Chapter 167: Rejected Tragically
As soon as the wooden door was opened, the old man saw a woman of great appearance standing in front of the door, with a warm smile on her face.
The man standing behind the woman, he was a little familiar, wasn't this the man who came over in the morning to ask a few words?
"Who are you?"
Recently, there were only some old and weak women and children left in the village, and a stranger suddenly appeared, and the old village chief still remembered it deeply. It's just that he didn't expect that the other party would go and return and bring such a beautiful woman with him.
Seeing that the door was opened by an old man, his hair was white, Ye Hao immediately put his attitude more politely, and replied with a light smile:
"Are you the village chief? We're here to discuss something with you."
Hearing her say this, plus the village chief could see that Ye Hao had an extraordinary bearing, and the clothes she was wearing were all satin, so she didn't dare to ask more, and welcomed people into the door.
For these ordinary people who have been loess all their lives, such nobles dare not provoke.
It's just that the son of the family took the whole family to the county town to find the way, and he was the only one in the whole house, and the rather bleak environment was still obvious.
Ye Hao didn't notice this, she quickly stopped the old village chief who was about to pour tea.
"You don't have to go through the trouble, just sit down."
Respecting the old and loving the young is a virtue, and Ye Hao can't accept an old man with peace of mind.
Hearing this, the old village chief had no choice but to sit opposite her.
"I don't know what happened to the two of you?"
The old village chief recognized the woman's hair that Ye Hao was combing, and mistakenly thought that Ye Hao and Lin Bin beside him were a husband and wife.
Ye Hao didn't know this misunderstanding at all, she was bent on her beautiful ideas.
"So, I have heard that the fields in your village have been destroyed because of the infestation."
At the mention of this, the old village chief couldn't help but sigh, and his heart was sour.
If it weren't for the insect plague, how could their village have become so depleted? Those who can run have run away, and the rest can only sit and wait for death.
The old village chief himself can actually go to live in the county with his son, but he has been the village chief for decades, and his affection for the village is not deep.
Seeing the bitterness on the old village chief's face, Ye Hao was also quite sympathetic and pitiful in her heart, and she hurriedly said her thoughts.
"Although the original fields and crops have been destroyed, there is still a lot of wasteland in the village, which can be reclaimed and replanted."
As she spoke, she gestured to Lin Bin beside her.
Lin Bin, who understood it, got up and went out, and soon returned, carrying sugar cane and a cloth bag about the size of a bowl.
Placing the two things in front of the village chief, Ye Hao began to introduce.
"This is called sugarcane, which is one of the raw materials for sugar production, and is very suitable for cultivation in the Lingnan region. In the cloth bag, there are sugarcane seeds, and these seeds are the good seeds that I have cultivated with special methods, not only can the survival rate be more than 90%, but the yield will also be 30% higher than that of ordinary sugarcane."
The sugarcane that Lin Bin brought this time was not collected by Fu Ru'an's subordinates from other surrounding counties, but was sent from Barbarian County last time with the tools.
At Ye Hao's suggestion, the people in her village planted the sugarcane seeds she exchanged. As for the other villages, the current merit value is still a little insufficient, so they can only plant local seeds.
Still, she had a plan.
As long as the lives of the affected people in Qingcheng can be improved this time, the rewards on the side of the system will not be less, and she can exchange more good seeds for Aunt Huang to distribute.
The idea is good, but the reality is skinny.
The old village chief on the other side looked at Ye Hao like a fool, and didn't believe a word about what she just said!
He knows about sugarcane, and there are still many sugar workshops in Lingnan, so there are several small sugar workshops in Qingcheng.
Even the crude brown sugar is nowhere near as good as the ice made by Ye Hao
Sugar, but it has always been the mainstream sweetener of this dynasty, and it is still a precious thing that ordinary people cannot afford to eat.
It's just that Qingcheng is not too enthusiastic about sugar workshops, which will lead to not many fields growing sugarcane in the entire county, after all, there is no market.
Let the old village chief change to sugarcane, he can consider it, after all, the field still has to be planted, but now there are no seeds, and this season is not suitable for growing grain, so it has been delayed.
But Ye Zhen opened her mouth to have a ninety percent survival rate, and even boasted that she could increase the yield by thirty percent, which made the old village chief subconsciously feel that the other party was crazy?
On the other hand, Ye Zhen on the other side is dressed as a rich and noble family, and she is a young woman, how can she understand the affairs of the fields?
The old village chief only felt that the other party was here to trick himself.
"If it's really so powerful, you might as well take it back and plant it yourself!"
didn't believe what Ye Hao said at all, and the old village chief was angry and drove the two out of the door.
Looking at the door that was closed with a "bang", Ye Hao touched her nose in embarrassment, but she didn't expect that she would be unfavorable.
But what she thinks, how does she feel wrong.
It stands to reason that if you come with such an excellent seed, not to mention that the other party is ecstatic, at least you should be happy, right? How can you kick yourself out without saying a word?
She didn't expect it at all, and the reason was all on herself.
Not everyone trusted her as much as the people in their own village, and she was what she said.
For other poor people, if they don't take precautions, how can they survive in this troubled world?
"Why don't we try another village?"
Lin Bin, who also couldn't figure it out, proposed, and he looked at the embarrassed Ye Hao and was also helpless.
The other party is an elderly man, besides, he just drove them out, and he didn't do anything to harm them, and he had no martial arts, so he couldn't help.
If Xie Yunshu was here, he would definitely be able to point out Ye Hao's problem.
It's a pity that Lin Bin, who followed her, is a person who grew up in the military camp since he was a child, and he doesn't understand these people at all.
In desperation, Ye Hao had no choice but to nod and leave, and followed Lin Bin to the next village.
If it is said that a rejection is accidental, Ye Hao can still put the blame on the other party who doesn't understand his own mind, but three or four people in a row reject him, then isn't the problem obvious enough?
So, the two had to go back with a frustrated face.
This afternoon, apart from closing the door, they didn't advance at all.
What Xie Yunshu saw was Ye Hao, who was with his head down, his face full of frustration, and even Lin Bin behind him, who lost his usual calmness, frowning as if he had encountered some great enemy.
"Who are you?"
Even if he expected that this matter would not succeed so easily, Xie Yunshu did not expect that this matter would hit them so badly, and the whole person's spirit was gone.
Weakly recounted the experience of the whole afternoon, Ye Hao looked sick, and couldn't think of what she had done wrong.
After listening to her words, a helpless smile appeared on the corner of Xie Yunshu's mouth.
"You're just taking it for granted."
Of course, he did not deny that Ye Hao had this confidence.
From the time the other party changed his attitude during exile, everything he did, all kinds of magical items and whimsical ideas he took out made Xie Yunshu extremely shocked and impressed.
Ye Hao said that his good seed had such a miraculous change, he naturally believed it, but those villagers who had nothing to do with them and could even be said to be extremely strangers, how could they believe it?
With a mouth?
These villagers have now reached the point of exhaustion, and they can't even guarantee their own food and clothing, how can they have the time to accompany Ye Hao to test these good seeds?
Not to mention that Qingcheng is not keen on sugarcane in the first place.
After pointing out this, Ye Hao reacted at this time, and it seemed that she was really too rigid and self-serving.
Thinking that if you have a good seed, others will be unconditional
Believe in yourself and follow the path you have pointed out.
If it was for the original villagers, maybe she could succeed, but for these people who have nothing to do with her, how can people believe it?
After realizing her mistake, Ye Hao deeply reflected on it, and was extremely ashamed in her heart.
At the same time, the two teams of people who had been secretly staring at Ye Hao's family returned to the main house.
Qingcheng Fu Mansion.
After reading the letter in his hand, Fu Ru'an put down the letter, his eyebrows furrowed slightly, looked at the secret guard beside him, and asked as if confirmed:
"Mrs. Xie has been to a lot of small villages?"
The Dark Guard nodded, adding:
"Yes, according to the survey, those villages are some villages that have suffered from insect infestations, and there are not many people left now. When Mrs. Xie returned, she seemed to be in a rather depressed mood."
Getting such news, Fu Ru'an's frowning brows relaxed, but there was a little more smile on his face.
He waved his hand and told them to go back.
As a child of a family, it is extremely common for some powerful secret guards and dead soldiers to be around, especially Fu Ru'an, who is weak and the only child of the second miss of the Xia family.
The people on the grandfather's side alone are a relatively terrifying number, and this time the little uncle came over, and he left a lot of people by his side.
After all, the Jiangnan County Guard is an official position with real power, and it is more convenient to train his henchmen with the military power in the Jiangnan region in his hands.
Fu Ru'an's own people around him were completely sufficient, and after Ye Hao's family came to Qingcheng, they sent some guards to their dark place.
said that it was surveillance, but in fact, it was more about protecting them, and there was a son in this family.
As we all know, today's saints are getting older and older, and their brains are getting more and more confused, but the harem has not come out so far.
It stands to reason that the officials of the imperial court should advise the Holy Lord to choose a son of the clan to be adopted as a godson to inherit the throne.
But now there is a miasma in the court, all of them are people who can only flatter each other, how can they take the initiative to anger the emperor?
Fu Ru'an had heard that his eldest uncle, the official to the second-grade Hubu Shangshu, once mentioned it in private, but was reprimanded by the emperor.
The thing that should have been promoted to the first grade has also been delayed, if it weren't for the background of the Jiangnan region, maybe it would have to go down!
Because of this, the Xia family understands that the mediocrity of the person above has reached the extreme, and they really can't support it.
There are only two paths in front of them, either sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, no matter how fierce the competition is among the princes, no matter which one sits in that position in the end, as long as the Jiangnan region is still under the control of the Xia family, the new emperor has to be polite to their family.
Either choose a prince and fully assist him in ascending to the throne, and the power of the Xia family will naturally go up one step at that time.
Speaking of which, the Jiangnan region is the richest in the country, and the Xia family has long been targeted by several princes.
At least in Fu Ru'an's news, it was learned that King Ruixian, who was closest to the Jiangnan region, had already tried to start contact with the family in the Jiangnan region.
Fortunately, his father was not a fool, he didn't get too close to the other party and pulled himself into the water.
Thinking of what Ye Hao had done, the smile on the corner of Fu Ru'an's mouth expanded.
"This Mrs. Xie is really an extremely pure and kind person!"