Acai's Sky

Chapter 683: What Does the Heroine's Escape Have to Do with Me?

Potatoes and corn are the new round of planting projects in Tongjiazhuang.

When the village head heard the news that sweet potatoes would no longer be grown this year, he was stunned!

You know, they just planted that sweet potato field in the first half of the year!

Moreover, the yield of sweet potatoes is surprisingly high. Not only are they sweet and delicious, but they can also fill people up.

How can you just not plant such a good crop?

The anxious village head could not sit still for a moment. He hurried towards the Tong family's old house, not daring to breathe all the way.

After finally arriving at the Tong family's old house, the village head immediately spotted the second housekeeper Qi and rushed forward in two steps, impatiently asking:

"Second Steward Qi, please tell me why we don't continue to grow sweet potatoes, which have such a high yield, are delicious and filling?"

Before he finished speaking, the village head seemed to have remembered something important and asked again, "And what exactly are potatoes and corn? I've never heard of these things before!"

At this time, Butler Qi Er was concentrating on studying the planting manual he had just received, wanting to carefully consider the intercropping method mentioned above.

Being asked so many questions by the village head all of a sudden, he was completely confused and looked up at the village head with a bewildered look on his face.

"Oh, don't be so anxious!" Butler Qi Er said as he gently shook the thick planting manual of more than ten pages in his hand. "Look, I'm carefully studying how to grow these new crops!"

After a brief pause, Butler Qi lowered his voice and whispered quietly in the ear of the village head:

"Let me tell you, those potatoes and corn are rare commodities that our ninth daughter bought from foreigners.

Didn’t we have great success in growing sweet potatoes before?

So Miss Nine thought about trying other seeds to see if she could get the same good harvest."

Hearing this, the village head's eyes suddenly brightened, and he asked excitedly, "High-yield? Could their yield be as high as sweet potatoes?"

Butler Qi raised an eyebrow, his meaning was understood but not expressed in words. He put his index finger on his lips and said, "Don't shout, or someone will hear you. There aren't many good breeds like this."

The head of the village quickly covered his mouth and nodded, and dared not shout anymore, for fear that he would be like a sweet potato and give up the old seedlings.

...

The old man of the Tong family boarded the beautifully decorated and durable carriage with a smile on his face, and set out on the journey back to the Tong family's old house with the messenger angel.

Along the way, he was in a good mood, constantly stroking his gray beard with his hands, his face filled with satisfaction and pride.

Although the honor bestowed by the imperial edict was not given directly to the beloved girl Yao'er in the family, the old man thought to himself that with Yao'er's open-minded and cheerful personality, she would not care too much about it.

After all, it is a happy thing for the family to receive this honor.

During the long journey back, the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict was always respectful to the old master of the Tong family and did not dare to be negligent in the slightest.

It turned out that the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict had personally witnessed the emperor tasting the delicacies made from sweet potatoes.

Whether it was steamed, baked or fried sweet potatoes, or steamed buns and vermicelli made from sweet potato flour, each one made the emperor praise it highly.

These sweet potatoes are not only delicious, but also very filling, which can effectively solve the problem of food and clothing for the people.

What is even more surprising is that its output is beyond imagination, which undoubtedly provides great protection for the country's grain reserves.

Because of this, all the civil and military officials in the court praised sweet potatoes highly, and the heated discussion about sweet potatoes lasted for a full half month.

After careful consideration, His Majesty the Emperor finally decided to issue this precious imperial edict to the third master of the Tong family to commend his contribution to discovering and actively promoting sweet potato cultivation.

In addition, the emperor also rewarded him for printing relevant promotional materials in Jialu County so that more people can understand and master the planting methods of this high-yield crop.

As everyone knows, this major discovery actually came from the hands of the clever little girl of the Tong family, Miss Nine.

However, considering that she was still young and not qualified to bear such important responsibilities and honors, the emperor went with the flow and credited the achievement to Master Tong San.

...

At this moment, Mr. Mu, who was in his mansion, had already received a letter sent by carrier pigeon from afar.

When he carefully unfolded the letter, he learned that the messenger angel was rushing here.

After a brief moment of contemplation, Mr. Mu quickly picked up his pen and wrote a heartfelt reply on a piece of snow-white rice paper.

After the ink dried, he carefully tied the reply letter to the slender legs of the pigeon.

Then, Mr. Mu went to the kitchen himself to get some grains and water, and gently fed the pigeon that was about to embark on its journey home until it was full and satisfied.

After everything was ready, Mr. Mu gently stroked the pigeon's feathers, then raised his hands and released it.

The carrier pigeon flapped its wings and flew high towards the capital, and soon disappeared into the sky.

After watching the carrier pigeon leave, Mr. Mu slowly turned around and sat back down at the quaint and elegant desk.

His eyes fell on an open planting manual, which detailed the planting methods and precautions for potatoes and corn.

Mr. Mu carefully flipped through the pages, and a satisfied smile gradually appeared on his face.

Suddenly, an idea flashed through Mr. Mu's mind: "Well, it seems I need to give my little disciple some more homework!"

Thinking of this, Mr. Mu couldn't help but shake his head and sighed inwardly, "I never thought that this little Jiuer from the Tong family would be so capable as to purchase so many high-quality seeds from foreigners."

Mr. Mu continued to stare at the descriptions in the planting manual, becoming more and more excited the more he read.

Especially when he saw the introduction about corn, his eyes lit up.

According to the manual, this type of corn not only has a high yield, but is also an excellent choice to replace rice as people's daily staple food.

"Wonderful!"

I didn’t expect that these Gentiles have so many good things. It seems that he should go to the places where Gentiles gather often. Maybe he can find a lot of good things!

Mr. Mu's family also contacted him and purchased a large amount of sweet potato seeds from the Tong family through Mr. Mu.

Mo Sheng watched Mr. Mu's actions silently. When he heard that Mr. Mu was going to give Miss Jiu more homework, his face suddenly became tense.

He felt a little sorry for Miss Nine, Tong Yao, for meeting a teacher as hard-hearted as Mr. Mu...