PEASANT WOMAN'S DECREED LIFE AS A WIFE

Chapter 1217: Chapter 1214: Scout Team

“How much per acre?” Tang Dongfeng developed a bit of interest.

“One thousand eight hundred catties.” Ye Muyu, still doing the accounts and without lifting his head, replied.

Tang Dongfeng coughed vigorously, his eyes wide with shock. Fortunately, he wasn’t drinking water, or it might have been a breach of etiquette.

He looked at her incredulously, “One thousand eight hundred catties per acre, that’s a lot. Are you still not satisfied?”

Seeing his shocked expression, Ye Muyu swallowed the words ‘not satisfied,’ “It seems like a lot, but when the war arises, it still won’t be enough.”

“Do you know that in Great Chu, the yield of potatoes is the highest, and it’s only about one thousand five hundred catties?”

Ye Muyu shook his head, “The yield of potatoes can be even higher.”

Reliance solely on manual fertilization means yields naturally can’t keep up, and there are also some weather-related impacts.

“How do you plan to sell these potatoes?” Tang Dongfeng asked.

“I’ll send them all to the Northern military camp.” Ye Muyu didn’t hesitate much and brought out the answer he had prepared a long time ago.

Tang Dongfeng was not surprised, merely frowning and advising, “Currently, the entire court doesn’t have much in the way of potatoes. Even if Luoping Pass had grown them, it still wouldn’t be enough to distribute to everyone in the land.”

“The capital especially gets the first portion. You could sell the potatoes at a high price and, with the silver earned, buy grain to send to the military camp. In this way, although the process is more complicated, you’d be able to have more food to send.”

“Not only at Luoping Pass, but Nanchang County has also planted them.”

“I’ve actually considered what you said, it’s just that…” Ye Muyu’s face showed worry; compared to silver, he was more concerned for Chu Heng’s safety.

Tang Dongfeng closed his fan and seeing what she was thinking, said, “Lady, you asked me to help Young Master Du open up trade routes, and our achievements are not bad. We could use this to transport grain to the Northern Region.”

“The lady can wait for the lord’s word to return before making a decision.”

He felt that with Chu Heng’s abilities, there should not be any problem in preserving his life.

The difficulty lay in preserving the food supplies as well.

Ye Muyu agreed, maintaining contact with both Du Heng and Tang Dongfeng at all times.

She went out daily to gather news on the Northern Region’s war situation.

Finally, on a clear April morning, as Ye Muyu was in the courtyard practicing martial arts with the children of the family, Su Mei hurried in and handed a letter to her.

She took the letter with trembling hands; the paper was ordinary, and the ink on it had blurred. The content inside was brief. Upon reading ‘All is well, do not worry, be at ease,’ her anxious heart gently relaxed.

Looking at the date, it was written just ten days after Chu Heng set out. She did not know whether he had received the letters she had sent in the previous days.

Realizing she could not get war updates from Chu Heng.

Ye Muyu had no choice but to ask Du Heng and Tang Dongfeng to be more attentive.

“My lady, what are your orders?” Housekeeper Luo was called in and paid his respects to her first.

Ye Muyu asked, “Housekeeper Luo, does the residence have anyone suitable to be a scout?”

She thought it over and decided that relying on others for news was unreliable and not timely; Du Heng and Tang Dongfeng’s main tasks were to establish trade routes after all.

It would take at least half a month or more for the court to receive news of the Northern Region’s military situation.

Therefore, to accurately know of Chu Heng’s situation, she had to establish a Scout Team privately.

Butler Luo understood her intention as soon as she asked.

“My lady, all the men of the house were left by the lord to protect you and the other relatives.”

“The only one left who can gather intelligence is Little Six. The others were taken away by the lord.”

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