Chapter 951: The marriage between the Chen and Huang families and the life and death agreement

Old Master Qiong hurriedly said, "Master Chen Nineteen, there's no need for formalities. Please take us to see some high-yield grain and potato seeds first!"

Master Chen Shijiu looked at Qin Xiaomi and Jiang Dalang...Long Ge'er said that if you encounter a big problem, you should find them first, and then do it after they nod.

Master Chen Shijiu had also been paying attention to what Qin and Jiang were doing. He knew that they were very capable, so he respected them and asked them first.

Qin Xiaomi said, "Master Chen Nineteen, please lead the way."

"Okay, everyone, please follow me." Master Chen Nineteen said with a smile, "Master Qin, Captain Jiang, I've watched Long'er grow up since he was little. Now, Long'er is engaged to our old master Chen's fourth granddaughter. The Chen and Huang families are officially related by marriage. You can just call me Uncle Nineteen, just like Long'er does."

What the hell?

Young Master Huang, who is almost an old man, and is still a bit naughty and crazy, is actually engaged in his hometown!

The one he was destined to marry was the legitimate granddaughter of an official. What merits did Huang Yanglong possess? What could possibly have made him worthy of being chosen by such an old man?!

Grandpa Qin, Grandma Qin, Master Lu, and all those who knew Huang Yanglong but didn't know about this were all shocked and looked at Master Chen Shijiu.

Master Chen Nineteen met everyone's gazes and said with a calm smile, "It is indeed an engagement. Duke Yan arranged the matchmaking when he was still in the capital. After asking Long Ge'er's opinion, the elders of the two families arranged the marriage for him in his hometown."

If the high-yield grains are successfully promoted, the Chen and Huang families may even receive an imperial decree granting their marriage.

But now that the imperial edict has not been issued, Master Chen Shijiu will not mention this matter.

"Congratulations." Grandpa Qin congratulated the Chen and Huang families on behalf of his local acquaintances.

Uncle Qin couldn't help but ask, "The family of Elder Chen from Lingnan Prefecture? That's the family of Lingnan Prefecture's first Jinshi (imperial scholar). With such a family background, how could they be willing to marry their legitimate daughter to Young Master Huang?"

Grandpa Qin glared at Second Uncle Qin secretly... "No matter how gossipy you are, you can't gossip to this extent. Besides, we are on the same side as Young Master Huang. If you say that, won't the Chen family think that we also dislike Young Master Huang's occasional tantrums? That will affect Young Master Huang's reputation!"

Master Chen Shijiu laughed and said that Huang Yanglong had no such thing as reputation in Lingnan Prefecture.

When this guy was most infuriating, he was beaten up in the street several times by him and the Chen family members.

The reason was that Huang Yanglong felt that everyone in the Huang family business was on Zheng Nandan's side, and Zheng Nandan repeatedly asked him to get married and have children as soon as possible so as to continue the bloodline of the Huang family to a new generation.

But Huang Yanglong hated it most when people he disliked pressured him to do things, so he was unwilling to get married. When he was forced into a corner, he would go crazy and speak wildly.

It is said that Huang Yanglong only marries ladies from prominent families. In Lingnan Prefecture, only Mr. Chen’s legitimate granddaughter is worthy of him!

He would not marry anyone except Mr. Chen's legitimate granddaughter, and he would not marry any other girl, even his adopted sister.

Really, if Lingnan Province had not valued clans and offspring, and if he had not been the only young master of the Huang Family Trading Company, he would have been beaten to death long ago.

But because of these nonsense, Huang Yanglong was often beaten by the Chen family members.

The person he was calling out to back then was actually Old Man Chen's eldest granddaughter. After so many years, Old Man Chen's first three legitimate granddaughters have all married, and the one who is of the right age and is also legitimate is the fourth Miss Chen.

In the end, the marriage fell on Miss Chen Si.

Grandpa Qin added, "Young Master Huang is a good young man. I treat him like my own grandson. He is capable of taking on important tasks, but he has a bit of a bad temper. I beg the Chen family, and please ask Miss Chen Si to be more lenient with him."

Master Chen Shijiu was somewhat surprised but also very happy. The fact that the elders of the Qin family could speak so well for Long Ge'er showed that the Qin, Jiang, Xu and Qiao families had a good relationship with Long Ge'er.

As long as the relationship is good.

After all, only with a good relationship can we share the ups and downs together.

"Thank you, Mr. Qin, for loving Long'er. Don't worry, the Chen family and my fourth niece are both optimistic about Long'er and will support him in his endeavors." Master Chen Jiu smiled and added, "Long'er and my fourth niece are destined to be together. They will definitely live happily together for the rest of their lives."

The other girls of the Chen family didn't know, but the fourth niece was born to be the nemesis of Huang Yanglong. No, the fourth niece's temper was the nemesis of all those with bad tempers and impulsiveness.

Let’s just say that this is the temper of the fourth niece. Even if Huang Yanglong hanged himself in front of her, the fourth niece would let him hang himself and then rescue him.

After Huang Yanglong recovered, if he continued to threaten to hang himself, she would not stop him. She would wait until he finished hanging himself and then rescue him.

But it was not easy to say these words to Qin Jiang and other families. After all, she was the daughter of Chen from Lingnan, a daughter of an official and a lady from a famous family.

"We're here. Twenty carts of high-yield grain and potato seeds are inside." Master Chen Shijiu led everyone to the door of a large tent.

Old Jing was the first to lift the curtain and rush in.

Inside the large tent, there were wooden carts without animals, and inside the carts, there were large boxes stacked one after another.

"The potato seeds are inside the box, there is a layer between them." Master Chen Shijiu reminded.

"Captain Zhong, Captain Jiang, Captain Tang, please help me move the boxes down." Mr. Jing did not let the students be the first to touch the potato seeds, but instead pointed to the people from the Wei army.

As for the students who wanted to touch the potato seeds, they had to: "Zilin, write a life and death agreement. If the potato seeds are damaged in any way, making them unplantable, all students participating in the trial planting will bear the consequences together. The consequence is that you will not be allowed to take the imperial examination and become an official for ten years!"

This?

"Sir, is this punishment too severe?" Yang Zeru said.

How many decades are there in life?

If they waste ten years on this, won't their official careers be several levels lower than those of their peers?

"Could it be that high-yield grains and potato seeds that can save the people are unimportant?" Old Master Jing asked, then added solemnly, "My fellow students, being an official isn't about reciting poetry and composing couplets. It's about making real contributions to the country. And every achievement in this world comes with a price. For example, the Qin family's military achievements were made at the cost of having their village massacred by bandits, spies, and assassins. Only after paying this price did they establish the Qin family they have today."

"So if you want to participate in the trial planting, you must bear the cost. If you are unwilling to bear the cost, I will not force you. I will continue to arrange other tasks for you to help you travel well."

But what other work could earn greater merit than trying to grow high-yield grains?

Killing the enemy in battle cannot achieve greater merit than growing high-yield grains.

After all, once the trial planting of high-yield grains is successful, every one of those who participated in the trial planting will be included in the history books of the Wei Dynasty and their names will be recorded in history!

"Sir, Grandmaster, and Master Qin, I, Kang Rong, am willing to sign a life and death agreement. I am willing to try to grow high-yield grains for the people of the world, and I will do my best until my death!"

Everyone: "..."

You don't have to be so servile.

Xue Mingyi, Li Zhiyuan, Kang Lang and other students from familiar families also immediately expressed their opinions: "Sir, we are willing to sign a life and death agreement!"

"Sir, we are willing to sign too!" The other students expressed their opinions in a hurry, fearing that if they spoke too late, they would be kicked out of this trial planting project that would go down in history.

After all, if something goes wrong and fails, it will only delay the imperial examination and entry into the officialdom for ten years. It is not like being beheaded, so it is worth a try.

Ying Zilin had already written the life and death statement. After reading it in public, he was the first to write his own name and press his fingerprints, and passed the life and death statement to Kang Rong, until all the students had signed and pressed their fingerprints.

After the signing was completed, Captain Zhong released the students and let them come in contact with taro and wild potato.