Jiangmen's direct daughter is busy farming

Chapter 43 Sumen Difficult to Enter
Now, Jingyue took the initiative to ask them to help, which means that Jingyue has begun to approach and trust them.This made the women feel excited, proud and looking forward to it, and they will definitely not live up to this trust.

Next, Jingyue gave these nine people simple and careful training, so that they could master how to take out the seeds as soon as possible.Fortunately, these people are nimble, work hard, and have good comprehension skills, and they never ask more questions than they should, and never say more than they should not say.

For three full days, the first batch of pepper, tomato, and cucumber seeds were taken out to dry, and Jingyue kept them in a special device.Next, Jingyue entrusted Aunt Lin and the others to take the second batch, the third batch... of the seeds, and asked them to put the seeds of different batches together separately so that they could not be confused.

As for the old cucumbers after picking, Jingyue asked Guanshi Song to buy a few large water tanks and pickled them all. She told the clever Sun Sanmei and the restless Leng Yu about the pickling method; Jingyue let the cold cream dry in the yard, then ground it into powder, and put it into a sterilized porcelain altar.

It is a little troublesome to store the tomatoes after picking, but Jingyue remembered the method told to her by an old lady in the countryside when she went on a business trip to the Central Plains.

So, more than ten days ago, she asked Zhongbao to go to the porcelain shop to order a lot of large porcelain jars. After getting them back, she cleaned the inside and outside of these porcelain jars, steamed them in hot water, sterilized them, and dried them. Put them all in these porcelain jars, one layer of tomato and one layer of salt, cover the jars, and seal them with wax.Store them all in a shady place at the end.

After being busy for half a month, all the farming work in the Song family's northern suburb farm was almost over.

That night, Manager Song reported to Jingyue the summer harvest of the farm land in the northern suburbs.

"Second miss, nearly 45 catties of spring wheat have been harvested from a thousand mu of spring wheat, which is about 4000 shi of wheat, which is twice as much as in previous years. There are also [-] shi of soybeans and [-] shi of sesame seeds. A small amount of alfalfa is brought Feed the livestock and horses in the farm and the mansion, and the general sent people to take the rest to the Northern Army camp." Steward Song said to Jingyue one by one while holding the account book.

"Uncle Erlin, what do you do with the food in previous years? I remember that the people in the mansion and the village don't use much food every year!" If a large number of long-term and short-term workers are recruited to collect these thousands of acres of land, there will be a lot of food left over.

Guanshi Song said truthfully: "Second miss, the Song family has its own grain store, and they will sell what they can't finish. However, most of them will be put into our own grain store by the old marshal and the general, so as to prepare A rainy day."

Song Guanshi's last words were a little cryptic, but Jingyue understood what he meant. According to the personalities of her grandfather and her father, when the war was tight, she might use grain from her own granary to serve as military rations for the soldiers.

"I understand! As for the food, you can just ask grandpa and dad! Half of the sesame and soybeans are stored in the warehouse, and the other half is reserved for me. In the next period of time, you will organize the people in the village to start autumn sowing , and then let Uncle Sun and the others start raising seedlings, and we will officially start planting new seeds in the greenhouse." After finishing speaking, Jingyue thought for a while and asked, "Have the people you selected learned the thermometer in the greenhouse?"

"I've learned it! Two days ago, the old marshal asked my eldest brother to pick out some trustworthy farmers who can farm from the other three villages of the Song family. I have asked Uncle Sun to teach them personally." Steward Song these days He was so busy that he didn't even have time to rest, but he felt very fulfilled and had a sense of accomplishment. Farming with the second lady was really insightful.

"Okay, I got it! There will definitely be more people coming over in the future. This Zhuangzi is our base camp. We must choose good people, and we must do some confidential work well. Don't let some people with ulterior motives get in." !” Jingyue said with some worry.

"Second Miss, don't worry! Our Song family's Zhuangzi, not everyone can get in!" Song Guanshi said confidently.

Jingyue didn't know where Guanshi Song's confidence came from, but since she was reassured, she didn't worry about it anymore.She is not an all-rounder, and it is impossible for her to cover everything.

"Uncle Erlin, I may have to go back to the mansion for a while. If there is anything in the village or in the fields, you can write to me, or send someone back to the mansion to tell me." Jingyue said softly.

"Yes, I got it! Second Miss, is it because the University of Su has returned to Beijing?" Steward Song thought that there must be a special reason for Jingyue to leave the farm at this time, and after getting along with Jingyue during this time, Song The steward also got close to her a lot.

"Well, it's indeed because of grandpa!" Jingyue touched her forehead with some headaches.This grandfather of hers, alas - what a strange old man!

Jingyue's grandfather Su Wenqing is the most knowledgeable literary scholar in Xi Chaoguo, and he is also a famous literary figure and Confucianist all over the world. However, he is extremely stubborn and stubborn, and he never accepts apprentices to teach. Old stubborn".

Su Wenqing has three sons and one daughter. The eldest son Su Moke inherits his father's demeanor and is a literary genius.

The second son, Su Mojiang, is also a talented and well-educated writer, but he doesn't like official career by nature. He likes to travel to the beautiful mountains and rivers and make friends with famous people all over the world. He is away from Su's residence for more than 300 days a year.

The third son, Su Mofei, is also good at writing, but his temperament is very similar to that of his father. He was kicked out of the house by Su Wenqing 15 years ago because he refused to get married, and has not returned yet.It is said that he has lived in seclusion in the mountains, and he is a neighbor and friend with eminent monks and old Taoists.

The youngest daughter, Su Rou, is both talented and beautiful. She is married to the great general Song Zhanyuan. She is also Su Wenqing's most beloved child.However, a year ago when the Song family was in trouble, Su Wenqing pleaded for the Song family in the hall, but the emperor had no choice but to drive Su Wenqing out in the face of the so-called evidence of the Song family's rebellion provided by the Ling family and the persecution of most of the civil and military officials. The main hall, dismissed from office and investigated, and expelled the Su family from the capital for joint and several crimes.

A few months ago, the Song family rehabilitated Zhaoxue, and the emperor also issued an order to allow the Su family to return to the capital. Unexpectedly, Su Wenqing refused to return to the capital because of his old age.The emperor invited him three times in a row, but the doors of the Su family were all closed.In the end, King Xian came out and invited Su Wenqing back.

Unexpectedly, after returning to Beijing, the door of the Su family was still closed, no visitors, no relatives, even the daughter of the Su family was refused to enter the door of the Su residence.

When Jingyue saw her mother Su's frowning face, she couldn't help but complain in her heart about her grandfather whom she had never met, and how her own daughter was missing, what was going on in his heart!

"Mother, don't worry! Grandpa won't see you for a while, there must be a special reason. So, if I go to see Su's house tomorrow, maybe grandpa will open the door and let me in." Jingyue can only comfort Su in this way.

(End of this chapter)