Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye it is already late March.

During this period, the workshop in Linhe Village went into production, and Liu Qixing readily agreed to go there to be a manager.

Liu Xu only went there on the day the workshop opened, said a few simple words, and then left.

Despite this, the villagers of Linhe Village are extremely grateful.

But at this moment, our Miss Liu is happily picking corn in the greenhouse!

Wu Sangui felt heartbroken when he saw the corn that had not yet dried.

"Miss, is that almost enough?"

Liu Xu looked up. Wow, he had already broken off almost a bunch of them without realizing it.

She smiled awkwardly at Wu Sangui: "Uncle Gui, please help me take these to the front yard."

Wu Sangui would naturally not refuse. He picked up the basket and left quickly, as if Liu Xu would regret it the next second.

Liu Xu and Qiao Yun looked at each other from behind and couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Miss, if you weren't the master, Uncle Gui would have come to stop you. He really treasures these new crops now!"

Liu Xu smiled and said, "Uncle Gui wants to save more seeds. But I've seen that these corns may exceed our expectations!"

"Really? It won't be like potatoes again, right?" Qiao Yun was surprised.

"That's not the case. A conservative estimate would be around 700 to 800 kilograms." Liu Xu said, touching his chin.

"That's pretty impressive! You have to know that we only used a few kilograms of seeds. My god, that's a lot more than growing soybeans."

Since Qiao Yun followed Liu Xu, she has learned a lot more about farming. The yield of soybeans per mu is only more than 200 kilograms, but the yield of corn has increased several times.

"Well, we'll know next month whether it's true or not. Let's go and check out something else!"

A batch of peppers have turned red, and the catkins are picked and dried in the sun. When they are dry, the seeds can be removed.

It seems that quite a few of them have started to turn red, and we can start making the base ingredients in a few days.

The watermelons in the greenhouse have been pollinated. Liu Xu and the servants worked together to do it. Now they have grown into two mounds as big as fists.

"Qiao Yun, ask Aunt Xu to pick some cowpeas and send them to the front yard, and then we'll go back."

Qiao Yun agreed.

When I returned to the front yard, my family had already peeled several corns. They were all large, about the length of a chopstick, and the kernels were plump.

"Grandpa, grandma, mom, master, senior sister, how about we try using corn as the staple food for lunch today?" Liu Xu asked with a smile.

The few of them were curious to begin with, so after hearing her say that, they naturally agreed.

Soon, Liu Xu selected a dozen of them and asked them to be cooked. There were still some left in the basket, and she planned to share them with Lao Zhai and Chang Yifei so that everyone could have a taste.

Soon, Aunt Lin came to ask if the meal was ready, and Xu Ruolan nodded. After all the dishes were served, the cooked tender corn was also served, and immediately the sweet aroma came to her face.

Liu Xu couldn't wait: "Grandpa, grandma, mom, master, sister Duoduo, come and try it."

Xu Yiru didn't hesitate and took the first move with his chopsticks. Needless to say, he went for the corn.

The others did the same. Liu Xu took the catkins with her hands, then started chewing them. Xu Ruolan was about to stop her daughter's indecent behavior when she saw her father doing the same thing.

Xu Ruolan:...Forget it, let’s talk about it later.

Han Duoduo followed suit and took a bite.

Liu Xu chewed the corn in her mouth. The long-lost sweet taste made her squint her eyes in satisfaction.

Xu Yiru took a bite and his eyes lit up immediately. "Well, this corn is really good, with a sweet taste, fresh and juicy."

Han Duoduo: "Yeah, I think I would be happy to eat this for every meal!"

"Well, after I save up another season's worth of seeds, I'll set up a shed to grow young corn for consumption."

She didn't plan to dismantle the greenhouse. Although there was no shortage of vegetables in Yongshun Prefecture in winter, she wanted to keep it to grow some off-season vegetables specifically for Zhenxiu Pavilion and Zuiyunxuan.

The old man and his two snacks were so generous that they quickly finished half of it.

The women at the table were much more elegant. They used their fingernails to pick the food apart and ate it slowly, all of them were full of praise.

Afterwards, Liu Xu generously asked Uncle He to break off some more, divided one into three portions, and let all the servants in the house taste it.

This made Wu Sangui, who was responsible for taking care of these new grain varieties, feel both distressed and moved.

At the same time, the wall at the entrance of the village had been half built.

The villagers were full of energy, their clothes were soaked with sweat, but their faces were filled with smiles.

Because most of them don't know the real purpose of the wall, but they are still happy because the village can be better protected by it.

Zhu Jiacheng helps to carefully check every construction detail every day to ensure the quality of the wall.

At the entrance of the village, the main body of the reception hall is about to be completed, and preparations are underway to build the gate.

Liu Xu specifically told Zhu Jiacheng to use the strongest wood and make the door as thick as possible.

If it weren't for the iron restrictions in Dongsheng State, she would have wanted to build a big iron gate directly.

Zhu Jiacheng was very surprised at the time, and the doubts that had been suppressed in his heart rose again, but in the end he did not ask any more questions.

Everything in Liujia Village is going on in an orderly manner.

There were two light rains during the period, and Liu Xu originally wanted everyone to stop working and take a rest, but the villagers and workers saw that the rain was not heavy, so they insisted on going to work wearing their straw raincoats and hats.

Liu Xu had to repeatedly remind everyone to pay attention to safety, and even called He Lei and Xu Zheng over. They were good at Qinggong and could rescue people in time if anything unexpected happened.

Chang Jiayifei received the corn sent by Liuxu and returned to the capital with Qingfeng on the same day. In the evening, the family of three ate the first batch of tender corn from Dongsheng Kingdom.

When Mrs. Chang saw that there were so many things, she asked her son if he could send some to Aunt Han and the concubine's son.

Chang Yifei thought about it, and asked Qingfeng to personally deliver two of the cooked dishes, saying that they were fresh food obtained outside.

For fear of the news leaking out, Chang Yifei didn't even send a large kitchen, but directly took the food to the small kitchen in his mother's yard to cook.

The servants in the courtyard were all Madam Chang's confidants, so there was no need to worry about what they might say. Moreover, Chang Yifei was only telling the servants about the new food that he had obtained unintentionally.

Naturally, the sweetness of the tender corn won unanimous praise from the five members of the Chang family.

Su Bijun directly said that she planned to live at her younger daughter's house for a while.

After dinner, Chang Yifei asked his father about lotus roots again.

Chang Hongxuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, I asked someone to buy two at a high price, saying that I would give them to your sister to try as a new treat."

"My younger sister said that we have to grow it with mud, otherwise the stems and buds will be damaged and it will be difficult to plant." Chang Yifei frowned.

"It's hard to say this directly. I can only ask people to keep it fresh as much as possible. If not, just buy some lotus seeds? Baoer is good at growing crops, maybe she can grow them." Chang Yifei sighed, stroking his short beard.

"Let's see what's delivered first. If it doesn't work, I'll ask Mu Lingxuan to get some lotus seeds."

Afterwards, Chang Hongxuan asked his youngest son about the wall of Liujia Village.

Chang Yifei mentioned it in his letter before, but the reason he gave was the same as what he told the public. However, Chang Hongxuan didn't believe it. He knew a little about the character of this young lady, and she would definitely not make such a big fuss over such a small matter.

When Chang Yifei explained the reason, the head of the Chang family had an expression that said, "As expected."

He also asked Chang Yifei to put the blame of building the wall entirely on the village chief and a group of old men, and not let anyone know that it was Liu Xu or someone in Liu Xu's family who came up with the idea.

As the saying goes, the old and the young should be separated, and it is not difficult to understand that old men are willful for the safety of their grandchildren.

So, the older the ginger, the spicier it is.

However, they were a little late, as Ding Maoye had already sent people to keep an eye on the Liu family.

However, it was fortunate that he had been dismissive at the beginning, so the people who stayed behind did not take it too seriously.

I knew that Liujia Village was building a wall, but I didn't ask seriously. I just heard that someone was targeting the children of Liujia Village, and the village chief was angry and wanted to build a wall.

That person thought it was normal that someone would do such a thing. After all, both mushrooms and tofu were profitable.

So, this person only took a look from a distance and had no idea that what Liu Xu built was not an ordinary wall at all, but a high-end imitation of a city wall!

So, when Ding Maoye received that man’s letter at the end of the month, he didn’t take it seriously!