farming female castellan

Chapter 273
The Su Garden at the end of the year is still lively, because the plum blossoms are in full bloom, and many people come to enjoy the plum blossoms.Several magnolias are also blooming, which adds a bit of fun to the flower viewing.

Butler Li said cheerfully: "Although many people have built corridors and flowered windows according to Su Garden, many people say that the scenery of Su Garden is better."

Chen Fan smiled: "The rice in other people's bowls is always better."

Li Guanshi smiled and shook his head: "Su Garden is really beautiful. There are flowers all year round, on the trees and on the ground. They are all beautiful. Such a large lawn, forest, and this pond, rockery, not every family is willing. Let the people go and have a look."

The scenery around Su Garden is indeed beautiful, with flowers in spring, lotus in summer, maple leaves in autumn and plums in winter.There are also many wild flowers in the meadows.Clusters of winter jasmine bloom like waterfalls, golden and dazzling; primroses come in many colors; mother-in-law has a gradient of blue; they are all wild flowers that the Chen family girls like.

Chen Fan looked at those people who were enjoying and watching, and smiled: "With so many people, the scenery is so lively."

Many scholars come to admire the flowers and write poems, and the scene looks very cultural.

Another advantage of Su Garden is that it is close to the market.There are stalls on the side of the flower corridor, and there are shops in the lotus garden to the north.The scenery in some places is good, but it is too far away, far less convenient than Su Garden.

Zhang Xiaolou arrived a day later than Wang Daliang. He first said a word of thanks when he entered the door, and then mentioned the specific craftsmanship: "Some owners want to make different window lattices, but I really can't think of many good-looking styles. Many Those who are good at painting also drew some flower windows and leaky windows, but they still don’t feel as good-looking as Su Yuan’s.”

Chen Fan is modest: "People tend to have preconceived ideas, and they are more impressed by the things they first see."

Zhang Xiaolou hesitated for a moment, and said, "Dare to ask Mr. Xiang for some advice? I will pay for the drawings drawn by Mr. Xiang, as a token of my heart."

Chen Fan thought for a while and said, "Perhaps we can print some albums and sell them in bookstores. Anyone who wants a new style can choose."

Zhang Xiaolou smiled: "Thank you Mr. Xiang."

"Don't be in a hurry to thank us. Picture albums are no different than book books. The picture plates and printing are more complicated, and it is difficult to market them in a short period of time." Chen Fan said.

"No hurry, no hurry, now is not the time to rush to work."

Chen Fan drew a picture with a half-open window reflecting the blooming magnolias.

She asked the children: "I want to print many sheets, how do I print them?"

"It takes a lot of paint, is there enough paint?"

"Or engraved on the board and then printed?"

"One pattern and one plate is a very time-consuming and labor-intensive task."

It's really troublesome, but you can still try it.If you are proficient, you can also print New Year pictures, cards, banknotes... banknotes are a bit far away.

"Boys are responsible for engraving woodblocks, and girls are responsible for the paint." Chen Fan arranged the task.

Chen Zhongzhu looked at the painting: "Just draw the windows, how easy it is."

Chen Ya sighed exaggeratedly: "Then what scenery and artistic conception are there, just a bare window."

We tried two versions first, and the effect seems to be OK.

On the open space behind the village, a mulberry wood skeleton has been erected, and several villagers are putting mud on it to mold it into a mud cow.

On the day of Lichun, the villagers gathered around.Wang Lizheng lashed his whip a few times, and said loudly: "Three stars are shining brightly, the new year is coming; sow seeds in time, so that the farming season is not violated; pray for a bumper year's crops, and the country will live in peace!" Then, Lizheng asked Chen Fan to kowtow first.

Chen Fan and his family kowtowed to Chunniu, while Wang Lizheng and other villagers stepped forward one by one.

After worshiping, everyone rushed up, smashed the spring cow, and took a handful of mud cows home.The children also grabbed a handful and scattered them in the poultry pen.

"Last spring we whipped spring cattle in Changping Township, and this year in Wangjiadun. It's really interesting." Chen Zhongzhu was very happy.

"Will anyone catch the spring cattle in Changping Township?" Chen Ying was a little worried.

"There is someone in charge over there, and it will definitely be arranged." Chen Zhonglin was not worried.

The prince also whipped the spring cattle on the outskirts of the county, and many people surrounded him.Seeing the people happily returning home with their clay cows in their hands, the prince was also a little touched.

"The people seem to be easily satisfied," said the prince.

The Tai Tuo didn't answer, just nodded and looked at the lively crowd.

Back in the mansion, the prince asked if the luggage was packed.He wanted to rush back to the palace during the Chinese New Year.

"Where is the account book?" asked the Taifu.

The butler opened a box for him to see, the Taifu nodded after seeing it, and closed the box.

There are wild vegetables on the table at noon.The shepherd's purse and Malan head are blanched and mixed, very delicious.Chinese toon is fried with eggs.

The prince tasted a few mouthfuls: "This wild vegetable tastes pretty good."

Someone brought up a plate, boiled dark green, almost black, piled limply on the plate, looking at it without appetite.

The prince frowned a little, put it in his mouth, and frowned even tighter.In the end, he spit it out regardless of his image.

"These are wild vegetables eaten by the common people. There is no oil or salt. They are boiled in water, and some of them have a bitter taste."

The prince looked at the Taifu with displeasure on his face: "Does the teacher have to say this while eating?"

Taifu smiled lightly: "In a good year, you can eat some wild vegetables to wrap your belly, but in a bad year, you don't even have to eat wild vegetables."

"It will get better and better in the future. Sweet potatoes can grow on barren land, which can solve the hunger problem of many people. General Yan brought back several boats of sweet potato vines and planted hundreds of thousands of catties of sweet potatoes. The north will soon be able to Popularize sweet potato cultivation."

Tai Tu smiled, but didn't speak.Where did the sweet potato vine come from, can't you remember?

Chen Fan and the others are making food.Granny Zhou took a small copper spoon and made egg dumplings on a small coal stove.

Chen Yue and the others were mixing stuffing, Chen Fan was making spring roll wrappers, Chen Ya and Chen Zhongliang were sitting on a small bench, watching her make with their chins resting on their hands.

Each person wrapped three spring rolls, which filled two large plates.

On the sixth day of the first lunar month, Zhang Xiaolou brought a few people to Guiyunju, saying that they had finished their New Year greetings and could go to work.

Chen Fan led them into the city, came to the teahouse, spread out the blueprints, and talked about the decoration.

"These jobs will take about two months. I'm free this month, and I have a job in Jingzhou in a month's time. I have promised my boss to go there. It's only half a month, and I'll come back as soon as I finish my work there." Zhang Xiaolou Talk about timing.

Chen Fan nodded: "As for the materials, you can discuss with Steward Feng, and he will take care of it."

Workers were also found at the snack bar, and work will start in a few days.

On the tenth day of the lunar new year, everyone returned to Changping Township.The busy farming season of the new year is about to start again.

(End of this chapter)