farming female castellan

Chapter 240 Cruise, Office Location

Chen Fan is setting up the office with the children.

"Is this a small yamen?" Chen Zhonglin asked excitedly.

"Almost." The old god Chen Zhongyan said aloud.

Chen Zhonglin sat on the official hat chair: "This feels really good."

Chen Zhongyan laughed: "Fourth brother thinks beautifully, and makes you cry when you get busy. You will get tired and your hands will hurt from writing a lot at your age."

The fourth child was not frightened: "Doing homework will also make my hands tired."

Chen Zhongzhu also sat down: "Are we going to be on duty now?"

Chen Fan nodded: "Yes, you study, teach and work here. You come here in the morning, go home in the evening, eat here at noon, and rest and eat in another yard."

The boys were a little sluggish: "I'm so busy."

Zhang Ci smiled: "The little sparrow is starting to be a chicken?"

"Do you say that too? We are talking about sparrows being used as chickens. Children have to play the leading role."

"Then do we still have to go to the field?" Chen Zhongliang asked.

"It depends." Chen Fan smiled.

On the way back, Mo Jian drove the boat over.The little ones yelled with excitement.

"This boat is so big! It has two floors!" Chen Zhongzhu was the first to shout out, and was disgusted by his own sister: "It's not elegant at all."

"You still said that I was straightforward and cute that day, and that my seventh brother was too gentle, why did it change again today?" Chen Zhongzhu was not convinced.

"I was very happy to see you eating well that day."

"Aren't you happy to see me today?"

"It seems that you have never seen the world by making such a rant today, so calm down."

"I really haven't seen the world, it's the first time I'm on such a big boat." Chen Dahan said confidently.Everyone looked at them and laughed.

Chen Zhongzhu wanted to win an ally: "We are all fresh, okay, Brother Nine has already looked stupid."

Chen Zhongliang didn't raise his head: "I'm intoxicated."

Chen Zhongzhu blushed.

"Shall we go on a boat together someday?" Chen Xiu looked forward to it.

"It's absolutely fine, it's fine to swim for half a day." Chen Fan said with a smile.

"It's just that the river is not wide enough, and the scenery on the river bank is not good enough." Chen Zhongyan's tone was a little regretful.

"I think it's okay if it's so wide. If it's too far away, I'll be afraid. There are some trees on the shore, so it's okay." Chen Ying felt very satisfied.

The boat sailed north, to a logging place.Some of the trees along the embankment had been cut down, and a long stretch of the embankment lay clearly before them.

"Will all the trees along the coast be cut down?" Chen Ya asked a question.

Chen Yue replied: "They will all be cut down. Some trees are lying on the embankment, and people cannot walk. Trees that are too close to the embankment should also be cut down, so that the embankment can be repaired."

The boat drove slowly, Chu Sheng and Yan Qiong watched everything around them vigilantly.

"It's been so long, I don't seem to see anyone." The children muttered.

"Do both sides belong to Changping Township?" Chen Zhongliang asked.

"Yes on the map, the border is where the forest ends." Chen Fan said.She just wanted to see how big the territory here is today.

Gradually, the two sides of the bank can no longer tell where the embankment is, only high and low are trees.Fortunately, the river is very wide, even if there are trees crossing the river, the boat can still travel.

After driving for five or six miles, the surrounding area became more and more silent, without any insects or birds singing, it was so quiet that it made people panic.

"The Chang River is over there, but I don't know how many places there are between the Chang River and the Qingxi River." Zhang Ci pointed in a direction.

Chen Fan sneered: "These areas are taxed, right?"

"Of course, the amount of tax and grain to be paid is calculated according to the area and population. Yuanfeng County has good land and a lot of people, and the land tax is only two buckets per mu. The counties here are sparsely populated, and four buckets of grain are required per mu."

"These are not arable land." Chen Fan sighed, "Is it dangerous to enter those forests? Can you see the situation in the forest from the top of the trees?"

"It's okay to stand on the top of the tree, but you can't see it carefully. If there is a hut hidden inside, the direction and position will not be easy to identify."

"Guangyun County extends for [-] miles in a straight line, and I think the boat can travel [-] or [-] miles." Chen Fan said with a smile.

"There's another mountain here!" The children's voices rang out.Chen Fan turned his head, really, there are a few more peaks in Guangyun, but they are not high, at most 100 meters.

Due to the line of sight, these mountains cannot be seen from the side of Qijiadu.

After sailing for more than 20 miles, the sight suddenly opened up. There were vast expanses of wasteland, and only in the distance were fields criss-crossing to see the village.

"These don't belong to us, do they? Are they from Yong'an County?" Chen Fan looked at Zhang Ci.

Zhang Ci nodded and shook his head: "Part of this wasteland is also ours. We still need to make some marks."

"Hehe," Chen Fan laughed angrily, "Who will be sent to plant and take care of this far away wasteland? Who will be sent to settle down?" It's really a good plan, throwing everything that no one wants to her, such a heavy tax burden to her.

"Don't take care of this side for the time being, no one will invade the territory anyway. Let's take care of the land over there first." Zhang Ci smiled.

Everyone got off the boat, and the carriage also got off the boat, driving along the woods and wasteland.

"I don't know if I can go back to Hetian Village here." Chen Fan had extravagant hopes.

The carriage drove for a while, but the coachman said that he had no choice but to turn around.So everyone turned back and returned by boat.

"The woods on both sides have not been cut down." Chen Fan teased.

"It's too far away, so it's inconvenient." Chen Zhongzhu followed.

It was already noon when we returned to Xiangjun's mansion, and Qi Yun also brought people back.

"So fast?" You still have to talk and pack up your things.

"The carriage can catch up with a little faster." Qi Yun smiled.

So, Liu Huairong took her for a long walk that day and kept the record for the longest time?The fastest one was probably Liu Huaizhen, who ran all the way back to Liu's house.

After lunch, all the servants gathered for a meeting.

Granny Zhou is in charge of the kitchen. She has a cook under her staff, one who chooses and washes vegetables, and two who do the dishes and clean up.In the past, the children would help in the kitchen, but now that the children are not available, she also needs to hire more staff.

Arrangements were also made for cleaning, running errands, serving tea and pouring water.

Qi Yun and Yan Qiong are in charge of the affairs of the girls' courtyard, and they follow and take care of the girls when they go out.Arrangements have also been made for those who serve tea and pour water for laundry.Xiangjian is in charge of the boys' lives.Mo Jian and Qin Zheng are in charge of the mansion and follow Zhang Ci.Qingji was in charge of the papermaking workshop and two shops in the city.Chu Sheng was in charge of various farms, and Zhuangtou and the captain of the nursing home also made clear arrangements.

The servants and maids in the outer courtyard were all in charge of the corresponding affairs.Master Qiang and the embroiderer concentrate on their craftsmanship.

Chen Fan looked at those people standing in the yard, feeling a little dazed.In the past, Zhangci's five guards were busy, and Granny Zhou and the others helped take care of them. Why all of a sudden, she has to formally appoint a group of servants?

Some errands are about to be assigned to the servants.Chen Fan sent a few servants to drive a carriage to each village to collect the registration forms for the academy and explain some matters.

(End of this chapter)