The all-round coser bravely challenges the female supremacy!

Chapter 253 A good harvest of sweet potatoes

From that day on, the time seemed to be accelerated, and in the blink of an eye it was the end of November, when the college was on vacation.

During these three months, Su Yu became very famous in the academy.

Her photographic memory, coupled with Mr. Gu's teaching method that tailored the students' abilities to the students, did not hinder Su Yu's talent at all. In just three months, she learned what others had learned in ten years of hard study!

The master and apprentice have even started thinking about testing the waters next year.

The others also calmed down, and their studies were more or less forced to be abandoned by Su Yu.

Gu Zisha was the best among them, and she was the one who made the fastest progress besides Su Yu! However, she was still far behind Su Yu in terms of progress.

Perhaps it was because of Su Yexuan's protection or because she was frightened by her mother's demotion, but Gu Zisha had been unusually quiet in the academy these past few months and hadn't caused any trouble.

In Jin Mansion, the guards looked brand new, and each of them seemed to have good skills, which showed that Yichuan's training was effective!

The servants' spirits and outlook were also refreshed, which showed that An Xun was an expert in managing the mansion.

The several husbands in Su Yu's backyard had arranged their dates early, so there were not many conflicts.

However, on those bye days, apart from Jin Xuerong, no other male master had successfully taken the seat.

However, Su Yu's kidneys are good, and the husbands are quite satisfied with their current lives.

After the academy was on vacation, it was also the time for the sweet potato harvest. Su Yu and Xu Zhifu had already agreed to go harvest the sweet potatoes together.

At the edge of Xiguo Village, Qiao San set aside an acre of land for harvesting sweet potatoes. With a wave of his hand, Prefect Xu ordered his men to go to the fields to dig sweet potatoes.

Su Yu stood beside Magistrate Xu, looking at the busy scene in the fields, and felt quite happy.

These days, she buried herself in books every day and felt like she was almost soaked in the smell of ink!

"Your Xiguo Village looks really lively!" Prefect Xu looked at the harvest scene in front of him with emotion.

When she and Su Yu came here, they were worried that it was all in vain, but now, looking at the piles of sweet potatoes in the fields,

Although it hasn't been weighed yet, it looks quite heavy. This sweet potato is definitely a high-yield crop!

Su Yu smiled and said, "Yes, the villagers' demands are not high. They just want to have enough food and warm clothes. Of course they are happy if they can have enough to eat."

Xu Zhifu looked at Su Yu and nodded repeatedly.

"If Master Gu hadn't told me that you really don't understand a lot of knowledge, I would have doubted whether you had ever been to school before. You can say such words, and you did business like a benefactor before. You and Master Gu are worthy of being master and apprentice!"

How could it not be considered school in the modern era? Su Yu touched his nose and said with a guilty conscience, "Aunt Xu, you are too kind."

Before the two of them could chat for long, the advantage of having more people in the field became apparent. In other fields, the villagers of Xiguo Village were digging sweet potatoes with their own families, and the progress was slow.

On this side, the fields were dug by Prefect Xu who brought a group of skilled farmers. It had only been a short while, but they had already finished digging and even packed the fields with sacks.

Bags of sweet potatoes were brought to the edge of the field to be weighed. Prefect Xu looked at the bags of sweet potatoes with shining eyes.

After all the weights were weighed, the recorder walked towards Prefect Xu. Prefect Xu looked at her excitedly and asked, "How many pounds?"

The recorder blushed and excitedly bowed to Prefect Xu, "Your Excellency! This acre of sweet potatoes weighs a full 1,100 kilograms!"

With a roar, the crowd suddenly exploded, and everyone danced and cheered.

Prefect Xu was also very excited. He turned around and grabbed Su Yu's sleeve, "Su Yu! You really did a great thing!"

As a modern person, Su Yu naturally knows how high the yield of sweet potatoes is. In this era before hybridization and selection, it is considered quite good for sweet potatoes to reach this weight.

"That's nothing. Aunt Xu still has to bring sweet potatoes to the land of the Western Dynasty. Only when more people grow sweet potatoes can more people have enough to eat and no longer suffer from hunger."

When Prefect Xu heard Su Yu's words, he nodded repeatedly.

"Well, you are right. The government has bought this acre of sweet potatoes and is promoting their cultivation in Cangzhou.

Part of it will be transported to the capital to let His Majesty know that the Western Dynasty still has such crops!

However, we need to weigh every acre of sweet potatoes in Xiguo Village and come up with a relatively accurate yield per acre before reporting it to His Majesty."

Xu Zhifu looked at Su Yu meaningfully and patted Su Yu's shoulder.

"I will write your name on the memorial so that you can make an impression on His Majesty. This is a great thing."

While Xu Zhifu and Su Yu were talking, the others had already tactfully left the place and were helping other villagers in Xiguo Village dig and weigh sweet potatoes.

After all, Magistrate Xu was the head of a prefecture, and it was rare for him to spend nearly a whole day on sweet potatoes. After seeing the weighed acre of sweet potatoes with his own eyes, he prepared to return to Cangzhou City.

Su Yu hadn't been to Xiguo Village for a long time and still missed it. He had wanted to stay for a few days.

Unexpectedly, when Magistrate Xu got on the carriage and saw that Su Yu had not come up, he lifted the curtain and urged her,

"Why don't you come up yet? It will be dark if you go back any later."

"I..." Su Yu was about to say that he wanted to stay for a few days when he was interrupted by Xu Zhifu.

"What are you talking about? Hurry up and get in the carriage! Have you finished your homework? Don't think you can relax just because the academy is closed. Don't forget that you are going to take the imperial examination!"

After saying this, Magistrate Xu drew the curtain and waited quietly for Su Yu to get on the carriage.

Seeing this, Su Yu's mouth twitched, and she had no choice but to call Qiao San, who was busy in the distance, and told her that she was leaving.

Qiao San felt very sorry. She left too hastily today. She had already prepared some seasonal fruits and vegetables from the village for Su Yu and was waiting for Su Yu to take them back home.

But those things are now at home, and Su Yu has to leave now.

"It's okay, just ask Qiao Si to bring it back next time he comes back." Time was too tight and Su Yu had no choice.

Qiao San said helplessly, "This is the only way. My Lord, please get in the carriage quickly and be careful on your way back."

Su Yu chuckled, "It will definitely be safe this time, don't worry!"

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After returning to Cangzhou City, a few days later, Prefect Xu sent a letter to Su Yu, inviting her to his house for a chat.

Su Yu was reading a book, and An Xun read the post to her.

"My dear wife, since Magistrate Xu posted at this time, I guess the sweet potato issue has been sorted out." An Xun guessed.

Su Yu didn't even raise his head and said, "According to the date, it's time to sort it out."

An Xun felt very proud when he saw Su Yu studying seriously. His wife was indeed the best!

It's only been a few months, and no one in the South City Academy can match his wife's knowledge!

"Wife, Chinese New Year will be here soon. This is the first time we're all celebrating together. Do you have any special ideas?"

When Su Yu heard this, he put down the book, looked up at An Xun, and said affirmatively,

"Have!"

Su Yu felt that it was the New Year, and no matter how hard she studied, it was time for her to take a break and have some fun!