Putting aside the question of how much profit the farmers in Lijia Village who followed Shen Jia to grow peppers will make this time, she still has to deal with matters with County Magistrate Wu at the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Because the last time she bred, she did it secretly and no one knew that it was related to her, so in addition to her, her grandfather Shen Yan will also participate in this activity.
Of course, she didn't want anyone to know that she was the one who did it. Everyone knows that it's a crime to possess a treasure. It's better to attribute everything to chance, or to say that it's a gift from God.
So on the morning of the Mid-Autumn Festival, she went to the county town with her grandfather. Looking at her grandfather who was very old, she held his arm and said:
"Grandfather, you go first. I'll support you."
Chen Yan didn't say anything, but secretly grabbed Shen Jia's arm, stepped on the step, and got on the carriage.
Speaking of which, he was filled with emotion. It had been a long time since he had ridden in a carriage. This time, it was all thanks to Shen Jia. He saw all the achievements of his granddaughter.
There is no one else like her, who makes money in business while not forgetting to support the poor people. It was right for me to agree to her business decision.
Perhaps if one cannot become an official, there are still other ways out. Changing people's economic situation like she did is also a good way.
This was something she couldn't do when she was an official. She was far more capable than millions of men in this world.
Shen Jia, who got on the carriage behind him, naturally didn't know about his feelings. He sat calmly on the side. Xu Zhao behind him also hurried to catch up. The one driving the carriage was An Yun, who had already returned from Quanningwei.
Shen Yan did not feel any discomfort when he saw him. Perhaps it was because of his aunt's experience that he also understood that people's words were scary, and he did not believe that Shen Jia would hire someone with questionable character.
From now on, the fact that An Yun's family works in Shen's workshop has been made public.
The group took a horse-drawn carriage to the county town to attend the Mid-Autumn Festival in the evening.
Because they were bringing their grandfather with them this time, they headed straight towards the Wu family's location, planning to go together to the venue for the event.
This time, perhaps the doorman already had an impression of Shen Jia, so when he saw the four people coming, he invited them into the house first.
"Please come in, my four distinguished guests. I will go and tell the master and the mistress right away."
Someone brought the four people to the reception room and sat them down, serving them tea and snacks. After a while, Magistrate Wu, who had heard the news, arrived earlier than Mrs. Wu.
He said to Shen Yan and Shen Jia who came to visit: "Teacher and niece should have listened to me. They should have come to the students' place yesterday and rested earlier. There was no need to rush so early in the morning."
Mrs. Wu, who followed behind, also greeted them with a smile. "I'm sure you two must be tired after such a long journey. It would be appropriate for you to rest for a while, then have a meal, and then deal with business."
"Yes, yes, yes! Teacher and my niece, please go to the side room to rest first and have something to eat later. We will hold a celebration banquet after the event is over."
Seeing this, Shen Yan also stood up. His old bones were really a little uncomfortable. "Okay, we'll talk about the rest tonight."
Then Madam Wu waved her hand and asked the maids and servants around her to take Shen Yan and Shen Jia to the side rooms to rest, as well as Xu Zhao and An Yun.
In the evening, after a simple meal, the group arrived at the venue of the Mid-Autumn Festival. A table made of grain shapes stood in the spacious square.
Perhaps because of the major event that happened when County Magistrate Wu held a grand event last time, everyone who knew the news this time was waiting in the audience early.
In addition, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, many people like to go out and have fun. From a distance, it seemed that there was only a crowd of people below the stage, and even the specially built platform was almost invisible.
It was the same opening statement as last time. When Wu Wei spoke, everyone held their breath and listened attentively to him announce the breaking news.
"Today, the Japanese magistrate is holding a grand event here. In addition to celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival with the people, he also wants to announce a piece of good news to everyone. First, let me introduce to you the head of the Shen Mansion, Shen Yan, and his wife Shen Jia, who played an important role in this event."
After saying that, Shen Yan and Shen Jia both stood up at the same time. The people of Linyuan County were quite familiar with Shen Jia.
They also speculated that this event might be related to the Shen family, but looking at the old man next to her, it was obviously her grandfather. What could be the matter this time that could be related to the Shen family?
After watching the teacher and Shen Jia stand up, Magistrate Wu continued:
"This incident has a lot to do with the Shen family. It can be said that if they hadn't discovered it, there would be no such conference.
This county magistrate discovered high-yield wheat in the Shen family's farmland, with an average yield per mu that is almost 50% higher than that of ordinary fields!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the audience gasped. No one knew better than the farmers who had been dealing with wheat fields all their lives what this number meant.
"Five! Fifty percent!"
"Wow! I guess my ears weren't wrong."
"Is what the magistrate said true? Fifty percent more! By that calculation, we can produce so much more wheat than before."
Listening to the chattering of surprise from below, Wu Wei even felt a hint of unspeakable pride in his heart, because when he first heard the news, the surprise on his face was not much different from everyone else's.
Now seeing that other people were doing the same, and that he hadn't really lost control at the time, he continued to tell everyone the truth of the matter.
"This variety of wheat was previously discovered in the Shen family's fields. They contributed it and cultivated it in the farm for a year. Now there are six tons in total, enough to plant over 3,000 acres of land.
I'm sharing this good news with you all now because in less than two weeks, it will be wheat planting season again. In order to catch up with the farming season, I'm making this announcement here."
Now no one doubted their ears anymore, or whether Magistrate Wu had just said something wrong.
Now that everyone has realized what is happening, their most urgent wish is whether they can grow such good wheat seeds.
Someone brave enough asked directly from below: "Excuse me, sir, what conditions do we need to grow such good wheat seeds?"
Based on previous experience, such a rare item definitely cannot be given to some people for casual use, but everyone wants to know what the requirements are.
Magistrate Wu had already prepared for this crucial question. He raised his hand to signal Shen Jia to stand up.
Shen Jia no longer served as his own background board, and stood in front of the stage and said:
"Everyone knows the importance of these seeds, so farmers who can plant them this time need to have a good record of their previous planting. If such good things are given to others casually, I believe everyone will be worried.
So this time everyone can continue to sign up at Shen's Workshop. We will select more than 3,000 eligible households from among them. These talents can participate in the planting, and then we will continue to buy them back at a high price as good varieties for next year.
In this way, within a year or two, we will be able to sell it at a price similar to the market price, and all the people in Linyuan County will be able to grow such good grain seeds. What do you think?"
The main reason was that the Shen family had always been efficient and effective in the past, and had always had a good reputation in Linyuan County. Now, it was heard that the things were discovered by someone and reported by themselves.
Now he is actively offering suggestions and helping everyone find suitable growers. If you don’t follow such a good person, what else do you want to do?
Therefore, after Shen Jia's speech, everyone applauded in unison.
"good!"
"Okay, okay! We believe you, Madam Shen!"
"Boss, we will definitely do it strictly according to your instructions!"
This voice finally attracted everyone's attention. Shen Jia didn't expect that his employees would respond to his words in this way during the holiday.
Everyone looked at him with envy. After several collaborations, everyone now knew that Shen's Workshop not only paid a high monthly salary, but also offered bonuses. In addition, you could also get other holiday benefits.
You can tell from the looks of it that he is enjoying his Mid-Autumn Festival holiday. If it were any other shop or apprentice, how could there be such a time?
The man who spoke out in the midst of everyone's envy was not at all timid. Now he was a formal employee of Shen's, and he knew that he would never go wrong if he obeyed his boss.
Amidst everyone's envy and joyful voices, the news announced at the Mid-Autumn Festival spread throughout Hezhou like the wind.
The names of the Shen family and Shen Jia once again spread throughout everyone's vision. If it was just a minor quarrel before, then the Shen family's achievements now can completely wash away the previous dirty water.
It was impossible for County Magistrate Wu to hide such a major event that benefited the country and the people from his superior, County Magistrate Lin.
Looking at the letter sent up from below, Lin Zhizhou opened the letter as usual, but when he saw the numbers written by Wu Wei on it, he subconsciously widened his eyes.
His mouth opened wide, but he couldn't utter a word. As an official, he understood the meaning of the numbers.
As for Wu Wei's deception or other possibilities, he absolutely did not believe them. Otherwise, why would Wu Wei have stayed in Linyuan County for so many years?
Based on his experience of more than ten years, he believed every word written in it.
Seeing that all the credit was attributed to the Shen family, he looked at the familiar names and remembered that this should be the family of the Minister of Works who had been exiled to the northern border.
Even he, who had worked in the northern border for many years, knew that the reason for exile was a false accusation. If he reported the matter to the emperor, the Shen family might be able to return to the court.
As a senior official, and a well-known honest official, serving in the same dynasty, it was naturally impossible for him to stand idly by.
So he took out the letter paper he wanted to report on the autumn harvest in Hezhou, and also reported the achievements made by Wu Wei and the Shen family this time. As for the result, he thought he would have no regrets no matter what.
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