RPAGF Chapter 166 You are scaring me
Chapter 166 You are scaring me
All the rice grown last year was sold to King Xian, and the two-stage seedling cultivation method was also taught to King Xian's people. Later, King Xian distributed some of the seeds to the villagers in Qingquan Village and Wenggang Village. Each household received eight kilograms of seeds to plant three acres of land. The remaining seeds were sent to the capital by him.
The experimental fields in the capital should have also achieved a good harvest, but that was not something Ye Tang should be concerned about. She was extremely busy at the moment, directing people to harvest all the rice and bring it home.
Every family in the village was excitedly discussing the rice yield.
"My family's rice yield this year is over 1,100 kilograms per mu."
"My family weighs 1,200 kilograms."
“Why do you have more than mine?”
"My fields are great!"
In the past, each family's rice yield was only 200 to 300 kilograms per mu. Today, after changing the seeds, the yield is 1,000 kilograms per mu. It is like a dream, and the villagers are immersed in endless joy.
After learning that Tian'an Prefecture had become the fiefdom of Prince Xian, they all thought that they would be exploited and would never have a good life for the rest of their lives. However, they never expected that Prince Xian not only did not oppress them, the common people, but also got high-yield grain seeds from somewhere and distributed them to them for free for planting.
Someone lowered his voice and said, "I was wondering where Ye Tang got the potatoes and sweet potatoes last year. It turns out that they were the seeds given by the King Xian. She tried to grow these things under the order of the King Xian. Why would the King Xian give her such an important task?"
"Ye Tang is really good. Not a single seed is wasted in her hands. If it were you, could you grow the same amount of seeds?" The people around him said, "Don't be jealous of her. Without Ye Tang, we wouldn't have such a big harvest this year. Come on, come on, let's get down to the fields. While the weather is good, bring all the food home."
"The rice yield is high this year, and the village's threshing ground is completely insufficient. We have to find other ways to dry the grain."
"The King of Xian said that this year's rice cannot be eaten and must be kept for seeds. He will send people to buy the seeds."
"Give me money?"
"Of course I did."
"That's good."
Ye Tang heard all the sounds in the village, but she didn't care about them at all and just focused on doing her own thing.
"They're back, the rice harvesting team is back!" Lu Taohua's joyful voice came from outside.
Ye Tang stopped what he was doing and walked out the door, and saw He Songlin driving a ox cart full of grain towards him with a happy look on his face, followed by a long team of grain collectors.
They parked the ox cart next to the threshing ground and poured the harvested rice into the threshing ground to harrow and dry.
He Songlin and the people from the Duke of Huguo's Mansion worked harder than anyone else. They never dreamed that they would be able to see such a high-yield rice when they came to Qingquan Village.
Although they did not know how to farm before, they knew the rice yield. It was impossible to produce 1,000 kilograms per mu, but Qingquan Village did it.
He Songlin and the people from the Duke of Huguo's Mansion admire Qingquan Village very much.
Fang Jing praised: "When Prince Xian was in the capital, he only knew how to enjoy himself and had no idea of the suffering of the people. Now that he has come to Tianan Prefecture, he has been able to find high-yield rice seeds in a short time. How did he do it? Was Prince Xian hiding his incompetence before?"
Wei Huan said as he worked: "I don't know. Compared to Prince Xian, I admire the eldest lady more. Don't forget what the villagers said. Our eldest lady is the first person to grow high-yield rice."
They didn't know where Prince Xian got the rice seeds, but they knew that their eldest daughter was a master at farming.
"Although the young lady is from a farming family, her abilities are indeed beyond the reach of those noble ladies in the capital."
"That can't be said. The noble ladies in the capital learn music, chess, calligraphy and painting, while the young ladies learn farming. They learn different things."
"The young lady was very free in the mountain village. She loves freedom so much. I don't know if she can adapt to the new life in the capital."
He Songlin heard the conversation between Fang Jing and the others. His eyes moved and he looked back at the gate. Ye Tang was there, looking at them with a smile.
There was a gleam of light in her beautiful eyes.
The people in the Duke of Huguo's Mansion didn't know, but what he did know was that the person who found the high-yield rice was not Prince Xian, but Ye Tang, and her contribution was the greatest.
He will definitely protect such a talent.
A grasshopper jumped to Ye Tang's feet. Ye Tang smiled and said, "It's a good time to eat grasshoppers again."
Grasshopper: “…”
The grasshopper was fried in oil.
In the evening, everyone enjoyed the meal with great flavor.
It is hard work to grow crops and it is also hard work to harvest crops. People work from sunrise to sunset and rest from sunset. Everyone is busy and sweats profusely, and everyone gets tanned several degrees.
Xiao Jingxuan was also tanned, not from harvesting crops, but from growing medicine. Behind the clinic, a piece of land was reclaimed and planned as a medicine garden. Behind the medicine garden, there was a mountain with dense trees. Ye Tang, Xiao Jingxuan, Liu An and several servants planted ginseng, ganoderma lucidum and other precious medicinal herbs on the mountain.
Jamel Xiao felt so miserable. He was just a doctor, why did he have to grow medicine?
After the millet was dried, Ye Tang collected 3,000 kilograms and put them into the space. Most of the rest of the millet would be sold to King Xian, and a small part would be kept for consumption.
Ten days later, all the families had harvested their rice, and Prince Xian also arrived with his men.
The people of Qingquan Village were extremely excited. It was a great blessing for their small mountain village to welcome the prince.
Xiao Xuewen brought all the villagers to the village entrance to welcome King Xian.
Also coming with Prince Xian were the prefect Su Jing and the county magistrate He Mingda.
When the people of Qingquan Village saw so many distinguished people coming, they felt extremely honored.
"We, the common people, pay our respects to Prince Xian. May His Majesty live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years!"
"We, the common people, pay our respects to the prefect and the county magistrate!"
The villagers of Qingquan Village knelt on the ground, and their voices shook the earth.
When Master Xiao Wu knelt down, he pulled Xiao Jingxuan and Ye Tang to kneel down as well.
"You two, be quiet. We are meeting the prince, so we must kneel down." Master Xiao Wu warned them.
Xiao Jingxuan sighed softly: "Fifth brother, didn't you find that Prince Xian looks a lot like Lord Tao?"
Master Xiao Wu: “…”
He raised his eyes and looked secretly, but he was old and his eyesight was not good, so he could not see Prince Xian's face clearly.
"You, old man, are trying to scare me." Master Xiao Wu puffed his beard and glared.
"Everyone, please stand up. No need to be polite. Qingquan Village has grown high-yield rice. This king is very pleased. I came here today to thank everyone for their hard work."
The villagers were filled with fear.
The prince was so kind that he actually wanted to thank them.
They are farmers and it is their duty to farm.
But when they looked up and saw Prince Xian's face clearly, many villagers present were stunned.
"This prince looks so familiar."
"Isn't this Master Tao?"
The villagers were horrified and it took them a long time to realize that Lord Tao was actually a prince.
That day, Xiao Jingxuan's family moved to a new house, and Lord Tao and Madam Tao seemed to have gone there as well.
Hiss!
Thinking of this, the villagers took a deep breath and subconsciously looked towards Xiao Jingxuan and Ye Tang.
Jamel Xiao glared back at them: "What are you looking at? I know I am extremely handsome, but with so many of you looking at me with such passionate eyes, I will be shy."
Villagers: "......"
Ye Tang: "If you keep looking at me, my husband and I will have to pay you."
The villagers all turned their gazes away.