Planting a fairy in ancient times

Chapter 156.
"There are no villagers in your Xinghua Village who have been cooking? Chen Lizheng, the lives of the people are at stake, so you can't be joking! Although the food distributed by the official is small, if it is boiled into porridge, it can save many people's lives!" County magistrate Zou said incredulously. happy to say.

In the past six months, the weather in Changzhou County is obvious to all.

Even the county magistrate Zou, who is not very proficient in farming, knows that the harvest in the field must be pitifully small in such weather.

There is a shortage of food everywhere, but Chen Lizheng says there is no shortage.Could it be that Chen Lizheng deliberately disregarded the difficulties of the villagers in order to show his ability?
Thinking of this, magistrate Zou showed anger on his face.

"My lord, how dare you talk nonsense in front of your lord? Our Xinghua Village has a good harvest this year, and every household has a lot of surplus food!" Chen Daniu couldn't help showing a smug smile when he said this.

Needless to say, Chen Daniu also knows that this time, their Xinghua Village can be called "outstanding".

As for Chen Daniu, who is upright, even if he can't be praised by the county magistrate Zou, he has indeed done practical things for the villagers.

Chen Daniu is proud and proud of himself.

"Does every household have surplus food? Chen Lizheng, how much is the rice yield per mu in your village this season?" County Magistrate Zou looked suspicious.

"My lord, only a small part of the fields in Xinghua Village are planted with rice this season, and most of the fields are planted with sweet potatoes. This sweet potato is a good thing! It can be used for both breeding and planting, and does not require fertilizer and water. There are many, thick and long, and the production capacity per mu has reached more than 2000 catties!" When Chen Daniu talked about this, he couldn't help but feel a little elated.

"More than 2000 catties per mu? Chen Lizheng, you don't know what to say." County magistrate Zou made a serious face.

"Ah? Why did your lord say that?" Chen Daniu was stunned.

"My Xuanyuan Dynasty has been passed down for thousands of years, and I have never heard of a crop with a yield of more than 2000 catties per mu. Chen Lizheng, are you in a panic and deliberately say such big words to fool me?" Zou County magistrate's angry face All red.

"My lord, I don't dare to fool you." Chen Daniu couldn't help feeling a little panic when he saw the county magistrate Zou turn his face.

"Your yield of more than 2000 catties per mu is not fooling me?" Magistrate Zou's voice became louder.

What Magistrate Zou hates the most is that the people below run up to him and ask for credit indiscriminately.

Chen Daniu was afraid in his heart, but he still explained: "My lord, Xiaomin really didn't fool you. This sweet potato is not an ordinary crop, but a "fairy fruit" that the lord Fairy bestowed on Prince Rui's son! My lord can still remember how many months A while ago, about my Qingfeng escorting the noble Prince Rui back to the capital?"

"That's true." Magistrate Zou nodded.

Speaking of which, Prince Rui's son is still a relative of County Magistrate Zou!
However, Mrs. Zou Shangguanjuan is just a side daughter, while Princess Rui Shangguan Yan is a direct daughter, with a high status.

Prince Rui's son didn't recognize the "uncle" magistrate Zou last time, so magistrate Zou naturally didn't have the nerve to show his elders' genealogy in front of Prince Rui's son.

For Chen Qingfeng to send Prince Rui's son back to the capital, County Magistrate Zou was just doing business.

In order to avoid embarrassment for Prince Rui, Magistrate Zou deliberately reduced the chances of appearing in front of Prince Rui.Therefore, Xuanyuan Muye didn't mention the sweet potato, and County Magistrate Zou really didn't know about it.

"My lord, it's like this. Before Qingfeng left Beijing, Prince Rui's son specially gave Qingfeng half a bag of sweet potato seeds to take back to Xinghua Village for trial planting. He also told Qingfeng to write to him after the sweet potatoes were harvested! If you don't believe me , Just ask Prince Rui's son and you will know." Seeing that the face of County Magistrate Zou softened a little, Chen Daniu hurriedly explained.

"So that's the case, I understand." County Magistrate Zou nodded and said.

County Magistrate Zou knew that even if Chen Daniu had some courage, he would not dare to lie about Prince Rui's son.

Since Chen Daniu said the words of writing a letter to check, Zou county magistrate has already believed more than half of what Chen Daniu said.

"My lord, Xiaomin came to see my lord today because I have something important to discuss." Chen Daniu recalled Chen Xiaoyu's words, and said bravely.

"What's the matter?" Magistrate Zou asked, frowning.

If Chen Lizheng hadn't been misunderstood just now, County Magistrate Zou would really like to serve tea to the guests.

With this free time to chat with Chen Lizheng, County Magistrate Zou might as well write one more letter and go back to Beijing to find out the situation. When will the court open the warehouse to release grain?

"My lord, it's like this, Xiaomin...Xiaomin had a dream last night, he dreamed of a fairy. The fairy said, tell Xiaomin to come to the county government quickly and tell the adults about the sweet potato. There are still a few months before the freeze, and these sweet potatoes are very easy to grow, and if you plant them in the next few days, you can still harvest a crop before the freeze!" Chen Daniu endured his panic, and finally finished what Chen Xiaoyu asked him to do. .

Xiaoyu was right, the matter of food was urgent.

Even if County Magistrate Zou really wanted to blame himself, Chen Daniu would admit it.

"Is this true?" Magistrate Zou was excited.

With a harvest of more than 2000 catties per mu, if the entire Changzhou County is planted with sweet potatoes, wouldn't the food shortage situation of the people be alleviated in a few months?

"My lord, how dare you talk nonsense." Chen Daniu said respectfully.

"Okay, Chen Lizheng, hurry up and send over 1 catties of sweet potatoes to me, and I will distribute them to the villages immediately..." County Magistrate Zou felt something was wrong when he said this, so he quickly changed his words: "No, no, I'd like Lizheng from all villages to come to your Xinghua Village to learn sweet potato planting techniques. By the way, please buy sweet potato seeds. Don't worry, Chen Lizheng, I don't want this technology for nothing, just spend money to buy it. "

ah?The magistrate of the county accepted the idea of ​​"fairies entrusting dreams" so easily?Not only did he not hit him hard, but he was so affectionate to himself.

How come Xiaoyu guessed all the reactions of County Magistrate Zou right!

Chen Daniu smiled happily.

The capital, Prince Rui's Mansion.

Xuanyuan Muye blushed with anger after reading Chen Xiaoyu's letter.

"Damn it! It's so hateful! This Wu Zhizhou is really shameless!" Xuanyuan Muye spun around in his yard, cursing bitterly as he turned.

After experiencing a kidnapping, Xuanyuan Muye understood that people are like iron and steel, and if they don't eat a meal, they will be hungry.

Food is the lifeblood of the common people!
Wu Zhizhou was so bold that he dared to cut off the lives of the common people.

No wonder even a nosy person like Sister Fairy can't stand her eyes!

"Little Zuozi, ask someone to prepare the car. I have to go out." After Xuanyuan Muye got angry, he remembered the explanation in the letter from "Sister Fairy", and dared not neglect it.

"My lord! My lord~! The lord said that you are not allowed to go anywhere these days. If you want to go out, you have to wait until the lord returns to the mansion." Little Zuozi made a bitter face.

A few days ago, Prince Rui left Beijing secretly.

Prince Rui's Mansion is heavily guarded, only a little worse than the Imperial Palace.

(End of this chapter)