Farm Girl Turns Everything Around: Sly Husband, Let's Farm-Chapter 1577 - 1576 Banquet for the Family Head_1

"When disaster looms, who still cares about eating?" Yang Ye clicked his tongue.

"Why not let the Great Retired Emperor release a rumor, saying that there’s no intention of settling accounts for now, and let them eat to their heart’s content, how about that?"

"Are you suggesting that Grandpa Emperor personally host a banquet for them?"

"Exactly, it would be a gesture of the imperial grace." Qiao Xiaomai said.

Yang Ye hesitated for a moment upon hearing this and then nodded, "Alright, I’ll talk to Grandpa Emperor after I enter the Palace."

As the rumor intensified, indeed, Yang Wenxiao needed to send out a signal.

After having a good meal, Yang Ye wiped his mouth and went to the Palace.

First going to Da’an Palace to see Yang Wenxiao, he conveyed Qiao Xiaomai’s words.

Yang Wenxiao listened and agreed.

He had been intending to do something similar recently; he had already accumulated dozens of wool sweaters and, unable to find buyers, the sweaters were losing their value.

No, absolutely not.

After Yang Ye left the Palace, he summoned Emperor Yongan for a discussion, then sent out invitations, planning to entertain the heads of several first-rate aristocratic families in three days.

The very issuance of these invitations, to be honest, made those people even more uneasy.

What is he planning?

This couldn’t be another Hongmen Banquet, could it?

A group of people couldn’t help but gather quietly again to discuss, but no matter how much they discussed, they couldn’t come to any conclusion. With Yang Wenxiao’s powerful Divine Crossbow Team and other forces, their backbone, no matter how tough, wasn’t tougher than Yang Wenxiao!

Unable to determine any course of action, they could only obediently go to Da’an Palace for the banquet.

And it really wasn’t a Hongmen Banquet. The food at the banquet was delicious and plentiful, all made by Qiao Xiaomai, and not only was there a big watermelon on the table but also her signature dish: spicy crayfish.

The deliciousness of spicy crayfish was very rarely tasted by people the previous year; it was completely inconspicuous in Capital City. Those who had tasted it extolled the virtues of the crayfish to the skies upon their return. Now, seeing the spicy crayfish on the table, these few guests were stunned for a moment.

Serving such a precious dish, what was this all about?

While they were puzzled, Yang Wenxiao appeared, followed by Qiao Xiaomai.

Qiao Xiaomai hadn’t planned on coming today. Her attendance was solely for the purpose of an agreement. Last year, Xie Shan, a friend of Fan Jia, had come to the manor to buy watermelons and had wanted to contract two acres of watermelons for a hundred thousand taels per acre.

At that time, watermelons were sold at exorbitant prices, and she turned him down because the price was too low.

Eventually, she agreed to provide the Xie Family with the yield from one acre of land this year, regardless of the price of watermelons.

Last year’s exorbitantly priced watermelons were of no interest to anyone this year.

This world, it sure changes drastically.

But no matter how the world changes, the agreement still needed to be honored.

So today, she had specifically invited the head of the Xie Family. In Daqi, the Xie Family was only an above-average aristocratic family, and originally the head of the Xie Family wouldn’t have qualified to attend today’s banquet.

Upon arrival, she didn’t beat around the bush, picked up a small knife, and cut open the big watermelon on the table.

A sweet fragrance of watermelon instantly wafted through the air. Chen, the head of the family, the only first-rate family head who personally went to the manor to buy watermelons last year, also the Minister of Revenue, and a well-known food aficionado in Capital City, couldn’t help but breathe in deeply after catching the scent.

This smell was truly tempting!

But this watermelon was also really expensive!

As he was caught in a whirl of emotions, Qiao Xiaomai smiled and spoke up. She looked towards the seat at the end of the table where the head of the Xie Family sat and said, "Lord Xie, last summer your son Xie Shan made an arrangement with me that no matter the price of watermelons this year, I would provide one acre’s yield to the Xie Family."

"I have come today to fulfill this agreement."freeweɓnøvel.com