After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Chapter 37 The Family's First Pot of Gold
"Soaking seeds in water? I've never heard of that!" Sang Yong frowned, his face full of doubt.

Su Chunlin glanced at him and shrugged, "Then I don't know!"

Sang Yong was very dissatisfied with his answer, and his tone became somewhat impolite, "You're definitely hiding something!"

Su Chunlin laughed angrily, "You say I'm covering something up? Why don't you say the grain seeds sold in the town's grain shops are problematic? They're dry and shriveled, clearly unable to sprout, yet they sell for 100 coins a pound! Heartless, rotten rubbish!"

"Who are you cursing?" Sang Yong angrily rolled up his sleeves, his face red and his neck thick, and shouted, "Governor, he's cursing your father-in-law like that and you're not doing anything about it?"

Liu Tiechui felt relieved and had no intention of getting involved, but unexpectedly, Sang Yong pushed him forward. He immediately glared at him with dissatisfaction, "Did he say something wrong?"

"You!" Sang Rong choked, his eyes bloodshot with rage, and left Dongmen Village in a fit of fury.

Su Changfu whispered from the side, "If the town magistrate is so assertive, what if Sang Rong tells Master Ma what you said? It might affect your relationship with your wife."

Liu Tiechui waved his hand dismissively, "My wife will only hurl even harsher insults, it doesn't matter."

Everyone: "."

Su Chunlin quickly flattered, "Your Excellency is wise. I was just angered by Sang Rong and that's why I spoke without thinking. Please don't take it to heart."

Liu Tiechui didn't want to continue this topic and said, "Hurry up and call your family to come and harvest. I need to know how much grain your family has harvested."

"Alright!" Su Chunlin scurried back to get help.

This time, even Su Tai wore a straw hat and went to work in the fields.

She missed the groundhogs from the Earth Dimension terribly, but unfortunately, those things couldn't be sent to other dimensions.

It took the whole family two days to harvest all eight acres of wheat. Next, they had to dry and thresh it, and someone in the family had to be there to watch over it.

Han told Su Ming and Su Tai to go back, while the three of them continued harvesting soybeans and peanuts.

After the Su family had finished harvesting all their grain, Liu Tiechui arrived with two government officials.

"Gentlemen, this is the Su Chunlin family's residence," Liu Tiechui said to the constable.

The constable looked at the yard full of grain and smiled, saying, "The magistrate said that every household in every village has had some harvest this year. For now, we will collect grain according to the previous decree: 100 catties of grain for one mu of good land, 50 catties for dry land, and 20 catties for sandy or inferior land."

Another constable flipped through the register and reported the numbers: "This family has eight mu of good land, six mu of bad land, and two mu of sandy land. They need to pay a total of nine hundred and sixty catties of wheat."

Su Chunlin felt his heart bleed as he listened, and asked ingratiatingly, "Officer, my family also had soybeans and peanuts this year. Can we use those to pay the tax?"

The two constables were astonished. "You really grew soybeans and peanuts?"

Su Chunlin nodded vigorously and personally led them to another room to take a look.

The two constables exchanged a solemn glance. "This matter needs to be reported to the magistrate. We cannot make the decision ourselves. You must first hand over 800 catties of grain, and we will tell you the rest after we have consulted the magistrate."

Su Chunlin quickly complied, and at the same time, all the wheat was weighed in the presence of the yamen runners.

After the constable finished recording, he immediately exclaimed in shock, "Eight acres of land yielded eight thousand catties of wheat? Is there a mistake?"

Liu Tiechui, Su Changfu, and the others were also startled and quickly weighed it again, but the result was still the same. Now everyone was in a panic.

The constable solemnly said, "And bring out your peanuts and soybeans as well, to be weighed."

Su Chunlin did as instructed. After working for most of the day, everyone finally calculated the yield of soybeans and peanuts.

Seeing the constable's bewildered expression, Liu Tiechui asked, puzzled, "Brother, is there a problem?"

The constable glanced at Su Chunlin with a complicated expression and muttered to himself, "I heard that peanuts grown in the south yield about 400 to 500 catties per mu, and soybeans about 400 catties per mu. Su Chunlin's family's peanut yield is 800 catties per mu and soybean yield is 500 catties per mu, far exceeding other regions. This is a remarkable achievement!"

Once he came to his senses, the constable repeatedly instructed Su Chunlin to keep a close watch on the grain and then hurried back to the county town to report.

Liu Tiechui also realized the seriousness of the matter and dared not leave Dongmen Village.

For a time, Su Chunlin's family became the focus of Dongmen Village.

The next day, Magistrate Liang Shiqiu personally led his clerk and a group of officials to Su Chunlin's house. The group weighed the peanuts, soybeans and wheat again and carefully checked them to confirm that there was no adulteration.

Liang Shiqiu praised Su Chunlin profusely before revealing his purpose: "Su Chunlin, I wish to buy your wheat, soybeans, and peanuts. Are you willing? Don't worry, I won't let you suffer any losses. I'll pay you all the market prices. Is that acceptable?"

Su Chunlin felt as if he had been hit by a pie falling from the sky, his head was spinning, and it took him a while to come to his senses. He said excitedly, "Since you have spoken, how could I dare not agree? But I have a small request."

"Go on," Liang Shiqiu said patiently.

Su Chunlin swallowed hard and looked at the grain. "I would like to keep 160 catties of wheat, 40 catties of peanuts, and 30 catties of soybeans to be used as seed next year. In return, I will exchange them for 800 catties of wheat for my family to eat."

"No problem!" Liang Shiqiu agreed and immediately instructed his advisor to take care of it.

Although it is autumn harvest time, the yield is not large. In town, a pound of grain still costs forty-five coins, and it is mixed with a lot of impurities. Su Chunlin's wheat is of good quality and clean, and the county government offers him fifty coins per pound.

Peanuts and soybeans were rare commodities in their area, making it difficult to set prices. Su Chunlin didn't dare to ask for an exorbitant price, and in the end, peanuts were sold for 35 wen per jin, and soybeans for 30 wen per jin.

In the end, he earned four hundred and fifty taels.

Because the county magistrate kept praising his family's wheat, Su Chunlin suddenly remembered Shen Yi and immediately told him the story.

The magistrate sent his clerk to Shenjiazhuang, and found that Shen Yi's family's situation was exactly as Su Chunlin had described. So he bought all of Shen Yi's wheat.

Shen Yi earned 176 taels.

All are happy.

With money in his household, Su Chunlin worried about being targeted. In addition, his house was in serious disrepair and needed repairs before winter. So he suggested renovating the house at the dinner table.

The Su brothers were so happy that they jumped three feet high on the spot, and their joyful shouts could be heard for almost three miles.

Han looked at the two brothers making a fuss with amusement, and said thoughtfully, "Our family's land is not big, and the two brothers will have to live separately when they get married in the future. It's only a matter of time."

Besides, where will our whole family live if we renovate the house? It's better to just buy a larger piece of wasteland and rebuild.”

Su Chunlin seemed to understand something, then made the decision, "Okay! I'll do as you say!"

After the meal, he took his three children to Su Changxi's house and got straight to the point.

Upon hearing this, Huang was filled with envy and inquired from the side, "Brother Chunlin, could you also help our family buy some grain seeds?"

Before Su Chunlin could answer, Su Tai interjected, "Auntie, don't worry, leave this to my father, but it might not be so quick."

Madam Huang was overjoyed and said repeatedly, "No rush, no rush. We can have it next spring."