Shi Qingluo had roughly calculated how many catties would be produced before she came, so she had asked Xiao Hanzheng to bring a lot of sacks along.
Then, they put the potatoes into sacks and the county government's people loaded them onto the carriage.
The chief and the villagers all stared at the carriage as if they were looking at some beauty.
Shi Qingluo laughed at the sight. "We are going to the capital to present these potatoes to the emperor. Then, we will ask for his permission to leave some behind in Heyang County for planting.
"When the time comes, we'll try to give each village some of the crops, so your village will have a chance too.
"I have more corn seeds this year." she added after some thought. "So, every village will be able to plant some corn.
The emperor gave her the ownership of all the corn planted at the Taoist temple in Nanxi County this year.
She had also planted many of them in her manor in the capital.
