Chapter 75: Food Shortage
"It's so effective? Do you still have this pill?" Doctor Hua wanted to put an end to Ma Ming's entanglement.
Unexpectedly, the item he took out was too valuable, which directly aroused Ma Ming's greed.
He was so shameless that he was not satisfied with just one and even wanted more.
Even though Doctor Hua had a good temper, he couldn't stand it any longer. "Do you think I'm a wealthy man?"
As soon as Doctor Hua said this, Chu Ci knew that something bad was going to happen.
Chu Chengyun immediately grabbed Doctor Hua and explained, "It's mainly because we came in a hurry and we really don't have the extra energy to prepare more herbs."
That means there are no extra ones!
After getting such an answer, Ma Ming was extremely conflicted. He only had one pill. Although he wanted to keep it to save his life, the adult was more important to Lianzhou at this time.
After struggling for a long time, Ma Ming still didn't take the pill. He carefully wrapped the pill in oil paper and put it in his arms.
I plan to give it to Lord Sima when we get to the quarantine area.
Seeing this, Chu Ci felt doubtful, but since the pill had already been given out, it didn't matter to him how the other party dealt with it.
He once again instructed the genius doctor Hua to prescribe the medicine boldly and leave the matter of the medicinal materials to them.
Then, under the guidance of the guide, Chu Ci and his party came to Guangjuxuan, where the head of the Chu family from Wuxi currently lives.
The waiter was dozing off when he saw Chu Ci and his group walk into the hotel. At first, he thought he was seeing things, but after double-checking, he realized that someone was actually staying at the hotel at that time.
The waiter quickly came forward and asked with a big smile, "Dear guests, are you here for a meal or to stay overnight?"
"Open three upper rooms and send some delicious dishes to the rooms." Chu Ci said, took out a five-liang silver note and slapped it on the counter with a "pa".
The waiter's eyes lit up and his attitude became more attentive. He nodded and bowed in response while quickly leading Chu Ci and the others to check in.
During this period, he also did not forget to introduce to Chu Ci and others the current vegetable and grain prices in Lianzhou.
The implication is that you have to spend these five taels of silver at this time.
It is understandable that there are not enough medicinal materials, after all, no one would hoard medicinal materials normally.
But in this world where every family farms, who doesn't stockpile food for half a year or a year?
So upon hearing this news, Chu Ci was stunned. "As far as I know, the plague broke out only half a month ago. Why is Lianzhou already short of food?"
The waiter hesitated when he heard this, so Chu Ci directly used silver and money to pave the way.
Chu Ci learned from the waiter that before the officials and wealthy families in Lianzhou City left, they carried out a crazy looting.
The waiter, who had opened up his mouth, couldn't help but sigh, "If this continues, I don't know if the plague will kill people, but there will definitely be a lot of people starving to death from lack of food."
Chu Ci was furious: "What's wrong with these people? Don't ordinary people's lives matter?"
However, no one dared to respond. Even Chu Chengyun warned the waiter beside him and changed the subject. "Aci, let's go find the head of the family first."
Only then did Chu Ci realize that his words were inappropriate.
He quickly slapped his mouth in a fake manner: "I was just angry at the moment and said something without thinking."
"I understand, I understand." The waiter responded nonchalantly, highlighting that the customer's advice was correct.
Then he asked kindly, "If you are looking for someone, do you need me to lead the way?"
Chu Ci happened to have something to ask the head of the Chu family. He turned to Chu Chengyun and asked, "Grandpa Chu, which room is the head of the family in?"
Chu Chengyun almost always granted Chu Ci's requests. "Room A, Room 1."
The waiter immediately understood: "Room A is on the second floor. Please follow me, gentlemen."
The waiter knocked on the door gently. Then he raised his voice and said, "Sir, someone wants to see you. Could you please open the door?"
The head of the Chu family was almost always thinking about the situation outside. As soon as he heard the sound, he immediately opened the door.
He saw that Chu Chengyun was not the only one standing outside the door. The head of the Chu family was really excited and worried. "Why did you come at this time? Not only did you come here by yourself, but why did you..."
Chu Ci understood that Chu Chengyun's kindness to him was not pure, but his kindness to him was real.
Therefore, Chu Ci didn't want Grandpa Chu, who was so kind to him, to take the blame for him. "Master, Ah Ci has something to ask of you. Can we go in first?"
"Okay, you guys come in first." Sure enough, Chu Ci's bet was right, and the head of the Chu family almost immediately complied with his wishes.
After sitting down, he said to Chu Ci without any delay: "Ah Ci, what do you need me to do?"
Chu Ci hadn't expected Patriarch Chu to be so direct, but she really liked this approach. "Patriarch..."
However, as soon as she opened her mouth, she was interrupted by the head of the Chu family. "Calling you the head of the family seems a little strange. Your Grandfather Chu and I are brothers. Since you call him Grandfather Chu, it wouldn't be wrong for you to call me Grandfather, right?"
Chu Ci also said: "Grandpa, do you know that Lianzhou is short of food?"
The head of the Chu family nodded and said, "I know a thing or two. Does Ah Ci have any good ideas?"
"I have a high-yield grain that can be used as both food and seed. Most importantly, it matures in 60 to 70 days. Grandpa, would you be willing to help me get this grain planted by the people of Lianzhou?"
Chu Ci did not beat around the bush and directly stated his purpose.
His ancestors had left a will, saying that a noble person would come to help the Chu family, allowing them to stand upright in front of the world again. Before, he was skeptical about this, but now, not only did he believe it, he was also stunned by Chu Ci's generosity.
After a long while, he came back to his senses and asked, "What is the yield per mu of this high-yield grain?"
"It should be at least 1,000 to 1,500 kilograms, and there may be some decline after that. But if we apply fertilizer properly, it shouldn't be difficult to produce 800 kilograms per mu."
In her previous life, the world where she lived, the potato yield per mu could reach 3,000 kilograms.
However, although the potato has been optimized in space, Chu Ci is not completely sure whether it can adapt to this strange world.
Even so, it still shocked everyone present.
You know, in this world, the per-acre yield of crops is only between 100 and 150.
A thousand jin! That's ten times the weight. Even if Chu Ci said it might degenerate, 800 jin was still a number no one dared to even think about.
The head of the Chu family was so excited that he paced back and forth in the room.
After a long time, the head of the Chu family finally stopped and stared at Chu Ci and asked solemnly: "Ah Ci, do you know what this means?"
Chu Ci nodded without hesitation, "I understand. I beg you to lend me a hand, Grandpa."
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