Chapter 622: That Gleaming Gold of Hope!

hree or four months!""Hee hee, didn't I just come back!" Li Lao Si grinned like a child, showing off, "Mom, I've done something great, now I'm a general!"Everyone was dumbfounded, not quite sure about...However, she wasn't worried.

Even if the stepfather was annoyed with his two older brothers' rough behavior, he wouldn't hurt them.

As Grandma said, there's no way to learn without enduring hardship. If you eat more bitter in your home, you'll experience less hardship when you go out!

The next morning, after breakfast, Jia An and Jia Xi heard that the Marquis had arranged for them to learn skills. They were overjoyed and excitedly packed up their simple luggage. Then, they rode horses and followed into the city.

Jia Yin waved goodbye to her brothers from afar, then went to Zhang Shenyi's new courtyard.

Perhaps because someone came back yesterday to collect the burn ointment, the old man arranged for her to "get hands-on experience" today.

The task is, various types of medicinal herbs.

Her chubby arms and legs, already beyond their years of training, will have to endure more.

By the end of the day, she had made a whole jar of burn ointment and a box of wound powder. Her wrist was also red and swollen...

This is still with Shui Ling's help, otherwise she would be exhausted.

However, Dr. Zhang wasn't having an easy time either.

When Jiayin returned home, her mother, grandmother, and sisters-in-law, overcome with concern, fussed over her, eager to feed her every bite.

While Zhang Shenyi was tugging at his hair, he muttered frantically at the medicinal powder, "Impossible! The recipe is the same, how can the efficacy be so much better!"

The autumn wind grows colder day by day, urging the farmers to harvest everything in the fields as quickly as possible.

The threshing floor of the new village was covered with golden corn cobs.

After shedding their dry outer husks, the corn stalks, each over half a foot long, proudly displayed their erect figures. Their plump "muscles" made everyone who saw them drool with envy and sigh in admiration.

"Such good food, and it's actually grown by us!"

"Yes, when I shuck corn, I'm so afraid to use too much force that I might lose a kernel. It would be terrible! You see, if even one kernel is planted, next year it will grow into a cob just like this."

"From now on, I won't be afraid of hunger anymore. One stick like this is enough for a person to eat for a day!"

Men, women, and children throughout the entire village seemed to have gained consciousness in their legs.

Besides eating, sleeping and using the restroom, I spend almost all my free time squatting in the drying yard, refusing to leave. My eyes are completely glued to the corn cobs, not moving an inch.

Birds inside and outside the village are considered unlucky. Not only will they be caught if they come to steal a bite, but even flying overhead will result in being captured and having their mouths tied shut!

The village head of Dazhuang and Dahuaishu Village, along with their deputy, ran back and forth to Xin Cun seven or eight times a day. They were afraid that the village chief might change his mind and refuse to give them seeds.

On this day, they came over again, using the bonus from delivering the jade gourd as an excuse, and then dragged the village chief away unwillingly.

In the midst of the scenery at Dahuaitree Village, the stubborn man pleaded, "Big brother, look, these corn seeds are a bother to take care of here. Why not give them to us earlier We'll take them back to dry and store them, and we'll feel more at ease."

"That's right, Village Chief Wu. We're all family here. You shouldn't doubt us, should you We promise to take good care of the seeds once we take them back to our village." Da Wang Zhuang also patted his chest in reassurance.

Little Wang in the village was even more straightforward, he directly sat down on the ground refusing to get up. “Big brother, if you don’t divide it for us today, I won’t leave. I’ll stay here day and night.”

The village head chuckled and said, "Just so happens that the old master is home today. I'll take you to settle accounts with him. If he agrees, I'll give you the corn seeds in advance. But the potato seeds have to wait until next spring because they are stored elsewhere. We all have to wait together."

"Good, good, as long as we can get the corn seeds, that's enough. We don't need the potatoes right away." The three inner guards almost said it in unison.

Then, they quickly tidied up their clothes and followed the village head to Li's house.

Li Laoer was also quite accommodating. He didn't make things difficult for them. After settling the payments for the jade gourds, he said: "You can take the corn seeds back early if you want. There are many people in our village and a lot of corn. If we don't take good care of it, it would be a waste."

“As we agreed before, Xiaowangzhuang will pay 700 jin, Dawangzhuang will pay 1,000 jin, and Dahuaishutucun will pay 1,200 jin. I'll have the village head bring people to measure it right away! Next autumn, in addition to the regular grain tax, you will have to double the repayment.”

"Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master!" The three men rejoiced, stood up together, and bowed deeply in thanks.

Little Wang's village had few people and little land, and he had the fewest seeds.

The Great Willow Tree has many people and much land, so it also has many seeds.

The Big King's Manor is in the middle, but there are enough seeds to share among all the families in the village.

As I was thinking about something here in the garden, I couldn't help but inquire with a hint of probing: "Master, in just a few days, the taxes and grain will be ready. Perhaps it would be good to ask the Lady of the County where we should send them..."

Li Lao'er didn't hesitate at all and instructed: "I had already discussed this with the county princess. You should do as you did last year, delivering to where you are supposed to. The court is currently in a time of great rebuilding, and this also reflects the intention of our Suijin Tan villagers."

"Yes, master, you are righteous and noble, the county princess is kind-hearted." Jing Li hurriedly bowed, while flattering him with a couple of compliments.

After some more idle chatter, the three of them bade farewell to the village head.

For a time, the corn stalks in the threshing yard were carefully selected and the best ones were bagged.

Hearing that the three villages were going to plant seeds next year, people from Xincun volunteered to help remove the kernels and corn cobs.

Jingri was secretly tucking a kernel of corn into her mouth, chewing it up and tasting its faint sweetness. She couldn't help but smile.

This time next year, their village will also have such a golden expanse of threshing floor.

Just imagining the scene, his bones seemed to lighten by a few points, and his body almost floated up…

Similarly, on this day, every household in the new capital that had planted corn was looking at their vast fields of ears of corn with emotion, happiness as if it were a dream.

Although there had been speculation since spring, they were still shocked by the reality!

This is a golden harvest, the grains are much better than sorghum and wheat. Even though it doesn't have the flavor of rice or wheat, its high yield is the ultimate advantage.

If Tiānwǔ were to cover the land, with every mountain and forest planted with this food source, Tiānwǔ would never again face a shortage of food, nor would anyone starve!

This is a great service to the country, a life-saving grace!

How fortunate the Li family was, to have obtained such a wonderful thing from the hands of the foreigners!

The most important thing is how the Li family knew its value, bringing it back from thousands of miles away and entrusting the Liu family to cultivate it…

If it were just corn, that would be fine, but to see round potatoes everywhere...

The fist-sized potato produces five or six new plants, and the newly sprouted potatoes can fill a pot, a nearly tenfold increase in yield.

It can be used as food or preserved winter vegetable, the taste is so-so.

Honeysuckle has launched seven or eight new dishes. While not everyone loves them, none of them are considered difficult to eat.

Could it be that there really are such blessed families in the world, capable of resolving Tianwu's greatest crisis with their own strength

Think about it carefully, the Li family was indeed lucky.

A refugee family, who traveled thousands of miles from north to south, lost none of their members along the way. Now they have directly become part of the elite class.

Our household boasts numerous titles and honors, from high-ranking officials to prestigious academic achievements. Moreover, our children and grandchildren are all remarkably successful...wo half-dead plum trees in its courtyard, held a flower viewing event.There's simply no excuse left, so I might as well write a poem while enjoying the snow.The more gatherings there are, the more bot...