The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty - Chapter 41

Yun Yan replied: “I have heard that farmers in the Guangnan mountainous area use ditching in rice fields to store water and raise carp. The carp grows in rice fields and grows by eating falling rice flowers in cold water. Compared with river fish, the meat is more delicate and the fish bones are more delicate. Fewer, more because of eating grass flowers, the fish flesh has the fragrance of grass flowers. Therefore, this kind of fish is also called grass fish.”

Farmers in the area around Bianliang mainly focus on planting and animal husbandry. The fields of Daxiangguo Temple are mostly used to grow various grains, vegetables and fruits, and they are cultivated by the monks themselves.

Most of the fish eaten by the Bianliang people are shipped from other places, and the price is relatively high. Because of the different species, the fish is often as little as a catty and several dozen yuan. There are not many local fish, and the quality is not good, so the market is not very good.

However, if the problem of meat quality can be solved, and there is a ready-made land, there is no need to buy another land to open ponds for breeding, the local fish does not need to be transported, and the price has a natural advantage, wouldn’t it be wonderful?

The abbot stroked his palm and sighed, “If it is so wonderful, then it would suit us better!”

In this age of underdeveloped information, it is difficult to know about such remote mountainous areas.

In fact, although the mountainous areas in the Tang Dynasty now known as Guangnan and later known as Guangxi began to raise phalaenopsis, it is already a matter of the Qing Dynasty to become famous. At this time, the farmers in the place of origin may not know as much breeding knowledge as Yun Yanhui.

The monks only thought that Yun Yanhui learned about it from a Guangnan businessman. How could they know that he had eaten it in Guilin after a thousand years?

Yun Yan replied: “Yes, I also heard some specific methods. If you think it is feasible, you can buy fry and try it again. The best time for fish farming is when the summer and autumn grass blooms. This fish will grow up. Also very fast.”

Great monks, look at me, and I look at you, and said in unison: “Brother Yan, let’s take care of this!”

…

The abbot instructed Yun Yan to handle the cultivating of flower fish. Originally, the monks who planted dozens of acres of rice fields were all under his unified control during this period, and he was able to mobilize the monks in the neighborhood.

Yun Yan recalled asking someone to take him to the paddy field to check it out. The paddy field located in the suburbs of the city stretches into a stretch at the foot of the mountain. It has always been irrigated by mountain springs. The water quality is cold and meets the requirements.

Yun Yan asked the monks who have been farming here. This year, the rain was still plentiful and this place was considered a good place. After seeing it, he knew what he needed. After calculating the roughly needed fry, he consulted with fish dealers to buy carp fry. .

Yun Yan didn’t want to put it too densely. After all, he wanted the crops and carp to make a profit, so he prepared about 500 pieces per acre, called the monks, and chose healthy fry.

This is also Daxiangguo Temple as the largest trade market in Bianliang. Ordinary merchants are unwilling to engage with them, and of course they will not deliberately pit them and sell bad fry.

On the rice field side, pre-disinfection and digging of fish ditch and fish pits must be carried out. Yun Yan returned to arrange for monks, and it was completed within a few days. Fish ditch in the shape of “tian” was dug in the rice fields, and fish pits were dug at the corners of the fields. When the water is stored, the carp is put into it.

Because of the need to supervise these tasks, there is a distance between the suburbs of the city, and Yun Yanhui simply took a few monks to live in the hut next to him, and Zhisheng was also taken by him.

Although Zhisheng was linked to the establishment of a monk, Yun Yanhui only called his two older brothers to the stage. This time he brought Zhisheng with him when he was doing fish farming. If it is possible in the future, he still wants to take Zhisheng to the festival management office.

For the first few days, Yun Yan will take these monks together, teach them how to check the ridges and fish pits, combine the two tasks of fish farming and farming, and allocate time rationally.

This is actually equivalent to an extra job, which makes the monks a little unhappy.

However, Yun Yanhui had anticipated this a long time ago and had asked the abbot for instructions. He told the monks that when Hehuayu went on the market in the future, the monastery would give them bonuses based on the profit of each person’s area.

The enthusiasm for bonuses is high, and when they think about it, this Yan Geer helped the laymen to teach monks to establish careers. Those people were very happy and made a lot of money. Now that he comes to get hehuayu, he shouldn’t be too talented. Yes. This job was still done, and the efficiency was greatly improved.

In addition, Yun Yanhui never relied that he was appointed by the abbot, and was still young, so he would just stand and command, and he would definitely go down to the fields with the monks, and the sun would last all day. Therefore, the monks were convinced of the child, nothing more.

…

Yun Yanhui lived in the field for more than half a month. After everything was on the right track here, Fang brought Zhisheng back to Daxiangguo Temple to return to life.

Because of the poisonous exposure in the sun every day, Yun Yan’s face turned red as soon as he went back to the evening, and then a layer of black after the red. After so many days, the originally white and tender child became black and thin, and his teeth smiled. They all seem extraordinarily white.

Zhisheng is the same, becoming a black Liqiao.

The abbot was taken aback by Yun Yan. He didn’t expect him to be so sincere. After all, his previous work didn’t need to be so hard. Who knew he could eat if there was hardship, he was not like a child of the same age at all.

After listening to Yunyan reply, he clearly reported who he had made transactions with these days, how many fry were stocked, and how much labor was spent, and so on. The data were all very clear.

The abbot did not care about these things. Yun Yanhui took the money to buy the fry from the beginning, and now he comes back, everything is done. Now basically he waits for the fish to grow up, and the maintenance in the middle is all The monks have been taught, no need for the abbot to bother.

The abbot only thought that he was very caring, and there were so many chores in Daxiangguo Temple. If there were more people like Yan Ge, he would really feel relieved.

Abbot Dayue said, “Brother Yan has been working hard for more than a month. Seeing that you are a lot darker and thinner, it is obvious that Junior Brother and Ms. Zheng should feel distressed. Jiehui will manage to keep you away, and go take a rest for a while. .”

Yun Yanhui complied, and went home with Zhisheng.

Once back, Zheng Ping almost frightened.

Zheng Ping was at home, Yun Yan returned to the door, smiled at her against the light, and called to her mother, only her teeth were shining.

“…” Zheng Ping dared to recognize it for a while, “My son, is that you?”

“It’s not who I am,” Yun Yan replied with a lack of confidence, “Yes…you got a little tan.”

Can this be a little bit? Zheng Ping couldn’t hold back her tears, she rubbed Yun Yan back into her arms, “My son, why is it so dark as charcoal? Didn’t the abbot send you to raise fish?”

“Is it so dark?” Yun Yan touched his face dejectedly, “It’s ugly?”

Zheng Ping glanced, then glanced again, no matter how much she likes her son, she can’t tell her conscience that it’s not ugly, so she nodded tearfully.

When Shuangyi and Xiaobao came back, they also unanimously said that it was extremely dark, especially because of the obvious color difference with their bodies, which was very unsightly.

Yun Yan replied, it seemed that I was still different from Gu Tianle. Everyone couldn’t accept a change of color. I didn’t think black is beautiful now, so I honestly looked for it and hoped that he would prescribe some whitening medicine.

I was taken aback when I knew it, and I rushed to prescribe some medicine, and looked at it for a long time, “Let’s buy some more facial cleansers.”

“As for?” Yun Yan replied very skeptically. This facial cleanser is an ancient facial cleanser. It removes oil, removes acne, moisturizes and whitens. The effect is not bad with modern products, and there are many brand-name specialty stores.

Now that the doctor had said so, Yun Yan went back to buy some facial cleansers, taken both internally and externally, and he was not doing well. Zheng Ping stared at his face every day to see if he had come back.

Zheng Ping also restrained Yun Yan from letting him go out again, so as not to bask in the sun again.

Yun Yan was back at home and continued to think about the future sale of Hehuayu. Although it is conceivable that the market would not be a problem, in his opinion, Hehuayu should be branded like blue paper.

This is a path that can be developed for a long time. The quality will get better and better after several generations of grazing fish. It can also be expanded to other rice fields in the temple. The output will increase a lot. The brand will help Daxiangguo Temple’s influence. .

After holding back at home for several days, Yun Yan had an idea to kill two birds with one stone.

To prove it, Yun Yan went back to do a market survey, but just as he was about to jump outside, he was held down by Zheng Ping, “Brother Yan, you don’t even look at your face, you are not allowed to run outside. Obediently raise it at home.”

“Mother, what do you want to do with a man’s face so white!” Yun Yan replied anxiously.

“Why not? The girl loves beauty. If you are born ugly, no one will marry you in the future. It’s dark and ugly.” Zheng Ping muttered, “You have to listen to what people say, although you don’t understand it now, But you will worry about it in the future…”

“Mother, how old I am, have you started to think about this?” Yun Yan replied speechlessly, “I can’t think about it from another angle. If I achieve a career, even if it’s dark, there are young ladies who are willing to marry me. “

“How can it be from a good family?” Zheng Ping poked his forehead.

Yun Yan looked back at her with a puff of air, and while she was unprepared, she drilled into the gap under her armpit. Unexpectedly, Zheng Ping was very alert. As soon as she dropped her hand, she put Yun Yan back in her arms. , Hugged the whole.

“It’s really a bit heavy, so I can’t hug it soon.” Zheng Ping took Yun Yan back and closed the door, “Don’t blame mother, mother has to be responsible for your future.”

Yun Yan wanted to cry without tears, and was locked up by Zheng Ping for half a month again. After the cycle, Pi Bai came back a lot, Zheng Ping allowed him to go out, but told him not to expose himself to the sun.

Yun Yanhui ran in the city of Bianliang for many days, did market research and knew what he knew, then went to the abbot.

“Abbot, I already have a preliminary idea about the future sale of this fish flower fish. This may require the cooperation of the joint management office of the festival and even the cooperation of the entire Daxiangguo Temple.” Yun Yan replied.

In the abbot’s view, selling fish is not just selling it on the fish market or directly supplying it to the restaurant’s foot shop. What other sales methods are there?

Yun Yan replied solemnly: “I think I should launch it at the First International Food Festival of Daxiangguo Temple.”