All the refugees nodded in agreement upon hearing this; they were not ungrateful wretches.
Even if they hadn't explained it, is this fragrant meat porridge any less delicious?
They would never eat such refined rice on a normal day!
Not to mention meat, which is basically only eaten during holidays and festivals.
Although a lot of grain seeds have been distributed in the first half of the year, I heard that one mu of land can yield more than 3,000 jin.
But their land is already borderland and they don't have much, plus they're being harassed by other small countries.
Therefore, almost every household had no stored grain.
Ye Qingqing stood at the entrance of the restaurant for a long time before finally stomping her foot and leaving in a huff.
The maid standing to the side wanted to laugh but dared not, knowing she was sure to get a beating when she got back.
The thought of his young mistress saying that she was a friend and business partner of His Highness the Crown Prince made him furious.
As a result, His Highness the Crown Prince came over and said he didn't know him.
It's absolutely hilarious to think about.
Ye Qingqing turned around and saw her maid's upturned lips, which made her so angry that she drew her whip from her waist.
"You little slut, you really have a lot of nerve, daring to mock your young lady."
As he spoke, he began whipping the young maidservant wildly in the street, causing passersby to step aside.
Some people saw the poor girl being whipped, but dared not step forward. After all, they could tell from the girl's clothes that she was a young lady from a wealthy family.
Don't let yourself get into trouble later.
However, the news soon reached the ears of Ye Qingqing's stepmother.
Ye Qingqing's mother was only a concubine, and she was always overshadowed by the first wife in the household.
But Ye Qingqing's mother, Wang, always had many tricks up her sleeve, and she managed to win over the master, who also liked the mother and daughter quite a bit.
This is why Ye Qingqing was spoiled rotten, especially since the First Madam would bring all sorts of good things into Ye Qingqing's room.
In fact, everyone else could see that they were deliberately raising Ye Qingqing to be an ignorant and incompetent girl.
Ideally, she should be spoiled, willful, and disrespectful to her elders…
But Ye Qingqing didn't think so. She always felt that she was the darling of the family, and even the First Madam, who was always at odds with her mother, doted on her.
When Madam Ye heard this news, she couldn't stop smiling.
"Go and find a way to get this news to the master's ears. I don't believe that such a stupid daughter could have offended even His Highness the Crown Prince."
He can't possibly continue to spoil that mother and daughter, can he? Hmph, they're both just as utterly stupid.
After Madam Ye finished speaking, the maidservant beside her hurriedly went to carry out the task.
…
Long Yuan and Su Muyao watched from their private booth on the second floor as refugees gradually came into the restaurant to get porridge.
However, these refugees would usually take the porridge out to eat on the street after serving it.
"I heard you started a bicycle factory and a clothing factory. How are they doing?"
Su Muyao looked at Long Yuan in surprise: "You're quite well-informed."
Long Yuan touched his nose. He wasn't exactly well-informed; he was clearly keeping a close eye on the little girl.
“The other factories are all settled, but the solar lamp factory is built but we haven’t hired anyone yet. I want to let these refugees work in the factory.”
Upon hearing this, Long Yuan nodded repeatedly: "Very good, this will solve the problem of those refugees who fled from the border."
The two chatted idly on the second floor until it was almost evening before Long Yuan got up and took Su Muyao to the palace in a carriage.
All the way there, Su Muyao kept thinking about the hundreds of acres of watermelon fields that summer.
Logically, it should be almost harvest time. However, there's so much that the Great Dynasty probably can't consume it all.
After all, these watermelons weren't just on his own hundreds of acres of land; his aunts and second aunts also grew quite a few.
The villagers who moved from Taoliu Village also provided a lot of watermelon seeds.
People from other factories also received watermelon seeds, but not many actually planted them all.
But the people of Taoliu Village had personally witnessed that the watermelon being sold for an exorbitant price.
Almost every household has planted several acres of watermelon fields.
It seems we still need to find some people to spread the word, or have the emperor send envoys to other countries to sell the watermelons.
"well"
Su Muyao sighed softly, and Long Yuan asked with curiosity, "Why are you sighing like that?"
“My hundreds of acres of watermelons need a sales channel, and after thinking it over, I realized that Dachao wouldn’t need that many.”
"It's easy to just sell it to other countries. The cold melons that were previously sent as tribute from the Western Regions are far inferior to your watermelons."
Although they look almost identical, the taste is vastly different. Not only is that melon not as sweet as ours, but it also has far more seeds.
Su Muyao nodded.
"When the time comes, I'll tell my father and ask him to send two envoys with watermelons to visit other small countries."
Su Muyao's eyes lit up when she heard this: "Okay, let's do it that way, but how much profit should we give out?"
To be honest, Su Muyao didn't want to give it at all, after all, she had so many employees under her.
And this old emperor is short of money for me!
Even though he had the emperor's IOU, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to get the money back.
Fortunately, he had plenty of gold and silver treasures in his own space, so he didn't care about losing a little bit.
"Just give me whatever you want. Even if you don't give me anything, Father won't say anything."
Su Muyao naturally knew that even if she didn't give it to the emperor, he wouldn't say anything.
But the messenger might not necessarily do his best to serve him.
"Let's talk about it when it's ripe."
"You mentioned watermelons, and that reminded me, aren't your chili peppers and other vegetables ready for the market?"
Upon hearing this, Su Muyao immediately covered her head.
I was just worried about the sales of watermelons when Longyuan reminded me.
Yes, she also has hundreds of acres of all kinds of vegetables.
If all else fails, I might as well open a vegetable wholesale store.
Otherwise, if we sell them little by little, how long will it take? It's driving me crazy.
Just then, Yingyi's voice rang out from outside the carriage: "Your Highness, the young princess has arrived."
Immediately afterwards, Long Yuan stepped out of the carriage and reached out to help Su Muyao down.
But seeing how tall Su Muyao is now, well...
It's a real shame that I can't hug them as freely as I used to.
Su Muyao lifted the curtain and jumped down.
Long Yuan looked at him with doting eyes.
At this time, almost all the ladies and young women had arrived, with the emperor and empress sitting in the head seats.
Even the Empress Dowager has arrived today.
"Did Xiao Qiu send someone to the Princess's residence to fetch the Princess?"
The Empress asked Aunt Qiu, who was standing next to her.
"Your Highness, His Highness the Crown Prince said he would speak to them personally, so..."
The Empress simply smiled when she heard this.
The room below was filled with women, each accompanied by their young mistress.
Everyone knows that this banquet is mainly for Crown Prince Longyuan to choose his future concubine.
All the young ladies were dressed to the nines.
"His Highness the Crown Prince has arrived! His Excellency the Imperial Advisor has arrived!"
The old man's voice rang out from outside the door.
Everyone looked curiously in the direction they came from.
The eunuch at the gate was quite cunning; he directly introduced the Imperial Preceptor instead of the young princess.
After all, everyone knows that the title of "Little Princess" is not as high as that of the Grand Preceptor.
Then Su Muyao and Long Yuan walked in side by side.
The young ladies sitting below were all filled with envy.
If I had known they would arrive a little later, they might have been able to walk in with His Highness the Crown Prince.
Li Yujia gritted her teeth in anger as she looked at Su Muyao. She was so young, yet she had the appearance of a vixen.
At such a young age, she is so good at seducing people. If others saw her, they would definitely think that she and His Highness the Crown Prince are the most suitable match.
This young princess is at least seven or eight years older than the Crown Prince, yet she's so shameless in her pursuit of the position of Crown Princess.
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