Chapter 630, Grass Fairy
On the tenth day of August, Wei Qi rode at full speed to Taohua Village.
Caiju and Dongli saw that the leader of the imperial guards had arrived in person, and knowing that the emperor valued their position, they immediately stepped forward and reported everything they knew.
After hearing this, Wei Qi said nothing and quickly went to greet Granny Gu and Gu Jian: "Greetings to the two old masters."
Granny Gu raised her hand to let him get up, then asked, "Is Xiaowu okay?"
Wei Qi replied respectfully, "Master is fine, please rest assured, old lady. Master repeatedly told us to take care of our health when we came out."
Granny Gu smiled and nodded. "Xiao Jian and I are fine. When you go back, tell Xiao Wu not to worry about us. He's already too busy with state affairs. Don't overwork himself."
Wei Qi nodded in agreement.
Seeing that his sister had almost finished talking, Gu Jian asked, "Did you bring the Jingsui grass seeds?"
Wei Qi nodded quickly: "I brought it."
Gu Jian stood up and said, "Come with me." Then he walked towards the pharmacy.
Wei Qi bowed to Granny Gu and quickly followed.
Soon, Wei Qi saw the porcelain basin in the pharmacy that was said to have grown the Jingsui grass.
Looking at the porcelain basin that couldn't be more ordinary, Wei Qi picked up a handful of soil and put it under his nose to smell it. He was familiar with the smell, it was just ordinary mountain soil.
Wei Qi couldn't help but show a look of doubt on his face: "Old man, can this really grow Jingsui grass?"
Gu Jian nodded: "Don't ask so many questions for now, where are the seeds?"
Wei Qi quickly took out the Jingsui grass seeds from his arms.
Seeing Gu Jian casually burying the seeds in the soil like planting beans, Wei Qi couldn't help but ask, "That's it? You're not going to do anything else? Like water it, fertilize it, or something?"
Gu Jian shook his head. "I asked Daohua, and she grows it this way." He pulled out a small notebook from his pocket. "But the temperature and humidity in this room need to be controlled."
Wei Qi glanced at the small notebook and asked, "What is this?"
Gu Jian: "This is the record of the Rice Flower Seedlings' Sutra and Marrow Grass. We will do as she wrote."
Wei Qi quickly asked, "Old man, can I take a look?"
Gu Jian handed the small notebook to Wei Qi.
Wei Qi carefully looked through it several times, but couldn't see anything special. He then returned it to Gu Jian and said, "Old man, I don't know anything about growing medicinal herbs. I'll be grateful for your help in the future. I'll stay here for the time being. If you need anything, please feel free to ask."
Gu Jian: "I will watch it carefully."
He also hopes to grow the Jingsui grass. Apart from anything else, if he really grows it, Xiaowu will most likely come here in person.
He knew in his heart that his sister really wanted to see Xiaowu and Xiaojiu.
Wei Qi was not qualified to live in Taohua An, so he rented a small farmyard in Taohua Village.
It is autumn now, and villagers from surrounding areas and merchants from other places often come to Taohua Village to buy crops and seeds from Daohua Village. This makes him inconspicuous.
Seeing villagers coming to buy grain seeds from time to time, Wei Qi couldn't help but pull one of them aside and ask, "Are the products produced in Yanjiazhuang so good?"
The villagers nodded quickly and said with a smile: "This big brother is also from another place, right? Let me tell you, the products produced in Yanjia Village are not only delicious, but also have a high yield."
"In the past, Sha County was the poorest county in Ningmen Prefecture, but since we started planting the grains promoted by Prefect Yan, everyone can now have enough to eat."
"This year, my family bought watermelon seeds from Yanjiazhuangzi and sold the watermelons in the summer. Not only did we have Yu Niang, but we were also able to save some money. Now we have hope for the future."
As he spoke, the villagers showed a look of pride on their faces: "In the past, people from other places rarely came to our area, but look at it now. There are many caravans coming in and out of the county every day. Now people from outside don't even have a chance to move here."
"Brother, I advise you to buy more seeds and plant them. I will buy more this time. If there is good rain next year, we can sell the grain and maybe build two more houses at home."
"Oh, the group from Taoshui Village is coming. I told you, if I get in line behind them, I won't be able to go back until dark."
Wei Qi felt a little amused when he saw the villagers running away. However, the changes in Taohua Village were really huge. When they came here last year, the villagers in this village had a very difficult life.
But now, most of the old houses have been renovated, there are many more villagers, and most people have smiles on their faces.
The emperor is right. Lord Yan is indeed a good official. At least he is truly solving problems for the people.
After walking around Taohua Village, Wei Qi disguised himself and then set off for Ningmen Prefecture.
The emperor asked him to investigate how the eldest daughter of the Yan family planted the Jingsui grass, and he had to go and investigate it personally.
Yan Mansion.
Knowing that Xiao Yeyang and his two brothers would be going out tomorrow, Daohua handed the things she had prepared for them to Yan Wentao: "Third brother, these contain ginseng tonic pills and sleeping pills. You are just starting to practice internal martial arts, so you must be careful when you go out on business."
As he said this, he looked at Yan Wenkai.
"Fourth brother, it's not shameful to run away when you encounter someone you can't beat. It's called knowing when to act. Don't rush forward foolishly again. If you make this mistake again, I'll tell Xiao Yeyang not to take you on missions anymore."
Hearing this, Yan Wentao nodded in agreement.
Yan Wenkai was anxious, because he knew that Ye Yang really listened to his sister, and quickly assured her, "I will definitely not do this again, big sister, please don't say anything nonsense in front of Ye Yang."
Daohua snorted, "That depends on your performance." Then, she looked at Yan Wentao and said, "Third brother, remember to supervise fourth brother."
Yan Wentao smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, I will definitely keep an eye on him. If he dares to do anything wrong, I will tell you when I come back."
Yan Wenkai snorted: "Third brother, I won't give you the chance to tell tales."
Then, Daohua took the food box from Wang Maner and said, "Third brother, give this food box to Xiao Yeyang."
Yan Wenkai quickly asked, "Big sister, what delicious food have you made for Yeyang again?"
Daohua: "I left a little bit of everything for him from the potato feast we had at noon." She smiled and said, "When fresh ingredients come out, of course I have to send them to him to try."
Yan Wenkai smiled and said, "These potatoes taste really good."
Yan Wentao took over the conversation: "The most important thing is the high yield." He could imagine that the yield per mu could be as high as ten stones or more. If this was reported to the court, his uncle's performance in Ningmen Prefecture for the past three years would definitely be guaranteed.
Perhaps, after my uncle completes his term this time, he will be transferred to Beijing.
At the Jinling Guards' office, Xiao Yeyang was arranging the details of his outing. Seeing Yan Wentao approaching with a lunch box, he immediately put down what he was doing and asked, "Is this from Daohua for me?"
Yan Wentao nodded. Seeing the documents scattered all over the table, he knew Xiao Yeyang hadn't eaten lunch yet, so he said, "The food is still hot. Eat first."
Defu quickly took the food box and quickly placed it on the table. Seeing that the dishes delivered today were all new to him, he immediately smiled and said, "Miss Yan is still thinking about the master. She immediately sent the new dishes to the master."
Hearing this, Xiao Yeyang was very happy. He picked up his chopsticks and started eating. After taking a few bites, he asked, "What kind of dish is this?"
Yan Wentao: "Potatoes."
Xiao Yeyang: "Is it the one that Sun Changze helped bring back from the north?"
Yan Wentao nodded and then talked about the per-acre yield of potatoes.
After listening to this, Xiao Yeyang was silent for a while, then smiled and said to Yan Wentao: "In the past, there was a daughter of a powerful family in the capital who was particularly good at growing flowers, so people jokingly called her the Flower Fairy. What do you think, since Rice Flower is so good at growing crops, what should we call her? The Grass Fairy?" After saying this, he burst into laughter.
Yan Wentao also laughed.
It’s no wonder that his sister is really good at growing things.
(End of this chapter)
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