Dominate the ancient academy

Chapter 121: Dinner

The back mountain, which is usually quiet and seldom visited, seems particularly lively today.

These teachers and students were removing the soil from the sweet potatoes, sorting them into piles, and loading them. Some looked excited, some were cautious, and some were full of curiosity, but they were all doing their jobs seriously. Regardless of their identities, it really was a scene of a farm's harvest.

When Emperor Jingming arrived, he was very happy to see such a scene. He did not alarm anyone and looked around first. Even if some of the sweet potatoes were transported to the cellar, there would still be a considerable amount left in the field.

When these students saw Emperor Jingming in casual clothes, those who had never seen Emperor Jingming before just glanced at him, thinking that he was the headmaster who had called for help, and continued with their work; those whose fathers had higher positions and recognized Emperor Jingming, did not dare to take the initiative to reveal Emperor Jingming's identity as he was obviously on a secret visit, and tried hard to act as if nothing had happened, but they became more cautious in their movements.

They had worked in the fields for most of the day, and they knew how to count. There were at least 1,000 kilograms of sweet potatoes per acre in the fields. Not to mention the previous bet, they could still afford to pay out some silver.

But this time the emperor is here in person, so Ye Xiao will be really great in the future. With the sweet potato yield of 1,000 kilograms per acre, even without the protection of Prince Yun, no one will dare to look down on him.

You should be more serious in your attitude towards her in the future. This is not a form of flattery. It's just that when a person has greater value and greater ability, isn't it natural for him to be respected?

It's like some people will look down on those who are worse than them, but will not despise those who are stronger than themselves.

When they made the bet with Ye Xiao before, they didn't take it seriously. After all, if increasing grain production or discovering new grains were really easy, their father and the officials in the court would have solved it long ago. There would be no need to wait for Ye Xiao to make a contribution by this.

Doesn't that mean there's nothing anyone else can do?

Unexpectedly, Ye Xiao actually succeeded. Now that the emperor is here, it is much easier for the news to reach the emperor with Prince Yun here.

They certainly couldn't leak the news before the imperial court released it, but when the news was announced, they could brag about it. After all, they had contributed a bit.

Yun Qinghan and the headmaster were expecting Emperor Jingming's arrival. After the three of them met up, they explained the situation in detail to Emperor Jingming.

As the saying goes, seeing is believing. No matter how good the description you have heard from others is, it is not as shocking as seeing it with your own eyes. This is much more valuable than ice cubes, soap, and perfume. Food is the most important thing for people, and its importance is self-evident.

Seeing that Shanzhang and Qinghan both had dirt on their hands, Emperor Jingming also began to get ready.

He was not someone who was willing to put himself in a difficult position, so he said directly: "You guys continue to do your own things, don't worry about me."

As he said this, he turned around and found a place far away from the two of them, squatted down and started digging sweet potatoes.

The guards brought by Emperor Jingming had already hidden their figures and were protecting him in secret. Only Eunuch Fu followed him. When Eunuch Fu saw the emperor squatting down to work, not only did he not say anything to spoil the fun, he also quickly squatted down with his small shovel and started working beside him.

The plump size of this sweet potato is so pleasing to the eye. Even if the emperor doesn't want to touch it, he would still be tempted.

He was usually meticulous in his work, and after digging two sweet potatoes, he had mastered the strength and gained experience. He dug one sweet potato at a time and became very skilled at it. Before he knew it, he had surpassed Emperor Jingming and ran ahead of him.

Emperor Jingming looked at Eunuch Fu, and saw that with a shovel, a sweet potato came out, while with his own shovel, the skin of a sweet potato was broken directly. This old man usually had a good eye, but why was he so clueless today?

But he definitely wouldn't say this kind of thing on his own initiative, so he just coughed. If the old man didn't react, he wouldn't need to bring him along next time.

Hearing the emperor's cough, Eunuch Fu turned around to look at the small pile of sweet potatoes that had been shoveled in half beside the emperor, and then he came to his senses.

He turned around quickly and said, "Your Majesty, this young master Ye is really capable. I think this sweet potato must weigh more than 3,000 kilograms, right?"

As he spoke, he took a shovel and shoveled away the soil in front of Emperor Jingming, revealing the sweet potatoes inside. Now he just needed to hold the sweet potatoes to pull them out intact.

Emperor Jingming looked at the attentive Eunuch Fu, stretched out his hand to hold the sweet potato, pulled it out and put it aside, then said in a brisk tone: "Three thousand kilograms, not necessarily, but two thousand kilograms is definitely there."

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty. What Master Wuyou said before has come true. Young Master Ye is the noble man. Your Majesty will surely have everything go smoothly in the future and all your wishes will come true."

After making sure that Emperor Jingming was not going to care about his mistake, Eunuch Fu breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly helped the emperor shovel the soil to make it easier for him to pull out the sweet potatoes.

He was negligent in his duty just now and forgot to check whether the emperor could do the job well.

After working for a while, they found that the emperor was a little exhausted, so Eunuch Fu said sympathetically: "Your Majesty, it won't be long before the sweet potatoes are harvested. I don't know how Young Master Ye's pig-killing dish is going. Why don't we go over and take a look?"

Emperor Jingming stood up, took the handkerchief handed over by Eunuch Fu, and wiped his hands casually: "Okay, call Qinghan, and we will go to see his junior brother together."

As time went by, everyone's speed increased. Not only because they had become proficient in the movements, but also because those who were carrying the sweet potatoes had already smelled the smell of slaughtering pork. They passed the food to each other, and after a while, almost everyone knew that they were going to eat the slaughtering pig dish.

With delicious food hanging in front of you, shouldn’t you speed up?

The cellar was not far from the yard. Yun Qinghan did not lead the emperor directly back to the yard, but went to the cellar.

In the cellar, some students and guards were in charge of carrying things back and forth. There were also a few middle-aged men nearby who were writing something down in notebooks. The men had shrewd and sharp eyes, and looked more like businessmen than servants.

When he saw Yun Qinghan, his face became serious and he hurriedly stepped forward to salute with fear and trepidation. After Yun Qinghan's signal, he returned to his original place and started recording.

"Uncle, these are the merchants I found who are good at arithmetic. With their calculations, we can get a certain yield today after the sweet potatoes are harvested."

"Okay, I'm at ease with you doing the job."

Emperor Jingming looked at the scene here, pointed to the side and asked: "This is the cellar you built a few days ago, it looks different from ordinary cellars."

Compared to a cellar, it is more like a cave. It is a bit dark inside, but you can see that there is a lot of space inside and it can store a lot of things. The cellars of ordinary people's homes are more like a well, straight up and down, and you need a ladder or a rope to go down, but this cellar is very large, and you can walk in directly without even bending down.

"My junior brother said that the function of a wine cellar is to maintain temperature and store supplies. As long as it can meet these functions, it doesn't matter what the cellar looks like. Besides, we can't keep digging cellars with so many sweet potatoes. We should just dig a big one and solve the problem once and for all."

Seeing Yun Qinghan's proud look for his junior brother, Emperor Jingming joked, "Your junior brother hasn't even officially entered the sect yet, and you're protecting him like this. Your uncle is going to get jealous."

Seeing that Emperor Jingming was pretending to be angry but with an unconcealable smile in his eyes, Yun Qinghan pretended to be wronged and said, "Although my junior brother is very capable, he is very simple-minded. Qinghan is worried that if I don't protect him, he will be bullied. How can I serve my uncle in the future?"

As soon as Shu Xiaoxiao came out, she saw Yun Qinghan standing there talking and laughing. It was really a beautiful scene. It was a pity that she didn't have a mobile phone to take pictures, nor did she have superb painting skills, otherwise she could have stayed and appreciated it carefully later. It would also be good to watch while eating when she had no appetite!

This is the cellar, ignore the bricks