The peasant lady of the pastoral space

Chapter 43

Li Xiang'e couldn't help feeling funny when she saw Doctor Wang and Old Man Tian, ​​two people whose combined age was more than 100 years old, bickering like children here.

Old boy, old boy, it really wasn't a lie!

"Okay, okay, you guys don't want to argue about this anymore! It's okay, if the two of you take it yourself, I will give you the pill for free. We are all acquaintances!"

After a pause, Li Xiang'e saw Doctor Wang and Old Man Tian looking at each other, and then immediately turned away. No one wanted to pay attention to the other, and shook her head helplessly.

This continued.

"Of course, if Dr. Wang wants more pills and sell them in the pharmacy, then we will settle the accounts with each other as brothers and sisters. We can get as much as we want. This is not free!!"

As soon as the words fell, the two old men laughed at the same time.

After putting away the pills given by Li Xiang'e, Old Man Tian looked at Doctor Wang and laughed, and said.

"Let's not talk about this. Old Wang, you came just in time, and there is no one to drink with this old man. Let's go, let's drink! Let's see who can drink more!"

Doctor Wang snorted coldly.

"Hmph, drink and drink, who is afraid of whom!"

When Dr. Wang left Zhuangzi before dark, he took away the pills bought for 6 taels of silver, which made Old Man Tian speechless.

"This old man Wang has a lot of money! You can't spend half of it if you throw it away!"

Li Xiang'e listened on the sidelines, amused.

You old man Tian is not a master who is short of money!

By the early morning of the next morning, Li Xiang'e had already gone to the city to exchange all the bank notes for real gold and silver.

All in space.

It's safe!
Li Xiang'e roughly looked at the silver in the space and sighed.

so good!
Just by selling pills, she has a whole 10 taels of silver in her space.

This does not include the money earned from selling vegetables and fatty fish these days, and the [-]% profit of the Fortune Restaurant!

In the next few days, Zhuangzi was full of joyful atmosphere.

On this day, Li Xiang'e was cultivating on the mountain, and the three-line ability was naturally raised to level 4.

This surprised Li Xiang'e very much.

Finally got to level 4!
It's still the familiar formula, the same familiar taste, the skills brought by Li Xiang'e's wood-type abilities, water-type abilities, and space abilities are still the same as when she was at level 3.

The only difference is that the carrying capacity has doubled.

For example, for example, before only one bucket of water can be loaded, but now it can already load a pool of water, that's the difference!

However, Li Xiang'e was very satisfied with this.

Now, with her strength, even if she faces a martial arts master head-on, she will not be afraid anymore.

She has the confidence now!

A few months later, the sweet potatoes in Li Xiang'e's house matured ahead of schedule.

Li Xiang'e looked at the several acres of land of her family, and waved her hand, very heroic, the whole family was dispatched!

Thinking of all kinds of sweet potato delicacies, Li Xiang'e almost drools.

Raw sweet potatoes are crispy and sweet, which can replace fruit; cooked sweet potatoes are sweet and sweet in the mouth.

It can be used as a staple food or as a vegetable.There are many ways to eat it, such as steaming, boiling, frying, and deep-frying. Once cooked skillfully, it can also become a delicacy on the table.

Such as sweet potato mud, bright yellow and red, sweet and delicious.Red sweet potato shreds glazed in vinegar, hot and sour, crisp and tender, with a unique flavor.Sweet potatoes are stewed with condiments, rock sugar and honey over low heat to make "Honey Sweet Potatoes" that are orange in color, soft and tough in the mouth, and have more flavor characteristics of sweet potatoes.

Sweet potatoes are steamed, mashed, ground into mud and mixed with flour, which can be used to make various cakes, buns, dumplings, noodles, etc.Dry it into powder, and add eggs to make cakes, puddings and other snacks.Preserved fruits and vermicelli made from sweet potatoes are also full of flavor.

As soon as she thought about it, Li Xiang'e immediately led the whole family, including Xiao Bo's family, and several other short-term laborers who had been invited to help, to the fields.

Knowing that Li Xiang'e's family was going to dig sweet potatoes, the people in Lijia Village remembered the rumors that had been circulated before, and they were very curious.

They all came to watch, wanting to find out? !

Li Xiang'e had the idea in her heart to make these villagers who didn't believe her roll their eyes, so she was wicked and didn't let Grandpa Xiao stop these people.

Anyone who wanted to come in was let in.

It's just that they are only allowed to stay in the place where sweet potatoes are harvested, and they are not allowed to walk around in other places in Zhuangzi at will!

Otherwise, drive them out immediately without mercy.

Seeing that Li Xiang'e and the others were busy working, the eyes of the villagers who were watching the fun were burning.

They wanted to see if what Li Xiang'e said was true? !

According to what they thought in their hearts, Li Xiang'e's family might have an average output. If they can harvest 4 or 5 stones, they will be very pleasantly surprised and satisfied.

After all, in ancient times, the output of 6 or 7 stones per mu was considered the highest, and few farmers could grow it (one stone of grain in ancient times was about 100 catties in modern times).

One can imagine.

Time passed little by little.

Seeing the baskets of sweet potatoes carried out from Li Xiang'e's field, the crowd watching the excitement slowly froze, no longer the indifferent attitude they had before.

This, this, this is definitely more than 10 stone sweet potatoes!
As all the sweet potatoes in one mu of land have been dug out, although there are still 4 or 5 mu of sweet potatoes that have not been dug out, everyone is so curious that they plan to weigh these sweet potatoes first.

As a result, baskets of sweet potatoes were weighed side by side, and the total amount was finally calculated to be more than 6000 catties!

In other words, the output of sweet potatoes is more than 60 shi.

The villagers watching from the side saw the scene in front of them, their eyes were out of their sockets, and they were stunned, unable to react to anything.

God, there are 60 shi of grain!

One mu of land planted by Li Xiang'e's family can be equivalent to 10 mu planted by other people's family!
It’s incredible!
The village names of Lijia Village reacted differently.

It suddenly dawned on me that what Li Xiang'e's family said before is true, the yield of sweet potatoes is really high!

They only now understand that it's not just about being tall!
Those villagers who once had the opportunity to grow sweet potatoes but gave up, now think of it, their intestines are green with regret, and their hearts are bleeding.

Li Xiang'e's family should have been trusted in the first place. They have a lot of property, and the village is so big, so they must have earned a lot of money. Is it necessary to lie to them, tenant farmers?
Why didn't you believe it in the first place? !

Otherwise, your own family will be the envy of others.

To say that the happiest ones are Wang Dashi's family, the village chief's family, and those tenant farmers who have won an acre of land with the mentality of giving it a try...

When they learned that the yield of sweet potatoes was astonishingly large, they couldn't even close their mouths when they thought they had planted them at home. They were so satisfied under the envious eyes of others.

But within a day or two, all the sweet potatoes in Li Xiang'e's house were dug out of the soil.

Then, Li Xiang'e asked everyone to help, and put all the sweet potatoes layer by layer in a ventilated cellar according to the storage method of sweet potatoes.

All these sweet potatoes have been weighed, and each mu of land must have at least six to seven thousand catties of harvest. The total output of five mu of land exceeds 5 catties, which is more than 3 shi.

The output was astonishing, and everyone was petrified.

Others who also grew sweet potatoes began to look forward to their own sweet potatoes.

It shouldn't be bad, right?

There is always a production of ten or twenty stones, huh? !

As a result, other villagers, including the village chief Wang Dashi and his family, began to look forward to the harvest in a month's time.

There is no doubt about this incident, and it quickly alarmed the newly appointed Magistrate Du, Mrs. Du.

On this day, Li Xiang'e.

It was rare for the villagers in the surrounding Lijia Village to see an official like the county magistrate. When they saw it now, they were all very excited and gathered around there.

Li Xiang'e came out and saw such a scene!
"Minnv met Master Du!"

Regarding Li Xiang'e's salute, County Magistrate Du unexpectedly did not put up his official airs, but instead raised his hand very amiably to help her.

Afterwards, County Magistrate Du looked at Li Xiang'e with a very friendly attitude, with a smile in his eyes, as if he was looking at his junior, and slowly asked him what he wanted to know.

"Miss Li, to make a long story short, this official came here to officially hear that you have discovered a new kind of grain, which is easy to grow and can be grown in ordinary fields, and the yield is extremely high. Is this true?!"

After finishing speaking, Magistrate Du looked at Li Xiang'e expectantly, hoping to get an affirmative answer.

Sure enough, Li Xiang'e did not disappoint Magistrate Du.

The corners of Li Xiang'e's mouth hooked slightly, revealing a faint smile, neither flattering nor arrogant and unapproachable, giving people a refreshing feeling.

"Returning to my lord, it is indeed the case. The food you asked about is sweet potatoes. The minimum yield is at least close to 20 shi per mu. If the care is good, it is possible to produce more than 60 shi per mu. For example, the Minnv's house times."

As soon as the words fell, Li Xiang'e continued before County Magistrate Du had time to express his joy.

"If my lord still has doubts, you can wait until half a month later. Several other households in our village have also planted sweet potatoes. When they harvest sweet potatoes, you can send someone to take a look at them. Women don't dare to have them." lie."

Magistrate Du nodded, very satisfied with the answer he got.

He began to look forward to the production of sweet potatoes from other people's families, and secretly wrote down the time, so he must come and see it when the time comes to rest assured.

"Well, that's good. I will be there on time!"

After finishing speaking, County Magistrate Du suddenly laughed heartily at Li Xiang'e, did not hesitate to praise Li Xiang'e, and talked about personal matters.

"Hahaha, I heard from my wife that you are a child who is very suitable for her eyes. You are kind and kind, and you are very talented in pharmaceuticals. You have helped our family a lot. Our Du family I owe you a big favor. In the future, if you encounter any difficulties or are bullied by others, even if you come to the yamen, I will definitely help you. Otherwise, Madam will not let the old man kneel down, hahaha... ..."

The master who came to Lijia Village with County Magistrate Du and the arresters were shocked when they heard the words.

Hearing that Master Du, who was always serious and upright in his family, would be so kind and protective of a woman he had never met, he couldn't believe it.

It seems that this woman named Li Xiang'e can't bear it absolutely, and she must keep her eyes open when she sees her in the future, she must not offend her, and she will rush up to help if there is something to do.

Otherwise, how could he be working under his master Du.

The master and the policemen secretly reminded themselves in their hearts!

But Li Xiang'e was confused.

When did she become so familiar with magistrate Du?

This should be the first meeting, right? !
When the villagers of Lijia Village who were watching nearby heard this, their hearts exploded with a bang.

Li Xiang'e is actually related to Lord Du?
With this backing, it seems that Li Xiang'e will definitely not be easily provoked in the future!
There were still some cautious people in Lijia Village, but when they saw such a scene, they quickly extinguished the small flames in their hearts.

Hurry up to extinguish the signs, Li Xiang'e was not something they could afford to offend before, and this time it was even worse.

"Excuse me, are Du Sanniang and Du Siniang yours?"

Li Xiang'e thought for a long time, and came up with a guess that was most likely to be close to the truth, and asked cautiously.

County Magistrate Du replied with a smile.

"It's my daughter!"

Li Xiang'e suddenly realized.

"So it's you, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. How is Mrs. Du? She and the fetus in her stomach are fine."

As soon as he mentioned this, Master Du smiled all over his face.

"Okay, everything is fine. So, thanks to you, hahaha!"

Li Xiang'e's eyes were slightly bent, and she was in a good mood.

"Then I don't worry. If there is any discomfort, remember to take Antai Pills, and remember to take Baotai Pills before giving birth. Basically, there will be no problems!"

Master Du nodded.

"Extremely great!"

The two chatted as if there was no one else around, like an elder chatting with a younger generation, and the crowd watching so far did not dare to underestimate this unmarried and pregnant woman.

Half a month later, the village head's family, Wang Dashi's family, and several other families began to work hard, digging sweet potatoes from their fields.

County magistrate Du was really active and arrived at Lijia Village on time.

After everyone had dug out the sweet potatoes, County Magistrate Du asked them to weigh them in front of him, without any possibility of cheating.

As a result, as expected, although the sweet potatoes planted by others were not as many as Li Xiang'e's, they were as many as 40 stones, and as few as 20 stones, which was amazing!

The facts were confirmed, and the big stone in Du County Magistrate's heart finally moved away, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

It's good if it's true, there's no time to rejoice!
Afterwards, County Magistrate Du was overjoyed and laughed.

It turns out that there is really such a high output, which is really good news!

Listening to Li Xiang'e's detailed talk about how to grow sweet potatoes, how to preserve them, and all kinds of food that can be made, County Magistrate Du couldn't close his mouth with a smile, and comforted him.

This is a good thing for the king and the people!

If the people of the Yong Dynasty could plant this sweet potato in the future, then everyone would be full, at least they would not be hungry.

Thinking in this way, County Magistrate Du hurriedly told Li Xiang'e to speak slowly.

"Xiang'e, I have an unfeeling request. Don't rush to sell the sweet potatoes harvested by your family, and don't rush to use them for other purposes. They should be preserved first. This is a good thing that benefits the country and the people, old man. We have to report it to the imperial court quickly, and let the emperor know about it before making a decision."

Li Xiang'e nodded, expressing her understanding.

County magistrate Du is a good official who cares about the common people, and it is impossible for him not to report such a major event as high grain yield.

Later, the magistrate of County Du also sent someone to notify other sweet potato harvesters, asking them to keep the sweet potatoes and wait for news.

Magistrate Du's action is fast.

Ten days later, the imperial court rewarded County Magistrate Du for his indispensible contribution. County Magistrate Du was promoted to two ranks at once, making others envious.

The reward of Li Xiang'e's family who contributed the most was not missed. In addition to the reward of 1000 taels of gold, the Li family was also given a plaque inscribed by the emperor himself by the emperor, with the words "virtuous family" written on it.

Everyone in Lijia Village envied them, and Li's father and mother couldn't close their mouths for several days, their faces were radiant, and they couldn't help holding their heads high when they walked out, feeling extremely energetic.

Next, the court's arrangement came down.

(End of this chapter)