"Ruan Ruan, thank you!"
Once the prefect's wife had calmed down a bit, she looked at Yun Zhourong and sincerely thanked her, "Your kindness to our family is something your godmother will always remember. In the future, no matter what you need, we will definitely help you without hesitation!"
The couple only had one daughter, and it was Yun Zhourong's help that gave them renewed hope. How could they not be overjoyed?
“We’re all family, Godmother, you’re being too formal.”
Yun Zhourong gently shook her head and said with great joy, "It seems the medicine is working. I was worried that the medicine wasn't working after so long without any progress."
"It's effective, this medicine must be effective!"
The prefect's wife was well aware that it was the medicine given by Yun Zhou Rong that had the desired effect.
Otherwise, given that Zhou Yueshan's condition hadn't improved at all in over a decade, how could she suddenly get better?
"Hmm, it works. Let's continue eating."
Yun Zhourong patted the prefect's wife's hand and said with a smile, "I believe An'an will get better soon."
After Zhou Yueshan suddenly learned to speak, it was as if a switch had been flipped, and she started uttering new words every now and then.
Especially after she called out "Dad" and "Mom," Zhou Renjun and his wife were overjoyed, finally believing that their daughter had truly improved.
"By the way, how is the First Prince doing? Has he improved?" Zhou Renjun picked up a dish for Zhou Yueshan, glanced at Zhao Xuanheng, and asked.
Upon hearing this, Yun Hongcheng shook his head and said, "Nothing has changed. It's still the same as before."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Renjun frowned slightly. "If that's the case, then the medicine probably isn't working. We need to think of another way."
"Actually, I have a method here. Generally, if there is blood in the brain, craniotomy is required."
Lan Jianhe paused for a moment, then continued, "But our Li people have a special kind of Gu worm that is non-toxic and harmless. It can enter the brain and suck blood clots, which might be useful."
"That's great! Why didn't you say so sooner, Master?" Yun Zhourong said with delight.
Lan Jianhe looked at Zhou Renjun and said, "It's not that I don't want to speak, but the First Prince's status is so noble that I dare not try it lightly."
After all, some noble people, concerned with their status, consider insects to be lowly and unclean beings and cannot accept this treatment method.
This is also why their Li ethnic group's Gu techniques cannot be passed on.
On the one hand, people fear the unknown, so they regard it as a monstrous threat and directly suppress and eliminate it.
Another reason is the aversion to Gu worms; people simply cannot accept their use for treatment.
“Indeed, Mr. Lan is right, we cannot make this decision.”
Zhou Renjun thought for a moment, glanced at Zhao Xuanheng, and finally said, "It seems that I can only write a letter to inquire about the Emperor's thoughts first."
Previously, he thought it wouldn't be difficult to treat and planned to cure the person quietly so as not to cause the emperor any more trouble.
After all, the emperor was already very tired from being busy with court affairs and managing countless matters every day.
But now, it can't be hidden anymore.
"Yes, that's the only way." Everyone agreed with this approach.
If Zhao Xuanheng, as a prince, were to seek revenge after his recovery, none of them could bear the consequences.
"The sweet potatoes should be almost ripe," Ji Minxiu said calmly.
"Ah, it's time to harvest the sweet potatoes, we need to get things arranged quickly."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Renjun slapped his forehead, his eyes filled with admiration as he looked at Ji Minxiu. "Your prediction was absolutely accurate. There has indeed been a drought this year, and the crops in various places are growing very poorly. Now we're just waiting to see how the sweet potatoes turn out. If they don't bring about a miracle, I'm afraid even more people will starve to death this year than last year."
Although we were hit by a sudden cold wave last year, at least we had a transition period, and every household still had some surplus food and money.
But this year, after last year's depletion, almost everyone has reached the end of their rope. If no new food can be produced, everyone will be in dire straits.
"Don't worry, the sweet potatoes will definitely not disappoint you," Ji Minxiu said confidently.
“Of course I believe in Lord Snow Demon, then let’s wait and see.” Zhou Renjun raised his wine glass to Ji Minxiu and downed it in one gulp.
Two days later, Zhou Renjun began mobilizing the people to dig up sweet potatoes.
The people didn't have much confidence in this new crop, especially since many familiar crops had almost all died this year, which made them even more hopeless.
However, after they finished digging and weighed the yield per acre, they were all shocked.
"My God, six thousand catties!"
"Could I be seeing things?"
"Let's weigh it again!"
"That's right, it really is six thousand catties!"
"There's hope! We're saved this year!"
"..."
Once the yield per mu was confirmed to be correct, all the people wept with joy and couldn't help but cheer.
Not only the people of Qiongzhou Island, but also the people near Kyoto who planted sweet potatoes were overjoyed.
In particular, the emperor and officials, upon learning of the astonishing yield of sweet potatoes, all personally went to the site to verify its authenticity.
"These sweet potatoes are a real lifesaver!"
The agricultural official immediately knelt down and kowtowed to the heavens before excitedly saying to the emperor, "Your Majesty, the person who presented this superior seed has truly rendered outstanding service and must be properly rewarded!"
Zhao Gan was also very excited. Looking at the sweet potato in his hand, he said to the officials, "The imperial edict of commendation has been written long ago. It's just waiting to be verified before the reward is given. Send it over immediately by express courier!"
"Your Majesty is wise!" all the officials shouted in unison.
After verifying the yield of sweet potatoes and finding enough high-quality seeds, Zhao Gan sent them to the south to ensure they were planted to the maximum extent possible.
Because in warmer climates, sweet potatoes can be harvested twice a year.
In this way, as long as they can be planted as soon as possible, the damage can be remedied before winter arrives this year.
As for the more northern areas, as long as there is a high yield of sweet potatoes in other places, then the sweet potatoes can be transported there.
The most important thing right now is to produce as much food as possible to prepare for potential future crises.
The people around Kyoto, having witnessed it firsthand, all trusted it and spontaneously began to plant it.
However, other places were not so cooperative. But this time, the imperial court issued a decree mandating that every household must plant a certain amount of sweet potatoes.
In this way, even if the people had doubts, they had no choice but to cooperate.
Dasheng Dynasty is developing in a positive direction.
The Grand Princess's Palace.
"Splash..."
A beautiful vase was smashed on the ground and shattered into pieces, with fragments flying everywhere.
"Damn Yun Zhourong, what right does she have to be a county princess!"
Princess Zhao Yuwan's chest heaved violently with anger, her eyes filled with resentment and bitterness. "I am the most honorable lucky star of the Great Sheng Dynasty, that bitch must die!"
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