After a moment of dazed, Fu Tian reacted, raised a bright smile on his face, ran two steps, and threw himself into Chu Xiangtian's arms.

Chu Xiangtian hugged him and pressed him hard towards his chest. His bearded chin rubbed his cheeks and neck, "I miss you so much."

Fu Tian was a little itchy with his beard, and he shrank his neck but did not avoid it. He looked up at him with a shiny look, "I miss you too."

After he looked at it, Chu Xiangtian felt that it was worth it to come back day and night.

The two of them entered the room with hands. Chu Xiangtian was covered in dust and wanted to hold Fu Tian for a while, but he pushed him to the bathroom. "You go to bathe first, and you have already ordered the kitchen to prepare meals."

Chu Xiangtian held his wrist and gently turned his callous thumb on his wrist in circles, "With me?"

Fu Tian's face turned hot and he wanted to break away from his hand, "Mother still said she wanted to welcome you."

Chu Xiangtian pulled his wrist and pulled the man into his arms, his chin against his neck, and hugged him like a bear, "A small separation is better than a newlywed, my mother will understand."

Fu Tian wanted to say something, but he pinched his waist and picked it up and sat on the edge of the bathtub. The man's face was blushing and his heartbeat. Fu Tian grabbed his shoulders and stabilized his body, raised his feet and kicked him, "Let me down."

Chu Xiangtian lowered his head against his forehead, and the tips of their noses were close together, rubbing intimately. Chu Xiangtian's fingers gently painted along the outline of his cheeks, "Don't you miss me?"

Fu Tian could instinctively curled up his shoulders, and wanted to shake his head but it was a little against his will. Finally, he lowered his eyes and hummed like a mosquito.

Chu Xiangtian smiled, his lips moved down his forehead and easily took his lips.

The breath blended and the water waves rippled. The two of them were so excited that they were so emotional that they were lingering for a long time. After changing two buckets of water, they came out of the bathroom.

Fu Tian had a little weak legs. Chu Xiangtian came out with him and put on his clothes for the shameful young master first. Chu Xiangtian took care of himself again.

Fu Tian's cheeks were still blushing, and he was rubbing his face hard, trying not to make his face so hot. Chu Xiangtian was wearing clothes and was so amused and laughed at this scene.

He pulled open his hands and kissed them on both cheeks, "Okay, it won't be red."

Fu Tian: "..."

He said angrily: "Am I a three-year-old?"

Chu Xiangtian smiled and pulled him out, and thought about it seriously after hearing this, "In my heart, I wish I could hold it in my arms every day."

The bandit suddenly said love words, and Fu Tian was stunned for a moment, and he snorted softly, stop talking.

Chu Xiangtian smiled softly and held hands with him to go to the main hall.

The kitchen was prepared for a welcome banquet. Fu Youqin came earlier. Seeing that Fu Tian had changed into clothes, she didn't say anything, and coughed lightly to let them sit for dinner.

***

Shortly after Chu Xiangtian returned from Zhenwu County, he entered October.

The weather in October is still hot, not much different from the weather in ** month. The water level of Fengshui can be seen by the naked eye. Posts reporting disasters have been sent one after another.

There were also quarrels in the court. Some people thought it was a sign of a major disaster and had to prepare early, while others thought it was a worry, but the weather was a little hotter. In previous years, there were times like this, and nothing happened.

The emperor had already realized that he ignored the noise in the court and sent the approval documents to all places to reduce taxes.

Fu Tian was also busy for a while. After all the fields in Sifang Town were harvested, he had previously specifically explained that all the food grown with new rice was stored, except for the amount he planted next year.

He has been busy dealing with the food he received from Zhou Chuanqing, Wei Yang and Nie Erdong these two days.

Fu Tian gave all the new rice seeds brought from Sifang Town. When the three of them ordered Zhuangzi to plant them, they did not expect the new rice seed to be very powerful. However, when the harvest was completed in September and October, they asked more questions and found that when all Zhuangzi had reduced yields due to the weather, the fields that planted the new rice seeds were not affected, but the yield was higher than usual.

This made the managers very happy. Unlike the young men who don’t understand farming, they can see the value at a glance. If new rice seeds are replaced on the farm, the benefits will be unimaginable. How much more food can be produced in each season!

In addition to being surprised when Zhou Chuanqing and the others heard the news, they also vaguely realized the importance of it and came to ask about the situation.

Fu Tian told them the reasons he had compiled before again, and proposed to exchange them for ordinary grains for the excess grains produced by new rice.

Except for the rice seeds left from each farm, the rest of the grain was sold for cash in the past year. However, the situation this year was special. Those who were more sensitive had noticed something and started to stock up on food.

Zhou Chuanqing and the others had no problem. After all, the rice seeds were originally given by Fu Tian, ​​so it would be fine to return the excess to him. What they were even more curious was that Fu Tian seemed to have foresawed this disaster that had just begun to show.

Chu Xiangtian had discussed this issue with Fu Tian a long time ago. All Fu Tian's puzzling behaviors could be explained when the drought broke out. At that time, he would inevitably attract attention to him. After thinking about it, the two decided to push this matter to the "experts".

Facing the triple pair of eyes full of curious exploration, Fu Tian said slowly: "What Chu Xiangtian told me is that an old farmer in the village discovered a new rice seed and offered it. I went with the flow."

Several people looked at Chu Xiangtian again. Chu Xiangtian deliberately hung them for a while before saying, "I met a master a few years ago. The master said that starting this year, there will be a severe drought for three years. I didn't believe it at first, but all the signs later correspond to the prophecy. If you don't believe it, you have to believe it."

Except for Fu Tian, ​​the others looked at him indescribable terms, "When did you believe in these gods and gods?"

Chu Xiangtian spread his hands, "I don't believe it, but his prophecy is right. Just prepare for it just in case. I have also told the emperor about this."

Thinking of the recent movements in the court and the emperor's attitude, they finally understood the truth.

Wei Yang and Nie Erdong looked at Chu Xiangtian jealously, "How come you can catch up with any good things?"

Chu Xiangtian held his arms in both hands and looked at his friend with a look of contempt, "This is probably the difference between me and you."

Wei Yang & Nie Erdong: "…………” Damn, shameless.

Zhou Chuanqing seemed to have thought of something, looked at Fu Tian who was smiling and smiled. For the first time, he did not join the ranks of criticizing Chu Xiangtian, the winner of life.

After returning from the Marquis' Mansion, the three families sent all the extra grain to the Marquis' Mansion. The other families didn't know what they were doing, so they all watched curiously.

Fu Tian sent all these rice seeds to the newly opened shop. Xiao Qiao and Chang Xi were in charge of the shop, but because the rice shop did not sell rice, they only sold rice seeds, and the business in the shop was not very popular. The two have been very leisurely recently.

Seeing that Fu Tian had brought the rice seeds over, he happily took them down. As a result, when he heard that they were still rice seeds, his expression suddenly wilted. Both of them understood why Fu Tian fought with the new rice seeds.

Fu Tian was still smiling, "I will be busy in a while."

Xiao Qiao always felt that his words had a deep meaning, but he couldn't guess, so he could only respond half-believingly. Only Chang Xi said stupidly: "If you want me to tell me, don't everyone in this kind of land keep their own rice seeds, why do you have to pay for someone else's money?"

Xiao Qiao grinded his teeth, stepped back and stepped on him hard.

Chang Xi's face was twisted, and he realized that he had said the wrong thing, so he closed his mouth aggrievedly.

Fu Tian didn't care, and he was still smiling, "Of course it's because our rice seeds are good." As for how good it is, they will naturally know when there are more people who are planting them.

***

After October, it is time to start winter, but the climate this year is extremely abnormal. As winter begins, there is not even a snowfall. The warm sun is hanging high, and even the fox fur coat you prepared is not required to be taken out. A thicker cotton robe is enough to resist.

This is true in Qingyang. It will only be hotter in the south. Fu Tian went to Sifang Town and Li Qingnian wrote back, saying that this year's winter is not much worse than the end of summer in previous years.

The old farmers are all worried that such abnormal heat may lead to a bad harvest next year.

It is said that auspicious snow indicates a good harvest. Even if it hardly snows in the south, these experienced old farmers know that if winter is not cold, there will be insect pests at the beginning of spring.

As the twelfth lunar month was about to enter, no one was happy and worried about their life next year.

Li Qingnian wrote that the rice price has slowly risen, and many people are grabbing rice to stock up. The rice shops in Nanming County, Xingdong County either closed directly or raised the price to an outrageous level. The merchants sensitively noticed something and had already started hoarding.

Things that Fu Tian had seen reappeared one after another. First, the people plundered, and the food prices soared. The following year, the weather became worse. With severe drought and insect and locust plague, many people had no harvest and could only rely on storing grain to survive. When the food was stored and they could not afford to buy food, the real troubled times would begin.

Fu Tian sighed deeply and wrote back to Li Qingnian, asking him to close the door for the time being, it would be best to go back and rest for a while, avoiding the craze of grabbing food.

Even if they have food, they are willing to help the people, and they cannot take it out at this time. Now the drought is just beginning to emerge and the fields have just been harvested. Many people have sufficient grain storage at home. Now they come to buy grain, but they are afraid of stocking more. Most of them are not really short of food. There is no need to disperse their grains now.

When Li Qingnian received his reply, he thought it made sense, so he got angry with a few familiar shopkeepers and gave the shop managers a holiday. After the shop closed, he returned to Sifang Town to prepare for the New Year.

After the warm November passed, it was only in December that there was a trace of winter. However, the cold weather still couldn't dispel the restlessness in everyone's hearts. Most people are ushering in the New Year amid concerns about next year.

The New Year of the fifth year of Pingchu inexplicably added a lot of tension. The common people didn’t even dare to eat more rice and grain at home, so they saved it carefully and hid it in their own cellar.

There is no banquet this year. Although the palace has not been specially reduced in fees, some unnecessary banquets have been cancelled. The messages from the palace have made the families in Qingyang City smell an unusual atmosphere and become frugal.

The spring of the fifth year of Pingchu came particularly early. There were only two snowfalls in Qingyang City throughout the winter. The snow was not heavy and fell on the roof. The ground melted before it even accumulated. When February began, the weather became hotter.

The extremely hot weather last year continued this year, and there is still a trend of getting worse.

But what we should do is still to do. After the beginning of spring, the people reclaimed the fields and nurtured seedlings. When they were irrigated, they found that the water level of Fengshui dropped a lot.

The news from the south was getting hotter and there was no rain since spring began.

Fu Tian looked serious and wrote to Li Qingnian to help promote new rice seeds. The people didn't need to spend money on them, they just needed to exchange them with an equal amount of grain.

Most people in Xingdong County and Nanming County knew about the Fu Family Rice Shop. At this time, the good reputation that the Fu Family Rice Shop had accumulated played a role. Li Qingnian sent someone to place the seedlings raised in the rice shop for the people to watch. Many people came to hear about it. Some people were hesitant and went back to try to raise the seedlings by themselves. When they found that the seedlings raised did grow better than their own, they were too busy to exchange for new rice seedlings.

The new rice seeds in Fujia Rice Shop spread to one another. Not only were the people from the two counties and counties exchanged, but many people from the surrounding counties also came to exchange them with rice and grain.

As far away from Qingyang City in the south, Fujia Rice Shop did not accumulate the reputation of the two counties, so it could only be dominated by the royal family.

The emperor first praised Kang Lehou with an imperial edict, praising him for his youth and promising new rice seeds with higher yields and easier survival. After a long list of praises to Kang Lehou, he attached importance to the new rice seeds, and detailed the benefits of the new rice seeds, as well as the benefits of the family and the country. Finally, the imperial edict said: The imperial village will set an example and replace it with new rice seeds in the beginning of spring this year. The imperial edict is an open and secret suggestion that the aristocratic families of officials should lead the way for the people.

All officials and lords who heard the news sent people to Kangle Marquis' Mansion to inquire about the news.

Kangle Hou Mansion was crowded with people for a while.

But this is Fu Tian’s purpose. If Qingyang City wants to say which Zhuangzi has the most land, it must be the most under the name of these aristocratic families. It is best to expand the reputation of new rice seeds and let ordinary people follow the trend and replace them with new rice seeds, so that these people can take the lead.

So they conspired to perform such a play.

As expected, after the imperial edict was issued, each family sent people to inquire about the situation. In addition, the Zhou, Wei and Nie families had already tried planting, and the three families had a close relationship with the Marquis' Mansion and had a higher credibility. Many people immediately decided to change to new rice seeds.
Chapter completed!