After descending the mountain and getting into the carriage, Fang Qing's legs were practically useless after such a long journey.
She took off her shoes and started pounding her legs.
Zhao Shi'an placed her feet on his legs and pressed them firmly with his large hands.
"From now on, let the workers do this kind of thing."
I made this trip myself, and not only did the people on the mountain not appreciate it, but I also ended up with sore legs.
"It's not that I don't have my own ideas. Although Majiazhai is deep in the mountains, it has a good location and plenty of sunshine. I wanted to see how well my self-developed hybrid grain seeds would yield here."
"Besides, you just saw the situation in Majia Village. How is it any different from an ancient tribe? Relying on hunting for a living is not a long-term solution. We still need to farm."
The most important thing is to complete the tasks released by the system.
Fang Qing leaned comfortably against the soft cushion, letting Zhao Shi'an massage her legs.
"You're thinking of them, but is it worth it?"
Sometimes he couldn't understand Fang Qing's actions.
Over the years, Fang Qing has visited villages large and small in the vicinity, helping countless impoverished families.
She can help the elderly with chores, share her experience in farming, and get along well with the villagers. If she encounters a family in need, she will even give them seeds for free.
But all these people could give Fang Qing in return was some insignificant gratitude.
If it were him, he definitely couldn't have done what Fang Qing did.
"I don't know if it's worth it, but I just want to see them able to eat their fill and smile happily. This world is too bitter. If no one does anything about it, this situation will only continue indefinitely, and when it accumulates to the point where people can no longer bear it, it will erupt with even more serious consequences."
The carriage curtain was open, and outside lay a vast, undulating field of wheat ears.
Fang Qing looked out the window at the scenery, a look of satisfaction in her eyes.
Zhao Shi'an's gaze fell on her face, and for a moment he felt that she was glowing.
He suddenly felt so selfish and so hopeless.
The things I held dear in my past life now seem so ridiculous in this even more cramped carriage.
He couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Self-deprecating humor.
Fang Qing's gaze fell on his face.
"Brother, you're making fun of me!"
As she was about to scratch her itch, Zhao Shi'an grabbed her hands.
He looked at Fang Qing very seriously, which made Fang Qing feel a little uncomfortable for a moment.
"What's wrong, bro?"
"I'm laughing at myself."
"ah?"
Zhao Shi'an gently rubbed her head.
"Go do what you want to do."
He will always be behind her, protecting her.
Fang Qing found his sudden remarks baffling.
Hasn't she always been doing what she loves?
The carriage swayed and rattled into the county town. The group ate a meal in the county town, and then Fang Qing and Zhao Shi'an took the carriage home.
Once they left the county town, the roads became difficult to travel. Even sitting on a thick, soft cushion, Fang Qing felt like she was about to throw up from the jolting when she got home.
"The roads in the village are so difficult to travel. Every time it rains, going out is like going through a tribulation."
After getting off the carriage, she stretched her arms and legs and couldn't help but complain.
“It’s much better now. There weren’t even any roads between the villages before,” Fang Daniu said.
Fang Qing thought that compared to the modern main roads that connect every village, the roads here couldn't even be called roads.
“This can’t go on. Let’s get everyone involved in road repairs,” Fang Qing said.
After the roads are built, transportation becomes more convenient, which promotes the exchange of information and directly affects economic development.
“Road construction is not that easy.”
"It should be repaired, otherwise it will be inconvenient for everyone to come and go."
Fang Daniu hesitated for a moment and said, "Then I'll ask the village chief another day."
Fang Qing didn't expect the road to be repaired immediately, so she went to the county town with Zhao Shi'an early the next morning.
Zhao Shi'an went to study at the academy, while Fang Qing went to the Zhou family's grain station.
Now the Zhou family has built the largest grain storage point in their county, and this grain will be sold to various places by grain merchants.
Today, Anxian County is famous throughout the country for its grain production, and even the Zhou family has become a well-known grain merchant.
As soon as Fang Qing arrived, the workers who were busy with their work stopped to greet her.
"Thank you for your hard work, everyone."
As soon as Fang Qing entered the room, she heard the clattering sound of an abacus. Zhou Ning only glanced at her before continuing with his work.
“You’ve come at the right time. I just finished calculating the accounts last night, and this is the book.”
As he spoke, Zhou Ning handed Fang Qing an account book.
This is the sales record for the new variety of corn seeds.
Fang Qing carefully reviewed the results and found that nearly 300,000 jin of the new variety of corn seeds had been sold, an increase of tens of thousands compared to last year.
"It seems that people are quite receptive to the new seeds."
Fang Qing said.
Zhou Ning shook his head.
"What's so great about it? One hundred thousand jin of it was bought by a businessman from the Northwest, and a large number of people are still using second-generation seeds because they are unwilling to spend money."
"The grain grown from hybrid seeds can't be used as seeds, but they just won't listen. Then when the yield is low, they make us responsible."
“Ignorant and foolish, during the autumn harvest, our grain station receives dozens of such people every day. We spend tens of taels of silver every year to hire people to popularize these things, but they just take it as a pretext to fool us into buying seeds.”
Speaking of which, Zhou Ning was furious.
"Just ignore these people from now on. Instead of talking to them, let them try it themselves and draw their own conclusions. You just said that the merchants from the Northwest bought 100,000 jin of seeds of the new variety?"
"Yes, they were very generous and brought a lot of manpower. They hauled away 100,000 catties of grain that very day."
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