"Brother Liu, why are you here only now?"
Taifu Xie asked happily when he saw Liu Haoyu.
"Master, do you know these people?"
Gao Zhijun asked doubtfully.
"Of course I know him. He is the Minister of Revenue."
Said Taifu Xie.
Minister of Revenue? If I want to grow sweet potatoes myself, isn't that related to the Ministry of Revenue? If I establish a good relationship with him, sweet potatoes, cassava, and rice will be promoted quickly in the future.
She originally planned to have Jinzhou and Jinhao select a dozen young men after the sixth day of the New Year, and bring Qinglong, Baihu, Baichen, Canglang, Tianlang, and Polang to Liangzhou to dig sweet potatoes and cassava and plant them.
She also plans to experiment with hybrid seeds to see if she can produce rice with a yield one-third as high as in her previous life.
Here, rice yields 150 to 250 kilograms per mu. If the winter is good and the land is good, the yield can reach around 250 kilograms per mu. After paying taxes, it can barely support a family.
If the winter is poor, one acre of land can only produce 150 kilograms. Apart from paying taxes, some families can barely make ends meet, while some families can only dig wild vegetables to fill their stomachs, and some may even sell their children.
If there is no harvest like this winter, we will have no choice but to sell our children and starve to death.
In the past, Yuan Longping's hybrid rice yielded 2,000 to 3,000 kilograms per mu. The land here certainly doesn't produce 2,000 to 3,000 kilograms of rice, but 500 to 1,000 kilograms would be enough to feed many people.
"It turns out to be the Minister, please come in quickly."
This is also a thigh, you must hug it.
Qinglong went to open the village gate and invited them in.
"Master Zhang, we just had our New Year's Eve dinner. Would you like to join us?"
Gao Zhijun asked Magistrate Zhang.
"Thank you for the invitation, my family is waiting for me to come back for the New Year's Eve dinner, so I won't bother you."
Magistrate Zhang immediately refused.
The last time he accompanied His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for dinner, he was almost trembling with fear. He didn't want to suffer this time.
"In that case, I won't force you. Sir, slow down!"
Gao Zhijun respectfully saw Magistrate Zhang off.
"Bai Yu, you're here? The yard is sold?"
Gao Zhijun said when she saw the man riding a horse behind her.
"Yes, I sold it. I came to see Madam. Is Madam here?"
Bai Yu asked Gao Zhijun.
"Yes, come in quickly. Grandma will be so happy to see you. You came at the right time, we are having dinner."
Gao Zhijun warmly invited Bai Yu in.
Grandma, she's here! The Shangshu's wife looked at Gao Zhijun and said to herself.
They look alike, so alike! No wonder the Grand Master recognized her as his daughter's daughter. She looks so much like Ning Chu when she was young.
Liu Ningchu had been restraining herself. She didn't dare to go forward and recognize her for fear of scaring her.
Murong Shuo was excited when he saw his sister who looked very similar to his mother. He finally found his sister.
Minister Liu looked at his granddaughter and was very satisfied.
This granddaughter is amazing. She won the titles of County Princess and Princess on her own. This is the first one since the founding of Daliang.
Gao Zhijun didn't have the energy to guess what they were thinking. She was just worried about how to accommodate so many people who had come all of a sudden.
"It's better to come at the right time than to come early. We just happened to be having a reunion dinner, so let's just make do with it."
Gao Zhijun brought Minister Liu and others into Gao's mansion and said to them.
"What a sumptuous dinner! It's absolutely amazing! Thank you so much for your hospitality, my lady!"
Said Ma Yuli, the Minister of Agriculture.
"I'm glad you don't mind. Everyone, find a seat and sit down. These are untouched."
Gao Zhijun took them to the four empty dining tables and asked them to sit down.
Thirty-one people came this time, ten of whom were from the Ministry of Revenue. Liu Ningchu and his companions totaled eleven: Minister Liu, his wife, five guards, two maids to serve his wife, and a cook.
"Girl, take the Minister of Revenue into your courtyard and prepare another feast."
Master Xie knew that his friend wanted to recognize the girl, but there were too many people here and it was not suitable for them to recognize each other.
"Okay, Lord Shangshu, please!"
Gao Zhijun invited Minister Liu into her courtyard.
Minister Liu, his wife, the general's wife, Murong Shuo, Grand Tutor Xie, Huo Jinqian, and Hong Qiujue all went to Gao Zhijun's courtyard.
Qinglong and Canglang arranged for the Minister of Agriculture and the others to sit down.
Back in the main hall of the courtyard, Hong Qiujue brought them snacks and tea, and then chatted with them.
Gao Zhijun and Huo Jinqian went to the small kitchen to prepare food.
"Sir, Madam, Madam, Madam General, please have some tea!"
Hong Qiujue said respectfully.
The other party is a relative, so we must be polite.
"You know me? You are?"
"You are Hong Qiujue, the daughter of the Marquis of Huaiyang and the eldest princess's close friend?"
Liu Ningchu suddenly thought of Hong Qiujue, who looked familiar.
"Hong Qiujue? Didn't the Marquis of Huaiyang's daughter die? Died in a fire thirteen years ago."
The Shangshu’s wife said.
"Mom, she's not dead. She looks too similar to Hong Qiujue. I've seen her a few times and I won't mistake her."
Liu Ningchu said to the Shangshu’s wife.
The capital city is so small, and everyone is the child of a minister, so there are naturally many opportunities to meet each other.
We had never met before, but she became the eldest princess's close friend. The eldest princess would bring her to every banquet she attended, so naturally we got to know each other.
Some young ladies who wanted to befriend the princess naturally tried to curry favor with her, but she rejected them all.
Some rich girls would try to please her in front of her, but would look down on her and despise her behind her back.
She was the legitimate daughter of the Shangshu family and a rich lady, so naturally there were many young ladies who fawned over her.
Originally, the two had little in common. After all, her father was the Minister of the Court, so she didn't need to curry favor with the eldest princess. She and the eldest princess were just nodding acquaintances.
It was precisely because those rich girls who tried to curry favor with Hong Qiujue came to her to seek a sense of presence, and even slandered her in front of her and ruined her reputation that she was impressed by her.
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