Make a fortune by farming: The sweetheart of the first assistant family

Huo Yunchao noticed that Xu Ning ate a lot more food than usual, so he deliberately restrained her appetite and talked to her about the prefect's neglect and dissatisfaction with him.

Xu Ning frowned when she heard this.

Huo Yunchao continued: "It's not that I'm overly concerned, but the prefect's dissatisfaction and suppression of me are too obvious. Is he testing my character by stepping on me? To be honest, I don't like it very much. But I am a quiet person, and it is not up to me to decide whether I like Gao or not."

Xu Ning had never had any experience of dealing with officials head-on. She really didn't know why the prefect treated Huo Yunchao like this, "Ms. sir, does this mean that the prefect values ​​you? Think about it, the prefect has to deal with so many official matters every day. , if he doesn’t value you, he can just arrange for someone to come over, so why bother spending time and thinking about testing you?”

That's what Huo Yunchao thought in his heart, but he insisted on saying the opposite: "Ning Niang, don't you think it's me who has taken advantage of the county magistrate? The county magistrate is the heir to the Chen family, and the prefect condescended to summon me just for the sake of It’s just to give face to the county magistrate.”

Xu Ning tried to resolve Huo Yunchao's knot: "Ms., I have never met the magistrate, and I don't know what kind of person he is. But I think that if you really hate someone, just ignore her and don't have any extra time or energy. Share it with her. For example, Xu Ying, I don’t care about her affairs at all now. As long as she doesn’t come to me, I will treat her as someone else. This is not difficult to do. "

Huo Yunchao was dumbfounded, but under Xu Ning's eager gaze, he continued to talk: "The prefect even asked me why I wanted to get married. I didn't dare to say anything.

Concealed and told frankly, the magistrate smiled and then only talked to my brother-in-law and left me alone. Ning Niang, it’s not that I regret getting married, I just think that maybe I really don’t have the destiny to be an official. If I work hard all my life to become a scholar, I will be worthy of you and Father Xu. "

Xu Ning told the truth: "Well, sir, it doesn't matter if you fail to pass the exam. Dad and I didn't expect anything from you."

Yes, Huo Yunchao was depressed by Xu Ning's truth.

He was just cheering and praising Xu Ning. It didn't mean that he didn't want to get fame!

But this depression was something he brought upon himself.

Huo Yunchao ended the topic forcefully: "Ning Niang, it's getting late, let's rinse our mouth and face and go to bed?"

Xu Ning belatedly realized that her truth had hurt Huo Yunchao's self-esteem. She got into Huo Yunchao's arms, listened to his steady and powerful heartbeat, and whispered: "My husband, you are healthy and safe. I’m very happy.”

Fame and other things are the icing on the cake. It doesn’t matter if you don’t have it.

Huo Yunchao's depression did not dissipate, and he became more determined to obtain a meritorious degree, so that Xu Ning would be proud of him, and their children would also receive some preferential treatment.

With the determination and confidence to obtain fame, Huo Yunchao hugged Xu Ning into a sweet dream and slept until dawn.

Xu Ning was startled awake by the light outside the window. She jumped up and made breakfast as quickly as possible.

"Ning Niang, what are you doing in such a hurry?" Huo Yunchao was awakened by Xu Ning's movements and asked her in confusion.

Xu Ning was anxious: "Mr., I overslept. It's dawn and I haven't made breakfast yet."

Huo Yunchao got up and got out of bed, hugging Xu Ning without letting go:

"Ning Niang, have you forgotten that our family has two more slaves? Dad must have taught Qiu Yun how to make breakfast. Qiu Yun's husband must have gone to town with dad to set up a stall."

"Huh?" Xu Ning realized that she had been foolish, "Ms. sir, do you want to sleep a little longer?"

Huo Yunchao wanted to plant sweet potatoes as soon as possible so that they could survive the winter well. "I won't sleep anymore. After breakfast, I should go out to Guantian to teach people how to grow sweet potatoes. You shouldn't go home for lunch today, and you don't need to bring me food. The county magistrate will not treat me badly."

"Yeah." Xu Ning nodded repeatedly.

After saying goodbye to Xu Ning, Huo Yunchao got on the carriage and headed to Guantian to provide technical guidance and teach people how to grow sweet potatoes, explaining in detail how to keep the sweet potato seedlings warm so that they could survive the harsh winter.

County Magistrate Chen came to inspect the planting of sweet potatoes, and he did not forget to ask his servant to bring a lunch to Huo Yunchao: "Yunchao, try the food cooked by my cook. If you want to learn, I will teach you how to make it."

Huo Yunchao had been busy all morning and was hungry. He thanked County Magistrate Chen and ate hungrily with his rice bowl in hand.

The people who planted sweet potatoes with Huo Yunchao were envious when they saw County Magistrate Chen pouring soup for Huo Yunchao from a distance.

"The county magistrate poured the soup himself, what a blessing!"

"Why are you so upset? If you have this ability, you can also get this kind of treatment."

"That's right, the yield of sweet potatoes is twenty stones per acre. If you put it on me, let alone pour the soup, let me feed you one bite at a time!"

……

These people only discussed a few words in private. Huo Yunchao had really achieved results, which was enough to convince others.

Huo Yunchao was halfway through eating when he had food in his stomach before he slowed down. While eating, he told Magistrate Chen about his sweet potato flour workshop plan.

"Sir, professional matters are left to professionals. Sweet potato flour is concentrated in a certain period of time. You only need to provide a site, tools and labor. The investment is small, the output is large, and the profit is great."

He did not mention "a small drought every three years and a major drought every ten years". He only said: "Sweet potato flour is delicious and can be stored for a long time. If it is made well enough, it may even be offered as tribute to the Holy One."

Magistrate Chen had this plan, but he did not reveal it and only reminded Huo Yunchao: "Just say this in front of me, don't say it in front of outsiders, otherwise I will slap you with a label, and you will be punished even if you don't die. Peel off a layer of skin.”

"My lord, I'm just telling you." Huo Yunchao respected County Magistrate Chen and would not be lax just because he was easygoing to him.

County Magistrate Chen looked at the newly planted sweet potatoes: "The number of sweet potato seeds is limited, so it is most suitable to plant them in official fields. In this way, it will not only make it easier for you to manage the sweet potato seeds, but also stop the mouths of your relatives and friends. No one will If I cause trouble for you, I'll kill two birds with one stone."

Huo Yunchao's sweet words came out of his mouth: "Thank you for your sympathy. Yesterday, as soon as we returned to the entrance of the village, the carriage was blocked by villagers, one or two, all asking if they could spread some sweet potato seeds. Who should I give it to and who should I not give it to?" I was so worried that I was able to escape the disaster thanks to the clever tips provided by adults."

County Magistrate Chen was coaxed from ear to ear, and nodded to Huo Yunchao: "You, you, stop pouring me the ecstasy soup, how can I not know you? After all, what do you want from me?"

Huo Yunchao explained his purpose: "Sir, the sweet potato residue from the sweet potato flour factory is a very good thing. It can both fertilize the fields and feed livestock. I want to use them to make fertilizer.

Or feed, I hope you will fulfill it. "

County Magistrate Chen did not agree immediately, but asked: "Can bean cakes and tea cakes also be used as fertilizer and feed?"