During the lean years, I relied on space to pamper my husband and raise my children.

He felt good about what Shen Qianning proposed before.

The yield of pumpkins is very high, and the common people grow them and have more to eat.

If the pumpkin seeds in Shen Qianning's hands were bought by a merchant, it would be difficult for him to buy them again.

Shen Qianning thought of something and said, "I heard that the new emperor is very good."

Magistrate Cui said with admiration in his eyes: "The new emperor is indeed very good, diligent and caring for the people, and he is also a very thoughtful person."

Shen Qianning said: "In that case, I think you can hand over some pumpkin seeds to the court and let the court promote them together. There are a lot of pumpkin seeds harvested this year."

She could only describe it as a lot.

When drying pumpkin seeds at home, they are spread directly in the yard to dry.

Magistrate Cui didn't understand what Shen Qianning meant.

I had a small idea in my mind but I was surprised by my own idea.

"I don't understand what you mean."

Shen Qianning looked at Magistrate Cui seriously and said: "I am a woman, and it would be more conspicuous to take out any good things, but you are different. You are the magistrate. It is normal to take all kinds of things. To be honest, I need you." Asylum, so I want you to climb higher and higher.”

After Magistrate Cui came to Puxian, Puxian changed a lot.

She knew that Magistrate Cui was a good official.

Magistrate Cui was shocked and said, "Are you trying to fulfill me?"

Shen Qianning admitted frankly: "You can think so! I will give you the pumpkin seeds, and you can hand them over to the court. I can also give you some pumpkins. You can send them directly to the palace for the new emperor to taste. I will also tell you how to plant them. , if the emperor rewards me, just share it with me."

She still wants the reward, who would be in trouble with the money?

Magistrate Cui was so shocked by Shen Qianning's words that he couldn't say a word for a long time.

It took a while before he really came back to his senses: "Are you serious?"

Shen Qianning glanced at Magistrate Cui helplessly and said, "Do you look at me as if I'm joking with you?"

Magistrate Cui waved his hands repeatedly and said with a smile: "You don't want to make fun of me anymore."

Shen Qianning said: "That's it, I'm not joking with you. Everything I said is serious. Even if I want to offer pumpkin seeds to the court, according to my status, I will just give them to others in vain." I can’t trust anyone else when it comes to wedding clothes, but I can trust you.”

There is not much description of Magistrate Cui in the book, but whenever there are scenes of Magistrate Cui, it is said that Magistrate Cui is a good official.

She is not afraid of Magistrate Cui taking credit alone.

Magistrate Cui was deeply moved.

This was Shen Qianning's trust in him.

He looked at Shen Qianning seriously and said, "Since you trust me, I will not betray your trust."

After he finished speaking, he suddenly smiled and said, "And I don't dare to be sorry to you. If my mother finds out, I will probably get beaten."

His mother didn't say it, but he knew that his mother really cared about Shen Qianning.

No matter what happens, Shen Qianning will be thought of. Even when eating, she will say a few words.

Shen Qianning was amused by Magistrate Cui's words.

"Auntie may really beat you. Having said that, this matter is of great importance. I hope you will personally send someone to deliver it to the emperor."

Pumpkin still deserves a lot of credit.

Magistrate Cui knew better than Shen Qianning.

He promised: "Don't worry, I know what's going on. I will handle this matter myself. Just wait for my good news."

Shen Qianning and Magistrate Cui agreed to deliver the things in a few days.

As he stood up to leave, Magistrate Cui said something else: "Don't leave in a hurry yet."

Shen Qianning sat back again.

Waiting for Magistrate Cui to continue.

Magistrate Cui said with soft eyes: "There is one more thing to tell you. You mentioned the matter of three children studying in school before. Due to the famine, all the private schools in the city were closed down. I decided to open a private school, mainly for poor families. Children."

He was born into a poor family.

So we know very well how difficult it is for children from poor families to get ahead.

Now that he has the ability, he wants to do something within his ability. If he can help others, it would be his honor.

Shen Qianning's eyes lit up, and an idea popped up in his mind.

He quickly asked: "It takes a lot of money to run a private school! Can I join? I have money now!"

I made thousands of taels of silver selling vegetables.

She doesn't usually spend much money.

Moreover, if she had a share in the private school, the matter of studying for the three children would be easily solved.

Magistrate Cui was very frank: "If it were anyone else, I would definitely not be willing to do it. If you want to invest a little money, you can, but I will say something ugly in front of you. The private school may not be profitable."

Shen Qianning understood and said: "I understand! You already said you would accept children from poor families!"

Her biggest hobby now is making money, and it doesn't matter if she has more property.

Invest a little in everything, and divide the money as much as you can.

Anyway, she trusts her own vision of people.

Magistrate Cui thought that it would take some time for the private school to be finalized, so he said: "We will discuss the private school matter in a month and try to open it before spring."

Shen Qianning agreed to come down.

She went to Chen Zhongqiu.

It's just that I wasn't very lucky today. Chen Zhongqiu happened to go out, so he had to ask the waiter to tell him something.

She had nothing to buy and went directly to the outskirts of the city.

As a result, everyone in the village was waiting.

There were a lot of things on the carriage.

Shen Qianning took one look and smiled: "Everyone spent a lot of money today!"

Aunt Wu said embarrassedly: "I spent all the money at home."

Shen Qianning thought about what he had said before about asking Qingtian Village and the villagers to work, but because Xu Changhe and Wang Mazi were too powerful, the villagers had no chance to work, so he said: "I said before that I would ask you to work. After the millet is threshed, Please help me dig the ground!"

More than ten acres of land planted with pumpkins had to be dug up, and she had to plant peas and beans.

Aunt Wu smiled and said, "Everyone understands."

Seeing that Xu Changhe and the others were so diligent in their work, the villagers didn't even bother to ask for help.

After all, the threshing machine is indeed faster and more convenient than them.

Back to the village.

Shen Qianning saw that Xu Changhe and the others didn't have much land left.

No one had slept well last night, so she took the initiative to ask everyone to stop.

There was a huge pile of grain piled in the yard.

The newly beaten millet is still a little wet and needs to be dried.

Shen Qianning had no plan to dry it before, so she had no choice but to turn it over to dissipate heat.

Fortunately, early the next morning, Chen Zhongqiu and the carriage from the Yamen arrived.

Magistrate Cui was very concerned about this matter and came to Niwo Village in person.

According to the court's rules for paying taxes, Shen Qianning first asked Magistrate Cui to collect the millet.

He directly pulled two carriages of millet.

Magistrate Cui said: "Keep the straw, maybe you can sell it for money later."

Food and grass, food and grass, you need food and fodder.

Corn grass is a good forage.

Shen Qianning didn't intend to waste the grain and grass, just as Magistrate Cui came.

She gave the pumpkin and the pumpkin seeds that had been dried first to Magistrate Cui.

I estimate there are more than ten kilograms of pumpkin seeds.