Yili has always been careful, is there something wrong? Yiming thought for a moment and replied: "Before entering Miss Kang's study, the prince was very normal. He talked to Miss Kang for a while and then came out.
After coming down the mountain, his face became gloomy, and then the prince locked himself in the study. Yili, did you find anything?
Yili was unsure, "The prince has suffered many injustices over the years, but I've never seen him so unhappy as he is today."
After Yili's reminder, Yiming also became puzzled. "You are right. The prince has never been so obvious before. And when he came back, the prince's horse ran faster than usual. I had to ride hard to catch up with him."
You could hear a pin drop in the study, and Chai Shijing also heard Yili's words. Was he being too obvious?
He knew clearly that ever since Kang Yueran said she would no longer bother him, he felt a nameless anger in his heart.
Over the years, there have been many officials who are unwilling to work for him, and he has indeed never been as impatient as he is today.
Is it because he wants the support of the Duke of Zhenguo too much? Or is it because of something else?
Chai Shijing closed his eyes and leaned back on the chair.
Kang Yueran's shadow suddenly appeared in my mind. She was standing at the foot of Qingping Mountain, surrounded by the corpses of wolves. She said, I will make him pay for his blood with blood.
The scene changed to the entrance of Shitou Village. His lips touched her hair. He felt guilty and his ears were hot, but she just cried out in pain as if nothing had happened.
Chai Shijing smiled unconsciously, and the scene changed again, with the two of them sitting in Kang Yueran's study. She said that it would be better not to cause trouble for His Royal Highness Prince Ping.
He seemed to have some different feelings towards Kang Yueran, but the power of the Duke of Zhenguo was not comparable to that of ordinary officials.
He had been suppressed for too long and wanted to escape from this life where he had no control over his own destiny.
Chai Shijing suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes full of determination. He must hold Kang Yueran in his hands. Since she was unwilling to surrender voluntarily, he would force her to surrender!
It took only eight days to store all the sweet potatoes from the sweet potato field. During these eight days, the name of sweet potato was remembered by everyone in Anzhou.
After Guo Tong and Chai Shijing discussed the matter, they divided the 200,000 jin (approximately 100,000 catties) of sweet potatoes equally among the counties. The county magistrate summoned the village heads to distribute the potatoes according to the number of households in each village. The price per jin (approximately 7 wen) was seven wen, with six wen covering the capital and one wen covering the shipping fee.
However, there were too many people affected by the disaster in Anzhou, and 200,000 jin was far from enough. The village heads collectively knelt down and begged the county magistrate to go to Qingpingzhuang to buy another batch of sweet potatoes.
Guo Tong and Chai Shijing came to Qingpingzhuang together. Kang Yueran could not resist Guo Tong's pleading and agreed to sell him another 100,000 kilograms.
Chai Shijing suddenly felt better when he saw Kang Yueran's helpless expression, and then he chuckled.
Kang Yueran glared at him but didn't go up to speak.
Chai Shijing was not annoyed. He turned his head and saw the new pot on the antique shelf. He walked over and picked it up, saying, "Miss Kang promised to give me this pot before. It's just right. I'll take it with me."
"It is very important to open a purple clay teapot, so don't waste it. I've already given you sweet potatoes, so don't be ungrateful!" Now that I've made it clear, what is this guy going to do next?
Guo Tong's small eyes moved back and forth between the two of them, and finally he shrank his neck and drank Kang Yueran's tea.
Today is a really good day. I bought sweet potatoes, drank good tea, and read some gossip. Guo Tongyi nodded while drinking tea. It was worth coming here today!
Chai Shijing took the pot in his hand and looked at it carefully, with no intention of putting it back.
Kang Yueran stood up and went over, snatched the pot and put it back on the antique shelf. "It's getting late today, so I won't keep you two here any longer."
Chai Shijing was not thick-skinned enough, "Then Shijing will take his leave first."
Shi Jing? Guo Tong's eyes rolled. Did these two already call each other by their first names? "I'm leaving too."
Kang Yueran still respected Guo Tong very much and made a gesture of invitation, "Master Guo, I will take you there!"
On the way, Kang Yueran took out a piece of paper and handed it to Guo Tong, "Master Guo, this piece of paper contains the names of all the managers of Qingping Village and Kaoshan Village, as well as the names of the heads of their hometowns and villages.
I have 60,000 kilograms of sweet potatoes and I would like to ask you to help me transport them to the county town. I would like to ask the county magistrate to hand them over to the village heads.
My hometown is Fengtou Village in Changming County, and the village head's name is Kanghong. Fengtou Village gave 5,000 catties, and the remaining 55,000 catties were divided equally among the remaining villages, saying it was a gift from an old friend.
Guo Tong secretly thought that Miss Kang was quite good at winning people over. He put the paper away and promised, "No problem, I will definitely help you with this!"
After going down the mountain, Guo Tong took a car and Chai Shijing rode a horse, and the two did not talk to each other.
After returning to the government office, Chai Shijing said to Guo Tong, "Master Guo, Miss Kang is so generous, we should also restore the reputation of Qingping Manor and prevent the people from misunderstanding it.
With such a high yield of sweet potatoes, many people will surely want to plant them next year. Once the people have dispelled their doubts, they will dare to come to Qingping Village to ask for sweet potato seedlings."
"Yes, Your Highness Prince Ping is right. I will definitely ask the county magistrates to explain this to the people."
Chai Shijing bowed and said, "Then I would like to thank Lord Guo on behalf of Miss Kang."
"Don't dare, it's all my duty!"
Guo Tong believed that Chai Shijing and Kang Yueran had an unusual relationship, so he instructed the county magistrates to make the matter of sweet potatoes known to the public.
When County Magistrate Cheng of Changming County received the sweet potatoes, he also received a letter from Guo Tong.
After reading the letter, he looked at the village heads and first explained how to eat sweet potatoes, the yield of sweet potatoes, the planting cycle, etc. according to Guo Tong's request.
He also emphasized that the sweet potatoes came from Qingping Village, saying that Qingping Mountain Stronghold had been renamed Qingping Village, and Qingping Mountain was safe. From now on, everyone could walk on the official road without fear.
Finally, he said that sweet potatoes are high-yielding, and if anyone wants to plant them next year, they can go to Qingpingzhuang to get sweet potato seedlings.
The county magistrate praised Qingpingzhuang, which showed that the court recognized Qingpingzhuang. If the court recognized it, what would the people have to worry about?
The village heads whispered to each other and all thought that going to Qingping Village to ask for rice seedlings was feasible.
Having discussed the major issues, there was still a small matter. County Magistrate Cheng pressed his hand, asking everyone to be quiet. He asked, "Who is Kang Hong, the head of Fengtou Village?"
Kang Hong was suddenly called out, and after a moment's hesitation, he walked to the front. "I am Kang Hong, the head of Fengtou Village."
County Magistrate Cheng looked him over and said, "Master Guo from the Anzhou Household Department wrote to you saying that an old friend from Fengtou Village gave you five thousand kilograms of sweet potatoes. You can take them all away."
He called out to two more people, "Shuangqiao Village Chief and Xiayang Village Chief, your two villages each have a thousand kilograms, take them away as well."
Kang Hong and the other two village chiefs looked at each other, all three of them confused. Who was it?
Kang Hong asked, "Old friend? May I ask, sir, which old friend is it?"
"Mr. Guo didn't mention it in his letter, but the head owner of Qingping Village is also surnamed Kang. Perhaps he has some connection with your village."
On the way back, pulling the sweet potatoes, Kang Hong was still thinking about this matter. He asked Kang Youzhao, "Who do you think is the old friend who would give us 5,000 kilograms of sweet potatoes?"
Kang Youzhao was also full of questions. "That big boss also has the surname Kang. I heard she's a young girl. Could she be a descendant of someone in our village?"
Kang Hong suddenly thought of Kang Yueran, "Do you think it could be Yueran?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
