After farming, I opened a family tree

"Congratulations to the player for winning the fruit seed gift pack!"

Fruit seed gift pack!

Now Shen Tang was really happy. The food in ancient times was bearable.

It’s okay to not have snacks, but it’s really uncomfortable to not have fruits.

The Jiangnan region is relatively better, as some seasonal fruits are available. However, the common fruits in Daqi today are peaches, plums, oranges, loquats, etc.

The prices of these common fruits are not high, and most people will plant one or two in their yards.

But fruits like lychees are not something that ordinary farmers can eat. Only wealthy businessmen and dignitaries can enjoy them.

Shen Tang opened the seed gift pack, and sure enough, it contained thousands of fruit seeds.

Watermelon, strawberry, apple, pineapple, durian...

This season is just the right time to plant some grapes.

Firstly, grapes not only taste great and command a high price on their own, but they can also be used to make wine!

A time traveler who can’t make wine is not a good time traveler!

And after the new house is built, I can let Dad build a grape rack in the yard, which will be both beautiful and comfortable.

This is the farm life she imagined.

Qin Wanwan looked at Shen Tang lying on the bed and laughed out loud, thinking that Shen Tang was happy because of this harvest.

Little did I know that fruit freedom would soon be possible in my home.

Shen Tang happily put the fruit seeds into the backpack compartment, and sure enough, he saw the task rewards that the system had already issued.

"A Complete Guide to Cotton Seeds, Planting Methods, and Tools."

As soon as Shen Tang opened the reward system, he saw the tasks that had been completed, and immediately refreshed a task.

"Please succeed in growing cotton."

My goodness, this is not a reward for completing the mission, this is clearly for taking on the mission again.

But Shen Tang couldn't help but think that the previous task was hybrid rice, and this task was cotton. Does this mean that the tasks provided by this system are actually related to food, clothing, housing and transportation?

However, the current progress panel only shows this cotton planting task, and there are no more task prompts.

In short, let’s not worry about cotton for now. Life is good now, so the most important thing is to focus on the present things.

The next day, early in the morning, after Shen Tang finished his breakfast, he went to find Shen Dashan.

"Dad, the new house will be almost finished after the autumn harvest. We have a big yard, and I want to plant some fruit trees in it."

Shen Dashan always responds to Shen Tang's requests.

It's just some fruits, what's the problem?

"Dad will go to the town to look for some fruit seedlings when he goes to the market in a few days. What kind of fruit does our Tangtang like?"

As soon as Shen Dashan finished asking, he saw his daughter take out a bag of seeds.

"Dad, you don't have to buy it. I bought some seeds a few days ago."

After handing the seeds to Shen Dashan, Shen Dashan went to the place where the new house was to be built.

Shen Tang returned to the workshop and started making soap.

During this period of time, due to the busy farming season, soap production has stopped, so they are slowly making it.

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Minister Zhao and his son rode back to Beijing with the small bag of seeds.

It was already August when we arrived in the capital.

It was already chilly in the capital in August. Minister Zhao returned to his residence, changed his clothes, and brought his belongings into the palace.

"The yield per mu is really 1,200 kilograms!"

"Your Majesty, how dare I lie to you? The Shen Tang family only has two acres of land, and this autumn's harvest totaled 2,482 catties and 6 ounces!

This works out to be a little over 1,200 kilograms!"

While listening to Minister Zhao's report, Emperor Jing looked at the small bag of rice presented to him. Next to it was the letter that had been sent back a few days ago.

“This is the rice!”

"Exactly!"

Emperor Jing reached out and scooped up a small handful, then rubbed it carefully in his palm.

Every grain is full, not a single empty shell!

"Your Majesty, would you like the imperial kitchen to husk this rice and cook it for you to taste?"

Emperor Jing glanced at Minister Zhao. He had this idea, but this rice was extremely precious.

After pondering for a moment, Emperor Jing waved his hand and had someone take a small portion and send it to the imperial kitchen, asking the imperial chef to cook it into porridge early the next morning.

"I wonder what the Emperor will do with this rice?"

Emperor Jing glanced at Minister Zhao and motioned him to continue.

"The farmer had no idea that this rice would catch the imperial court's eye. After the rice ears emerged and he discovered that it was better than ordinary rice, he promised the farmers in his village that he would share the seeds with them for planting together."

After Minister Zhao finished speaking, he quickly observed Emperor Jing's expression and then immediately lowered his head.

Emperor Jing was not displeased at all, but rather appreciated it very much:

"This farmer must be a sincere person. He's willing to share rice worth thousands of gold with his family. It's really rare. He must be an honest farmer."

After hearing what Emperor Jing said, Minister Zhao felt relieved. After all, he had quite admired Shen Tang during his time in Shenjia Village.

"Hey, Your Majesty, you don't know, this wasn't the farmer's credit, it was their daughter who got it by accident!"

Seeing the puzzled look on Emperor Jing's face, Minister Zhao began to tell him what he saw and heard in Shenjia Village.

"Your Majesty, you don't know that although Shen Tang is a woman, the entire Shenjia Village family takes Shen Tang's words very seriously. Shen Tang is even listed in the Shen family tree!"

"She is indeed a remarkable woman!"

Emperor Jing was even more impressed. Although the people of Da Qi were quite open-minded and women were free to walk on the streets, Da Qi also produced a legendary female general in its early days.

In the beginning, women participated in politics in the Great Qi Dynasty. However, although women still had a relatively free and open environment, there were no more women involved in politics.

I was already thinking about what reward to give to this family, but now it becomes a bit tricky. Those people in the court might not have thought that this was actually the credit of a woman.

"Your Majesty, have you heard of soap?"

Emperor Jing nodded. Some time ago, every palace in the harem had this thing. I heard that it was not cheap. He had used it a few times and it was indeed not bad.

"This soap came from Jiangnan and is only sold there. If you want to buy it in the capital, you have to buy it from peddlers.

Who makes this soap?"

Emperor Jing looked at him and guessed:

"Could it be that Shen Tang as well?"

"Exactly! The most amazing thing about this soap isn't just that it cleans away dirt, it also comes with a book of poetry!"

This collection of poems is known in Qingshan Town and Lin'an, but it has not yet reached the capital.

If the Qingshan County Magistrate had not given him two copies before leaving, he would not have known.

Minister Zhao was a scholar. He knew that this collection of poems was extraordinary after just one look at the first page. If he had not received an imperial order on the journey, he would have read it carefully.

Minister Zhao took out the collection of poems from his bosom and handed it to Emperor Jing.

"Good! Good! Good!"

Emperor Jing said three good words in a row, and his words were full of praise.

Anyone who can have such a collection of poems must not be an ordinary illiterate farmer!