying yard. They first cleaned the place, and then took the dustpans, baskets and benches from home to the drying yard and set them out.

The family was preparing for the preliminary work when He Mingyu came with his people.

He Ming and his men are quite a lot today, twice as many as last time. "The general and his subordinates from the prefecture city are staying behind, we will do it first."

Knowing that there would be many people working today, Xiaolan's family prepared large baskets. Several people gathered around a basket, put the corn in it, and started to peel the corn.

There are some tricks to peeling corn. The first corn needs to be peeled off by hand. When you peel off a corn, you can use the corn cob to remove the corn kernels.

He Ming and his soldiers were all strong and muscular, so they worked very quickly to peel the corn. After peeling a certain amount of corn, someone would collect the corn kernels with a winnowing basket and put them into a sack.

Naturally, the sacks were also brought by He Ming and them. Each sack was the same size and had the logo of a soldier on it. Xiao Lan knew at a glance that this was a standard bag for military rations.

He Ming and his men placed the full sacks of corn aside.

Xiao Lan peeled the corn while watching He Mingyu's movements. She had a feeling that the corn would soon be gone from her...

When it was time to eat at noon, He Mingyu took the initiative to say that they had brought their own dry food and only needed Xiaolan's family to provide hot water.

He Mingyu and the soldiers left the basket, sat down on the open space next to it, and then took out dry food from their pockets to eat.

Looking at this situation, Xiao Lan's eyes twitched. It seemed that they were forced to finish peeling the corn today, otherwise they would not be in such a hurry.

He Ming and his men were like this, so Xiao Lan and her family felt embarrassed to eat too much. They just had a simple bite and then continued to work.

After a quick lunch, everyone returned to the drying yard to continue peeling corn.

In the afternoon, Shen Liu arrived late, not because his horse was not fast, but because he had to take care of the officials following him. He was a general, so his horse was naturally the best. The reason he was late was just to take care of those civil officials.