Fu Huang: Husband, here is a ginseng

"Brother Liu, why are you here only now?"

Master Xie asked happily when he saw Liu Haoyu.

"Master, do you know these people?"

Gao Zhijun asked doubtfully.

"Of course I know him. He is the Minister of Revenue."

Said Master Xie.

Minister of Revenue? If I want to grow sweet potatoes, isn't that related to the Ministry of Revenue? If I build a good relationship with him, sweet potatoes, cassava, and rice can be promoted quickly in the future.

She had originally planned to have Jinzhou and Jinhao select a dozen young men after the sixth day of the New Year, and take Qinglong, Baihu, Baichen, Canglang, Tianlang, and Polang to Liangzhou to dig sweet potatoes and cassava and bring them back to plant.

She also plans to experiment with hybrid seeds to see if she can produce rice with a yield one-third as high as in her previous life.

Here, the rice yield is 150 to 250 kilograms per mu. If the winter is good and the land is good, one mu can produce about 250 kilograms. In addition to paying taxes, it can barely support a family.

If the winter is poor, one acre of land can only produce 150 kilograms. Apart from paying taxes, some families can barely make ends meet, while others can only dig wild vegetables to fill their stomachs, and some even have to sell their children.

If there is no harvest like this winter, we will have no choice but to sell our children and starve to death.

In the past, Yuan Longping's hybrid rice could produce 2,000 to 3,000 kilograms per mu. The land here certainly doesn't have 2,000 to 3,000 kilograms of rice, but 500 to 1,000 kilograms is enough to feed many people.

"It turns out to be the Shangshu Lord. Please come in quickly."

This is also a thigh, you must hug it.

Qinglong went to open the village gate and invited them in.

"Master Zhang, we just had our New Year's Eve dinner. Do you want to join us?"

Gao Zhijun asked Magistrate Zhang.

"Thank you for the invitation, my family is waiting for me to come back for the New Year's Eve dinner, so I won't bother you."

Magistrate Zhang immediately refused.

The last time he accompanied the Crown Prince for dinner, he was almost trembling with fear. He didn't want to suffer this time.

"In that case, I won't force you. Sir, slow down!"

Gao Zhijun respectfully saw Magistrate Zhang off.

"Bai Yu, you're here? Has the yard been sold?"

Gao Zhijun said when she saw the man riding a horse behind her.

"Yes, I sold it and came to see the lady. Is the lady here?"

Bai Yu asked Gao Zhijun.

"Yes, come in quickly. Grandma will be so happy to see you. You come at the right time, we are having dinner."

Gao Zhijun warmly invited Bai Yu in.

Grandma, she's here! The Shangshu's wife looked at Gao Zhijun and said to herself.

They look alike, so alike! No wonder the master could recognize her as his daughter's daughter. She looks so much like Ningchu when she was young.

Liu Ningchu had been restraining herself. She didn't dare to go forward to recognize her for fear of scaring her.

Murong Shuo was excited when he saw his sister who looked very much like his mother. He finally found his sister.

Minister Liu looked at his granddaughter and was very satisfied.

This granddaughter is amazing. She fought for the titles of county princess and princess on her own. This is the first one since the founding of Daliang.

Gao Zhijun didn't have the energy to guess what they were thinking. She was just having a headache about how to accommodate so many people who came all of a sudden.

"It's better to come at the right time than to come early. We just happen to be having a reunion dinner, so let's just make do with it."

Gao Zhijun brought Minister Liu and the others into Gao's mansion and said to them.

"What a sumptuous dinner! It's really not a compromise. Thank you so much for your hospitality!"

Said the Minister of Agriculture Ma Yuli.

"It's good that you don't mind. Everyone, find a seat and sit down. These are untouched."

Gao Zhijun took them to the four empty dining tables and asked them to sit down.

There were 31 people coming this time, 10 of whom were from the Ministry of Revenue. Liu Ningchu had 11 people in total, including Minister Liu, his wife, five guards, two maids to serve his wife, and a cook.

"Girl, take the Minister of Revenue into your courtyard and prepare another feast."

Master Xie knew that his good friend wanted to meet the girl, but there were too many people here and it was not suitable for them to meet.

"Okay, Lord Shangshu, please!"

Gao Zhijun invited Minister Liu into her courtyard.

Minister Liu, his wife, the general's wife, Murong Shuo, Grand Tutor Xie, Huo Jinqian, and Hong Qiujue all went to Gao Zhijun's courtyard.

Qinglong and Canglang arranged for Da Si Nong and others to sit down.

Back in the main hall of the courtyard, Hong Qiujue brought them snacks and tea, and then chatted with them.

Gao Zhijun and Huo Jinqian went to the small kitchen to prepare the meal.

"Mr. Shangshu, Madam Shangshu, Madam General, please have some tea!"

Hong Qiujue said respectfully.

The other party is a relative, so we must be polite.

"You know me? Are you?"

"You are Hong Qiujue, the daughter of Marquis Huaiyang and the close friend of the princess?"

Liu Ningchu suddenly thought of Hong Qiujue, who looked familiar.

"Hong Qiujue? Didn't the Marquis of Huaiyang's daughter die? She died in a fire thirteen years ago."

The Shangshu’s wife said.

"Mom, she's not dead. She looks too similar to Hong Qiujue. I've seen her several times and I won't make a mistake."

Liu Ningchu said to the Shangshu’s wife.

The capital city is very small, and everyone is the child of a minister, so naturally there are many opportunities for them to meet each other.

I had never met her before, but she became the eldest princess's best friend. The eldest princess would bring her to every banquet she attended, and naturally everyone got to know each other.

Some young ladies who wanted to befriend the princess naturally tried to curry favor with her, but she rejected them all.

Some rich girls would try to please her in front of her, but would be disdainful and disgusted with her behind her back.

She was the legitimate daughter of the Shangshu family and a rich lady, so naturally there were many young ladies trying to curry favor with her.

Originally, the two had little interaction. After all, her father was the Minister of the Chancellery, so there was no need for her to curry favor with the eldest princess. She and the eldest princess were just nodding acquaintances.

It was precisely because of those rich girls who tried to curry favor with Hong Qiujue, and came to her to seek a sense of presence, and slandered her in front of her to ruin her reputation, that she was left with a deep impression of her.