The moon falling to the ground

Chapter 191: Harvest, the Richest Man in Qiongzhou

She didn't feel much pity for Yan Xinning. She hated this little bitch who betrayed her and brought her so much trouble. What she was most worried about was whether Master Ye would come to detoxify her after Yan Xinning died.

Jian Yue also got the news of Yan Xinning's sudden death from Ji Yunzhong the first time. She didn't believe that Yan Xinning was really dead. What if there was another possibility? As long as the second prince was ruthless enough, everything was possible.

More than a dozen people were killed, the manor was burned, Master Ye was poisoned, and Jian Yue was not captured. The second prince lost both his wife and his army. The abacus beads broke, and he couldn't make a fuss. The second prince was so frustrated that he died.

When Yan Xiuyuan heard the news of Yan Xinning's sudden death, he was stunned for a while and sighed softly. His expression was gloomy and no one knew what he was thinking.

Miss Yan Xinning, who was once very popular, was the white moonlight in the hearts of many admirers. But after several scandals were exposed in succession, she gradually faded out of the public's sight. With her sudden death, she was completely annihilated in the passing years.

Wheat harvest begins in early May of the lunar calendar.

Jian Yue, Doctor Mao and Yun Zhonghe all participated in the labor in person.

Looking at the heavy golden ears of corn, Doctor Mao and Yun Zhonghe never stopped smiling.

Ji Yunzhong disguised himself and personally supervised the harvesting of the experimental fields.

The winter wheat yield per mu on Jianyue Farm reached 380 to 400 kilograms, and the tenants were delighted by the harvest.

The spring wheat they planted in the past only yielded more than 200 kilograms per mu in good weather and good harvest years. If there were serious pests and diseases in a certain year, the yield would only be more than 100 kilograms per mu. This year's winter wheat yield has almost doubled! Each of these tenants can get more than 1,000 kilograms of wheat.

So exciting!

The tenants worked hard and were full of energy.

When the wheat was still green on other farms, Jian Yue's two farms had nearly 300 acres of wheat rolling in golden waves, which was truly the envy of others.

People from nearby farms came to inquire about the news. Then, everyone knew that the winter wheat planted by Jian Yue had a good harvest.

All the seeds harvested from the experimental field were successful hybrid seeds. According to Jian Yue's conservative estimate, the yield per mu was 1,000 kilograms.

This number shocked Ji Yunzhong. Although he didn't know much about farming, he still knew the yields of various crops. In his memory, there was no crop that yielded more than 500 kilograms per mu.

If the person who told him that wheat could produce 1,000 kilograms per mu was not Jian Yue, he would have kicked her out long ago.

Yield per acre?

I wouldn't dare to think so in my wildest dreams.

In order to improve the efficiency of wheat harvesting, Jian Yue also asked the owner's iron shop to build a simple version of the pedal thresher. Although the effect is not comparable to that of a mechanical one, it is already a very advanced tool in this era of low productivity.

Therefore, the wheat harvest on Jian Yue’s two farms was completed in just half a month.

After the wheat harvest, Jian Yue hired a large number of people to plow the land and plant sorghum, soybeans and peanuts.

Hearing that she was going to cultivate a new variety of rice, Ji Yunzhong gave her 100 mu of top-quality paddy fields. He was originally going to give her 500 mu, but Jian Yue refused. As a test field, 100 mu was enough.

After discussing with Doctor Mao and Yun Zhonghe, Jian Yue agreed to report to Emperor Jingzhen through Ji Yunzhong.

Ji Yunzhong took away half of the hybrid wheat seeds and half of the winter wheat. Of course, he paid for both.

The fifty mu of winter wheat in Sinong Temple was completely destroyed because of the heavy snow before the New Year.

When Ji Yunzhong delivered the wheat to Emperor Jingzhen through the hands of the crown prince, it caused an uproar in the court.

Jane Yue worked hard to harvest wheat and plant the fields, and was exhausted. She didn't dare to relax until everything went smoothly and ran according to her arrangement.

At this time, Fu Wu, who had returned for a few days, had the opportunity to report on the affairs of the Yan family in Qiongzhou.

"The girl's maternal grandparents were once the richest in Qiongzhou. It is rumored that the wealth accumulated by the Yan family during its heyday was enough to buy the entire Qiongzhou. But after the girl's mother died of childbirth, within two years, the girl's grandparents died of illness one after another. All of the Yan family's assets fell into the hands of the eldest son Yan Jingyu, the girl's uncle."

"Yan Jingyu married the daughter of a wealthy businessman in Qiongzhou. They had a son. In the second year after her grandparents passed away, her uncle suddenly announced that he was going to sell his property and move to Shangjing to develop his career. Then, the Yan family's shop and farm changed hands almost overnight, and her uncle and his family also left Qiongzhou and went to Shangjing."

"The Yan family's branch originally wanted to get a piece of the pie, but the girl's uncle handled it too quickly, and they didn't get any benefit at all."

"This man named Yan Jinghong is Yan Jingyu's cousin from another family. He is a gambler. His family used to live a wealthy life thanks to your maternal grandparents. But they couldn't stand his gambling addiction. From the time he became addicted to gambling to now, it has only been two or three years, and he has gambled away all his family fortune. Now his family is in a situation similar to that of beggars."

"About a month ago, the head of the Second Prince's farm, Wu Zhuangtou, claimed to be someone sent by your uncle to find him, and promised him a reward of 1,000 taels, asking him to come to Yanling Mansion to trick you. Yan Jinghong didn't even let his family know, but he couldn't wait to come."

Therefore, Yan Jinghong’s death was not unjust.

Jian Yue frowned: "Since my uncle and his family went to the capital, have they contacted the people in Qiongzhou?"

"In the first two years after I went to Shangjing, I had correspondence with the head of the Yan family, and I also sent him gifts during the New Year and other festivals. But later, the head of the Yan family received a letter saying that he had lost all his family assets in business in Shangjing. Since then, I have lost contact with the head of the Yan family."

Jian Yue frowned, the more she listened the weirder it seemed to her.

"Miss, after I got the news in Qiongzhou, I asked my acquaintances in Beijing to inquire about Yan Jingyu. However, I didn't find any information about Yan Jingyu. But maybe he changed his name, so it will be hard to find him."

Jian Yue looked at Yun Zhonghe: "Master, what do you think?"

Yun Zhonghe said: "Looking for an unknown businessman in Shangjing is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Why don't we look at the problem from a different angle? Let Fu Wu go to Qiongzhou and ask him to find out who the Yan family sold those shops and farms to. After all, the Yan family has so many businesses, and who has the financial resources to buy them all in one night."

Fu Wu's eyes lit up: "Yes! Why didn't I think of this. Miss, I will go to Qiongzhou again and make sure to find out everything."

Jian Yue pondered for a moment and said, "I'll go too, and take a look at the situation of the ten shops in Qiongzhou. Xie Chujiao emptied out the shops in Yanling Mansion, so I'm afraid there won't be anything left in Qiongzhou."

Yun Zhonghe: "Yue girl, what should we do with the paddy fields here?"

"According to my method of raising seedlings, it will take more than ten days before we can plant them. I estimate that I will be back in seven or eight days."

Yun Zhonghe saw Jian Yue like this...