Chapter 223 The Glory of the Village
As for whose land to go to - of course it’s Xu Zhichun’s land!
As for cooking, I’ll go to Liang Lizheng’s house.
Aunt Zhu'er is the chef, and one or two women from several families come to help.
Xu Zhichun had no objection. This was the best approach; she hadn't intended to monopolize the spotlight. If something happened, wouldn't the villagers have to help?
The best situation is when the whole village is united.
Finally, the day arrived. The whole village was looking forward to it early in the morning and was extremely excited.
Especially those who had never been to the city in their lives were so excited that they couldn't stop talking about it.
Although Liang Lizheng repeatedly warned the villagers to keep the news of the county magistrate and his entourage coming to the village secret, the news failed to be kept secret and quickly spread to the surrounding areas.
The whole neighborhood was shocked.
Not only the people in Liangjia Village are waiting for this day, but the surrounding villages are also waiting.
Good heavens, when this day came, the county magistrate and his men had not yet arrived, but countless people from the surrounding villages came to watch the fun.
Liang Lizheng: “.”
Which bastard leaked it?
County Magistrate Lu was very concerned about this matter and set out from the county government office early in the morning with a group of nearly twenty people. Two carriages moved slowly, and the government officials followed on foot.
At around ten o'clock in the morning, the group arrived at Liangjia Village.
"Here he comes! The county magistrate is here!"
"Wow, it really is the County Magistrate! Liangjia Village didn't lie!"
"Don't push, don't push, let me see!"
"My Lord County Magistrate! My Lord County Magistrate! I saw the Lord County Magistrate today!"
"Shh, all of you keep your voices down, don't disturb the county magistrate!"
"People from other villages, please step back, step back. Don't be anxious or make a loud noise, or you'll end up with nothing for your relatives and friends."
At Xu Zhichun's suggestion, the Liangjia Village order maintenance team that was temporarily formed kept shouting and driving away the crowd that was pushing forward.
County Magistrate Lu was shocked.
This is a huge crowd of people.
County Magistrate Zhao was also stunned: "There are so many people in Liangjia Village!"
Shao Shiye laughed heartily. "I'm afraid most of them are from other villages who come to watch the fun. After all, there aren't many officials who care about civil affairs as much as our Lord, the County Magistrate."
Magistrate Lu and County Assistant Magistrate Zhao both laughed.
In another carriage, Lu Xiaoyue, who had taken a leave of absence from the county school, was still dressed in men's clothes and kept lifting the curtain to look out. Madam Ji quickly stopped her, "Grandpa, please don't do that! There are too many people on the road!"
County Magistrate Lu was actually quite happy. "It's great that so many people have come. They can all see the sweet potato and potato production, so there's no need for me to publicize it. This is a good thing, a good thing!"
When the county magistrate and his entourage came from afar, the villagers cheered, got excited, and made a lot of noise. When the county magistrate and his entourage really arrived, they all became nervous out of their natural fear of court officials.
The people from Liangjia Village who were maintaining order pushed everyone back and everyone retreated obediently, stretching their necks to look at the carriage, with their mouths slightly open and their eyes unblinking. They didn't even dare to smile exaggeratedly, let alone make any noise.
The children seemed to be naturally afraid of the officers with swords on their waists. They hugged the adults' legs tightly and hid behind them, while watching them with wide eyes and curiosity.
Liang Lizheng led the village elders and Xu Zhichun to greet them at the village entrance, and County Magistrate Lu and several others got off the carriage.
Liang Lizheng bowed respectfully and said, "I greet the County Magistrate, the County Deputy, and Mr. Shao!"
Fourth Grandma and the others were so happy that their faces were full of smiles. Their movements were stiff and nervous as they hurriedly imitated the others: "Greetings, hello, hello, Master!", "Haha, hello, Master, hello!", "Greetings, hello, Master."
Magistrate Lu was a casual person to begin with. He knew that the villagers had never seen him before, a prominent official, and that they would inevitably be intimidated and nervous. He paid no attention to the chaotic greetings. He laughed heartily and raised his hand, "My fellow villagers, please don't be polite. I'm sure you all know why I've come to your village today. Without further ado, how about we go to the fields first?"
“Okay, okay!”
"What the adults said is all right!"
"Your Excellency is such a good official, haha!"
No one expected the county magistrate to be so friendly. They became even more excited and bolder, and rushed to answer. When they talked about it later, they felt excited just thinking about it, saying that they had spoken to the county magistrate.
County Magistrate Zhao felt a little uncomfortable and frowned slightly, but seeing that his superior didn't seem to mind, he also smiled gently and followed behind County Magistrate Lu.
Liang Lizheng said with a smile, "Sir, the sweet potatoes and potatoes in our village are all grown by the seeds that the Xu family got for us to grow. The Xu family's land is closest and the crops are the best. How about you go to the Xu family's land to dig sweet potatoes and potatoes?"
County Magistrate Lu glanced at Xu Zhichun and nodded, "Okay."
Xu Zhichun bowed slightly, "Please come in, sir."
County Magistrate Lu glanced around. Although countless villagers were following and surrounding him, there was obviously a group of people maintaining order. Needless to say, it must be the arrangement of Liangjia Village.
The head of this village is a good person who is thorough in his work.
Everyone soon arrived at Xu Zhichun's land.
Liang Lizheng quickly told the people guarding the edge of the field: "Everyone, please make way. Don't go any further, or you'll trample on the crops and it will be bad! If you want to check on the sweet potatoes and potatoes, it won't be too late to do so later!"
With Magistrate Lu and his entourage present, the crowded groups from other villages, even if they were dissatisfied, did not dare to act rashly. They were stopped outside and did not dare to push or crowd, so they could only stretch their necks to watch.
Arriving at the field, Liang Lizheng was about to do the work himself, but unexpectedly, County Magistrate Lu took the hoe and said, "Let me try."
Everyone was shocked, and Liang Lizheng began to stutter: "Yes, yes, sir, please, these are sweet potatoes, just dig them in the ground."
Although County Magistrate Lu had never farmed, he had planted flowers. The big hoe was quite different from the small flower hoe, and his digging movements were a bit awkward, but Xu Zhichun's family had done a good job of fertilizing and watering the land, and the soil was soft, so County Magistrate Lu dug a tree smoothly.
Liang Li was busy leading people to pick up all the sweet potatoes that had been dug up and put them into baskets one by one.
This sweet potato plant actually produced eight fruits. The two smallest ones were not much bigger than two fingers put together, but the three largest ones were more than 15 centimeters long and more than 5 centimeters in diameter at the widest point. They were real giants.
“There are so many!”
“This sweet potato is really productive.”
"Look at this fruit, how pleasing it is."
"At least five pounds, right?"
"Even if it's less than five pounds, it's still worth it."
"yes."
Everyone's eyes lit up and they started talking in low voices.
County Magistrate Zhao and Lawyer Shao were also stunned.
County Magistrate Lu was also surprised and asked hurriedly, "How can this one plant weigh so little as half a basket? Li Zheng Liang, how much can one acre of land hold?"
County Magistrate Lu's question stumped Liang Lizheng. He was also filled with excitement, and couldn't stop smiling. He said excitedly, "Your Excellency, I don't know either, but it must be quite a lot. Once I measure an acre of land, I will collect it and report it to you."
Xu Zhichun didn't want to wait any longer and wanted to do it right away, so he interrupted and said, "Uncle Lizheng, you can measure one mu of land. We can harvest it now. One mu of land can be harvested quickly."
(End of this chapter)
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