At the beginning, I was a rich female prisoner

"Miss, what you said makes sense. I think I understand a little bit." Chunyu scratched his head and replied, "By the way, these few days I have found a few women in the county to sew some dolls with me. Miss, when do you plan to start selling them?"

"Don't worry, I'll tell you when the time comes." Yu Yun replied.

"Miss, we also like the porcelain dolls you made a few days ago. I found a few craftsmen in Wangshan County to make some porcelain dolls similar to the rag dolls made by Chunyu. Can they be sold?" Qiu Shuang said.

"Okay, you go to Nanling County first and find a store to sell the porcelain and dolls together." Yu Yunxin replied, "You two will have to work hard these days. The beer workshop will run out of hemp snake flowers, so stop. Qiu Shuang, go to Nanling County City to collect some glutinous rice, corn and other grains, and we will continue to brew other wines."

"Okay, miss. We'll follow your instructions." With the help of Chunyu and Qiu Shuang, Yu Yunxin felt relieved after handing over the Huyuezhai tea garden and porcelain workshop to them. Now she has to focus on the second crop of rice.

The rain lasted for two days. More than twenty days later, thanks to the daily efforts of Yu Yunxin and the agricultural officials of Nanling County, the rice fields in Xinghua Village finally produced tender green ears of rice.

"We can see the ears of rice. You are really amazing, Miss Yu. This is a blessing for the people of Dacheng." A minor official said happily after seeing the ears of rice in the rice field: "Hurry up and tell the governor what happened here."

Yu Yunxin took a look and saw that although the grains had just emerged, they were much denser than the first crop. She said, "Now that the ears have emerged, we need to apply the next round of fertilizer. We also need to clear the weeds in the field. Now is the critical period."

"Okay! Let's write it down." After hearing what Yu Yunxin said, the officials immediately took up their pens and papers and started writing. Now, as long as Yu Yunxin said anything about the second crop of rice, they would write it down without missing a single word.

This is very important. Yu Yunxin did not let the villagers do the weeding and fertilizing. Instead, she found the former bandits and women of Huyue Village and asked them to fertilize the rice fields in the entire Wangshan County. Of course, Yu Yunxin also found the prefect Yang and asked him for more than a thousand people. Why not use the free labor? Now all the rice fields in Wangshan County have been turned into experimental fields, and all the villagers dare not have any bad intentions towards the experimental fields.

With the nourishment of the last wave of organic fertilizer, a bumper harvest was finally achieved. This time, the rice ears were full of grains, swaying heavily in the wind, emitting an intoxicating fragrance and rolling golden waves, not much different from modern hybrid rice.

The happiest people were of course the prince and the officials in Nanling County, because although Yuzhou and Quanzhou in Nanling County were tax-free this year, they still had to pay grain tax as long as there was a harvest in the fields, which was also their political achievement.

All of this is only possible with the help of the Crown Prince, their hard persuasion, and forced promotion, which led to today's bumper harvest. Although the second crop of rice in other places is not as good as that in Wangshan County, it is still a good harvest. Of course, the person who should be most grateful is Yu Yunxin. Although she is a woman, she spent 100,000 taels of silver to buy all the rice fields in Wangshan County that had already harvested one crop.

Over the past month, Yu Yunxin has been observing the entire growth process of rice in every village in Wangshan County, and even eats beside the fields.

The villagers of Xing Village in Wangshan County saw the abundant harvest in the rice fields and said, "The county magistrate is really smart. Who would be willing to spend so much money to rent the rice fields in Wangshan County? It must be God's will. I went to Lingnan County to see that although they also had a second crop of rice, it was not as good as ours in Wangshan County."

"You don't have to tell me this. Look at County Magistrate Yu. He brings agricultural officials from Nanling County to the rice fields every day, either recording or personally instructing how to water and fertilize. Villagers from other counties also follow his example, but none of them are serious about it, as the people here do." said another villager.

"What are you gossiping about now? Master Yu wants to recruit people to harvest rice. He will give you money and grain. Hurry up and sign up." said the head of Xingcun Village.

When the villagers heard this, a fat woman asked, "Village head, can you please tell us if we can return the money to County Magistrate Yu and we can harvest the second crop of rice from the rice field?"

"What are you thinking, He? You were the first person to get the money. Besides, the prefect has now turned the rice fields in Wangshan County into experimental fields for the second crop of rice this year. It's written in black and white that you are jealous of the bumper harvest now, but you don't even look at how much they have paid." Xingcunli said angrily.

"That's not what I meant!" He replied with a smile.

"That's not what I meant. I'm telling you that if you work hard, you'll be paid thirty cents a day. By this time next year, our entire county will be harvesting a second crop of rice for ourselves. If you don't work hard, how can they tell you in detail the method of harvesting the second crop of rice? Don't play any tricks on me, do you understand?" After saying this, the head of the village urged the villagers to sign up to harvest rice.

Xing Village is the first stop for rice harvest. Yu Yunxin stood outside the village ancestral hall, looking at the villagers holding sickles in their hands and said, "Dear villagers, you have worked hard these past few days. I will give you 30 cents a day and I will give each adult laborer who helps an additional dou of rice."

"Really?" asked the villager.

"Of course, let's get to work!" Yu Yunxin replied happily.

"Let me ask Mr. Yu later, how are we going to harvest the rice this time?" asked an old farmer.

"Of course it is harvested normally. The weather will turn cooler in a few days, and it will be impossible to produce a third crop of rice." Yu Yunxin replied seriously.

"What about the rice straw in the rice fields? Can we take it home and use it for burning firewood?" asked the fat Mrs. He.

"After you harvest the rice, you can collect some of the rice straw, but not all of it. You have to keep some rice straw because I need to use it as compost for the original rice fields. Doesn't it say so in the contract? I have to return it to you to fertilize the fields?" Yu Yunxin said as she took out the contract she signed with the villagers.

"Okay, villagers, did you hear me? Let's work hard." After saying this, the head of the village led everyone to harvest rice.

Seeing that the village head was taking the lead, Yu Yunxin was very happy without having to waste much time on talking. It seemed that she had to discuss with the village head for the next village and give him more benefits. She left the remaining villages to other people. If all the villages in the entire county went down, her legs would be crippled.

On the hillside of Sifu Mountain, Yu Yunxin was very happy to see the bumper harvest below the mountain. She drank tea and started playing the piano.

"Happy and joyful." Yang Yunsheng clapped his hands and came to Yu Yunxin and said, "I didn't expect that Miss Yu, your piano skills are so superb!"

"Thank you for the compliment, Boss Yang. How are the beer sales these days? I remember I stopped brewing beer ten days ago." Yu Yunxin asked while playing the guitar.

After the song was finished, Yang Yunsheng spoke up and said, "Indeed, this time it took me a month. I went to Yuezhou, Yangzhou, and Jinling. If I only sold one place, I wouldn't be able to sell it at a high price." After that, he took out 76,000 taels of silver and handed it to Yu Yunxin.

Yu Yunxin asked Qiu Shuang beside her to accept the money and said, "The weather will turn cold in a few days, so I asked the wine and beer workshop to brew grain wine instead. However, there are several types of wine that I brew that are not available in the market. I would like to ask you to buy some of this year's various coarse grains. I want glutinous rice the most. Also, you can find a few blacksmiths to make the several types of pots I drew for me."

After that, he took out the purchase list and the pot drawing and handed them to Yang Yunsheng. Yang Yunsheng asked without thinking: "This pot is very strange, is it used for brewing wine?"

Yu Yunxin smiled as she watched Yang Yunsheng curious about the strange pot on the blueprint and replied, "You'll know after you build it."

"Okay, I understand. Please wait for a few days, Miss Yu." After saying that, he put the list and drawings given by Yu Yunxin into his sleeves, turned around and left.

After Yang Yunsheng left, Qiu Shuang asked, "Miss, why is Boss Yang so easy to talk to?"

"I don't know, maybe the emperor's people are monitoring father!" Yu Yunxin replied.

"What? He is the emperor's man." Qiu Shuang said in surprise.

Yu Yunxin gently touched Qiu Shuang's lips with her finger and said, "Shh! Speak softly, this is just a guess, maybe not."

After saying that, Yu Yunxin sat on the stone bench and said, "Tomorrow we will go to the tea garden to find some sowing experts and go to the mountains."

Yu Yunxin thought that it was almost time to harvest the agar-agar grass in the mountains. She planned to plant another five acres of agar-agar grass, and then another five acres of snakehead flowers, to make plans for next year's business in advance.

After the second rice harvest, she paid the tax according to the regulations. She was the only one in Wangshan County, so it was very convenient for her to pay. This made Yu Tinghai feel much more relaxed. People in other counties lined up to pay taxes, and some had to wait for three days before paying. Yu Tinghai looked at the tax grain in the county government's full granary, stroked his beard and said, "Xin'er, you have worked hard for this year's grain tax. You have been out early and back late for more than a month, and your father has not helped you much."

"Dad, you are the parent official of Wangshan County. You have helped me a lot so that I can harvest the second crop of rice in the entire Wangshan County. The reason why I gave the people of Wangshan County a piece of fertile land is to prevent them from accusing you of favoritism." Yu Yunxin replied.

Yu Tinghai smiled and said, "Xin'er, you are really smart. The people of Wangshan County have not suffered any loss no matter what. No one will say anything."

Yu Yunxin nodded and said, "Father, I cooked some dishes myself today and we can have a meal together as a family."

"Then can I come and have a meal with Lord Yu?" A hearty male voice reached the ears of the father and daughter.

The prince rode a white horse and came to the county government warehouse with a group of guards and said.

Yu Yunxin turned around and saw the prince getting off his horse. Yu Tinghai came to Yu Yunxin, and with the four yamen runners guarding the storehouse behind him, he went to greet him and said, "Your humble servant greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Lord Yu, Miss Yu, please get up! Don't be so surprised by me." After saying this, Nangong Sheng went straight to Yu Yunxin and helped her up.

Yu Yunxin looked up at the Crown Prince and immediately stood up and said, "If your Highness the Crown Prince doesn't mind our simple meals, please come in."

When the prince heard that Yu Yunxin did not refuse, he smiled at her and walked directly to the back hall with a group of guards. In the living room of the back hall, Yu Linshan was painting a picture of a bumper harvest. When he saw the prince coming in, he immediately walked up to him, knelt down and said, "Student Yu Linshan greets the prince."

"No need to be polite." After saying that, the prince came directly to Yu Linshan's desk, took a look at the painting of abundant harvests by Yu Linshan and said, "I didn't expect your painting to be so good, Yu Linshan. Why don't you have an inscription?"

"This was a casual drawing by a student. He wanted to take a photo of it and hang it in the restaurant." Yu Linshan lowered his head.

"The harvest is good, and all people celebrate. The world is peaceful, and all nine provinces celebrate." The prince said as he wrote these four lines on Yu Linshan's painting.

"Good, Prince, the calligraphy is majestic and very good. Lin Shan, put the painting away and fix it tomorrow." Yu Tinghai said as he looked at the words written by the prince.

Yu Yunxin also knew a thing or two about calligraphy. She saw that the prince's handwriting was not very good, and his father was really good at flattering him. Since he was the prince in front of her, she could only agree with her father and said, "Thank you, prince, for the ink and brush."

"Ha! Haha! I, the prince, cannot come here empty-handed to take advantage of Lord Yu. How can I not eat and drink for free for a meal and four lines of poetry?" The prince looked at Yu Yunxin with a smile.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is honored by coming to my place. How can you eat and drink for free?" Yu Tinghai said, raising his hand and saying, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, please come in."

The prince came to the table and looked at the dishes on the table and asked, "Are these all cooked by Miss Yu herself?"

Yu Tinghai and Yu Linshan nodded. These were the new dishes that Yu Yunxin had spent most of the day making: beer duck, three-cup chicken, and honey-roasted chicken wings. Also, the new pot that Yang Yunsheng had sent today was originally used to make popcorn, but she first used it to make crispy chicken, and then added the fruit jelly and pumpkin pancakes she had made.

"What are you looking at me for? Sit down and have dinner with me." The prince said to the three of them.

After the three of them sat down, the prince started eating and asked about every dish. Yu Yunxin replied very seriously, "Prince, this is the chicken."

"Gabang Chicken, what a special name?" The prince said and took a bite. Then he understood why this Gabang Chicken was called Gabang Chicken, because it was crunchy in the mouth.

"Yes, yes, what is this transparent thing that looks like ice?" The prince asked, pointing to a bowl of jelly beside him.

"This is fruit jelly, with raisins, crushed peanuts, chopped walnuts, hawthorn chips, and a spoonful of jam." Yu Yunxin picked up a bowl of jelly and added the various ingredients she mentioned, then handed it to the prince with skillful movements.

The prince took Yu Yunxin's fruit jelly, scooped a spoonful with a spoon and tasted it, saying, "This is good, it's cool, sour and sweet. This is the taste my mother likes the most. It would be great if my mother could taste this delicacy."

"Prince, the Queen gave me so many gold and silver jewelry last time. When you return to the palace, I will prepare the ingredients for this jelly and you can give it to the Queen." Yu Yunxin said. He can mix the jelly and mung bean powder. Just boil it with water, cool it down and cut it into small cubes. The secret recipe will never be revealed.

After all, the prince had been pampered since childhood and bound by many palace rules. No matter how delicious the dishes were, he would only eat three bites. He was very satisfied with the food on the table and said, "I didn't expect Miss Yu to be able to cook so many delicacies. They are not inferior to the imperial chefs. I was lucky last time and today."

"Your Highness, my sister has many advantages. If the prince could marry my sister, you would definitely love her very much." Yu Linshan said.

"What Brother Lin Shan said is true. After I go back, I will ask my father for permission. After Xin'er reaches the age of 15, I will propose to Lord Yu." The prince looked at Yu Yunxin and said.

Yu Yunxin was sold out by her quick-talking cousin.