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

A group of men quickly finished harvesting the second rice experimental field, then threshed and weighed the rice.

Master Zhang recorded it again and numbered the sacks one by one.

When the onlookers saw this, they started eating melons again.

Crowd Eater A stared at the sack with wide eyes and said, "This is the right way to farm. But Lord Sun's farmland is really productive. One acre of land produces 20 to 30 kilograms more than mine."

The onlookers looked at Onlooker A like an idiot.

He said with disdain, "Of course it's more than yours. Lord Sun's millet isn't even dried yet, so isn't it normal to have an extra twenty or thirty kilograms?"

It is such a misfortune to eat melons with such a person who lacks common sense.

Generally speaking, the moisture content of freshly harvested rice is high, usually between 22% and 25%.

If dried, 100 kilograms of rice will usually yield about 85 kilograms.

The rice in the experimental field is weighed immediately after harvesting while it is still wet, so it weighs much more.

Onlooker C quickly told the two to stop arguing. Didn’t he see the powerful bodyguard’s eyes glaring at him?

What if you dislike their noise and kick them out, not letting them eat melon?

Crowd Eater C turned around and said, "Mr. Sun's second plot of land is fertilized just like ours, and the yield is pretty much the same. Haha, you see, rice still needs careful management. Otherwise, it'll be like the first plot, with only a meager harvest."

Isn't this just correct nonsense?

Everyone knows that farming requires careful cultivation.

Humph, it seems like he knows a lot!

While the crowd was discussing the second experimental field.

The third experimental field using guano was officially harvested.

The men bent over and worked hard, and did not slack off just because the land belonged to the government.

As I was cutting, I felt that this piece of land was completely different from the previous two. A handful of rice stalks felt particularly heavy when I picked them up.

I looked at the grains growing on the rice stalks, one bunch after another, very dense and fruitful.

Man A said in amazement, "Look, the rice is growing so well and densely. I've never seen rice grow so densely."

Hanzi B had already seen it and exclaimed, "This is the rice field that Lord Sun cultivated after using guano. I've seen it before and it's growing very well.

Look, not only are the millets densely packed, but the rice stalks are also particularly thick and strong. Oh my god, this bird droppings is really useful."

I thought to myself that I would go to the government office to buy guano to fertilize the fields during the spring plowing season next year. Who wouldn't want to harvest a few more buckets of rice? Besides, it should be more than just a few buckets, it could be a lot more.

Han Zi Bing looked at Sun Shan working in the field and asked in a low voice, "Were you really randomly selected by the powerful guards to harvest the rice?"

Hanzi didn't understand why Hanzi C asked this and looked at him in confusion.

Man C said a little excitedly, "I'm afraid the government deliberately arranged for you to come here to harvest rice. They secretly brought rice from other fields here to make up the numbers. They want the people to think that using guano can really increase rice production. You weren't arranged by them, were you?"

Man C talked a lot, and finally I understood what he was trying to say.

It was originally believed that Mr. Sun was cheating and deliberately transported rice from other fields to use as experimental fields.

All of this is done to prove that guano is useful and thus promote it.

Deceiving the people and making money by selling goods.

Hanzi Ding shook his head repeatedly: "I didn't know I was chosen before. I don't even know the powerful guards, let alone Lord Sun."

He wanted to meet him, but as an ordinary citizen, he had no chance to meet the magistrate.

Hanzi Wu also said, "I was also randomly selected. I had no idea I was chosen to harvest rice."

After a pause, he added, "I don't know the powerful guard, but I have seen the cook in Lord Sun's house. I often see her in the vegetable market."

The men turned to ask Man C, "What's wrong? Were you sent here by the government?"

Han Zi Bing shook his head like a rattle and said, "No, I was also picked temporarily to harvest the rice. Oh my god, it seems all this is true. Lord Sun didn't cheat, his bird droppings really are useful. Otherwise, how else can we explain the dense growth of these rice grains and the high yield?"

This is terrible, this is terrible. If they use bird droppings next year, will grain production really increase?

The men couldn't help but let their imagination run wild.

Sun Dali was on his rounds when he saw the men stop working. He quickly called out, "What are you doing? Hurry up and harvest! We're all waiting to be weighed to see the yield."

When the farmer heard this, he immediately stopped discussing and quickly bent down to harvest the rice.

Don’t ask why they obey orders so well. They have no choice but to obey the government’s orders. They don’t want to offend the government.

Once again proving that there is strength in numbers.

A group of men harvested rice in an orderly manner. After a while, the third experimental field was also harvested. After threshing, the rice was immediately weighed.

After registering them one by one, Master Zhang wrote a code on each sack to ensure that there would be no mistakes.

Before Sun Shan even got the data comparison table, the onlookers were immediately furious.

Because the yield of the third experimental field was completely beyond imagination.

There is no need for comparison. Based on past experience, they don't believe that the rice yield will be so high after using bird droppings.

The students were also dumbfounded. They didn't expect that the yield of the third experimental field would be so much higher than the first and second ones.

Student A asked in surprise, "Master Zhang, did you make a mistake when you counted just now? It can't be that high?"

The three experimental fields have exactly the same acreage, and when the data are compared, the difference is immediately apparent.

Student B asked in confusion, "Is it much higher? Why don't I feel that way? It feels very little."

He is fair-skinned and well-mannered, and it's obvious he doesn't do any farm work at home. The saying "lazy and incompetent" refers to students like Student B.

Student C looked curiously at the rows of sacks and whispered, "At first I didn't know why Master Sun plowed the fields this way, but now I understand. It's for comparison. Look at the three plots of land. It's clear which has more sacks and which has fewer. I don't even need to look at the data to know that using guano has greatly increased yields."

The rice in the three experimental fields was packed in bags and stacked neatly, which provided a sharp contrast. It was obvious to the naked eye that the rice yield had increased significantly after using bird droppings.

Alas, comparing people will make you feel miserable. Comparing rice with rice will make you know which one is more.

Student Ding sighed and said, "Master Sun's discovery of guano is a great thing for us in Yuanlu. If the common people can all use guano next year, having enough food and warm clothes will not be a dream. Maybe it will happen soon."

As soon as I heard this, I knew that Student Ding was an idealistic student.

No matter how high the grain production is, having enough food and clothing is a luxury.

Without productivity growth, this cannot be achieved.

The students witnessed the entire harvesting process with their own eyes, proving that Mr. Sun did not cheat.

At the same time, he believed in the benefits of bird droppings more than the common people did, and he wished the common people could use it immediately.