Chapter 213, Food Protection
Rice Flower Village.
This is the farm that Daohua uses specifically for growing crops. It is the largest of the three farms given to her by the Li family, with an area of nearly 5,000 acres.
In the village, Daohua even had a granary built specifically for him.
As soon as they entered the granary, Yan Wenxiu and Defu opened their eyes wide.
So much wheat!
They are neatly stored in warehouses.
The wheat was just harvested this year. The grains are large, plump, and shiny. Even people who don’t know much about farming can tell that this is a top-quality variety.
"This grain crop must be nearly 20,000 dan?" Defu said excitedly.
The governor lost 20,000 shi and returned 20,000 shi. In this way, he would not be blamed.
Qin Xiaoliu nodded and smiled, "Exactly 20,000 dan. The harvest was good this year, and we yielded almost 6 dan of grain per mu. Excluding the seeds we just planted and the seeds we bought from several nearby villages, these are the remaining ones."
Yan Wenxiu's expression changed: "There are 6 dan per mu?"
Qin Xiaoliu nodded again: "Yes, but that's because the fields in the village are fertile. The fields of other villagers can only yield a little more than five shi."
Defu said quickly, "This is already very good. As far as I know, a yield of more than five dan per mu can only be achieved in the south where there is abundant rainfall. It is really great to have such a high yield in the north."
Qin Xiaoliu smiled. He remembered clearly that when he told the girl about the yield per mu, the girl looked dissatisfied and said that she would cultivate grain varieties with higher yields in the future.
Of course, this cannot be told to outsiders.
Defu looked at Yan Wenxiu and said, "Master, let's move it now and send it to Fenxi as soon as possible so that the master can rest assured."
Yan Wenxiu nodded.
Watching the bags of wheat seeds being loaded onto the carriage, Defu's heart slowly settled back into his stomach.
Compared to the growing smile on Defu's face, Qin Xiaoliu looked at the granary that had been filled with great difficulty being emptied bit by bit, with a look of pain on his face.
"By the way, Master, Eunuch Defu, have you arranged for the people to transport the grain seeds? Please don't lose them again."
Defu smiled and said, "Don't worry. I've already informed Commander Shen. This time, he will be personally responsible for the escort, and the Jinling Guards will also accompany them. When we arrive in Fenxi, the Governor's soldiers will also come to meet us. We must ensure that the grain reaches the people of Fenxi."
Hearing this, Qin Xiaoliu stopped talking.
Sure enough, after all the grain seeds were loaded onto the carriages, a group of soldiers wearing armor and holding long swords came to the outside of the farm.
Qin Xiaoliu took a look and saw that there were many soldiers coming, and each of them seemed to have good skills. Only then did he feel relieved.
It was already afternoon when Yan Wenxiu and his companions returned to Yan Mansion. Commander Shen and the soldiers escorting the grain were at the port and did not enter the city.
Upon learning that 20,000 shi of grain seeds had been harvested, Xiao Yeyang was very excited and happy. He looked at the rice flowers and wanted to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he felt that it would be too pretentious to say them out loud, so he swallowed them back.
"I have to go to the provincial capital with the grain transport team, so I'll leave first."
Daohua thought for a moment and said, "I see you didn't eat much at noon. Wait a minute, I'll get you something to eat on the way." Then she looked at Yan Wenxiu and said, "Brother, are you going too?"
"I"
Yan Wenxiu looked at Xiao Yeyang. To be honest, he came back this time to help collect grain seeds. Now that the grain seeds have been solved, the young prince no longer needs him.
Xiao Yeyang looked at Yan Wenxiu and thought for a moment: "He should go too. When he gets to Wuhua Mountain, he should bring Wen Kai and the others with him. There are several of my uncle's men in the Commandery. They are very good at riding, shooting, and fighting. We can take the opportunity to meet them."
Yan Wenxiu's expression brightened. What did the Yan family lack? It was their foundation and connections. Now that the young prince was willing to introduce them, it was really great.
Daohua nodded: "Okay, wait a minute, I'll get some more food."
Yan Wenxiu was worried that Xiao Yeyang had been waiting for too long, so he said, "Is it not necessary?"
Daohua: "Don't worry, it won't take much time." After saying that, she turned around and ran away.
Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, "After all, it's Daohua's good intention. Wait a minute, there's no need to rush."
Soon, Daohua came over with a porcelain jar and said, "You guys are really lucky. This is the healthy yam and black rice porridge I made specially for my grandmother. There are many good things in it. Share it among you after we get on the boat." As she said that, she handed the porcelain jar over.
Daohua's hand was stretched out towards Yan Wenxiu, and Yan Wenxiu was also ready to reach out to take it, but Xiao Yeyang took the lead and picked up the porcelain jar in his hand.
Seeing him guarding the food, Rice Flower smiled and said, "I'm telling you, you can't eat it all by yourself. You have to give half to my brother. My brother is so thin, he needs to be nourished. Now, hurry up and leave. Don't delay the delivery of the grain seeds."
Xiao Yeyang glanced at the rice flowers, then left with Yan Wenxiu and Defu, carrying the porcelain jar.
After getting on the boat, Yan Wenxiu sat in the cabin waiting for Xiao Yeyang to share the black rice porridge with him, but after waiting for a long time, he didn't move.
No way, the little prince doesn't really want to eat alone, right?
Thinking of this, Yan Wenxiu's mouth twitched, and he had to ask with a dull face: "Little Prince, aren't you hungry?"
Xiao Yeyang glanced at Yan Wenxiu and said disdainfully, "Look at your lack of ambition. Isn't it just a little porridge? Is it worth you caring so much about it?"
Yan Wenxiu was silent.
That was not ordinary porridge. It was porridge made by my eldest sister for my grandmother. It must tasted good.
He remembered that one time when he went to pay his respects to his grandmother, he happened to see her eating yam and red date porridge specially made for her by his eldest sister. His grandmother gave him half a bowl to try, and it tasted so good that he still remembers it to this day.
".I didn't eat lunch."
After saying that, seeing that Xiao Yeyang still had no intention of sharing the porridge, he had to give a strong dose of medicine: "My fourth brother likes to eat the food made by my eldest sister the most. When he comes over later, he will definitely ask you to eat it."
Hearing this, Xiao Yeyang frowned. Thinking of Yan Wenkai, the big eater, he felt that it would be better to eat the porridge quickly.
So, while asking Defu to get the dishes and chopsticks, he looked at Yan Wenxiu with dissatisfaction: "You just said you didn't want it, but now you want to eat it. It's really..." After saying that, he shook his head with disdain.
Yan Wenxiu did not respond to this. He just wanted to eat porridge.
Having been with the young prince for such a long time, although he is not as open-minded as his fourth brother, he is not too restrained either.
Defu quickly brought the dishes and chopsticks over.
Only then did Xiao Yeyang open the porcelain jar.
As soon as it was opened, a rich fragrance spread out.
"Gurgle gurgle~"
Defu immediately swallowed his saliva.
I want to eat it!
But he knew it was impossible.
The master didn't even want to give it to Young Master Yan, let alone him.
"Well"
Looking at the half bowl of black rice porridge pushed in front of him, Yan Wenxiu was speechless. He didn't expect that the young prince was such a protective person.
(End of this chapter)
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