The emperor was very pleased with Liu Yulian's performance. If cement was really that useful, then it could bring great benefits to the court.

As an emperor, he certainly hopes to achieve something while he is still the emperor, and he also wants to be a wise ruler.

Building roads and bridges are not small matters and require someone to keep an eye on them.

But this is not a big deal. The emperor can arrange people. The important thing is that cement has been researched.

"Let those people take a look and see which house is good and give her one." The emperor did not plan to confer the title of public official on the Rongning County scholar so soon. He had to wait a little longer.

The emperor is old and his health is not that good. He can wait until the prince ascends the throne, and then the prince will reward Liu Yulian.

The emperor was not stingy with other rewards, but he could not give away all the things, so that the prince would not be able to reward Liu Yulian in the future.

The prince must have something to reward people with, and people must know how much the prince values ​​Liu Yulian.

"Yes." The eunuch didn't even remember what Liu Yulian looked like. Maybe the Rongning County scholar had been to the palace before, but he had always been serving the emperor. How could he care about those things?

Who could have thought that a little girl would become so powerful? The eunuch thought about how he should remember what the Rongning County scholar looked like in the future.

As far as the current situation is concerned, the emperor must attach importance to the scholars of Rongning County.

In the northwest, it's May, almost June, and the grass Liu Yulian has planted has grown tall. This grass can be harvested three times a year, so Liu Yulian has people out to harvest it.

Those grasses are more than four meters high. Who would have thought that such grass is grass?

Many people are used to letting cattle and sheep eat other grasses. Even if there are tall grasses, they are not this tall.

"So tall?" Zhaoyang Gongshi accompanied Liu Yulian to the field, and she saw grass that grew taller than people.

"Yes, that's right." Liu Yulian nodded. "What can be sold should be sold early. If not, dry it."

Liu Yulian had thought about this a long time ago. They didn't need to rush and there was no need to think about selling all the pasture all at once.

Everything has a gradual process. The price of grass is not high, especially wet grass, which costs several kilograms for one penny.

Fortunately, the yield of forage grass is high. One penny can get three or four pounds of grass, which can be sold for a lot of money. Not to mention that it can be harvested three times a year, and the price of dry grass is higher. If the people grow forage grass, they should be able to make money.

Right now, the most important issue is getting people to accept the existence of this grass. This grass is different from other grasses, and perhaps outsiders still think that cattle and sheep don't eat it.

Liu Yulian also plans to reclaim more wasteland and plant a large area. There's a lot of wasteland in the northwest, and the soil there isn't very fertile. They'll plant more grasses and some cold-resistant plants to protect the land.

"Okay." Zhaoyang Gongshi watched those people harvesting grass and carrying the grass aside, and thought that this was not bad.

Lady Zhaoyang had never thought that there would be such tall grass. She had never raised cattle or sheep herself, so she had no idea about these things.

"Wasteland is suitable for growing these things." Liu Yulian said, "There still needs to be trees. We can't just open up the land blindly."

"You know a lot," said Zhaoyang Gongshi. "What else do you want to plant? Is there also pasture on the other side?"

"No, it's sugarcane." Liu Yulian replied, "We don't just grow one kind of fruit here at Zhuangzi, we grow many kinds of fruit."

"It's very good." Mr. Zhaoyang had eaten sugarcane, but he had never seen sugarcane growing in the ground.

"We can't eat it yet. We have to wait." Liu Yulian said, "The sunshine here is good, which is great for growing these fruits."

Liu Yulian didn't think about tropical fruits, durian, guava... forget about these fruits, this place is not suitable for growing these fruits.

Without a greenhouse and electricity, it's hard to keep the heat in. It's not just about placing a charcoal basin in the greenhouse; there are other ways to make do.

Liu Yulian just looked to see if there were any improved seeds in the game store, or whether the cold resistance of plant seeds could be increased by soaking in potions.

"The wasteland here can be cultivated." Zhaoyang Gongshi also went to purchase some for the emperor. The court encouraged everyone to cultivate wasteland. In addition to the money for purchasing wasteland, the money was not much, and there was tax exemption in the first few years.

Therefore, many people went to reclaim wasteland, especially after the culture medium became available, more people went to reclaim wasteland.

The price of one acre of fertile farmland can buy many acres of wasteland, and wasteland was tax-free in the past few years. How cost-effective is that?

Of course, if wasteland doesn't produce much, it's no good. This is why some people don't cultivate much wasteland. Their families have limited labor, and wasteland is not as good as fertile farmland.

"We haven't planted some saplings yet to prevent sand from blowing and stabilize the forest." Liu Yulian said, "There's a lot of wind and sand here, so we need to control it."

Liu Yulian didn't want to wait until the wind and sand were blown to other places. They could do something and start now.

"There are fertile fields here that are covered by sandstorms," ​​Liu Yulian said. "If we build sand control and forest restoration projects, it will be difficult for the sandstorms to cover the fertile fields."

"You won't make much money from this, right?" asked Zhaoyang Gongshi. If it's for sand prevention and forest consolidation, those trees can't be cut down at will.

"But there are more good fields." Liu Yulian said, "With more good fields, it's still worthwhile. Just think of it as doing a good deed, and it's also for your own fields."

Liu Yulian had no plans to sell those properties. The northwest was far from the capital, so it didn't matter. She could just let others take care of them. She planned to use some of the money to invest in sand control and reforestation, and have people plant more trees.

"For us, it's just a matter of spending a little money." Liu Yulian said, "If we make money elsewhere, we can spend some money on this."

Zhaoyang Gongshi thought about Liu Yulian's previous expenses. Liu Yulian was doing these things and still thinking about the environment. How many people would think about the environment? No one would think about sand control and forest consolidation.

"The public officials should also allocate some of the funds for sand prevention and forest consolidation." Zhaoyang Gongshi said, "It's a small token of our appreciation."

In the county town, Su Qiuya and the others had almost packed up their things and were looking for someone to buy the shop. According to the agreed time, they would leave the county town in two days and hand over the shop.

Liu Yanbo said goodbye to the other people in the academy and also said goodbye to the teacher.

The people in the academy couldn't help but wonder if Liu Yanbo was too embarrassed to stay here, so he left.

They all knew that Liu Yanbo had made a vow before, and many people thought that Liu Yanbo would pass the imperial examination. Who could have imagined that this would happen.

They assumed Liu Yanbo was afraid of losing face, so he said he was going somewhere else. This had no effect on the others; they didn't play with Liu Yanbo much, and there was no need to say those words.

In the eyes of others, Liu Yanbo was not a genius at all. Perhaps there were a few people who admired Liu Yanbo at the beginning, but over time, they discovered Liu Yanbo's flaws and stopped interacting with him.

"It's better to leave, so as to avoid being ridiculed."

"Leave early and there won't be any trouble."

"If it were me, I wouldn't have the face to stay."

…

Few people sided with Liu Yanbo. They all thought he was being arrogant. If someone possessed great abilities, then anything they said would be fine. But if this person simply didn't have that much ability, then he was a laughing stock.

When Liu Yanbo went to the academy to say goodbye, he heard some unpleasant words. They didn't say them to his face, but it was almost the same.

Those people were speaking loudly, and Liu Yanbo suspected that they were speaking deliberately for him to hear.

Liu Yanbo did not rush forward, nor did he stay in the academy for long. He soon returned home.

After returning home, Liu Yanbo did not tell his family what happened in the academy. He had always believed what Qing Yi Niang said and did not know himself well enough.

He was just being gossiped about, and it was pointless for him to argue with them. It was because he had problems that others could attack him.

If he had been more capable, things would not be like this.

"I've packed my things, that's about it." Liu Yanbo said, "There's no need to say anything more to others."

"Are you going to say goodbye to those people?" Su Qiuya asked.

"I've said goodbye." Liu Yanbo replied, "Waiting to go to the capital."

"Okay." Su Qiuya also said goodbye to some of the neighbors who had lived here before. In order to get along well with the neighbors, Su Qiuya even sent them food.

Su Qiuya was leaving, so she went to say goodbye to those people, which was a complete beginning and an end.

"Once we get to the provincial capital, we'll see which academy we can get into." Liu Yanbo said. Some academies in the provincial capital require students to pass exams before they can get in. Those academies are good and have many students, so the academies are so selective.

Liu Yanbo wanted to see what kind of academy he could get into. If he couldn't get into a better academy, he could only go to a worse one.

His current level is not that high, so he can only concentrate on studying.

Maybe some people in the city said he was crazy, and what he did after failing the exam was regarded as a joke.

Those people simply didn't believe that a little girl like Rongning County Magistrate would go against her half-brother. Anyone with a little bit of common sense knew that there was no need for Rongning County Magistrate to do that.

The scholar of Rongning County is highly valued by the emperor and has a fiancé, so good days are ahead of her.

If the Rongning County officials were to deal with Liu Yanbo, it would most likely be because there was something wrong with Liu Yanbo.

Everyone had a very good impression of Rongning County Scholar. Rongning County Scholar developed a culture medium that allowed everyone to harvest more food.

They all like people like Rongning Junshi, who brings real benefits to everyone.

Not everyone can be like the Rongning County scholar. This is because Miss Cen had previously led others to say bad things about Liu Yulian, and the scholars were mainly from wealthy families. The common people didn't think so, especially those in this area.

The people in this area basically knew that the culture medium was researched by Rongning County Scholar, and it was because of the culture medium and other things that Rongning County Scholar was conferred the title of County Scholar. They were all very grateful to Rongning County Scholar, and Rongning County Scholar's wool workshop also recruited many people.

Those people went to the wool mill to make money and support their families, and they were in a good mood. How could such a good Rongning County scholar lay hands on his illegitimate brother, who was just a student?

"Does he think that because he is a bastard, others will target him?"

"Who the hell is he? Why would someone with great talent stare at him?"

"The scholars of Rongning County are obsessed with studying those things, which is why people take advantage of them."

"People who really do practical things don't spend their days looking at what others say about them. That's how they bully others."

…

Most of the people thought that the scholars of Rongning County were good, and only a few had different ideas.

Those rich people are not all fools. Sometimes they spread rumors, but that doesn’t mean they really believe the content of the rumors.

Liu Yulian didn't care about her reputation, and she couldn't always tell others whether she had done those things. If she had the time, she might as well spend it on research.

When Liu Yulian was cleaning the yard, Zhaoyang Gongshi went over to help and she saw that Liu Yulian had a lot of books.

Perhaps because Liu Yulian had only been in the northwest for a short time, she hadn't bought that many books yet. But for Zhaoyang Gongshi, these books were a lot, and he wondered how Liu Yulian could read so many books in such a short time.

"So many books?" Zhaoyang Gongshi was stunned. She remembered that He Xiyuan had helped Liu Yulian organize books before.

"Yes," Liu Yulian said, "Actually, these books aren't that many. I collected more when I was in the capital. It's just that those books are gone, which is a pity."

"It's a pity." Zhaoyang Gongshi nodded. Liu Yulian has collected books for so many years, how could it not be a pity.

The Duke of Zhaoyang thought the Cen family couldn't possibly be any better. They were too powerful. If the emperor continued to indulge the Cen family, the country would sooner or later become theirs.

The emperor must have wanted to weaken the Cen family. The Cen family had destroyed so much when they were responsible for confiscating the Jingning Marquis's mansion. This kind of thing wouldn't be a big deal under normal circumstances, but Liu Yulian had researched so many things, and the emperor must have considered those books very important.

This had a similar effect to the burning of books and burying of scholars, both destroying a lot of books and ruining the court's chances of further progress.

"Should we put it in the box now?" asked Zhaoyang Gongshi.

"Yes." Liu Yulian said, "Father said he might be returning to Beijing soon, so he asked me to pack up."

Liu Yulian had previously had the books aired to prevent them from getting moldy. They were returning to Beijing, and there was a chance it might rain, so they had to pack the books in boxes and waterproof them.

"Yes, we need to clean it up." Zhaoyang Gongshi thought that Liu Yulian had a lot of books, but not many other things.

Zhaoyang Gongshi didn't stay with Liu Yulian for long. She just helped put the books away. When Xiao Liujia came over, she took her away so that her stepdaughter wouldn't delay Liu Yulian's packing.

It is no secret that the cement factory successfully developed cement.

General Xu and the others all knew the news that Liu Yulian's cement mill had already started producing cement. Liu Yulian didn't plan to sell the cement for the time being, but only provided some to the military camp so that the people in the camp could use the cement to build things.

The cement factory's output was low, mainly because there weren't many people here to begin with. Even if Liu Yulian had people expand production, the cement factory couldn't possibly take over the entire northwest market all at once.

Liu Yulian thought about it and decided that they didn’t need to take over the market in many places, they just needed to sell cement normally.

In a short period of time, it is impossible for others to produce more cement. If the court produces cement, it will be used in more important places first.

Then the cement mill can make a lot of money in the early stage, and the profit will gradually stabilize in the later stage. The cement mill will not lose money, but can still make some money.

In Shiyuan Village, Liu Yanqing also heard some news. Many people knew that Liu Yulian had set up a cement workshop for people to research cement, but many people believed that Liu Yulian would not be able to research anything.

Even after the news that a cement factory has developed cement, many people still don't believe how good cement can be.

Liu Yanqing thought that what his younger sister had researched should be pretty good, so he wondered if the family should buy some.

"What are you buying?" Lin Xiaowan rolled her eyes. "They haven't even put it up for sale yet, how can you buy it?"

It was impossible for Lin Xiaowan to ask Liu Yulian if she sold cement. She had heard that cement could be used to build houses, etc.

But they already have a house and don’t need to build a new one, so why should they buy more cement?

"Buy it." Liu Yanqing said, "Maybe you can sell it somewhere else."

"Why bother?" Lin Xiaowan knew that some of the things in Suixin Shop could be sold at a high price. "You have to sell your things somewhere else, otherwise, how can you get a high price?"

Others are not fools, and Lin Xiaowan doesn't think Liu Yanqing can go into business.

"Or, you can take the things to Beijing to sell? Or sell them somewhere else?" Lin Xiaowan said.

"Forget it then." Liu Yanqing knew that he was not cut out for business and had no idea how to sell things.

If they only sold a few items, the profit wouldn't even cover their travel expenses. If they brought more, they wondered if they would be robbed.

Liu Yanqing recalled being robbed and killed by bandits. Lin Xiaowan then married someone else, bringing all the belongings from her family with her.

This is absolutely not possible!

Liu Yanqing quickly shook his head. He couldn't let this happen. For the sake of a man's dignity, he decided to stay at home.

In fact, Liu Yanqing didn’t know how to do those things because he was afraid of death.

"I can just stay home with you. We have food and shelter at home. There's no need for that." Liu Yanqing said, "If I go out, won't you be left alone? That would be terrible."

Lin Xiaowan didn't believe what Liu Yanqing said. Liu Yanqing was just afraid of traveling far away. If Liu Yanqing was asked to go to the town or the county, he would go. He liked to join in the fun.

"If I were to go out and meet a charming woman outside, it would not be good if I couldn't control myself." Liu Yanqing said, "The relationship between us husband and wife is so good, so we should not let these accidents happen."

"Even if something unexpected happens, they are still concubines." Lin Xiaowan said.

"It's true that they are concubines, but I'm afraid of your rolling pin." Liu Yanqing said quietly.

Liu Yanqing didn't dare to take a concubine. He had to rely on Lin Xiaowan for his livelihood. If he took a concubine, he would not be able to live a good life. Lin Xiaowan would never indulge him like that. If Lin Xiaowan kept his concubines, how much money would it cost?

"If you have that money... you might as well give it to me." Liu Yanqing thought about it and really felt that he had saved money for his family. "I don't have a concubine, can you give me a few more coins?"

"..." Lin Xiaowan's mouth twitched slightly, Liu Yanqing was really twitching.

Two days later, Lin Xiaowan felt unwell and went to see a doctor, who found out that she was pregnant.

When Liu Yanqing heard the news, he was very excited. He had originally thought that since the eldest wife was about to return to Beijing and Lin Xiaowan was not pregnant yet, how could they get any gifts?

No, he wanted to share the happy news with the people in the first wife's house: he was going to be a father.