Peasant Woman's Decreed Life as a Wife

Chapter 992: Good News

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Chu Heng changed his clothes and went to the front courtyard.

Eunuch Ren was sitting in his room drinking tea while County Magistrate Qi was reading the county annals and settling accounts with his advisor.

“What’s with the sour plum juice?” Eunuch Ren put down his teacup and hurried to greet Chu Heng.

“Eunuch, my wife said that when she saw that no one was eating the plums, she wanted to use them to make a dish. In the end, she decided on this drink. With this sour plum juice, the plums that were often left to fall to the ground in the past would not be wasted.”

The plums were sour, and very few people ate them.

However, many people drank the sour plum juice.

“Mrs. Chu is so smart. This method can immediately make use of the plums and even drive economic development.”

County Magistrate Qi stood up excitedly when Chu Heng finished speaking. “I thought that the sour plum juice would be difficult to make. Who would have thought that anyone could make it?”

“Lord Chu…” County Magistrate Qi hesitated for the recipe to ask for the recipe for the sour plum soup. He also realized that although it was not a powerful dish, it could solve the problem of plums in summer and bring some income to the people.

However, he did not dare to ask. This was Chu Heng’s thing, and he did not have the guts to take it by force.

“County Magistrate Qi, I was just about to talk about this matter. This is the recipe for the sour plum juice that my wife wrote. If we make good use of this matter, it will be a good thing for the people.”n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

“I suggest that we hire a government runner to inform the citizens of the recipe at the entrance of the county government. Then, we can set the official price of the plums and sour plum juice. There is a limit to the number of merchants who can sell sour plum juice in the county. They must come to the county government to obtain the sales certificate before they can open their stalls.”

“Whether you make it yourself or buy it from a stall, you need to consume plums. Ordinary people don’t have the capital to do business, but they can sell plums to earn money.”

The more Chu Heng spoke, the brighter County Magistrate Qi’s eyes lit up. He nodded repeatedly at the end and said, “Lord Chu, you’re very thoughtful. Limiting the number of vendors selling sour plum juice in this county can prevent a large amount of it from suddenly appearing and causing waste. However, we can transport the sour plum juice to other counties or even Yuzhou City to sell it.”

“Not bad.” Eunuch Ren nodded as well, and the fan in his hand fanned faster and faster. “Lord Chu, could it be that you’ve already thought of this method?”

“It was my wife who thought of it, so I took advantage of it.” Chu Heng did not realize that there was anything wrong with his words. When he spoke to Eunuch Ren, he naturally had to speak the truth. Eunuch Ren was the emperor’s eyes. To the emperor, what he needed the most was loyalty, but to other officials, he could use schemes.

Eunuch Ren and County Magistrate Qi revealed an indescribable expression.

“Lord Chu and Mrs. Chu have a very close relationship.”

Chu Heng was stunned. Looking at the expressions of the two, he realized that his words just now had made outsiders feel that he was afraid of his wife. Although that was not the case, he did not want to explain.

“Lord Chu, what Madam and you mean is that you are willing to give the recipe of sour plum juice to the county government?” County Magistrate Qi asked excitedly.

Chu Heng nodded and placed the recipe for the sour plum juice on the table.

County Magistrate Qi took it with trembling hands. However, since Chu Heng and Eunuch Ren were there, the smile on his face was restrained.

With this, Li County soon had another drink. It spread to the neighboring county at a slow speed. Slowly, even Yuzhou had it.

At this moment…

Ye Muyu followed Chu Heng to He County, which was located upstream of the river.

During this period of time, they had passed through many county cities.