Peasant Woman s Decreed Life as a Wife

Chapter 1036: Chapter 1033: Rice Seeds

The maidservants moved their lips: “Young miss, why not go buy fresh ones tomorrow? Give us servant girls these leftovers.”

“Scram, scram, scram, I knew you had eyes on these dishes.”

“You can’t touch them! Got it?”

Zhao Qingqing was adamant, and although the maidservants did indeed find them appetizing, they dared not actually touch the master’s belongings.

Let’s leave this comedic scene for now.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather gradually cooled down.

Perhaps it was because Ye Muyu had visited the painted boats, resulting in the rouge shop’s business growing better and better.

After reporting to Ye Muyu, Tang Dongfeng increased the production furthermore. Not only that, the rouge shop bought in the capital opened its doors, and Beautiful Face Rouge became very popular throughout the entire capital in no time.

Compared to ordinary rouge, the creams in the Mei Mian Rouge Shop not only protected and moisturized the skin but also whitened it, leading numerous noblewomen to compete for purchases.

With the income from the rouge shop,

wheat flour workshops and sweet potato starch workshops were established both in Yuzhou and the village.

The sweet potato starch workshop in the village was already quite mature and had been promoted widely. Many people had learned to make it themselves. However, Muyu had not yet established the wheat flour workshop and only made some for her family’s consumption.

While Ye Muyu was busy with affairs on the manor,

there was an astonishing piece of news in Nanchang County.

After Master Sanhai of Deming Temple had sent a reply to Zhongjin, he took a few disciples to the county government of Nanchang County.

“Donor, Amitabha.”

“Master, please come in,” County Magistrate Xu Peng personally received Master Sanhai and led him into the county government.

Once the servants had served tea and taken care of the guests, County Magistrate Xu curiously asked, “What brings the Master here today?”

“It’s great news,” said Master Sanhai, his voice slightly quivering, “it’s about an important matter concerning the livelihood of the people.”

“Please look, County Magistrate,” Master Sanhai spoke, and a disciple by his side brought over a bag that was evidently filled with rice grains.

County Magistrate Xu hurriedly got up to look. “What… What does this mean, Master?”

He knew that the villages had nearly completed harvesting their rice recently. As one of the main grains, a high yield of rice and wheat determined how the people would fare in the upcoming year.

Master Sanhai chuckled and stroked his beard: “The quality of the rice in this bag is secondary. The yield per acre has increased. Would the County Magistrate be willing to see for himself?”

“The yield has increased?” County Magistrate Xu’s face showed excitement: “By how much has it increased?”

“The yield per acre in the fields below the temple approached three hundred catties in previous years, but this year it reached a full four hundred and fifty catties!” Master Sanhai said this, his voice trembling as well. Originally, he had just tried planting it after hearing Zhongjin’s words and did not harbor much expectation. He even planted only an acre to avoid reducing the yield. The results turned out to be surprisingly good, beyond his anticipation, which made him somewhat regretful. Still, being accustomed to cultivating the mind, after the moment of regret, he did not dwell on it.

“So much? Master Sanhai, are you telling the truth?”

“This poor monk does not speak false words. However, because this year was only an experiment, we planted just one acre of land,” Master Sanhai sighed softly.

County Magistrate Xu was already very pleased: “No matter, no matter. Master, may I go and see it for myself? If it’s true, I will report it to the imperial court. With the seed rice from this year, over the next few years, it can gradually become widespread.”

This could be a huge achievement! If true, his position was bound to rise!

“Naturally, you may.” Master Sanhai intended to report it to the imperial court in the first place.