farming female castellan

Chapter 356 The Distiller’s Koji Recipe Is For You
The shopkeepers and stewards of various industries came to Liu's house for a meeting.

Zhangci and the others inspected the western boundary and the northern forest.

Cui Ziqian said: "Let's go here first today, let's go back and check the accounts, and go to the east to inspect tomorrow."

When Zhang Ci returned to the mansion, he began to take stock of his belongings.

Chen Fan came back and talked about her affairs.

"There is still a big fat pig in the mansion, let's kill it, and eat some chickens and ducks these days." Chen Fan really didn't want to entertain them, but the scene still had to be decent.

Master Qiang and Qin Xiuniang are here.Master Qiang said: "In the past, the master and wife provided the raw materials, and the old slave was only responsible for the craftsmanship. Now that you are leaving, it is not convenient to continue doing things here. Just follow the master and wife to raise horses."

He married Qin Xiuniang, and Xiuniang could take her with her, so he didn't have any jewelry work for him.

Chen Fan said: "Madam Feng has a jewelry workshop and a knitting workshop here, you can go there to work."

Qin Xiuniang said: "The maid wants to follow Madam. At Lao Qiang's age, his eyes will only become more and more blurred, and he will not be able to do fine work for a few years. He will raise horses and drive carts for the master and his wife, sweep the yard, and do some activities. Muscles."

Chen Fan agreed.

The next day, Zhang Ci and the others went east for inspection.

"The street market here is more lively than some counties." Zhu Yonghan was a little surprised.

Cui Ziqian is very satisfied with this scene: "Many people come here to open workshops and do business, and they have money to spend. If the people have some money, they can buy more things."

When they reached the sandy soil, they were attracted by the sight before them.

"Seeing is better than hearing a hundred times. The luxuriant sandy soil really needs to be seen with one's own eyes." Xu Linyun sighed.

"Who does this sandy land belong to?" Kang Jianyuan asked.

"Part of it was sold to the common people, and part now belongs to the prince."

"Where's the watermelon field?" Kang Jianyuan asked.

"Part of it belongs to the people, and part belongs to the prince. Watermelons cannot be planted on the same field, so they are divided into several plots and planted in turn." Zhang Ci led them to a place: "The hundred acres belong to the prince. "

"Only one hundred acres?" Kang Jianyuan was obviously dissatisfied. "There are hundreds of acres of sandy soil here, and they are sold too much."

Zhang Ci didn't say anything, he was free to sell the land, no explanation was needed; the explanation was useless, the land had already been sold.

The watermelons are not yet ripe.Kang Jianyuan asked the question of ownership again, and Zhang Ci once again said straightforwardly that he now belongs to the prince.The staff members nodded in satisfaction.

Kang Jianyuan asked the vineyard again.

"The vineyard must be our private property. The land deed has always been planted and maintained by County Magistrate Chen."

The staff members looked at each other in blank dismay.

"What if I buy it?"

"Of course you can. But the grapes here are edible grapes, not the grapes for wine. They don't taste good."

Kang Jianyuan was taken aback: "These can't be made into wine? Then where is your wine made?"

"It's in a farm on the outskirts of Beijing. The same goes for sugar cane. Sugar cane is not used for sugar production, and sugar cane for sugar production is not eaten." Zhang Ci told them.

Several staff members fell silent.

When they arrived at the winery, Zhang Ci told them without waiting for them to ask: "An industry like wine making must be in our own hands."

Kang Jianyuan said: "We can buy the winery."

"The wine shop can be given to you, and the sorghum fields are all yours, as long as the workers pay some wages."

The staff are very puzzled, so easy to talk?
In the afternoon, all the villages came to have a meeting.Zhang Ci took them to formally know the staff and asked them to be loyal to the prince and obey the arrangements.

Lizhengs expressed their loyalty one after another, and the staff were very satisfied.

At night, the staff were debating whether to buy the vineyard.

"The price is too expensive. It costs [-] yuan for only ten acres of vineyards. We have to pay hundreds of taels of gold before we earn a penny." Zhu Yonghan was heartbroken.

Xu Linyun was also heartbroken: "Grapes are precious, and so are vineyards. Think about the price of grapes in the capital, and think about the income of the vineyard for a few years."

"They also said that the grapes for wine making are not here, and we can't control the wine business." Zhu Yonghan became angry when he thought about it.

"Why did Baijiufang give it away so readily?" Cui Ziqian thought hard.

"Jiuqu!" He suddenly had a flash of inspiration, "The recipe for distiller's music must be in Zhang Ci's hands."

Kang Jianyuan sneered: "No wonder it's so refreshing, is it still the same after changing the koji wine?"

Zhu Yonghan scratched his head: "So what did we gain from coming to Changping Township?"

"There will be food when the grain is harvested." Kang Jianyuan said angrily.

"This Changping Township is full of pits." Zhu Yongyuan muttered.

"Do you still want the vineyard and winery?" Cui Ziqian asked.

anything else?They are very torn.Vineyards can be bought by gnawing teeth, but what about wine yeast?
"The formula may be more expensive than the vineyard." Kang Jianyuan was very angry.

Xu Linyun sighed: "Without the koji, the baijiu business can't be done. Buy it."

The next day, they paid Zhang Ci ten taels of gold, and asked about the wine song again.

Zhang Ci took out a piece of paper: "This is the recipe of distiller's yeast. I usually make it. I will work hard for you in the future."

Free gift?so good?The staff looked at each other, why did they feel that there was a pitfall?

"Looks like I'm being too sentimental." Zhang Ci said as he was about to take the paper back.

"Then thank you, Mr. Zhang." Kang Jianyuan quickly took the paper.

Chen Fan and Zhang Ci went back to Wangjiadun.The two went to Wang Lizheng's house with vegetables, and chatted about things while having lunch.

Only an old couple was left in Guiyunju to take care of them.The two of them cleaned up the kitchen first, keeping the pots and pans, rice noodles, grain, oil and seasonings were given to the old couple.Some bamboo and linen cloth and daily necessities were also given to them.

Chen Fan sent a lot of things into the space, but only selected some of them and packed them into a big box.

"After tonight, I won't be back for a long time." Chen Fan lay on the bed and sighed.

"At least three years." Zhang Ci followed quietly.

Three years is a long time.

"Can you go and marry Chen Yue and Chen Xiu?"

"The journey is far away, and you are pregnant again. Chen Yue's wedding is in October. Can you travel around then? It will not be convenient to bring a child next year."

what a pity.

In five days, the affairs of Changping Township were all dealt with.The [-] mu of land was sold at a discount to several familiar big households.After the staff checked the account, Chen Fan handed them the key to the granary in Hetian Village.

The quantity over there is for official business, and the grain, oil and cotton in the mansion are the Chen family's own business.

Except for those who are willing to follow and can follow, the other servants in the mansion directly return their body contracts and let them find their own way out.

Liu Xu looked proud: "They punished me with the front foot, and then I was kicked out of Changping Township with the back foot. Now we are free, and we can buy a house and land to live a good life."

Min Li slapped her on the head: "Be careful, she is the county magistrate, an official of the imperial court. It's Madam's kindness that she didn't sell you in the capital, otherwise we wouldn't be able to see you. How many times do you still not understand?"

Liu Liang said: "Buying a house and land is not an expense? We will work on our own in the future, and we may not be able to earn as much money as servants of the Xiangjun's mansion."

Liu Xu curled her lips and remained silent.

The staff looked at the boxes and bags in the yard, and the corners of their mouths twitched.

"So many things?" Kang Jianyuan couldn't hold back.

"Women have a lot of things," Chen Fan smiled. "Our family has a large population. After a few years of life, there must be a lot of odds and ends. No one would think of leaving at this time. There is nothing in the house. move."

The staff members were silent.

Shi Dutong said: "It may not be possible to transport so many."

"More food must be transported over there. I don't know what's going on there," Zhang Ci said.

"You also need to bring clothes and quilts, and it will be winter soon." Chen Fan said.

"How many carriages do we need? We didn't prepare that many." Lieutenant Xuan was worried.

"We have more than a dozen carriages, and the Liu family will also take us in a carriage." Zhang Ci smiled.

The corner of the staff's mouth twitched again.

"It's just a county magistrate taking office. Is there a need for such a big battle?" Kang Jianyuan said coldly.

Zhang Ci repeated what he said just now: "There must be more food shipped over there, I don't know what's going on over there."

Chen Fan also repeated the words to bring clothes and quilts.In fact, she has stored all the valuables in the space, and these bulky grains, cotton and various items are for them to see.How could there be a little stuff in such a big mansion.

Shi Du persuaded: "There is a lot of rain in Xiaoman season, so it's inconvenient to bring so much food and cotton quilts. Why don't you ask someone to deliver them after a while?"

Chen Fan nodded: "We listened to each other, let the Liu family keep some of it for us." She ordered one person to deliver the letter, and not long after, the Liu family and the Tian family drove over with several carriages.

Chen Fan chose some for them to transport away, leaving only a small part.

Many people from Changping Township came to see them off. They stood quietly by the side of the road without beating gongs or drums, and without saying goodbye, they just watched them go.

(End of this chapter)