Allure of a Country Maiden-Chapter 921 - 919_1

Xiao’er wanted to check on the condition of the yellow dragon fruits with Huzi’s parents and naturally had to inform Shangguan Xuanyi.

Shangguan Xuanyi was busy in his study at this time. Xiao’er walked over, raised her hand to knock on the door, just about to say she was going to breakfast with Huzi’s parents when the door opened from inside.

"Let’s go, I’ll accompany you all." Shangguan Xuanyi opened the door, took Xiao’er by the hand, and walked out.

Huzi’s parents quickly bowed to him.

Shangguan Xuanyi nodded at the pair in acknowledgment.

Xiao’er tugged on his hand, "Brother Shangguan, you stay busy with your work, it’s important, I can go on my own."

These days, Shangguan Xuanyi has been receiving a lot of letters and has many things to manage. Moreover, he has been busy transferring the items from Xiao’er’s space to the space ring to be transported elsewhere, so he has been quite occupied.

Xiao’er knew how busy he was, so she didn’t want her actions to disrupt his plans again.

"Let’s have breakfast first, and I will arrange for someone to take you after we finish. Be careful." Shangguan Xuanyi only said one thing. He needed to move the items from Xiao’er’s space to a safe place, he couldn’t delay any longer, so he couldn’t accompany her out this time.

Xiao’er nodded her head.

Listening to the conversation between the two, Huzi’s parents felt a bit embarrassed. They seemed to have caused them trouble. freewёbn૦νeɭ.com

Young Master Shangguan and the young mistress are the Prince and Princess. The matters they need to attend to must certainly be considerably important. If their trivial affairs were to interrupt the significant affairs of the Imperial Court, what then!

Huzi’s father said guiltily, "Young Mistress, if you both are busy, please do not worry about us, I will go back and think about what might be the reason and come up with a solution. I just came to ask if you know the reason."

Huzi’s mother also said anxiously, "All the things you are addressing are of significant importance to the nation, so you should sort out your matters first. Our issues are minor, they are not so important..."

Did they know their identity now? But Xiao’er kept shaking her head: "It’s okay, no issue related to people’s livelihood is small, and furthermore, I’m not busy. Actually, I’m bored. Besides, those yellow dragon fruits are vital for hundreds of people’s livelihoods and are related to whether I will make money next year. I will go with you to check it out. Now, let’s have breakfast!"

Shangguan Xuanyi and Xiao’er walked out first.

Huzi’s parents hurriedly followed, both remarked in their hearts: an unassuming Princess like this must really be one of a kind.

Xiao’er asked Yang Mei to tell Zhu Yan that she had something unexpected to do today and would not be going to check out the workshop location.

After eating breakfast at the Four Seasons Restaurant, the three set out for the village.

When Xiao’er arrived at the yellow dragon fruit orchard, many villagers were already waiting there.

The moment they saw Xiao’er, the crowd rushed up, and people spoke up at the same time:

"Young Mistress, these seedlings are wilting in batches for no apparent reason."

"Yes! Almost all of the dozens of seedlings in my yard are dying!"

"Half of mine have also withered! There are no pests, I thought it was lacking water, even watering it everyday hasn’t revived it." Recently, in order to water the yellow dragon fruits, his shoulders have turned blue and purple from carrying water.

"Young Mistress, do you know what’s going on? All the land in my household is planted with yellow dragon fruit. If they all die, I will be eating the northwest wind next year!"

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Huzi’s father smirked coldly amidst the crowd, wanting to get rich by planting yellow dragon fruit? Now you are eating the northwest wind!

Seeing the villagers talking all at once, Xiao’er raised her hand to signal for calm: "Everyone, don’t panic. There will always be a solution. Let me see what’s going on! Let’s see if these seedlings can be saved. Even if the seedlings can’t survive, I can still provide everyone with another batch of seedlings for free, and we can plant again. Yellow dragon fruit can be planted all year round, and I assure you that I will definitely help everyone to make these yellow dragon fruits grow!"

"Is this true?"

"Yes, of course!" Xiao’er had confidence in this statement. She had a space tool, over the years, nothing that she had grown hadn’t been successful.

The villagers felt assured when they heard these words, and for some inexplicable reason, they believe in Xiao’er. If Xiao’er said it was so, then it must be so.

Looking at Xiao’er who calmed the public’s heart with a few words, Huzi’s father disdained the villagers for being so easily deceived. Humph, this person won’t provide yellow dragon fruit for him to grow, so he won’t let others grow either!

Worst case, he will destroy the plants each time they are planted! He doesn’t believe that she has so many saplings to provide! He also doesn’t believe that the villagers are willing to try growing them time and time again!

Want to leave him behind and get rich? Impossible!

Huzi’s father wasn’t having a good time, and he didn’t want others to be well off either. He wasn’t afraid of causing trouble. He voiced aloud, "Young Mistress, what can you use to assure everyone that they can definitely grow the plant? This depends on the grace of mother nature.

Besides, if the villagers can’t grow it this time, and can’t grow it the next time, and the time after next, and the time after that and so on, do you have that many seedlings to provide?

Even if you have that many seedlings, but everyone is relying on the produce from the land to eat! If there is no yield for one year, and no harvest for two years, even if there was a bumper harvest in the third year! I think the villagers would have starved to death long ago! Everyone is waiting for these yellow dragon fruits to get rich, but what they are waiting for is the destruction of their homes!"

His words were vicious, the villagers changed their expressions when they heard these words. They couldn’t deny that the harsh words had some reason.

"Young Mistress, this yellow dragon fruit is from overseas, will our soil and weather suit its cultivation?" A certain old man could not help but express his concerns.

Everyone looked at each other and they saw the same worry in each other’s eyes.

Xiao’er shot a sharp glance at Huzi’s father, which made him shrink his head in fear.

Xiao’er gently retracted her gaze and looked kindly at the villagers and said firmly: "Everyone don’t worry about not being able to grow the plants. Even if they can’t survive this year, I will make up for the grains you lose this year. Besides, we have imported many fruits and vegetables from overseas, such as chili, ...tomatoes, etc., haven’t those been grown successfully?

As for this yellow dragon fruit, I have been examining many places from north to south and only after that did I confirm that it could be cultivated here!"

Xiao’er knows that the common people rely on the produce from the land to live. If there was no yield from the fields for a whole year, they might indeed have to eat the northwest wind next year.

Moreover, Xiao’er is sure that the yellow dragon fruit can be grown successfully, so she is not afraid to make a promise.

The yellow dragon fruit can start to blossom and bear fruit about 12 to 14 months after planting. It can blossom 12 to 15 times a year and the fruit bearing period is from April to November. This period is quite long, nearly half a year, and typically, 30 to 40 days after the flowers wilt, the fruits can be harvested.

On the second year after planting, each tree can produce more than 20 fruits. On the third year, it enters a period of abundant fruiting. If managed properly, the yield of an acre of land can reach four to five thousand jin or more. It is truly an early fruiting, high yielding, and highly valuable fruit.