sjar Chapter 345: Zhao Mansion Chat 2
Chapter 345: Zhao Mansion Chat 2
After Zhang's mother left the house, Su He looked at Chen, who was smiling.
"Madam, how are the sales of our storybooks going recently?"
"It's OK. The one in Beijing is better."
Su He was delighted and asked happily.
"Why, do all the book fans in Beijing like my storybooks? Is it He Xiaocao's Search for Her Husband, or the last one where a woman dresses up as a man?"
Chen laughed out loud, as if she had thought of something funny.
"You can't guess, this is your first storybook."
"Huang Chun'er's new life?"
It’s actually the first one?
Su He really couldn't understand why it was still so popular after such a long time.
"Madam, why is this?"
"Because of you."
Mother Zhang came in with two maids, bringing hot milk tea and four plates of exquisite, small, and tempting snacks.
"The last time you went to the capital, the murderer was a spy from Dali. I heard that the Minister of War was punished by the emperor for not judging people well. He was fined one year's salary."
Su He poured herself a cup of milk tea, but she still didn't understand.
"What does that have to do with my storybook?"
"so stupid."
Mother Zhang glanced at Su He proudly, and the gold bracelet in her hand was faintly visible.
Su He rolled her eyes speechlessly, "Mother Zhang, your gold bracelet is so beautiful, why is the gem so big?"
Mother Zhang was very pleased. She felt that she had won a game, which explained why she was in a good mood.
"The murderer behind has confessed. They have been eyeing the families of the high-ranking officials in the court for a long time. The men studied the families, and the women studied the high-ranking officials with real power in the court. The Dali country is ambitious. Its own people can't even get enough food, and yet they still want to harm us."
Mother Zhang cursed a few times and continued.
"This matter spread all over the capital. They all heard about the connection between the murderer and the storybook. Everyone rushed to my bookstore to buy it. Hundreds of copies were sold out in no time."
"Is that why?"
Su He secretly complained that these people in the capital just like to follow the trend. Chen smiled and continued.
"The imperial examination is held every three years. Every time the results are announced, the place is packed with people. Many families with daughters waiting to be married would go out to find a son-in-law to marry. This year, there was not even one."
"Catching a son-in-law from the list? Why not? All the people on the list this year are extremely ugly."
Su He picked up a small piece of cake and stuffed it into his mouth, saying something nonchalantly.
"Fools, they are afraid that they will catch someone like Li Mingsheng, who has already married and had children, but kept it a secret. Now the Dali people are everywhere, and they are afraid."
Su He observed a two-second silence for this year's unlucky guys, and then started gossiping about the girls waiting to get married in Beijing.
"If I can't find it on the list, where can I find it?"
"We are a good match, so let's hold some banquets and try to find out more."
"By the way, Miss Rou..."
Su He suddenly thought of Chen Rou and asked tentatively.
Mrs. Chen sighed and Mrs. Zhang took over the conversation.
"Then Xu Sheng failed the exam."
Su He's heart tightened. He didn't even pass the imperial examination.
Su He was tactful enough not to ask any more questions. She took a sip of milk tea and changed the subject.
"Old lady, it won't be long before I have to collect another share of the profits, right?"
"You're obsessed with money. I'll deliver it next month."
Su He saw that Chen was a little sad, probably because of her granddaughter.
"By the way, old lady, did you notice something?"
Seeing Su He suddenly become serious, Chen couldn't help but sit up straight and asked.
"What happened?"
"Have you noticed that this day is bright for too long?"
Chen wondered what this mattered.
"The daytime is too long, and people get tired easily, which is still a small matter. The long daytime has a greater impact on plants. This year, the grain production in our fields has decreased. If this continues, I am afraid it will decrease further."
"Further reduction?"
Chen now felt that the situation was getting serious. Only half of the grain on her farm was left this year. If it was reduced further, the loss would be huge.
"Yes, there is bound to be a food shortage this year, and it will also be affected next year and the year after. Madam, if there is a harvest this year, the food can be put aside first. I am worried that the days will get longer and longer."
Chen looked at Mother Zhang and said, "When the second son comes back, tell him what Hehua said and save all the food in the farm this year." Mother Zhang nodded and agreed, "Then I will tell Tiedan too and ask him to make some preparations. The situation in the south is so bad, what will happen to other places?"
Su He felt at ease when he thought about the food in the space.
"Let's wait another month and see. If the daytime is shorter, we will still have at least half of our harvest. If the opposite is true, we will have to tighten our belts."
"However, no matter how difficult it is, there is still no shortage of it in the mansion."
Chen was a little curious. Even if her farm only harvested 50% of the food, it would be enough to feed the whole family for two years.
"Of course the government has no shortage of food, but it is not rich either. After all, the number of people defending the border of Dayong has only increased every year. Moreover, this year, we have given double the amount of food."
"If the government cannot provide food, the wealthy families in the city will not be able to escape."
After listening to this, Chen was speechless for a long time. She now realized that no one would be the winner in this food shortage.
"This year, the output has doubled. Next year, it cannot be less."
After Su He finished speaking, she looked at the two people in front of her with serious faces, and she happily started to eat the cakes, as if she felt better after speaking out.
"Lotus, do you have any solution?"
Mother Zhang looked at Su He's leisurely appearance and suddenly had an idea. This silly girl must have thought of a way.
Su He chuckled and twisted his body pretentiously.
"Oops, the milk tea is a little cold."
Mother Zhang quickly ran out and asked someone to bring something hot.
"Go quickly and bring another pot of hot milk tea."
"Oh, I've already eaten half of the cake."
"Bring two more plates of cakes."
Mother Zhang came back angrily, "You little bitch, tell me now."
Su He approached Chen and waved to Mother Zhang, and the three of them put their heads together.
"We can harvest sweet potatoes twice a year in our village, with at least 3,000 kilograms each time."
"One acre of land."
Chen's eyes widened, and sweet potatoes came to mind. This was not it.
"Did you give me some when we were at the Huai River? How could you transport sweet potatoes to the south?"
Su He smiled reservedly, "We brought a little bit here for the summer harvest, and sold most of it to the county government. We each kept some, and we'll have the harvest again in two months."
Mother Zhang was so excited, "So can we transport the sweet potatoes to the border in the future? Then we don't have to worry about paying double the price."
"No way."
Su He started to pour cold water on her.
"It's humid in the south, and if the sweet potatoes are not kept for a long time, they will become moldy and inedible in two days. The dug sweet potatoes need to be processed."
Chen and his wife were very disappointed, "What a pity, this can't be shipped out."
"After processing, it can be preserved for a longer time. Anyway, it can alleviate the food crisis to some extent. After two years, when it reaches a large scale, no one in Guangyuan will starve to death."
Mother Zhang nodded in agreement, "It's always a good thing. We just need to get through these two years."