[1] After Breaking Off My Marriage, I Became A Powerful Minister's Treasure

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Chapter 179: A belly full of bad ideas

Shi Qingluo walked over and picked a few chillies.

"This is called chilli. It's not a fruit. It's considered a type of vegetable. It's mainly used to enhance the dishes. My master said that these are the seeds he collected during his adventures. You can eat fresh chillies, or you can dry them in the sun to make chilli sauce. It could also relieve heat and help to lower the temperature. Oh right, my master said that those who can eat spicy food will like it, but those who can't will not necessarily like it."

Hearing her words, Mo Qingling and the others were a little disappointed.

They thought that it was something good again, but they were also satisfied with the corn.

Liang Youxiao, this foodie, went over and asked, "What does it taste like?"

Shi Qingluo replied, "It'll be very spicy when eaten raw. It should be delicious when served with a dish. I'll pick a few and try them tomorrow."

She could finally eat chilli.

Liang Youxiao smiled and said, "That's not a bad idea."

He even took the initiative to help Shi Qingluo pick a few more red ones.

Seeing that it was getting late, Mo Qingling offered to make a move first.

He still had to make arrangements to bring people to collect the corn tomorrow morning.

Mr. Hou did not want to return to the county town anymore, so he decided to stay at Xiao Hanzheng's house for the night.

After becoming an official in his old age, he no longer had much desire for power or anything. Instead, he liked to eat.

Tonight, he ate very comfortably at his little disciple's house.

Tomorrow, he still wanted to try the taste of this chilli again.

The next day, Xiao Hanzheng did not go to the county town.

They had just finished their breakfast when Mo Qingling brought people from the county office to collect the corn.

Mr. Hou, Liang Youxiao, and the others followed him to the Taoist temple.

Because they heard that the old God had appeared again yesterday, the number of people who came to offer incense today doubled.

Seeing the magistrate bringing his people along, many were surprised.

"What is the magistrate doing here? Bringing people to offer incense?" This was unlikely.

"I heard that the old immortal appeared yesterday and gave a hint that the heaven-gifted seeds were bestowed to the emperor and those in Daliang. That's why the magistrate brought people to collect the seed today."

"Ah, is that true?" The god-given seed sounded so mysterious.

Someone emphasised, "That must be true. I saw the old immortal appear with my own eyes yesterday."

"Let's go and take a look."

Hence, the people who offered incense also went to the backyard to watch.

Mo Qingling did not stop them.

He got his people to break off the corn cobs like how Shi Qingluo told them to.

He brought more than a dozen strong-looking bailiffs with him, so it did not take long for the corn to be harvested.

Finally, when they were weighed, they weighed more than 1,200 catties.