Yu Heng felt a surge of satisfaction upon hearing this. Wasn't he a descendant of the dragon and phoenix? His father was the true Son of Heaven.
Yuheng told Xiaoli to go home and wait for news, while he took the corn back to the capital. Gan Siniang also went with him.
She wanted to go to the capital to do business and expand her business empire.
With tears welling up in her eyes, Gan San Niang said, "Fourth Sister, you must send a message back."
Gan Si Niang sighed helplessly, "Sister, I understand. I'll buy a big house in the capital and bring you all to live there."
Gan San Niang kept wiping away her tears and nodding repeatedly. Gan Si Niang got into the carriage, feeling a little sad as well.
In this world, tools are primitive; it takes half a month to travel to the capital. If only there were airplanes, two hours would be enough for a round trip.
When Xiaoli returned home, she planted the remaining corn seeds.
This type of corn can be planted two or three times a year, except for winter, when it can be planted at other times of the year.
She also promised the villagers that she would share seeds with them.
Three months later, there was another bumper harvest. Xiao Li distributed some seeds to each family and taught them how to plant them.
At this time, news also came from the capital that the Grand Minister of Agriculture's experimental fields had yielded a bumper harvest.
The emperor bestowed upon Xiao Li the title of County Princess, and granted her one hundred taels of gold, one thousand taels of silver, one hundred bushels of rice, ten bolts of silk as a stipend, and several jiao of jewels.
This is already the best reward. Yu Heng looked at me like he was about to praise me, and Xiao Li smiled.
"Let me treat you to a corn feast."
Xiao Li personally cooked pork rib and corn soup, corn pancakes, salt and pepper corn kernels, and roasted corn...
All the dishes were delicious and made with corn. Yuheng ate until he was burping before he put down his chopsticks.
"It's delicious."
He was still savoring the moment, but his stomach was already full. He looked at Xiao Li.
"I really want to hide you away and cook you just for me."
Xiao Li glanced at Gan Siniang, who lowered her head; she already knew Yu Heng's identity.
He couldn't possibly have only one woman, but she wasn't indispensable to him either. She made up her mind: if Yuheng had women on both sides, then she would leave him.
"But that's impossible. You're already a county princess. How can you be my cook?"
"What a miscalculation! If I had known you were such a good cook, I should have taken credit for it, brought you home, and made you my cook."
Gan Si Niang was taken aback. So that's what he meant? A smile slowly crept onto her lips.
Yu Heng looked at Gan Siniang and smiled slyly, causing Gan Siniang's face to turn bright red.
Xiao Li rolled her eyes. She had already sensed Yu Heng's emotional fluctuations. He was just teasing her and had not developed any romantic feelings for her.
It's just that these two are going too far by showing affection in front of her.
"Please go ahead if you're full."
Yuheng saw Xiaoli's cold face chasing them away, but he didn't care. He took Gan Siniang's hand and left.
Yuheng went to Gan Dashi's family to propose marriage and promised Gan Si Niang in front of Gan's parents that he would only have one daughter in his life.
The Gan family parents were terrified. Seeing the prince's expression, they wished they could force their daughter to nod and agree.
Gan Si Niang was very satisfied, and the marriage between the two was settled. With Si Niang's marriage settled, Zhang Shi began to arrange Gan San Niang's marriage.
No family would have the older sister marry off before the younger sister.
Gan San Niang hasn't been able to go out lately. Her mother, Zhang Shi, is trying to help her get her skin in good condition so she can get married.
Gan Si Niang saw that her sister's good looks were a waste of her talent to marry a country bumpkin, so she came to talk to her sister that night.
"Sister, now that our family is rich, why don't we ask the prince to introduce you to someone? At the very least, he'll be a minor official or something, and you can become an official's wife."
Gan San Niang stopped her, saying, "Fourth Sister, you have your own destiny, but I am just an ordinary country woman. I am content with living a peaceful life as a wife and mother."
I don't understand your business acumen, but I do understand that happiness doesn't come from using power to oppress others.
Gan Si Niang admired her sister's clear-headedness, so she secretly prepared fertile fields, shops, jewelry, and silver notes as her sister's dowry.
Soon, Wang Xiucai, the private tutor in town, came to the door, wanting to ask for Gan Sanniang's hand in marriage for his son.
He was an old scholar who had failed the imperial examinations for many years. Later, he opened a private school in town and became a teacher.
His son is seventeen years old this year and has already passed the county-level imperial examination. He will soon be going to the capital to prepare for the provincial-level imperial examination. Once he passes the provincial-level imperial examination, he will be a future official.
The Gan family all thought highly of this marriage, but Gan San Niang wanted to meet the people first before making any decisions.
She often played with Xiaoli, and inevitably learned a thing or two from her.
Although she felt that marriage was arranged by her parents and a matchmaker, she still wanted to see for herself.
The two families agreed to meet in three days, and Wang Xiaoxiucai would also be there.
Gan San Niang called Xiao Jiu to keep her company, and Xiao Jiu readily agreed. The maid she transformed into was not only strong but also very beautiful.
When Gan San Niang went out to serve tea, she held Xiao Jiu's hand, and the two were like sisters.
One had skin as white as snow and was stunningly beautiful. The other was a delicate and charming young lady.
Wang Xiaoxiucai only glanced at her before turning his gaze away. He sat upright and didn't look at Xiao Jiu again, instead smiling at Gan Sanniang.
Gan San Niang agreed to the marriage, and three months later, San Niang got married. The whole village went to the wedding feast, which was very lively.
Gan Si Niang, along with her parents and Xiao Wu, followed Yu Heng to the capital. She had already bought a house, so settling her family there was no problem.
Gan Dashi was initially reluctant to go, but for Xiao Wu's future, he went along anyway, and the village returned to peace.
But this calm didn't last long before things became lively again.
The Gan family abandoned their scheme against Xiaoli, but then Master Li came knocking on their door.
Master Li had three sons. His youngest son died after the marriage attempt failed. He now had two sons, both of whom were married and had children.
Now that Li Yuanwai has seen Xiao Li's status as a county princess, he is extremely envious. He regrets driving her away back then, so he has asked his wife to arrange for someone to come to Ganjiacun to pick her up.
"Third Young Mistress, the Master sees that you are all alone and is afraid that no one will take care of you after you pass away, so he took pity on you and sent me to fetch you."
When you return, you will still be the esteemed Third Young Mistress. From now on, the manor will support you, and you won't have to do any hard farm work."
Xiao Li was speechless at Wang Mama's arrogant attitude. It was this very nanny who had driven the original owner out in the first place.
In front of the madam, she said that the original owner was an unlucky person who had caused the young master's death, and that if she continued to stay in the mansion, it would definitely be detrimental to the Li family.
The master Li's wife then divorced the original owner and sent her back to Ganjiacun.
This led to the original owner's tragic fate, and this old woman can be considered the culprit.
Seeing that Xiao Li remained silent, Granny Wang smiled smugly.
"Third Young Madam, this mansion is much better than outside. Look at you, you still have to work in the fields in this village, while we live in a mansion where everyone is dressed in fine clothes and eaten like royalty, and there are servants to wait on us."
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