AWB Chapter 225 Quietly Guarding
Chapter 225 Quietly Guarding
The capital was shrouded in dark clouds, but the people of Changhe Village were immersed in the joy of the harvest.
The sweet potato experimental field in Changhe Village was surrounded by people watching the ceremony. The county magistrates in nearby Taihe County who had received the notice arrived one after another yesterday.
Lord Pan and County Magistrate Jiang personally presided over the harvesting ceremony.
The group first held incense and candles in their hands and prayed devoutly to the sky for good weather and good harvests, thanking the land for its generous gifts.
After the blessing ceremony, Lord Pan gave the order, "The new grain harvest has officially begun." The villagers who were selected to help with the harvest today then went to the fields with their farm tools.
Today's harvesting ceremony was so novel that even Qin Ruo, who came from the modern era and had a wide range of experience, found it novel.
The two acres of sweet potatoes originally planted by Qin Ruo's family, plus the two acres planted later by Lord Pan, ushered in a bumper harvest amid everyone's anticipation.
As baskets of dug sweet potatoes were carried to the fields one after another, the scene became bustling.
The two acres of land planted by the Qin family and the experimental field planted by Lord Pan and his team both had considerable yields.
Moreover, the quality of the sweet potatoes harvested is comparable to those dug from the mountain last time.
The dug-out sweet potatoes were all plump and well-proportioned, announcing the successful trial planting of the new grain crop.
Whether it was the villagers watching or those busy in the fields, everyone was excited and more expectant than Lord Pan and his group.
After all, thanks to the Qin family, most of the villagers in Changhe Village received donated seedlings.
They are just waiting and watching, and want to harvest after this ceremony.
The grand harvest in the experimental field today finally put their minds at ease.
Although each family grows a small amount, it is just the beginning. The successful planting of new crops means new hope.
"Fellow villagers, the new grain has been planted successfully! We no longer have to worry about not having enough food and going hungry in the future." An elderly villager leaned over and stroked the baskets of sweet potatoes carried to the road, and couldn't help but burst into tears.
Lord Pan and County Magistrate Jiang were equally excited.
"Fellow villagers, today's bumper grain harvest is not only a grand event for Changhe Village, but also a blessing from heaven for our Dasheng. This new grain crop will surely go down in history, and in the future it will be promoted in our Dasheng to benefit all the people."
Lord Pan stood on the ridge of the field, looking at the people watching the ceremony with a smile on his face, and solemnly expressed his excitement.
Several county magistrates from other counties who came to watch the ceremony felt heartbroken.
If Taihe County obtains this grain, it will probably be prosperous overnight.
If this were to be promoted throughout Dasheng, the achievements of Taihe County Magistrate Jiang would be recorded in history.
Both new grain and new farm tools, County Magistrate Jiang is so lucky.
By the time the harvest was finished, two hours had passed and the villagers had gone home one after another and started harvesting the new crops in their own fields.
The county magistrate who came to watch the ceremony left with satisfaction after hearing from Pan Dakou that the emperor would keep this batch of new grain as seeds and distribute it to the prefectures and counties for planting.
On the day when the harvesting work was completed, Lord Pan immediately submitted an urgent memorial to the capital, reporting in detail the grand harvest of the sweet potato experimental field in Changhe Village.
He only needs to wait for the emperor's next order before he can return to Beijing to arrange the follow-up work.
Before leaving for Beijing, Lord Pan and Magistrate Jiang and his entourage went into the mountains again.
They wanted to go to the mountain again to thank the senior master before leaving.
Unfortunately, when they entered the mountain this time, they could not find the collapsed cave.
In view of the complicated situation in the mountains at the time, Lord Pan and County Magistrate Jiang also ordered people to mark the area nearby.
The mark is still there, but the place where the collapsed cave once was has become a flat grassland.
Apart from the excavated sweet potato and potato fields, where one could still find traces of the mining, the mysterious cave seemed to be just an illusion they saw at the time.
Looking at the land in front of them that seemed to be smoothed by magic, Lord Pan and County Magistrate Jiang looked at each other. Although they were full of doubts, they could only give up.
The person involved, Qin Ruo, pretended to be ignorant of the situation, and her expression of surprise was performed very naturally.
"The world is so big that there are all kinds of wonders. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have thought that I could see such a magical sight."
"What the princess said is absolutely right. What I saw today has exceeded the imagination of mortals like us. I originally wanted to pay homage to the great seniors, but now it is impossible." Lord Pan spoke with emotion, with a hint of awe in his eyes.
"Since the master has made such arrangements, he naturally does not want to disturb the mortal world too much. It is better for us not to disturb him too much." Si Heng, who entered the mountain with him, said lazily.
After confessing his feelings to Qin Ruo, he followed Qin Ruo back to Taihe County.
After returning, he moved into the newly built house in Changhe Village. The old lady and her servants also stayed in Changhe Village temporarily for the past few days.
As he got to know more and more of Qin Ruo's secrets, he more or less figured out some clues.
In the past, he was determined to uncover those mysteries, but now he is trying every means to secretly protect Qin Ruo.
Who is Qin Ruo? Where is she from? It doesn't matter. As long as she is her, that's enough.
Whatever she wants to do, he will support her unconditionally.
If there were mountains and rivers blocking the way ahead, he would clear a path for him and her.
Even if the road ahead is full of thorns, he is willing to pave a smooth path for her.
Si Heng's gaze fell gently on Qin Ruo, with a faint smile on his lips.
Qin Ruo gave Si Heng an appreciative look. She could naturally sense Si Heng's protection at the moment.
She could also see that Si Heng might have guessed something, so he said some ambiguous words in front of Lord Pan and the others.
Qin Ruo had expected that Lord Pan and his companions would definitely go into the mountains once more before returning to Beijing. Not long after Lord Pan and his companions went into the mountains for the first time, Qin Ruo secretly went back again.
The collapsed cave had been moved into the space by her.
After these few months, the vacant lot is now covered with green grass, and of course it no longer looks like it did before.
"Your Highness the Ninth Prince is absolutely right. I am obsessed with appearances." Lord Pan and Magistrate Jiang exchanged a knowing look.
They all saw the interaction between Si Heng and Qin Ruo.
However, the eldest princess did not say anything about these things, so it was not their turn to comment.
When the group came down from the mountain, an urgent secret letter from Beijing had arrived in Changhe Village.
The emperor issued an edict and, upon receiving the news that new grain had been successfully planted in Changhe Village, decided to make Taihe County a key demonstration county for new grain planting.
The planting and promotion of the new grain was presided over by the Magistrate Jiang of Taihe County, in an effort to quickly promote the new grain crops in Dasheng.
The imperial court also allocated a sum of money to support the improvement of agricultural tools and the construction of farmland infrastructure.
The letter also informed that the plaque and calligraphy of "Agricultural Demonstration Village" personally bestowed by the emperor for Changhe Village would be escorted here by a special person in the near future.