In years of famine and drought, their village even rejected fatty meat.

Chapter 919 Thunder

After calculating in their minds, the faces of the people present all showed relief. With the government's relief grain, the poor harvest would no longer be a terrible thing for them. They could rely on the government's help to get through the difficulties and survive the long and cold winter.

"Thank God! We no longer have to fear winter."

"What do you mean, 'Heaven has eyes'? It's clearly Heavenly King Yang who is merciful, and the county magistrate who is merciful."

"Thank you, Heavenly King Yang! Thank you, government officials! Thank you, magistrate!"

"..."

The people at the scene felt a sense of relief. Yesterday they were worried about how to get through the terrible winter, but now they no longer need to worry.

Because the government would not abandon them, but instead would help them, the people felt much more favorably toward the government and began to trust it more and more.

However, the good news clearly doesn't stop there.

After finishing discussing the grain issue, the elderly man who was in charge of explaining the announcement spoke up again: "I have some good news to share. Would you like to hear it?"

Is there more good news?

The people present were taken aback, and then all turned their gazes to the old man, waiting quietly for him to speak.

Seeing this, the old man didn't keep us in suspense and said directly, "King Yang knows that the people of Mingzhou have it hard, so he not only sent us grain, but also specially obtained grain seeds for us."

"Grain seeds?"

The people present couldn't help but frown. Since the cold disaster struck several years ago, it had been impossible to cultivate crops in Mingzhou during the winter. What use were these seeds?

"Old man, it's winter now and we can't plant anything, so how can getting seeds be considered good news?"

A man asked loudly.

If seeds can be obtained in the spring, that would be good news, since seeds are a considerable expense for farmers.

But it's already autumn, and winter is just around the corner, so even if we had seeds, we couldn't plant them!

"This grain variety is different from ordinary grain varieties."

The old man said with a smile, "This grain is a divine grain that King Yang asked Chenjia Village for. It is called ice wheat, a type of wheat that can grow in the cold winter."

"Isn't that winter wheat?"

A man asked instinctively.

"No, no! Winter wheat is winter wheat, and ice wheat is ice wheat; the two cannot be compared."

The old man shook his head and said, "I have also farmed before, and I know that although winter wheat can be planted in winter, the yield is not high. Moreover, with the arrival of the cold disaster, the winter is getting colder and colder, and winter wheat can no longer be planted, is that right?"

The people present nodded in agreement. Indeed, as the old man had said, since the cold disaster struck, winter wheat, which used to be able to be planted in winter, could no longer be grown.

This reduced the three northern states from being able to farm twice a year to only being able to farm once a year, directly leading to a significant reduction in grain production and a large-scale famine.

“Winter wheat cannot be grown in the current cold winter, but ice wheat can.”

The old man smiled and said slowly, "Not only can it be planted, but the yield is also very promising. One acre of ice wheat can yield at least 1000 catties of wheat!"

"What?! 1000 jin?!"

The moment the words left his mouth, everyone present was stunned!

More than 90% of the people present were experienced farmers. Even those who were slightly younger, like Wu Zhijian, had been farming for no less than ten years!

In their traditional view, a yield of 300 jin of wheat per mu (unit of land area) is considered very high.

But the old man in front of them told them that there was wheat in the world that could yield a thousand catties per mu, and that this wheat could be planted in the cold winter. How could they believe it?

"Old man, are you kidding us? How can one acre of land grow 1000 catties of wheat?"

"That's right! Even the celestial grains grown in heaven couldn't produce such a high yield, could they?"

"Old man, it's not that I don't want to believe you, it's just that this 1000 jin per mu of wheat is too outrageous."

"I've been farming for thirty years and I've never heard of such a high-yield wheat."

"..."

Seeing the incredulous looks on everyone's faces, the old man smiled and continued, "Do you know why King Yang was able to provide grain to help the people of Mingzhou?"

The people who heard this question looked at each other in bewilderment. They had only just heard from the old man that King Yang had sent grain to help Mingzhou. How could they know where King Yang got the grain from? These things were not their concern.

"Liangzhou, where King Yang is located, is suffering from the same famine as our Mingzhou. Under such circumstances, King Yang was able to provide so much grain to help our Mingzhou. Aren't you curious why?"

"Yes! Why is that?"

"I've heard about the situation in Liangzhou. The impact of the cold disaster was also significant. Why is King Yang able to produce so much grain?"

"Could it be that Heavenly King Yang has the help of an immortal?"

"What kind of immortal is this! It must be that King Yang's benevolence moved the Dragon King, and the Dragon King used his magic to make Liangzhou have good weather and abundant harvests, which is why Liangzhou has so much grain!"

"..."

The people present were clearly unaware of the existence of the "Wealthy Wheat," so their guesses all went towards gods and ghosts.

Some say that Yang Tianwang received help from immortals, some say that Yang Tianwang moved the Dragon King, and some believe that the cold disaster in Liangzhou disappeared...

In short, everyone had their own opinion, but no one mentioned that it was due to the type of grain.

"You all guessed wrong!"

The old man smiled and shook his head, saying, "The reason why King Yang has so much grain is not because of any deity, nor because of the Dragon King, but because King Yang obtained the Fortune Wheat from Chenjia Village. Do you know how many kilograms of wheat can be produced per acre of this Fortune Wheat?"

"I don't know!"

"I'd guess it's at most 300 jin (150 catties)?"

"Could it weigh 350 jin (125 catties)?"

"It's impossible for it to exceed 300 jin! I've been farming for decades and I've never seen wheat yield more than 300 jin per mu."

"Yes! At most 300 jin."

"..."

Listening to everyone's answers, the old man kept shaking his head, and then revealed the answer: "This Rich Wheat is truly magical, with an astonishingly high yield! If you plant one acre of Rich Wheat during the spring planting season, you can harvest more than 1800 catties of wheat in the autumn!"

"It is precisely because the Liangzhou region cultivates the prized wheat that King Yang was able to provide grain to aid the people of Mingzhou."

1800 pounds?!

This number exploded in everyone's minds like a thunderbolt, leaving them completely stunned!

In their limited understanding, even the best grain varieties, no matter how much fertilizer or water is applied, can only produce a maximum of 300 jin of wheat per mu.

The "wealthy wheat" the old man spoke of could grow to 1800 jin (900 catties), five times the yield of the wheat they had previously grown...