Small supermarket welcomes visitors from all directions

Chapter 32: Magistrate Li brings his daughter's dowry
"Then I'll accept it! I really like this necklace. I've bought a few before, but they always lack that little something." Luo Luo really liked it.

"Yes! The first time I saw it, I felt that it was especially suitable for you."

After finally finding out where to buy it, Wang Yue wanted to buy it and give it to Lolo as soon as possible. After all, Lolo has been really nice to his friends over the years.

"Okay then! I won't be polite with you. My boyfriend is here to pick me up!" After saying that, she looked at her phone again. She was not in a hurry just now, but now that her boyfriend is here, she wants to run.

"Go quickly!" Wang Yue waved her hand and told her to leave quickly.

A few minutes after Lolo left, Song Jiyang took Wang Yue away.

The next morning, Wang Yue got up early and went to the restaurant on the second floor. She was alone, but that didn't affect her good mood.

Zhang Daming was the only one cooking in the kitchen. When he saw Wang Yue, he greeted her: "Wang Yue, you got up so early today!"

Isn’t it early? I usually get up around 8 o’clock, but today I got up an hour earlier.

Actually, if Wang Yue were to say it, eight o'clock is quite early. If there were no other people in the supermarket, she wouldn't be able to do whatever she wanted. She wouldn't know what time she would get up.

"Are you eating now?" Zhang Daming asked.

"Wait a moment and eat with everyone." It was too early and I wasn't very hungry.

"Well, why don't you go to the gym? Captain Song and the others are all there," Zhang Daming suggested.

"Okay! Let's go and take a look. I just went there when I first moved in." Wang Yue got up and prepared to go to the gym.

At this time, a "beep" sound was heard from the speaker, which was connected to the cash register computer. This sound mostly meant that a customer had arrived.

"Then I'll go down first and see who's coming?" Wang Yue had to change direction and walk towards the elevator.

When Wang Yue arrived at a building, Song Ji Yang and three others had already arrived. They must have come down the stairs.

There was no one near the portal, only a piece of wood about two meters long. Someone must have put the wood here and then went back to get other things. Tang Qiao used to do this often.

Sure enough, a little old man appeared in less than a minute. Actually, he should not be called a little old man. After all, he is only in his thirties, the prime age of his life.

Wang Yue walked over and said to Magistrate Li enthusiastically, "Hello, Magistrate Li! Why are you here so early?"

"I wanted to come here to thank you, didn't I? I came here several times yesterday, but the gate showed that it was temporarily closed. So I came here early this morning."

"Oh! I'm so sorry! I didn't inform you in advance yesterday." Wang Yue was a little embarrassed. He just wanted to play yesterday, but fortunately, Magistrate Li didn't seem to think it was anything serious.

"It's okay! It's okay! The crossing gate is right at the back door of my house. It's easy." What's the big deal about just walking a few more steps? Compared with the help the supermarket has given to him and Songyuan County, it can be said to be insignificant.

"Then why did you bring these two pieces of wood?" Wang Yue pointed at the wood on the ground.

"Don't I have nothing? All the suggestions you gave me that day required money, but Songyuan County is poor! So I brought two pieces of wood that I collected in my early years to see how much they can be worth?"

"This should be paid with public funds! How can I let you bring your wood collection? In your place, valuable wood is usually used as dowry for girls. You are so willing to give it away!" "I can't help it. The only thing in the county government that has grain is the granary, which cannot be touched. Rats don't even go to other warehouses."

Oh my god! We are so poor.

"Do your wife and daughter know?"

"Yes, they all agree. If she has an incompetent father, she won't be able to keep her dowry no matter how good it is. But if she has a father who is successful in the government, no one will dare to bully her even if she has no dowry, and it may still be a good story."

"County Magistrate Li, you are lucky to have an open-minded wife and daughter." Of course, you can give up the benefits you have gained.

"Please help me see if it is possible and how much it can be. If it is not enough, I will find a way later." County Magistrate Li was a little anxious.

"Don't be anxious, Magistrate Li. I don't understand this. They are about the same as me. The old man Jiang who talked to you that day is the one who knows about it. He will be here soon." Wang Yue pointed at the three people behind him.

"Oh! I'm sorry, I was too impatient." It seems that County Magistrate Li is also an impatient person.

"Don't worry, Mr. Jiang will be here in about an hour, which is half an hour as you said. How about you have breakfast with us?" Wang Yue invited Magistrate Li to have breakfast together.

Magistrate Li agreed without hesitation: "Thank you, young lady."

Wang Yue asked Magistrate Li to sit on the sofa and started chatting with him: "How many meals do you usually have?"

"Our family eats two meals and has a snack at noon. People in better-off families eat two meals, while ordinary people only eat one. It's okay as long as they don't starve to death." County Magistrate Li sighed.

"I think the reason why the people there are so poor, in addition to the reason you mentioned the other day, is that the varieties you grow have too low a yield."

Wang Yue, a half-baked farmer, began to give advice. She was not even half-baked because she had only seen her grandparents working the land, and even her parents had never worked the land.

"We have experts from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences here. When the time comes, let them give you some pointers and recommend you some high-yield grain varieties. Your county will be able to turn things around in two years. Then we can talk about building water conservancy projects."

County Magistrate Li's blood boiled with excitement, and he quickly said, "Miss, can you tell me more about this? We are in great need of good varieties."

"Then I'll tell you what I know. Some of it may not be correct, but it should be about the same!"

"First, let's talk about rice! Most of us grow hybrid rice, with an output of 2,000 kilograms per mu, of course in experimental fields. Ordinary people only produce 1,500 to 1,600 kilograms. As for what hybrid rice is? Let the people from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences tell you."

"In fact, the simplest way is to plant our own rice varieties and let them tell you when the time comes."

“Let’s talk about wheat and corn. The yield of both is more than 1,000 to 2,000 kilograms per mu. These two crops can be planted in mountainous areas and are very drought-resistant.” As he spoke, he showed Magistrate Li a picture of corn.

"We just talked about staple food. Let's talk about non-staple food, potatoes and sweet potatoes. In our area, if we manage water and fertilizer well, it is not a dream to produce 10,000 kilograms per mu. You can't do that, but the yield is still very impressive."

After hearing what Wang Yue said, County Magistrate Li blushed. He never dared to dream that the grain yield per mu could reach tens of thousands of kilograms.

As long as he has these two varieties, County Magistrate Li can guarantee that no one will starve to death in Songyuan County.

As for Wang Yue saying that this is a side dish, does it matter? It tastes better than grass roots and tree bark!
(End of this chapter)