After the children received their snacks, it was the gentlemen's turn.
Upon seeing several beautiful girls, the elderly gentlemen were immediately delighted. Ruan Fang went over and introduced them to the gentlemen.
Time flew by, and around noon, the old gentlemen counted the number of students and then led them back to the school.
Back at the school, the teachers began to assign homework to the children, asking them to write down their experiences and thoughts from the day's outing.
The elderly gentlemen themselves were not idle either; they organized all their morning's creations, added a travelogue, and prepared to publish a collection of poems.
Several of the elderly gentlemen are quite famous. Fang Dongliu and Wu Hao are both renowned figures in the education field. Once their poetry collection is published, it will definitely cause a sensation, and it will be difficult for Shuixian Village not to become famous.
Within a few days, their collection of poems was published, immediately attracting the attention of literary figures who bought it and circulated it among themselves.
The elderly gentlemen possessed profound literary skills, especially Zhao Xian, whose poem demonstrated a literary cultivation that surpassed that of the other gentlemen, greatly arousing the curiosity of the literary community.
The beautiful verses that Zhao Xian recited offhand were unprecedented; it was astonishing that the Great Northern Dynasty had such a learned and talented poet.
Soon, the scholars learned that the author of the poem was a scholar who had been appointed as a ninth-rank registrar by the imperial court a year earlier.
He was promoted three ranks in a row a few months later and is now a sixth-rank official. He is an inspirational figure who has set an example for many students and strengthened their confidence in studying hard.
Even without much promotion from the gentlemen, the imagery of this poem alone is enough to tell that this scenic spot is breathtakingly beautiful.
Gradually, more and more people came to visit, and later many students even came in groups. In addition to admiring the lotus flowers, they hoped to get to know this learned and talented sixth-rank official.
With so many tourists, some unpleasant situations are bound to arise. In order to protect the infrastructure along the lake, Zhao Xian erected some notice boards along the lake.
He wanted to use this to tell tourists that they should cherish and protect everything here.
To provide visitors with a better experience, the snacks sold here are no longer limited to cold noodles and herbal tea; other local delicacies can also be enjoyed here.
Zhao Xian's original intention in building this scenic spot was not to make money, but to promote the second phase of the village's project, increase the popularity of Shuixian Village, and boost the village's market.
During this period, Li Guang worked very hard. After many days of busy work, the more than 300 mu of winter wheat was finally harvested, dried and stored.
Li Guang calculated that the wheat weighed approximately 100,000 jin, which was a remarkable harvest at the time.
Li Guang sought Zhao Xian's opinion on how to handle the winter wheat. After considering it for a moment, Zhao Xian said:
"Once the workshop is completed, there will be some grain processing industries, and these wheat will come in handy."
Li Guang nodded. During this period, sweet potatoes had entered their peak growing season, and in order to increase the yield, Li Guang intensified the management of the sweet potatoes.
The area planted with sweet potatoes this time is quite large, more than 1,000 mu. Since the yield of sweet potatoes is very high, once so many sweet potatoes are harvested, the quantity will definitely be considerable.
Seeing this large patch of sweet potatoes, Li Guang could no longer resist. He pulled up a sweet potato stalk, dug up the soil, and checked if any sweet potatoes had grown.
He quickly dug out five or six small sweet potatoes, which were already the size of radishes. Many more small sweet potatoes were just beginning to take shape, which made Li Guang feel very distressed.
It's all my fault for being so impulsive; digging up sweet potatoes at this time is just wasting food.
When he saw the sweet potatoes in his hand, he immediately became excited again.
Li Guang returned to the farm, where Chen Xiaoxiao and Meng Yaoyao were busy in the kitchen.
The food was ready, and the two were bringing it to the table when they noticed Li Guang holding several red objects covered in dirt.
"What is this thing? Why is there dirt on it?"
Meng Yaoyao stared at the sweet potato in Li Guang's hand, feeling very curious, and asked.
"These are sweet potatoes, just dug out of the sweet potato field. It's a pity they're too small and haven't grown big yet. It's not the right time to dig them out now."
The sweet potatoes are growing rapidly at this time, and they will grow even larger in a while. I wonder what they taste like when they are freshly dug out of the soil.
Brother Zhao bought sweet potatoes from Southeast Asia as seedlings before, but he couldn't bear to eat them. Now he can finally taste them.
After Li Guang finished speaking, he handed the sweet potato to Meng Yaoyao.
Meng Yaoyao took the sweet potato and washed it. The washed sweet potato was bright red and looked very nice.
"How should sweet potatoes be eaten? Do they need to be cooked?"
"Brother Zhao said it's fine to eat it raw or cooked, so let's try eating it raw."
The two girls were very curious, so they put the sweet potato in their mouths and took a bite.
The sweet potatoes were crisp, sweet, and chewy; they had become the first people in the Great Northern Dynasty to eat sweet potatoes.
"It's delicious, very sweet, even better than fruit. Li Guang, you should try some too," Chen Xiaoxiao said.
Li Guang glanced at the three sweet potatoes left. He was actually a little reluctant to eat them, but after swallowing hard, he said:
"I'd better eat first, and then I'll enjoy it later."
Raw sweet potatoes taste pretty good, and the two of them enjoyed them immensely.
"Sweet potatoes taste so good even raw, I wonder what they taste like cooked. How about we cook them for dinner tonight? Sister Xiaoxiao, do you know how to cook sweet potatoes?" Meng Yaoyao asked.
"I don't know how to cook either. I'm planning to have steamed buns for dinner, so I'll put the sweet potato and steamed buns together. What do you think?"
“Okay, let’s do it this way. Steam the sweet potatoes, they’ll taste great,” Meng Yaoyao said.
That morning, the village was bustling with activity. After a burst of firecrackers, the villagers finally received the keys to their shops and began to flock to them.
Although the inn is still under construction, it will not affect the delivery and use of these shops.
Once they acquired the shops, people began to plan their business: either open the shop themselves or rent it out and collect rent.
If you open your own shop, you'll need to consider decorating it.
Accompanied by the village head, Zhao Xian inspected the handover status of the shops in the second phase of the project.
Those who received the shops were overjoyed, and some were already planning to open their stores. They probably already had a clear idea of what to sell.
Seeing this, Zhao Xian felt a sense of pressure, realizing that he still had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, which the villagers were unaware of.
The more than ten industries I have newly planned must be put into production as soon as possible. Only after the products are produced and there is a boom in both production and sales can the shops in the market be stimulated.
Only when these shops have business can the second phase of the project become a success.
If the village doesn't have enough industries to support it, it will be difficult to attract people, and even if all the shops open, business won't be good.
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