Quick wear: She has turned over the big guys from all walks of life

Chapter 1423 Famine and Natural Disaster 581
Cheng Dazhu pondered for a moment, and seeing that his son didn't say anything, he continued, "Mingyi suffered a lot of grievances in the past few years, but she didn't cry or make a fuss. We just treated it as a joke between sisters and didn't take it to heart. We owe Mingyi a little bit for this, so we should give her more when she gets married as compensation."

Those grievances were caused by Cheng Mingyue, and all the elders were more or less responsible.

Mingyi had no resentment in his heart. He saw and remembered her contribution to the family. After she got married, the Cheng family would continue to benefit greatly. It was just a dowry, so why not?
"Take it if I tell you to. Use it all on Mingyi's dowry. Don't be afraid to spend the money. You probably know how much money our family has saved over the past few years. Hundreds of thousands of silver can be used to buy properties. No one in our Cheng family is good at business. It's just a number if it's not spent."

Taking out a portion of it to prepare the dowry for the little granddaughter would be beneficial to the Cheng family, and Mingyi would be compensated in a practical way.

Since his father had said so, Cheng Yuanxi no longer refused, "Your son would like to thank you on behalf of Yiyi."

"What are you thanking me for? We are all descendants of the Cheng family."

Cheng Dazhu immediately took his son back to the yard and took out 10,000 taels of silver notes for him, allowing him to buy as he pleased.

Cheng Yuanxi had a little more money in his hands, so he immediately gave 5,000 taels to his son, asking him to buy any good wood he saw. In order to buy good wood, Cheng Mingli went to a famous craftsman in the city to learn about the characteristics and availability of various types of wood.

Cheng Yuanxi took the gold and silver at home and went to a silver shop to make gold and silver melon seeds. In order to pack two boxes of gold and silver melon seeds, the gold and silver he brought were not enough, so he bought many ready-made products from the silver shop.

The Cheng family was busy preparing a decent dowry. When Mingyi returned to the city, she immediately followed Nanny Zhao to inspect several farms under their name.

The first place we went to was a large manor on the outskirts of the city, which was the closest to the city. The entire manor covered an area of ​​more than 300 acres and was surrounded by walls. The manor was within a 1.5-meter-high wall.

With the familiar face of Madam Zhao, he entered smoothly.

The carriage stopped at the entrance avenue of the manor. Mingyi took Chunmei's hand and got off the carriage. Nanny Zhao introduced her to the place.

"Master, this manor was bought from the prince. It covers an area of ​​346 acres, including 100 acres of good farmland, 30 acres of inferior farmland, and 88 acres of wasteland and cultivated land. There are three ponds in the manor, one large and two small. The large one is about 10 acres, and the small one is about 3 to 5 acres."

"There are 287 tenant households, and they have built two villages. Together with the mountains, forests, and rivers, they cover a total of 64 acres of land. The remaining 46 acres of sandy land cannot be used for planting."

It's a pity to leave 46 acres of land uncultivated.

Mingyi thought with regret.

"Is there anyone growing watermelons in the Northwest?" It would be a pity to leave it abandoned, we should plant something on it.

"Master, watermelons are grown on the prince's farm, but they haven't produced much in the past two years. They are not enough to supply the palace. If we grow them on the farm, it would be a waste of land."

She understood what Aunt Zhao said, "I mean, plant in the sand and make full use of the sand. For example, peanuts, sweet potatoes, potatoes, watermelons, yams, etc. can all be planted in sandy soil."

"." Madam Zhao frowned in embarrassment, "Master, can these be planted in the sand?"

"Yes, you don't know?" Not really, right? There are many old masters in the manor, even if they don't know everything, they should know something.

"No one has ever grown yam. We have to look for wild yam in the mountains, but it's hard to find them. As you said, peanuts and watermelons are planted on loose soil. As for sweet potatoes and potatoes, they are also planted in sandy soil, but the yields are average."

Mingyi frowned. It shouldn't be like that. "Have you applied fertilizer?"

"I don't know about that." She had only seen it on other people's farms, so there was no way she could ask so much in detail.

"Then do as I tell you. Before planting, water the sandy land once, and water it deeply. Fertilize peanuts heavily and watermelons moderately. Before planting sweet potatoes and potatoes, apply poultry fertilizer, which is poultry manure fermented with wood ash for a month. " Nanny Zhao didn't understand this, but she was obedient. She wrote it down and told the old masters in the farm. She asked them to make use of the sandy land next year.

I walked around the village. Everyone was staying at home in winter, and the fields were covered with white frost. I couldn't see anything else, and there was a thick layer of ice on the pond. If I came to the village in spring, summer or autumn, I would see some beautiful scenery, but it was winter now, and the whole place was covered with snow.

The real meaning of snow white.

There is snow on the houses and trees, and everything is covered with snow.

This manor was not worth seeing, so after finding out the specific area and the situation of the tenants, she followed Zhao Ma to the other two manors. If the first large manor was on the outskirts of the city, then these two manors were far away.

After traveling for more than ten kilometers, Mingyi was worried that it would snow again and the carriage would not be able to move forward.

Fortunately, the snow did not fall until Cheng Fu returned to the provincial capital, and Mingyi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Madam Zhao, those two manors are too remote."

"Master, soak your feet." Chunmei brought a basin of dark hot water over and placed it at her feet. "You have been walking outside for so long, soak your feet to warm your body."

Mingyi nodded, took off her shoes and socks, and put her fair, small and delicate feet into the basin.

The temperature is not too high, so you can stretch your body in it; after soaking for a while, hot sweat is discharged from the pores, and moisture and cold air rush out through the pores.

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Chunmei went to get an iron kettle of hot water, and when the water in the basin was not hot enough, she added some more; this way, her feet wouldn't be too hot, and soaking her feet became a pleasure.

"Master, how do you feel? Are you cold?"

Mingyi took off her coat, and her red face was covered with sweat. "It's not cold anymore. The floor heating in the house is warm. After soaking my feet, the blood in my body became active. I feel a little hot."

"Let me close the door, or you will catch a cold." As soon as the master took off her clothes, Chunmei hurried to close the door to block out the cold air from outside.

Aunt Zhao said, "Master, Chunmei and I will prepare some hot water. You can take a hot bath later and then have dinner."

"Okay, when the hot water is delivered, you can go and warm yourself up. I won't have dinner tonight. I want to sleep a little longer." After running around outside for so long, she wanted to go to bed early.

"Master, how can we skip dinner?" Nanny Zhao hesitated, looking worried.

Chunmei also looked at her worriedly, "Master, are you feeling unwell?"

Their master always had a good appetite, and never forgot to eat no matter how busy or tired he was; how could he suddenly not even eat? ! !
Mingyi didn't care much, "It's okay, I'll just take a nap."

"Master, your health is very important. Please allow me to feel your pulse?"

Madam Zhao and Chunmei's expressions changed again and again, fearing that something was wrong with her body.

"I'm really fine. Do you think I look like I'm in trouble?"

Madam Zhao and Chunmei carefully observed the beautiful woman, whose face was rosy due to the active blood circulation caused by foot soaking, and they really could not see anything wrong with her.