Traveling through troubled times to escape famine and cultivate crops as a grain merchant

No one took her words seriously. It had to be done no matter how hard it tried. When had the master ever failed in doing anything?

Even if you fail, the worst that can happen is to start over again until you succeed!

Hu Zi said: "People all over the world should have a good life."

Everyone nodded, yes, good days are coming for the people.

Xu Xiushan was also shocked when he saw the number. When he went to court, he asked someone to read the memorial aloud, which shocked all the court officials below.

They used to think that Zhou Guo's collection of all this nonsense was completely nonsense, but since the emperor was pleased and it was not a big deal, they refrained from mentioning it, but they did discuss it privately.

Who would have thought that the thing I thought was useless at first would have such a great effect. One acre of land can produce more than 900 kilograms of grain, which is equivalent to one acre of land producing the same amount of grain as two acres of land. If all the land was planted with this thing, who in the world would still be hungry?

Someone suggested this.

Zhou Guo immediately rejected it, "No, this can only be used as a grain, not a staple food."

"Why?" Everyone was puzzled.

Zhou Guo said, "We humans eat rice, vegetables, meat, and all kinds of things at every meal because our bodies need them. But sweet potatoes are mostly water, with very little usable content. You need to eat several pounds in one meal to feel full, and even if you're full, you won't feel hungry. You probably won't want to eat again. You don't have to do anything all day, just eat and drink."

Someone said, "There are many people who eat tree bark when they are hungry. Sweet potatoes are food after all."

Zhou Guo didn't even look at him and continued, "Besides, this kind of stuff is not easy to store and will easily become moldy. For this reason alone, it can't be used as a food reserve."

The court officials then gave up and said, "That's a shame. Such a high-yield product is not easy to store."

It won’t work if it can’t be stored.

But no matter what, such a high-yield grain is good even if it is just used as a miscellaneous grain. Eating it together with grain can save a lot of grain every year.

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Zhou Guo devoted most of his energy to agriculture and was busy all day long.

The old man was the only one living in Prince Yan's Mansion all year round. Later, Zhou Dacai also came to live there, and later he lived in Prince Yan's Mansion for a year or two. Anyway, he was not afraid of other people's comments, and outsiders could say whatever they wanted.

Only Li couldn't get away. She was the mistress of the family and couldn't leave the Zhou family's huge affairs and run to Prince Yan's Mansion to hide away.

When Zhou Guo occasionally had some free time, she saw that her father and master had nothing to do in the capital, so she suggested taking them out for a walk.

Zhou Dacai sat up suddenly and asked, "Where are we going?"

Poor thing, I haven’t been to many nice places in my life.

The old man asked, "Return to the North?"

Zhou Guo smiled and said, "No, I'm going to Jiangnan."

When the two men heard this, they turned around and left without saying a word, one going into the house and the other going out, both to pack their luggage.

When Zhou Dacai returned home and told Li this, Li was envious and said, "I haven't been out yet."

Zhou Dacai took the opportunity to say, "Why don't you come along too? Our daughter is so capable. Besides those people mentioned above, who else do we need to look up to for face? It's not worth it for you to go to this party and that party all day long."

Li thought it made sense, "You're right, then I'll go too?"

Zhou Dacai said, "Let's go, let's all go. Let's leave our house to Okura's wife for the time being."

As a result, when Zhou Dafu heard about it, he wanted to go too. He had never been to Jiangnan.

In this way, Zhou Dacai took Li, Zhou Dafu took Xu, and the old man followed Zhou Guo to Jiangnan.

The Queen found out and called her into the palace. "Go out with your family. It's the beginning of spring now. Put on your clothes. Do you understand?"

Although Zhou Guo didn't understand the meaning, she still agreed. When she came out of the main courtyard with her hair full of pearls and jade and wearing a gorgeous dress, she shocked a group of people.

The old man looked her up and down and said, "The sun is rising from the west, why are you going out wearing this?"

For so many years, she has been wearing men's clothes when going out, saying it is convenient. Now she doesn't care about convenience anymore?

Zhou Guo looked down at himself and said, "My mother insisted that I wear it this way, so I did."

Li smiled and said, "It looks good in this way. Spring is a beautiful day, and it's the perfect time to wear these beautiful dresses."

Zhou Dacai nodded. His daughter was the president, and all the positions were based on his and her mother's strengths.

A group of people went out, some rode in carriages, and some rode on horses.

It was a beautiful spring day, and Zhou Guo didn't like staying in the car, so he went riding a horse.

Everyone who passed by looked at them differently. There was a playboy whose eyes lit up when he saw her face and he wanted to go forward. However, when he saw the more than one hundred people behind her, he immediately stepped back. It was obvious that she was not an ordinary person and he could not afford to offend her.

At this time, many young ladies and young men in the capital came out for an outing, and naturally some of them knew Zhou Guo. Although Zhou Guo had many dresses, she had rarely worn them in recent years and rarely appeared in front of them.

Looking closely, isn't that the carriage from Prince Yan's Mansion? Then, looking at the rider in front, I realized it was Zhou Guo.

Everyone's jaws almost dropped to the ground, and they were talking about it, "Why is the King of Yan wearing the young lady's clothes?"

"I don't know, but it looks really good on her. It sets off her fair skin. She doesn't look ugly in men's clothes, and she looks so much better in women's clothes! I'll take a closer look at this dress and I'll get one later."

There were too many people talking about it, and there were many enthusiastic looks.

Zhou Guo had sharp ears, so she naturally heard it all. She curled her lips and finally understood the queen's good intentions.

Zhou Dacai was so proud that he said to everyone, "Did you hear that? They all praised my daughter for being pretty!"

The old man and Zhou Dafu also smiled.

Only Li thought about the banquets she attended over the years, where some young ladies openly or covertly asked her about Zhou Guo. At first, she thought these young ladies were just admiring her strength, but after seeing them happen more and more, she gradually came to her senses. Those shy eyes, no matter how you look at them, they looked like young girls thinking about love!!!

It's really sad.

Zhou Guo's heart has already gone to Jiangnan. The head of Jiangnan, Chu, is still there. This time, he has to summon all the managers, big and small, to discuss matters.

But with so many elders around, every time they go to a place they have to stop to see the scenery or play for a few days.

Look, I’m here to climb the mountain again today.

It is said that they have good legs and feet, as they climbed such a high mountain and did not give up even when they were out of breath.

However, the scenery on the mountain is really beautiful, and you can see all the other mountains from a distance.

She stood on the top of the mountain, looking out at the vast land of China and its beautiful mountains and rivers.

Today, the country is at peace, the people are at peace, and the people of this land are finally living a good and prosperous life.

The wind blew up the corners of her clothes and hairband, and under the soft light of the setting sun, she looked like a fairy about to fly away with the wind.

Mrs. Li sat on the ground, holding her chin, looking at her daughter's straight figure. She couldn't help thinking, it's no wonder that both men and women love a girl like her daughter. Who could not love such a girl?

The old man had already started grilling the meat. Zhou Dacai looked around and saw him and his men grilling the meat, so he said, "Why don't we go down the mountain? I saw there's only one temple up here, and it's very small. There's no room for so many of us."

The old man said nonchalantly, "If you can't fit in, just stay outside. What's the big deal? It's just right for watching the sunrise tomorrow morning."

Zhou Dafu smelled the delicious aroma and started cooking. He was a good cook, having been doing it for many years. "You're right. With such a big place, there's no place we can't sleep."

Zhou Guo turned around and saw the barbecue. She ran over with her skirt lifted up, smiling, "It would be nice if there was a shadowless fish."

The old man said, "You're quite imaginative. Where can I get that thing for you right now..."

Everyone laughed.

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It's been almost a year and a half since I started writing this book. The results weren't great, and I wanted to give up many times. But every now and then I'd see some comments in the book circle. My lovely readers gave me great encouragement, and I was able to write this story to the end with everyone's love. Thank you!

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