Surprise! I emptied the emperor's private treasury before exile

Nothing is more important than your own life!

Despite everyone's pressure and confusion, Chu Ci resolutely raised the already unique courtyard wall by another three feet. He also added many sharp pottery fragments on top of the wall.

So, after the curved plow and hiring people to reclaim wasteland, the Fan family's courtyard wall became a new hot topic among the people in Jingtian Village.

If we meet on the street and don't chat for a while, it seems like we are out of touch with the trend.

But it's not over yet.

"Go and see! The young lady of the Fan family has planted all the seeds from the three acres of land into a small paddy field!" Grandma Wang, a famous big mouth in the village, was halfway through digging wild vegetables when she rushed into the village in a hurry, not caring that she was holding an empty basket in her hands.

"Isn't this a waste? Why don't the people from the Fan family try to persuade them? No, I have to go and persuade them." Cao Kuan's ancestor once served as Minister of Agriculture, and he was proud of it even though he was later exiled.

What I hate most is people wasting seeds and leaving the land uncultivated.

Cao Kuan almost jogged all the way here.

But he was old after all, and when he arrived, a group of people had already gathered around the field, including the village chief.

Cao Kuan's anger suddenly rose up, "Village head, as the head of the village, how can you watch someone waste food?"

"Cao Kuan, don't you dislike crowds? Why did you bear to come here today?" The village chief seemed to be unable to see the anger in Cao Kuan's eyes, and joked with a smile.

"Village chief, I'm talking to you about serious matters. This, this, this, isn't this just nonsense?" Cao Kuan pointed at the small paddy field that Chu Ci had specially fenced off for growing seedlings.

"When the seeds were young, this field could still be maintained. But such close spacing cannot provide them with suitable nutrients, and it will increase the chances of pests and diseases..."

Cao Kuan was afraid that people would not understand Chu Ci, so he tried to explain it as simply as possible.

Chu Ci's eyes lit up instantly. Before this, she was still worrying about where to find a good farmer who knew how to farm, but she didn't expect that someone would come to her door so soon.

"Mr. Cao, I am raising seedlings. I will transplant them when they grow 2 to 3 true leaves."

"Raising seedlings? Transplanting? It's so troublesome. Can it increase the yield of rice?" Seeing that Chu Ci was not speaking without purpose, Cao Kuan immediately realized the purpose of Chu Ci's doing this and asked.

Chu Ci smiled and nodded, "Not only do we need to transplant the seeds after raising them, but we also need to select and soak them before raising them."

"I understand the principle of seed selection. The better the quality of the seeds, the better the quality of rice that can be grown. As for why the soaking is done, I hope you can enlighten me." Unconsciously, Cao Kuan had regarded Chu Ci as a senior. After he finished speaking, he bowed and saluted.

Oh, this is too polite. I can't bear it. Chu Ci gently turned aside to avoid Cao Kuan's impoliteness. He explained: "It is to promote germination and filter out the bad seeds that will not germinate."

Seed selection, soaking, seedling raising, transplanting, this young lady Fan's planting skills must have matured. Thinking of this, Cao Kuan became more and more excited. "Cao Kuan, I'm glad to learn from you. Since ancient times, the wise are the teachers. Can you come to me for advice in the future?"

Ah, I finally fooled him.

But Chu Ci did not give a direct answer, but asked in return: "Mr. Cao, can you read?"

Although Cao Kuan didn't understand the necessary connection between farming and literacy, he still replied respectfully: "I know a few words."

"That's good. I'm still short of a manager for my land. I wonder if Mr. Cao is willing to take on the task?"

When Chu Ci said this, Cao Kuan was stunned. He just couldn't bear to see people wasting seeds, so why did he get himself a job as a manager?

Chu Ci saw that Cao Kuan had not made any movement for a long time and thought that he was unwilling. He explained: "Although the main thing is farming, your responsibility is more to observe and record. Record the changes of the rice every day as detailed as possible."

The more Chu Ci spoke, the more anxious the people on the ridge became. They wished they could become Cao Kuan and agree on his behalf.

Only the village chief understood that Cao Kuan was not disagreeing at all. He was clearly the second Uncle Dashan, so happy that he was silly. He bumped Cao Kuan hard with his elbow.

Cao Kuan finally woke up. "Village Chief, why did you bump into me?"

The village chief was so embarrassed. If he didn't have Cao Kuan's ability, he would have wanted to do it himself. He had to grit his teeth and remind him, "Hurry up and accept it."

Cao Kuan finally realized what was happening and said, "I agree."

Seeing Cao Kuan agreed, Chu Ci thought for a moment: "The work in the fields is different from other things. It is trivial and arduous, and being the manager is even more stressful. How about this, I will temporarily set your monthly salary at thirty coins a month. What do you think?"

Cao Kuan was naturally very grateful.

But the villagers of Jingtian Village were even more shocked. They earned 30 wen a month, which was 360 wen a year. It didn't sound like much, but this was Yazhou, the most remote place in Dazhou.

The famous private school in the town only charges 20 cents a month.

No, I can't think about it anymore, otherwise they will be jealous.

So the villagers of Jingtian Village started a new activity. Whenever they were free, they would go to the Fan family or the Fan family's fields to help. Just in case, just in case, they would have the same good luck as Cao Kuan!

One night, the Fifth Prince and Fan Jingrui finally dealt with the affairs of the county government and planned to return quietly to give everyone a surprise.

The closer they got to Jingtian Village, the more excited they became, and they couldn't help but quicken their pace.

However, he returned in a hurry late at night, which made the villagers, who had been very vigilant recently, misunderstand, "Why would a stranger appear at this time? Is he here to steal something?"

Without any hesitation, he went to find the village chief.

The village chief was shocked when he heard that someone had come to their village. "Is it targeting the Fan family? I'll go over first, you go and inform everyone."

After the village chief finished speaking, he picked up a wooden stick and walked towards the Fan family, followed by the others.

But the Fifth Prince was protected by secret guards. After a while, he realized something was wrong. "Cousin, we are being followed."

"Who is it?" Fan Jingrui asked quietly without panicking.

"The footsteps are heavy, they must be ordinary people." At this time, An Qi had already come behind the two people in the dark. His ears moved slightly: "More than ten people are coming from behind."

Upon hearing this news, both the Fifth Prince and Fan Jingrui did not hesitate at all: "Do it——"

At the same time, seeing the man in front suddenly draw his sword, the village chief immediately shouted, "I am the village chief of Jingtian Village. Who are you? How dare you come to our Jingtian Village and act so presumptuously!"

The other villagers cooperated well and surrounded the Fifth Prince and Fan Jingrui in an instant.

After surrounding the people, the village chief was more confident. "Tell me, who are you? Why did you come to Jingtian Village so late at night?"