Xue Yu's experimental field was chosen in a relatively remote location, with barren land, lots of sand and stones, and a raw land that had never been cultivated.

If it is mature land, just cultivate it directly. Now that you have chosen a piece of raw land, you need to renovate the land first.

Step 1: Use the plowshare to turn the land open, pick out the stones, and then break the hard soil. The more you break the better, then expose it to the sun for a few days, and use the sun to kill the insect eggs in the soil.

In this era, there were no farming machines, and only cattle could be used to cultivate the land, but there were only three old cattle in the white sand castle. They were working hard in the fields. For the sake of his mere half acre of experimental fields, Xue Yu was embarrassed to borrow cattle!

There was no cow, so I had to use people. With a few shovels, the children took turns to work. After a whole day, they finally opened the ground, smashed all the big and small pieces of soil, and passed the sieve!

The second step is to level the land, build neat ditches, and then water them once.

With the efforts of everyone, the first water truck had been built and stood by the Kuye River. Taking advantage of the strong wind, it rotated day and night, and continuously luring the river water up continuously, so watering is not a problem!

Step 3: Fertilization. There is no chemical fertilizer in this era, so you can only use farm fertilizer, wood ash, or human and animal manure!

There is a lack of vegetation near the white sand castle, so there is not much wood ash, and there is not enough manure for humans and animals. Because I am too poor, I eat less and I take less!

Fortunately, the spring is full of spring and the Kuye River has thawed. Xue Yu led the children to roll up their trousers, go down the river to catch mud, and get some fish and shrimps, loaches and teeth-beating sacrifices. It is too hard to do farm work, so how can you not replenish your nutrition!

There is a lot of corrosive substances and fish manure in the river mud, and the nitrogen and phosphorus content in the fish manure is higher than that of pig manure and cow manure, which is a good fertilizer.

After applying fertilizer, you have to turn the ground again and water it again so that the fertilizer can penetrate deep into the soil!

After working hard for more than ten days, he finally got the half acre of experimental fields. Xue Yu also lost several pounds of weight and had more than a dozen blood blisters on his hands!

Who knew that every grain of food on the plate was hard, Xue Yu had a deep understanding of this ancient poem.

Next, it’s sowing!

When leaving Hejian Mansion, Xue Yu brought six corns and kept them properly. Even when it was the most difficult time, he was so hungry that he dug grass roots and bark that he had no choice but to eat them!

Now I took out five of them, peeled off the seeds, and carefully planted them into the ground!

Someone must have asked, doesn’t Xue Yu have six corn? Why did he only take out five as seeds and what should he do if the remaining one is left?

Is it because I am greedy and ready to eat it after I get cooked?

Don't worry, Xue Yu is indeed a glutton, but even if he doesn't eat for three days, he will not eat food. Leaving a piece of corn is actually a deep meaning!

You should know that corn is a plant in South America. It has come to China across the ocean. It is only planted in a small amount in the Jiangnan region and has not become popular!

From the warm and humid south to the cold and dry north, Xue Yu was not sure whether these corn seeds could adapt to the climate, take root and sprout, and reproduce offspring!

What should I do if the planting plan fails, the corn seeds do not germinate, or are affected by other natural disasters and man-made disasters, resulting in the destruction of the corn field?

Leave one and you will have the chance to start over again and will not be completely beaten. This is Xue Yu’s little thought.

Fortunately, the planting plan was progressing smoothly. After about ten days, neat corn seedlings emerged from the ground, full of vitality and good growth!

It means that corn is very suitable for the soil here!

This made Xue Yu feel relieved. Corn seedlings thrived and the autumn harvest was expected. At that time, as soon as the amazing yield came out, I had another cornmeal meal. Without saying anything more, the military households would rush to grow corn!

Then one passes to ten, ten passes to hundreds. In no time, corn fields will be spread all over Yulin, increasing the yield of countless grains and helping hungry people!

In this way, there are countless merits!

...

Life is impossible to be smooth sailing. When you are proud, trouble should come to you.

On this day, Xue Yu and a few children were weeding the corn seedlings. Dog Zuozi ran over, running away, and his little face was full of anxiety!

"Boss, it's not good, something big is not good!"

"What happened?"

"One is missing again in the Red Stone Mountain!"

"What, who is missing?"

"Two people from Yongxing Castle!"

The people from Baisha Castle went to Hongshi Mountain to cut down, and the collection of things had slowly spread. When the people from Yongxing Castle found out, they also sent teams to the mountains to cut down trees in order to create water trucks.

I went there several times in a row and they were all safe and safe. The first water truck was built as well.

But just yesterday, the team from Yongxing Fort entered the mountain to cut trees, but two people disappeared for no reason, and no one was seen alive or corpses were seen!

Now people became panicked, thinking that the demons in the Red Stone Mountain were starting to make trouble again. For a moment, rumors spread everywhere and people were in panic!

"Oh, have you woken up? Let's compete and see who is the king here!"

"Go back to the fort!"

...

White Sand Castle - in a dilapidated tall house!

Grandpa of a hundred households sat in the middle, Grandpa Tartars was on the right, and Eunuch Lu was on the left, and more than 20 other old military households sat on both sides. Everyone looked solemn and their eyebrows were twisted into big bumps!

There is an old rule for White Sand Castle. When there is a big thing that needs to be decided, a group meeting should be held to brainstorm and work together!

Only respected elderly people can participate in such meetings, and young people, women, and children are not qualified to attend!

But, there is an exception this time: Xue Yu!

With his smart mind and many outstanding performances, he also obtained the qualification to participate in the meeting and sat next to Grandpa Baihu!

"Everyone should know that the team of Yongxing Fort went into the mountains to log wood, but the two people disappeared for no reason. There is no clue at all. No one can be seen alive or no corpse will be seen!

From this we can see that we were too optimistic before, the monster did not leave, and was still lurking in the Red Stone Mountain. Eight out of ten people were swept away by it!

For everyone's life, I plan to issue another order to close the mountain. From then on, no one is allowed to go into the mountain to log and collect it, so as not to happen again.

As for the problem of firewood, we can send people to cut off the wood far away. Although this is a little more troublesome, it is better to be safe!

Let’s vote now, who agree to Fengshan’s hand raises!”

...

The mountain was proposed by Grandpa Baihu, so he was the first to raise his hand!

Grandpa Tartars is the second one!

Eunuch Lu thought for a little while and raised his hand!

The other old military households raised their hands in turn, all agreeing to close the mountain, with only one person sitting upright - Xue Yu!

"Child, are you against closure of the mountain?"

"Yes, Grandpa Baihu, Hongshi Mountain must not be sealed. On the contrary, we must find a way to get rid of the monsters and keep Hongshi Mountain firmly in our hands!"

"Oh, what's your reason for opposing the closure of the mountain?"

"That's the reason!"

While speaking, Xue Yu took out a dark red stone from his arms, about the size of a fist, and placed it in front of everyone!

"Cinnabar!"

The old military household with good eyesight recognized it immediately!

Cinnabar is a mineral whose powder is red, which can be used as pigments or as medicine: cure carbuncles, relieve fetal toxins, and expel evil malaria!

"This piece of cinnabar was the first time I went into the mountain to cut it down. I accidentally picked it up on the hillside, and there were still many around it!"

"Oh, what do you mean is that there is a cinnabar mine in the mountains?"

The military households of the White Sand Castle have lived here for generations, but they never knew that there was a cinnabar mine in the mountains!

Cinnabar ore is widely used. If it is mined, it will definitely be a considerable income, which is much better than doing small business!

But there are monsters in the mountains. Is it worth taking this risk?

"There is indeed a cinnabar mine in the mountains, but for such a little profit, it is not worth letting everyone take risks. The reason why I oppose the closure of the mountain is because there is another thing in the mountains, and it is huge in number!"

"And what, what?"

"nice one!"

Xue Yu did not answer directly, but attached it to Grandpa Baihu's ear and muttered in a low voice!

"What, kid, are you saying it true?"

"It's true!"

"Oh my God!"

Grandpa Baihu's eyes widened, showing shock and ecstasy, and his body trembled with excitement. He took out a pipe from his waist and wanted to take a few sips to calm down, but after trying it several times, he did not ignite the fire!

The others were puzzled and wondered what Xue Yu said, which made the 100-household adults excited like this?

It was Xue Yu who took the scythe and helped ignite the dry tobacco. Grandpa of the hundred households took a few big mouthfuls, and then gradually calmed down. Then he approached Grandpa Tartars' ear and muttered a few words in a low voice. The latter also showed shock and turned to tell the next old military household...

Soon, the old military households all knew the answer and were shocked. There were a few who had poor psychological tolerance. They clattered a few times, rolled their eyes and fainted!

Xue Yu hurried over, helped rub his chest and slapped the latter, for fear that these people would not get up in one breath, so he went to Xitian World to report directly!

It’s nothing to die of poverty. If you die of happiness, it would be unfair!

What did Xue Yu say, making a group of old military households excited like this?

Very simple, a passage from ancient books:

Those with merciful stones above have copper and gold below.

If there is a tomb stone above, there is lead, tin, red copper below.

If there is ochre above, there is iron below.

...

If there is Dansha above, there is gold below.

Cinnabar is cinnabar and gravel. Its value is not too high, but it is one of the important companion mines of gold!

After many observations, Xue Yu has confirmed that there are gold mines hidden in the Red Stone Mountains, and the scale is quite large!
Chapter completed!