To get rich quickly, you need to be simple and rough

The Shen family was completely bustling with activity. The yamen runners lived in the fields every day, and the Shen family was responsible for cooking a big pot of rice and entertaining the yamen runners as a good host. Shen Fu ordered a pig to be slaughtered to entertain the people in the yamen.

The Shen family's famous braised pig's trotters made the yamen runners eat so much that their mouths were drooling. Watching the land was originally a hard job, but the Shen family's logistics were so good that there was enough meat and rice for every meal.

Every day, the housekeeper and his men served three meals a day to the yamen runners. In less than a week, the yamen runners all gained weight.

At noon on the eighth day, five thousand cavalrymen broke the tranquility of the village, with the sound of horses' hooves rumbling and dust flying everywhere, covering the sky and the earth!

County Magistrate Xie led the way, followed by two thousand cavalrymen, in the middle of which was a carriage pulled by six horses.

The Shen family, young and old, and all the yamen runners knelt on the side of the road. As soon as the carriage stopped, Crown Prince Zhu Biao appeared in front of everyone in a cloud brocade uniform.

At the reminder of County Magistrate Xie, everyone kowtowed and shouted, "This humble servant pays homage to the Crown Prince, may His Majesty live forever..."

The prince waved his hand and had no time to look at this. He hurried to the hillside and saw piles of sweet potatoes. He quickly asked the soldiers to dig them with pear sticks. He also looked at the pumpkins whose leaves had turned yellow and ordered the soldiers to start harvesting.

Work can be done faster when there are more people. In two hours, just as it was getting dark, all the sweet potatoes and pumpkins in the fields had been harvested. Looking at the mountains of sweet potatoes and pumpkins, the prince rubbed his hands excitedly.

Auspicious signs from heaven! May God bless the Ming Dynasty! Five thousand soldiers are now busy transporting pumpkins and sweet potatoes to the Shen family. Besides the Shen family's vehicles, even the Crown Prince's carriage is being used!

In less than an hour, all the sweet potatoes and pumpkins were piled up in the Shen family's large courtyard. Soldiers were carrying large scales to weigh them, while the secretary beside them was diligently taking notes.

It was getting dark, but no one dared to stop working until the prince said so. So Shen Yujin's lamp oil suffered a lot and was all used to light torches in the yard.

Shen Fu quickly had someone tear apart a new cotton quilt made by the housekeeper and took out a lot of firewood sticks to tie the torches. This was not enough, so Shen Fu collected more than ten quilts at home to light the torches.

But it was hard for the servants. The master of the Shen family slept on a silk quilt, but the servants' quilts were made of cotton. Now all the quilts were gone in one night.

After working for more than an hour, the Shen family finally determined the number of pumpkins and sweet potatoes. The Shen family's hillside land produced three million kilograms of pumpkins and sweet potatoes.

The average yield per mu reached 4,200 kilograms. The prince breathed a sigh of relief! At this time, he also felt hungry.

At this time, Crown Prince Zhu Biao was much more pleasing to the Shen family, and his tone was extremely gentle: "Old man, I am sorry to bother you as a bad guest! I am here to bother you today."

Shen Fu led his family, young and old, to kneel on the ground and kowtow: "Your Highness, it is an honor for the Shen family that you can rest in this humble home! This is a great honor that this old man could never ask for in his lifetime!

The prince's East Palace completely took over the Shen family and only gave the servants' living quarters in the outer courtyard to the Shen family.

The prince and his men moved into the main courtyard of the Shen family, and the Shen family's kitchen was also requisitioned. The chubby Aunt Zhang was almost scared to death.

Who has ever seen the Imperial Guard watching someone cook? Aunt Zhang was so scared that her legs were shaking! This is a life-threatening situation! I have never seen such a big scene in my life!

Fortunately, Aunt Zhang was only responsible for the meals for the prince and his entourage. She could not finish the meals for 5,000 cavalrymen even if she was killed.

The fireman in the army brought two thousand kilograms of rice from the Shen family's warehouse and set up camp outside the courtyard. Soon, smoke curled up around the camp. The aroma of rice wafted from the pot.

County Magistrate Xie hurriedly gathered a batch of vegetables from the surrounding villages, and only then did he have a supply of oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and other food for the soldiers.

Dinner at Taizi is also very affordable. For lunch, you can enjoy a platter of Shen's braised stew, cold bamboo shoots and other side dishes. You can also take away a bowl of steaming hot shrimp wonton noodles.

The eunuch beside the prince personally took a small bowl and put out each dish to taste it. Only when there was no problem did the eunuch bring the food to the prince.

Crown Prince Zhu Biao had been hungry all day, and he was delighted to see the hot food. After eating and drinking his fill, the crown prince felt even better, and summoned County Magistrate Xie and Shen Fu.

The prince encouraged Magistrate Xie and praised his diligence. He was also very polite to Shen Fu and chatted with him about family matters. Magistrate Xie and Shen Fu listened to the prince's lecture respectfully.

Zhu Biao asked the kitchen to cook some pumpkin and sweet potato, and then began to interrogate the Shen family about how they got these seeds.

Shen Fu had already discussed the script with Shen Yujin, so how could he say that this came from his own treasure chest?

Shen Fu bowed slightly and said, "Last year when I was a sea merchant, I met a black-skinned native. This is the rations they brought with them. After being cooked in the cabin for several months, it is extremely delicious.

The common people were tempted to buy all the remaining pumpkin seeds in their cabin. The common people ate the remaining pumpkin seeds and threw them away in the farm.

I only remembered this matter after I moved to the village, so I ordered people to plant all these crops on the hillside. My prince, please don't laugh at my ignorance. I also came from a poor background, and I couldn't bear to leave the good paddy fields, so I planted all these crops on the hillside.

Originally, I thought that nothing would grow on that piece of land, and I didn't know what the harvest would be from this foreign crop. I didn't feel bad about planting on the hillside.

A few days ago, my family told me that the pumpkins had ripened, so I dug them out to take a look. I was surprised by the harvest. I dug out more than a thousand pounds of pumpkins from just two ridges. I didn't dare to delay and reported it to the county magistrate immediately.

When I was young, the Mongols were levying heavy taxes and extorting money. Their good land was taken away to grow grass and raise cattle and sheep. My parents starved to death during that time.

Since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the common people have lived a peaceful life. I am grateful to the Ming Dynasty from the bottom of my heart. It is because of the blessing of the emperor that we have this grain to meet the wise ruler.

The prince nodded continuously with a smile. Shen Fu's words made him feel comfortable. Shen Fu was no longer a lowly businessman but a farmer who paid taxes to the court and grew crops. China has been based on agriculture since ancient times.

The ruling class and merchants spoke in a derogatory manner, but no matter how poor a farmer was, he or she could be called a good family man. There was absolutely no shame in discussing farming with a farmer. Historians would even sing his praises when recording his achievements.

County Magistrate Xie mobilized hundreds of carts from the county, and the next day the prince led a large group of people to the capital. The prince took away all the pumpkins and sweet potatoes harvested from the Shen family's fields at once.

Watching the prince's carriage go away, Shen Fu squatted on the ground, cursing in his heart: "Grandma finally got rid of the tattooed Zhu. Escaped unscathed is better than anything else!

The Zhu family's men were too difficult to serve. The Crown Prince was a bit better, being a shrewd person, not tyrannical. The one in the capital was the one who truly turned his back on them.

The Shen family returned to the manor together. The main room where the prince had slept had to be locked up! Shen Fu simply moved to another room to sleep.