Chapter 110: Purchasing Grain Seeds

Museum Curator Qin ran outside the house, looking at his eight Alpine Horses with great enthusiasm.

The horses were plump and strong, snorting as they grazed in the woods.

"Bai, thank you for helping me look after these Alpine Horses."

"Next month, the museum's stables will be finished, and I will move them to their new home then."

After Museum Curator Qin and Zhou Yuchuan left, Bai Wei opened her computer and began searching for information on the Antique Exhibition.

This Antique Exhibition, co-hosted by Huaxia and Yinglun, had the Roth Family inviting archaeologists from several countries, as well as many reporters; it was clear they wanted to show off.

The Roth Family possessed many precious antiques, but there were very few antiques from Daliang in Huaxia.

The antiques exhibited by both countries were items from the same historical period.

She could not let people from abroad look down on Huaxia.

In order to win against the Roth Family, Bai Wei focused her attention and began searching for information online.

She had to investigate thoroughly to see exactly what antiques the other side held; only by knowing oneself and the enemy could one be victorious in every battle.

Online, there were already many posts about the Antique Exhibition.

There were even well-informed posters who had uploaded photos of the antiques the Roth Family would be exhibiting.

Many of the antiques were ancient court utensils from the old Yinglun, each one exquisite, highlighting the rich classical artistic atmosphere of the ancient Yinglun kingdom.

Among them was an antique that was an ancient Queen's Crown from Yinglun; the gold crown was inlaid with pearls and gemstones, shimmering brightly under the lights.

Many foreign netizens praised it heavily in the comments, and some even joked in the replies, saying that Huaxia's ancient court culture was underdeveloped, that the entire Daliang was just a big village, lacking in art, and that their food and utensils could not compare to the ancient Yinglun kingdom.

When Bai Wei saw this, she was instantly furious!

Daliang is inferior to Yinglun?

This Queen's Crown wasn't even as beautiful as the headpiece Xiao Mama had given her!

A scholar can be killed but not humiliated; this sister cannot be humiliated!

Bai Wei immediately opened her safe, dug out her own Peacock Headpiece, and then called Chen Ming over to hold the reflector.

The so-called reflector was just a piece of foam board.

But once the light hit it, the Peacock Headpiece, bathed in soft light, instantly became brilliant and dazzling!

"Snap, snap, snap."

Bai Wei held her phone and took over a dozen photos of the headpiece in one go.

Then, she opened the website, posted a thread with the title "The Most Beautiful Crown from the Ancient Daliang of Huaxia," and uploaded a few of the photos she was most satisfied with.

"Who says Huaxia doesn't have good things?"

"Everyone come and see, this is a princess headpiece from the ancient Daliang, absolutely authentic!"

"If there is even half a percent of fakery, I will livestream myself eating a keyboard!"

Not long after the post went out, several people replied immediately.

"My God, is this really a crown worn by an ancient Huaxia princess? It's too beautiful!"

"I can't believe Daliang had such a beautiful crown; this is simply a work of art."

"Will I get beaten for telling the truth? I think this Daliang princess headpiece is much more beautiful than that Queen's Crown from earlier; it has great artistic value."

The foreign netizens were full of exclamations, praising it one after another.

Bai Wei looked through the replies one by one, her mood finally eased, and she even felt quite pleased!

Who says Daliang has no art?

Slap in the face!

However, there were also quite a few skeptics.

Bai Wei noticed one reply.

"... A headpiece from Daliang doesn't represent anything! For this Antique Exhibition, the Roth Family will also exhibit a batch of ancient Yinglun embroidery, as well as a handmade ancient Imperial Coronation Robe; it is even more beautiful and magnificent!"

"The level of handmade embroidery in this period of Yinglun is the global peak! Daliang simply cannot compare, and they cannot produce such artistic treasures of embroidery."

Bai Wei frowned.

"Embroidery?"

She hadn't asked Xiao Moting about embroidery in Daliang yet.

But, before Xiao Mama was taken by the dog emperor, she seemed to have been an Embroidery Maid in the Daliang palace, specifically responsible for making embroidery for the emperor and his Imperial Concubines.

Bai Wei immediately went online to look up information.

Upon checking, she became even more unsettled.

That post from earlier really wasn't wrong.

In ancient Huaxia, there were indeed many superb embroidery techniques.

Things like Cu-jin Embroidery, Pi-zhen Embroidery... techniques that could weave five or eight colors into every single silk thread, had all been lost.

No wonder the person who posted that was so arrogant.

However!

Bai Wei was not afraid!

These embroidery techniques might be lost in the modern era, but that didn't mean they were lost in ancient times!

She had the wardrobe!

Bai Wei immediately went to find Xiao Moting.

"Xiao Moting, I am going to participate in an exhibition and need some beautiful embroidery."

"Help me check and see if anyone in Daliang can embroider Cu-jin Embroidery, Pi-zhen Embroidery... these types of embroidery."

Xiao Moting replied.

"Shennü Daren, I am still on the Post Road returning to Beijiang."

"If you're in a hurry, I can go look for embroidery pieces for you nearby right now."

Bai Wei then remembered that it would take Xiao Moting four or five days to drive the Minivan back to Beijiang.

"No rush, the exhibition isn't until next week. Just focus on your journey for now; you can help me inquire when you get back to Beijiang."

While he was on his way back to Beijiang, she could use the time to prepare for reclaiming wasteland to grow crops.

Early the next morning.

Bai Wei drove to the city and headed straight for the vegetable seed wholesale market.

She picked a shop with a sign that read "Agricultural Academy Seed Specialty Store" and asked the owner directly.

"Boss, do you know what kind of crops have high yields when planted in cold regions?"

"You looking to grow crops? Get some corn, rice, and the like; the harvest will be super impressive when the time comes."

The owner spoke in a standard Northern accent, leaving Bai Wei stunned.

She quickly added, "Right, the place where my friend is staying is not only freezing in winter but the soil is also barren. Can corn and rice still grow there?"

The owner laughed heartily.

"Why wouldn't they? Our Agricultural Academy has developed a batch of seeds specifically for our freezing Northeast; they're guaranteed to grow good crops. If your land isn't great, just use some chemical fertilizer!"

"The Northeast?" Bai Wei's eyes lit up.

That's right!

How had she not thought of that?

The great Northeast of Huaxia is a famous granary, and its climate is quite similar to Beijiang!

Bai Wei hurriedly said, "Boss, please, tell me more."

"Our Northeast rice, that single-season Wuchang Rice, has been improved by those experts at the Agricultural Academy, and the yields are top-notch!"

"And there's that Winter Wheat, Spring Corn, and so on. Those cold-resistant Heart-wrapped Chinese Cabbage and Big Red Abundant Radish from the North—you can store them in winter and eat them all season long, they're super crunchy when you eat them..."

Once the owner started, he couldn't stop.

Bai Wei quickly pulled out a small notebook and wrote down everything the owner said.

As expected of a Northern boss, he was truly straightforward!

She would buy according to his list and then send them to Beijiang.