peasant girl

Chapter 565, Meet this general (1 more

Fang Zhi doesn't quite understand, money is hard to earn after all.

Lan Kai understands better, he agrees with Zhu Xiao's approach, but he is afraid that those little beggars will come to guard all day long, all the little beggars in Wucheng add up, not to mention one thousand, there will always be three to five hundred, if they really want to come to guard So, unless Madam has a mountain of gold, she can't afford to support these little beggars.

Zhu Xiao walked around the street and finished Wucheng. Many shops on Wucheng Street were closed to sell food, there were not many grain shops, and there were few people who went to buy food.

"Lankai!"

"lady?"

"You often walk on the street, has Wucheng always been like this?"

"..." Lan Kai thought for a while before saying, "It's almost like this. In fact, many people buy few houses, and more people are willing to go to the countryside. They can buy a piece of land in the countryside, where they can grow crops and have food in autumn. Once here, it’s very difficult to go out, and if you have land in the countryside, you won’t starve to death!”

Zhu Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly, "Is the land in the countryside expensive?"

"It's not expensive. One tael of silver can open up three acres of wasteland. If the yamen has something to do with it, four acres will do!"

Zhu Xiao was very surprised when he heard Lan Kai's words.

She still has some money in her hand, but she wants to open some land and plant wheat so that flour can be ground in the coming year.

"Lan Kai, what do you think I'll open up a few acres of land?" Zhu Xiao asked.

"If madam wants to open up land, you can ask the third master to think of a way to open up a place where the land is fertile and has mountains and water. You can grow fruits and grains on the mountain, and build a house under the mountain. The county can't live there. , we can go to the countryside!" Lan Kai suggested.

Zhu Xiao agreed with Lan Kai's suggestion, but he was unwilling to live in the countryside.

I really went to the countryside and got used to a comfortable life, so it was not easy to go back to the county town.

"Then I will prepare some gifts and go to Hu's house some other day, and talk about the purchase of mountain land. We can't buy all kinds of food!"

Turning around and returning home, I saw several little beggars hiding in the alley not far from her house. They obviously knew that she lived here and came to guard.

Zhu Xiaoben didn't want to pay attention, but stopped and waved at them.

A few children ran out again, and they were all older children. Seeing Xiao Zhu, they shouted guiltyly, "Ma'am!"

"What are you hiding there for?"

"..."

The older child thought for a while before saying, "Madam, will you share the steamed buns tomorrow?"

"?"

"We haven't eaten for a long time, can you share some more tomorrow, more corn is fine, we are really hungry!"

"..."

Zhu Xiao looked at him without saying a word.

The boy blushed immediately, "I, I know it's a bit embarrassing for Madam, but if Madam is willing to give us a steamed bun every day, we are willing to do anything for Madam!"

"Willing to do anything?" Zhu Xiao whispered.

"Yes!"

Zhu Xiao looked at the boy in front of him, who looked like a teenager.

"how old are you?"

"Mrs., it's fourteen this year!"

"..."

Fourteen, a half-old child.

One steamed bun a day is really not very demanding.

Zhu Xiao looked at him, and then at the other children, "Go back first, let me think about it!"

"Then let's come back tomorrow!" The children reluctantly left.

Zhu Xiao watched them leave before entering the house.

Fang Zhi then said, "Madam, you can't be so kind, there are many little beggars in Wucheng!"

"I know a lot of little beggars, but I really can't bear to see them starve to death!"

"But you can't help so many people, even the county magistrate doesn't dare to take care of it, what are you going to do?" Fang Zhi stomped her feet.

She is not hard-hearted, but there are so many little beggars, and their families have committed serious crimes. The Long Live God sent them to Wucheng in the frontier, and the county magistrate wanted to leave here, so how dare he resettle those children.

"I'm thinking!" Zhu Xiao said softly.

She also knew that Fang Zhi was doing it for her own good, so she was willing to listen to Fang Zhi's words.

It is not an easy task to really network these children.

The money in my hand is really not enough.

But the first thing to do is to find a way to buy a piece of hilltop, reclaim the land, and plant corn, soybeans, and sweet potatoes.

These things are planted well and can fill the stomach.

Sweet potatoes can also be made into sweet potato flour and sweet potato soup.

Those children can work even when they are older. As long as they are in charge of food, they will definitely be willing to work hard in order to survive.

When Zhu Xiao returned to the house, Fang's mother came over with hot water, "Madam, have a sip of the hot soup first, and just ask Fang Zhi to do the trivial things!"

"Ok!"

Zhu Xiao took a sip of the hot soup and felt much more comfortable.

"Aunt Fang, this soup is good, cook more and let everyone taste it!"

"Hey, the servant girl will cook it in a while, it's just right to eat at night!"

"Ok!"

This soup cooks up deliciously and eats warm.

"Aunt Fang, what do you use to cook this soup? Does it cost money?"

"It doesn't cost much, just boil the water, add some eggs, and vegetable juice, the vegetables are not thrown away, save the chopping to make dumplings, madam, let's eat vegetables and meat dumplings tonight, do you think it's okay?"

"It's ok, Aunt Fang just pay attention!"

Zhu Xiao suddenly asked again, "Aunt Fang, is that sweet potato expensive?"

"Sweet potatoes are very cheap. They cost three to four catties for a penny. If the sweet potatoes had just come out, they would have cost five or six catties for a penny. In the countryside of Wucheng, the ground potatoes are growing very well!"

"Then cook a few pots of sweet potatoes tomorrow and distribute them to the children!"

"The little beggars in the street?"

"Ok!"

Fang's mother hesitated for a moment before saying, "Ma'am, if you help for a while like this, you won't be able to help forever. You only have so much money in your hand. In Wucheng, money is hard to earn, and the county magistrates don't care about those children." If you dare to deal with it, how do you manage it?"

"I want to be happy for the child in my womb!" Zhu Xiao said softly.

"..."

Fang's mother paused.

My heart is also uncomfortable.

Madam is such a good person, to suffer such troubles.

"Madam's thoughts are good, but Madam, there are really many little beggars in Wucheng, you can't control so many!"

"So I plan to buy some mountain land and let these children cultivate it. Some of them are old enough to do some work. It's just that there is one leader missing to give them a direction to live!"

"Can the lady guarantee that all these children are good?"

"No, but one or two are good, and that's enough!"

Fang's mother was silent for a moment before continuing, "In Wucheng, the real person in charge is not the county magistrate, but the general who guards the city. If Madam really wants to win over all these children, she has to go see this The general will do, it's just..."

Mother Fang swallowed her saliva, "It's just that Madam is so good-looking, if I really want to see the great general, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get out!"

"..."

Zhu Xiaowen was silent.

Thinking about things.

Gently rubbing the stove in his hand, "Aunt Fang, I really want to meet this great general!"

"Ma'am..." Mother Fang exclaimed.

Immediately understood Zhu Xiao's meaning, "Ma'am, absolutely not, you are such a good person, why should you trample on your dignity for those children!"

(End of this chapter)