A family with three widows, after severing ties with relatives, she became wealthy and married into

Chapter 144 Ask her for a reward

Old Zhang sat up and looked up at Ling Yao opposite him. "Young Master Ling, why are you sitting on the ground too?"

Tian Tian turned her head and looked...

Ling Yao had also sat down on the ground at some point, in a rather comical and ridiculous posture.

“You…” Tian Tian reached out her hand, but then lowered it.

Ling Yao pulled himself up from the table and sat back down in his chair.

Like Old Man Zhang, he was startled by the number Tian Tian mentioned.

1200 jin, 1400 jin, 1600 jin...

Previously, the yield of rice per mu was only about 300 jin!

What a gap!

If that's the case, he must meticulously record the entire rice cultivation process!

"Second Miss, it's getting dark. Let's eat quickly and head back!"

Ling Yao picked up his bowl and began to eat, slurping his food.

After finishing one bowl, he scooped up another bowl of chicken soup, drank it all, and then stared longingly at Tian Tian, ​​saying, "Second Miss, eat faster."

He spent the afternoon writing letters to his mother and hadn't had time to record the day's events.

He's in a hurry!

Tian Tian ignored him and ate her food slowly.

Old Zhang was still exclaiming, "My God, I never thought I would see such a high-yield rice crop in my lifetime."

"If we plant this rice, we won't have to worry about not having enough to eat."

"We're not afraid of not being able to pay the grain tax anymore."

"The extra grain can be sold."

"Okay, great."

Aunt Zhang suddenly muttered, "But... if everyone plants such high-yield rice in the future, who will buy all that grain?"

Ling Yao chimed in, "Don't worry about not being able to sell them."

"Our soldiers on the border of Daqi have never had enough to eat."

"If you can really grow such high-yield grain, the imperial court will buy it."

Aunt Zhang: How did you know?

Ling Yao was taken aback. "Uh, I heard it from the county magistrate."

"If the imperial court won't buy it, I will!" Tian Tian finally finished her meal, then scooped up a bowl of soup and slowly drank it.

These rice plants are all purely natural, pollution-free, and pesticide-free.

“Then we’ll sell it to the second young lady!” Zhang Fusheng made the choice immediately.

Ling Yao gave an awkward laugh.

After a bowl of chicken soup, all the fatigue of the day disappeared.

On the way back to the county town, Tian Tian leaned against the carriage and closed her eyes to rest.

And Ling Yao...

He held a charcoal pencil and a notebook, recalling the entire day's events as he took notes.

"Planting rice seedlings...must be done straight and steadily..."

"Plant spacing..."

"Miss Tian Er..."

He couldn't remember the distance between the plants, so he turned around to ask, but when he saw Tian Tian's serene face, his voice trailed off.

Tian Tian leaned against the carriage, her body swaying slightly with the carriage's bumps, but this did not disturb her steady breathing.

She was indeed exhausted during this period.

Ling Yao looked at Tian Tian's face. The little girl's cheeks were slightly flushed, and the fine downy hairs on her face looked even more delicate and pink.

Long eyelashes...eyes curved like a small crescent moon...

Pink lips...

Ling Yao blinked. This girl was dressed plainly, but she was quite beautiful. If she dressed up a little, she would be no less beautiful than those noble ladies.

However, she had high-yield rice varieties, something that the noble ladies of the capital could never match.

Ling Yao secretly made up his mind that if the rice harvest really yielded a thousand catties in a few months, he would ask his cousin to write back to the capital and ask her for a reward.

Just as he gritted his teeth and nodded silently, Tian Tian noticed his gaze and slowly opened her eyes.

"What are you looking at?" Tian Tian asked warily, adjusting her clothes with both hands to make sure there was nothing amiss.

Ling Yao scoffed. What kind of reaction was that? What did they take him for?

"I wanted to ask you, when transplanting rice seedlings, what should the row spacing and plant spacing be...?"

Ling Yao picked up the charcoal pencil again.

“The row spacing is thirty centimeters, and the plant spacing is ten centimeters,” Tian Tian replied.

Ling Yao continued writing, but after a while, he looked up and found that Tian Tian had closed her eyes again.

This time, he didn't say anything, nor did he stare at her.

But...

He picked up a thin blanket from the carriage and gently draped it over Tian Tian's body.

"Drive slowly, don't drive too bumpy," he instructed the person outside.

The coachman pulled on the reins, slowing the carriage down, and the ride stopped bumping...

By the time the carriage arrived in the county town, it was already 9 PM.

Ling Yao got off the carriage at the city gate and told the driver to take Tian Tian back as soon as possible.

At this time, the teahouse's business was also coming to an end.

The waiters and servants were cleaning, while Lu Tao and Liu San Niang were looking out from the teahouse entrance.

"It's already this late, and they still haven't come back..." Lu Tao was very worried.

"There's a lot to do today with transplanting rice seedlings, but with the coachman and that young master Ling by her side, Tian Tian will be fine," Liu San Niang comforted her.

But her eyes kept darting towards the street, her face showing no less worry than Lu Tao's.

"Sister Lu, why don't you go back first? Xiang'er has to take care of two children by herself. You should go back and help her."

"And tomorrow we will also send Jinghe to the county school to study."

Lu Tao looked on anxiously, "Let's wait a little longer."

"Is that it?" A slowly moving carriage appeared in the thin mist.

Before Liu San Niang could see clearly, Lu Tao had already recognized the coachman. "It's Lao Guo, Tian Tian is back."

"Madam Lu, Madam Liu." Old Guo jumped down from the carriage. "The second young lady is asleep in the carriage."

Liu San Niang pulled Lu Tao back, "Then don't wake her up. I'll go tell her, and we'll go straight back."

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"Jinghe, Second Sister has been too tired these past two days. Let her sleep a little longer," Tian Xiang said softly.

Tian Jinghe was unwilling, "But I want my second sister to send me to the county school."

Tian Xiang said helplessly, "Jinghe, the county school is right next door, just a few steps away."

Tian Jinghe stammered and hesitated, clearly unwilling...

Tian Xiang sighed, "Jing He... if we don't leave now, it will be too late."

"It's not good to be late on the first day of school."

Tian Jinghe hesitated, glancing frequently at Tian Tian's room.

"All right..."

He turned around somewhat reluctantly and took Tian Xiang's hand.

"Jinghe." Tian Tian opened the door.

Tian Jinghe turned around excitedly, rushed over and hugged Tian Tian's leg.

"Second sister, you're awake." Tian Jinghe rubbed his face against Tian Tian's leg. "I'm going to the county school today, second sister, can you take me?"

Tian Xiang sighed helplessly from a short distance away...

Tian Tian took Tian Jinghe's hand. "Okay, let's go."

Tian Xiang followed, "I've been trying to persuade Jinghe for so long, all because he wanted to wait for you."

"He..."

Tian Xiang felt a pang of jealousy for some reason, "You're the only one I truly care about, my second sister."

Upon hearing this, Tian Jinghe reached out and took Tian Xiang's hand, saying, "Jinghe also cares about my eldest sister."

Tian Xiangqi smiled and rubbed his head. "Alright, I know."

"Let's go, Mom, Aunt Liu, and Youyou are all waiting."