However, she wasn't worried.
Even if the godfather was annoyed by his two older brothers' impulsiveness, he wouldn't have hurt them.
As for enduring hardship, just like Grandma said, there's no skill that doesn't involve hardship. The more hardship you endure at home, the less hardship you'll endure when you go out!
The next morning, after breakfast, Jia'an and Jiaxi were overjoyed to hear that the Marquis had arranged for them to learn skills. They packed their simple belongings and rode their horses into the city.
Jiayin waved goodbye to her brothers from afar, and then went to Dr. Zhang's new courtyard.
Perhaps because he sent someone back yesterday to ask for burn ointment, the old man actually arranged for her to "do real work" today.
The topic is various kinds of wound medicine.
Poor chubby arms and legs, they're going to have to endure training beyond their years.
By the end of the day, she had brewed a jar of burn ointment, a box of burn powder, and her wrist was red and swollen...
This was only because Shui Ling helped her; otherwise, she would have been exhausted.
However, Dr. Zhang's life wasn't easy either.
When Jiayin returned home, her mother, grandmother, and sisters-in-law, who were extremely distressed, practically fed her.
Meanwhile, Doctor Zhang was tearing at his hair, frantically muttering to himself over the wound powder, "Impossible! The formula is the same, how come the effect is so much better?!"
The autumn winds grew colder day by day, urging farmers to hurry up and harvest everything in the fields.
The threshing ground in the new village was covered with golden corn cobs.
Having shed their dry outer husks, each corn cob, over half a foot long, proudly displays its upright posture and plump "muscles," making everyone who sees it drool and sigh with admiration.
"Such high-quality grain was actually grown by us?!"
"Yes, when peeling the corn, I didn't dare to use too much force, for fear of losing a single kernel and causing a disaster. You know, once a kernel is planted, it will become an ear of corn like this next year."
"We won't have to worry about going hungry anymore. One stick like this is enough to feed one person for a whole day!"
It seems that the legs of everyone in the village, young and old, have developed their own independent consciousness.
Aside from eating, sleeping, and going to the toilet, he wanted to stay in the threshing ground for almost all his free time, his eyes glued to the corn cobs.
The birds inside and outside the village were really unlucky. Not only did they not come to steal a bite, but they were also caught and their beaks tied tightly when they flew over!
The village heads of Dawangzhuang, Xiaowangzhuang, and Dahuaishu Villages were making seven or eight trips a day to the new village, fearing that the village chief might change his mind and refuse to distribute the seeds to them.
On this day, under the pretext of receiving their share of the profits from delivering the jade melons, they came over again and then grabbed the village chief, refusing to leave.
Jing Lizheng from Dahuaishu Village shamelessly begged, "Brother, look, these corn seeds are too precious to keep here. Why don't you give them to us earlier? We can take them back to dry and store them, and then we'll feel at ease."
“Yes, Village Chief Wu, we’re all family. You can’t distrust us, can you? We’ll take the seeds back and take good care of them,” the village head of Dawang Village assured him, patting his chest.
The village head of Xiaowang Village was even more decisive, sitting down on the ground and refusing to get up. "Brother, if you don't give us our share today, I won't leave. I'll stay here day and night to guard it."
The village chief was both amused and exasperated. After thinking for a moment, he said, "It just so happens that the magistrate is home today. I'll take you to settle your accounts. If the magistrate agrees, I'll distribute the corn seeds to you ahead of schedule. But the potato seeds must wait until next spring, because they're stored elsewhere. We'll have to wait for them too."
"Okay, okay, as long as we get the corn seeds, we don't need the potatoes." The three village heads said almost in unison.
Then, they quickly tidied their clothes and followed the village chief to the Li family's house.
Li Lao Er was quite amiable and didn't make things difficult for them. After settling their share of the jade melons, he said, "It's fine if you want to take the corn seeds back early. There are few people in our village but a lot of corn. It would be a pity to waste such good things if we don't take good care of them."
"As previously agreed, 700 jin for Xiaowangzhuang, 1,000 jin for Dawangzhuang, and 1,200 jin for Dahuaishu Village. I'll trouble Uncle Village Chief to lead the weighing in a bit! Next autumn, in addition to the normal grain tax, we'll repay double."
"Thank you, Your Excellency! Thank you, Your Excellency!" The three village heads happily stood up and bowed to express their gratitude.
Xiaowangzhuang has a small population and limited land, so they received the fewest seeds.
The Big Locust Tree area has many people and a lot of land, so it also gets a lot of seeds.
Dawangzhuang is in the middle, but there are enough seeds for each family in the village.
Just as Jingli was thinking of something, she asked with a hint of probing, "Lord, the tax grain will be ready in a few days. Do you think we should ask the princess where it should be sent..."
Without the slightest hesitation, Li Lao Er instructed, "I have already discussed this with the princess. Just like last year, you should hand it over to the appropriate place. The imperial court is in a time of great need for reconstruction, and this is also the sentiment of the people of Suijintan."
"Yes, Your Excellency. Your Excellency is righteous, and the Princess is kind-hearted." Jing Lizheng quickly bowed and flattered her twice.
After exchanging a few more pleasantries, the three of them took their leave with the village chief.
Immediately, the best ears of corn on the threshing ground were picked and bagged.
When the villagers heard that the three villages were going to plant next year's seeds, they volunteered to help husk the corn and remove the cobs.
Jingli secretly popped a corn kernel into her mouth, chewed it, tasted the faint sweetness, and couldn't help but smile.
This time next year, their village will also have such a golden threshing ground.
Just imagining that scene made his bones feel lighter, and his body almost float away...
Similarly, on this day, every household in and around Xindu that had planted corn was gazing at the vast fields of corn cobs, feeling as if they were in a dream.
Although they had suspected it during the spring, the facts were still a great shock to them!
What a golden sight! The grains are far superior to those of sorghum and millet. Even if they don't taste as good as rice and wheat, their high yield is an overwhelming advantage.
If this grain were planted all over Tianwu, in all its barren mountains and forests, Tianwu would never lack food again, and no one would starve to death!
This is a meritorious deed that saved the country and a life-saving grace!
How incredibly lucky the Li family was to have obtained such a valuable item from the barbarians!
The most important thing is how the Li family knew about the goods, transporting them all the way back and then entrusting the Liu family to plant them...
If it were just corn, that would be one thing, but then look at all those round potatoes everywhere.
One fist-sized potato can be planted into five or six plants, and the resulting new potatoes can fill a whole pot, increasing the yield by more than ten times.
It can be used as a staple food or as a winter vegetable, and it tastes alright.
Cyclamen has launched seven or eight new dishes. Although not everyone loves them, no one has said they are bad.
Could there really be such a blessed family in the world that, with the strength of one family, solved the biggest crisis in the entire Tianwu?
Thinking about it carefully, the Li family was indeed lucky.
A family that fled famine traveled thousands of miles from north to south, and not only did none of the members, young or old, perish, but they have now risen directly into the ranks of the powerful and wealthy.
The family possessed every imaginable title, honorary rank, and bestowed honor, and their children and grandchildren were all exceptionally successful...
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