Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 111
"The combination of theory and practice is the way to get things done. This is an old-fashioned and wise saying, and it almost sums up the principles of getting things done in the world."

Princess Pingyang praised.Xue Lang said silently in his heart, could it be unreasonable?That's what the great men of modern times say.

Lady Liu also said: "Knowing things in the world is easier than doing it. These words are just the combination of knowledge and action, which is the reason why things come true. Master Xue's thin knowledge is admired by my family!"

Xue Lang pretended to be surprised: "I only admire it now, didn't I admire it before?"

Miss Liu is not forgiving either, she smiled and said, "I used to admire her five points, but now I admire her eight points."

Xue Lang asked with a smile: "It's still two points short, is it reserved for me not to be proud?"

Lady Officer Liu replied: "No. The remaining two points are reserved for those who urge Mr. Xue to make progress."

This remark made everyone laugh.Xue Lang arched his hands towards Princess Pingyang: "Your Highness Yuzhi is here, I don't know what's the matter? Your Highness has something to ask someone to call your subordinates, how can you please Your Highness come to the door in person?"

Princess Pingyang said: "I heard that Youyang went to the farm to be the director of the farm non-stop once he recovered. After a hard day, although I am the top, I am not a person who does not know how to be considerate of my subordinates. I just came here to ask about the current situation of the farm. Fortunately, I left here. Once, otherwise, you wouldn't have heard such a brilliant argument from Youyang."

Xue Lang said with a smile: "Your Highness's praise is just anecdotal experience, just a little foolish opinion."

Miss Liu laughed coquettishly: "My dear Highness, and Mr. Xue, you two should not give way. Mr. Xue recovered from his illness after a busy day. It's better not to be tired. Your Highness, let's make a long story short, okay. Let Mr. Xue go to bed early."

Princess Pingyang nodded: "A Liu reminded you right. Youyang can tell me how the farm is doing."

"Here."

Princess Pingyang has already selected the soldiers and started training. Now the meat supplements for the soldiers are mostly sheep, chickens and geese bought from outside, which cost a lot.If things go on like this, it is natural that this expense cannot be afforded, and the main supply in the future will still depend on the farm.That's why Her Royal Highness is so concerned about the progress of the farm.

Xue Lang said: "Your Highness, the construction of the farm has been completed, and now it has entered the fattening period. Pigs can be slaughtered slowly after being raised for a month, and chickens, ducks and geese are probably about to enter the egg-laying period. Egg seedlings, and the rest can be provided to the army. Even if you buy large fish fry, it will take about two months to grow enough. Vegetables will be available soon.”

Princess Pingyang nodded, and said: "It's much faster than I expected, thank you Youyang."

Xue Lang quickly said: "This is all my job, no hard work."

Princess Pingyang said: "It seems that the farm will be able to supply the consumption of the upper army by at least the middle of May?"

Xue Lang made some estimates and nodded: "It should be possible. You can start fishing in June. June and July are the peak growth periods for lotus roots. In July, I plan to release a batch of grass carp fry that are at least the size of a palm. During the harvest season, grass carp will also grow, and the weather will be cold by then, so I plan to build an ice cellar, make fish balls from the excess fish, and freeze them to ensure a long-term supply of fish.”

Princess Pingyang pondered: "Building an ice cellar is easy, but the cost of ice is quite high, and there is no ice in the first snow season."

Liu Nvguan said: "Maybe you can send someone to find it in the deep mountains?"

Xue Lang said: "It doesn't need to be so troublesome, I will figure out a solution for the ice cubes, but I need to trouble Your Highness to find some materials for me."

There is no need to hesitate at this point, Princess Pingyang said straightforwardly: "You can list what you need, and I will send someone to find it."

"Here."

After talking about the farm, Her Royal Highness said: "I have one more thing to do today. Come here, bring it up."

The maid who came down with the princess immediately offered a wooden box, and opened the wooden box, revealing a pile of fluffy large particles.Xue Lang let out a "huh", grabbed two of them, looked at them, and said happily, "This is cotton... oh, it's the seeds of Baidiezi?"

"Of course. Rugui brought it back. You were recuperating a few days ago, so no one would disturb you. You kept it all the time. Now that you are well, you just brought it here. These Baidiezi seeds are handed over to Youyang. What, as far as I can tell, I will ask someone to help you."

Although Princess Pingyang attaches great importance to it, it is clear that she does not have a specific concept of the specific functions and effects of cotton, and does not pay enough attention to it.

Xue Lang was silently talking about waiting for his buddy to plant it and overwhelm you. He covered the wooden box, made some calculations, and said, "It's the end of April, and it's the time for cotton planting. You have to catch up."

"Youyang can decide everything."

"Here."

After finishing speaking, Her Royal Highness immediately took Miss Liu to leave, and sent the person out of the door. Xue Lang thought that he would be busy again.Xue Lang said to Jiang Lin: "Look, I'm going to be busy again, and I probably don't have time to go out for a stroll. You don't need a guard. You should take advantage of your free time to study hard. There is no harm in reading more books."

Jiang Lin knew it was for his own good, so he replied seriously: "Don't worry, brother, save it for younger brother."

As soon as Her Royal Highness left, Wanfu came to report: "I tell Dalang, Baozi's demeanor today is unsteady, and there may be signs of giving birth."

Xue Lang had raised dogs before, and knew the process of giving birth to dogs, so he nodded and said, "Wanfu, don't get close to steamed buns and steamed buns today, be careful that they attack you."

Kunming dog is a kind of fierce dog, especially when it gives birth to cubs, it is very aggressive.No matter how smart Baozi is, he can't get rid of the Kunming dog's temper. Since he was pregnant, he has become more sensitive. Now that he is going to have a cub, Wanfu is not the owner, so he doesn't want Wanfu to get close.

"Here! Is it okay for the little one to watch from afar?"

Xue Lang shook his head: "It's best not to, you go and rest yourself, by the way, let the cook prepare broth and noodle soup, if the buns are born, feed them, but when the time comes, I have to come in person Alright, in case Baozi Sensitive hurts you."

"Here."

The two brothers could finally eat now. After a busy day and worrying about the steamed stuffed buns being produced, Xue Lang had no appetite, so he ate a bowl of hot noodle soup.

Xue Lang had realized it long ago. When he traveled to the Tang Dynasty, he would eat all kinds of pasta and rice in different ways... What is that?Maybe one day I will forget the taste of rice.

After eating, it doesn't matter if there will be accumulated food or not. In order to cope with the possible birth of Baozi, Xue Lang washes up and goes to sleep directly.Jiang Lin was full of energy, and he went to bed after punching in the yard to eliminate his hunger.

Sleeping until midnight, half dreaming and half awake, there seemed to be a "rustling" sound at the door, as if a dog was scratching the door——

Before Xue Lang woke up, he said first, "Who? Soybean milk? Steamed buns?"

"Wang Wang!"

It's the sound of steamed buns!

With Steamed Bun's character, it is not clingy, and will not easily harass its owner. Could it be Steamed Bun——

Xue Lang woke up all of a sudden!He casually pulled on some clothes and put them on, and ran out to open the door with his shoes on: "Mantou, but the bun is about to be born?"

"Wang Wang!"

Mantou cried out twice anxiously, biting the corner of Xue Lang's clothes and dragging it out.Jiang Lin's room door also opened: "Brother, but the bun is about to be born?"

"It's okay, it's probably because Baozi is about to give birth, I'll go and have a look."

"Da Lang, the servants are here!"

Lamei and Hexiang also put on their clothes and came out.

Everyone looked nervous, but Xue Lang smiled: "It's just a dog giving birth, and it's not giving birth to cubs. There's no need to bother so much. I'll just go and have a look. Let's all go back to sleep."

However, Xue Lang didn't sleep, how could Hexiang and Lamei continue to sleep.Jiang Lin didn't feel sleepy after waking up, so he went to the kennel with Xue Lang.

In the kennel, Baozi was already lying obediently in it, and there was already a black, fluffy meatball wriggling under his buttocks, and he had already given birth to one!

The big belly seems to have a few small heads arching around.

"Wang Wang!"

Baozi barked twice, bared his teeth at Jiang Lin, and there was a threatening whine in his throat——

Vigorous dogs such as Kunming dogs and German shepherds are more vigilant and shy when they give birth, and some of them are not even allowed to approach by their owners.Steamed buns and steamed buns are considered good, and the newborn knows to ask the owner to see them.It was expected that Jiang Lin would not be approached.

"Hey, Baozi, don't be angry, Ah Lin won't come near, I'm the only one coming. Quick, lick your puppy clean."

Xue Lang comforted Baozi softly, and stretched out his hand to stroke its head.Baozi groaned and barked twice, the dog rubbed its head against Xue Lang's hand, picked up the newborn puppy, licked it vigorously, bit off the umbilical cord by himself, and took away the fetal membranes and other things on the puppy. Lick it clean and eat it yourself.

The ancestor of the Kunming dog is the Chinese pastoral dog, commonly known as the native dog.They are very vigorous, not as delicate as famous breed dogs, and they are rough when giving birth, without the help of the owner.However, Xue Lang still took out alcohol and medical cotton swabs to sterilize the puppy's umbilical cord.

After giving birth to one and licking it clean, the bun didn't move for a while, lay down for a while without moving, and then stood up and walked around in the kennel, seeming a little irritable.

Xue Lang quickly reached out and stroked its head to comfort it.

Baozi walked for a while, then lay down again, and after a while, another one was born, this one was not as dark as the first one, but a little lighter.

With experience, Baozi automatically started licking and licking. Like the first one, he licked the puppy clean and bit off the umbilical cord. Xue Lang continued to disinfect the puppy's umbilical cord——

The first is a little female dog; the second is a little male dog!
Looking at Baozi's belly, it seems that there is a puppy.Generally, Kunming dogs can give birth to four to eight puppies in one litter, and more than eight puppies are considered high-yielding. I don’t know how many puppies Baozi can give birth to.

It is a long process for dogs to give birth. Some can give birth overnight, and some can give birth all day and night when encountering dystocia.The steamed stuffed bun was born fairly smoothly, from midnight to dawn, a total of five puppies were born, and then the belly became flat, Xue Lang deliberately touched it lightly, there should be no puppies left.

Immediately after giving birth, Wanfu brought the prepared hot noodle soup with so much meat that it was boiled.After giving birth to puppies, Baozi became more aggressive, and no one was allowed to approach him, not even Wanfu.

Xue Lang took it and fed the buns with his own hands.Baozi was lying on his side to breastfeed the puppies.The puppies in this litter are born very well, all of them are fluffy, chubby, very fat and cute.

Xue Lang brought Baozi's dog bowl to its mouth, and stroked its head.Praise it: "You have worked hard on the steamed stuffed bun, come and eat it, you will have the strength to feed your children after eating."

"Woooo!"

Baozi acted like a baby and rubbed his head against Xue Lang's hand, then took the rice bowl and started to eat.

(End of this chapter)