readytorunbook Chapter 167 Departure to the Capital
Chapter 167 Departure to the Capital
Prince Xian glanced at Ye Tang and Xiao Jingxuan unhappily and shouted, "Ye Tang, Xiao Jingxuan!"
"Here!" Ye Tang and Xiao Jingxuan immediately stood up from the ground. Finally, they didn't have to kneel anymore.
Ye Tang really wanted to throw out his gold medal for not having to kneel, but he was outnumbered, so forget it, it’s better to keep a low profile!
"Take me to see the rice!" King Xian said with a smile, not caring about their rudeness.
"Yes, sir!" the couple responded respectfully.
King Xian asked the villagers to disperse, leaving only the village chief Xiao Xuewen and his wife Xiao Jingxuan.
The group came to the barn, which was a temporary barn built in the village. Xiao Xuewen took out an account book, which recorded the rice production of each household.
Prince Xian only took a look at the account book, and his eyes became brighter and brighter: "Well, well, well, you have done a great job. Qingquan Village will be exempted from all taxes this year!"
There are less than a hundred households in Qingquan Village, but every household harvested more than 3,000 kilograms of rice. The total output reached more than 370,000 kilograms of rice, more than three times more than last year. The most important thing is that all this rice is seeds.
Prince Xian was extremely excited: "They are saved. The common people are saved!"
In addition to the high-yield rice, this year's corn, sweet potatoes, and potatoes are all very gratifying. The Yuan Dynasty will become richer and richer. The people will no longer be hungry and can feed more children. A strong youth means a strong country, and a rich youth means a rich country...
Prince Xian seemed to see the prosperous future of the Yuan Dynasty in the near future.
Prince Xian really wanted to get drunk with Xiao Jingxuan, but now was not the time. He had to take the seeds back first. In the spring of next year, Tian'an Prefecture would become the largest grain-producing city in the Yuan Dynasty.
By then, let’s see who dares to say that Tianan Prefecture under his jurisdiction is the most miserable, evil and barren place.
King Xian bought the rice at the normal price and left 300 kilograms for each villager.
A lot of sweet potatoes and potatoes were also harvested.
After leaving Qingquan Village, the King went to Wenggang Village and collected the high-yield rice, sweet potatoes and potatoes in the same way.
Qingquan Village and Wenggang Village were both exempted from taxes. Of course, this matter was not publicized. King Xian ordered everyone not to tell anyone about the high-yield rice, otherwise they would be killed.
When those villagers who were a little bit fond of showing off heard the order, they immediately stopped thinking about it.
Less than five days after the grain was harvested, the people from the Duke of Huguo's Mansion started to pester Ye Peng again.
"My Lord, please come back with us. If we don't set off now, the weather will turn cold!"
"The Duke has sent a message. When you get to the capital, you can do whatever you like. No one will restrict you."
Ye Peng was annoyed by their nagging: "Stop talking, you are so annoying. I need to discuss the matter of going to the capital with my children. Go away, all of you. If you keep nagging, I will take action."
After Ye Peng drove everyone away, he went to look for Ye Tang and Xiao Jingxuan.
Ye Ping'an is not in Qingquan Village. He has gone out to do business recently and will not be back until two days.
Ye Tang and Xiao Jingxuan were practicing Qinggong in the mountains.
When Ye Peng arrived, he saw Ye Tang falling from the tree. Xiao Jingxuan flew over, caught her steadily, put his arms around her waist, and slowly spun her down from mid-air.
After landing on the ground, Xiao Jingxuan looked at Ye Tang tenderly and obsessively and said, "My wife, you were in a hurry just now. You flew without getting ready. This is not right. Let me teach you how to fly."
He took Ye Tang and flew from one tree to another. The two of them leaned against the trees with tender and affectionate eyes.
Ye Peng: "...You two, are you here to learn martial arts or to flirt?"
This lazy son-in-law looks lazy, but he has many ways to coax women.
Look at his darling daughter, her face turned red because of her coaxing.
I really underestimated this brat.
If only his wife were still alive, Ye Peng felt sad in his heart. At this moment, he missed his deceased wife especially.
The two people in the tree were startled by Ye Peng's voice and hurriedly jumped down from the tree.
"Dad, why are you here?" Ye Tang pretended nothing happened and walked towards Ye Peng.
Ye Peng looked at her dimly: "I came to discuss something with you."
Ye Tang asked, "Are you discussing going to the capital?"
Ye Peng nodded: "Well, how are you preparing?"
Ye Tang smiled and said, "Everything is ready. We can set off at any time. Dad just needs to agree to Uncle Fang and the others."
Ye Peng snorted: "You call me Uncle Fang quite smoothly."
Ye Tang said, "He is an acquaintance of Dad, isn't he? Or I can call him Fang Bo, after all, he is much older than Dad."
She has learned about Fang Jing from Ye Peng. Her father and Fang Jing were good brothers back then, but fate played tricks on them. After so many years, her father no longer trusted Fang Jing as much as before.
In other words, he didn't know whether Fang Jing thirty years later would still be the same Fang Jing thirty years ago. After all, people change.
"Don't call him Fang Bo." Ye Peng said in a deep voice.
Ye Tang smiled and said, "Okay, I'll listen to Dad."
Three hours later, the three men came out of the mountain. Ye Peng asked someone to find Fang Jing and told him his decision.
He agreed to go to the capital.
Everyone in the Duke of Huguo's Mansion had finally waited until this day and couldn't wait to pack up.
He Songlin also came to Xiao Jingxuan: "Prince, have you made a decision?"
Jamel Xiao looked at him: "My father-in-law's decision is my decision."
That night, Jamel Xiao and Ye Tang went to look for Master Xiao Wu and Old Madam Zeng.
"We are going on a long trip, so we won't be spending the New Year at home this year." Xiao Jingxuan hugged Master Xiao Wu and said, "When I'm not at home, you must eat well. Remember to take the pills I gave you. You are old now, so you can avoid doing farm work if you can. Let your children and grandchildren do it."
Behind Ye Tang stood a man and a woman, both of them looked to be in their thirties.
Xiao Jingxuan introduced the two people to the two elders: "His name is Wen Kuan, her name is Liu Yun, they are husband and wife, my wife and I bought them to serve you two elders, you can use them if you need anything, they know a lot of skills."
What Xiao Jingxuan is most worried about is his fifth brother and fifth sister-in-law.
Master Xiao Wu pushed him and said, "Why are you nagging so much?"
Old Mrs. Zeng rubbed her eyes and said, "I didn't see you nagging like this the last time you went out."
Old lady Zeng held Ye Tang's hand and said, "You are a man who can do great things. This small Qingquan Village cannot hold you back. When you and Lao Liu are out, don't just focus on making money. You must pay attention to safety and take care of yourselves. Stop and rest when you are tired or hungry, and go back to work after you are full. Don't force yourself..."
"Don't worry, sister-in-law. We will take good care of ourselves."
After bidding farewell to the two elders, Ye Tang and Xiao Jingxuan left without looking back.
The two elders looked at their departing backs and sighed softly.
Master Xiao Wu supported Old Madam Zeng and said, "Go back to the house. The child has grown up and will fly away sooner or later."
In fact, he knew very well in his heart that Lao Liu was not his father's biological son. A man like his father could not give birth to a son as noble and handsome as Lao Liu.
He didn't know where his father brought the sixth child from. He only knew that the sixth child was very cute. He called him the fifth brother and he was his sixth brother.
The next day, just after dawn, Ye Tang's family packed up and, escorted by Fang Jing and others, got on a carriage and left Qingquan Village.