At this time, Li Yan was busy making paper in the backyard. This was the countless times she had tried to make paper in the pool.

All previous attempts failed due to various reasons.

Li Yan was not very satisfied with the paper she made after pulping because it was easily damaged or had too many impurities.

She poured all the beaten and scattered wheat straw into the pool, and started to make paper holding a bamboo screen. Perhaps because she had failed many times before, this time Li Yan's movements were steady, accurate and ruthless.

The square bamboo curtain was put into the water, and when it was taken out of the pool, a layer of paper as thin as a cicada's wing condensed on the drying net.

Li Yan carefully placed the papers on a wooden table. She repeated this process for a long time, and gradually a pile of papers was piled up on the wooden table. This is the most important step in making paper - paper copying!

Finally, a heavy object is used to press the copied paper on top of the stack of papers. After all the moisture in the papers is squeezed out, the stack of papers is peeled off one by one and pasted on a wooden board to dry. The paper is then ready!

Li Yan put the heavy object on the copied paper and rubbed her sore arms. Oh, papermaking is really tiring. If she hadn't promised her father to keep this matter secret, she would not have done it herself many times.

Fortunately, the paper I copied this time seems to be good!

Looking at the fruits of her labor, Li Yan couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth!

Li Yan imagined in her mind that she would be the first to try out this paper once it was made.

"Yan'er, come here quickly, your father is back with the adults!"

Upon hearing this, Li Yan came back to her senses from her fantasy and immediately went from the backyard to the front yard.

When Magistrate Zheng saw Li Yan, he didn't even let her bow. Instead, he asked directly, "What high-yield crop is your father talking about? Take me to see it!"

The group left the house and headed towards the fields. "Excuse me, would you like to see potatoes or sweet potatoes first?"

"Take me to see the upcoming harvest first!" County Magistrate Zheng blurted out.

Li Yan led County Magistrate Zheng to the potato field. The once lush green plants had now turned withered and yellow. Li Yan pointed to two plots of land and said to County Magistrate Zheng, "Sir, this is it!"

County Magistrate Zheng excitedly circled the ridge of the field and asked uncertainly, "Does this crop grow underground?"

He walked around the ridge of the field and didn't see any fruits except the withered plant stems, so he had this question!

Li Yan squatted down and used the small shovel she brought to dig down along a withered potato plant. In a moment, she saw potatoes as big as an adult man's palm.

When the whole plant was dug out, there were seven or eight of them, big and small, which shocked County Magistrate Zheng.

Li Yan nodded with satisfaction. The fermented farm manure was really good. Look at the growth of the potatoes. I'm afraid the yield per acre is more than 2,000 kilograms!

Just as Li Yan was about to dig up a few more, County Magistrate Zheng said to Li Yan with trembling hands, "Girl, give it a try too!"

Li Yan obediently handed the small shovel to County Magistrate Zheng. From his clumsy but careful digging movements, Li Yan could see County Magistrate Zheng's nervousness and anticipation.

The result is naturally exactly the same as what Li Yan found out.

County Magistrate Zheng looked at the pile of potatoes in front of him and threw away the small shovel in his hand.

He patted Li Erlang's shoulder excitedly and suddenly laughed out loud. Li Yan heard the relief and joy in County Magistrate Zheng's laughter!

All the sorrow and depression of these days have been turned around because of the high-yield crops in front of him. How can he not be happy?

This is like a doctor saying to a terminally ill patient, "I have a medicine that you only need to take and you will be cured of your illness." How can he not be happy and excited?

There really is always light at the end of the tunnel!

County Magistrate Zheng patted Li Erlang on the shoulder and said, "It was a great honor for me to have you stay and help me with my work!"

In the past six months since I came to Rongcheng, every time I encountered a crisis, I was able to successfully overcome it with the advice of Li Erlang.

Now that I am being impeached, I should be able to get through it safely thanks to these high-yield potatoes!

"Lord Miao Zan!"

County Magistrate Zheng waved his hand nonchalantly and asked, "Are these the only two plots of land planted with potatoes?"

Li Yan nodded and recounted to County Magistrate Zheng how she got the potatoes.

"If it's a gift from His Majesty, then would it be inappropriate for me to report it?"

Li Yan thought for a moment and said, "Although it was a gift from the Emperor, His Majesty really doesn't know the yield of this thing. It's a great achievement that it's been cultivated within your jurisdiction!"

County Magistrate Zheng also thought it made sense. "Then when are we going to harvest the potatoes?"

Li Yan looked at the withered plants, thought for a moment, and said, "It's just these few days. Does the Lord have any plans?"

"Hearing is not as good as seeing. I want to wait a few more days until the messenger from the court arrives. I will find a way to bring the person here to take a look. When he goes back, it will prove that what I said is true!" County Magistrate Zheng said solemnly.

Li Yan agreed without hesitation. She had hoped that these high-yield crops could solve the crisis facing County Magistrate Zheng, so she had no objection to such a small request.

The three of them went to look at the sweet potatoes again. The sweet potato vines were growing very vigorously at this time. As usual, Li Yan pulled out a vine to show to County Magistrate Zheng.

"The sweet potatoes are still small now. If they are given another two months to grow, they will be more than twice as big as they are now!"

County Magistrate Zheng nodded happily. He realized that there were so many sweet potatoes in one bunch. If they continued to grow at this rate, the yield per acre would be two to three thousand kilograms by the time of harvest!

In order to avoid giving others a handle to use against him, he could only say in his letter that there was this extremely high-yield crop, with a large bunch of fruits under each vine, and if you counted carefully, there were six of them. It was just that it was not yet the harvest season so it was difficult to estimate the weight.

Because the sweet potatoes are still small, County Magistrate Zheng stopped Li Yan from digging them. These sweet potatoes may become seed potatoes in the future, and he couldn't bear to dig them out and waste them now!

As the group walked back, County Magistrate Zheng couldn't help but say, "Girl, once I submit this petition to the Emperor, you might be coveted by someone with ulterior motives! Don't worry, I will do my best to protect you, but..."

It’s just that my abilities are limited, and I’m worried that there will be times when I’m not up to my standards!

Li Yan told her father about this matter yesterday, and she had already thought about facing such a situation.

She stopped and said seriously, "Sir, please tell His Majesty the Emperor that when these high-yield crops are harvested, I will donate half of the harvest to His Majesty. I will also donate the other half for myself, except for the seeds I will keep for myself. The rest I will donate free of charge to the people of Rongcheng, so that they don't have to starve!"

Upon hearing this, County Magistrate Zheng was stunned. He asked uncertainly, "Are you going to donate all the sweet potatoes?"

Li Yan nodded, "My lord, I am serious!"