Dressed as a top-notch girl, leading the whole village to become rich

In fact, even if Ye Xuan didn't answer this question, Ye Guo had roughly guessed it in his heart.

The only things controlled by the Daqing imperial power that were not allocated by the market were salt, tea, horses, and iron.

Old Man Ye used to be a blacksmith. Anyone who came to the blacksmith shop to buy something had to go to the designated place and get a note first.

Because the amount of iron each person can buy is limited.

The main use of iron, besides farm tools and iron pots...an even bigger use is in making weapons.

In a society where imperial power is supreme, military power is the greatest reliance of the ruler.

"How did you come up with that idea? You are very different from ordinary young ladies." Ye Xuan raised the corner of his mouth slightly, but did not give a direct answer.

The growth environment is different, the knowledge structure is different, and the way of thinking is naturally different.

Seeing that he was being evasive and didn't want to show that he actually knew more, Ye Guo suddenly changed the subject.

"I heard that Daqing has a special agriculture department, so why didn't we see any officials visiting the fields in Yejia Village?"

The government structure of Daqing was similar to that of the Ming and Qing dynasties. There was no prime minister, and the six ministries were directly responsible to the emperor, including the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishments, and the Ministry of Works.

There were the Cabinet Military Affairs Council, the Censorate and the Dali Temple.

The position of Sinong was under the Ministry of Revenue.

"How could there be a Si Nong in such a remote place like Yejia Village?" Ye Xuan retorted without thinking.

That matter-of-fact attitude made Ye Guo realize once again the importance of the environment.

While the rich wine and meat smell, the road with frozen bone.

Ye Yushu was still dressed like a page boy, and he didn't even have the basic courtesy to greet people when he met them.

This made Ye Guo doubt himself and he had offended someone unintentionally.

The four of them finished their meal in silence, and without any pretentious farewell, they went their separate ways cleanly and neatly.

But before returning to the village, there are some necessary procedures to complete.

When they went to Lingnan, they took away almost all of their family savings.

When they came back this time, Ye Guo and Xiao Wan didn't have much money on them, but there were still fifty or sixty taels, which was definitely a huge sum of money for the villagers.

"Auntie, I have bought the loom, cloth, scissors, needles and thread, and cotton that you asked me to buy." Ye Xuan had someone rent the ox cart in advance and generously paid the money in advance, although it was only a hundred coins. Xiao Wan reported the progress while sorting things out.

"Then let's go to the grocery store and see if there are any new seeds from foreign countries."

The diligence of the poor people made up for the poor harvest due to the lack of a minister of agriculture to a certain extent.

Going to the grocery store in the county town, there are a wide variety of goods. You have to go in empty-handed. It takes two or three trips for the driver to move all the oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and other things.

No new seeds were encountered.

Then we went to the clothing shops and bought one set of summer clothes and one set of winter clothes for each person. Even Ali, who was studying at the county school, was not left out. He even bought some styles that were commonly worn by students based on the recommendations of the shop owners.

"Let's go to the book market again, and finally to Huichuntang." Ye Guo was worried that Ali had entered the county school, so he was used to saving money. Therefore, he bought some fine writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstone, and asked the medicine boy of Huichuntang to deliver them when he had time. He also left another ten taels of silver for Ali.

Ye Wan thought that her silver and money were almost gone and she could go back to the village. However, she never expected that after coming out of Huichun Hall and passing by a meat stall, the last of her silver and money turned into meat in the backpack.

When the ox cart entered the village, it did not attract much attention because there was basically no one in the fields.

Old Man Ye talked to the three clan elders about the lotus root matter in the morning, and the headman called a village meeting in the afternoon to start harvesting the lotus roots.

At this time, except for the school which was still in normal state, all the men, women and children in Yejia Village were in the valley.

The men went into the water and used hooks to carefully find and dig out the lotus roots, avoiding damaging the lotus roots.

The women on the shore took the dug lotus roots, washed them to remove the mud and sand, and then sorted them, placing the mature and immature lotus roots separately.

The children will help pass tools on the shore, pick up fallen lotus roots, or transport the washed lotus roots to designated storage locations.

The elders in the village were distributing the lotus roots they had carried back from the ancestral hall to each household.

So when they returned home, the house was so quiet that it was a little eerie, which scared Xiaowan. It was only when Ye Guo reminded her that the yard and the kitchen were full of fresh lotus roots that Xiaowan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Aunt, I'll boil some water for you to wash up. You can get some sleep first. I'll go to the valley to take a look later."

When Xiaowan returned home, she was like a fish finding water. After delivering things to everyone's room, she started to clean up the kitchen.

Ye Guo, who has learned from previous experience, knows that sleep is definitely necessary.

But Xiaowan was also rushing along, "Xiaowan, there is always work to be done. You don't have to go over to the valley, chill the meat and have a good sleep first."

"Aunt, I'm not tired. I'm in good spirits."

"That's because you just got home, your nerves are high, and you've been sitting in a carriage for several days, so your body must be tired. You also have to prepare well for how to tell them that Second Brother and Ah Cheng are staying in Lingnan."

Speaking of this, Ye Wan was really panicked.

My aunt said that the fact that my second uncle was poisoned must be kept a secret, otherwise my second aunt would be in trouble and the family would be worried about various things.

In fact, she was also worried, but her aunt said that unnecessary worry would harm others and oneself, and the most important thing was to do the task at hand well.

"Aunt, are my second uncle and his family really okay staying in Lingnan?"

"It's much better than us rushing back to Yejia Village. Lingnan has famous doctors, Uncle Sun has money, and Second Uncle can't afford to travel."

Ye Wan was convinced by this, "Then I'll go back to my room and practice first. If Second Aunt hugs me and cries, I will definitely not cry with her."

Ye Guo: This child is teachable.

But when they both woke up, the Ye family's yard was still quiet.

"Aunt, nothing will happen to them, right?" Ye Wan asked worriedly.

Ye Guo shook his head. "I'll go to the river to pick some wild celery. You kill the fish in the yard and make soup tonight."

"Then I'll go with you. Wait for me to get the basket, aunt."

Seeing that it was not too late, Ye Guo went to the kitchen to wash rice and cook it over low heat before going out.

The river water flows faster in the summer, and there are many people in the village. Wild celery is disliked by its strong smell, so it is everywhere. After a while, the two of them had filled a basket.

"Xiao Wan, boil the lard first and I'll fry the fish. It looks like Xiaolu and Xiaomu will be home soon. I wonder if they like the two new schoolbags." She had only been away for a few days, but she already felt a little bit like a wanderer returning home.

In addition to lotus roots, there were also various rice seeds drying in the yard. Because I didn't know how to classify them, I didn't dare to touch the leaves and fruits. I only put the sugar cane I brought back in the backyard and dried the rice seeds tomorrow.

"Don't worry, auntie. They will like whatever you buy. Besides, few people in the clan school have school bags."

Ye Lu and Ye Mu had already gotten used to having to cook when they got home these days, but today, they smelled a strong smell of lard before they even reached the door.

The two looked at each other and ran home, shouting, "Aunt."

"Aunt, are you back?"