"Hello, hello, no need to be so polite, are you Shen Mo's friends?"
"Yes! We are!"
"Yeah, you all must be hungry, come on, follow me to the pavilion and have something to eat!"
"Hahaha! Thank you, Manager Lin! Sorry to bother you so much!"
"We are in for a treat today!"
"Well, it's all thanks to Brother Shen. Thank you, Shopkeeper Lin!"
Lin Wanwan looked around and turned back to ask Shen Mo: "Why can't I see Yusheng? Where did he go?"
"The weather was changing a lot in the past few days. He caught a cold and is now resting in his residence."
"Well, did he go get the medicine?"
"I've got the medicine. Take it every day. It will be almost cured in a day or two."
"That's good. Bring him some delicious food later. Don't forget the patient!"
"Okay, I understand."
Nan Xi was surprised to see that she brought back so many people, so she had to go back and make more.
After eating and drinking, Shen Mo and the others went back to the academy. Lin Wanwan also took people to pick some flowers and drove back to the village.
After Shen Mo returned, he spread out the drawing paper, drew another landscape painting, and gave it to his classmates, asking them to help deliver it to the headmaster.
There was no one around, so he took out the painting, looked at it carefully, then framed it carefully and put it away.
Two days later in the morning, Shitou Huzi and his companions found Lin Wanwan.
"Aunt Lin, have my parents come to see you?"
"Well, I want you to learn business from me."
"Aunt, Shitou and I want to try again. What if we pass the exam and become a scholar?"
Lin Wanwan smiled and nodded, "I think so too. Don't feel pressured, both of you. Do your best in the exam. If you pass, it will be a great event that will bring honor to your family. If you fail, don't feel pressured. Since you have already made the effort, there is no need to regret and blame yourself."
"Okay, we got it!"
"Thank you, Aunt Lin!"
After they finished talking, they seemed to relax and were ready to give their all for the entrance exam.
At the beginning of April, all the rice was planted, and the roads and oil mills in the village were also completed. She first sent last year's rapeseed and peanuts over so that they could learn how to squeeze oil.
After the road was repaired, the next step was to plant trees. A large number of saplings were transported to the back mountain and the riverside, and all the bare areas were planted with trees and flowers. A bamboo forest was also planted from the foot of the mountain to the riverside. In the future, there would not only be bamboo to use, but also bamboo shoots to eat.
She also asked people to build a row of small buildings at the foot of the mountain in the farm, and the small lake continued to expand. She planned to turn that place into a tourist attraction in Yun'an County, so that people who were tired of traveling would not only have a place to eat, but also a place to stay.
There are mountains and water, food and drinks, and if you add some fun things, why are you afraid that you won’t be able to attract people?
Fortunately, Shitou and Huzi's hard work paid off and they finally passed the exam! Although they ranked last, it was still an explanation to their family.
Both families were extremely happy and set up several banquet tables at home, specially inviting Lin Wanwan to attend. Lin Wanwan did not refuse. Of course she wanted to go and share in the joy of such a big event.
As May approached, Lin Wanwan felt like she was facing a great enemy. She had to call 857 every day to check the weather forecast, for fear that it would be like last year, with a series of disasters catching everyone off guard.
But more than a month passed and nothing happened. There was nothing unusual, and there was no drought. It rained almost every four or five days.
Until the first batch of grain was harvested, it was still fine. It seemed that God must have made a mistake last year because he was old and blurry-eyed, and put all the disasters of the past few years together!
This year's grain harvest can be said to be a bumper one. The villages followed Lin Wanwan's method and the results were not much different from Linjia Village. County Magistrate Gao, in particular, grinned so much that his mouth almost reached his ears.
Since the seeds were provided by the government, one-third of the grain was collected as tax. Until the government stopped providing seeds, the tax would continue to be calculated according to the previous tax.
One third, potatoes alone account for nearly 20 million kilograms, and the rest account for more than 1.5 million kilograms, which is enough to cover the taxes of several states!
Magistrate Gao did not dare to delay and immediately submitted a memorial to the emperor, stating that he would not take credit for such an important matter. He reported the matter truthfully and immediately dispatched personnel and summoned all the horse-drawn carriages and ox-drawn carts in the county to escort the grain to the capital.
The grain cart had not arrived yet, but the memorial had already reached the prime minister's residence.
After seeing this, Prime Minister Shen ran into the palace without even putting on his clothes and reported the matter to Emperor Hui.
When Emperor Hui heard this, he slammed the table in excitement.
"God bless me, Dayuan! Finally, I don't have to worry about food anymore!"
"Your Majesty, Magistrate Gao said that potatoes and corn can be planted for another season. Except for the extremely cold regions in the far north, they can be planted in other places. After the second season's harvest, another batch will be sent."
"Okay, okay! Where's the food? Has it been delivered?"
"They are still on the way. Do you want to send someone to pick them up?"
"We must send someone to pick up this precious grain! Wei Yun!"
"I am here!"
"You take a team of men to Yunzhou's official road to pick up food and grass. If you find anyone who does something wrong, kill them on the spot!"
"Yes! Your Majesty! I will leave immediately!"
Emperor Hui looked at the memorial on the table again and said with a smile: "This Lin Wanwan, if she didn't make a sound, she would have shocked everyone! Even I was scared! Prime Minister Chen, what do you think I should reward her this time?"
Prime Minister Shen stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, there is no need to rush to reward. It will not be too late to reward after the next batch of grain and taxes from all places arrive!"
"Well, if that's the case, then let Prince Yu and General Mu no longer have to swallow their anger and drive the Mobei Iron Cavalry out of the border a hundred miles away."
"Your Majesty wants to go to war with Mobei?"
Emperor Hui sneered, his eyes fierce and intimidating.
"It was Mobei who was the first to disregard the consequences. Why should they be afraid of starting a war? Do you really think that I, Dayuan, am a soft persimmon? Don't worry, Prime Minister Shen. Mobei only wants to drag us down and dare not compete with us."
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