He looked at Xiaoxiao again: "How could Shen Aiqing think of letting a farmer grow this kind of rice?"

County Magistrate Shen bent down: "I dare not deceive Your Majesty. In fact, after meeting Mr. Yuan, I did not believe in the new rice seed because the yield was really unimaginable, so I just thought it was a joke." , did not tell others to listen.”

The emperor expressed his understanding. If the things were not delivered to him, and there were actual records and the third prince Rong Yan guaranteed to see them with his own eyes, he would not believe it.

Magistrate Shen added: "It happened that the Ning family had just separated at that time, and life was relatively difficult. Other families had already planted rice, but their family had not yet collected the rice seeds, so I gave the seeds to her. "

At this point, he coughed slightly in embarrassment: "At that time, I wanted to tease the child, so I told the child the story about the new rice seeds. I never thought that she would take it seriously. When I returned home, I saw that the family had already I gathered the rice seeds and secretly replaced them."

The emperor was originally in a bad mood, but when he heard this, his expression became more relaxed: "That was really a mistake."

After Dean Lu's reciprocal teaching, Magistrate Shen now understands the way of being an official, and flattering should be flattered, so he said in a sincere tone: "It should be God's will, God is blessing me Daxia."

The emperor's brows completely relaxed. He looked at Magistrate Shen and then at Xiaoxiao. He really didn't understand how these two seemingly unrelated people could be friends, so he asked.

Magistrate Shen said honestly: "Because she has good cooking skills, Quanzi has a good appetite, so she bought Ning's pickles at the market, and they have become friends since then."

Nine points are true and one point is false, so what you say is more perfect.

The emperor had actually checked it out a long time ago, and after comparing it with the information handed over, there was no doubt about it.

The rice seeds were given by others, so Shen Congyun had no cultivation process, let alone how he developed this new rice seed.

I didn't believe it at first, so I didn't tell others or report it to the court until I got a surprise.

It sounds reasonable, but the only pity is that because they didn't pay attention to it, they actually let the Ning family plant new rice seeds in the middle field, otherwise there would be many more seeds.

The emperor asked with expectation: "Has Mr. Yuan ever appeared again?"

Magistrate Shen shook his head: "Since the first meeting, I have never met him again. I searched for him afterwards but found nothing."

"I thought that maybe he didn't want to be disturbed, so I gave up."

"After all, the rice seeds have been obtained. As long as they are replanted with high yields, even if we don't look for Mr. Yuan, within three years, there will be no more hungry people in Daxia!"

The emperor patted Long An and said: "Well, what a 'no more common people who don't have enough to eat'! If this wish comes true, Shen Aiqing will be the first to win!"

The accompanying Eunuch De breathed out a breath, and His Majesty finally relaxed his brows.

After chatting some more about rice seeds, the emperor noticed the quiet girl next to Magistrate Shen: "Is this the Ning family that Shen Aiqing said?"

Magistrate Shen said: "Exactly, the eldest son of the Ning family is preparing for the college examination. The others want to continue to help serve Qiudao, so I asked my daughter to accompany me to Beijing as a representative."

The emperor didn't care about the Ning family letting a girl into the palace. He just asked: "Your family has done great work in growing rice. What reward do you want?"

Xiaoxiao thought for a while and then answered: "Silver?"

The emperor was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly: "You are a very sincere girl."

He had seen all kinds of people asking for rewards, and he had also seen hypocritical faces pretending to be noble. This was the first time that she had spoken out her request so straightforwardly.

Magistrate Shen was worried about Xiaoxiao, but she didn't know that she had already known from the envoy's reminder that His Majesty disdained people who put on airs the most, and the ones he favored recently were all direct ministers.

The emperor asked again: "Besides silver, is there nothing else you want?"

When he said this, no one saw the coldness flashing in his eyes.

Xiaoxiao looked thoughtful, then said: "Field?"

Magistrate Shen's heart was in his throat, "Hey, you girl Ning, your majesty asked, do you really dare to answer this question? Even if you answer, you are going to add more weight?"

The emperor smiled for a while: "Are you sure that's all you need?"

Xiaoxiao said respectfully, "Your Majesty, yes, my family is a farmer, so the only reward I can think of is to have land to plant and money to spend."

The emperor held his chin: "I heard that your brother is studying. Why don't you ask for something for him?"

Xiaoxiao still said with a childish voice: "But you have to study by yourself, and you have to test yourself for fame. There is nothing to ask for. It is better to eat and drink enough."

A few days later, the official office of Fuyuan Village received a decree from the capital, granting the Ning family 100 acres of fertile land and 100 taels of gold.

When placed in the capital, this reward might not sound like much, but when it was placed in Fuyuan Village, it was unprecedented. However, after this decree was issued, the Ning family still had a problem, as to where to settle these hundred acres of fertile land.

After all, Fuyuan Village is just a small place. It's not that one hundred acres of fertile land can't be collected, but it will definitely be planted here and there, and it won't be possible to grow it all together.

The historian who reported the news brought a letter to Ning Fengnian. In the letter, Xiaoxiao suggested that if he wanted land in the county seat, it would be best to buy a house there, so that his brother would not have to go back and forth to study in the future.

The second half of the reason was so convincing that Ning Fengnian didn't think long before he agreed. After all, it was too hard to watch his son get up early and rush late at night every day. So after sending off the messenger, the villagers rushed to come to announce the good news. Zeng and the Ning family Chen Kuan and Wang He, who had cooperated with each other before, also made appointments to plant hundreds of acres of fertile land for him.

Ning Fengnian never dreamed that he would become a big landowner one day. He woke up laughing several times from his dream, and couldn't help but sigh: "Xiaoxiao is really a noble person of our Ning family."

It's just that this "noble man's" daughter has been gone for many days. When will she come back?

Because he had known for a long time that it was a long way to the capital and that this trip was very important, Ning Ansheng had made plans that she would not be able to come back in time before the exam. He did not feel disappointed. If he wanted to see less separation in the future, he would work harder today.

Under the careful care of his family and the patient teaching of his teachers, Ning Ansheng was thirsty for knowledge and humble-minded. He would not let go of the scrolls while resting his head on the scriptures, but he also did not forget to get enough rest. From time to time, he would also take care of his sister when his eyes were sore. Take care of the flowers she planted in the yard.

At this time, Xiaoxiao was going shopping under the enthusiastic guidance of the Shen family.

The capital city is really prosperous, and the excitement makes Xiaoxiao want to buy a shop and open a shop every minute.

His Majesty has not yet thought about the reward for Magistrate Shen, and he also had a sudden idea to ask Magistrate Shen to come to the palace every day to teach him how to farm.

The emperor had spoken, and Magistrate Shen had no choice but to bite the bullet, so Xiaoxiao could only stay in the Shen family for a while longer.

Most of the Shen family members welcomed Xiaoxiao, especially after she made snacks for everyone, except for one girl who liked to wear yellow clothes.

This girl’s surname was Gu. The Gu family and the Shen family were family friends, so the children from the two families often played together. When Xiaoxiao found that others were grabbing the Yunduo cake she made, this girl was the only one eating the snacks she brought with her face full of joy. Angry, Xiaoxiao went to ask, but the girl just snorted and turned her head to ignore him.

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