delicious little cook

Chapter 1037 Bai Kou's Request

Because of lice removal, Bai Kou went back to Cheng Palace to stay temporarily for a few days, but she still kept the real reason for the lice removal a secret. The old case of the Bai family had nothing to do with them. She didn't want them to worry about one more thing. Well, then everything will be completely over.

For Bai Kou, the really important thing in her eyes is the upcoming summer grain harvest, and she plans to go to the farm to supervise it.

Gu Yun enthusiastically signed up and persuaded other large and small shareholders, so a group of people wanted to go. They had good reasons. As shareholders, they didn't know what the farm was like now, and it would be too embarrassing to speak out.

Believing that they would all turn into black monkeys under the scorching sun, Bai Kou readily agreed and wrote to inform the farm to prepare for the reception.

It is very common for a group of shareholders to go to the farm to watch the summer harvest. Food is the foundation of the country, especially in their joint farm with thousands of people. The production of food is related to whether so many people have enough food to eat this year.

Then Bai Kou received a letter from the emperor's grandson Gong Zhenghui, and wanted to see the scenery of Wangjianglou Zhuangyuan Pavilion.

There is Gu Yun's signboard on the Zhuangyuan Pavilion of Wangjiang Tower. Although Bai Kou can also use that room to entertain guests, but Gong Zhenghui wants to see the scenery instead of telling Gu Yun but telling Bai Kou. Bai Kou thinks there is something to say? explain.

So, on the appointed day to meet, Gu Yun of course arrived early with Bai Kou.

Gong Zhenghui also came on time, his car and guard of honor came to the gate of Wangjiang Tower on time, Gu Yun and Bai Kou went outside to greet him, the old boss and shopkeeper brought his staff to greet him inside the gate, bowing their heads deeply , fearful, and extremely excited, after saluting, the shopkeeper and the guys entertained the palace guards, Gu Yun and Bai Kou took Gong Zhenghui upstairs.

Pushing the door open and entering the house, Gong Zhenghui was facing the open river outside the window. Gong Zhenghui exclaimed and threw himself to the window to enjoy the scenery. The wind from the tall building didn't feel hot on his face at all.

"This room really has the best view." Gong Zhenghui turned his head to look at Gu Yun and Bai Kou who were standing beside him, "The owner of Wangjiang Tower is really kind and righteous. He only uses such a good room for you two."

Both Gu Yun and Bai Kou laughed and said nothing, just when someone outside the door reported that the kitchen had brought wine and food, the waiter in the room opened the door, and under the leadership of the old owner, the guys lined up to bring in all kinds of dishes, spread out A big table.

The grandson came to eat, and the kitchen was busy early in the morning under the supervision of the court servants. They didn't dare to be careless at all. If there was any slight mistake, the Wangjiang Tower really wouldn't open.

Every time a dish was served, the old owner gave a brief introduction, and after all the dishes were served, he led the waiters and retreated neatly without any unnecessary fuss.

Three people eat, a group of people wait, Gong Zhenghui is only eight years old this year, Bai Kou drinks fruit juice with him, and Gu Yun drinks some fruit wine alone, chatting while eating, Gong Zhenghui really heard that the shareholders will go to the farm during the summer harvest Supervised news.

"Well, I came here on purpose today to tell you something." Gong Zhenghui looked embarrassed.

"What's the matter?" Gu Yun and Bai Kou cheered up and got to the point.

"Those people in Dacheng Mansion on your farm must return to their original places."

"After the summer harvest?" Gu Yun asked.

"Basically, it's best to leave within a few days. After they go back and settle down, they can catch up with planting autumn grain. It's too late to leave after the summer harvest."

"There are two thousand people! They left, what will happen to my summer harvest? There is a manpower shortage of 2000 people, how can I supply them?" Bai Kou rolled his eyes and was about to negotiate terms, Gu Yun decisively shut up.

"The palace uses officials and servants to supply you, no matter adults or children, one to five? How about it?"

"One to five? Two thousand commoners for 1 official slaves?"

"Mmmmmmm!"

"If you don't change, you won't be able to live. There is not so much land to build a house, and there is not so much food to support so many people."

"Tell me, how much can you accept? Anyway, the two thousand civilians must return to their original places. After those gentry families were destroyed, a large piece of high-quality fertile land was vacated. Dacheng Mansion cannot be abandoned."

"You send the official slaves back to Dacheng Mansion, build an official village, ready-made labor."

"It is to build an official manor, but some of the official slaves from squire families can farm the land. The 2000 people on your farm will be used as foremen after returning home. However, the palace considers that they are all good at farming. The summer harvest is just around the corner, without them, your double robbing will be very troublesome, so give you more manpower and deal with this year's robbing first."

"A group of novices who have never been in the field come to help with the double grab, how much bloodshed will happen." Bai Kou was already thinking about how much trauma medicine he would prepare.

"Bloodshed?"

"Well, if you can't use the sickle, just scratch off a piece of calf."

"Hiss~~~" Gong Zhenghui immediately had a heartbroken expression on his face, but he still insisted on his position, "I know it's unreasonable to ask them to go back when the farming season is busy, but good land will lose a lot of food for a year, Gu Qing, Don’t you say something for the country’s sake?”

Gong Zhenghui suddenly pointed the finger at Gu Yun.

"I have no objection. Bai Kou is the major shareholder and chief shopkeeper. Everything is up to her."

"You really don't have to worry about being a shareholder." Bai Kou and Gong Zhenghui despised him at the same time.

"What if the 2000 people stay voluntarily?" Bai Kou asked.

"There is no voluntary, and you must return to your place of origin."

"Oh, well, I will write to the farm tomorrow and tell them to pack their bags, and the officers and soldiers who are going to meet them are not allowed to embarrass them."

"No problem, they are an important labor force. As long as they can leave as scheduled, we won't embarrass them." Gong Zhenghui blinked his eyes wide. "Then, how many servants and servants do you want? You can ask for anything."

"For officials and servants, one to two, just give me four thousand. If there are too many, I will not be able to support them. I have only one requirement for officials and servants. Priority is given to those who can read and write, and the age and sex ratio of men, women, and children must be appropriate."

"There are still four thousand people who can read and write, but why do you need so many people who can read and write?"

"The young ones can be apprentices, the old ones can enter the school to be a teacher, or be a small deacon. I hate illiterates. Talking to illiterates can be exhausting, but in order to maintain the needs of the farm, many special skills are now hired. Talent, one of the uses of apprentices is to record their experience and skills into words. Word of mouth will disappear in the world, not to mention that some masters only teach half of the skills to the apprentices, for fear that the masters will starve to death after teaching the apprentices, and the other half will be the best. Skills are extinguished when people die, and can only be passed down from generation to generation if they are written down. If it is really lost, at least there will be detailed records, and future generations will have the opportunity to restore the technology of the predecessors. Besides, you know our farm I am doing a lot of agricultural experiments. These experiments have to be tried over and over again, and all the experimental processes have to be recorded. How did those illiterate masters do it? And the technical farmers who will be used in the future, how can illiterates be competent? To be a skilled farmer, the first requirement is to be able to read and write, so that they can teach others the advanced technology in agriculture, and the saints are still waiting for our farm to drive others to become rich and well-off together."

"Oh, I see, no problem, four thousand people who can read and write will definitely be delivered."

"It should be clean, without lice!" Bai Kou suddenly screamed strangely.

"Hahahahahaha!" Gong Zhenghui slapped the table and laughed. Of course, he had heard the gossip about Bai Kou being plagued by lice that made her unable to live in a house. With so many officials and servants, their living conditions are very harsh."

"Before sending them out, they should be quarantined for a few days and soaked in concentrated salt water several times. As long as there are a few lice in thousands of people, the whole farm will suffer. Think about it. People with lice keep it, do you still want to eat it?"

"Ouch~~~" Gong Zhenghui's complexion changed, and he nodded seriously to Bai Kou, "Don't worry, I will send it to the farm in a clean state."

"By the way, there are a few who have special skills, such as doctors. There are many people on the farm, but there is a shortage of people in the medical clinics and pharmacies."

"Okay." Gong Zhenghui readily agreed.

After finishing their business, the three happily picked up their chopsticks and continued to eat and drink, and parted ways when they were full.

When Gong Zhenghui returned to the palace, he reported the process to his father and grandfather. This was a trivial matter. Gong Zhenghui was asked to do it for the purpose of training the children. The servant girl's request was immediately confessed and handled accordingly. At the same time, she was also curious about how much help these newbies could do in the face of the upcoming double robbery.

Early the next morning, Bai Kou's letter was sent to the farm, and the farm received it in the afternoon, and it was conveyed truthfully to the two thousand people from the Dacheng Mansion. They heard that the imperial court wanted them to return to their hometown, and there was fertile land waiting for them, but no one did anything for them. Excited to be able to return to their hometown, but many people squatted on the ground and cried loudly, reluctant to leave the farm.

In the farm, everyone buys rice white noodles, chicken, duck, fish and eggs every other day, and there are fresh green leafy vegetables in the glass greenhouse in winter. Only when they can eat enough can they work hard, and now the court wants them to return to their hometown, memories of the past come to mind, especially the strong sense of hunger that follows them, and they cry so sadly that they can't be persuaded.

But no one can do anything about it. The order has been issued and cannot be resisted. The two thousand people can only accept the reality, pack their luggage while crying, and wait for the government and army to send a ship to pick them up and return home.

Bai Kou's letter made it clear that the imperial court exchanged 2000 officials and servants for the 4000 people, so the manpower is still sufficient, and the old people on the farm are not worried about the arrival of the [-] newcomers who will catch up with the double grabs as soon as they arrive. There will be delays, the harvest of summer grain has been planned for a long time, even without these [-] people, the double grab can be completed as scheduled.

Everyone on the farm admires Bai Kou from the bottom of their hearts. As the major shareholder and chief shopkeeper, Mr. Bai has already prepared a countermeasure.

(End of this chapter)