Chapter 504 Letter

Shen Yueyao nodded and said, "Well, I need to think carefully about the name of the academy."

"I think if you write the name of the academy yourself, it will increase its reputation."

Shen Yueyao likes Su Xueyi's calligraphy very much and thinks it is pleasing to the eye.

Su Xueyi said good-temperedly, "Okay."

For Su Xueyi, Shen Yueyao can do whatever she wants.

Shen Yueyao was thinking about what title to come up with for the book when she suddenly saw the letter that Su Xueyi had placed on the table.

Shen Yueyao's expression changed and she asked, "Is this a reply?"

"Well, you can take a look at the letter my mother and the others sent back."

Shen Yueyao had been looking forward to receiving their letters.

Old Madam Su, Su Ruoqing, her parents, her third and fourth brothers all wrote letters.

Shen Yueyao didn't bother to say anything else, she sat down and started reading the letter.

At the top is a letter from Mrs. Su.

It has been two months since they left the capital.

Old Madam Su wrote some daily matters in the letter.

For example, she would often go to the farm to sit for a while, and Ruoqing would go back to accompany her when she had time.

The barbecue restaurant business is even more popular.

However, as the weather gradually got cooler, all the watermelons in the village were sold out, and there were not many grapes left, so everyone started to crave sausages.

I also love buying wine.

"People in the capital like to drink wine nowadays, especially women..."

"In the past, it was only men who drank alcohol, but women generally couldn't drink it and would get drunk after drinking it. But wine has a slightly sweet taste and looks good, so women like it and it's not easy to get drunk after just a little..."

"The people who come to our village to eat barbecue now like to drink and eat barbecue. The men drink liquor, while the women drink wine or milk tea. Everyone praises the wine..."

"It's autumn now, and everyone's still used to drinking milk tea, but it's mostly red bean or pearl milk tea. Cold drinks aren't popular anymore..."

"And there are sausages. They're in such short supply, especially in our barbecue restaurant. Besides barbecue, everyone loves sausages. They say they're really delicious..."

"Not to mention others, even Ruoqing and I like to eat it."

"Ruoqing is pregnant. Bingshuo loves Ruoqing very much. He stays with her when he's not on duty in the palace. He also comes back with her to visit. I think they're doing well..."

Seeing this, Shen Yueyao became excited.

His eyes brightened instantly.

"Xue Yi, did you know that Ruo Qing is pregnant?"

Ruoqing is almost seventeen years old.

Su Xueyi said, "Big brother told me about it in the letter, and he was very happy too."

"Big Brother is also very satisfied with Huo Bingshuo. He said that he once tested his Kung Fu and said that his basic foundation is very good."

"Besides, Big Brother said Ruoqing is with Bingshuo. Now that they have a child, he feels relieved about Ruoqing."

Shen Yueyao was very happy for Ruoqing.

"Mom told me about the business in the capital. She's doing well there."

“They say wine is the most popular right now.”

“Fortunately, we planted more grapes.”

“With more grapes, we can make more wine.”

"Mom said barbecue restaurants are still very popular. I'm thinking of opening a barbecue restaurant after I finish building the shop at the dock..."

Shen Yueyao chattered to Su Xueyi about the contents of the letter.

Su Xueyi listened carefully.

"Okay, you can do whatever you want and open whatever store you want."

"But recently, a lot of people have gone to the grain store to buy food. Do you really have enough food there?"

Shen Yueyao said: "Don't worry, there is enough food."

"You also know that I have a space. There is a large warehouse in the space with a lot of food."

"And now that my space has been upgraded, there are many fields in it, and now all kinds of crops are grown in the fields."

"Not only is the yield high, but the crops also grow quickly."

"We can definitely supply it. Many people are buying food now, but after spring when everyone plants their crops and the autumn harvest comes, fewer people will buy food."

"Besides, my farm will be able to provide food by then."

"And now we're only using the food in my space. Don't forget that I also bought a farm in Beiliu Town, Liuhe Village, and planted a lot of crops. All the food is stored in the farmhouse..."

"And the farms in the capital have all planted crops and are now harvesting them."

Old Madam Su also said all this in her letter.

So many potatoes and sweet potatoes filled the several large granaries in the house.

Shen Yueyao didn't plan to deal with those and kept them in the granary for the time being.

Anyway, the granary is specially built so things stored there won't spoil easily.

Hearing Shen Yueyao say this, Su Xueyi felt relieved.

As long as he has food in his hands, he has nothing to worry about.

"There's not much food left in Hezhou's granary."

"Don't worry about that. When spring comes, we'll distribute some potatoes and sweet potatoes to each village and let everyone plant them. When the autumn harvest comes, with such high yields, everyone can harvest a lot of food."

"Even the grain from the government farms will be collected and stored in the granary."

No taxes will be collected in the first year, and the people can just grow and eat the grain themselves.

Thinking of this, Shen Yueyao looked at Su Xueyi and said, "Your idea is good."

"When everyone thought about not having to pay taxes in the first year and that the land they reclaimed was considered their own and therefore not subject to taxes, they were eager to reclaim more acres of land and cultivate more fields."

"Even some refugees who left Hezhou will return to Hezhou upon hearing the news. This will increase the amount of farmland in Hezhou, and everyone will cultivate it step by step. After a year of rest and recuperation, the harvest will be more in the second year."

Su Xueyi smiled and said, "As long as the people have food, they can survive, and Hezhou can recuperate and prosper."

Shen Yueyao nodded and said, "Yes, that's the truth."

Shen Yueyao saw that Su Xueyi's face was more smiling, and she breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "Do you feel more relaxed recently?"

When they first came to Hezhou, although they seemed calm, they were actually under pressure.

Especially the pressure that Su Xueyi was carrying, Shen Yueyao understood it all.

At the beginning, he was busy until midnight every day, and he would wake up naturally before dawn.

At that time she knew that persuasion was useless.

We can only try to do something to ease his burden.

Now that everything in Hezhou is back on track, they all feel much more relaxed.

Su Xueyi reached out and gently touched Shen Yueyao’s hair and said, “I want to thank my wife. It’s because of your presence and your help that I have solved many problems. Now I feel much more relaxed.”

"But now is the time to use people."

"Liu Wengu wrote me a letter saying he's encouraging villagers in some of the counties and villages under his jurisdiction to reclaim wasteland and personally explaining the benefits of this policy to everyone."

"At the beginning of spring, he hoped to get more high-yield crop seeds from the government, and he would let the villagers plant them."

Shen Yueyao smiled and said, "Liu Wengu is quite talented and capable. You praised him before."

Su Xueyi smiled and said, "Yes, that's right. When I first came to Hezhou, Liu Wengu supported the implementation of any decree I issued, and he would also write letters to share everything he knew about the situation."

It's like we're all family, so it makes things much easier.

If there were more people like this in the subordinate areas, Hezhou would be easier to govern.

Shen Yueyao blinked and said, "So if there is any convenience, will you also give priority to supporting the counties he manages?"

Shen Yueyao still understood Su Xueyi.

Since Su Xueyi proposed it, she will support Liu Wengu.

Su Xueyi seemed to be thinking of something and said, "Lin Hai learned that we were going to build an academy and planned to come to study in our academy."

"The news came so quickly?"

Shen Yueyao was a little surprised.

Lin Hai was the one who went to the capital for the imperial examination with Liu Wen Gu, and later got to know Su Xueyi and the others.

However, Liu Wen Gu passed the imperial examination and ranked among the top three, while Lin Hai was outside the top 300, so Lin Hai prepared to try again and go to the capital to take the exam again three years later.

He returned to Hezhou early.

"Didn't he say before that he was going back to his hometown to study?"

"I heard we were planning to build an academy, so I decided to come here."

Shen Yueyao said: "It shows that he trusts our academy."

Su Xueyi said, "I haven't told him the specific details of the academy yet, but he knows it was built by us, so he trusts us and decided to come."

Shen Yueyao said happily, "Lin Hai is a juren, and he's quite knowledgeable. If he comes to study at our academy, it would be like advertising to many students."