Acai's Sky

Chapter 699: What Does the Heroine's Escape Have to Do with Me?

I saw the old butler Qi rushing past like a flash of lightning, leaving a string of dazzling sparks wherever he passed, and rushing straight towards Qingxue Pavilion.

In the blink of an eye, he arrived at his destination. Looking closely, he saw his second son standing respectfully in front of Miss Nine, reporting matters to her seriously.

At this time, because Butler Qi ran so fast and so quickly, he looked like he had just been taken out of a steamer, with white smoke rising from his head.

This scene happened to be seen by Butler Qi Er, who quickly and swiftly poured a cup of fragrant tea for his father.

Then she quickly took a clean towel from the maid and carefully helped her father wipe the beads of sweat that kept rolling down his forehead.

After all, although the weather is getting colder, it would be more trouble than good if the old man caught a cold accidentally!

Ah Cai, who was standing by, couldn't help but chuckle when she saw the intimate and interesting interaction between the father and son.

After laughing, she turned around and walked into her own small kitchen. After a while, she brought out a bowl of fragrant and attractive red bean soup and gently handed it to the old housekeeper Qi.

It turns out that the food made in her small kitchen is all carefully cooked with spiritual food full of spiritual energy. Everyone who has eaten it praises Miss Jiu's cooking skills.

After Butler Qi rested for a while and most of the sweat on his body dissipated, he showed a happy smile on his face.

He first bowed deeply to Miss Ninth, Tong Yao, who was sitting in the first seat, and then said, "Miss Ninth, the old master and the third master are currently in the study discussing important matters with the county magistrate, Lord Chang. They are discussing the issue of donating grain."

He paused briefly at this point, then continued, "Our old master specifically instructed me to come and inquire about how many dan of grain we can produce. Furthermore, the requirements are quite high, stating that all of this autumn's harvest must be donated."

When Butler Qi Er heard that his father wanted to donate the new grain, he immediately became anxious and interrupted, "Dad, I have already supervised the Tong family's new grain and made it into potato rice and potato flour. Can we donate this?"

Old housekeeper Qi frowned, "That damn kid, he acted so quickly, all that grain was turned into potatoes and rice."

After saying that, he stretched out his hand to hit his second son, but glanced at Miss Nine and quickly put his hand away.

Ah Cai tilted her head slightly, stretched out her right index finger and gently scratched her round chin, muttering thoughtfully to herself:

"In my opinion, this should be a matter of donating military rations, right?

How about this, let the servant go and find out first whether potato rice and potato flour are acceptable.

You know, the yield of these processed grains is much higher than before, a lot more!"

After saying that, Ah Cai called over Mo Bai, the servant who was waiting on the side, and gave him a few brief instructions.

After receiving the order, Mo Bai acted quickly. Soon, he brought a few people, some carrying exquisite food boxes, some carrying heavy grain bags, and followed closely behind the old butler Qi, all the way to the study.

When everyone arrived at the study, Mo Bai and others first respectfully saluted the adults sitting in the room.

Then, after receiving the signal, he carefully placed several grain bags in his hands on the ground and gently untied the bags.

Suddenly, the yellowish rice and flour inside appeared in front of everyone.

Upon seeing this, Chang Yuzhou, the magistrate of Chang County who was sitting in the first seat, quickly stood up and walked quickly to the bag of grain.

He bent down, approached the bag, and examined the food carefully.

In fact, he had heard about the potatoes, rice and potato flour used by the Tong and Tang families in their porridge.

Seeing it with my own eyes today, I couldn't help but admire it in my heart. It was just as the rumors said. These special grains not only looked full, but also had a light yellow color and a unique fragrance.

At this moment, the servant Mo Bai deftly opened the food box beside him and took out some steaming food from it.

It turns out that these are all made from potato flour, steamed buns, and steamed bread. In addition, there is also fragrant rice cooked with potato rice and delicious egg fried rice...

Tong Yan, who had been observing from the side, suddenly lit up his eyes when he saw this.

After all, he had tasted the unique flavor of potato rice and potato flour before, and knew how delicious it was and how filling it was.

So, he could no longer suppress his curiosity, and hurriedly stood up and took two steps at a time to get to the food.

"If potatoes and rice are used as donated materials, in my opinion, the amount of food donated this time will surely be more substantial." Tong Yan said with a smile and sincere words.

County Magistrate Chang nodded slightly, indicating his agreement with Tong Yan. He then picked up the chopsticks on the table, picked up a mouthful of food, and began to chew.

Although the taste of this food naturally cannot compare with the fragrant rice, the texture after entering the mouth is still quite good.

Who could have expected that those refugees outside Jialu County would be so lucky!

Not only do they no longer have to endure the pain of hunger, they can even eat enough and eat well.

Thinking of this, County Magistrate Chang couldn't help but look relieved.

After a moment's thought, Magistrate Chang put down his bowl and chopsticks and spoke, "Upon my return, I will send a letter to Your Majesty at an urgent speed of eight hundred miles, reporting this matter in detail. After all, matters of this magnitude still require the personal decision of Your Majesty. Personally, however, I believe this batch of grain is truly excellent."

County Magistrate Chang thought to himself that it was truly commendable that such a large quantity of high-quality grain could be produced in this year of drought.

The soldiers guarding the border far away are now blessed. It is believed that the Tong family will be generous and donate a large amount of food for military use.

On the face of the old housekeeper Qi, which was full of traces of time, the deep and shallow wrinkles seemed to have gathered together, forming a crisscross of grooves.

He bowed slightly and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "My Lords, apart from the tax grain that was handed over to the government, the rest of our autumn harvest this year has been carefully processed into potatoes, rice, and potato flour!"

When the old man of the Tong family, who was sitting nearby, heard this, he couldn't help but widen his eyes, took a deep breath, and made a hissing sound from his mouth.

His face was filled with astonishment. He stretched out his hand and gently stroked the sparse beard on his chin, muttering to himself:

"Wow, what a quick and efficient worker! He's managed to process all the grain so quickly. Tsk, tsk, tsk... County Magistrate, how do you think we should handle this?"

County Magistrate Chang, who had been sitting upright, was also surprised and astonished at this time. He had never seen any farmer who could complete the processing of new grain so quickly and efficiently!

You know, it’s probably not even half a month since the end of autumn harvest!