However, they didn't expect that Shi's father not only brought people here, but also brought a group of government officials.
When the government officials called for the county magistrate to arrive, Uncle Cai's family immediately sighed and fell to their knees in panic.
Shi's father, however, was not scared at all. He pointed at the rows of fields and said to the county magistrate.
"Sir, please see, this is the sweet potato field planted by the grassroots family. It is about to be excavated today, and I would like to ask the county magistrate to be a witness."
Although I looked at the neat rows of fields in front of me, the fields were completely bare. Where did the food come from?
"Shi Yao Qian, if what you say is true, I will naturally remember you for your contribution. If you dare to deceive me or play tricks on me, I will let you know what it means to not call earth and earth every day."
It doesn’t work.”
The county magistrate snorted and sat on a chair that the Yamen brought from the village chief's house, waiting for his father to conjure up ten shi per acre of grain.
When Shi's father heard the threat from the county master, he slightly bowed his hands and bowed his head in response.
Then he turned around and called Uncle Cai and his family to get up and start digging sweet potatoes.
Because Shi's father had the experience of digging before, he carefully warned Uncle Cai's family before digging, not to dig out the sweet potato into two pieces with a hoe.
Uncle Cai nodded in agreement, imitating his father's example, he first dug carefully, and then he saw the sweet potatoes. Under the sweet potato vines, they looked like hanging gourds. Once dug, there were a large bunch.
Moreover, the largest of the sweet potatoes hanging was bigger than the child's head.
In the front, Shi's father and a group of men from Uncle Cai's family were digging. In the back, Shi Jiang was with Shi's mother and Mrs. Shen, and Sister Cai and her two daughters-in-law were picking up in baskets at the back.
Fortunately, Shi Jiang had already thought of this situation, so he knitted a lot of baskets at home.
But even so, the basket is not enough!
In the end, I had no choice but to borrow a wooden cart, load the baskets of sweet potatoes onto the cart, and then take them to my yard and start dumping them.
Empty all the baskets before filling them again.
When Shi's father took Uncle Cai's family and dug less than half an acre, the county magistrate stood up.
Although he didn't know what these lumpy-looking things were, they were all dug out of the ground, and they were less than half an acre of land. The amount was staggering.
Before, my father said that the yield per mu was ten dan, which was too modest. However, the yield of fifty dan per mu was more than enough for him.
When he thought of this output, the county magistrate took a deep breath.
Oh my god, if this kind of food is grown in the entire county, how much food can the entire county grow?
"Go... When I was about to go to Yao Qian's home, I called the village chief to bring him a scale. I want to weigh how much grain this acre of land can produce."
The county magistrate couldn't sit down anymore, so he greeted directly and swarmed over to Shi's house.
Shi's mother and Mrs. Shen had already washed some sweet potatoes and threw them into the pot to cook.
When Shi Jiang saw the county magistrate entering the yard, he didn't waste any time. He directly picked up a sweet potato, cleaned it, peeled it, cut it into slices and put it on a plate with a bamboo toothpick inserted on it.
"Sir, the little girl now calls it sweet potato. It can be eaten raw or cooked. The flavors are different. Please try it."
The county magistrate did not expect that such a beautiful little girl was still hiding in the house at that time.
However, the sweet potato thing overshadowed his interest in women.
Looking at the sweet potato slices in Shi Jiang's hand, he glanced to the side.
The county government official swallowed, picked up a bamboo stick, poked the sweet potato, put it to his mouth and took a small bite.
At first, I didn't dare to chew it in big mouths, I only dared to taste it in small sips.
Then his eyes lit up, he swallowed the sweet potato in his mouth hard, and said to the magistrate.
"Sir, this thing is sweet and delicious, just like fruit."
After hearing the master's words and the fact that he ate it without any problems, the magistrate naturally felt relieved and took a piece of it, put it in his mouth and closed his eyes to taste it.
"It's really good. What's the name of this thing? Sweet potato, right?"
"Yes, sir. My mother is already cooking the sweet potatoes. When the sweet potatoes are cooked, you can taste them and see the difference."
Shi Jiang smiled and gave a piece of the sweet potato in his hand to everyone present, letting them all taste the taste of the raw sweet potato.
Even the village chief was not left behind. After all, living in this village, even if their family had the county magistrate to rely on in the future, they would not be able to avoid the village chief.
Therefore, when you can win over others, try to win over them as much as possible.
If you really can't make a good relationship by trying to win over someone, then think of other ways.
The village chief put the piece of raw sweet potato into his mouth. Although the sweet potato was sweet and delicious, it tasted tasteless to him.
Unexpectedly, this outsider who had just arrived in the village would quietly commit such an earth-shattering event.
Now that the Shi family has the support of the county magistrate, how can he dare to display music scores in front of the Shi family in the future?
However, looking at Shi Jiang's attitude now, it seems that he is not trying to step on him, so the village chief will naturally not refuse to take this step.
Sure enough, when Shi Mu took out the cooked sweet potatoes, she distributed them to everyone to taste.
Everyone present was amazed. It is sweet and delicious when eaten raw, but soft and sweet when eaten cooked. No matter which one, it is delicious!
"Sir, the weight has been calculated. One acre has a yield of sixty stones."
While everyone was tasting it, his subordinate Yamen quickly weighed all the sweet potatoes that he dug up, and then came to a conclusion.
"Well, it's God's blessing that we actually got this divine food."
After saying that, he patted his brother-in-law's shoulder, winked at him, and motioned for him to come over to find Shi's father.
Jiang Shaoning naturally received the signal from his brother-in-law and turned directly to find Shi's father who was still digging sweet potatoes in the field.
Originally, Jiang Shaoning thought that after Shi's father understood his hint, he would be furious or resolutely oppose it.
Unexpectedly, after Shi's father followed him back, he bent down and cupped his hands in front of the county magistrate.
"The grassroots people got this improved seed, so they reported it to the county magistrate as soon as possible. However, the grassroots people were afraid that if the results were not satisfactory, they would disappoint you, so they did not inform you immediately. Now that we know that this improved seed is so effective,
All these sweet potatoes in the fields of ordinary people can be donated to the imperial court and left to your disposal. There is also this booklet, which is the planting method that my family came up with during this period of research on how to grow this excellent variety. You can also take it for reference."
The county magistrate had already thought about snatching it, but he didn't expect that Shi Yao Qian would take advantage of it like this.
Not only did they not ask for a penny, they also donated all the fine seeds produced in these fields, which made the county magistrate feel relaxed immediately.
It seems that at this time, the family has absolutely no intention of snatching the credit from him and returning to Beijing!
Since the other party knows him so well, the county magistrate will naturally not be stingy. When he is promoted, he will be generously rewarded.
"Well, I am very pleased to have loyal and patriotic people like you in the imperial court."