"Miss Bennett, what you said...is it true?"

The tenant farmers were all dumbfounded and couldn't believe it.

"Of course it's true!" Roland nodded.

As soon as she raised her hand, she showed everyone a rare black truffle in her hand.

"That's it. It's worth ten pounds a pound in Meryton."

"Ten pounds..."

There were gasping sounds in all directions.

This price is enough to ignite everyone's enthusiasm.

Roland pointed to a large iron bucket in Thomas's hand, which contained the "nutrient solution" she had prepared according to the formula from the 22nd century.

"Dad also found the formula from the book, and when he found the truffle, he poured it on the place where the truffle was found, so as to ensure that the same place would still grow truffles the next year."

"This……"

"Isn't it just..."

The quick-witted sharecropper has thought of something.

——Can truffles be planted like wheat?

Roland nodded: "Yes, in this way, every year in the future, you can get corresponding compensation from the labor of digging truffles!"

"Wow!"

"is this real?"

"These black, ugly fungus are worth ten pounds a pound, and they can be picked every year... Dude, pinch me, I'm afraid I'm dreaming?"

Roland then asked these tenant farmers solemnly: "But there is no fence in our forest. If people outside hear that such rare ingredients are produced here, they will come to touch them together. Everyone knows what to do, right?"

"of course!"

Shareholders are gearing up.

"Even if we agreed, the dogs would not agree!"

They brought out the cats, cats and dogs, and they barked at the same time at the command of the masters, and the momentum was quite spectacular.

Roland nodded, feeling almost satisfied.

"By the way, there is one more thing." She smiled slyly, "Everyone knows Mr. Bennet's temper."

"Dad never likes to publicize anything, and it's the same this time. It's good for everyone to know about it. Even if you meet my dad, there's no need to mention it, okay?"

"Naturally—"

The sharecroppers agreed.

Many of them sighed with emotion: "Mr. Bennett is really a good man!"

Not much to say, the cats and dogs brought by the sharecroppers immediately started the "training" of looking for truffles.

During this process, Roland partnered with her agent cat Luna to act as a temporary "training officer" to demonstrate to these domestic cats and dogs.

The tool used for training is naturally a genuine matsutake.Luna took all the animals to smell the truffle first.Roland then buried the truffle alone in the humus of the red pine forest, and let Luna take the small animals to find it.

In the beginning, every time Luna was the first to find the truffle buried in the soil, and then gracefully squatted in place and meowed.

At this time, Roland would dig out the truffles that had been buried in advance from the soil, and then hand Luna a small dried fish—this small dried fish was withheld by Roland from Mr. Bennett's "catch" Yes, I specially find a cook to slowly dry it in the oven at low temperature, and sprinkle the ground seaweed powder on it, which is rich in nutrition and fragrant.

The cats couldn't sit still anymore, and followed Luna's example, looking for truffles everywhere.

The requirements for domestic dogs are even higher. After they find a truffle, they need to use their front paws to dig a shallow hole in the ground and make a mark.If the tenant farmers can find real truffles under this mark, the hounds will also be rewarded accordingly.

The animals were training in the woods, and the sharecroppers were not idle.

Roland explained to them how to collect truffles and how to backfill the "nutrient solution".

The tenant farmers have all heard that this method is related to whether they can also get such an attractive "extra money" in the years to come. They all listened attentively, not daring to miss any details.

Soon, the training on both sides was completed-the work of foraging for truffles in Mr. Bennett's woods was officially launched.The tenant farmers and their cats and dogs are all in high spirits, heading deep into the pine forest.

Truffles were continuously discovered and delivered to Roland.

At the same time, the tenant farmers took turns patrolling the woods every day, and if people outside Longborn tried to get their hands on the woods, the tenant farmers would not hesitate to drive out the outsiders.

"This is Mr. Bennet's wood!" they said.

Rowland went to Meryton once a week, where he sent the newly picked truffles to the agent of "Thomson and Fren Import and Export Co., Ltd."

She holds the only truffle sales channel in the whole of Hertfordshire.

More importantly, she has the secret recipe to make truffles grow continuously and become a stable industry.

Therefore, as long as the tenant farmers have a long-term vision, they dare not go around her and do it alone.

In addition, Roland is very generous in the matter of income distribution.

With the sales of truffles, Roland and the tenant farmers split in fours and sixes.

Roland will also set aside part of his income to continue improving the soil quality and supplementing nutrients for the pine forest in the coming year.

The sharecroppers get more than half of the profits—for them, this is simply a windfall.

"Haha, you can have a good Christmas!"

"My family has been in arrears with Mr. Bennett for a long time, and now I can finally pay it back."

Roland had another suggestion:

"Gentlemen, would you like to set aside a small part of this income to send a priest or novice to Longborn to teach your children to read and write?"

The tenant farmers looked at each other with strange expressions on their faces.

Roland: ...

They must have all heard of her reputation as a "little lady" who refused to study and was ignorant.

Indeed, it was rather strange that this suggestion came out of her mouth.

But in fact, Roland hoped that not only the children of these sharecroppers could learn to read and write, she even hoped that the farmers in Longborn would also take this opportunity to master basic reading and writing skills and broaden their horizons.

She needs a group of laborers with a certain level of education who can implement her idea of ​​"scientific farming".

"Of course, this is just a suggestion made by Mr. Bennett. Of course, it depends on whether you agree."

At the critical moment, Roland used his father as a shield again.

"Mr. Bennett is right!" Someone came to his senses, "It is true that we have been sharecroppers all our lives, but the children... can't always follow the old path of a generation, how useless is this?"

"Yes, let them learn to spell, read, recognize a few words, and maybe they can go to work in the city in the future, which is also a way out."

Soon the tenant farmers reached an agreement: Roland will first keep a share of their truffle income.Once Christmas is over, the villagers of Longborn will visit a trainee priest who lives in Longborn and can teach the children to read and write.

"Everyone, when my father comes to the village again, everyone must not forget his temper!"

"None of these need to be mentioned to him."

Roland did not forget to remind these tenant farmers again and again.

The days in England are short and the nights are long in winter, and with Christmas approaching, Mr. Bennett has a lot of affairs and has less time to go for a walk in the woods.

To his relief, the financial situation of most of the tenant farmers in Longborn has improved this year, and the previously arrears of land rent have all been paid back.

Everyone greeted him with gratitude and with the utmost warmth as he passed in the village of Longborn.

But Mr. Bennett was never told what it was that everyone was grateful for.

Sensing the kindness, Mr. Bennett could only raise his top hat one by one.Walking all the way down the village, even my arms were sore.

Occasionally he went to his favorite woods, and met one or two tenant farmers in the huge woods.They all brought their cats and dogs and were looking for truffles in the forest.

"Oh, that 'baby' Sir Lucas said!"

Mr. Bennett never believed that his own woods had this kind of produce - after all, the last time he hosted the Lucas family, the amazing appetizer turned out to be matsutake, another rare ingredient.

The youngest daughter of his family picked this matsutake once or twice in the pine forest, but never picked it again.

As for the truffle, Mr. Bennet felt even more nonsense.

Whenever anyone in Meryton asked about truffles in his woods, Mr. Bennett always denied three or three times:

"Nothing!" "It's impossible!" "It's all rumors!"

Unexpectedly, at Christmas, he ate this miraculous ingredient on his table.

The stuffing of the roast chicken on the table is said to be filled with a handful of chopped truffles. The whole chicken seems to be twice as fragrant as in previous years. In addition to the tender and juicy chicken, there is also an aroma of hazelnuts and fruits.

The entire Bennett family said they had never tasted such a delicious roast chicken.

At breakfast the next day, a golden scrambled egg in front of Mr. Bennett was also sprinkled with a few brown flakes covered with red marble patterns.

Mr. Bennet was puzzled, and brought the flake to his nose for a sniff alone—even a man as uncritical as himself frowned.

The smell is really unflattering, it smells like these materials have just been dug out of the earth, some like moldy garlic, some like rotten nuts, the smell is not pleasant.

But eating these thin slices with scrambled eggs, Mr. Bennett felt that even the most common scrambled eggs became different, with a rich aroma and a strong appetite.

—Is this the truffle his sharecroppers "picked up" in the woods?

Mr. Bennett thought: It's hard for everyone. After finally picking up a few grains, he still thought of giving him a copy.

But the gentleman had never thought, nor had any idea, how much the truffles consumed by the Bennetts all Christmas were worth.

If he knew, this witty gentleman would probably laugh and sigh: "—So this is the smell of money!"

The producer of "Famous Planes".

The chief director finished watching the "essential version" clip of the warm-up period, and nodded to the chief planner with a smile.

"Your goal has been achieved. Introducing the players from the 'Changtian Plane' into the 'Famous Plane' is really unique, and there is a strong mix-and-match wind blowing."

The chief planner looked up and smiled proudly: "The effect of drainage is obvious. There are a lot of loyal audiences from the 'Farming Plane', so the effect of the warm-up period is so good."

Roland's fans don't care if the story of the original novel starts or not, they are all happy to watch Roland picking matsutake, digging truffles, and instructing the cook at home to cook Christmas delicacies.

"In addition, even the viewers who have seen the 'Arrogance' plane before have a clear return this time—probably they all think that the contestants entering the plane this time will bring a lot of new things to watch."

The chief director nodded in agreement: "Not only Roland, but another player's performance is also very interesting. He actually found a channel and started to expand his career overseas."

"However, these efforts must be converted into favorability, so as to help them finally win this plane."

The chief planner looked at the freshly released data: "Overall, Roland's favorability is good."

The chief director thought about it and felt that this conclusion was drawn too early:

"It's still just a warm-up stage, and the audience is mainly new audiences who have been diverted to the plane."

"The plot of the original work has not yet started, and a large number of audiences who love the original work have not yet entered the play. Besides, the contestants still have a 'must-do plot' to go, don't they? Only then will they encounter the biggest challenge."

"This is especially true for Roland."

"Her cue card has already been used. And once the original plot starts, her attention will be diverted immediately. What's more, she still has that 'must go plot'...it is not a small challenge for her."

"So," the chief planner asked the chief director, "shall we give the contestants a little more time to get ready before starting the original plot?"

The chief director shook his head: "Of course not...let's start the original story ahead of time."

"The audience is already impatient!"

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