Chapter 712: Grape Orchard
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Lan Ruozhu froze, asking, “You can extract oil from rapeseeds?”
He did not know much about farming, even though he had read about it. However, the books did not have enough information in that era. He had wanted to learn more about agriculture—the more detailed, the better.
Lan Ruozhu knew the most critical reason for farming was to feed the people.
His sister’s short exnation allowed him to understand many things. Still, he wanted to hear more. He asked curiously, “Don’t people usually use peanuts for oil?”
Su Binn exined, “People only focused on using peanuts for oil because they hadn’t discovered rapeseed. Although rapeseed oil isn’t as fragrant as peanut oil, the yield from the former is much higher than thetter.
“That means people can use lessnd to harvest just as much oil from rapeseeds than peanuts. The Su Teng vigers nted many rapeseedsst year. Some of the seeds are almost ripe now.”
Lan Ruozhu could see the lush greenery in the distance. It was a beautiful
Su Binn suspected many would start harvesting the seeds at the end of January and the start of February. After clearing thends, they could farm other things in spring.
Lan Ruozhu listened to his sister attentively. His eyes widened as he asked in confusion, “Shouldn’t the vigers only be able to harvest the rapeseeds during autumn since they nted the seeds in spring?”
Su Binn grew excited as she exined, “This is a good thing, Brother. The vigers can nt rapeseed twice a year. That means thend will be vacant for other crops during autumn.”
Lan Ruozhu’s eyes lit up, saying, “So, we don’t have to extract oil from peanuts and save thend for other crops. After autumn, the people can harvest their crops and nt rapeseed again. Then, they can sell their excess oil to those in need.’
In short, the people could grow twice as many things a year. With the promotion of agriculture and encouragement ofnd remation, Dingzhou would develop further.
Lan Ruozhu was ecstatic. “That’s perfect, Sister! Did you develop this method?”
“l thought of this when I found some rapeseeds in the mountain,” Su Binn replied.
Lan Ruozhu gave his sister a thumbs up, saying, “You’re the best.”
He remembered how intelligent his sister was, even during their childhood. Although the twins read together, Lan Ruobing couldprehend many more things than her twin brother.
Lan Ruozhu looked at Su Binn excitedly. “Sister, tell me more about farming. I want to learn as much as possible.”
Su Binn suggested, “Why don’t you stay here for a few more days? I’ll bring you to see the mountain. When the spring plowing season arrives, you can return and see how everyone grows their crops. Then, you’ll learn even more.” She knew her brother could not stay in Su Teng Vige for long. After all, he had many things to do as a prince.
Lan Ruozhu nodded. “All right.”
If he knew more about agriculture, he could issue decrees for the people’s benefit. He hoped themoners could eat their fill and have warm clothes to wear in thend under his jurisdiction.
That way, Lan Ruozhu would feel he had done something meaningful. Since he was their prince, he had to work for the people’s welfare.
He did not feel tired from spinning the stone mill as he listened to Su Binn. Instead, he felt energetic. Lan Ruozhu even practiced martial arts to strengthen himself after recovering.
Therefore, spinning the stone mill was nothing to him. Moreover, he could understand themoners’ hardships by doing so. He constantly reminded himself to love his people like they were his own.
After some thought, Lan Ruozhu said, “It’s easy to grow crops in the ins and clear the wastnds. However, it’s not easy to grow crops in hilly areas. Some ces in Dingzhou consist of hills, where grain production is low.”
Su Binn suggested, “Brother, we can nt tea leaves or fruit trees in hilly areas. The fruit trees we nt in such areas should be sweeter.”
Lan Ruozhu regained his spirit and said excitedly, “Fruit trees and tea leaves, huh? We have many fruits in the summer but not many during winter. What kind of fruits will be suitable to grow in hilly areas?”
Su Binn answered, “Peaches, apricots, apples, kiwi, cherries, grapes, etcetera.”
“l know about peaches, apricots, and apples, but what are kiwis and cherries?
Also, aren’t grapes from foreign countries?”
Grapes were precious; people could only eat them when foreign countries gifted them. Even so, only dignitaries and nobles could eat grapes. Su Binn grew excited when she thought about grapes because he could use them to make wine.
She wanted to have a grape orchard and build another winery nearby. Her eyes lit up when she thought about the grape orchard.
Meanwhile, Lan Ruozhu looked at her without blinking, waiting for her answer. Even Liu Yinyin and Su Wenzhe listened with great interest.
‘Sister can nt that many fruits? We’ve heard of grapes, but only influential figures can eat such a thing. Can we even nt and harvest grapes?’
The family never considered having something so luxurious. However, with Su Binn around, the family believed they could finally have such things. Su Wenzhe knew his sister would figure out how to grow grapes.
He looked confident when his sister mentioned grapes because it meant Su Binn had a way to do it. There was nothing his sister could not do.
Lan Ruozhu was puzzled but looked at Su Binn expectantly. He wondered if his sister would surprise him again.
Su Binn looked at the trio’s expressions and could guess their thoughts. She also wanted to eat grapes. She said, “l can grow such fruits myself, but I need the seeds first.’
Lan Ruozhu frowned. “l can get someone to visit another country to get grape seeds.’
Some had tried growing grapes in the past, but they had failed. However, Lan
Ruozhu knew his sister would seed.
Su Binn knew her brother could get a group to gather grape seeds. However, it would be even better if she could just find them in the mountains.
Then, she could nt the fruits herself..