The village chief's family borrowed pen and ink to write down some precautions for planting, and by the way, they also sent some sun-dried vermicelli.

At dawn the next day, several carriages stopped at the gate of the courtyard, and the merchant hired a few men to help carry the goods, which saved his own effort.

"This is some planting matters, you can put it away, if you have any questions in the future, you can send someone to ask me at any time, you can rest assured that you will be after-sales."

"Thank you, little lady! It's a long way to go back this time, so I won't delay, take care!"

"Be careful all the way!"

Seeing this business go away, Chu Xinyun still didn't come to his senses much, until he touched the silver ticket in the cuff, which made him feel a little real.

Who would have thought that she would earn a hundred taels in one day and one night?

I can add a lot of money to my small coffers.

The convoy left Yunlai County overnight, and when it reached the suburbs, Fanshang ordered people to check around, and after making sure that there was no one, he took off his disguise, which was what Xiao Wu pretended.

After taking off Fanshang's thick clothes, Xiao Wu felt better, and immediately shouted: "All on the horse, we must ensure that this batch of things is delivered to the Northern General's Mansion on the fifth day!"

"Yes!"

The speeding convoy ran wildly, stopping at the post station when it needed supplies, and spent most of the rest of the time on the road.

Finally, on the fifth day, facing the wind and sand, a towering city appeared in front of me.

Xiao Wu touched a handful of flying dust on his face, his eyes were full of exhaustion, he shouted and whipped the horses, speeding up and speeding away beyond the city.

The soldiers guarding the city gate saw the convoy rushing not far away, and they were vigilant and wanted to stop it with a gun, but they were frightened by an oncoming imperial token and fell to their knees.

"Welcome to the city! Open the gates!!"

"Squeak!" With the slowly opening of the city gate, Xiao Wu led the carriage and horses straight in, and his attitude can be said to be extremely arrogant.

Seeing the figures disappear in front of him, the soldier who opened the door slowly got up from the ground and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Colleagues came over and asked, "Lao Li, what's wrong with you?" This group of people... It's a big deal?"

Lao Li glared at him and lowered his voice, "Did you see that token?"

"Huh? Didn't see it very clearly. ”

"That's His Majesty's Imperial Decree!"

Everyone immediately gasped, and their faces were full of shock.

The news of the arrival of people from the capital swept the entire Mocheng in an instant, and the curious people in the city kept stretching out their heads to look at the convoy that came from afar.

"Phew!" Xiao Wu pulled the string, and the convoy stopped in front of the general's mansion with the gate closed, and before he could get off the horse, the gate suddenly opened, and a middle-aged man in armor walked out quickly.

Xiao Wu hurriedly dismounted and saluted: "I've seen the general!"

"No need to be polite, this is the new crop that Lu Xia said in the letter?"

A batch of new crops came to Mocheng, so he ordered people to pay attention early.

Xiao Wu nodded: "Yes, this thing is called sweet potato, and its growth environment is suitable for the north, and it is drought tolerant and sunny." ”

"It couldn't be better!" Ouyang Wen's rough face finally had a little smile, this northern border has constant wind and sand all year round, the weather is dry, and there are no rainy seasons a few times a year.

There is only one type of black corn that grows here, and the taste is rough and not very good.

Xiao Wu and the others rested for a few days and were ready to teach the people how to plant this sweet potato, but to his surprise, there were not many people who were interested in it, and many people came with a reluctant face.

He asked Ouyang Jian, who smiled bitterly: "It's not that this ghost place is making trouble, no one knows if this thing can be planted, and they naturally don't want to do anything in their hearts." ”

Xiao Wu couldn't help frowning after hearing this, he thought that this errand was simple, but he didn't expect to hit a wall on the first day he came.

The people's fears are unfounded, and if the planting fails, the price will be starvation the following year.

He thought about it for a few days and found the general to tell him what he thought, and if he wanted this group of people to accept it, there was only one way.

"You're saying I'll pay for everyone to plant?!" Ouyang Jian, who was drinking water, almost didn't squirt out the tea in his mouth, Xiao Wu analyzed seriously: "Only in this way will they plant willingly, if they keep dragging on here and no progress, Your Majesty asked..."

Hearing the word 'Your Majesty', Ouyang Jian's face was also a little solemn, he frowned and pondered for a few seconds, gritted his teeth, and had to settle the matter.

"Okay, I'll leave this matter to me!"

Mocheng, which is not calm because of the people coming from the capital, has become more and more lively in the past few days, and everyone is discussing what the origin of this new crop is.

"If you want me to say that this is definitely a special offer, otherwise what are people sending to us for?"

"Look, you're saying that, you're too absolute, aren't you? Who is better off in this world now? If we really set aside two acres of land to plant this thing, and there is no harvest in the coming year, who will we cry to then?"

"Lao Wang is right, this thing must not be answered, this day is already bitter enough, if there is no Cunliang during the winter, I don't know how many people will starve to death!"

Just when everyone gathered in the teahouse to discuss, a group of soldiers suddenly came not far away, and the leader took a notice and pasted it on the edge of the city.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the crowd gathered from all directions to find out, in the Mocheng place, there are any important things in the city wall will be posted on the city wall, if it is not important, the soldiers will pass it on orally.

The old scholar led by him looked at the ten lines for a while, and suddenly looked happy, turned to the dazed people and shouted: "Everyone! In order to avoid losses, General Ouyang will pay for us to plant this new crop, as long as you want to plant it, you can go to the front of the General's Mansion to report!"

"What! Lord Ouyang is willing to pay for me to plant it?"

"Yes, as long as the people who are willing to plant have a settlement fee of three taels of silver, five catties of seeds per person, there are special people to teach you how to plant, and you can choose to sell the things after planting to the military, or you can keep them yourself, no matter how you look at this business!"

"There's nothing to worry about now, why are you still stunned, let's hurry up and get the seeds!"

"Hey, let's go!"

Not long after posting the notice, a large number of people gathered in front of the General's Mansion, and the soldiers with solemn faces stood around, and the people looked at each other and then obediently lined up.

"This is three taels of silver, this is a bag of seeds, you count it, and put a handprint here."

"Hey, thank you, sir!"

"Well, all right, tomorrow morning we will gather in front of the city gate, and someone will tell you how to grow this crop."

Xiao Wu stood aside and watched the orderly progress, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart.

What he didn't notice was that not far away, there was a gaze staring in this direction, looking at the sweet potato in the sack, and his eyes were full of resentment.

If Chu Xinyun is here, he will definitely be able to call out this person's name, Chu Dacang!

That's right, after the trial that day, Xiao Shu gave him a hundred taels of silver for the dark guard to send to the north, this is a long way, and the family who got the silver still thought that they could go to a good place, and they spent the money without restraint, and the hundred taels of silver were almost spent before they arrived.

But after being driven out of the carriage by the secret guards, several people were dumbfounded, and when they wanted to come back to their senses to find someone, they found that there was no one anymore.

Chu Dacang had no choice but to find a coolie job in the vicinity to settle his family first, just a few days ago he heard that someone came from the capital, and brought a new crop called sweet potato.

Chu Tianbao, who was originally lying on the corpse and refused to work, immediately jumped up from the bed when he heard this name, saying that he had seen this thing before, and it was in Chu Xinyun's house!

Only then did he have some thoughts, let's see if this person was from Qingshui Town, and if so, he would have to go back, right?

This desert city is simply not a place for people to live, the sun can make people faint during the day, but at night it suddenly cools down, this cold and hot can toss these people with weak bodies to death or alive.

It took me half a month to get used to, but I found that I only had a few steel dollars left in my hand, so I had to go out to work with my family.

When he was in Qingshui Town, no matter how poor he was, he could occasionally eat some meat or something, but he didn't see any meat here for three whole months!

The dry black chestnut cake is unpalatable and can barely fill the stomach, and more importantly, there is a lack of water here!

The water used by everyone to eat and dress is limited, and they need to go to a stream ten miles away every day to fetch water and then pick it up, if it is occasionally in the rainy season, it can be more luxurious, but he has been here for three months, and the family has taken a bath happily.

As soon as he thought of this, Chu Dacang's eyes were full of resentment, and he blamed himself for appreciating the one hundred taels too much, otherwise he would not have ended up in such a field.

This rare encounter with this opportunity must be grasped, even if he gives everything he has to go back with him!!

He really didn't want to stay in this place any longer!

"Huh?" Xiao Wu, who was coordinating the crowd, suddenly felt a hot gaze behind him, turned his head to see that there was nothing, and couldn't help but scratch his head in confusion, could it be that he felt wrong?

With money, the enthusiasm of the people is simply invincible, just one morning, two thousand catties of sweet potatoes have been distributed, everyone with silver and seeds happily walked back, and those who came one step later left with a depressed face and a look of chagrin.

Now that the things have been distributed, the next step is how to teach them the first step of seedling.

This series of planting skills are all warned by Xiao Kill one by one before leaving, Xiao Wu has studied hard for a while in order to complete this task, and often pretends to be a farmer to go to the field for practical training together, which can be regarded as very experienced.

The next morning, the people spontaneously gathered in front of the city wall, and Xiao Wu also coughed lightly and began to talk about the first step of sweet potato planting oranges - seedlings, in fact, all aspects are quite simple, that is, just throw the stems cut into blocks into water.

He knew very well the truth of being greedy and chewing too much, so he only taught the first step today, and said that in the next few days, he would go door to door to check the cultivation situation, and if he did not abide by the agreement, he would be directly deprived of the right to live in the city and driven out of the city.

The reason why this desert city needs to be guarded by generals is because this next-door neighbor Ling Yunguo is a restless lord, and he has to come to do something from time to time, and it is thanks to Ouyang Jian's town guards that the desert city can be preserved for so many years, and if ordinary people are thrown out of the city, it is definitely quite dangerous.

There are a number of guys whose eyes are rolling wildly after hearing this, and they can only go back to cultivate in peace, if they are really thrown out, it will definitely be a dead end if the people of Don't Lingyun Kingdom catch them.

Chu Dacang also received silver and sweet potatoes, and finally one day he could eat a meal of meat, and the frightened Liu couldn't help but ask where the silver came from.

Since being driven to the north, she has completely changed as if she had changed her life, and she has become extremely timid and afraid of gains and losses.

Chu Dacang put down the dishes and chopsticks and asked in a deep voice: "I'll just ask you a question, do you want to go back?"