Chapter 216: Fishing
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After Fifth Miss Shen came out of the restaurant and got into the carriage, she said with a frown, “He’s like a tight-lipped fox at such a young age. Other than the first two statistics, he refuses to spill anything else.”
Fifth Miss Shen’s most senior servant, Hong Xin, said, “Why don’t we get someone to go to Xingzhou Prefecture to ask for information?”
“Forget it. Didn’t you hear him say that he captured all three groups of people? We probably won’t be able to get any information even if we go. If we end up getting caught, it won’t look good for everyone. Let’s wait for Third Brother to come back and let him negotiate. I think the two of them are quite similar. They might just hit it off.” At this point, Fifth Miss Shen sneered. “Let me see who’s cleverer—the old fox or the little fox.”
Hearing this, Hong Xin couldn’t help but be amused. After some thought, she took out a few corn kernels from her pocket and looked at them. She asked in a low voice, “Fifth Miss, do you think this thing is really that good?”
Fifth Miss Shen took the corn from her hand and said, “Emperor Shizong is wise and mighty. It’s also because of this that everyone regards his words as a classic. Although he had merely mentioned it casually, Emperor Shizong did say that this thing is resistant to cold and drought and has a high survival rate aside from producing a high yield. Even in the year of a disaster, as long as you plant this, the commoners won’t starve to death. It was also because of this sentence that so many of the future generations have been experimenting. Although corn disappeared after the Imperial Court failed to successfully plant it, some families with some foundation and skills actually collected this thing and secretly studied it. Our Shen family’s ancestors had planted it for many years, but the harvest was not ideal. Although there were gains, the yield was not even half of the rice. It was nothing like what Emperor Shizong said. Our family only stopped after trying for decades, having exhausted all the seeds on hand. I didn’t expect someone to successfully plant this thing.”
Hong Xin asked, “Then do other people still have seeds?”
Smiling slightly, Fifth Miss Shen said confidently, “Most families have used up their seeds like us. As for those who still have seeds, let’s not talk about whether those seeds can still be used. How many seeds do you think they left behind?”
“But Young Master Fan and the others don’t have much. How can a mere 10,000 catties or so be enough for us to split?”
Fifth Miss Shen frowned. “That’s why we have to hurry up. If this business is successful, our Shen family will definitely be able to take more initiative in the future.”
At this moment, Fan Zijin was standing at the window of the restaurant and watching the Shen family’s carriage leave. Yanmo asked in confusion, “Young Master, why didn’t you tell Fifth Miss Shen that we plan to plant the corn for a second season and will be able to trade more seeds next year? The general doesn’t intend to sell the 16,000 catties to the Shen family. What if Fifth Miss Shen misunderstands?”
“That’s her business. I didn’t say that I’ll only have 16,000 catties when it’s time for us to trade.” Fan Zijin put away his fan and said, “Let’s go. Didn’t I ask you to find out what fun places are in the Jiangling Prefecture? Let’s go out and shop.”
Yanmo asked, “Aren’t we waiting for Third Young Master Shen?”
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