Lady of the Lord From the East

Chapter 164

There was no rain in the whole spring, which affected this year's harvest, especially although it rained several times in May, it was a bit late, and the duration was very short, although it hurt the fields. Some mitigating effects, but the loss is still there. Especially for wheat, the rain in spring is very important. Without sufficient water, the wheat cannot perform normal photosynthesis, the plants grow low, and the wheat ears and grains are also damaged. Not full enough.

The experienced old farmers are shaking their heads and sighing. According to the situation in previous years, this year's harvest is likely to be much lower.

Fortunately, the difference from the past is that although they did not see a drop of rain all spring, they could only rely on artificial watering to save them, but the existence of the canals reduced their labor a lot. Although many canals dried up in the later period, at least In the beginning, it was the canals that provided sufficient water for the fields, allowing crops to grow well even without the moisture of the spring rain.

So some people think that the harvest will be lower, but because the situation is still good, at least compared to other regions, the situation here is much better.

Moreover, many people are optimistic that although this year's harvest will be lower, it should be higher than in previous years before the use of fertilizers, so there are losses, but at least in previous years, as long as there was drought and floods, the fields would be damaged. There will be no situation where people will starve to death if production is reduced.

In particular, the Count has also reduced their tax this year, so that the loss can be reduced even more, so there is no need to worry.

This is the view of most people. There is food at home and no worries in their hearts. Therefore, even if there is little rain, there are still relatively few people who are worried about it all day long. They just need to work hard to take good care of the fields and minimize losses.

Therefore, although there was a spring drought this year, it was rare that not many people were affected, and the residents were still doing what they were supposed to do, and the atmosphere was good.

Time has gone by for a while, June will come soon, the drought has eased, and the weather has returned to the same as in previous summers, but the grains in the wheat fields are not as full as before, but at least they are not empty shells, just doesn't look that good.

In June, the overseas businessman who signed a contract with Wei Wei finally came back with what she wanted.

There is a whole boatload of cocoa beans, as well as a few hundred kilograms of coffee beans.

It's not that the businessman is unwilling to bring more goods back, it's just that the businessman has only one boat, and when he went looking for it, it was the time when the cocoa beans were ripe, so he was able to bring back a boatload of cocoa beans, but coffee beans. It is different. The greatest use of coffee beans has not yet been discovered. Even Africans in this period used coffee as a medicinal material for no other reason. Unsweetened coffee is more bitter than soup medicine, but it has a refreshing effect. , For most people, it is not just medicine, and naturally, it is not known to the world.

The overseas businessman also knew about this plant by chance and brought it to Wei Wei with the mentality of giving it a try.

Therefore, the coffee beans in this period had not been artificially planted, and when he went there, it was not the ripe season for coffee beans. To be able to bring back such a bag, he still spent a lot of time inquiring about the news, launched a money offensive, and offered sacrifices from several tribes. Inventory in hand.

"...The tribes there are barbaric, and there are even cannibals. I was almost caught and eaten." The merchant at sea exaggerated his experience, his tone was quite happy, but his expression was With excitement.