After becoming rich overnight, I handed over the system.

Chapter 55 Sweet Potato Yield

Before Liu Mingyue could even react after dismounting, the way that person had reached out, spun around, and sat in her lap felt so familiar.

Where have I seen this before? Liu Mingyue racked her brains, and suddenly a flash of inspiration struck her. She remembered that in the first book she read by Lin Liuyi, the educated youth and her husband seemed to have had a similar experience.

Right, she had been looking forward to it back then, but now it's actually happened. Liu Mingyue blushed a little when she thought about it.

"Bright moon? Bright moon?"

"Ah, Second Brother." Liu Mingyue came back to her senses.

"Mingyue, how are you? Why is your face so red? Should we call a doctor to take a look?" Brother Liu never expected that his sister would encounter such a dangerous situation. He immediately began to suspect that someone was trying to harm Mingyue.

"Second Brother, I'm fine. I'll just have some calming soup when I get back to the manor. Young Master Jiang, thank you for saving me!" Liu Mingyue secretly glanced at the other person.

Sure enough, when she looked up, she met the other person's eyes again, and Liu Mingyue felt her heart race.

"Miss Liu, I'm fine. But you, you should probably have a doctor take a look. As for the horse, don't worry, I've already sent someone to check on it." Jiang Heng was somewhat worried about Liu Mingyue.

"No need, I'm fine. You..."

“He’s right. Mingyue, I’ll call a doctor for you to take a look later. Jiang Heng is fine; he’s very good at horseback riding.” Brother Liu interrupted Mingyue directly.

“Yes, I’m fine. If Miss Mingyue wants to express her gratitude, how about treating me to a meal another day?” Jiang Heng said considerately.

"Yes, yes, Mingyue, I'll treat him to a meal later."

"Let me treat!" Liu Mingyue smiled, pretending not to see his smile freeze when he heard that his second brother was treating him to dinner.

"Second brother is here too!"

"Alright, let's go, Mingyue. We're going to Yuelai Restaurant for dinner now to calm your nerves!"

Brother Liu felt that it was better to go sooner rather than later, so they should go now.

The group then changed their route from the manor to Yuelailou Restaurant for a meal.

While Liu Mingyue was happily eating with her second brother and Jiang Heng, Old Lady Liu lost her appetite.

It's been three days already, and my youngest son still hasn't come back. It's just a matter of reporting the yield to the government.

I hope I won't get arrested by the authorities!

The more Grandma Liu thought about it, the less she could eat. Suddenly, someone started banging on the door.

Liu Laoda went to open the door. "Uncle Jiang, Uncle Xi and my grandfather are back, and they brought other people with them. They're heading towards your fields. Uncle Xi asked me to come and let you know!"

It turned out that the village chief's grandson had come to deliver the news, and Old Lady Liu became anxious upon hearing it.

Why bother eating? They're definitely going to check on the sweet potatoes in the field. Let's all go together.

Old Mrs. Liu and her eldest son left first, and the others quickly ate a few bites and followed closely behind. Xingniang also wanted to go with them.

"Xingniang, where are you going?" Zhao called out to her.

"Cousin, I'll go help Auntie and the others too." Xingniang was also anxious; her task was finally making progress.

"No need, you stay home and tidy up the yard. You don't even know where our land is, so you should just stay home."

Zhao still remembered what her mother had said about keeping an eye on Xingniang. Xingniang had no choice but to stay home and tidy up the yard in resentment.

Old Mrs. Liu led her eldest son to her own land first, and from afar they saw the village chief, her youngest son, two strangers, and a group of yamen runners.

"Halt!" Seeing the two approaching, the constable drew his sword.

"My lord, my lord, these are my mother and brothers," Liu Yuanxi quickly explained.

The magistrate waved his hand, and the constables put away their weapons.

"Village Chief Liu, do you think these sweet potatoes can yield a thousand catties per mu?" The county magistrate looked at the land and could only see green leaves.

"Yes, sir. This old man would not dare to deceive you," Village Chief Liu replied respectfully.

"Then I ask you, where are the things?"

"Sir, the goods are all in the field. Let's harvest them now and weigh them on the spot."

Magistrate Jiang nodded. He had just returned from the prefect's visit when his clerk came to report that a crop with a yield of a thousand catties per mu had appeared in Liu Family Village.

He then followed the crowd to Liujia Village without stopping, thinking he would soon see this magical sweet potato, but it turned out to be still underground.

Old Lady Liu could tell that the magistrate was somewhat disappointed, so she quickly arranged for her eldest son to go to the village to fetch some chairs and tea so that the magistrate could rest.

Village Chief Liu and others arranged for the villagers who were watching to help Liu Yuanxi dig out the sweet potatoes.

Last time the Liu family dug up sweet potatoes, everyone watched from the sidelines, marveling at their work and eager to get a piece of it, but refraining because it belonged to someone else and they didn't want to take it.

Now things are different; the village chief is the one who made them dig.

So everyone dug with all their might, it was so much fun, each dig could bring out several sweet potatoes.

The county magistrate, who had been sitting calmly to the side, drinking tea, couldn't sit still any longer as he watched more and more sweet potatoes being dug up.

He picked up a sweet potato himself, felt its weight, and looked at the sweet potatoes that had been turned up in the field. He thought that a yield of 1,000 jin per mu was really possible, but he wondered what the sweet potato would taste like.

After the potatoes were dug up quickly, they were weighed.

"1304 jin!" The village chief announced the final weight, and Grandma Liu and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

The magistrate couldn't believe the number, so he asked his clerk to calculate it again.

"Sir, no problem, it's 1304 jin!" The clerk was also extremely excited.

Their county has actually grown such a high-yield crop, so wouldn't the county magistrate be promoted? Wouldn't he also take a step forward?

The county magistrate thought so too; with his political achievements promising, the prefect wouldn't scold him now, would he?

The villagers who were watching were shocked once again, because the yield of the one acre of land harvested by the Liu family last time was just their estimate.

They are all experienced farmers; you can roughly estimate the weight just by looking at the quantity.

This time, the weight was actually measured, and it was measured in front of the county magistrate, which made everyone even more excited.

They were all thinking about going to the Liu family to ask for some seeds.

"How does this sweet potato taste?" the county magistrate asked, still harboring some doubt.

Grandma Liu immediately arranged for her eldest daughter-in-law to prepare a sweet potato feast, since she was used to cooking at home anyway. Her eldest son even carved out a sweet potato tower.

The magistrate was relieved as soon as he tasted the food.

This spicy and sour shredded sweet potato is really good, the braised chicken with sweet potato is also delicious, and the sweet potato pancakes are not bad either.

The group ate without even looking up, which shows that the sweet potato was perfectly adequate as a substitute food.

Once the sweet potatoes are all set, we can start discussing other things.

"The county government will take these potatoes first. I still need to report to my superiors about the exact price," the magistrate said frankly.

"Thank you, sir! But sir, I have a request. Can we use sweet potatoes to offset this year's grain tax?" Liu Yuanxi immediately thought of this.

"I'll ask about that too."

When the magistrate left, he subtly told them that there might be other rewards, which made the family even more excited.