The man named Chang'an just now had a profile that looked remarkably similar to that of a nobleman.
If it weren't for knowing that the nobleman had been sent by the Emperor to Japan, Lord Lin would have truly believed it.
Moreover, Chang'an was dressed in coarse linen clothes, carrying a hoe, and his skin was dark.
He looks like a farmer; he probably just looks similar. How could someone of such high status be farming in Gu Lili's family?
"Father, what's wrong?" Lin Xiyao asked with concern when she saw Lord Lin looking like this.
Lord Lin chuckled at his absurd idea and shook his head at Lin Xiyao.
"It's alright. The food at the county princess's house is just too delicious. I'm afraid I'll be so full that I won't be able to walk."
Upon hearing what Lord Lin said, Lin Xiyao covered her mouth and secretly chuckled.
Her father used to say she was delicious; let's see if he'll still have the nerve to say that again.
After the group finished eating, people from the village who came to work started arriving one after another.
The tree planting that Gu Lili had arranged before was still tree planting.
After planting the trees today, the previous work is almost finished.
Gu Lili plans to have the people who planted the trees help her make soap. They had previously helped her make candy, and Gu Lili felt that she trusted them to do things properly.
The people Gu Chenxi found later continued to help plant trees.
The people who planted the trees earlier took the seeds and set off.
The rest were the people Gu Chenxi had found yesterday. They were all standing at the gate of the courtyard, waiting for Gu Lili to arrange things.
When the county magistrate appeared at Gu Lili's door, they all immediately knelt down and bowed to him.
"We, the commoners, greet Your Excellency the County Magistrate!"
Gu Lili stepped forward and said, "This is Lord Lin, sent by the Emperor."
Upon hearing Gu Lili's words, everyone bowed to Lord Lin again, saying, "We, the common people, greet Lord Lin!"
In fact, Lord Lin raised his hand, signaling everyone to stand up.
"Please don't stand on ceremony, everyone. I'll be staying at Gu Manor for quite some time, so you won't need to perform such a grand ceremony when you see me again."
Upon hearing this, everyone stood up.
However, the villagers who were just bustling about now dared not make a sound.
After completing his mission of sending Lord Lin to Gu Lili's house, Magistrate Yang returned to Donghai County.
After all, the county government needed him to oversee things.
Gu Lili led Lord Lin and the villagers toward the place where sweet potatoes had been planted a few days ago.
At this moment, the sweet potato field is covered with vines, which are perfect for propagation by cuttings.
Gu Lili took out the small knives she had prepared beforehand and distributed them.
However, Gu Lili only gave the knife to a dozen or so people.
The others also need to go to Longdi Gully; only by dividing the work and cooperating can we get it done faster.
“This vine needs to be broken off here to make the back neat. In a moment, I’ll have Father Sizhu use an oxcart to take it to the field over there,” Gu Lili demonstrated, squatting on the ground.
The group of people with knives also squatted down and, imitating Gu Lili, began to harvest the sweet potato vines with their knives.
Seeing that they were doing well, Gu Lili led the others to the other side of the field to gather up the soil.
To Gu Lili's surprise, when they were clearing the land, Lord Lin actually took a hoe and joined the others in working enthusiastically.
Not only Lord Lin, but also his two attendants worked alongside him.
No wonder His Majesty appointed Lord Lin as a fourth-rank official in charge of grain; it truly is well-deserved.
Lin Xiyao was attracted by the wildflowers and butterflies nearby, and she and her maid took the straw hats that Gu Lili had prepared for them and went to pick flowers and chase butterflies.
Gu Lili made an excuse that she had something to do at home and quietly left.
Since it was the Emperor who ordered the research on sweet potatoes, how could their few sweet potato vines be enough?
Therefore, Gu Lili bought a lot more from the mall.
There's no one home right now. Zheng Yue went to Donghai Town to see Zheng Qian today, and Gu Huanhuan feels bored being home alone, so she'll go with Gu Yun Chu to check out the family's restaurant.
Therefore, it will not arouse anyone's suspicion.
With a wave of her hand, three or four cartloads of sweet potato vines appeared in the center of Gu Lili's yard.
Gu Lili clapped her hands in satisfaction and opened the courtyard gate. Just then, Sizhu's father arrived at Gu Lili's door and was getting off the oxcart.
"Uncle, come over here and move these things from the yard over there first, then go to the field to get them," Gu Lili suggested.
Sizhu's father nodded without suspicion and brought in the oxcart, making it easier to load the sweet potato vines into the cart.
Seeing Gu Lili helping to load the sweet potato vines onto the truck, Father Sizhu hurriedly said anxiously, "Lili, you should rest. I can do it."
Now that Gu Lili is a county princess and has money, she doesn't need to do these things.
Although Gu Lili was still the same as before, gentle and dressed the same as them, there were still differences.
"It's alright, we can get there faster together," Gu Lili said with a smile.
Seeing that Gu Lili insisted, Father Sizhu stopped talking and instead worked even more efficiently on his tasks.
He was honest and simple, and not good with words.
His thinking was that if he did more work, Gu Lili would have less to do.
Working together, the two quickly loaded a whole cart full of sweet potato vines.
When Gu Lili arrived at the field, several sweet potato ditches had already been closed up.
Gu Lili couldn't help but sigh, "There's strength in numbers!"
Upon seeing Gu Lili and Sizhu's father arrive, people spontaneously helped unload the truck without Gu Lili even having to say a word.
After unloading the truck, Gu Lili began teaching everyone how to propagate by cuttings.
So, the team was reassigned again.
The men, being stronger, continued with furrowing and watering, while the women were responsible for planting the cuttings.
"Princess, you don't need to do it yourself. You can just give instructions from the side," Lord Lin said hastily, seeing Gu Lili sweating profusely.
Lin Xiyao had long since gone off to play somewhere with her maids, but with servants accompanying her, Lord Lin felt at ease.
Gu Lili, who is about the same age as Lin Xiyao and is also a county princess, is now working enthusiastically with everyone.
This comparison stirred some emotions in Lord Lin's heart.
It's true that children from poor families mature early. While Lin Xiyao only knew how to have fun, Gu Lili took on the burden of the entire family.
Previously, Lord Lin thought that Gu Lili was just lucky and kind, which is why she received the Emperor's reward.
But today, he truly realized that kindness and luck were merely icing on the cake; what was truly admirable was Gu Lili's steadfastness and hard work.
Gu Lili wiped the sweat from her brow and smiled, "It's nothing, Lord Lin, why don't you take a rest?"
Lord Lin was so focused on persuading Gu Lili that he was unaware that he was already covered in sweat.
Lord Lin wiped his sweat and couldn't help but burst into laughter, "Then everyone should take a rest."
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