Chapter 278 Entering Beijing.
A month later, Ning Chu arrived in Hanshan County from Kyoto.
When the county magistrate saw Ning Chu's token, he was so shocked that he knelt down quickly with a plop: "Your humble servant greets you, sir!"
Ning Chu: "Get up! You lead the way now, I want to go to the village myself to take a look"
The county magistrate was a little confused when he heard this: "Sir, the village has already harvested the grain from the fields. Why are you going to see it now?"
Ning Chu: "Then they can't have eaten all the food they collected, right?"
The county magistrate shook his head: "That... that won't happen."
"That's all right, right? Lead the way!"
Cuilin Village.
Xu Zhiyi was checking the growth of the beets in the field and estimated that they would be ready for harvest in another month.
Just during this month, she planned to build a sugar-making workshop, and had already discussed it with the Su family. She would let Su Ze be the manager of the workshop to help look after it, and the Su family would hold 30% of the shares.
After taking a tour of all the planted vegetables, he went back to Su's house for lunch, sat for another half an hour to cool down, and then drove the mule cart back to town.
As soon as Xu Zhiyi returned to his house in the town, the county magistrate brought Ning Chu to the village.
When Village Chief Chen saw that the county magistrate was accompanied by a handsome young man in brocade clothes, and that even the county magistrate himself was respectful to him, he immediately thought to himself that this man must be a more important figure than the county magistrate!
Thinking of this, I felt both excited and scared to death. I was excited that I had lived half my life, from the county magistrate, the county magistrate to the gentleman in front of me, and now I could talk to three gentlemen. But I was also afraid that I might say something wrong by accident, which might kill someone.
Ning Chu saw that all the crops in the village were growing very well, and there were also windmills, threshers, small farm tools, fertilizers, and pesticides.
Finally, the Su family took them to see Xu Zhiyi's granary. There was a total of 20 acres of grain, weighing 12,000 kilograms, which filled all the rooms in the village house!
Now, Ning Chu fully understood that the memorial submitted to Kyoto was not exaggerated.
Ning Chu: "Village Chief Chen, may I ask where Miss Xu Zhiyi lives now?"
Village Chief Chen: "Your Excellency, she is now living in Xue's house in town."
"Thank you." Then he looked at the county magistrate and said, "Let's go to Xue's house in the town."
When Village Chief Chen saw the two people getting on the carriage, he quickly saluted and said, "Farewell, sir!"
As soon as Xu Zhiyi arrived at the pastry shop from another shop, the Xue family sent someone to tell her to go back quickly because two adults had come to the house.
When she returned to the house, she walked all the way to the hall, where a young man sat at the upper seat. There was another sitting at the lower seat, and Old Master Xue sat sideways near the door, looking outside from time to time, hoping that his granddaughter Xu Zhiyi would come back soon.
"I, Xue Zhiyi, pay my respects to the two gentlemen!" After Xu Zhiyi came in, she knelt down and kowtowed to the two of them.
Ning Chu: "Stand up, Xue Zhiyi, County Magistrate Guan has already reported your deeds to the emperor. This matter concerns the people of the entire Fenglin Kingdom, so the emperor attaches great importance to it."
"I am following the Emperor's order and have come to bring you to the capital to see Him. You have five days to prepare. It would be best if you prepare a copy of the drawings of all the farming tools you have used to tinker with your planting methods. In five days, follow me to the capital."
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhiyi knelt down to thank him, and Old Master Xue beside him also knelt down quickly: "Yes, I obey your order."
After they left, Old Master Xue suddenly collapsed on the ground: "Oh, I was so scared, Zhiyi! Grandfather thought we had done something wrong, but suddenly two adults came. Grandfather didn't even dare to breathe."
Xu Zhiyi: "Your Majesty, the same thing. If you want blueprints or something, can't I just write it down and have him bring it back to Kyoto? If you want to reward me, can't you just have someone bring it to me? Why do you want me to make such a special trip?"
When Old Master Xue heard this, he jumped up from the ground in shock. He quickly stretched his head to look outside. Seeing that the people had gone far away, he breathed a sigh of relief: "I know! Your Majesty, if someone hears this, you will be beheaded!"
Xu Zhiyi: "Grandfather, I was just talking to myself in private. I'm not stupid enough to talk nonsense regardless of the occasion."
Old Master Xue: "Hehe, when I think about my granddaughter having the opportunity to meet His Majesty, I am so excited. Oh, I have to go back and tell your grandmother and your uncle to prepare your luggage for your trip to Beijing."
"Hey, grandpa..." Xu Zhiyi hadn't even finished her words when she ran out of the door. It showed how excited her grandfather was. He usually walked slowly, but now he was running!
In the evening, after Shen Wuyou and Su came back, at the dinner table, Xu Zhiyi told the two about going to Beijing.
When Su heard that she was going to the capital to meet the emperor, she dropped her chopsticks in shock: "Zhi... Zhiyi, is this true? You are not kidding?"
Xu Zhiyi nodded: "It's true, and we'll leave in five days."
When Shen Wuyou heard this, she felt a little worried when she thought of Xu Zhiyi going to Kyoto, which is so far away, alone: “My wife, I’m worried about you going alone, I’ll go with you!”
Before Xu Zhiyi could finish her words, Su heard what she said and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, Zhiyi, you have Wuyou with you, so mother will feel more at ease!"
“Madam!” Shen Wuyou looked at Xu Zhiyi and called out again.
"Well, okay!" Xu Zhiyi thought about it and felt that it shouldn't be a problem to bring one more person. When they arrived in Kyoto, Wuyou could find an inn to stay in first.
Xu Zhiyi suddenly thought of Shen Changan, knowing that if he arrived at the border, he would definitely send someone to send a letter back to report his safety: "Mom, Wuyou and I didn't come back so quickly after going to Kyoto. If Changan sends a letter back, please ask someone to reply to him."
Su: "Okay, mother got it!"
Five days later, Xu Zhiyi and Shen Wuyou headed for Kyoto with everyone watching.
Originally, Xu Zhiyi planned to follow behind in his own mule cart, but was rejected by Ning Chu, who was sitting right above them.
The original words at that time were: The horse I ride is a Ferghana horse, do you expect that little mule to keep up with the speed?
Well! The two of them had no choice but to take a ride in a horse-drawn carriage to see how fast it was!
Along the way, Ning Chu occasionally asked Xu Zhiyi about issues related to grain production, and the rest of the time the three of them were as quiet as chickens.
Xu Zhiyi felt like he was in prison. He couldn't say a word the whole day. Only when they stopped to rest at each station did the couple chat incessantly.
Fortunately, Ning Chu specifically asked the coachman to speed up the journey, and after a month and a half, they finally arrived in Kyoto.
However, when the two got off the carriage, what they saw was the entrance of Ji Mansion.
Ning Chu: "Ahem, I only knew about the relationship between the three of you when I heard you talking about Shen Changan. And I also know that Shen Changan and Ji Silan are brothers, so it's quite appropriate for you to live in Ji's house."
After saying that, he explained the situation to the Ji Mansion's housekeeper. The housekeeper knew that Xu Zhiyi was actually the second young master's wife, and that the person next to her was the second young master's younger brother who grew up with him. He was immediately happy and wanted to welcome Xu Zhiyi and Shen Wuyou in.
Xu Zhiyi: "Well... let's just stay at the inn!"
The housekeeper of the Ji Mansion said: "Second Young Master Madam, we have arrived at our door. What inn are you staying in? Please come in. I will ask someone to clean up the room."
Xu Zhiyi had no choice but to stay with Shen Wuyou under the arrangement of the housekeeper.
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