I was divorced because I got pregnant during the lean years, so I went back to my parents’ home and

Lord Cao wiped his tears and said: That’s pretty good!

"Lord Cao, let's go to the West Mountain!" Ji Xiaobei said with a smile.

"No, I haven't eaten yet!" Lord Cao grinned, looking unwilling.

"I'll go fry some eggs for you!" Mrs. Huang let go of him and ran into the kitchen.

Lord Cao ate a plate of tender scrambled eggs, wiped his mouth, and followed Ji Xiaobei to Xishan with satisfaction.

Fu Jichang was wandering around the West Hill looking for Lord Cao, preparing to ask Lord Cao to accompany him to meet the Emperor.

After searching for a while and not finding anyone, Fu Jichang was just about to go down the mountain.

Then Ji Xiaobei and Lord Cao were seen driving a donkey cart up the mountain.

Fu Jichang looked at them in surprise and asked in confusion: "Why are you two here together?"

Lord Cao was in tears, as he was forced here by Ji Xiaobei.

He really can't grow potato seeds.

Just let him die.

Fu Jichang saw Lord Cao's painful and desperate expression, and then looked at Ji Xiaobei who looked determined to win.

"Lord Cao, what's going on?" Fu Jichang asked.

"It's all Miss Ji, Master Fu, please save me, I really can't do it!"

Lord Cao felt that only Lord Fu could convince Ji Xiaobei.

He pulled Fu Jichang aside and whispered, "Just now, the young prince went to Huang Po's place, and Miss Ji boasted in front of him that she wanted to cultivate potato seeds with me, and we can plant them in a few days..."

"Nonsense!" Fu Jichang's face turned blue with anger.

Ji Xiaobei asked innocently: "How is it nonsense? What you think is impossible, Lord Cao can do."

Lord Cao waved his hands hurriedly and said, I really can’t do it!

Fu Jichang pulled Ji Xiaobei's sleeve and went aside.

"Xiaobei, it's too risky for you to do this. I have other ways to solve it." Fu Jichang said.

Ji Xiaobei chuckled and said, "I know you have other ways, but you can't let the people of Anzhou have anything to eat in the winter."

Fu Jichang: ...

He gritted his teeth and asked, "What do you want?"

Ji Xiaobei said calmly, "Don't be afraid. With you and Lord Cao to support me, I will be fine. Oh, and now there is also Prince Yongding. I don't have to be afraid anymore."

"Can you...can you discuss the plan with me first?"

Fu Jichang really had no way to deal with Ji Xiaobei, so he softened his tone.

"If I told you, you would definitely reject me."

Ji Xiaobei rolled his eyes at him and said.

"Master Cao, let's go and see the potato seedlings you cultivated." Ji Xiaobei shouted to Master Cao.

Lord Cao had a bitter face and trotted after Ji Xiaobei to the back mountain.

He was now like a grasshopper on the fire, with no way out. Ji Xiaobei had clung to the strong thigh of Prince Yongding, and no matter how hard he struggled, it was useless.

He straightened his chest and chose to believe Ji Xiaobei without hesitation.

When the time comes, we’ll die together!

Fu Jichang also hurriedly followed.

Mr. Cao opened up a piece of land on the back mountain specifically for growing potato seeds.

Ji Xiaobei squatted on the ground and dug the soil.

Lord Cao went to see his new variety.

Fu Jichang was so angry that he was spinning in circles on the ground.

Ji Xiaobei saw that Fu Jichang's anger had subsided a little, so he walked over, squatted beside him and said:

"Xiaoyao, I know you are doing this for my own good. Although I am not a noble person and I don't have any great ambitions, I don't do things that I can clearly do. That is not my character, Ji Xiaobei.

I know this will bring me trouble, but with my intelligence, I will be able to deal with it. Are you worried because you don't believe me?"

Fu Jichang: "Aunt, how can I not trust you? But you don't know the dangers in it. You are facing the imperial power and the pressure of officials watching covetously. I can't let anything happen to you. The children can't be without their mother."

Ji Xiaobei pulled Fu Jichang's hand and said, "Thank you! I won't die."

Fu Jichang turned around and grabbed Ji Xiaobei's hand, holding it tightly, staring into her eyes and speaking word by word; "I would rather turn around than put you in danger. I will go to Prince Yongding and tell him that you, a woman, cannot keep your word."

After saying that, he let her go, turned around and walked down the mountain.

Ji Xiaobei shouted, "Stop!"

Fu Jichang stopped and did not look back.

Ji Xiaobei rushed over and twisted his shoulders.

"Lord Cao and I have cooperated well. With your support, everything will go smoothly. Isn't it your wish that the people of Anzhou can have enough food?"

Ji Xiaobei asked seriously.

Fu Jichang hesitated, his expression twisted. After a long time, he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you. If anything happens, you must listen to me."

Ji Xiaobei nodded his head like a chicken pecking at rice: "Listen, I will definitely listen to what Master Fu says."

Ji Xiaobei took the opportunity to hug his arm and shook it gently, looking at Fu Jichang with clear eyes.

Fu Jichang felt soft-hearted and wanted to raise his hand to pinch her face.

However, I am afraid of ruining this hard-earned warm moment.

Ji Xiaobei leaned softly on her arms, he felt it was too unreal.

Finally, I couldn't help but reach out and stroke Ji Xiaobei's hanging hair.

I didn’t dare touch my face for fear of being beaten.

Fu Jichang was about to say something when the inattentive Lord Cao ran over with a potato sprout in his hand, shouting excitedly, "Miss Ji, look, it's really grown..."

Ji Xiaobei let go of Fu Jichang and turned to walk towards Lord Cao.

Fu Jichang: Lord Cao, are you blind?

He is so old, but he doesn't understand anything.

Ji Xiaobei laughed when he saw Fu Jichang gritting his teeth and looking as if he wanted to stare a hole through Lord Cao.

"Master Fu, the silver from Prince Yongding has arrived in the past two days. He said that the silver will be given to those who open up the wasteland. You should go and organize the people to open up the wasteland!"

Fu Jichang bit his back teeth and walked away with a heavy heart.

Ji Xiaobei surrounded Lord Cao and asked him questions.

After asking, Ji Xiaobei hurried Ji Decai back home.

She locked herself in the room and wrote a letter to Zheng Guo.

She described the situation of the refugees in Anzhou who had no food to eat, and she made it sound a little more serious.

I hope this can attract Ms. Zheng Guo’s attention.

When Zheng Guo received the letter, he cursed in his heart:

What kind of place is this that Xiaobei is wearing? There are constant disasters. If Guoguo can avoid going back, then don't go back. It's better to live in the peaceful and prosperous modern times.

However, she has not told Ji Xiaobei about this idea yet.

She hurried to find Zhang Hong.

Zhang Hong took off his boxing gloves and said, "Logically speaking, my family's potatoes should have had a good harvest, and now I should report the situation to my fellow villagers at the Agricultural Bureau."

The next day, Zhang Hong and Zheng Guo went to see Director Lin.

It just so happened that the bureau had a batch of potato seeds that had just been sent to the Southern Agricultural Expo.

Ji Xiaobei said he wanted 500 acres of land.

Director Lin said that the order was for 1000 acres, and a batch of fertilizers would also be given as a gift.

Zheng Guo thought it was very suitable.

She thought about it and decided that if Xiaobei couldn't keep her, she and Zhang Hong would go to his hometown to grow potatoes.

Zheng Guo went to the expo the next day and signed this big contract in one fell swoop.