The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Cangman continued to ask: "Cheng Feng, what's going on? Is there any hint about the prince reclaiming the wasteland?"

"Hint? There's no hint at all. It's just pure reclamation."

Cangman shook his head in disbelief, "The prince reclaiming wasteland must have some deeper meaning."

At this time, the people eating at other tables also stopped eating with their chopsticks and listened to their conversation with their ears stretched. For a moment, the room was silent and you could hear a pin drop.

The atmosphere was so strange that Cheng Feng felt a little uncomfortable. He said perfunctorily, "It's just land reclamation. There's no deep meaning."

"Impossible, you must be hiding something from me."

"Don't you think I'm being honest?"

"You must be not telling me something."

"Why are you so suspicious?"

"I'm telling you, it's because the prince is reclaiming wasteland outside the city that everyone is scrambling to rent or buy land."

"Buy land or rent land? This year is a drought year, so neither buying land nor renting land is cost-effective. Could it be that your boss Qian has also started buying land?"

"Is this going to take down my boss? Let me tell you, in just one day, the Qian family took over 10,000 acres of fertile land. How about that? Act fast, right?"

"What's wrong with my brother-in-law? Why is he thinking of buying land?"

"do not you know?"

"What do you know?"

"The Crown Prince is reclaiming wasteland. The newly promoted Imperial Censor Song Tingzhi is the Crown Prince's teacher, right? Do you know what he is promoting?"

Cheng Feng and Shang Xi shook their heads at the same time, and then they heard Cangman ramble on, "Song Tingzhi said that farming is the foundation of a nation, so we in Fengqi will soon return to emphasizing agriculture over commerce, instead of prioritizing commerce. If we want to live a better life in the future, we must have land. I've made up my mind, and I'm going to buy some land tomorrow. I happen to have some spare money."

The more Cheng Feng and Shang Xi listened, the more outrageous it seemed. The prince was reclaiming wasteland, and Song Tingzhi's words could change the situation?

Don’t people nowadays need to worry about their own livelihoods anymore, and instead start to care about current affairs and government?

Cheng Youning sold kites, and everyone bought kites crazily. Cheng Youning reclaimed wasteland, and everyone cultivated land. Haven’t everyone learned some enlightenment and lessons from the kite incident?

Think about what happened to those who followed the trend and bought kites. Some were demoted, some had their salaries fined, and now they are taking the prince's land reclamation as a sign of the times. Cheng Feng and Shang Xi dare to conclude that it is not a wise move to cultivate land this year and they will definitely not make any money.

Cheng Feng asked Cang Man, "Who analyzed all this? It couldn't be my brother-in-law, could it?"

"Don't worry about who made the analysis. Just tell me whether we should establish farming or not."

Cheng Feng said firmly: "Shouldn't."

"Then give me some of the land you have."

"How can that work? Just because there's drought this year doesn't mean next year will be bad. Not only can our Prince Pang's Palace not buy land from outside, we're also constantly improving the farmland."

Cangman immediately started yelling at the top of his voice, "Look, I told you the situation has changed. If it hadn't, why wouldn't you let go of the huge amount of land you hold on to?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the people in the room stood up and left in a hurry.

The entire restaurant was deserted in an instant, leaving only the dead man at the only table of customers. Shang Xi looked at the empty shop in amazement, "Why are all these people gone? Aren't they going to eat anymore?"

Cangman couldn't hold back any longer, "Who can sit still? They've all gone out to buy land. If I hadn't been eating seafood stew with my son, I would have gone out to find someone to buy land too."

At this time, the owner of the seafood stew came out personally with food and drinks, and said flatteringly: "Prince, can you give us some more orders? What can we grow in this field to make money?"

In Cheng Feng's eyes, Cang Man and the restaurant owner were like idiots and mentally retarded people. "You, a restaurant owner, wouldn't also buy land, right?"

"Ah, I didn't buy much, just... two hundred acres. Coincidentally, I bought it today, and I plan to hire someone to plow the land tomorrow. I just don't know what to plant to make money. I hope the prince can give me some advice."

On-demand? Cheng Feng's own granary was still empty. What advice could he offer others? In a drought year, nothing you planted would bring you profit, yet everyone was still flocking to cultivate the land.

Cheng Feng was speechless. "Who made up this rumor? Don't follow it blindly. This year is not a good year. The first quarter's harvest was poor. The second quarter should have been harvested in the past two days, but it's not as good as the first quarter. The yield was directly reduced by half last year. The land you just harvested can only catch up with the last crop. You may not lose money if you plant well, but you will definitely not make any money."

Cheng Feng tried to persuade the restaurant owner with all his heart, but he didn't believe him and was convinced that farming was the right thing to do. Cangman was even more convinced, and Cheng Feng couldn't stop him. He insisted on buying the land tomorrow.

In the end, Cheng Feng and Shang Xi didn't know how they walked out of the restaurant.

There were important matters waiting for them, so the two of them rode their horses straight to the outside of the north city. Cheng Youning's land was not far from the city. The two of them tied up their horses and went to the fields with hoes.

The moon was hidden behind the clouds, and the stars could not illuminate the desolate mountains and wilderness.

Shang Xi said with some regret: "Cheng Feng, it would be better if we brought two lanterns with us when we go out."

It was pitch black and there was no one around. Shang Xi's voice was hoarse as she spoke and she didn't dare to breathe. At this moment, she looked like a thief.

Look at Cheng Feng again, he is the one who is working, he has even raised the hoe.

Cheng Feng is brave and not afraid of the dark, and his eyesight is pretty good. He used to hunt at night, so his eyesight has been trained. He knew that Shang Xi was timid and afraid of the dark, so he didn't want to bring her here. She couldn't do much work and was easily startled. He didn't expect Shang Xi to be able to work.

"If you're afraid, just stand aside and watch. I'll make sure to clear an acre of land for my son tonight."

"Now that I'm here, I probably can't watch. Cheng Feng, there can't be a snake in the grass, right? Why do I feel like something is moving in the weeds, and it's making a rustling sound?"

"Don't be suspicious. This place is just overgrown with weeds. The slightest movement will make the weeds rustle. I'm afraid you'll get behind me."

Suddenly, something moved in the weeds, and Shang Xi quickly hid behind Cheng Feng. "Look, I told you there was a snake."

Cheng Feng was very brave. He used his hoe to dig in the grass twice, and a small thing really jumped out. "Wife, look at how timid you are! It's a frog."

"Is it a frog? Not a snake?" Shang Xi didn't dare to relax at all. Any little abnormality could arouse her sensitive nerves. She still held Cheng Feng's clothes tightly with her hands.

"If you don't believe me, I'll catch it and show you. It really is a frog, and a very small one at that."

"No, no, I don't dare to look. I'm afraid of frogs too."

"Look how scared you are. I shouldn't have brought you here."

After a little adaptation, Shang Xi bravely followed Cheng Feng and started to reclaim the wasteland. This work was not easy. Within a quarter of an hour, Shang Xi was exhausted and out of breath. After two quarters of an hour, she was exhausted.