The Daily Life of a Rich Peasant's Boy in the Imperial Examination

Sun Shan came to the experimental base in the suburbs and simply built several sheds here to provide accommodation for the men who stayed behind.

Compared to living in a government office, the conditions here are quite simple.

Seeing Sun Shan coming, Sun Dali ran over happily and said, "Master, you're here? Are you here to see the vegetables?"

Bird droppings are fermented as fertilizer on the mountain, and vegetables are planted at the foot of the mountain.

Sun Shan specially checked the land here and found that it had no owner, which meant it belonged to the government office.

After the great joy, he arranged to conduct experiments here.

Hehe, every penny saved is a penny earned, and public funds are the best.

Sun Shan nodded and said, "How are the vegetables here? The vegetables in the government office's backyard are ready to eat."

Sun Dali quickly asked Sun Shan to come over and check it out.

There are three experimental plots here. One is completely untouched, allowing the plants to grow naturally, with only occasional weeding and insect catching.

One part is used to grow vegetables as usual, fertilizing where necessary, weeding where necessary, and catching insects where necessary.

One is to use bird droppings as fertilizer. Fertilization is carried out according to the production situation of vegetables, and weeding and catching insects are done without missing a single step. The only difference is that the fertilizer used is bird droppings.

Sun Dali pointed to the natural plot and said, "Master, look, this plot has the worst growth. It's much shorter than the other two plots."

Sun Shan saw it without Sun Dali saying anything.

Purely natural vegetable growing has never worked, and Sun Shan has long known the result.

However, this step is indispensable in order to establish an experimental control group.

Sun Shan asked, "Brother Nan, please show me the records."

The so-called record is the growth process of the vegetables.

For example, how many centimeters has it grown after half a month of planting, or what changes have occurred in the vegetables after fertilizing.

It’s a pity that the conditions are not available here, otherwise taking a photo would be more intuitive and allow for better comparison.

Sun Dingnan gave the test report to Sun Shan. At first, he didn't understand what all the boxes and lines meant, but later he gradually understood them. According to the requirements, he simply filled in the information about the vegetables like filling out a form.

I was not used to it at first, but later I got used to it. I also knew that by writing the boxes and lines together, I could clearly know the situation of the vegetables in the three experimental plots.

Sun Dingnan really wanted to ask Sun Shan why he filled out the form like that?

Then he thought that Wenquxing from their Sunjia Village was extremely smart and his thoughts were completely different from others. It was normal for him to invent things that he didn't understand.

There is nothing to ask, because he doesn't know the answer even if you ask.

Sun Dali pointed to a piece of ordinary cultivated vegetables and said, "Master, look at this piece. This is how we usually grow vegetables. It's much better than the one without fertilizer just now."

However, because no pesticides are used in this vegetable field, there are many insect holes on the leaves.

Alas, they have been trying very hard to catch insects, but they just can’t catch enough.

I heard that the vegetables in the backyard of the yamen were treated with a blue liquid potion. Once sprayed, the vegetables were free from pests.

Sun Dali even ran back to the backyard of the yamen to take a look.

Emma, ​​it really grows so juicy, completely different from the vegetables they grow.

Sun Dali strongly requested that the same pesticide be used, but after hearing the price, he dared not say a word.

Sun Dali sighed again and said, "Master, if we could use the blue potion, the vegetables here would be much better. What a pity, what a pity."

Then he changed the subject and said, "Master, you are so smart, can you make some pesticides that are as effective and cheap as the blue potion? Master, using pesticides is completely different from not using pesticides. Master, please think of a way."

Like Nanny Wang, Sun Dali believed that their master was omnipotent and that he would be able to develop cheap and easy-to-use pesticides. It was only a matter of time.

Sun Shan: ...

Don't want to pay attention to Sun Dali.

In fact, he was not the only one who said this. Everyone who saw the vegetable fields in the backyard of the government office said the same thing, and they all hoped that Sun Shan could develop some highly effective pesticides.

Farmers are really troubled by pests and are helpless in doing anything about it.

Sun Shan went to the second experimental field to take a closer look, and after comparing it with Sun Dingnan's records and reports, he found that the vegetables grown there were really nothing special to talk about.

It looks really average, especially the holes on the leaves. The color shows that they are damaged by pests and diseases.

This is the result of Sun Dali and others' diligent bug catching.

After looking at the second experimental vegetable plot, continue to look at the third one.

Sun Dali said happily, "Master, look at this one that was treated with bird droppings. Haha, although it still gets bitten by many insects, it grows very fast and is very strong. If you use it with the blue potion, it will definitely be just like the vegetables in the backyard."

Sun Dali is still obsessed with "Bordeaux mixture", and he always mentions it three out of five times in his sentences.

Sun Shan continued to ignore Sun Dali's little thoughts and walked down to the vegetable garden to check.

Vegetables that have been treated with bird droppings do grow taller and stronger.

Compared with the first plot, the vegetables in the second and third plots are far superior.

But Sun Shan was not happy at all. Using fertilizers could indeed promote production and make the vegetables grow stronger, but farming was not just about fertilizers, it also depended on seeds and pesticides.

These vegetable seeds were acceptable, but due to the lack of pesticides, they were much worse than expected.

Moreover, bird droppings, a primitive organic fertilizer, is still much worse than chemical fertilizers.

Sun Shan sighed secretly.

Then he shook his head, telling himself not to think too much.

Make rational use of the resources at hand, move forward step by step, don't be anxious, and don't worry.

Some things take time to develop and cannot be achieved overnight.

Seeing Sun Shan's frown, Gui Ge'er asked timidly, "Brother Shan, what's wrong? Are you dissatisfied? Are the vegetables you planted not meeting your expectations?"

Why is Brother Shan unhappy? Brother Gui is very happy to see the third experimental vegetable plot.

Look at the vegetables that have been treated with bird droppings. They are much better than the others. Although not as good as the vegetables in the backyard, they are much better than the vegetables they usually grow.

This bird droppings is useful. After using it, vegetables can grow faster and thicker.

Sun Shan shook his head and said, "Nothing. These vegetables are growing well."

When Sun Dali heard this, he instantly felt relieved.

He was solely responsible for the vegetable field experimental base. If there were any problems, it would be his fault. Sun Dali didn't want to be driven back to Sunjia Village by Sun Shan.

Sun Shan looked at the three plots of land, then marked out a part of each and said, "Tomorrow morning, harvest each of these three plots and weigh them to see how many kilograms each weighs. I'll come over early tomorrow morning."

Although you can tell with the naked eye that the vegetables in this field or that field are good, you still need to weigh them to check the yield.

Nowadays, what matters most is not whether something tastes good or looks good, but how it is produced.

As long as the output is high enough, you won’t go hungry.

Only rich people pursue delicious and beautiful food, but for ordinary people, output is more important.

Sun Dali accepted the order: "Yes, Master."

Sun Shan looked at the time. It was getting late and it was time to go back to the yamen.

So he gave Sun Dali a few instructions and asked him to take good care of the experimental vegetable plot.

He led Gui Ge'er, Sun Dingnan and others back to the city in the carriage that originally belonged to the Wang family and now belonged to the Sun family.