After binding the loving mother system, I was so bad

When the villagers chatted, their thoughts were all over the place, sometimes they talked about the gossips of the neighbors, sometimes they cursed the Tartars, and sometimes they recalled the hard times of those years.

Gu Nanxi didn't find it annoying at all, but listened with great interest.

"That old man said he wanted to plant grass in Woye Town. What kind of grass should he plant?"

Seeing that the general was interested in this matter, the villager quickly told him what he knew.

"It's called dandelion grass. How strange! A dandelion is a dandelion, but it's called dandelion grass."

Gu Nanxi: "Where did they come from? Where are they going now?"

The villagers whispered to each other, then shook their heads in confusion: "I don't know. They stayed in the village for four days and didn't say anything to us villagers. They left early this morning and we don't know where they went."

Gu Nanxi felt a little regretful, so she could only let it go for now: "If there is a new crop and I want you to help grow it, would you be willing?"

The villagers looked embarrassed and stammered, "General, we all make our living from the soil. If the harvest this year is not good, we will have to starve for the whole year. We really don't dare to take this risk."

Gu Nanxi smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, I'm just saying it casually."

Seeing that Gu Nanxi was not angry, the villagers breathed a sigh of relief. The two sides chatted for a while, and then Gu Nanxi said goodbye.

After returning to his residence, Gu Nanxi was still thinking about the old man who wanted to grow grass in Woye Town.

So, Gu Nanxi called Song Zhizhou and said, "You should be more careful recently. If you see someone who wants to plant grass in Woye Town, tell me immediately."

"Okay, godmother." On the way here, Song Zhizhou saw a stall selling grilled lamb skewers. He bought one and the stall was emitting a rich aroma of grilled meat.

"Godmother, the mutton here tastes completely different from the mutton in Kyoto. Please try it."

Song Zhizhou placed the lamb skewers on a white porcelain plate and looked at Gu Nanxi eagerly.

Gu Nanxi picked up a string and said, "You can eat some too."

Song Zhizhou felt that this life was extremely happy, as he was the only one around his godmother without a group of sworn brothers vying for her favor.

Song Zhizhou ate the kebabs in small bites and said, "Godmother, do you want to farm in Woye Town? The fields there are not good. I have asked many people, and they all said that nothing can grow there."

Gu Nanxi: "God can't let a diligent sparrow starve to death. All things are interdependent."

"Okay, I get it. Don't worry, godmother. As long as that person is still in Yunzhou, I will find him!"

Song Zhizhou particularly likes to say Yunzhou, and always feels that this word represents a family!

It didn't take much effort for Governor Song to find this person.

Because on the third day, an old man and a middle-aged man appeared at the gate of the county government office, and the first thing they said was to look for General Gu Nanxi.

When Gu Nanxi saw the two men, they were in the lobby, sitting leisurely on wooden chairs, sipping tea, as if they were not in the county government office, but in the mountains and outdoors. The people around them were not the yamen runners who kept looking at them, but the stones on the mountains and the wind blowing through the valley.

The demeanor around us clearly tells Gu Nanxi that we are masters!

Gu Nanxi cleared her throat, with a smile on her lips: "May I ask what you two gentlemen want to see me about?"

The old man glanced over and looked at Gu Nanxi.

The sandstorm at the border did not damage Gu Nanxi's stunning appearance, but instead added a touch of solemnity to her extraordinary temperament.

Her eyes are clear, and at first glance, she looks like an innocent young girl.

If you look closely, you will find that it is the clarity of mind that sees through the world.

Looking at her deeds again, we can see that she has reached the state of returning to nature!

The old man secretly praised in his heart that Cui Sanlun was very lucky. He had wasted most of his life and was a rebellious man, but at the end of his life, he adopted such a beautiful goddaughter!

Sure enough, comparing people to each other is really annoying.

The old man did not keep the secret for long, but handed the letter from Cui Sanlun to Gu Nanxi.

Gu Nanxi opened the letter and took a look at it, then stood up, straightened his clothes, looked dignified and solemn, and bowed deeply to the two of them.

"Thank you, uncles, for coming thousands of miles to help me!"

Don’t ask why we call this middle-aged man uncle, the reason is that he is older than us!

The old man sat on the chair and accepted the gift completely before helping Gu Nanxi up.

"Your godfather certainly never told you about us old guys."

Gu Nanxi was extremely embarrassed. Her adoptive father came to see Su Yunyan more often than he came to see her!

Gu Nanxi had reason to suspect that the reason her adoptive father adopted her as his adopted daughter was entirely because of Su Yunyan's cooking skills!

Fortunately, the old man didn't take it seriously and introduced himself: "My surname is Xu, my name is Shizhao. My ancestor is Xu Xing."

Hearing this, Gu Nanxi couldn't believe it and said, "The Xu Xing from Chu?"

Seeing that Gu Nanxi knew his ancestor, the old man stroked his gray beard and said with a hint of pride: "It is my ancestor!"

Gu Nanxi hissed and gasped!

Who is Xu Xing? He was a famous agronomist and thinker during the Eastern Zhou and Warring States Periods. He was a contemporary of Mencius! He was a representative figure of the agricultural school and wrote twelve chapters of Shennong.

Gu Nanxi was even more respectful to the old man: "I didn't expect that my uncle is actually the descendant of a farming family. How can I be so worthy of your help!"

The old man sighed: "Emperor Wu of Han abolished all schools of thought and respected Confucianism alone. Our Nong family suffered greatly. Fortunately, it has been passed down to this day. Only I and a few dozen disciples are left in the Nong family. It is also our good fortune to be able to come to the border to contribute to our efforts."

Gu Nanxi understood that what the farmers advocated was "no difference between the market and the merchants", which meant setting up unified standards so that farmers could directly exchange agricultural products for handmade products in the market and cut out the middlemen.

This concept is incompatible with the Great Zhou Dynasty, which attaches great importance to commercial development, so Uncle Xu will definitely not be able to show his talents in the court.

Gu Nanxi promised immediately: "Don't worry, Uncle Xu, since you have come to our Yunzhou, I will grant you the position of the Minister of Agriculture, in charge of all agricultural affairs in our Yunzhou!"

Xu Shizhao was obviously also surprised by Gu Nanxi's generosity and asked, "Why don't you test me again?"

"How can there be a difference between the people introduced by my foster father and those who came here?"

The most important thing is, how bad can Yunzhou's agriculture be? If I make a mistake, I can just buy grain from Jiangnan and ship it over!

Xu Shizhao was in mixed feelings. For a moment he didn't know whether he was happy for Gu Nanxi's trust in him or worried about her credulity.

Xu Shizhao cleared his throat and introduced the middle-aged man beside him with a smile: "You are so happy to hear that I am from a farming family. If you knew the origin of your uncle, wouldn't you be so happy that you would fly to heaven?"

Gu Nanxi turned his gaze towards the middle-aged man. He was wearing a rough linen coat and his broad palms were covered with calluses. He looked like an ordinary person.

"May I ask your name, uncle?"