Chapter 212: Reporting Yellow Cassava
The county magistrate's wife was also nearly fifty years old and had a kind round face.
She sat on the armchair, with a coffee table between her and Ye Caiping.
"How old is Madam Ye?"
"Exactly thirty."
"Oh, she looks like she's in her twenties. I wonder how she maintains such good looks."
Ye Caiping touched her face. Whether it was her previous life or the original owner, she had the same face, and she was born with good skin. As long as you take care of your body, your complexion will improve.
A typical natural beauty, the type that was gifted by God.
Ye Caiping said: "There is no maintenance method, just use the jade cream I bought in town to apply it."
Yu Ning Cream is a very common skin care product in Da Zhou. The one she is using now is the one Ye Daquan bought for her after he earned money.
No, time makes people grow old, and even a good foundation cannot be built like this.
After the system is upgraded, she will have to buy some high-end skin care products.
The county magistrate's wife was envious and asked Ye Caiping how many children she had.
Ye Caiping answered them one by one, and the county magistrate's wife said proudly:
"I also have two children, a son and a daughter. I won't talk about my younger daughter, she's already married. My eldest son passed the imperial examination last year and was a fellow Jinshi. He was only 30 years old at the time."
Upon hearing this, Ye Lizheng's face was filled with admiration: "Your son is truly a genius! He passed the imperial examination at the age of 30. Congratulations."
Fellow Jinshi? Ye Caiping felt a little sorry when she heard it.
There were only three people who passed the first-class Jinshi examination.
There were 50 people who were second-class Jinshi.
There were 180 people in the third class who were Jinshi graduates.
To put it bluntly, these three places in the imperial examination are equivalent to a consolation prize. It is neither high nor low, higher than a juren, but lower than an ordinary jinshi.
I can’t take part in the imperial examination again and try for a good ranking.
At this time, Master Luo came with the doctor.
The doctor first went to test the remaining cooked cassava and the raw cassava she had brought. After an hour, he checked Ye Caiping's pulse again and concluded that Ye Caiping was not poisoned!
Magistrate Lu said excitedly, "The toxicity of this new cassava is so low that there is no need for complicated treatment. Great, great, great! Madam Ye, it's all thanks to you."
If this matter is reported, not only will Ye Caiping be rewarded, but it will also be a great achievement for him. There is hope for promotion then!
Ye Caiping flattered him non-stop: "It's also thanks to your leadership."
Magistrate Lu was so happy that he just kept laughing: "I wonder where this new cassava was found?"
Ye Caiping said: "Before the Chinese New Year, my brother and I went up the mountain to chop firewood. We slipped and fell into a ravine. We found that there were thirty or forty cassava plants there."
"At first we thought they were just ordinary cassava. We hadn't eaten fresh cassava for a long time, so we dug one and took it home."
"After returning home, I treated them like ordinary cassava. After cooking them, I found that their color was different from ordinary cassava. It was actually light yellow."
"We didn't dare eat it at the time, fearing that this color might be more toxic, so we used mice to test the poison. In the end, we found that after processing, it was as non-toxic as ordinary cassava."
"Then I thought, if the color is different, will it be less toxic?"
"I had a bold idea in my mind. I just scraped off the skin and cooked it without any processing. I tried it on mice again. The mice still showed no signs of poisoning."
"My elder brother and I plucked up the courage to try it, and it was still fine after a day and a night. We then realized that this yellow-heart cassava is less toxic and easier to cook."
"The cassava trees in that ravine all grew together, so they must be the same species. So I called my eldest brother and dad to help me dig up all those dozens of cassava trees and bring them home."
"Thinking that this variety is so rare, we cut the branches and stalks of the yellow-heart cassava into small pieces and planted them. After the Chinese New Year, the cassava stalks had grown half a meter high. We cut the half-meter-high cassava into small pieces again and continued planting."
Magistrate Lu's face was full of admiration:
"As expected of Madam Ye, you are brave and daring enough to try. Madam Ye should have informed me of such an excellent variety last year."
Ye Caiping said, "It was close to the New Year and the government office was already sealed. The year after that, a lot of things came up. First, I had to move to a new house, then my nephew got married, and I opened a workshop. I thought I could take a break, but then the spring ploughing season came and it's been delayed until now."
Magistrate Lu nodded, looking quite willing: "Those yellow-heart cassava... is that what they are called?"
"That's what I call it."
"Okay, let's call it that. How many acres of yellow cassava have you planted now?"
"Until half a month ago, 60 mu of land had been planted."
"60 acres?" Magistrate Lu's eyes lit up. "That's incredible!"
Ye Caiping said, "When this batch of cassava grows up and is harvested, it can be divided into small pieces again, and can be used to plant 600 acres. I am willing to hand over this batch of stalks to the government and distribute them to the people for planting."
"Good, good!" Magistrate Lu was so excited that he almost jumped up. "I will write a letter to report it right away. Madam Ye, you not only discovered the yellow-heart cassava, which saved the people from starvation and poisoning, but also the 60 acres of yellow-heart cassava, which is a great achievement."
After saying this, Magistrate Lu turned around and was about to run to the study, but his wife stopped him and scolded him with a smile:
"What are you jumping about for? You're almost fifty and you're still acting like a monkey. Aren't you afraid of losing your manners?"
"Haha, I am too excited. Madam Ye, Li Zheng Ye, I am sorry for the insolence." Magistrate Lu tried hard to suppress the smile on his face. "It is getting late, you two should have dinner here! Master Luo, please save some food for me as well."
Master Luo hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you, sir."
Magistrate Lu personally led Ye Caiping and others into the dining room.
After a while, all kinds of dishes were placed on the table one by one. Although they were prepared in a hurry, the food was still rich, with chicken, duck, fish and meat.
"You're welcome, please." said the county magistrate's wife.
Everyone picked up their chopsticks.
Ye Caiping was fine, but Ye Lizheng's hands were shaking as he held the chopsticks.
After all, the person in front of them is their parent official, the county magistrate! In the past, I was extremely nervous just facing Master Luo, and now the person sitting opposite me is the county magistrate!
During the meal, Ye Lizheng didn't pick up any dishes at all and just ate a bowl of white rice.
After the meal, when tea was served, Magistrate Lu asked, "I heard from Master Luo that Madam Ye wants to open a furniture workshop?"
"Yes. I thought I would send cassava to the adults today, so I took the furniture workshop business with me."
Magistrate Lu nodded and said, "You can run this workshop without any worries. In Yue'an County, as long as you don't commit any crimes, no one will dare to cause trouble for you."
Ye Caiping and Ye Lizheng were overjoyed: "Thank you, sir."
County Magistrate Lu smiled and said, "Tomorrow, I will take some people to take a look at your cassava field."
"At your service."
Magistrate Lu wanted to report the matter immediately, but for such a major matter, he had to see it with his own eyes to see if there were really 60 acres.
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My dears, I will take a day off on August 6th.
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