Chapter 389 Pregnancy

"Lord Rong, 100,000 jin of grain has been delivered." Xiao Jiuyue delivered the last 100,000 jin of grain to the Lancang County government office.

"Don't worry, Miss Xiao. This batch of grain will be safe until the imperial edict comes down." Rong Xun patted his chest and guaranteed that no matter what, this batch of grain will be safe.

"Miss Xiao, Lancang County had a bumper harvest this year. Prices are very stable at all major grain merchants and rice shops, so no one will risk moving this batch of grain." Rong Xun smiled at Xiao Jiuyue and said, "Miss Xiao, do you know how much grain Lancang County harvested in the end?"

"How much?" Xiao Jiuyue raised her eyebrows curiously.

Rong Xun was very capable. She persuaded eight out of ten landlords to follow her scientific method of growing crops. The common people were even more so. After learning that Fu'an Village had a good harvest last year, they all followed Fu'an Village's example and started growing crops.

In theory, there is no problem in doubling the output.

"Thirty million kilograms of grain, more than double the amount produced last year." Rong Xun's face flushed with excitement. These were all real political achievements!

God knows that in the past six months, he only slept for one or two hours a day for this batch of food.

Whenever I have free time, I go into the ground.

"So much!" Xiao Jiuyue was stunned when he heard about the amount of grain. It was a huge amount, but then he thought about it. The grain of the entire Lancang County, just the Xiao family's two or three hundred acres of land, produced more than 100,000 kilograms of grain. In the entire Lancang County, all the land that could be planted was probably planted, so it was normal to have so much grain.

Moreover, there are nearly 40,000 people in Lancang County. On average, each person is allocated only 750 kilograms of grain. When you think about it this way, it is not a lot.

"It sounds like a lot, but the food needed by the 40,000 people in Lancang County alone is a lot. Add to that the taxes paid to the court, and the actual amount of food the common people get is only 500 to 600 kilograms."

Rong Xun had already calculated it clearly. He smiled and said, "However, we are calculating the average. If there are both old and young in the family, each household will have more food left over!"

"Moreover, some landlords refused to listen to advice. Otherwise, there would be more food left." When Rong Xun was in Xunzhou before, even if the average was calculated, each person only had 200 to 300 kilograms of food. Children and women had about that much in a year, and adult men could not get enough to eat.

"Miss Xiao, I believe that the court will give the Xiao family a chance to overturn the verdict!" Rong Xun was worried that Xiao Jiuyue would be waiting anxiously after not hearing any news for such a long time.

Xiao Jiuyue's eyes curved with laughter as he said, "Lord Rong, I just received news from Shengjing that the Emperor has agreed to overturn the Xiao family's case. As long as it can be proven that my father didn't embezzle disaster relief funds, then my father can come back!"

The entire Xiao family, including Xiao Jiuyue, were extremely happy.

"Congratulations." Rong Xun's eyes were also filled with excitement. He said, "I hope the Xiao family will be vindicated soon."

"Thanks."

Xiao Jiuyue was in a particularly good mood. When he left the county government office, he went to the Shang Family Troupe on purpose. Now that the Shang Family Troupe had expanded, it was a very romantic theater with a hall and private rooms, and you could even pay money to order songs!

Xiao Jiuyue chose a seat in a corner and sat down, ready to listen to a performance of White Snake.

It just so happened that it was the scene where White Snake came out of the tower to save her son. Listening to the familiar singing, Xiao Jiuyue seemed to have returned to the afterlife. She hummed these passages softly. It must be said that the voice of the lark is very special. The people in the Shang family troupe are all talented.

"Miss, why didn't you tell me you were coming? The private room upstairs has been reserved for you." When Boss Shang heard that Xiao Jiuyue was coming, he hurried over and asked someone to serve the best tea and snacks.

"No thanks, I'm just passing by and want to listen to some music." Xiao Jiuyue munched on some melon seeds and asked, "Boss Shang, are you interested in going to a bigger stage?"

A bigger stage?

The troupe leader, Shang, was a shrewd man. He immediately understood what Xiao Jiuyue meant and said, "We do have this idea. Many people have wanted to invite us to perform in the capital recently. However, where do you think we should go, Miss?"

"Well, Boss Shang, do you really want to go to the provincial capital?" Xiao Jiuyue glanced sideways at Boss Shang. She had also received dividends from the Shang family troupe. Of course, it was not comparable to that in Yanjing, but she could still earn several thousand or tens of thousands of taels a year.

"Yes." The Shang troupe leader nodded without hesitation. "To be honest, Miss Xiao, from the moment I opened the Shang Family Troupe, I wanted to expand it and make it a great success, rather than just confine it to the small town of Lancang County."

"Besides, I also want to take the Shang family troupe to travel all over South Vietnam!" After the head of the Shang family troupe said this, his face turned red with embarrassment.

National tour?

This was Xiao Jiuyue's first thought. Listening to the Shang family's words, she asked, "Do you have so many apprentices? Learning to sing opera is not something that can be done overnight, let alone finding a talented student like Lark."

"Miss, ever since the Shang family troupe started making money, I've been looking for good talents. I've found a few, and now after six months of study, they've learned quite well. We can go to the provincial capital first, slowly take on apprentices, and slowly start performing opera!"

The boss of the troupe, Shang, is very self-aware. He knows that he cannot swallow a fat man in one bite. To realize his dream of singing all over South Vietnam, he not only needs to make money, but also make more money than what he earns in a fixed place.

"Well, that's fine. Let's start from Hongdu Mansion and Fengchun Tower. What do you think?" Xiao Jiuyue went straight to the point.

The boss Shang said, "We'll all listen to the eldest lady."

If it weren’t for Xiao Jiuyue, there wouldn’t be the Shang family troupe today.

"Okay, you guys get ready and we'll see who to take to the provincial capital when the time comes." After Xiao Jiuyue finished chatting with the monk leader, he went backstage to meet the lark Yang Ling.

Ever since knowing that Yang Ling was the common people's niece, Hua Qing would visit her every month. Xiao Jiuyue had also seen her several times. Compared with the immature Lark last year, the current Lark was more mature and sang better.

"Miss." Yang Ling was particularly excited when she saw Xiao Jiuyue. Her aunt said: Miss is a good person, and it will be good for her to get closer to her.

"I was out when you and Shang Ming got married and couldn't make it in time. Today, I specially brought a gift." Xiao Jiuyue asked Lianxin to take out the gift, a set of rouge and powder, and a set of jewelry.

"Miss, this, this is so embarrassing." Yang Ling had already received jewelry and silver from her aunt Hua Qing when she came back. She felt embarrassed to accept it again now.

"Take it. Hua Qing keeps talking about you being her only niece." Xiao Jiuyue's gaze fell on Yang Ling's belly. Although Yang Ling was young, who knew for sure that she might be pregnant?

"Miss, I, I have agreed with Shang Ming to have children in two years." Yang Ling touched her flat belly and said embarrassedly, "Master has found two good candidates now. I will have children after I learn the song."

Anyway, she is still young and there is no rush to have children.