The little girl from a farm family has a big wish to make a fortune by farming and picking mushrooms

Seeing that Mingshu didn't have any expression of loss on his face, Qi Rui didn't know whether he should be happy or not.

Zhou Mingshu accompanied Qi Rui for a stroll in the grove for a long time, until they were tired and waved goodbye.

After sending the people away, she went back to the backyard of the restaurant and helped her family cut vegetables.

There are more and more people working in the mine, and just cutting and washing vegetables is a big job.

Although two more workers were hired, the speed did not increase much.

Zhou Mingshu sat on the side, peeling potatoes.

It is really too hard to peel with this big kitchen knife, so she should make a paring knife and a grater when she has time.

She should have made this thing earlier, which would have saved her a lot of effort.

After all, what dish doesn’t need to be peeled and cut? !

That night, Zhou Mingshu drew a blueprint based on the reference book and asked his elder brother to try to make it the next day.

If it doesn't work, she'll improve it.

When she asked Zhou Mingzhi to make the paring knife the next day, he actually found it a bit difficult.

"San Ya, I'm not saying this is easy to make, but why is it so difficult? The difficulty lies in the blade. Where can we find such a thin and sharp blade? Besides, the knives in the blacksmith shop are all made of large iron sheets, which can't match such a small piece of wood."

After Zhou Mingzhi looked at the drawings, he raised all his doubts.

When Zhou Mingshu heard this, he realized it was indeed the case.

The current productivity is somewhat lagging behind.

But these little difficulties could not stop her from moving forward.

"Brother, if you have time, build the wooden support first, and I'll take care of the problem with the small blade."

"Okay, I'll do it when I have time."

After thinking it over, Zhou Mingshu decided that he could only ask Lord Qi for the small blade.

He has the largest iron mine in Chengzhou and the best blacksmith in Chengzhou, so it should be no problem for him to make a few small blades.

After hearing Zhou Mingshu's description, Qi Rui smiled.

He said that he always had a good eye, and the girl in front of him was not only capable of both housework and kitchen work, but also had considerable attainments in using tools.

"Leave this to me. I'll have them make it as soon as possible."

With these two tools, people in the restaurant should not be so tired.

and……

"Mingshu, if these two gadgets are useful, can I use them in the barracks as well?"

In this way, his cooks no longer have to chop vegetables with big knives every day.

I heard that their shoulders hurt after cutting vegetables all day.

"Of course, sir, these little tools are made to make life more convenient. It is their honor to be able to help everyone."

Qi Rui looked at the girl in front of him who was smiling brightly, and his thoughts also drifted along with her hair.

After three or five days, Zhou Mingshu had several peelers and graters in front of him, in addition to some spare blades.

"I've asked the people in the military camp to try it out, and it works pretty well."

"Thank you, sir. I'll take it to the backyard and let them try it out."

Several people followed Zhou Mingshu to the backyard to see their trial results.

Zhou Mingshu distributed several paring knives and took one for himself.

It is really good to use. It can save some energy and speed up the process.

All the aunts and uncles who tried it nodded with satisfaction.

"Sir, it's very useful. You have helped us a lot this time. Now, everyone in the restaurant can save a lot of effort." Zhou Mingshu was very happy.

"That's also because of your good idea. Thanks to you, we have saved a lot of effort in our military camp." Qi Rui also laughed heartily.

"Sir, have you cultivated your land? It's time to plant potatoes."

"It's just one acre of land. It won't take half a day to get everything done. Leave the potato matters to Chengfeng. This guy is meticulous and I trust him to do the job."

"Okay, then you can just let him learn from me. Planting potatoes is similar to planting garlic. It's very simple."

"Sir, I have another question. Why do you only plant one acre of land? If you only plant one acre of land, the potatoes you harvest may not be enough for you to eat."

The potato yield per mu is between 2,000 and 4,000 kilograms. If the land is fertile and managed scientifically, it may reach about 6,000 kilograms.

But the land you are reclaiming is on the mountain, and there might be rocks or something underground, and the land might not be fertile enough, so it’s a good thing that the yield is not reduced.

"I mainly want to see how many potatoes this acre of land can produce so I can weigh and record them when the time comes."

"Oh, don't do this experiment. You can have someone go to my field and weigh it, acre by acre. You can weigh as many acres as you want. The fruits produced under different planting conditions will definitely be different. What's more, you are reclaiming land in the mountains now. If the potatoes don't grow well, the yield will definitely be reduced."

Qi Rui understood.

In terms of agriculture, he is indeed not as good as Mingshu.

"Well, what do you think I should do? When I was helping you dig potatoes a while ago, I was really surprised by the potato yield. I want to weigh the specific data so that I can report it to the court. Maybe I can even ask for some rewards for you then."

Speaking of this, Zhou Mingshu smiled embarrassedly.

I didn't expect that a potato could be rewarded.

"Haha, if it's really possible, I don't mind getting more gold and silver."

"As for this experiment, I will discuss it with Master Chengfeng and tell you about it after the document is prepared."

"Okay, I won't worry about it if you're here. I'm really not very good at this."

Moreover, he happened to be very busy these days. He was making a sword for the emperor, which he could take with him when he returned to Beijing.

Lord Chengfeng is indeed as Lord Qi said, considering everything carefully and leaving nothing out.

Zhou Mingshu only gave a few examples of different soils, different light, and different water content, and he was able to immediately draw inferences and list several situations.

He and Zhou Mingshu divided the experimental field together.

In addition to the experimental fields that had already been reclaimed on the mountain, several acres of land from Zhou Mingshu's family were requisitioned, and several more plots of land were reclaimed on the hillside.

Lord Chengfeng is truly a teachable person, and Zhou Mingshu saved himself a lot of worry.

Moreover, there are experimental fields for trial operation, and there will definitely be many soldiers coming to help.

This way, the work of planting potatoes would be much easier, and she could be a little lazy again.

At the beginning of spring, the emperor awarded so much land. All the land that was not used before can be used now.

Zhou Mingshu has already begun to imagine the scene in early winter when the cellar at home will be full.

Thinking of this, Zhou Mingshu could no longer sit still.

There are so many potatoes at home, it’s not a good idea to just leave them like this.

She can use these potatoes to make some starch and potato flour. Potato flour is such a delicious thing that many people will definitely like it.