Chapter 288

At this time, the old man said, "well, the potatoes are growing very well. There are several in one of them."

Xu Qing doesn't need to get excited after listening. He was worried before. Now, it's really a double happiness.

Then Xu Qing took the old man's hand and said, "come on, take me to have a look."

"Well, my Lord, just follow me." The old man nodded his head and said to Xu Qing.

Then he went to one side.

Then everyone gave way and followed Xu Qing.

At this time, Li Ming said to Liang Cheng with arch hands, "elder Liang, I will go and have a look."

"Go, go." Liang Cheng waved to him.

After all the people left, Liang Cheng turned to his tent.

He hasn't slept well these days. Now that the dam is completed, he can finally have a good sleep.

Xu Qing followed the old man to their fields, and the old man said to Xu Qing with a smile, "Xu adult, here you are."

Then the old man walked into the field and bent down to pull out a potato vine. When all the potatoes were unearthed, he saw five or six big potatoes hanging on the root of the vine.

Then the old man went to Xu Qing and said, "look, my Lord."

"Good, good." Xu Qing then pulled down a potato and put it in his hand. He couldn't help shouting.

After that, people began to talk about it. "The potatoes in my field are so big."

"My family is not as big as this, but there are a lot of potatoes on it."

Then Xu Qing turned to the villagers behind him and said, "let's be quiet and listen to me first."

Seeing the crowd quiet down, Xu Qing asked, "all the potatoes in the fields have grown?"

"It's all grown up, my Lord."

"My family still feels a little bit small. It should be a few days longer."

"Well, since it's almost the same length, now we'll start digging slowly. The weather will be cold soon, and it's rainy continuously. It will be more difficult to dig then." Xu Qing said at this time.

Then an aunt stood up and asked Xu Qing, "Lord Xu, what should I do after the potatoes are dug out?"

"You don't have to worry about that. When you get the potatoes together, I'll ask someone to pull them out and sell them or change some things for winter." Then Xu Qing said again.

Only when Xu Qing's voice just fell, the low people began to talk about it. Listening to Xu Qing's voice, he wanted everyone's potatoes to be sold together.

Xu Qing naturally knows that some people don't want to, but every family goes to sell potatoes. First of all, it's a long way to go outside. What should some families do if they lose their labor force.

So Xu Qing said at this time, "this year's capital is flooded, and people who can stand here are desperate to survive. We have nothing to live in winter."

Xu Qing said with a slight frown, and then said, "I know that everyone wants to sell their own, but have you ever thought about what to do for those who lost their labor in the flood?"

"How do you divide the things that you exchange with potatoes?" Then a voice came from the crowd.

At this time, Xu Qing said, "let's relax. I'll give everything back and money for sale according to the head of each family. Now we have escaped the flood and plague. Next, we can't starve to death and freeze to death in winter, so all we have to do is work together to finish this winter."

"Mr. Xu is right. Let's all get together and pass this winter. I'm old enough to avoid the flood and pestilence. Then I'll make it through. We're all villagers. Don't worry about these things." Cried an old man.

I saw that the old man's voice was just falling, and someone in the crowd said, "since the old master has agreed, what can we say? Xu is such a good official who is dedicated to the people, I listen to him."

"I also listen to Xu adults..."

"I also listen to Xu adults..."

The crowd immediately nodded their heads and said.

Seeing that everyone had let go, Xu Qing nodded his head with satisfaction, then reached out his hand to show everyone to be quiet, and then he said, "since everyone agrees, OK, let's start this afternoon and start digging potatoes, OK?"

"It's all for adults!" The villagers all spoke together.

Then Xu Qing said to everyone, "OK, everyone in every village starts to dig from the East. We will divide the work one by one. Then I will send people to hire carriages and transport these potatoes to the towns next to the capital for sale in batches. Each village can choose a representative to follow."

"Good." All nodded in response.

At this time, Xu Qing said, "in this case, let's hurry back to work and get it done earlier. Everyone will have a better life this winter."

Then everyone began to disperse.

When everyone was about to leave, Xu Qing turned to Li Ming and said, "let's go. We should go back and prepare."

"Yes, my Lord." Li Minggong set about and immediately followed Xu Qing back to the government.

Yamen.

After several people's interruptions, the government office has recovered its former appearance.

But the furnishings in the house were very poor.

When Zheng Qiu and others saw Xu Qing coming back, they saluted him, "Lord Xu."

"In the future, these false gifts will be exempted. Although I am the magistrate now, you are still my good brother." Xu Qing said to several people at this time.

Several people nodded after listening.

Then Xu Qing sat down on the chair and said to several people, "now the villagers are digging potatoes. We can't be idle. Who of you would like to sell potatoes in some towns near Jiandu? Who would like to stay and gather the potatoes dug up by the villagers? "

Several people looked at each other, and then Zheng Qiu stood out, "my Lord, I'd like to go to the town near the capital of Jiandu. I'm familiar with it."

"Then I'll help with brother Zheng." Then Zhao Po, the bodyguard from the Imperial City, said.

At this time, Su Tong took a look at Zhao Po and said, "I'll go too."

Before he came to build the capital, Su Tong and Zhao Po were brothers. They did everything together. At first, Zhao Po was only arranged to build the capital. Later, Su Tong asked his superiors for their orders and joined the team to escort Xu Qing.

"Well, Li Ming and some of you will stay in Jiandu, and it will save a lot of time to gather potatoes together." Xu Qing nodded and then said.

After listening, several people bowed their hands and answered, "yes!"

"Now let's get busy. Remember to hire more carriages." Xu Qing then exhorted.

Then a few people answered and went out.

Xu Qing then stood up and looked out. Now all their hopes are on these potatoes. If they sell well, people will not have to worry about their livelihood this winter.

Thinking of this, Xu Qingxin can't help praying silently and looking forward to God. These people have suffered too much this year and can't let them suffer any more.

It's dawn.

After having breakfast, Xiao Mu and others said goodbye to General Li, and they mounted their horses and walked to Suizhou, the nearest city to the capital.

Several people decided to go and have a look first. If Suizhou didn't have one, they would look elsewhere.

The day passed in a flash.

In the early morning, Li Ming gathered the potatoes dug by the villagers yesterday and pulled them to the gate of the Yamen.

Ten carriages!

Xu Qing came out at this time and saw the potatoes on the carriage. He could not help but be very pleased. Seeing the potatoes grow big and mellow, he was sure to sell them for a good price.

At this time, representatives from each village gathered at the gate of the Yamen.

At this time, Xu Qing turned to these people and said, "everyone is here, so I will tell you a few more words. When escorting potatoes on the road, you should be very careful. When you encounter something, you can't make your own decisions. You should obey Zheng in charge of everything."

"Don't worry, my Lord. We have written it down." Several people nodded their heads in response.

Then, under the leadership of Zheng Qiu, he started to walk to Suizhou, the nearest city to the capital.

Suizhou city.

Near Shenshi, Xiao Mu and his party made a rapid progress. At this time, they arrived at Suizhou city.

As soon as I entered the city, I heard the street full of peddlers.

Xiao Mu and his party found a place to live.

It's still early in the day. Xiao Mu calls for two people at this time. Follow him out and go to the grain shop first.

Then several people walked out of the inn.

Several people inquired all the way, and first came to the largest grain shop in Suizhou.

Xiao Mu looked up and saw that the sign on the shop said "food is the best for the people".

Then several people walked into the grain shop.

At this time, the grain shop looked very cold. The shopkeeper sitting in the counter saw Xiao Mu's men coming in, then looked up at them, and then continued to calculate the account. "Wait a minute."

"Good." Xiao Mu nodded in response.

Then after a cup of tea, I saw that the shopkeeper was still bending his head to calculate the account, as if he had forgotten them.

At this time, the eyebrows of the two people who followed Xiao Mu were not tight. They looked at each other, went to the counter, put their swords on the counter, and then looked at the shopkeeper and said, "what do you mean? Are you doing this business?"

"Don't be impatient, young master. Now that the account has been settled, I'm here." The shopkeeper then raised his head and said to them with a smile.

Then he came out of the counter and went to Xiao Mu. Gong started to say, "young man, I'm really sorry."

"No problem, how much stone rice do you have on your grain?" Xiao Mu then said, and then asked the shopkeeper.

I saw the shopkeeper frown slightly at this time, and then asked Xiao Mu, "I don't know how much you need?"

"A hundred stones." Xiao Mu then said to the shopkeeper.

After hearing this, the shopkeeper locked his brow and heart tightly, then said with a smile, "I'm sorry, young man, we don't have so many grain shops."

"Isn't this the biggest grain shop in Suizhou? How come there are not a hundred stones in this area? " The shopkeeper's voice has just fallen. Now Ruiyi says.