The Rise of a Farm Girl

The villagers were all talking about it, not knowing what it was. They only saw the flowers blooming but no fruits.

Others say Wang Jingru is stupid. This plant only blooms but does not bear fruit. What should I eat? Isn't this a waste?

Such good land is wasted. Everyone can see that the potato flowers have already withered. The flowers have withered, but no fruit has been produced.

The discussion among the crowd got louder. The most talked about thing in the village every day was the plant planted by Wang Jingru. No one knew what it was. The flowers had all withered and no fruit had been produced yet!

Dozens of acres of land were wasted like this. People said all kinds of things, but Wang Jingru didn't care.

A month later, Wang Jingru found people in the village and hired the villagers to dig potatoes, paying them 20 copper coins for a day's work.

When they heard the price of 20 copper coins, women, old men, old ladies, and teenagers aged fourteen or fifteen all stood in front of Wang Jingru's house. Some even brought their eleven or twelve-year-old children over, saying they didn't want the 20 copper coins.

Let the children do the work and give them five copper coins. Wang Jingru agreed. Now it’s good to have someone to do the work, but we are afraid that no one will do it.

The ox carts at home were all driven here, and people from other villages heard about it and offered 20 copper coins for a day's work. Dozens of people came.

I almost got into a fight with the people in my own village. The people in my own village wanted to work a few more days and earn more money!

There were several hundred people in their own village! After driving away the people from other villages, they laughed triumphantly.

It took five days to harvest the potatoes. When they were taken out, they were so big and round that the villagers were stunned.

While working, he asked Wang Laosan how to eat it, whether it should be eaten raw or cooked.

Wang Laosan didn’t know either, and he had never eaten it.

Wang Jingru walked over and said that this thing can be cooked and eaten, but it must be cooked thoroughly, and once it sprouts, it cannot be eaten, otherwise people will be poisoned.

When everyone heard this, no one dared to eat the potatoes, because none of them had ever eaten them, and what if they died of poisoning?

The potatoes were very productive, with one acre producing 30 kilograms. The acres of potatoes, about kilograms, were all grown in Wang Jingru's yard, where a pergola was built.

Otherwise, the potatoes would be exposed to the sun and rain. After the potatoes were harvested, the two brothers and mother came to the village.

Wang Jingru prepared a potato feast for her family, including fried potatoes, stir-fried potatoes, and boiled potatoes.

This potato feast made everyone full. The potatoes were so delicious and filling.

Wang Jingru wrote down the method of cooking potatoes on a piece of paper. Her two brothers quickly submitted memorials to commend their sister and also brought a basket of potatoes.

When the memorial and the potatoes arrived at the imperial city, they attracted the emperor's attention. The emperor hurriedly asked the imperial chef to cook them according to the recipe written on paper by Wang Jingru.

After cooking these dishes, the emperor was delighted when they were served. The potatoes were so delicious and filling.

In this famine era, it can be used as food to prevent the people from starving to death. The emperor was so full from this meal.

He also personally looked at the size of the potatoes. He heard that one acre of land could produce 5,000 kilograms, and that potatoes were very easy to grow. He believed that in time, it would be promoted nationwide.

The last time it was the invention of the water wheel, and this time it is the cultivation of potatoes. Such geniuses must be retained and rewarded greatly.

Let him devote himself to the country and the court.

The emperor immediately issued an imperial decree, conferring upon Wang Jingru the title of Princess of Xinghai County, giving her Xinghai County as her fief, and rewarding her with a hundred acres of fertile land and one thousand taels of silver.

This time, the main reason why the imperial edict was delivered personally by eunuch Liu beside the emperor was to see whether there were so many potatoes.

They also brought many elite soldiers and guards with them. They wanted to take these potatoes away and bring them back to the imperial city.

The emperor wanted to plant crops on the imperial farm, so Wang Jingru and her father had to go to the imperial city together. She wanted to meet the emperor in person to express her gratitude.

Of course, the emperor also wanted to meet this little girl who had not yet reached the age of marriage? A little girl of this age could do things that even the civil and military officials in the court could not do.

Hearing that the girl was extremely beautiful, the emperor became even more curious. Wang Jingru received the imperial edict and kowtowed to thank the emperor for his grace.

To entertain her father-in-law, Wang Jingru personally cooked a table of potato feast for Eunuch Liu. Of course, it was not just potatoes, but also various kinds of meat.

Eunuch Liu was very satisfied with this meal. After finishing his meal, he sat there and said with a smile, "We really had a great time today. The emperor ate the potatoes and kept praising their deliciousness. We were really greedy."

But I am just a servant. Even the ladies in the palace didn’t get to eat it, so how could I have a share?

My mission today was not in vain, as I also had a potato feast prepared by the county lady herself.

Then a horse-drawn carriage was dispatched from the county town to load the potatoes, leaving 5 kilograms of potatoes for Wang Jingru.

The seeds were given to the villagers, and they were vigorously promoted to the nearby villagers to plant potatoes.

All 10 kilograms of potatoes were loaded onto the wagon. To prevent the potatoes from being damaged by the bumps on the way, straw was laid on the bottom of the wagon and around the sides.

They were also padded with straw, and then covered with a layer of straw mats to prevent them from getting exposed to the sun.

After loading the car, they set off overnight. The car was like a long dragon, and they were afraid it would be robbed by bandits along the way.

Five thousand soldiers were sent to escort the potatoes. These soldiers were specially transferred from the military camp.

My brother went back to the county town first, and Wang Jingru and her group came to the town. "Dad, please go upstairs and tell Eunuch Liu to buy some oilcloth to bring with him."

Afraid of rain on the road, Wang Laosan got off the carriage and walked quickly to the carriage made by Eunuch Liu. Eunuch Liu stopped and asked the coachman to stop.

Wang Laosan came up panting and said, "Eunuch Liu, we have to buy some oilcloth in town, otherwise it will rain on the road and the potatoes will rot."

Eunuch Liu slapped his forehead and said, "Oh, how could I have forgotten this matter? Thanks for reminding me."

Then let's go buy oilcloth quickly! Wang Laosan said, "Eunuch Liu, please wait here for a while. I'll drive the carriage there. All right!"

Go and come back quickly, Wang Laosan said respectfully, "Eunuch Liu, please sit down and have a rest. I'll be back soon."

After saying this, Wang Laosan went back to his carriage, caught the carriage and went to the place where oilcloth was sold.

I bought a lot of oilcloths, which made the shop owner very happy. He took out all the oilcloths piled up in the warehouse.

They also found several people to load the things into the car and deliver them to the parking lot.

One of these tarpaulins was placed for each wagon and behind the wagons loaded with potatoes.

I bought a lot of dry food, as well as plenty of rice, flour, grain and oil. I reunited with my father-in-law and others, and continued on our journey.

Wang Jingru and her father took a horse carriage and soon arrived at the county town. Her brother and mother had been waiting at the city gate for a long time. Her mother also wanted to go, so she packed a big bag.

Eunuch Liu and Wang Youliang exchanged a few pleasantries, and Wang Youliang stuffed a few large-denomination silver bills into Eunuch Liu's hands, asking him to take care of his parents and sister along the way.

Eunuch Liu had received the money, so there was no reason for him not to respond. After saying goodbye to Wang Youliang, he started on his way, as he was also anxious to return to the capital to report.

The big guy staggered out of the county town. Because the officers and soldiers followed, the road was safe. The large group traveled for five days safely.

It would take another ten days to reach the imperial city. When we set out early in the morning, the sky was a little gloomy. After walking for more than an hour, it started to rain.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier. The team hurried forward. The road became more and more muddy, and the wheels of the cars were covered with mud.

The carriage was moving with great difficulty. They happened to pass by a dilapidated temple and stopped to rest. The soldiers could only stand in the rain. They had to guard the potatoes on the carriage at all times for fear that the oilcloth would be blown away by the wind.

Wang Jingru, her parents, and Eunuch Liu came to the dilapidated temple. Wang Laosan found some dry firewood in the temple and started a fire.

Wang Jingru went into the carriage and took out two roast ducks, actually she took them out from the space, and also took out some buns and pancakes.

He took two water bags and returned to the dilapidated temple. He sat by the fire and handed one roast duck to his father, asking him to eat one with Eunuch Liu, and the other with his mother.

Then he placed the buns and cakes on the oil paper that his father and the others had laid out.

The four of them ate lunch around the fire. They chatted in the dilapidated temple, and before they knew it, the rain had fallen until dark.

In the middle of the night, a group of people came. They were all riding tall horses, wearing straw raincoats and bamboo hats.

When this group of people came in, they woke up Wang Jingru and the others.

There is another woman here, and this woman is none other than Prince Wen’s daughter, Xuanyuan Yue.

Xuanyuan Yue is very willful and capricious, and she is already 23 years old and has not yet married.

She has become a well-known old lady in the imperial city, and she is determined to marry Prince Wu Tianyang, who has made great military achievements.

Wu Tianyang has the title of God of War, but this God of War prince is a mysophobe, and he does not allow any woman to get within one meter of him. If anyone dares to get close, there will definitely be no good ending.

But this Xuanyuan Yue is a complete brain-dead fan, she will not marry anyone other than Prince Zhan. Prince Wen has mentioned to the Emperor many times that his daughter wants to marry Prince Zhan, hoping that the Emperor can grant the marriage?

But the emperor didn't dare to do that! He didn't dare to offend the War King either. He had a bad temper. He said he didn't agree, and whoever dared to grant him a marriage, no matter who you were.

If you force it on him, he won't survive the next morning.

The Emperor has repeatedly advised Prince Wen to marry his daughter off as soon as possible!

But you must not provoke the War King. If you do, the consequences will be disastrous.

Later, Prince Wen had no choice but to send his daughter to his maternal grandfather's home, hoping that she would find a suitable husband there.

This princess is a lawless person, and her maternal grandparents live in Nanjiang.

Nanjiang is a place of picturesque scenery, but this princess has always been thinking about the King of War.

How could he have the mood to travel? Even when he went to bed at night, he had to hold the portrait of the King of War.

She was in a hurry to return this time because she had arranged people in the imperial city. Once there was any disturbance in the imperial city, she would be able to receive the message from the carrier pigeon at the first time.

After receiving the letter, Xuanyuan Yue hurriedly packed up and rushed back.

The reason was that the princess of the Desert Kingdom came to the Dayu Dynasty for marriage, but she didn't like anyone except the War King Wu Tianyang.

She would not marry anyone but Wu Tianyang. When the princess found out, she complained that the carriage was too slow.

So she and her guards rode towards the imperial city. She wanted to stop the marriage.

No one from her maternal grandparents' family could stop her, so they could only send a few more people to escort her back.

They encountered rain on the way, and the rain got heavier and heavier until they arrived at this dilapidated temple.

As soon as she entered the dilapidated temple, she saw Eunuch Liu. No matter who the princess wanted to offend, she would not dare to offend Eunuch Liu, because Eunuch Liu was a favorite of the emperor.

If you offend him and make things difficult for yourself, the emperor will punish you.

When the princess saw Eunuch Liu, she greeted him. But when she saw Wang Jingru and his parents, she was not so friendly. She arrogantly told them to go aside and said she wanted to warm herself by the fire.

Wang Jingru is not afraid of any princess. She is still the county princess, and her brother Xuanyuan Lei is still the prince!

And now the emperor wants to see him, which makes him angry. He doesn't want to see the emperor at all!

Using this as an excuse, they would return to their village and would not give any good things to the emperor.

When Eunuch Liu saw this unruly princess, he started to show off his power again.

He quickly stepped forward to smooth things over and said, "Little Princess, this is the person the Emperor wants to summon, and this Miss Wang has been conferred the title of County Princess by the Emperor."

The meaning of Eunuch Liu's words was very clear. He was telling Xuanyuan Yue not to provoke the emperor and the person he was going to meet.

But this princess didn't understand what Eunuch Liu said at all. She didn't listen to Eunuch Liu at all and whipped Wang Jingru with the whip.

Yu Wenjiao was afraid that her daughter would be beaten, and this person was a princess, so they couldn't afford to offend her. She quickly ran to Wang Jingru to block the whip for her.

When Wang Jingru saw that her mother was going to be beaten, her eyes turned red. She quickly took out a big knife from the space and chopped at the whip in her hand.

The whip broke in two and fell into the fire, catching fire instantly.

Wang Jingru hurriedly helped her mother to her father and said, "Mom, who asked you to come here? What if you were hurt?"

Wang Jingru was holding a big knife. When Eunuch Liu saw it, he knew that something was wrong. These two were not people to be trifled with. He never expected that this Lady Jingru was also a martial artist.

When Xuanyuan Yue saw that his whip was broken, he instantly became furious and ordered the six guards behind him, "Go ahead and capture these three people from your family."

I will torture you severely. If anyone dares to destroy my whip, I will never let him off easily.

Eunuch Liu stepped forward and stood in front of Wang Jingru and the others. He said, "We are following the orders of the Emperor to bring Princess Jingru to the palace to see him. Do you want to disobey his order?"

After hearing this, Xuanyuan Yue calmed down. He snorted and said, "I will deal with you after you meet Uncle Huang."

Wang Jingru said very firmly, then I will wait for the princess to deal with me.

Wang Jingru did not hide anything this time and said directly, "Xuanyuan Lei is my eldest brother, the adopted son of my parents."

Xuanyuan Yue couldn't help but shudder when he heard Xuanyuan Lei. He had been afraid of this cousin since he was a child. This cousin was merciless when it came to dealing with people.

But Xuanyuan Yue still said stubbornly, "I'm not afraid of you either. Besides, how can a village girl like you know my cousin? My cousin is the prince of the palace."

Then this time he was much more obedient and quietly sat by the fire beside Eunuch Liu.

When Eunuch Liu heard that this Miss Wang was the prince's adopted sister, he secretly thought, this Miss Wang is incredible!

Fortunately, I stopped the princess just now. Otherwise, even if a fight broke out, it would be hard to say who would win or lose if the case was brought to the emperor!

The emperor doted on this prince very much. Several people sat by the fire.

No one spoke. The guards stood at the door, observing the princess's every move.

They were afraid that the princess would get hurt, but as she sat there, her stomach began to growl.

Xuanyuan Yue looked at Eunuch Liu embarrassedly. Eunuch Liu, do you have anything to eat?

Eunuch Liu said that I had nothing to eat, and I had been eating food prepared by the county lady's family along the way.

Wang Jingru spoke up at the right time and said that there was no food left in the car, but if we wanted to eat, we could roast the potatoes in the car.

Xuanyuan Yue heard that there were potatoes to eat on the bus. What kind of food is potatoes? She had never heard of it!

He quickly ordered the guards to get a few more potatoes from the car.

Eunuch Liu hurriedly stopped us and said, "Princess! The emperor ordered these potatoes to be shipped back. No loss is allowed and we are not allowed to steal them. The emperor repeatedly emphasized before he came that these potatoes are to be used as seeds."

Even the last time the emperor had a meal of potatoes, he couldn't bear to eat the leftovers himself and saved them all as seeds.

If the emperor knew that you ate her potatoes, he would punish you severely.

The Queen wanted to eat, but the Emperor didn't give her anything. Xuanyuan Yue stamped her feet in anger.

The emperor is so stingy. It's just a few potatoes. Is it so precious?

But I'm hungry. Eunuch Liu, just pretend you don't know and give me some. Eunuch Liu shook his head like a rattle. What are you thinking about?

If the emperor felt like weighing it, he would have to move without his head.

Finally, Xuanyuan Yue persuaded and begged him to take a potato, throw it into the fire and roast it.

When the potatoes were cooked, the aroma aroused the appetite of her stomach, and it almost crawled out of her belly, and she kept swallowing her saliva.

After peeling the skin and taking a bite of the potato, it smelled so good that she almost bit off her tongue.

He gobbled the whole potato up in one gulp.

I still feel unsatisfied and rub my stomach to show I am not full.

She looked at Eunuch Liu pitifully again, but Eunuch Liu turned his head away. He didn't dare to give the princess any more food.

Even though it looks like a lot, there isn’t much left when it comes to the people?