Koi baby helps his mother farm and becomes the richest man

An hour had passed since the conversation with the Emperor and Empress ended.

Zhou Yu looked grumpy because it was getting late and they should go back.

Because it was inconvenient to talk outside, the two did not talk about what happened in the teahouse.

We bought some small items from a street stall and ended our night tour.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Zhou Er and An An in the mansion were still awake.

Mrs. Zhou Er was afraid that they would come back and want to have a midnight snack, and An An was waiting for their gifts.

Qin Ying thanked Mrs. Zhou Er for sending her back to rest, while Zhou Yu gave An An the candied haws and the fat doll made of clay he had bought, and coaxed her to sleep.

After returning to the room and washing up, it was almost midnight. Qin Ying then asked, "Did you hear what the Queen said to me tonight?"

"Yes," Zhou Yu nodded, "Queen Liu is a person who means what she says. You can take on the task she has entrusted to you."

Qin Ying laughed at herself and said, "It seems I was being mean-spirited. When I spoke to the Queen, I was on high alert, fearing she was testing us."

"You did the right thing!" Zhou Yu urged her to lie down, saying, "You must be on guard against others. Anyone picked out of the capital city is as cunning as a sieve.

"Besides, we have never had any contact with Queen Liu before, so it is normal to be on guard.

"Even if you agree to her, you can't open your heart to her in the future.

"Mr. Huang, it's just an ink pool. There are people who can maintain their original hearts after entering it, although I can say there are some, but they are very few.

"We can't gamble the safety of our entire family on others not changing their original intentions."

Qin Ying deeply agreed with this. How many people in this world can truly keep their original heart?

But, as long as Emperor Liu is sincere at this moment, it is enough.

She is in a high enough position and has a great enough influence. With her call, the changes that can take place in the Great Zhou Dynasty cannot be underestimated.

Zhou Yu yawned, stretched out his arm to hold his wife in his arms, and said vaguely: "It's too late, go to bed."

After the Chinese Valentine's Day, the weather gradually turned cooler. After the Ghost Festival, the corn in the field began to swell up day by day. Some of the corns planted early had even become full.

Qin Ying picked some fresh corns, cooked some of them and ate them directly, roasted some of them and ate some of them, and mixed some of them with milk to make juice.

The taste is very fresh and sweet.

For comparison, there is also some early-sown corn grown by other farmers.

The difference is very obvious.

Qin Ying's are obviously longer, with fuller grains and better taste.

She wrote all this down and gave it to Zhou Yu, and also prepared some raw and cooked corn, asking him to present them to the new emperor.

The new emperor almost immediately summoned all the officials of the Ministry of Revenue to personally evaluate it.

The corn used as the control group was picked personally by the official in charge of agriculture in the Ministry of Revenue in the countryside.

In this way, they will trust the comparison results more.

They also learned that there are so many ways to eat raw corn.

In fact, these ways of eating were not invented by Qin Ying. It’s just that in the past, grain production was low. If anyone picked grain that was not fully ripe, they would be regarded as wasting grain and would be despised.

But the Ministry of Revenue officials also thought: "If we can make a variety of delicious foods, the benefits to the people will be greater than simply selling grain. I'm afraid they will be willing to harvest early."

Other officials immediately objected: "Our top priority is to resolve the food shortage. Now that the general public has not yet solved the problem of food and clothing, thinking about the enjoyment of a few people, doesn't this go against our original intention?"

The new emperor also said: "Marquis Cheng'en presented us with fresh corn simply to allow us to test the taste of the new variety in advance and to experience the bountiful harvest that will follow soon.

"For now, I don't support the promotion of this new way of eating. But in the future, when our Great Zhou is prosperous and its people are well off, it's understandable if you want to make more delicious food."

Originally, the officials of the Ministry of Revenue were skeptical about Zhou Yu's claim in the court that he could produce high-yield crops. Now that they have seen the actual product, half of their doubts have been dispelled.

But they suspected that such a bumper corn yield was not an isolated case, so they rushed to the farm in western Beijing to check it out for themselves.

The farms in Qin Ying's hands are connected into a piece. Not only her own, but also those of many relatives and friends of the Zhou family. The number is very considerable.

After witnessing this with their own eyes, the officials from the Ministry of Revenue were overjoyed. They then asked the tenants about the planting process. They were very surprised to learn that the planting process was all provided by the Marquis' wife.

After some discussion, they went to visit Qin Ying.

Qin Ying was inspecting the cotton field. Most of the cotton leaves had fallen, and the snow-white cotton wool was emerging from the bursting cotton bolls, which was intoxicating.

Not only are the cotton plants in this batch strong, but the cotton bolls on each plant are also very large, and the spread out cotton bolls are almost half the size of a palm.

The first crop of cotton had already begun. The tenant farmers wore large bags around their waists, stuffing the cotton they had picked into them. When they were full, they returned to the fields and put the cotton into sacks.

Drink some water by the way.

Newly picked cotton cannot be stored directly; it needs to be exposed to the sun before it can be stored.

Qin Ying pinned a cotton flower in her hair, carefully took out the cotton seeds hidden inside, and compared them with the old cotton seeds.

Suddenly, a reminder came from my ear: "Madam, an official from the Ministry of Revenue wants to see you."

This was the maid specially arranged for her by Mrs. Zhou Er. She was a martial maid named Chuntao.

Qin Ying looked up and saw several officials with reserved expressions. They were wearing casual clothes and looked exhausted.

Qin Ying stuffed the cotton in her hand into her pocket, turned around and walked over. After some greetings, she invited them to have some tea over.

There are thatched huts on the edge of the fields, with temporary stoves for boiling water and cooking.

The tenants were in a hurry to finish picking this crop of cotton and did not go home to rest at noon. Qin Ying provided meals.

The officials from the Ministry of Revenue asked several professional questions, and Qin Ying answered them one by one.

Half an afternoon had passed, and the officials of the Ministry of Revenue had become very impressed with Qin Ying. They carefully discussed with her whether they could take away some of the new cotton.

Qin Ying readily agreed and ordered someone to prepare a large sack full of cotton for them. She also carefully reminded them to dry the cotton completely after returning home, otherwise it would easily become moldy.

Soon, the busy autumn harvest arrived.

Even before the grains were harvested, officials from the Ministry of Revenue rushed over and personally participated in the entire autumn harvest process, with their mouths never shut from beginning to end.

Although my body was more tired than ever before, my heart was filled with more joy and satisfaction than ever before.

There were even a few low-ranking officials from the Ministry of Revenue who volunteered to stay on the farm for a long time to participate in the next season's sowing and harvesting.

Qin Ying agreed readily and ordered someone to arrange accommodation for them.

These officials are young and ambitious, and it is time for them to work hard and down-to-earth. With them around, the promotion of new varieties will be smoother in the future.