diskusbooks Chapter 117 The Peaceful Days Were Broken
Chapter 117 The Peaceful Days Were Broken
The rice harvest was 1,800 kilograms.
Seeing this result, Tao Quan lost his composure.
His father has always been encouraging the people to reclaim wasteland and cultivate land, and encouraging farmers to come up with ways to increase grain production. However, decades have passed, and there has not been much progress in grain cultivation.
But today, he saw rice yielding more than 1,000 kilograms per mu.
"Ye Tang, you are a great contributor to our Yuan Dynasty. The high-yield rice you grow can save countless people." Tao Quan looked at Ye Tang excitedly: "I will report this matter to the capital and let my father reward you."
Xiao Jingxuan stopped him: "Don't get excited, calm down, my wife didn't agree to sell the grain seeds to you?"
Tao Quan was stunned: "Sell? Shouldn't you just give it to me? This is a great thing for the people!"
Xiao Jingxuan rolled his eyes at him: "You wishful thinking, my wife is just an ordinary peasant woman, these rice were grown by her with great difficulty, you want to take it away without giving anything, do you have the nerve to do that?"
Tao Quan said anxiously: "I won't take the credit, the credit belongs to her."
Xiao Jingxuan said: "What she wants is not a reward, but food and a stable life."
He looked at Tao Quan seriously and said, "You have to promise that once the news of high-yield crops gets out, it won't disturb our current life."
Ye Tang nodded: "What my husband said is exactly what I want to say. The purpose of my farming is to make sure that I and my family have good food and drink..."
She didn't know why she was able to go to China, learn so many skills, and have a seed space after returning here.
She only knew that since she had brought seeds to the Yuan Dynasty, she should let more people have enough food!
Seeds are the "chips" of agriculture, and the seed industry is the source of food security. Only by growing more food can people have enough to eat.
Only when the people are not hungry can the Yuan Dynasty be truly prosperous and their lives can be stable.
Wutong County is not a major grain-producing city. The mountains are high and there are few fields, which is not suitable for large-scale grain cultivation. The most suitable place for large-scale grain cultivation in the Yuan Dynasty was Jiaonan City.
Drought hits Jiaonan City every four or five years, and each drought lasts for two to three years. The people suffer terribly, and have to eat their own children. Foreign enemies take the opportunity to invade, and the people suffer terribly.
If the entire Yuan Dynasty could grow high-yield crops and store more food in advance, so many people would not die when facing disasters.
Ye Tang is not a saint who cares about the world, she is just doing what she can.
She said to Prince Xian: "You can give the grain seeds to the court, but please don't expose me to others."
Tao Quan and Qin Jinhua understood what she meant. Tao Quan said seriously, "If you don't tell me, I won't tell anyone about you, and my father will do the same."
Such talents in the industry must be well protected.
Logically speaking, the millet of hybrid rice cannot be used directly as seeds, but the hybrid rice seeds that Ye Tang bought from the space are an exception.
It seemed as if it was tailor-made for the Yuan Dynasty, and the millet grown there could actually serve as seeds.
Ye Tang saw a detailed explanation of hybrid rice seeds on the space screen.
She gave all the grain she harvested to Tao Quan, and Tao Quan gave her 50,000 taels of silver.
Ye Tang accepted it.
She became rich again.
Tao Quan took the hybrid rice grains away excitedly.
Ye Tang's life was fulfilling every day. He farmed, cooked delicious food, practiced martial arts, learned how to make poisons from Xiao Jingxuan, and also learned some medical skills when he had time.
Xiao Jingxuan exposed all his medical and poison skills in front of her.
Ye Tang silently looked at the herbs in his hand and said, "Husband, how about we open a clinic?"
Jamel Xiao was terrified: "I refuse, I seriously refuse, I will never do it!"
What a ridiculous clinic. If he opens one, he will have to see patients. Farming is already hard work. If he opens another clinic, how can he still have a leisurely life?
Ye Tang looked at him speechlessly: "Isn't the master coming soon? He is a doctor, you can let him see patients."
Xiao Jingxuan sneered: "If he were to open a clinic, all the people in Qingquan Village would fall victim to his poisonous hands and become drug addicts."
Ye Tang: “…”
The red peppers are harvested more and more, while the green peppers are gradually reduced.
Ye Tang renovated a kang room in the old house to smoke bacon, sausages and peppers.
At first, the people in Qingquan Village thought that Lu Anbang and the other fifteen people were hired by Ye Tang and Xiao Jingxuan to help with the work. But after a long time, they suddenly discovered that Lu Anbang and his group addressed Ye Tang and Xiao Jingxuan differently. They were not hired by the Xiao family to help with the work, but servants of the Xiao family.
Ye Tang and Xiao Jingxuan actually used servants.
There was no farm family in the surrounding villages that could afford to buy and support servants, let alone so many of them. This family could be compared with the wealthy families in the county town.
Some people in the village are jealous and envious.
Many people are saying that Ye Tang is a lucky girl and that whoever family she marries into will have a better life.
When she married Xiao Zhong, Xiao Zhong's family was living better and better. Zhang and Xiao Erzhu no longer had to work in the fields, and Xiao Yi passed the imperial examination and became a student. After she left Xiao Zhong's house, Xiao Zhong died, Xiao Yi disappeared, and Zhang and Xiao Erzhu went hungry every day.
After Ye Tang married Xiao Jingxuan, Xiao Jingxuan became hardworking. The dilapidated old house was replaced with a large blue brick and tile house. More than a thousand acres of land were reclaimed in Ziyan Mountain. Servants were hired. The descendants of Master Xiao Wu also lived better and better. The children in the family were sent to the private school in the town for enlightenment.
The people of the Xiao clan also live a very good life.
Oh, by the way, a workshop has been built in the village and it is almost completed.
If Ye Tang isn’t a lucky girl, then what is she?
The rumor that Ye Tang was blessed spread throughout the surrounding villages.
Ye Tang also heard about this, but she didn't care at all, she was very busy.
The sugar workshop and handmade soap workshop were completed in the past two days. The families of Xiao Xuewen and Xiao Tiesheng have already started recruiting workers and purchasing raw materials.
In a few days, the raw materials will be delivered to the village.
Although Ye Tang doesn't have to worry about small matters, she still has to take charge of big matters.
Ye Tang worked herself into a twirling top. Although she was very busy, she was also very happy. Her life was fulfilling and she earned a lot of money. No one dared to make her angry.
She thought the days would continue to be peaceful like this, but unexpectedly, a group of uninvited guests came in the quiet night before the raw materials were delivered.
When it gets dark, every household in the village turns off the lights and goes to bed.
Only a few families with a lot of things to do at home did not turn off the lights.
Ye Tang’s family is one of them.
When those people entered the village, they were quiet and did not wake up the villagers. They went straight to Xiao's house.
They were dressed in black and covered their faces with black scarves, blending into the night.
"This is the one." The leading man in black gestured to stop.
The thirty or so people behind him stopped one after another, the knives in their hands glowing coldly.
They looked at the big house in front of them with fiery eyes.
"What a big house! He must be a rich man." The leading black-clothed man laughed excitedly and pulled a young man over: "You are not lying, kid. Okay, okay, if we can grab some food and silver today, I will make you the third in command of the Blood Wind Village."
The wind was a little chilly at night, and the boy, who was thin, shivered when the wind blew.
He was wearing a black scarf, revealing only a pair of timid eyes. “Thank you, Boss. I am deeply honored.”
"Listen carefully, brothers. When you go in, kill any men you see and knock out any women. Take them away along with the food, silver and livestock."
At a command from the leading man in black, the people behind him climbed over the wall into the yard.
"Ah! Damn it! There are broken pieces of porcelain on the wall. My feet and hands are hurt!"
Someone screamed, but soon they all managed to get into the yard.
"Ouch!"
The howling of wolves suddenly sounded.