The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 181

Before they knew it, the moon had already passed midnight. The batch of wheat seeds that Xu Tian planted in the suburbs had all sprouted, and most of the green sprouts were quite large.

Xu Tian looked at the green shoots and smiled slightly, "Indeed, not bad."

After saying that, he turned around and went back to look for grain seeds, wanting to plant some more in the soil.

Now, he saw rice seedlings in a corner of the grain storage cart, standing alone as if they were just there to make up the numbers.

The Western Regions are short of water, so somehow rice seeds are here. Xu Tian picked up the seeds, feeling somewhat puzzled.

He quickly realized that something was wrong with the seeds.

But this oddity is actually good news, because these rice seedlings are clearly different from ordinary rice seedlings.

He was delighted.

Could it be that I've just stumbled upon a mutated rice seedling?

Thinking this, he happily went to the back of the stream.

Behind the stream lay vast stretches of farmland and villages, with paddy fields alongside them where farmers were working. In front of the stream was the experimental field that Li Er had given him, making it very convenient to come and go.

He walked to the edge of the paddy field and met three or four farmers. He asked, "May I use this paddy field for a while?"

One of the farmers, an elderly man in his middle age, was remarkably robust, with tanned skin and a kind smile. After hearing Xu Tian's words, he asked amiably, "Young man, what do you need this farmland for?"

"Well, there are no paddy fields where I live, only a large area of ​​farmland. I have a rice plant here, so I thought I'd like to plant it and learn some rice cultivation techniques."

Hearing Xu Tian's words, the older woman on the other side asked in confusion, "Young man, judging from your fine clothes, you must be from a wealthy family or some kind of rich person. Are you really going to come and farm with us?"

“I think you are the truly wealthy people. If it weren’t for you, how could we possibly have such good food?” Xu Tian laughed, seizing the opportunity to gain favor. “As for me farming, it’s because I want to be like you, so that the people can enjoy a better life.”

Three or four people burst into laughter at Xu Tian's words.

Upon seeing this, Xu Tian guessed that they would definitely lend him a field of rice.

What older people love to hear most is the sweet talk of their younger generations.

Xu Tianxiao looked at them.

"You little rascal, you certainly know how to say a lot of nice things," said the robust old man. Then his smile widened, and he looked with great interest at the unused paddy field in the corner. "I happen to have a paddy field left unused. If you want to plant something, you can plant it too. But young master, do you know how to plant?"

When Xu Tian was asked this question, he realized that he really didn't know much about rice, let alone had ever grown it.

Seeing this, the old man smiled and said, "These rice seedlings are difficult to plant. Wait a moment, I'll help you."

He was about to take the rice seedlings from Xu Tian's hand when he said this, but Xu Tian shook his head and quickly said, "Grandpa, you can teach me."

"Teach you?" The old man laughed again. "Young master, are you talking nonsense? How can I teach you? If you want to plant rice seedlings, you must go into the field. If you go into the field, I think your robes are useless! Let me do it."

"I'm not talking nonsense. It doesn't matter if my robe gets dirty. The important thing is for you to teach me how to plant rice seedlings," Xu Tian quickly said.

Li Er, who happened to be standing not far behind Xu Tian, ​​heard this sentence.