Chapter 871 874. Justice
No matter what the old lady said, Gu Bencan agreed to it one by one, and even gave her a few reminders from time to time.
Gu Benluo took advantage of the pause between the two to say, "Remember what Dad told you before. If you don't understand something, remember to ask Dad when you get to the capital."
Gu Bencan replied obediently, "Don't worry, big brother, I remember everything.
My father and I are not at home, so I leave everything at home to you."
Jin Qianqian felt itchy and rubbed her fingers. "When you're out, it's not like being at home. Not everyone is like your mother, who can indulge you."
Gu Bencan, "..." Mom, if you don't rub your hands, I will believe it...
In the end, I didn't dare to ask in front of everyone, so I just nodded obediently.
As everyone was in a hurry to get back to report and have a simple meal, Mao Bingyan immediately ordered his departure.
They left at the same time, as well as the Si Nong and soldiers who had come earlier. The whole village became quiet in an instant.
"I'm not used to this," Liang Xiaojun smacked his lips. "I finally made some money, but I'm afraid I won't have this opportunity again in the future."
These days I have been helping these officers and soldiers cook. The elderly and children in my family have all come out to help. Not only have we sold all the vegetables from our fields, but we have also almost used up all the food reserves at home. However, the harvest is huge.
This is much more cost-effective than them running around outside for a year.
"Okay, stop sighing here. It's still early. I have to go to the city. A lot of things at home are broken." Liu Heizi had already made preparations and even drove the ox cart over.
They have suffered hardships, so they like to stock up on everything. Otherwise, after not leaving the village for nearly two months, the stock at home would not be enough.
"No, wait for me, I'll go with you," Liang Xiaojun quickly jumped onto the ox cart, and suddenly remembered that he didn't bring anything with him, "Did you bring extra money? My pockets are empty.
If you don't know, let me know, or I'll take my kid with me."
"You're the only one who doesn't think about things," Liu Heizi pointed around. The village's horse-drawn carriages had appeared at the entrance of the village one after another, and everyone wanted to get their supplies as soon as possible.
Liang Xiaojun: "..."
Jin Qianqian couldn't help but smile as she watched so many people run out of the village together, "Fu County is going to be lively today."
She didn't lack anything because Hu Dong would send a few trucks of supplies every two days.
Sometimes, if someone in the village doesn’t need something, they will borrow it from her.
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Mao Bingyan seldom stopped along the way and rode at full speed, and finally arrived in Shangjing before sunset the next day.
When they arrived at the palace gate, the soldiers guarding the gate let them in without any instructions.
"How is it? How's the harvest?" Hua Zhang asked quickly before the etiquette between the emperor and his subjects was performed.
"Your Majesty, the yield per mu reaches 1,623 kilograms, but it has not been dried and the skin has not been removed, so there is probably some loss." Mao Bingyan naturally knew how important this mission was, and calculated every detail very accurately.
Hearing this number, Hua Zhang became a little uneasy. Even though it had not been dried yet, he had seen that the real weight of this thing was the rice grains on it.
Moreover, such crops do not require good land. Even the newly reclaimed land on the mountains can produce such a harvest, which is undoubtedly a huge advantage.
The people of Rong Dynasty were not afraid of hardship or fatigue, but they were afraid of not having enough to eat.
Now that we have this thing, every household can cultivate a few acres of land and no longer have to worry about food.
"Good, very good! This is a good sign for the world. May God bless our dynasty." Especially in the first year after he ascended the throne, there was such a good sign, which was simply like help from heaven.
The king and his ministers talked about the daily routine of the past two days, and Hua Zhang then turned his attention to the boy who had been standing behind Mao Bingyan.
Such a small, dark-haired boy could actually be Gu Wenheng's son?
The father is well fed and plump, but why is the son so skinny? The two are two extremes.
Noticing the emperor's eyes looking at him, Gu Bencan stood there respectfully.
"Are you the second son of Master Gu?"
"Your Majesty, I am a commoner." Gu Bencan was about to kneel down when Hua Zhang held him up with his hand.
He patted Gu Bencan's shoulder in appreciation and said, "You are a good boy. You have done a great job this time.
I will give you a generous reward. Tell me, what kind of reward do you want?"
Gu Bencan was not stupid enough to ask for anything directly, "These are what ordinary people should do."
"You are more modest than your father," Hua Zhang said gently, "I heard that you grew all these crops by yourself. Why did you want to work on them yourself?"
Gu Bencan knew it was time to test himself, and said sincerely, "I have never been very interested in the Four Books and Five Classics since I was a child. Instead, I like to read some strange theories. My biggest wish is to travel all over the country.
Whenever we got some rare items from the sea trade, my mother would let me choose first, knowing my preferences.
Hearing that this is the food of foreigners, out of curiosity, I wanted to try it.
Also, I didn’t do this myself. Several of my cousins are good at farming and they also helped a lot.
There were many things I didn’t understand, so I went to them to ask them. We slowly figured it out together.”
"Oh, just out of curiosity?" Hua Zhang asked calmly.
Gu Bencan looked around and then smiled with shame, "When our family returned to Gaoling Village, my father always liked to assign a lot of homework to me and my brother when he had nothing to do.
Among them, learning about farming is one of them. My brothers, like other villagers, have to tend to our own fields and vegetable gardens in the backyard. I just want to be lazy, so I follow a few brothers in the back mountain to open up wasteland under the pretext of observing this thing. "
Everyone present had some understanding. Who doesn't want their children and grandchildren to succeed? Each family would treat their children and grandchildren more strictly than Gu Wenheng.
If it were them, they would not agree if their child wanted to do this.
"Your father also let you go to farm?" Hua Zhang's pupils shrank slightly, "Your mother didn't stop you either?"
Gu Bencan shook his head. "My parents said that if we plow in spring, weed in summer, harvest in autumn and store in winter, we will not miss the right time, so the five grains will not be exhausted. Agriculture is a major plan for the country and a livelihood for the people.
Your Majesty, I, a commoner, have experienced this deeply through farming these days."
Hua Zhang, "...Good! Lord Gu is so righteous!"
Hua Zhanglong was very pleased. Seeing Gu Wenheng and his wife say such words, there was no need to doubt their loyalty to the country and the people.
Even if he is a little stubborn sometimes and likes to argue with me in the court, that’s not a big deal.
Mao Bingyan and Xiao Liwei on the side were also shocked. If it were their own kids, they would have urged them to make progress every day and would never let them explore farming.
Before, I was somewhat envious of such a young boy who had achieved such great achievements, but now it seems that they were narrow-minded. Lord Gu is a righteous man!
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