Shi Qingluo walked over and picked a few peppers.

“This is called pepper. It’s not a fruit, it’s a vegetable.”

“Mainly used for cooking to enhance the flavor.”

“My master said that these are seeds he collected during his travels.”

“You can eat fresh chili peppers or dry them to make chili sauce.”

“It also has the effect of warming the body, dispersing cold, lowering qi, and digesting food.”

“By the way, my master also said that people who can eat spicy food will like it, but people who can’t eat spicy food may not like it.”

Hearing what she said, Mo Qingling and others were a little disappointed, thinking it was something good again.

But with corn, they were very satisfied.

Liang Youxiao, a foodie, leaned over and asked: “What does this taste like?”

Shi Qingluo replied: “It will be very spicy when eaten raw, but it should be delicious when used in cooking.”

“I’ll pick a few and try them tomorrow.”

Finally, she can eat spicy foods.

Liang Youxiao smiled and said: “This is a good idea.”

He also took the initiative to help Shi Qingluo pick a few more red ones.

Seeing that it was getting late, Mo Qingling proposed to leave.

He still has to make arrangements to bring someone to harvest corn early tomorrow morning.

Master Hou didn’t want to go back to the county town anymore, so he decided to stay at Xiao Hanzheng’s house tonight.

After he became an official in old age, he no longer had much pursuit of power or the like, and instead fell in love with eating.

The meal at his disciple’s house was very comfortable tonight. He wanted to try the taste of this chili pepper again tomorrow.

The next day, Xiao Hanzheng did not go to the county town. As soon as they finished their breakfast, Mo Qingling brought the people from the county yamen to collect corn.

Master Hou, Liang Youxiao, and others followed him to the Taoist Temple.

Because people heard that the Old Immortal Priest appeared again yesterday, the number of people who came to offer incense doubled today.

Many people were surprised when they saw the magistrate coming with his people.

“Why is the magistrate here? Did he bring people to offer incense?” This was unlikely.

“I heard that the Old Immortal Priest showed up yesterday and gave a reminder that God-given seeds for the Emperor and people of Daliang are now matured.”

“So today the county magistrate brought people to harvest good seeds.”

“Ah, is it true?”

God-given seed, why does it sound so mysterious?

Someone emphasized: “That must be true. Yesterday, I saw the Old Immortal Priest appear with my own eyes.”

“Let’s take a look, and we’ll find out.”

So the people who offered incense also went to the backyard to watch.

Mo Qingling didn’t stop them. He followed the method Shi Qingluo said and had people break off the corn cobs.

He brought with him a dozen strong men in the Yamen, so it didn’t take long to harvest the corn from one acre of land.

In the end, after weighing, the harvest was more than 1,200 kilograms.

When the weight was counted, Mo Qingling and Master Hou showed excitement on their faces.

It was a high-yielding crop!

Every one of the onlookers exclaimed.

“What, one acre of land has such a high yield of crops.”

“Oh my gosh, after so many years of farming, this is the first time I’ve heard of a thousand kilograms of harvest.”

“What is corn? Can this be used as food? If so, will we not be hungry in the future?”

“I don’t know if it tastes good or not.”

Hearing what these people said, Xi Rui said with a smile: “It’s delicious. We tasted it last night. It can indeed be used as food.”

“Not only can it be boiled and added to soup, it can also be fried into pancakes. After being dried and ground into powder, it can also be steamed into buns and bread.”

“I think the baked tortillas taste better than the white flour tortillas.”

He was tired of eating white flour bread.

Hearing Xi Rui’s words, everyone onlookers became excited.

They didn’t doubt his words. The nobleman from the capital has eaten all good things. Since this corn was said to be delicious, it must be delicious.

Besides, if it is not delicious or can’t be used as food, how can Magistrate Mo bring people to collect it?

They want to taste this heaven-given seed!

So they all cast envious looks at Xi Rui.

Xi Rui liked to be in the limelight and especially enjoyed the envious eyes of everyone.

Liang Youxiao was planning to show off, but Xi Rui beat him to it.

He rolled his eyes, walked to Shi Qingluo, and said, “Qingluo, how about we discuss something?”

Shi Qingluo saw his treacherous look and roughly guessed: “What do you want?”

Liang Youxiao smiled and said, “Give me some corn seeds.”

Shi Qingluo thought to herself, this guy has the idea of corn seeds.

She shrugged and said: “Now that the corn is harvested by the Yamen, I have no control over this.”

If you want it, just go find Mo Qingling.

She wanted to keep some seeds herself, but she couldn’t do it in public.

Liang Youxiao had a thicker skin, so he got closer to Mo Qingling.

“Brother Ling, after drying this corn, give me a few dozen kilograms.”

This was a God-given seed. If they planted the first batch and grew it, it would be more honorable.

Mo Qingling glanced at him and said: “Do you think it’s possible?”

Only a few dozen kilograms, why don’t you say a few hundred catties?

Xi Rui also turned the corner and approached: “Brother Ling, I think it’s okay.”

“The harvest is more than a thousand kilograms. It doesn’t matter if we get a few dozen kilograms, right?”

This time even Fei Yuzhe couldn’t help but come forward: “Yes, Brother Ling, give us some.”

If they had known, they would have asked Shi Qingluo yesterday.

Xi Rong didn’t want to ask for it. She was not familiar with Mo Qingling.

Furthermore, her uncle was the Emperor, so she could ask her uncle for corn seeds directly after they were delivered to the capital.

Mo Qingling held her forehead and said with a headache: “I can’t make the decision.”

“How can you not be able to decide? Brother Ling, it’s only a few dozen kilograms of corn. Don’t be stingy!”

“That’s right, I remember Brother Ling, you were very generous in the past.”

“Brother Ling, aren’t we brothers? If we are brothers, give us some.”

Mo Qingling: “……”

Damn it, what brother? I’m not that familiar with any of you, okay?

In those years, when he was still a dandy, these kids were still wearing crotchless pants.

Several people kept pestering Mo Qingling.

He couldn’t help but spit out two words with a dark face: “Get out!”

Liang Youxiao and others saw that Mo Qingling was unable to advance, so they had no choice but to retreat and think of other ways.

After a while, Liang Youxiao pulled Xi Rui aside and said: “You take the lead and go grab some corn. We will take it back to the yard to dry it, and then bring it back to the capital to be used as seeds.”

Xi Rui: “……”

No wonder his father said that this bastard was full of bad ideas.

“Why should I take the lead to rob?”

Liang Youxiao said matter-of-factly: “Because the Empress Dowager is your aunt, and the Emperor is your cousin. So you take the lead to rob it. When you go back and coax the Empress Dowager, everything will be fine.”

“We don’t have an Empress Dowager Aunt.”

Fei Yuzhe had already walked over and said in agreement: “Yes, so you should take the lead.”

Xi Rui: “……”

He has made some bad friends.

But what he said made sense, and he couldn’t refute it.

He said: “The Emperor is Xi Rong’s uncle. Why don’t you ask her to do it?”

Liang Youxiao looked at him with a face saying ‘you are so stupid’: “You want her to rob and coax the Emperor?”

“Even if you succeed to coax the Emperor. Do you think we will be rewarded?”

Xi Rui shook his head: “9 times out of 10 it’s unlikely.”

Liang Youxiao said in unison: “It’s good you know.”

Xi Rui thought for a while, gritted his teeth, and said, “Okay, let’s do it!”

If the Emperor blamed him, he would run to beg the Empress Dowager.

The three of them exchanged glances and then took advantage of Mo Qingling’s inattention.

Xi Rui rushed forward, hugged a dozen corn cobs, and ran away.

He didn’t think whether they weighed dozens of kilograms, he just grabbed them.

Then Liang Youxiao and Fei Yuzhe also rushed forward, each picked up a dozen corn cobs and fled.

Mo Qingling’s face turned dark again when he saw this. When he saw the three people who had already run away, he suddenly felt his hands itching.

But there was nothing he could do about these people.

He can only turn a blind eye and talk to the Emperor about it when they get back.

But the Emperor probably won’t punish these naughty little dudes.

Mo Qingling asked his people to keep an eye on the remaining corn and punish anyone who would grab the corn with boards.