Chapter 48 Ginseng is not easy to grow

Warning bells rang in Wang Xifeng's mind. Even if she was naive and innocent, she knew that her family could never compare to the Emperor!

Everyone knows about this protective charm; if the emperor doesn't confiscate their property, whose will he confiscate?

"Sister Yuan, please teach me what to do about this? In the end... was it because of this that their house was raided?"

She was immediately filled with fear, for emperors throughout history have never been without suspicion.

Even though she didn't know much about history, she had watched quite a few palace dramas.

How can I allow others to snore beside my bed?

Their family has committed a grave taboo!

However, no one in the Jia family was alarmed by this; on the contrary, they were smug and thought that others were flattering them.

Little did they know, this was a fatal mistake.

Originally, there was no way to resolve the issue of the protective charm for officials, and dispelling the emperor's doubts was not an easy task.

"I don't have a good solution right now. What you can do is to keep your servants in check first, and it's always good to do more good deeds in the future."

“You alone can’t handle this. First, win over Jia Lian in your household, and then use him to influence others.”

"As for farming and building a vineyard, that's the next step. Continue what Jia Lian is doing now, but be careful about the impact. Don't let the Emperor think that your family is using cherry tomatoes to win people over and form cliques."

Wang Xifeng wholeheartedly agreed.

This time, Jia Lian didn't go to the four princes and eight nobles who were connected to the Rongguo Mansion. Instead, he went to the newly noble Xianwang Mansion. It was originally suggested by Hongqu and Wang Xifeng that the Xianwang Mansion's purchasing team searched all over the capital for novelties and spent very generously.

When Wang Xifeng returned, she mentioned this matter to Jia Lian. After thinking it over, Jia Lian eventually made contact with the purchasing team of Prince Xian's mansion.

After the cherry tomatoes were delivered to Prince Xian's residence, Prince Xian presented them to the Emperor.

Their second master, Lian, originally held a nominal fifth-rank official position, which he had acquired through donation. Although he hadn't been promoted, when he met the emperor, the emperor praised him, saying that he was worthy of being a descendant of the Duke of Rong, not impetuous, and able to work diligently and practically, making him a promising talent.

This sentence carries more weight than a promotion.

Based on His Majesty's words, those who want to harm the couple should think twice.

Because of this remark, Jia Lian wished he could live in the country estate and diligently grow "Linglong Fruit" for the Emperor!

That night, Wang Xifeng thought she would be worried and unable to sleep, but because she drank some red wine, she slept better than usual.

The next morning, Yuan Hongqu, along with several children who were on leave, transplanted the ginseng seedlings, which were already more than half a foot tall, into various courtyards.

Because of its proximity to a stream, Rongyueyuan has the most suitable environment for ginseng growth, making it the place where ginseng is most widely cultivated.

After the plants were planted, they made detailed records of each one in a booklet.

Jia Lian found a total of fifty-eight ginseng seeds. Yuan Hongqu first cultivated them in her space, and they all sprouted.

Then she transferred them to the seedling nursery in the greenhouse. However, the seedlings were too young, and ginseng is not an easy plant to grow. By the time they were ready to be transplanted, only 36 out of the 58 buds had grown into seedlings.

These thirty-six trees were planted in the shady spots next to the rockery in the garden, under the big trees, and several were also planted under the brocade screen vine in Rongyue Courtyard.

There were a few more, which Jia Baoyu planted in large flowerpots.

Although Yuan Hongqu had no hope that the children could grow ginseng in the Rongguo Mansion, and knew it was basically impossible, she still couldn't dampen their enthusiasm.

After the ginseng was planted, they could often go and observe it to see how it was growing.

However, when they discovered that the ginseng they had planted was dying one after another, they lost their initial patience.

Except for Jia Baoyu, he still diligently checked on the growth of the remaining ginseng every day and kept a record of it.

The ginseng was planted for only seven days, and more than half of them died. Apart from the five ginseng plants in Rongyue Courtyard that were still in good condition, there were only nine ginseng plants left in the other places.

The story of Jia Baoyu planting ginseng has now become a complete joke.

But he still hasn't given up.

This made Yuan Hongqu wonder if she should give him some space soil as fertilizer so that he could take good care of these nine ginseng plants.

After thinking about it, I decided against it; the consequences would be disastrous.

If ginseng were that easy to grow, then ginseng would be everywhere.

The ginseng in the Rongguo Mansion is difficult to cultivate, but the ginseng in the original Hongqu Space is actually very easy to cultivate.

She hasn't tended to the three ginseng plants since she planted them.

They regularly produce ginseng seeds every three days, and have already produced several rounds. Yuan Hongqu counted the time and went into the space to collect the fifth round of ginseng seeds.

Starting with this first ginseng seed, every time ginseng produces a seed from now on, it can be used as a seed.

She cultivated all the ginseng seeds she harvested from the first time into seedlings and planted them in the space.

If you calculate it this way, three days of ginseng growth inside the space is equivalent to a year outside. A hundred-year-old ginseng would only take less than a year inside the space.

After planting the ginseng in the space, Yuan Hongqu also fertilized the five ginseng plants in Rongyue Courtyard.

Daiyu went to school as usual today, but because the weather is getting warmer, she hasn't been able to eat much lately.

Children from families like theirs don't know what hunger is, so they are picky eaters and will eat as little as possible.

If you want children to eat more, it not only needs to taste good, but it also needs to be fun.

Since that's the case, why not try something different today!

The iron plate that Yuan Hongqu had made at the blacksmith's shop finally came in handy at noon today.

After school, Daiyu returned to Rongyue Courtyard, accompanied by Yingchun and Xichun.

Before long, Baoyu came home from school and heard that it was quiet everywhere else, but only this place was lively, so he also came to Rongyue Courtyard.

Because of the cherry tomatoes, the ladies of the Rongguo Mansion have been very active in social circles lately. Even Grandmother Jia, who doesn't like to go out much, was invited to the Dongping Prince's Mansion today because an old friend of hers was having a big birthday celebration.

She originally wanted to bring the girls from her family with her, and also wanted Wang Xifeng to go and take care of them.

However, early in the morning, a messenger from the Wang family came to deliver a message, saying that Wang Ziteng's wife had fallen seriously ill and that Madam Wang and Wang Xifeng should go to the Wang family immediately.

Since Wang Xifeng was always busy, and Grandmother Jia didn't have the energy to take care of so many children.

Daiyu was still in mourning and could not go out to attend the banquet. Yingchun was a bit dull and might be bullied by other girls if she was taken out. Xichun was too young. Therefore, Grandmother Jia had no choice but to take Tanchun to the banquet.

This led the children, who used to gather at Rongqing Hall as soon as school was over in the morning, to come to Rongyue Courtyard today.

While they all went to the courtyard to look at the ginseng, the iron plate in Rongyue Courtyard's kitchen was heated.