Farming and reading family

No one said anything about this. In fact, the two of them had been with the Chen family for longer than the students of Qingtan Academy.

Fishing requires calmness and patience, and Tao Meiyu clearly lacks both.

After half a day, Gao E caught a small basket of fish, but Tao Meiyu's bamboo basket was still empty.

At noon, Gao E made a dish of braised prawns, and Tao Meiyu ate a lot of it.

Even after the potatoes from Jiming Mountain were harvested, the potatoes Gao E wanted had not arrived yet.

Gao E planted relatively sparsely this time, covering about two acres of land, and harvested nearly four thousand kilograms.

Everyone in Jiming Village was stunned when they saw the pile of potatoes.

Especially after eating the potatoes, they plan to plant more potatoes in the future.

Compared to the simple food they had eaten before, potatoes were a true delicacy.

Gao E picked out the plump and round ones, intending to let others eat some too, so that she wouldn't have to bother to please others by growing potatoes.

Gao E plans to plant the remaining ones.

"Can we plant all the crops on Jiming Mountain? There's plenty of land here." You Wei said with a smile, "The boss will take 60% of the profits."

"I want 30%." Gao E never wanted such a high rent. "Don't worry, most of the crops will be planted here, but we'll try planting them elsewhere to see the yield."

Youwei nodded, this is what he should do.

He felt that with this thing, they would no longer have to go hungry.

More than a month had passed since the summer harvest. Gao E had planted some potatoes in Batou Village, but they were not growing as well as those in Jiming Mountain.

Just when Gao E thought there was no time to plant potatoes this year, Xu Boyan and his team came back with potatoes.

Nguyen Phuc Seng came along.

They did pull back a boatload, but there were too many of them. Some of them were damaged on the way, and the ones that weren't damaged turned green and dried up after reaching the shore. By the time they collapsed, their volume was less than a quarter of what it had been before.

But it was great news for Gao E.

It just so happened that Ji Wuyang, Xie Changyao and others returned, because the policy implemented by Prince Bin encountered trouble again: the tenants were unwilling to rent the land directly from the government.

Because they are unwilling to deal with the government and feel that the government is someone who cannot be provoked.

"So we can only give orders, not discuss." Gao E came to this conclusion.

During this period, Xie Changyao also found many things helpless.

In the past, he hated officials, thinking that they colluded with businessmen to exploit the people.

During this period, he discovered that some tenants and slaves were stubborn and arrogant, which caused a mess.

He could also understand why Boss Gao did things so casually, because no matter what he did, people would talk about it, so it was better to follow his own heart.

"It depends on what Prince Bin means." Xie Changyao said directly.

"I'll talk to Prince Bin." Xu Boyan agreed. "But you have to teach them how to plant."

"Take some potatoes for Prince Bin." Gao E thought that as long as Prince Bin had tasted potatoes, this plan would be easy to implement. "I've saved some for the tenants who rent land from the court to try."

"That would be great." Xu Boyan said with a smile, "Did you see what I brought you last time?"

"I see." Gao E nodded. "What do you want?"

"I don't know much about firearms. Just make one and tell me how to use it. My only request is to make more." Xu Boyan said with a smile.

"The journey from He County to Shuoxi is long and the transportation is troublesome. We decided to make semi-finished products and then assemble them at the border." Gao E and Wei Kai had already discussed this.

Xu Boyan nodded: "Okay, I'll deal with the potato issue first, and then we'll discuss it in detail later."

He and Mo Xun did not stay in He County. They left some potato seeds and took the rest away.

Ruan Fusheng stayed in He County. The more he looked at the silks that Gao E had left for him, the more satisfied he became. He asked, "Boss Gao, have you ever thought about starting your own business?"

Gao E knew that Ruan Fusheng meant to build a brand. She had thought about this a long time ago, but there were too many things to do. The weaving workshop had just been established and encountered a severe drought, so this matter had been put on hold.

"What suggestions does Mr. Ruan have?" Gao E asked with a smile.

"The silk produced by Boss Gao's weaving workshop is of better quality than others. It would be a loss if we set the same price as them. Besides, now that the silkworm production is liberalized, the price will definitely come down in a few years. Sales might even be a problem," Ruan Fusheng analyzed.

Gao E thought about it. The Chen family is now a household name in He County. Chen Ke also has the title of Earl of Zhengyong. Coupled with Huan Xizhu and honeycomb coal, he has already attracted a lot of attention.

"If I provide you with silk steadily, how about you set up your own brand?" Gao E suggested.

Ruan Fusheng didn't expect Boss Gao to make such a proposal: "Then I must share some of the profits."

"Sharing the profits is easy, but I'll just ask for the basic price. The Ruan family can start a business with silk of this quality."

Nguyen Phuc Seng thought for a while and said, "I have to go back and discuss this with my family."

If this is true, the Ruan family and the Chen family are like grasshoppers on the same rope.

To be precise, the Ruan family is a grasshopper on the rope of the Chen family.

"Okay." Gao E nodded.

Gao E told Xu Boyan how to eat the potatoes and also brought him some dipping sauce that Huan Xi cooked.

The simplest way is to boil or fry it, and then mix it with dipping sauce to make it delicious.

Bin Wang’s taste is relatively light, so it is steamed directly in a steamer. It has a soft and sweet texture, which makes him enjoy it very much.

"This is fine." Prince Bin touched his stomach after finishing his meal and said, "I'll have someone send some to the emperor to try."

Xu Boyan thought it was a success: "This thing can produce nearly 2,000 kilograms per mu of land."

"What?" Prince Bin thought it was something rare.

If the output is like this, it will flood the market in a few years.

"Yes." Xu Boyan nodded. "It can solve the food shortage problem the fastest."

Prince Bin was silent for a moment, then suddenly sneered, "Look at you, we supported the boss because of you, and now you're having a falling out with him."

Xu Boyan smiled helplessly: "It's not really a falling out."

"But you're pretty amazing too. You're the one who can't stop the boss." Bin Wang said with some regret. "What are your plans for the future?"

"What plans can I have? As a subject, I will naturally fight for the court until my death." Xu Boyan bowed.

"Come on." Bin Wang said with disdain, "It's okay for you to be a little selfish."

Xu Boyan smiled bitterly.

"Okay, I'll issue an order tomorrow to allow tenants to rent land from the court to grow potatoes." Prince Bin said readily, "Boss Gao still has a lot of edible potatoes."

The ones Xu Boyan brought were all green and dry, and I heard they were poisonous and couldn’t be eaten.

"Your Highness can go and take a look." Xu Boyan meant that there were some, but not many.

"Okay, I happen to be free recently." Whether he has something to do or not depends on whether he is willing to do it.

Gao E picked some peppers in the field and planned to make some roasted pepper sauce. Now that she has some free time, she can also make other food and make snacks for the children, so that they won't envy others when they grow up.

When I got home, I saw Bin Wang playing with Xiao Wu.