The next day, Ye Guoren was called up before he was fully awake. Like a puppet, he dressed, washed, and ate breakfast...

Then he got into the carriage, fell down and continued to sleep, which made everyone amazed.

Ye Guo was awakened by the shaking of the carriage. In her dream, she had been experiencing earthquakes and dodged one after another. When she woke up, she suddenly realized that the earthquake resistance of ancient carriages was really poor.

In order to suffer less, she put not only the quilt but also her own clothes under her butt.

"Aunt, I still have a few clothes, do you want some?"

It was Xiaowan's first time to ride in a carriage, and it was very uncomfortable. But when she saw that her second uncle, whose leg injury had not yet fully healed, could sit comfortably, she dared not say a word.

Seeing her sister-in-law yelling and complaining, she wanted to join in.

In order to make himself feel better, Ye Guo naturally accepted everyone who came.

"This carriage is already quite good, and while you were sleeping, our caravan had already left the county." Ye Laoer really felt sorry for this new carriage.

"So soon? How far is it to Lingnan? Where will we stay tonight?"

The distance between Yejia Village and the county town is at least eighty miles, if not a hundred miles. Ye Guo rubbed his aching body while lifting the car curtain with one hand.

"Walking so fast, how many hundreds of miles can you cover in a day?"

Ye Guo looked over and saw only the dust raised by the carriages in front. But from the continuous sound of horse hooves, it was not difficult to find that this convoy probably had more than ten carriages.

Sitting for a long time is not good for a person with an injured leg. Ye Lao Er clenched his fists inconspicuously, relaxed the muscles in his legs, and then smiled.

"That's not so exaggerated. A horse-drawn carriage is faster than an ox-drawn cart only on a flat road. On a rough road, it is even slower than an ox-drawn cart."

"You've been sleeping for too long. If you don't wake up, I'm going to suspect that you're sick."

Ye Guo then noticed that the particularly bumpy section of the road seemed to have been passed, and now the carriage was moving very fast, but quite smoothly.

"I was thinking too much last night, and I was a little excited. It was my first time traveling far away."

"Second brother, you often travel far away, so you probably can't understand. Xiaowan, how about you, did you fall asleep last night?" Ye Guo asked with a smile.

The latter would never respond to such a topic and just lowered his head to count on his fingers.

Ye Guo did not force it and continued to nag Ye Lao Er, "Which carriage is Boss Sun's? When the road is bad, would it be better for me to take his carriage?"

Ye Lao Er didn't know why his little sister had so many different ideas. Hearing this, he reminded her, "You are a girl. You have no relationship with him. How can you ride in the same carriage with him?"

Ye Guo: Damn feudal society.

But he was afraid that what he said was not enough, so he continued to add, "Boss Sun has been married for many years. The youngest son in the family is about the same age as Xiaomu. When you usually interact with him, at least I or Ah Cheng should be present. And Xiaowan, you should also pay attention."

Of course Ye Wan nodded rapidly, which made Ye Guo at the side unable to help but reflect on himself, wondering if he was too careless.

But the heroine also discussed business with other shop owners, and they were all men.

"Will we be sleeping outdoors with Boss Sun? We don't seem to have brought any cooking equipment... but we can barely boil water."

Ye Guo didn't want to fall into his second brother's etiquette shackles, so he quickly changed the subject.

"No, Boss Sun has personally come to tell us before we set off. The road is easy to travel today, so we should hurry up and eat some dry food first. We will stay at the post station tonight, and then you can take a hot bath and have a good rest."

"If you get bored riding in a carriage, you can look at the scenery outside, or you can eat and continue to sleep."

Speaking of food, Ye Guo also felt a little hungry, so he rummaged through the drawers and cabinets, trying to take out some food.

"Aunt, let me do it. I know which ones should be eaten first and which ones can be kept longer." Ye Wan quickly squatted down to help, holding on to the car window with one hand to maintain her body stability.

"That's fine. You can take more. Ah Cheng will get tired quickly from driving. Ah Cheng, when the sun gets hot at noon, remember to wear a hat."

Ye Guo shouted to the outside, and a handful of fried rice was stuffed into his hand.

Crunching, Ye Guo picked up another pancake and started to nibble on it, not forgetting to spread some chili sauce on it.

After eating all this, everyone ate some of the stew that Old Lady Ye had just prepared that morning.

Although it is cold, it is still delicious to eat at room temperature this month.

After eating and drinking, Ye Guo had time to lift the curtain and look outside. In addition to the large mountain roads, the carriage also passed by many villages. From time to time, he could see people walking with pale and thin faces.

Seeing that she closed the curtain and looked a little unhappy, Ye Laoer put down the book in his hand, lifted the curtain and took a look, and found that everything was normal!

"Are you dizzy? Why is your face so different?"

"Are you feeling dizzy? Aunt, do you want me to drive slower?" Ye Cheng shouted through the carriage door.

"It's okay, I'm not dizzy, just drive with confidence, my second brother is just talking nonsense."

Ye Lao Er: I...

Ye Guo rolled his eyes. He was in a bad mood, so his tone was not good either. "Are all officials in Daqing doing nothing?"

Ye Lao Er: "Where did this come from?"

"The rice in the fields has started to turn yellow, and there are so many people that they can't even get on a bullock cart. If this isn't inaction, what is it?"

The officials in Daqing are all versatile. From agricultural economic development to trial of cases, there is nothing they don't know how to do.

Moreover, the annual grain tax is directly linked to political performance and can even be vetoed by one vote.

"This is still the territory of Zhenzhou County. From what I know, the prefect is not very capable, but he definitely doesn't care about the people."

"That means your level is not good enough!"

Ye Laoer was stunned for two seconds after hearing these straightforward words.

"The main reason is that the grain production is too low. That's why my brother said that if you can produce two crops a year, he will kneel down for you."

Ye Guo's eyes suddenly became sharp, "What else does Second Brother know?"

Although Ye Guo did not talk about this matter openly at home, he did not hide what he did from anyone.

He really didn't expect her to react so strongly, and he quickly restrained his expression.

"What you are going to do is something that benefits the country and the people. Why would you want to hide it from others?"

"Daqing's troops are always hungry when they are fighting outside."

"No one would harm someone who can feed themselves."

What should Ye Guo say: She is really not an expert who graduated from agronomy, she is just a half-baked person. A lot of her farming knowledge was accidentally found on the Internet. It’s a hodgepodge and she herself doesn’t believe it.

Looking at her second brother's indignant expression, she really felt that the truth was very far away from her.

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