The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Chapter 1902 Wheat Field

Seeing this, Cheng Feng became anxious and took the initiative to break Shang Xi's embarrassment and save her face. "No one can eat so many seeds. Selling fewer won't have a big impact! If not, it's also okay to plant less coarse grains in the fall and winter. Plant some beans and millet to feed the horses. Our palace has many horses. If you want the horses to be fat and healthy, they can't live without beans and millet this winter."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Youning felt relieved. She took another bite of the crab leg in her hand, smacked her lips a couple of times, and muttered, "Luckily, the loss wasn't too great! I thought my mother had sold all the seeds! If that were the case, our wheat fields wouldn't have any wheat to plant in the fall and winter!"

The words Shang Xi was about to say caught in her throat. What had she done today? Why didn't she use her brain? How could their royal palace have so many wheat seeds out of nowhere? Even a fool could figure out where they were going. Why did she sell them all without a second thought? Wasn't she just benefiting others while ruining herself? Were those thousands of acres of fertile land destined to be used for coarse grains next?

To cover her embarrassment, Shang tide coughed lightly, "Um... I sold all the seeds."

"What?" The father and son exclaimed in unison, shocked and incredulous.

Shang tide is never the type to hesitate or be timid when doing things; she always thinks things through and considers the big picture.

today?

Seeing Shang tide's hesitant and reluctant manner, Cheng Feng knew that something was amiss!

“Wife, who did you sell all those wheat seeds to? These are our wheat seeds for the fall and winter. Tell me who the buyer is, and I'll talk to them and see if we can return the seeds. Even half of them would be fine. Half of the seeds can solve a lot of problems. Otherwise, with so many dry fields, we'll only be able to grow miscellaneous grains in the second half of the year.”

Shang tide gritted her teeth and told them about selling seeds today!

Upon hearing this, Cheng Feng realized that the seeds had been sold to the old farmer and could not be recovered. Last year was a bad year, and the old farmer didn't have enough seeds to grow for his own family, so he naturally didn't have any surplus wheat seeds to sell. Going out to buy seeds was also futile, as seeds are more precious than grain.

Cheng Feng sighed, "It's been sold to an old farmer, so there's no going back." He added, "That Ma Sui in charge of the dry fields isn't very capable either. Why didn't he inform me about something as important as selling seeds? At least he should have stopped you. Honey, don't blame yourself. It's not your fault. You don't know anything about farming. Selling seeds was a good deed. It was Ma Sui who didn't know his place. If he had stopped you, this wouldn't have happened. In a few days, I'll go to the fields and find a reliable manager to replace him. If he manages the farmland for our Prince's mansion like this, we'll be in a panic in the fall. Planting thousands of acres of miscellaneous grains will be quite a mess."

Shang tide really wanted to exonerate herself, but she wasn't the type to sacrifice others to protect herself. She stammered, "Um... this isn't Ma Sui's fault. He tried to stop me, but he couldn't. He wanted to ask you for your opinion, but I didn't let him. He's worried in the fields, and he's probably worried right now!"

"Wife, when did you become so stubborn! It's fine if you want to do good, but you should also weigh the pros and cons and protect our own offspring!"

“I didn’t think that much about it. I didn’t know these seeds were for autumn and winter use. The farmers were short of seeds, and we had some on hand, so I sold them to them without a second thought. Spring planting is just around the corner! The farmers are worried because they don’t have wheat seeds. This land is their lifeline, their only hope. Spring planting is imminent, so I took pity on them and distributed the seeds to everyone at a fair price. And… we still didn’t have enough to sell!”

Cheng Feng not only didn't blame Shang Xi, but also comforted her when he saw that she was a little remorseful. "Wife, you did the right thing. The old farmer just asked for half a bag of seeds, and we couldn't refuse him. It doesn't matter who plants these seeds, and it doesn't matter where they bloom and bear fruit! Wife, it's nothing, don't blame yourself! If it doesn't work out, we can plant beans and millet in the fall and winter, so there's no rush."

Cheng Youning smacked his lips on the crab leg in his hand. The whole room smelled of crabs he had made. After learning the whole story and seeing his father's attitude, Cheng Youning's obsidian-like eyes darted around in their sockets. Then he spoke with ill intent, "Father, are we just going to let this go like this?"

Cheng Feng turned his head and glared at Cheng Youning. "Stop trying to smooth things over. There are only a few people in the family. You tricked your father earlier, and now you're tricking your mother. Without me and your mother, you wouldn't exist."

Cheng Youning grinned, "I thought Father would at least give Mother a scolding to teach her a lesson!"

He wanted to see his father discipline his mother; he had never seen his father discipline his mother before! He also wanted to gain some inspiration from it, since there was a concubine named Hong in the family who didn't respect him and needed to be disciplined. He needed some experience in disciplining women, and he wanted to see his father's authority.

But Cheng Youning miscalculated. His father was a protective husband who not only didn't scold his wife but also praised her.

"You brat, stop stirring up trouble in front of your father. Why should I scold your mother? She did something good. That's called selflessness and putting others before yourself. You should learn from your mother!" After saying that, Cheng Feng raised his eyebrows at Shang tide. When their eyes met, he comforted Shang tide. Sure enough, Cheng Feng didn't complain about her.

Cheng Youning looked at Wan Lianxing with unwavering determination: "Grandpa, look at me, my father is just like that, without any principles. If this happened to me, my father would spank me until my bottom was a bloody mess. But if my mother did it, it would become a legendary tale!"

Wan Lianxing said quietly, "If you want to wear the crown, you must bear the weight. Your mother is wearing the title of Shangshanren. Distributing the seeds to the people can be considered as relieving their urgent needs."

As the ruler of a country, could Wan Lianxing say that Shang tide's selfless spirit was unacceptable? Of course not!

As the saying goes, words of instruction are useless, but actions teach. Wan Lianxing believed that if there were a next time, Shang tide would never do such a selfless thing again.

Wan Lianxing realized that Shang tide wasn't selfless; she was ignorant and suffered because of her lack of knowledge. She believed the old farmer's words instead of listening to Ma Sui's advice. The old farmer would definitely say all sorts of nice things to get the seeds, but Shang Xi took on too much responsibility and didn't let Ma Sui speak.

Wan Lianxing thought this was a lesson learned and a good thing. It wasn't a big deal. As long as the seeds were planted on the land they had begged for, it made no difference. He didn't care whose land they were planted on!

Cheng Youning had his own little plan: "If there are no wheat seeds, what will I plant in my ten acres of wheat fields?"