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Chapter 76 The Prince's Autumn Harvest

Midsummer has passed and autumn harvest has arrived. Autumn in Tokyo is extremely busy and lively. People want to harvest the summer seeds. Farmers in Kaifeng Prefecture have already begun to harvest crops. Zhao Zhen stood on the ground of the Prince's Manor and looked at the harvesters who were bending to harvest.

The military relative smiled at Wang Yuyan beside him and said, "How about it? The life of the ancients was also very interesting, wasn't it?"

Wang Yuyan looked at him with wide eyes: "How can you say such a thing with a shameless face? You are the prince now. Of course it is interesting to watch these farmers harvest. What if you are a farmer working in the fields?

!The grain they watered with their sweat in the summer will flow into your warehouse one by one!"

Faced with the girl who ruined the atmosphere, Zhao Zhen decided not to argue with her. There was nothing he could do about this kind of thing, but her words also poked the villain in Zhao Zhen's heart. Seeing the old people and children busy, only she and Wang Yuyan were watching in the field.

Zhao Zhen felt awkward instantly, especially after seeing the farmer's eyes.

"Since you said so, let's go work together!" Zhao Zhen pulled Wang Yuyan and jumped into the wheat field while she screamed.

The two people screamed when the wheat awns pricked them, and Peng Qi quickly "salvaged" them out: "Your Highness, you are too... what the hell, how can the little lady of the Wang family bear the pricks of the wheat awns!"

Zhao Zhen glanced at Peng Qi, who wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, and said with courage: "Here comes the sickle, I want to harvest wheat with Yu Yan!"

His words shocked Peng Qi: "Your Highness, you are rich in gold, how can you go to work in the fields?!"

"Fart! Why don't I have a body of ten thousand gold and don't eat or poop? Or my meat can be sold to the butcher for tens of thousands of taels of gold? Just go ahead and tell me to stop talking nonsense. Officials have to do the farming themselves!"

Wang Yuyan looked at the furious Zhao Zhen and felt uncomfortable. None of the four of them were ancients. They often looked at people and things at this time from the perspective of future generations. Without a sense of belonging, they would inevitably have a feeling of superiority in their hearts, but the most important thing was the identity of the four of them.

Well, maybe this is why the ancient class system was so important.

As the prince, her boyfriend now has to work in the fields. This is a good thing, which means that he wants to integrate into this society. Wang Yuyan has always been worried that Zhao Zhen will lose his nature in power. Now it seems that this worry is unnecessary.

Zhao Zhen took off his regular clothes and put on a pair of coarse linen clothes. He rolled up his sleeves and pulled Wang Yuyan to the ground again. He grabbed a handful of wheat and cut off the roots with a sickle and put it aside. Wang Yuyan picked up the scattered ears of wheat behind.

The three-person team advanced slowly. Zhao Zhen felt that his legs were getting heavier and heavier, and the hand wielding the sickle was getting stiffer and stiffer. It was as if it was filled with lead and was so heavy that he could hardly lift it. An old farmer appeared beside him.

The man in front of him said sarcastically: "Which family do you belong to? You have a good body, but you have to do this farm work..."

Peng Qi was about to scold him when he was kicked by Wang Yuyan on the opposite bone of his calf and did not dare to speak. Zhao Zhen smiled shyly and said: "I'm making a joke, uncle. I study very rarely all year round."

"What's the deal with a farmer's son who doesn't know how to work? I don't dare to forget my roots. I thought this would happen..."

The old farmer bent down and gently picked up a large bundle of wheat with his arms and put it under his arm. The cold light of the sickle flashed and neatly cut off the roots. He gathered a large bundle of wheat several times in a row, picked up a wheat stalk and twisted it.

In one fell swoop, he tied up a full bundle of wheat and placed it at Zhao Zhen's feet, saying, "This will do!"

Zhao Zhen looked at the plump wheat pile on the ground like a small bulge, then looked at his skinny wheat and smiled awkwardly: "I know, uncle!"

After saying that, he started to harvest like a farmer. Groups of wheat were knocked down. Although Zhao Zhen was exhausted, he kept insisting. Wang Yuyan kept cheering him up behind him. For a pampered ten-year-old child

That's really enough.

After Zhao Zhen saw Tian Rong, he collapsed on the ground and breathed heavily. His eyes were staring at the sky. He was exhausted after just one round trip. Wang Yuyan sat next to him and fanned him, smiling and saying

: "Are you still trying to be brave? The future is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. We are really not made to work. You see, Peng Qi is not tired at all. All you have to do is do your job well!"

Zhao Zhen reluctantly raised his body and looked at Peng Qi, who was wielding a sickle like a harvester: "Can we compare? This fool is as strong as a donkey!"

"So, people must perform their duties and cannot force themselves to do things they cannot do. However, we have gained a lot today. For example, these bundles of wheat are your achievements!"

Wang Yuyan's eyes narrowed into crescent moons, and her smile was sweeter than full wheat.

She was right, Zhao Zhen harvested a lot this autumn harvest...

The old farmer appeared at the side again and kept nodding: "Young man, you learn pretty fast. You're just tired and paralyzed. This is farm work. But which family do you belong to? Why are you working in my field?"

This is embarrassing! Zhao Zhen looked at Wang Yuyan, saw her shrugging her shoulders and showing a bright smile, and said to the old farmer with a knowing smile: "Uncle, look at what you said, helping others is the foundation of happiness, I will help

You’re just looking for happiness!”

Zhao Zhen felt very embarrassed when a group of crows flew over. The old farmer sighed and said: "This kid has ruined his brain by studying. I can't let you work in vain. Come and have dinner with me!"

The threshing floor was already full of people in twos and threes. The fresh wheat was ground into noodles, and turned into bowls of white, tender and slender noodles under the skillful hands of the women. Noodles are the staple food in the Guanzhong Plain, and wheat in Henan is the best.

The best choice.

The old farmer handed a large bowl full of noodles to Zhao Zhen and said: "My mother-in-law makes the best soup cakes, they are very chewy!"

Peng Qi immediately took over and said: "Then I'm welcome!" After saying that, he started eating with a big mouthful.

This is a habit. When eating out, Peng Qi always tastes it for Zhao Zhen first, just in case something unexpected happens. The old farmer laughed and scolded: "A man as big as an ox is a fool! There are plenty of soup cakes, so be satisfied!"

Pass a bowl to Zhao Zhen and Wang Yuyan.

Zhao Zhen asked while eating: "How is the harvest in this village, uncle? Is your family's food enough?"

The old farmer wiped his mouth and looked at the soup cake in the bowl and sighed: "How is your life going, haven't you seen it? It's much better than earlier!

My son was working as an errand in the Prince's Third Guard, so the Prince moved our whole family to this imperial village. I was not happy with it at first. After all, we still had several acres of good farmland at home, and Mr. Li Daguan next door had long wanted to buy it.

I have exhausted all my means, but I just refuse to follow his methods. The land is the root of farmers!

But my son's Shangguan personally came home and persuaded me to move to the prince's palace. Now I would have to pay less taxes than before, and there would be more land. What's the downside as long as I can farm here for generations? So I gave up my original land.

The land was sold to Mr. Li Daguan for a total of thirty thousand dollars, not a word missing! This prince is really as good a person as people say!"
Chapter completed!
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