The landowner's wife of the imperial examination

Chapter 58 The Great Landlord

Barely calming himself, he looked at the sloping land except for the fertile arable land.

The housekeeper was a little embarrassed: "These sloping fields, cultivated crops have not produced much. At the beginning, they were cleaned up by people. They have been cultivated for a few years, but they have not been cultivated recently."

Jiang Changxi looked around and saw that this was a hill with a not very steep slope. It was given to her by God to have her own hill in Zhuangzi.

Different from the embarrassment of the old housekeeper, Jiang Changxi was very excited: "It's a pity to dry up the waste like this. Go back and find some fruit trees and get an orchard."

Butler: "I don't know if the grandma is planting fruit trees to provide for herself, or what to do."

The old accountant then said, "It's not easy to store fruit, but such a big mountain will be full of fruit in the future, and it's not easy to make a one-time shot."

The dilemma, needless to say, should be understood by everyone.

Jiang Changxi: "Take your time and don't worry, the way is all people come up with. We must have a fruit forest before we can think about the market."

Before I saw the fruit, I thought about smashing my hands, which is indeed a bit redundant.But without far-sightedness, there must be near-term worries, right?

The housekeeper, the same accountant is hesitant to say anything.Heart said, young, still young.The plan is not long-term enough.

Jiang Changxi also understood that it was a long-term plan for the housekeeper to share the account, so he comforted: "The roast duck and roast chicken you eat are Dagui's craftsmanship, Dagui can make chicken and duck, who can say for sure, she can't. make the fruit."

The housekeeper shared the account with Fang Xin and said, Madam is so naive, I dare to think about it.What can fruit be made of?
The old housekeeper: "If it can be made into candied fruit, it will be able to stay longer. But that stuff, the poor people can't afford it. The richer people make it by themselves."

Jiang Changxi nodded, the old housekeeper was right, but she really had a better way, so let's plant the tree first, after all, it will take several years for the fruit tree to bear fruit.How to toss is really not in a hurry.

The housekeeper and the accountant were secretly worried, this was not persuasive, but fortunately, it was just such a hill, planting fruit trees was not worth anything.

What Jiang Changxi did not expect was that there was living water flowing on Zhuangzi.

Jiang Changxi: "Just such a living water, is Zhuangzi enough to divert water from the farmland?"

The old housekeeper: "When the drought catches up, we need to irrigate the upstream of Zhuangzi and the downstream villages, and the river is not so rich. I heard that there are fights between villages and villages to grab water."

In the era of relying on the sky for food, water is life.

However, no one from Zhuangzi dared to come and intercept the flow. After all, the Zhou family had a fourth-rank official.

This is also why the clansmen take so much care of Zhou Lan, because Zhou Lan's father has indeed given the clansmen shelter.When it comes to farming and irrigation, the Zhou clan does not have to compete with other villages for water.

Jiang Changxi understands the importance of water at this time: "From tomorrow onwards, the strong labor of the village will be dispatched, and two ponds will be dug by the river to store water."

The housekeeper dropped his chin in shock, which was too decisive: "That's a big project."

Jiang Changxi: "Always do it, store some during the rainy season, and catch up with the drought so that you won't be blinded."

When the accountant heard these words coming out of the grandmother's mouth, he always felt peace-keeping.Even the old peasants have never seen such insight.The key is this courage.

Jiang Changxi: "Dug out the pond to store water before the dry season. Don't cut off the downstream water source in the dry season." He thought very thoughtfully.

Butler Zhou: "The villain will arrange it now, and the big grandma can just rest assured."

Jiang Changxi: "The drainage of the entire village should also be done well."

Butler Zhou: "The villain understands. Grandma, don't worry."

If you don't understand, you have to ask someone to ask.The housekeeper suddenly discovered that if he wanted to work under the hands of the eldest grandmother, he had to learn a lot for what he had to do.

Walking around the hill, Jiang Changxi had a more direct understanding of his identity as a big landlord.

There are tenants who rent land in the nearby villages, and they start working in the fields this season.

Knowing that it was the grandmother of Zhuangzi, the tenants did not dare to come forward. I heard that the female relatives of large families are very particular, and they are afraid of collision.

However, a lot of dried vegetables, fruits, or eggs were delivered at home.

It can be seen from the things sent, that farming is not easy and life is difficult.

Jiang Changxi asked people to take everything back, and said to the person: "Just feel free to farm, I'm just here to see. There is a doctor in Zhuangzi, who will come here tomorrow to collect medicine, everyone will tell each other, it's okay. Let the doctor-in-law help you to take a look, the incurable and miscellaneous disease doctor-in-law can't see it well, but it's okay to have a headache."

When the people on Zhuangzi heard this, regardless of whether they were tenants or not, they all saluted Jiang Changxi: "Grandma is kind."

Jiang Changxi: "Everyone is a neighbor, so if you say this, you will be seen outside."

Well, the sentence that everyone is a neighbor makes a Zhuangzi person excited.

When did they become neighbors with the Zhou family, a thatched hut and a village, they dared not climb high.

It's no wonder that people are grandmothers, this is too talkative.

When Jiang Changxi got into the carriage and left, the people on Zhuangzi still sent it out a long way.

Butler Zhou: "Grandma is kind, and the people on Zhuangzi are not willing to go to see the doctor if they can't stand it."

Jiang Changxi: "It's not easy, and there aren't many doctors who know how to do it. It's good to be able to help."

Jiang Changxi also saw more than ten acres of beach land, and was quite moved: "This is a good place to raise melons."

The old accountant blushed, he didn't understand.I didn't expect the big grandma to understand this.

The old housekeeper: "If the eldest grandma thinks it's okay, she will ask people to find melon seedlings to plant."

Jiang Changxi smiled when he looked at the housekeeper. The housekeeper is not a village head, so he couldn't ask the housekeeper to know how to farm, so Jiang Changxi said tolerantly, "Let's go back and find a village head."

The old butler snorted in the same account, what do you mean, Jiang Changxi smiled again.

When Jiang Changxi returned to the mansion, the old butler found someone who knew farming in the same account room, and only then did he realize how ignorant he was.Shame in front of grandma.

Too bad the grandma didn't say anything.The old housekeeper's face was burning with panic, he should just shut up like the old accountant.

The old housekeeper felt that he had not dared to see the eldest grandma recently.Of course, I have to make up for it, the knowledge of farming.Save the shame next time.

Jiang Changxi also asked people from Zhuangzi and other villages to find out if there were any other high-yielding crops.

Even with the experienced old farmers, talk about the problem of composting.

To be honest, I went out with my grandma, whether it was the old housekeeper or the old accountant, I felt that it really didn't matter whether the house was divided into the inner courtyard.After all, the grandmother's knowledge is really good.

Especially when it comes to the governance of Zhuangzi, they are convinced anyway.

(End of this chapter)