The road to wealth of a peasant widow

Chapter 124 Go in person

Because he didn't know the amount of the corn before it was cooked, or its actual state when it was ripe, Changping couldn't estimate the specific number, but this was enough to surprise him.

At the same time, he also vaguely understood his mother's intention of introducing this crop to the county magistrate's wife.

First, just like giving the seeds to the Muramasa family to plant, my mother wanted to promote planting and let everyone plant them so that they can harvest more food in the future and won't go hungry. Second, she wanted to establish a good relationship with the county magistrate's family through this new crop that is beneficial to the people's livelihood, so that her family can have protection in this county in the future.

Chen Cui was very pleased when she saw her eldest son's thoughtful expression.

The child was more perceptive than she thought. He immediately thought of estimating the corn yield to guess the subsequent development.

Chen Cui herself had never grown corn before, but she had vaguely heard that the yield per acre should be around 1,500 kilograms.

But that is in the modern era of intensive farming and mechanized production, with all kinds of fertilizers used as a base, and the seeds have been cultivated and selected through who knows how many generations, which is why we can achieve such a high yield.

Now, the corn seeds were all picked up by her at random, and the only fertilizer used was the most primitive farmyard manure. They were all planted manually, and the management was also careless, and no pesticides were used. If she could finally get a harvest of four or five hundred kilograms, it would be considered a blessing from God.

In fact, Chen Cui is not greedy. Four or five hundred kilograms is already a groundbreaking high yield nowadays. If it is more, she is afraid that she cannot afford it.

However, she didn't know how excited Wang Hengzhi was when he learned that someone under his rule had discovered a new grain crop with a yield of up to 400 kilograms.

If it had not been night and his wife had not tried to stop him, he would have immediately sent someone to summon Chen.

The next morning, before the children left for school, Chen Cui was summoned by someone sent by the county magistrate's wife.

She was well prepared for this and was not panicked. She took Sui Sui there with ease.

When they arrived, they found that the county magistrate and his wife were there as expected. Magistrate Wang was pretty much as Chen Cui had imagined, a thin scholar, but with a darker complexion and looking like he was overworked.

Zhang Ruomei asked someone to take Sui Sui to the side to have some snacks so that Chen Cui could feel at ease to answer the question.

"Mr. Chen, may I ask if this is the new crop you planted called corn?"

Wang Hengzhi asked anxiously, holding an uncooked green corn in his hand.

Chen Cui replied calmly, "That's right. This is something I found by chance in the city. I tried planting it after the wheat harvest and luckily it succeeded. I can see it will be harvested soon."

"Then can you take me to the field where corn is grown?" Wang Hengzhi couldn't help asking.

Even though he had already seen the fruit, he still had to see the whole plant with his own eyes before he could feel at ease.

"Since your Excellency has invited me, I will obey your command!" Chen Cui was hoping that he would pay more attention to the corn, so she naturally would not refuse.

"Okay, okay, I'll go to the front to arrange some people, and we'll go now!" Wang Hengzhi stood up from his seat impatiently, and then strode out.

Zhang Ruomei smiled helplessly: "Mrs. Liu, please don't be surprised. This is how the master is. He is very impatient when it comes to matters related to the people's livelihood and doesn't want to delay for even a moment."

Chen Cui naturally followed suit and praised him: "The elder master has the people in his heart and cares about their livelihood. It is a blessing for the people to have such a parent official!"

Zhang Ruomei was indeed very happy to hear this and laughed with her hands covering her mouth.

Wang Hengzhi does not know how to ride a horse. When he goes to the countryside, he usually does not take a sedan chair in order to travel faster. He takes a horse carriage where the road is good, and rides a donkey where the road is difficult.

The weather was too hot today, so he took a carriage, and Zhang Ruomei asked Chen Cui and her daughter to follow behind in her own carriage.

It was the first time that Chen Cui saw the cars of the rich people of this era. Perhaps because of their status, the car looked ordinary on the outside, but it was a different world inside.

The interior of the car was very exquisitely decorated, and the lining was all made of the finest silk. It had all the small table and storage compartments she had longed for, and the design was very thoughtful.

This carriage should also be equipped with shock absorbers, so it rides much more smoothly than her family's mule cart.

Zhang Ruomei also specially had someone put a lot of snacks that the children liked in the car, and Suisui started eating as soon as he got on the bus.

As they walked, Chen Cui felt something was not right. Logically, it should have gotten hotter as time went by, but the car remained very cool.

She rummaged around in the car and finally found a wooden box under the seat filled with large chunks of ice.

The box was only opened a crack, and a trace of cold air leaked out. Perhaps because of the insulation layer inside, the ice melted very slowly and the car could remain cool all the time.

Chen Cui was grateful for Mrs. Zhang's thoughtfulness, but at the same time she couldn't help but sigh that as long as one has money, one can still live a comfortable life no matter what time it is.

Suisui had eaten a lot of snacks at the county government office that morning. His stomach was full, and he began to doze off as he swayed in the carriage. His eyelids were drooping.

Chen Cui modified the chair slightly, turning it into a couch, which was easily enough for a girl to lie down on, and she carried her on it.

He then pulled out a thin blanket that seemed to be made of cashmere from under the seat and covered her with it to make sure she wouldn't catch a cold.

Soon, the carriage Chen Cui was riding in arrived at Liujiaping Village.

Because a bailiff had gone ahead and notified the village chief to receive him and clear the way, everyone already knew that the county magistrate was coming, and many villagers were peeking out of their gates to watch.

The path in the field was too small to accommodate such a large carriage, so Chen Cui had to get off the carriage at the edge of the field and walk to the field with the county magistrate.

The carriage was parked under the shade of a tree, with a yamen runner guarding it and giving the horses water. Chen Cui asked the runner to keep an eye on Sui Sui and ask someone to notify her if she woke up.

At this time, Liu Youcai had already been waiting at the edge of the field, anxiously waiting, his heart beating like a drum.

He was only told by the yamen runner that the county magistrate was coming to their village to check on the crops and asked him to prepare for a reception. He didn't say anything else.

Although Liu Youcai had never met the county magistrate, according to convention, shouldn't the town be the first to notify such a matter? Why did someone come directly from the county? Could something have happened?

When he saw Chen Cui following the county magistrate, he understood a little bit. She was probably here for the corn.

At the same time, he couldn't help but sigh that this Chen was really capable and actually brought the county magistrate here directly!

You know, just a few days ago, when the corn began to form ears, he mentioned this matter to the town, but the people were only busy drinking and having fun, and no one paid any attention to him. They thought he was talking nonsense and even had him kicked out.

Liu Youcai had a subtle feeling in his heart at this moment. He wondered what the old men in the town would think if they knew that this matter had alarmed the county magistrate and even that he had come here in person for this matter!