The prince dotes on his wife: a reborn peasant woman is not easy to mess with

At the same time, Zhou Xiaoyuan also realized the complexity within the palace and the dangers of the human heart.

She found that some people would hinder her out of jealousy and malice, but there were also people who would sincerely help and support her.

This made Zhou Xiaoyuan feel very grateful and made her full of confidence in the future.

After this dumpling banquet, Zhou Xiaoyuan decided to work harder, not only to win the trust and respect of the emperor and nobles, but also to establish her own status and influence within the court.

Back in her mansion, Zhou Xiaoyuan also decided to hold a similar competition to encourage the maids in her mansion to work hard and study.

Zhou Xiaoyuan discovered that the food in the house didn't seem to taste as good as before. She felt a little strange, so she went to the kitchen to check it out in person.

As soon as she arrived in the kitchen, Zhou Xiaoyuan found that the quality of the dishes was very poor, and some of them were almost spoiled. She asked the servant in charge of purchasing and learned that the prices of food and vegetables had risen sharply recently.

Zhou Xiaoyuan felt something was wrong, so she pulled out the account books in the house and checked them carefully. She discovered that the most recent big expenditure in the house was actually on purchases.

"What's going on?" Zhou Xiaoyuan asked doubtfully, "Why are the recent purchases so expensive?"

The servant explained: "The prices of food and vegetables have risen sharply recently, and some people are hoarding them maliciously, causing prices to rise further."

"We have to buy at a high price to ensure normal supply in the government."

Zhou Xiaoyuan frowned after hearing this. She felt that this matter was not simple. She decided to go to the market to see the market for herself.

She came to some farmland outside the city to see

Some farmers are harvesting grain.

She stepped forward and asked them about the reason for the high price of food, and learned that it was not someone doing anything, but that the price of food had indeed risen.

Farmers told her that the weather has been bad recently and a lot of grain has been frosted, resulting in a reduction in grain production. Moreover, some businessmen are hoarding food maliciously, causing food prices to rise further.

The combination of these factors has led to high food prices and poor quality.

After Zhou Xiaoyuan returned to her home, she began to read books and search for information, trying to find a technology that could solve the food problem.

After some hard work, she discovered a method called "greenhouse technology", which can increase food production by covering agricultural fields with plastic films to increase ground temperature and prevent frost.

Zhou Xiaoyuan felt that this method was very feasible, so she told Xia Yechen about the idea. After hearing Zhou Xiaoyuan's idea, Xia Yechen felt that this method was very promising, so he decided to tell the emperor about this idea.

Xia Yechen told the emperor Zhou Xiaoyuan's idea. The emperor was very happy at first, thinking that this method could effectively solve the food problem.

However, when he learned that this method was thought up by Zhou Xiaoyuan, he looked a little confused.

"This Zhou Xiaoyuan is really going too far." The emperor said with some dissatisfaction, "Who does she think she is? She is so self-righteous to come up with such a method."

Xia Yechen saw that the emperor's attitude had changed, so he quickly spoke kindly to Zhou Xiaoyuan.

He said that Zhou Xiaoyuan is a very smart and capable woman, and

Her kindness was also to help the court solve its food problem.

"Your Majesty, Miss Zhou's idea is very promising. If it can be successfully implemented, it will definitely solve the food problem." Xia Yechen said.

After listening to Xia Yechen's words, the emperor did not change his attitude. He proposed to find a place to try it out to see how effective this method was before making a decision.

"In that case, let's choose a village and try it." Xia Yechen finally relented. With a wave of his well-jointed fingers, the attendant next to him immediately understood and chose a suitable village.

Within a few days, Xia Yechen's people had covered the crops in this village with greenhouses.

When Xia Yechen brought Zhou Xiaoyuan here, the villagers were standing in their fields, looking at the green crops in disbelief.

"Prime Minister, madam, you are here!" An old man with a white beard came over and saluted Xia Yechen and Zhou Xiaoyuan with a happy face.

This old man is the village chief and the most respected person in the village. Everyone in the village respects him.

Xia Yechen nodded slightly, his eyes fell on the crops, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

Each of the crops covering the greenhouse is juicy and the colors are much brighter than before.

"The effect is not bad." Xia Yechen curled his lips and chuckled, turning his head to look at Zhou Xiaoyuan, "Thanks to your idea."

Zhou Xiaoyuan smiled sheepishly, "Thanks to the village chief's cooperation."

The two of them humbled each other, and Xia Yechen had people call villagers from several other villages over and tell them about the incident.

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After hearing the news, some villagers were in disbelief. They did not expect that the crops grown by them and others could have such good things.

Xia Yechen and Zhou Xiaoyuan stayed in the village for another day and installed all the greenhouses before leaving.

After returning to the capital, Xia Yechen and Zhou Xiaoyuan were not idle. They often went to the fields to look at the crops.

As those crops improved day by day, smiles appeared on their faces.

Within a few days, the emperor learned about this matter. He looked at the memorial handed over by the people below, with an expression on his face that was somewhat unbelievable.

"The prime minister actually did such a thing in the countryside!" The emperor rubbed his temples and said helplessly, "It's true that a country can easily change its nature!"

Although the emperor was speechless at what Xia Yechen did, he also knew the benefits of this matter.

If this matter was really caused by Xia Yechen, then the harvest this time would definitely be good.

In this way, you don’t need to worry about taxes this year.

Thinking of this, the emperor's mood became much better. He waved his hand. The eunuch next to him immediately understood and turned around and left the hall.

After a while, the emperor's imperial edict came down.

"The Emperor's edict is carried out by heaven..." The long announcement echoed in the hall, and the emperor's tone was also full of joy, "...because the prince Xia Yechen has made outstanding contributions in the countryside, he will be rewarded with a hundred taels of gold... "

After the eunuch who announced the edict finished reading the edict, he raised it high above his head and said, "Princess Zhou Xiaoyuan accepts the edict!"

Zhou Xiaoyuan immediately knelt on the ground and raised her hands above her head

, "I accept the order!"

The emperor's reward came quickly, and it was delivered to the Prime Minister's Mansion within a few days.

Xia Yechen looked at the golden gold with a pleasant smile on his lips.

Zhou Xiaoyuan is also very happy, this is the result of their hard work! Concubine Shu also took advantage of this incident and was named Concubine Shu.