Chapter 509 Picking Peaches
I didn't expect this opportunity to come so soon.
The whole country celebrates Your Majesty’s 60th birthday.
On such a happy occasion, gifts would naturally be presented from all over the country.
Zheng Qinghe looked at the flourishing Annan County under his administration and felt a dilemma. What should he choose as a gift?
Finally, he set his sights on hybrid rice, which, after several years of cultivation, could yield about 600 kilograms per mu.
If this high-yield grain is promoted in Dagan, no one in Dagan will go hungry anymore, and people will no longer have to fear war and natural disasters.
As long as there is enough food, the great general will be invincible!
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this gift was very feasible, so he ordered someone to go to the field and pick a handful of the largest and best ears of corn, and then go to the warehouse to select thousands of kilograms of the best quality seeds to take away.
There are also coal, ecological breeding technology, silk and wool products, etc.
There are so many things I need to bring with me, and I really have to carry a heavy load when I return to Beijing this time.
But he was both sad and happy, because this time, he wanted to surprise everyone.
Oh, this time when he returned to Beijing, besides giving gifts, he also wanted to explain his relationship with Gu Mingyue to his parents.
"Yue'er, you really won't go back to Kyoto with me?"
Gu Mingyue shook her head firmly. "I know your journey won't be smooth sailing. I'm willing to go with you to face your parents, but there's no need to humiliate myself with something I already know the outcome of. I'm telling you, just do your best and leave the rest to fate. Don't force anything."
The time they spent together and living together helped her see things more clearly.
Any relationship that is too full will overflow.
So it is best to let things flow naturally. There is no need to have a perfect ending.
Anyway, the system didn't require her to marry Zheng Qinghe.
She is a wealthy woman now, and one-third of the profits from the profitable businesses under Sister Jiayue's name go into her pocket every month.
If Zheng Qinghe could be the same as before, then she wouldn't mind being on equal terms with him while completing the system tasks.
If he or his family made her uncomfortable, then he would be nothing more than a tool for her to gain points.
Relationships between people can't be too rigid. Situations are ever-changing, and so are people's hearts. We must learn to be able to take on and let go.
Zheng Qinghe could naturally see the change in Gu Mingyue. He sighed and made a solemn promise. "Don't worry, Yue'er, I will definitely get my parents to agree to let me marry you."
He set out on the journey back to Beijing with a heavy gift, and Gu Mingyue turned around and returned to Taohua Village without any reluctance.
It is June now, the time to pick peaches in Taohua Village.
When grafting, Gu Jiayue bought more than just one kind of peach tree.
At that time, she was worried about the climate and soil problems, so she bought some peach trees of various kinds, hoping to see which ones would grow better.
As a result, after two or three years of growth, these varieties of peach trees all grew well, but the best among them were the juicy peaches and yellow peaches.
Each of those peaches was as big as a bowl, and children had to use both hands to barely hold them.
Gu Jiayue saw that the fruit looked good, so she asked the paper workshop to make some yellow bags to cover the fruit.
Although the villagers didn't understand, they still did it.
Now it is time to harvest. When the bags are taken away, the white peaches with red inside are seen emitting a charming fragrance, making the children watching drool.
The adults were afraid the children would steal some food, so they quickly chased them away. "Go, go, go! We have to sell all this stuff."
Because these peach trees were planted along the roadsides, along the ridges of fields, or on the hills, there was no fixed ownership of each tree. Therefore, the villagers unanimously decided to treat this year's peaches together, share the proceeds equally, and then, starting next year, everyone would adopt one.
You can take care of as many animals as you adopt, and all the harvests are yours.
If you can't raise your own children well, you can't blame others, and you can't be jealous if others raise them well.
The village chief even suggested contracting the barren hills to plant fruit trees.
Because when Gu Jiayue was previously appointed as the county lord, Taohua Village in Annan County was designated as her fiefdom, and Zheng Qinghe then abused his power for personal gain, so the taxes from Taohua Village, Xinghua Village, and Moshi Village were actually all under Gu Jiayue's name. Naturally, the surrounding unowned mountains were also allocated to her.
Therefore, Gu Jiayue decided to collect only 10% of the tax from these three villages in the future. Anyone who wants to rent the surrounding mountain land for farming can come and sign a contract, and the tax will also be 10% of the profit each year.
This operation made other villages envious.
The villagers of these three villages are in high spirits every day and line up to ask Gu Jiayue to contract the barren hills.
Gu Jiayue was busy with classes every day and didn't have time to deal with these things every day, so she asked the village chief to do so.
The village chief naturally agreed.
While helping, he listened to the flattery of the villagers. Although most of the words were praising Gu Jiayue, he was also happy.
He, Gu Huangping, is Gu Jiayue's uncle. Although he is from the same family, he is also proud of it.
"Jiayue, what should we do with these peaches after we pick them?"
"Don't worry, Village Chief. I've already sold all the peaches to Mr. Zheng. He built a canning workshop in the county town last month. The good peaches will be sold directly as fruits, and the less-good ones will be canned and sold. Anyway, we won't suffer any loss."
The village chief's heart finally settled down. "That's good, that's good."
"In that case, aren't these fruits too few?"
"It's true that there are fewer fruits, but this is only the first year of fruit production, so it's normal to have fewer. There will be more next year, and then the villagers will plant more fruits themselves. Anyway, don't worry about sales, village chief. Just watch the villagers plant well and that's it."
The fruits of the Daikon Roots are not as abundant as they were in the past, so as long as you can grow good things, you will not have to worry about no one buying them.
"Okay, okay, of course I believe Jiayue." The village chief smiled so much that his face was full of wrinkles.
The people in Taohua Village are really busy. There is endless work to do as soon as they open their eyes every day, and every family member has different divisions of labor.
Men worked in the village workshops, while women gathered tea leaves or raised silkworms, while older children studied and played house in the mountains, herding sheep and cattle. The elderly stayed at home to cook.
Many people don’t even have time to do their work in the fields and need to ask others for help.
Anyway, there is no one who eats for free.
Although very tired, everyone was very happy. After all, the box used to store money at home was getting heavier every day.
The head of the family who is in charge of managing the money worries every night whether the place where he keeps the money box is safe.
"Boss, how about we dig a hole under the bed? It's specifically for storing money."
"Digging a hole isn't safe, and it's even more inconvenient. I can't dig a hole every time I want to put money in it, right?"
"You have a point. But I'm really worried about leaving so much money at home."
"How about this? Tomorrow I'll go find Zhang the blacksmith and ask him if he can make us an iron box. We'll put the money in the box and lock it in the closet. Wouldn't that be safer?"
"It's not safe. Let me think about it."
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