Chapter 55 (1/2)

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Chapter 55 - Tribute Rice

An Yuan County was a s Prefecture was known as the land of rice

The area of An Yuan County was small, but the land was fertile It had sufficient water sources and the soil quality was good The climate was also better than row rice It was also suitable for the cultivation of gongmi literally translates to ”tribute rice”]

For the precious rice varieties like gong mi, the manpower and financial resources required were not affordable for the average family Therefore, the a mi produced by the An family accounts for nearly half of its total production, but the a her than other types

An Zi Ran only knew about this after having reviewed the ledgers

The gongaway (as a gift)

Gong h-quality rice that has been carefully selected The appearance of this rice was as crystal clear as pearls In the early days, it was mainly dedicated as a tribute to the e an to eat it

The An fa ong mi as a way to pave the path to fortune The results were not bad It could be seen that the An faave out a lot as disaster relief funds It was no wonder that things have always been s Fu's s were not honest, but he could still be regarded as a successful landlord

This year the rice seedlings were planted in April, so there was still some time away from the harvest

However, not all rice was harvested in the same period, and the precocious varieties could be harvested in about seventy days This rice was co ji” or ”hou xia ji”

[T/N: Literal translations are ”rescuing public hunger” and ”urgently going down the throat”]

Just fro to the name, one knew that the quality of this type of rice was not too high, but this was precisely what made the people of An Yuan CountyPrefecture arhout the year, and the chances of snoere low

But this year there was a rare heavy snowfall in the winter The snow covered the rice fields The rice that could've been harvested in just a few h the rest survived tenaciously, the harvest was not expected to be too much

This was also the reason why the people were borrowing such a huge quantity of rice

After a round of inspections, it seerowth of rice was quite prosperous

Although the rice paddies of the An family were also affected (by the snow), their response was relatively tie

An Zi Ran didn't know ive them a cursory inspection When the sun was about to cliot ready to return

Just as they were preparing to enter the county, a crying voice not far away caught their attention

In the round and looking towards the fields with dull eyes

The person whoin the field There was a cow in front of him He looked at the situation and it seeathered around hi

”It's too bad for the Zhou Laohan's fa soon, but the cow died of sickness Without the co can they cultivate their land? They will certainly starve to death!”

”That's just the way it is Due to the snowfall a large part of their fields were destroyed It has been very unlucky Now even the cow is dead I don't even knoe'll survive through this year My fa for food at home”

”It looks like they can only borrow rice froh…”

Almost every household in An Yuan County had cattle In order to buy a cow, they spend a fae aet bigger and bigger until it was al their debts, sohters to repay the debts