Crossing the farm gate, the whole family reunites in the disaster year

"What is this?"

Boss Cui said proudly, "This is called pearl rice. You can't see it at night, but if you put it in the sun during the day, the grains on it are shiny and very beautiful."

The trip out gave him a lot of knowledge. He had been farming for half his life, and this was the first time he knew that such beautiful crops could grow in the land.

Several children gathered around Old Man Cui, admiring the new things.

The three Lin family members and Cui Chengliang stood there staring at the "pearl rice" in Old Man Cui's hand.

Old Man Cui held two golden sticks, pulled the corner of his clothes, and wiped them carefully again and again.

It has to be the eldest son who remembers his parents at home even when he is away from home, while the second son has been out so many times and has never brought anything.

However, pearl rice is too precious, and I guess even the most knowledgeable headman in the village has never seen it.

Old Man Cui straightened his back and said, "Tomorrow we'll string them together and hang them from the beams."

Boss Cui said anxiously, "Dad, this is for eating."

"It's such a rare thing, what a waste to eat it!" Old man Cui was so excited that he picked off two gold grains and felt very distressed. "I'll just hang them on the beam. Looking at them every day will make me feel at ease."

Boss Cui had no choice but to compromise.

Cui Chengliang looked at Old Man Cui with complicated eyes as he tried to press the fallen corn kernels back.

This is corn.

Qingyang County is located in the north. Although I don’t know which city it was located in in my previous life, the four seasons here are distinct, with cold winters and hot summers, just like the city I lived in in my previous life.

But the difference is that the crop varieties here are very limited, mainly wheat and various cereals.

Moreover, the imperial court collected taxes mainly on wheat. If other grains were grown, the tax would have to be converted based on the value of wheat, which was a disadvantage.

So most villagers choose to grow wheat.

When he first arrived, he suffered terribly. Wheat was difficult to grow and the harvest was small, but there was no land or easy-to-grow crops like sweet potatoes.

Now when he suddenly saw the corn, Cui Chengliang's hands were shaking with excitement.

Cui Zhaozhao's eyes also lit up, but it was not the corn that lit up, but the price.

Hundreds of coins per pound!

If she planted dozens of acres, she would make a fortune!

Cui Zhaozhao secretly tugged at the corner of his mother's clothes.

Lin gave her a reassuring look and said with a smile, "I've heard of pearl rice before, but this is the first time I've seen it with my own eyes."

Everyone looked at her, and Boss Cui greeted her cheerfully, "Sister-in-law is back."

As soon as he entered the house, he met Lin who was delivering meals to the children. In addition, Yu often praised Lin's good points, so Boss Cui had a good impression of Lin and even felt a little grateful to her.

Lin nodded: "Big brother."

Old Man Cui was surprised: "Third Wife, have you heard of pearl rice? Is it really that expensive?"

"Scarcity makes things valuable," Lin said calmly. "I heard that when this pearl rice grows in the ground, the stems are so thick that even floods won't wash it down."

Old Man Cui found it hard to believe and even unimaginable.

Cui Zhaozhao muttered quietly: "I wonder if we can grow pearl rice here..."

Cui Chengliang was waiting for this sentence, and immediately added: "Maybe it can be grown. We have pearl rice ready, so why not give it a try?"

Old Man Cui was a little yearning. He pinched two kernels of corn between his fingers and shook his head: "How can I try? I don't have any seeds. Forget it. Don't waste anything."

Cui Chengliang really wanted to say that the seeds are in your hands.

But he couldn't say it directly, and he kept winking at Lin in a hurry.

"I seem to have seen it in a book." Cui Jingwen spoke at the right time.

Old Mrs. Cui smacked her lips in amazement. “Wow, the book even mentions crops in the fields?”

I heard that a book costs at least a few hundred coins. After spending so much money on books, why do you still want to learn farming?

"Ahem." Old Man Cui looked at the only scholar in the family, "What does the book say?"

Cui Jingwen remained calm and said, "The reason why pearl rice is so expensive is because of the monopoly of merchants. This product comes from foreign countries and is not valuable there. However, due to the limited quantity brought back, and the merchants' deliberate concealment of the product, they spread rumors of its miraculous value, which has led to the price going up sharply."

Cui Lao was surprised and said, "Yes, yes, that ship came from a foreign country."

Old Man Cui asked hurriedly, "How do we grow pearl rice?"

"Just spread it on the ground."

Cui Jingwen answered quickly. He didn't know how to farm at all, but he could fool Old Man Cui. As for the rest, his mother would take care of it.

Old man Cui looked at the golden corn as if he were looking at two gold bars.

The eldest brother picked up something casually and unexpectedly found a big treasure.

I wish I could harvest the harvest overnight and scatter the golden grains on the ground.

"Okay, we'll plant this after the autumn harvest!"

"Dad..." Lin wanted to say that it was the wrong season and corn was planted in spring, but she was interrupted by a noise outside the door just as she opened her mouth.

"You are a bunch of idiots. I think you are going to cause trouble!"

Cui Laoer walked in angrily with red eyes. Lidong happened to be standing at the door and was pushed to the ground.

"Your mother was so hungry at home that she was gnawing on tree bark, and you little bastards took all the food away. Did you mean to watch her starve to death?"

Silang, Xiaowu and Xiaoqi ran to Lidong and helped her up.

Erlang stood in front of the four people, protecting them behind him like a vigilant wolf cub.

Cui Laoer felt uneasy when he was stared at: "Why are you staring at me? I'm your father!"

"I'm your dad!!"

Old Man Cui's voice exploded in the yard.