Traveling through time with a house, I teach people all over the country how to farm

Chapter 255 Sugarcane Seedlings

The three of them were attracted by Zheng Sisi's exclamation, and they all looked up at her. The third prince asked, "What's wrong?"

As he spoke, he walked towards Zheng Sisi. Zheng Sisi saw him striding forward and quickly stopped him, saying, "Stop and don't move."

The Third Prince was puzzled by what he heard, but he still stopped and stood still. Zheng Sisi's words also made Rose and Lily stand still and dare not move.

Zheng Sisi explained: "There are many treasures growing on the land under our feet. These are the little grasses. When they grow up, they can be used to make sugar. Be careful not to step on them."

The third prince was puzzled: "Squeeze sugar, do you mean the white sugar we eat?"

Zheng Sisi said, "You are talking about white sugar, which is refined. The juice of this plant is squeezed into brown sugar. Now brown sugar seems to be more valuable than white sugar in the market."

Lily asked, "County Lady, is that the brown sugar that women use to replenish their bodies after giving birth?"

Zheng Sisi replied: "Yes, but they have just sprouted and grown now. How many months will it take for them to mature?"

Rose said: "This is indeed a good thing, no wonder the county lady said it is a treasure."

Zheng Sisi said: "We should all leave here carefully. When it is ripe, we will cut it back and we will have seeds next year. We can make a fortune by growing this sugarcane and selling it as sugar, haha!"

The few of them retreated cautiously to the edge of the stream, where there were not many sugarcane seedlings, only some weeds.

The third prince asked: "Should we ask someone to dig up the seedlings in this area and transplant them?"

Zheng Sisi shook her head. "I'll dig some up later and take them back to see if they can survive transplanting. Leave them here and let them grow on their own. When they are mature, we'll come back to cut them. Next year, we'll cultivate sugarcane seedlings ourselves and plant them on the farm."

The Third Prince and his companions nodded: "We don't know if there are sugarcane seedlings growing along this creek. When Qingfeng comes back, let them go check it out."

Zheng Sisi nodded. She also wanted to know how big the sugarcane seedlings were. If she could produce several thousand kilograms of brown sugar in the fall, she would become rich.

Zheng Sisi suggested: "Let's go to the small pond to see if there are any fish."

The third prince nodded: "Okay!"

Then she led the way, walking up the stream. It got cooler as they got closer to the pool.

The water in the mountains is very clear. Several people approached the edge of the pool. The water was so clear that they couldn't tell how deep it was. The waterfall hit the rocks, making the entire surface of the pool sparkle. They could indeed see fish swimming freely in the water.

Rose pointed at a group of fish that had just swam away and said excitedly, "County Lady, look, there are really fish. What should we do if they swim away?"

Zheng Sisi asked: "Can you spear fish?"

The third prince said, "Yes."

Rose Lily also said, "We will."

Zheng Sisi said, "Okay, Lily, go cut some branches to stick the fish on, and I'll find a way to lure the fish over here."

Lily said excitedly, "Okay, County Lady." Lily obediently went to cut branches. The County Lady said that if she could lure the fish over, she could, and she just had to cut branches to make a harpoon.

Zheng Sisi opened the backpack that Lily had placed on the ground, took out a steamed bun from it, and tore it open.

Rose saw it and quickly handed over the kettle: "County Lady, are you hungry?"

Zheng Sisi shook her head. "No, I plan to use the steamed bread crumbs to lure the fish to the shallow water so that you can spear them later. The water here is not polluted, so the fish should be delicious. We will grill them later."

Zheng Sisi took a handkerchief and spread it out, then tore the steamed buns into pieces and placed them on the handkerchief. Meigui also started to tear the steamed buns.

The third prince walked around the pond for a few times, observing the terrain. He said, "The water here is the shallowest, and fish can swim up. If you throw a steamed bun in, it won't be washed away immediately. The water flow on the other side is too fast."

After completing the preparations, the three of them waited for Lily to come back.

Zheng Sisi said: "I have said before that if you live by the mountain, you can eat from the mountain; if you live by the water, you can eat from the water; if you live by the sea, you can eat from the sea. In fact, there are many treasures in the mountains that can fill your stomach, but ordinary people don't recognize them and miss out. I will go up the mountain a few more times in autumn to find some food."

The Third Prince nodded in agreement: "Okay, we'll come with you."