Locked: God is the matchmaker, neither you nor I can escape

The items sold at Li's Grocery Store do not conflict with the interests of most shops, and there are no free gifts. The business of the store is average. Every day, Father Li takes out 50 kilograms of fresh vegetables and there are often a few kilograms left.

However, the rich and the common people who have enough food and clothing like the pork and mushroom sauce, and the few rich people like to buy chili sauce, so there are quite a few repeat customers.

The magistrate and the legal advisor could afford the chili sauce at 30 wen a can, and if they were frugal they could last them a month, so they became loyal customers of Li's grocery store.

Not only that, the two of them also used the back door and occasionally asked Father Li to bring out sweet potatoes. Because the Li family did not grow many sweet potatoes, there were not many to share with Aunt Qi and Uncle Zhang, and it was not realistic to pick them every day, so they would bring some to them whenever they could pick some.

The two men were not greedy for the few cents from the common people. Being able to use the back door to buy sweet potatoes for them was already a reflection of their friendship. Therefore, not only the county magistrate and the legal advisor, but even their families were very concerned about this farmer.

In particular, the women in the family like their spicy and sour diced radish, as well as the occasional rare snacks.

The restaurants in the county prefer the chili sauce and game from Li Ji Grocery Store. The chili sauce inspires the chefs' creativity and brings a lot of revenue to the restaurants.

Father Li went to the county to open a shop every day. The family's 15 acres of dry land and 12 paddy fields were all managed by Yan Yiyi and Xin Ye. This time, in order to cultivate the land, Xin Ye asked Father Li to buy a water buffalo for family use, and the donkey was used by Father Li to open the shop every day.

The villagers of Dashan Village discovered that the young couple of the Li family started plowing the land after the New Year. After plowing the 15 acres of dry land, they began to plow the 12 acres of paddy fields.

At the same time, the villagers of Dashan Village also began the busy spring ploughing. There were no cattle to plow the land in the village, so they could only use the most primitive method, plowing the land manually.

Xin Ye plowed the fields before breakfast in the morning. During the day, he lent his cows to Aunt Qi and other friendly families. But after each acre of land was plowed, he would take the cow to graze, as a way of giving it a purpose.

In previous years, the villagers had to go to the fields to work early even though they didn't have cows. This year, Aunt Qi and her family have cows to help, which saves them a lot of effort, so they are naturally not afraid of wasting a few hours herding the cows.

Xin Ye was the type who would use farm machinery to plow the fields late at night, and when it was just getting light he would drive the cows to the fields just to pretend to do it. In fact, he didn't need to put in much effort to plow the fields.

The villagers also thought that Xin Ye got up before dawn to plow the fields, and after finishing his own work early, he lent his cows to people who were on good terms with him to plow the fields.

Ever since the Li family produced that sweet potato that won them an imperial decree of commendation, the villagers have been wanting to have a good relationship with them. Now, seeing how well they treat their friendly families, they are even more determined to make friends with them.

Therefore, during this period of time, whenever Xin Ye went in and out and met people in the village, everyone was very enthusiastic towards him. No one talked about Yan Yiyi, the daughter-in-law of the Li family, behind her back anymore, saying that she was lucky to marry into the Li family.

At this time, the four Sinong Temple officials who had been on secret visits to other county villages finally came to Dashan Village again. The village chief immediately arranged for people to clean the house, and the aunt who was responsible for washing clothes and cooking for them was also ready.

The sweet potato seedlings have grown up, and the four people missed the process of cultivating the sweet potato seedlings, and therefore also missed the pile of sweet potatoes hidden by Yan Yiyi. However, Yan Yiyi said that he would leave a pound of sweet potatoes for them to experiment in the vegetable garden. The four people immediately felt relieved and were happy, completely unaware that they had been fooled.

It is now the season for raising rice seedlings. The four people observed her raising rice seedlings and discovered the difference.

Master Ma asked, "Yan, your rice seeds are different from the ones we have seen?"

Yan Yiyi said calmly: "Because I have screened them, I ensure that every one of my seeds is plump and healthy."

Upon hearing this, others gathered around to study it, and it was true!

"Is there any explanation for this?" Lord Liu asked.

"Ensure the germination rate, growth and harvest of rice~" Isn't this common sense?

Yan Yiyi was quite puzzled. Why did the agricultural officials look like "so that's how it is"?

Don’t they all know how to plant rice seedlings and that the south can grow two crops of rice? Why don’t they know such basic common sense?

Yan Yiyi did not ask any further questions to avoid being exposed. She went back at night and asked A Ye, emm... even though he might not know either.

A week later, Yan Yiyi led the officials and Aunt Qi and others to officially start planting sweet potatoes. They had previously agreed to distribute the sweet potato seedlings to several other families, and they kept their word.

Therefore, the Xinye family only planted three acres of sweet potatoes, five acres of peppers, three acres of cucumbers, three acres of radishes, and one acre of sweet potato vegetables.

After planting the vegetables, it is time to plant rice seedlings.

12 mu of paddy fields! Wouldn't they be exhausted to death if they just rely on a few people?

Therefore, Yan Yiyi paid money to hire one person from each of the 10 households in the village, with the exception of Li Laizi's family. A few families on good terms with them were chosen first, and the rest were selected based on those who were capable of working.

She paid wages, regardless of whether they were men or women, 30 cents a day, without providing meals, and they planted rice seedlings in all the fields in one day.

This time, the villagers thoroughly felt that the Li family had really made a fortune. Not only did they open a shop, but they were also able to hire so many people to work at one time. Moreover, the price they offered was higher than what they could earn by selling their labor outside.

They have begun to look forward to the harvest. By then, the Li family will hire people to do the work, and those who have done work for them before will be the first choice!

The villagers are not fools. They all understand that they need to work hard and leave a good impression on the Li family. Then they will definitely look for them next time when they need work in the paddy fields. Moreover, they not only need to hire people for the paddy fields, but they may also need help when they need to harvest vegetables in the fields.

In short, you will never go wrong if you try to gain more favor and work hard.

Yan Yiyi and others did not participate in transplanting rice seedlings. They went to the backyard to dig sweet potatoes, cut the sweet potato vines and planted them back in the vegetable garden. The extra vines were distributed to Aunt Qi and Uncle Zhang to expand the vegetable garden.

Fresh sweet potatoes were out of the oven, and the long-awaited sweet potato feast of several agricultural officials finally came true, and the taste was even better! After all, Xin Ye had a lot of seasonings provided by Yan Yiyi, and the county magistrate and the master exclaimed that Xin Ye's cooking skills had improved again.

Of course, they would not forget the emperor, and arranged for someone to rush two baskets of sweet potatoes back for the emperor to taste, and they also did not forget to send a basket to their immediate superior, Mu Jiasong.

Those who brought sweet potatoes to the capital naturally had their own memorials, stating that sweet potatoes can be grown basically all year round, and the sweet potatoes they are eating now were planted by the Li family before early winter.

At the same time, they also explained the planting situation of sweet potatoes this year, and stated that they could plant another crop of sweet potatoes in another month or two. However, the Li family no longer has any extra land, and the villagers have also planted vegetables on other land. What should they do with these seedlings?

Sweet potato seedlings cannot withstand the long transportation to the capital, so they suggest planting them locally. However, Lord Mu, please decide whether to continue planting them in Dashan Village or to plant them in other villages.