Prince Rui said helplessly, "Master Zhan, can't I have someone take good care of these rice seeds for you?
"I have to go back and report to my brother, so I have to bring something with me, right?
"How else can we compare this grain king? I can't just say how much is how much, right?"
Mr. Zhan also understood this, but he was worried that the people below were unreliable. If the rice seeds were mixed with other rice grains, all his days of observation and selection would be wasted.
Seeing that Mr. Zhan was holding the wooden bucket in his arms reluctantly, Qingtian stepped forward and said, "Grandpa Zhan, please give me the rice seeds. I will definitely help you take good care of them and will never give them to anyone else, okay?"
After hearing Qingtian's words, Mr. Zhan suddenly felt as if the clouds had cleared and the sun was shining.
Yes, Qingtian has a transcendent status and has a close relationship with the Ye family.
The most important thing is that this child is careful. She discovered before that she had underestimated the amount of rice, otherwise the yield per mu would be unfortunately less than three stones.
Compared to the servants entrusted by Prince Rui, Qingtian is definitely more reliable!
This time, Mr. Zhan no longer held the wooden bucket tightly, but handed it to Qingtian with great trust.
Prince Rui was watching from the side and was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
So, as a prince, his words are not as trustworthy as his own daughter?
Seeing Qingtian taking the wooden bucket from Mr. Zhan and holding it tightly in his arms without handing it to the maid behind him, what could Prince Rui do?
I can only accept the daughter I spoiled.
Prince Rui and his men rode straight back to the capital at full speed.
The Ye family remained in the village and continued to harvest the remaining crops.
By this time in the afternoon, people from the surrounding villages had already heard that Rongxi Village had finally started the autumn harvest.
So many people who had finished their autumn harvest came over to watch the fun.
Seeing the Ye family's sturdy crops and the plump rice, everyone couldn't contain their excitement and surrounded Ye Lao Er in the threshing yard, vying to buy the grains from the Ye family to use as rice seeds.
Seeing this, Mr. Zhan became extremely anxious. He struggled to squeeze into the crowd and repeatedly said that Ye Lao Er might be chosen as the King of Grain. The imperial court would buy his family's rice at a high price and would not have any left to sell to others.
But the crowded threshing ground was too noisy, and his voice could not be heard at all, and the old man was almost pushed down.
Fortunately, Prince Rui still left some manpower, and Wang Guangping also called on the young and strong people in the village to help, and only then was order maintained in the threshing ground.
However, the onlookers soon realized that Mr. Zhan was not talking nonsense.
They watched helplessly as the rice harvested by the Ye family and the grains after threshing were all recorded one by one by the people from the Ministry of Agriculture, and then individually packed and sealed.
Although the villagers were illiterate, the big red seal on the seal still frightened everyone and they dared not do anything rash again.
In the evening, everyone still had dinner at the village chief's house.
After all the crops of the Ye family were harvested, Mr. Zhan finally felt relieved and accidentally drank a few more glasses of wine that night.
"Let me tell you, do you think that just because Ye Lao Er appeared in the village, you guys just gained some fame and popularity?
"You're all thinking too simply! Regardless of whether Ye Lao Er can become the grain king this year, your village will benefit from his three stone grain yield from this one acre of land!"
How could the villagers understand these things? Only Wang Guangping had a vague feeling in his heart, but if you asked him to explain it, he couldn't explain how he got the benefit.
Seeing that Mr. Zhan was talking more after drinking, he quickly filled his glass again, clinked glasses with him, and said, "Mr. Zhan, can you tell us in detail?"
Mr. Zhan took a sip of wine and said, “Then I will explain it to you in detail.
“Let’s not talk about the distant future, let’s just talk about next year.
"Why is Ye Lao Er able to grow crops so well..."
Before Mr. Zhan finished speaking, he heard someone from somewhere in the room say, "Because his family got the Spring Ox Horn this year."
"Huh?" Mr. Zhan's train of thought was suddenly disrupted. "What are these Spring Ox Horns?"
Wang Guangping was speechless for a moment and glared at the person who had just spoken, but he still explained to Mr. Zhan: "Didn't the capital beat the Spring Ox during the beginning of spring this year?
"Princess Qingtian was lucky enough to catch a spring ox horn and brought it back to bury it in her own field.
"But later, someone saw that the Ye family's crops were growing well and wanted to steal the horn. The old Ye family members were afraid that someone would come and destroy the crops again, so they dug it out and took it away."
Old Master Zhan just laughed it off: "That's nonsense! If grabbing a Spring Ox horn can yield three dan per mu, then the emperor should just order everyone to make some Spring Oxen!"
Wang Guangping quickly said, "Ignore them. Continue to tell us what benefits the village can get. As the village chief, I can have a general idea and make arrangements in advance."
"Where was I just now?" Mr. Zhan thought for a moment before continuing, "Oh, yes, I mean, the good crops of the Ye family, besides the fact that Ye Lao Er is good at managing the land, must also be related to the land in your Rongxi Village.
“So according to convention, next year the imperial court will distribute the rice seeds harvested from the Ye family’s land to you, and then have you all learn how to farm from Ye Lao Er to see how much your per-acre yield will increase.
“This is what you can get right now, and it’s the most tangible benefit.
"As for further benefits, it depends on how the crops in Rongxi Village grow next year.
“If everyone’s per-acre yield increases significantly next year, the imperial court will pay more attention to your Rongxi Village.
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