Farm Girl Turns Everything Around: Sly Husband, Let's Farm

Chapter 761: Chapter 761: Crops Are Not Valuable

Emperor Yongan was also present when Yang Wenxiao spoke about Qiao Xiaomai. Upon hearing about it, he essentially agreed with the reason given by Yang Ye.

Laws are sacred, but beyond the laws, there is also humanity.

After leaving Da’an Palace, Emperor Yongan ordered someone to go to the Yan Residence and tell Yan Rong that as soon as he received the case files transferred by the local magistrate, he should immediately bring them to him.

He wanted to discuss it in the Imperial Court.

Yang Ye also became busy, investigating which eminent individuals within the Capital City were squeamish about the dried sweet potatoes from Qiao Xiaomai’s home.

This was not a secret. Since there were rumours, it was undoubtedly being spread by someone.

Triggering a chain reaction, he quickly learned who they were.

In total, there were five households, four of which were aristocratic families, and the other was a newly-rich individual who originated from the Imperial Examination.

However, these five households were only of medium status in Capital City, not enough to cause any fear.

Fan Jia’s father, Fan De’an, was a mid-level official close to the emperor but did not hold a high position, so the people he associated with were not the top elites.

Now, things became easier. With the list in hand, Yang Ye approached Left Minister Yu Ang to convey his Grandpa Emperor’s orders.

By now, Yu Ang had already completely allied himself with the Yang Family. If Yang Wenxiao instructed him to refuse entry to these five households, he would surely comply promptly.

And so, he personally stood guard at the entrance of the restaurant.

These five households were of high status, so only he, as the real owner behind the scenes, could personally step out to take charge.

Even if it meant breaking the facade, so be it!

Meanwhile, fifty members of the royal guard had arrived on the farm. Their mission was to protect the land that had become the Emperor’s dedicated supply base.

To Qiao Xiaomai, these fifty guards were people of status. However, as Miao Dali’s engineering team had not yet finished building the guest houses, these noble individuals were temporarily accommodated in tents.

As soon as the guards arrived, they first pitched their tents before beginning their work – they had to transport this year’s tribute to the Capital City!

The soybean yield was less than 20,000 jin. After selling 2,000 jin to Shopkeeper He, there were still more than 10,000 jin left.

The guards purchased 5,000 jin at the rate of three coins per jin, totaling fifteen taels of silver.

There were many sweet potatoes, and their price had slightly risen this year. The guards purchased 20,000 jin at the rate of one coin for two jin, totaling ten taels of silver.

For sesame, the total output was 3,000 jin. Shopkeeper He bought 1,500 jin of it while the guards purchased 500 jin at the rate of four coins per jin, totaling two taels of silver.

Several dozen horse carts carried away these 25,500 jin of crops. In the end, Qiao Xiaomai only received twenty-seven taels of silver.

Twenty-seven taels.

That day, she had managed to snag 4,450 taels from Shopkeeper He!

Holding the lightweight silver in her hand, Qiao Xiaomai looked at Tong Sanlang, her face almost tearful. “I feel like this account has been wronged.”

Agricultural produce really wasn’t worth much…

Thinking about the sweat and toil it took from planting to harvest, Qiao Xiaomai couldn’t help but rub her chest.

She felt sad and wanted to cry.

Although she and Qiao Changshun hadn’t actually done the fieldwork, she still fully appreciated the labor and sweat of the farmers.

Furthermore, she spent hundreds of coins in wages every day.

If she hadn’t sold to Shopkeeper He at such a high price, she felt that she might be making a loss when she did the maths!

Now, she was carrying a debt of 10,000 taels from Yang Ye and only one-tenth of the manor was built.@@novelbin@@

The manor required continual investment. Furthermore, after the autumn harvest, it was time to plant the winter wheat. Both the seeds and the labor were ongoing expenses.

Her standard of living had improved and naturally wouldn’t decline. Her daily expenses were also pretty substantial.

Next spring, she would be attending the palace exam in the Capital City. Afterwards, she would have to buy crayfish fry.

All this spending… How much silver would it take…

[By the way, a recent landmark legal case involving contempt of a mother serves as a reference for this case, and a retrial was called.]