Seeing that everyone had gone home, Chen Chen and He Jinshu also went home with their two sons.
When Grandpa He and Grandma He saw them coming back, they each picked up one of their precious grandchildren and started to entertain them.
While Grandpa He was teasing He Siyi, he asked He Jinshu, "Have you finished the registration?"
"Okay." He Jinshu replied.
"When are you planning to leave for the exam?" Grandpa He asked again.
"The end of this month or early August," John Horgan said.
Grandpa He nodded when he heard this. There was less than half a month left, so he could still spend more time with his grandson. After all, when He Jinshu went to take the exam, he would not be able to see his grandson for more than a month.
Because the two sons were too clingy, He Jinshu and Shen Zhen decided to take them to take the exam together.
While Wujia Village was enjoying the joy brought by the harvest, Shenjia Village was also immersed in the joy of the harvest.
The highest acre of land in Shenjia Village yielded 800 kilograms of grain, and the lowest acre of land, like Wujia Village, yielded 50% more than before.
The acre of land with the highest yield was the one belonging to the Shen family, which was used by He Jinshu for experiments last year.
Old Man Shen was so happy when he heard this number that he couldn't stop smiling. He had been farming for decades, and this was the first time he harvested so much grain from one acre of land. As a farmer, he was extremely happy.
When Village Chief Shen heard the news, his face lit up with joy. He immediately said to the villagers, "Let's count the grain taxes of each household today, and tomorrow we'll go to the county to pay the taxes. This time, we're sure to amaze others."
So, the food delivery teams from the two villages "accidentally" met at the intersection of the two village roads the next day.
When Village Chief Wu saw that it was Village Chief Shen who was leading the group, he bowed and said with a smile, "Brother Shen, please go first."
Village Chief Shen also bowed and said with a smile: "Brother Wu, I will respectfully obey your orders."
After saying that, he led the people from Shenjia Village and set off first, while Village Chief Wu led the people from Wujia Village and followed closely behind.
Chen Chen had no idea what was happening on the road between the two villages. He was in his room teaching his two sons how to roll over.
"Come, sons, watch how daddy turns over." Chen Chen demonstrated to his two sons while talking to them to attract their attention.
After turning over, Chen Chen said to He Siyi and He Sixuan, "You turn over too."
Although the two kids didn't understand what their father said, they were stunned for a moment after seeing his actions. Then they imitated their father, kicking their two short legs, waving their two little arms, and then turned over with great effort.
Seeing that they had really turned over, Chen Zhen happily picked them up and kissed each of them, then said to them, "Our Siyi and Sixuan are really great. When your father finishes his studies, we will give him a surprise."
He Siyi and He Sixuan's faces were flushed from rolling over, but after being kissed by Chen Chen, they immediately smiled widely.
After Shen Zhen put them on the bed, he started to learn how to turn over.
Chen Zhen didn't care about them. He let them turn over whenever they wanted. After they turned over, he helped them to stand up again. After practicing 3 or 4 times, perhaps because they were tired, the two children stopped learning to turn over.
Because of practicing this somersault, both of them sweated a lot. Seeing this, Chen Zhen asked the servants to get some warm water, wiped their bodies, changed their clothes, and then carried his two sons to the main hall to get them something to drink.
At noon, people from Shenjia Village and Wujia Village finally arrived at the county town with food. After having a casual lunch in the county town, the group went directly to the county government office with the food.
But when they arrived at the county government office, they were told that the head of the household responsible for registering taxes had gone to lunch and asked them to wait here for a while, so everyone had no choice but to wait for them for a while.
After waiting for almost half an hour, the head of the household who was responsible for registering taxes finally arrived.
When he learned that they were here to pay grain taxes, although he wondered why they had delivered it so early this year, he did not ask much questions and took the booklet and started registering as usual without much concern.
After hearing Village Chief Shen report the yield per mu and the amount of tax to be paid, the head of the household asked loudly in surprise, "How much did you say?"
Village Chief Shen was startled by the head of the household's sudden and loud question, but after calming down, he said, "Chen Hongcheng's family has 40 mu of land, with a total output of jin. The tax payable is 2,805 jin."
After hearing what Village Chief Shen said, the head of the household took the booklet from his hand and started to look at it himself. He was responsible for registration every year, so he was naturally familiar with Village Chief Shen, and he naturally knew the name Shen Hongcheng.
In previous years, their family's yield was only about a kilogram, and this was only in years of good weather and good harvests. If they encountered some natural disasters, it would be considered very good to harvest 10,000 kilograms from 40 acres of land. How come the amount of land has not changed this year, but the yield has increased by more than 10,000 kilograms?
So he took the booklet and looked at it himself. When he saw the highest yield of 800 catties per mu, he pointed at the number on the booklet and asked, "800 catties per mu? Are you kidding me?"
Village Chief Shen smiled and said, "How dare I lie to you, sir? This kind of thing can be found out easily. I wouldn't do such a stupid thing. This year, our village used the method of fertilizing the fields given by He Jinshu and He Xiucai. He also told us some methods of planting and managing rice, which is why the grain yield has increased so much.
Look at the fields below. Every household's yield per mu is no less than 600 catties. If I were to deceive you with this, then we villagers would have to pay the extra tax ourselves. Even if I wanted to, we villagers wouldn't."
After listening to what Village Chief Shen said, the head of the household looked through the booklet again and found that the grain income listed was indeed no less than 600 kilograms.
Seeing this, he asked Village Chief Wu, who was standing next to Village Chief Shen, "Is it the same in your village?"
"Yes, the starting yield per mu of land in our village is 600 kilograms, but the highest income per mu of land is not as high as that in Shenjia Village, which is 740 kilograms." Village Chief Wu said with a smile, and then handed the booklet to the head of the household.
The head of household took the booklet, flipped through it, and then said to the two village heads, "Wait here for a moment."
The two village chiefs naturally had no objection and said with a smile: "It's okay, go ahead and do your work."
After that, the head of the household went to the back of the lobby to find the county magistrate.
Not long after, the head of the household arrived with the county magistrate. Upon seeing Village Chief Shen and the others, the county magistrate asked, "You said that it was He Jinshu and Scholar He's idea to fertilize the fields that led to such a huge increase in yield?"
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