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Chapter 224 Giving Horses
So, flattering someone is not easy. It’s okay if the photo is taken well, but it’s very embarrassing if the horse’s leg is captured.

Ma Yaozong wished he could slap himself twice. Why did you come up with such a bad idea! The princess made it clear that she didn't want to see Young Master Zheng, so she managed to deal with it for a few days and then drove him back to the capital. How could he have the sudden idea to ask his grandfather to find such a horse to irritate the princess?

Just when Ma Yaozong was feeling sorry for himself, the princess suddenly turned her head and looked over with a smile: "Master of the horse house, that horse looks good, bring it over and have a look."

Ma Yaozong immediately came back to his senses, responded energetically, and led a pinto horse over in the direction of the princess's finger: "Princess, this is a mare. Although it doesn't look very attractive, it actually has the best endurance. Suitable for long distance marches.”

Jiang Shaohua smiled and hummed, looked at it a few times, then mounted the flower horse and ran around the playground. This is a well-tamed horse, indeed a rare good horse.

Jiang Shaohua was very satisfied. After dismounting, he ordered: "This horse is very good. I want it."

Ma Yaozong was overjoyed and smiled in response.

Song Yuan rode a horse over and was a little surprised when he saw that the princess picked such a flowery horse: "The princess usually likes Shenjun's good-looking horses, why did she choose such an inconspicuous horse today?"

Jiang Shaohua smiled: "I used to be young and ignorant, and I liked good-looking things. Now I know that the best thing is what suits me."

There is something meaningful in the princess' words.

Song Yuan took a deep look at the princess: "As long as the princess likes it."

Jiang Shaohua smiled casually and said, "I'll pick another one for Cui Du. He's been busy in the farm all day and couldn't go on patrol with me. I'll have someone send a good horse back."

Song Yuan is Cui Du's uncle in name, and he does take care of him a lot on weekdays. Hearing this, he laughed and said, "The princess is interested."

Jiang Shaohua looked around carefully and picked a gray mare. Song Yuan immediately arranged for two personal guards to send the gray horse back to Nanyang County.

I wonder how happy Cui Du will be when he receives this horse.

……

Whoever was talking about him behind his back made his ears feel itchy.

At this time, Cui Du was leading more than two hundred people to plant rice seedlings in the fields.

When working, it is most convenient to wear coarse linen clothes.

After Cui Du entered the farm, he changed out of his silk clothes and brocade robes and wore a dusty short shirt all day long. My short hair has grown quite a bit now, and I can barely hold it in place. After working in the fields for a long time, no matter how fair the skin is, it cannot withstand the wind and sun, and the light wheat color quietly turns darker. A mouth of white teeth is revealed when he smiles.

His right ear felt itchy, and Cui Du didn't even wipe his hands. He just scratched it a few times and quickly forgot about it. While wandering around, he gave instructions loudly: "Pay attention to the distance when planting rice seedlings, and don't overcrowd them."

"Lin Zhuangtou, I'm here, you go over there and have a look."

Lin Zhuangtou nodded in agreement.

Farming is the hardest work. Every spring, Zhuangzi is busy with plowing and sowing for more than a month. After Cui Du came to the farm, he had to add an update before everyone got busy.

However, seeing the neat rows of green seedlings being moved out of the greenhouse and being planted into the soil one by one, with their young leaves swaying gently in the spring breeze, Lin Zhuangtou and others felt particularly at ease.

Corn and sweet potatoes are all new grains that they have never grown before. However, after decades of farming, their instinct as farmers told them that these seedlings were strong and would definitely be able to take root in this fertile soil and grow food.

The farm was busy with spring plowing, and everyone got up early and went to bed late, wishing they could split one person into two. Cui Du was even more busy. At night, he hurriedly washed himself and fell asleep as soon as his head touched the pillow.

I can't help it, I'm just too tired.

From the time he came to the farm on the fifteenth day of the year, he stayed at the farm and was busy selecting seeds, cultivating seedlings, and farming. He never returned to the palace again.

However, the princess is not in the palace, so even if he goes back, it will not be interesting. It would be better to live in the farm with peace of mind and grow corn and sweet potatoes. It would be better to have a bumper harvest in the first crop. The princess must be very happy... In his sleep, Cui Du raised the corners of his mouth and showed a sweet smile.

After three days, all the seedlings were planted in the field. At a glance, we can see rows and rows, stretching freely in the spring breeze.

In the eyes of everyone, this is the most beautiful picture.

"I hope the farm will have a good harvest this year." A smile broke out on Lin Zhuangtou's dark face: "When the time comes, Mr. Cui will be the great hero of our Nanyang County. The princess will definitely reward him generously!"

Cui Du is approachable and easy-going. He never puts on airs and doesn't have the problems of a young man from a wealthy family. Choosing crops, building greenhouses, etc. in the farm, I did everything myself and worked hard.

After getting along for a year, Lin Zhuangtou was already impressed and respected Cui Du very much.

"It doesn't matter whether you give a reward or not." Cui Du said with a smile: "The important thing is that these two new grains are suitable for dry land and have high yields. When they are promoted in Nanyang County in the future, the people will not go hungry. ”

"Also, corn stalks and leaves can be fed to cattle and sheep, and sweet potato vines and leaves can be fed to pigs. When food is not enough, it can also be used to satisfy hunger."

It can be said that he is full of treasures.

Cui Du talked eloquently, and Lin Zhuangtou listened with great enthusiasm.

At this moment, the sound of horse kicking came from far to near. Cui Du was a little surprised. He raised his eyes and saw two personal guards approaching on horseback.

One of them was a familiar face, it was Sun An, the princess's personal guard.

After Sun An dismounted, he raised his hands and saluted: "Mr. Cui, I have been ordered by the princess to send a good horse to Mr. Cui."

Another guard added with a smile: "This is a good horse bred by Biyang Racecourse. Commander Song and Commander Liu each picked one, and the princess picked a pinto horse. This gray horse was specially given by the princess. Mr. Cui picked it.”

The princess always remembered him.

Cui Du felt very happy, smiled, and stepped forward to touch the gray horse. The gray horse was very docile and allowed its new owner to caress it.

The more Cui Du looked at it, the more he liked it, so he simply got on his horse and ran around.

Sun An and the other guard looked at each other and smiled.

Lin Zhuangtou saw this and also laughed.

……

After delivering the horse, Sun An returned to the palace.

Huang Sanmei is five months pregnant and her belly is already swollen.

Sun An was very surprised when he saw it: "When I left, your belly was still flat. Now it's so big."

Huang Sanmei pursed her lips and smiled: "This is not too big. In two or three months, the belly will have to be pushed out a lot. You will go on inspection with the princess, and when you come back, the baby will be born."

Sun An was a little reluctant: "I'm sorry, I can't stay with you all the time."

Huang Sanmei gained weight, and her brows became softer: "You can just do your job with peace of mind. I am in the palace, and my mother Zhang will take care of me. You don't have to worry."

After a pause, Huang Sanmei asked softly: "The princess has visited Ye County, right? Did my father go to make trouble?"