Chronicle of Farming in Muxianfu

Chapter 59 Planting Transcript
Everyone laughed, and when people in the village saw each other on weekdays, unless the elders needed to salute, the rest would just be nodding and saying hello.Such courtesy and politeness are really rare. In fact, they themselves don't know when they started, but they gradually developed a kind of awe for the lady in the compound, and they unconsciously brought humility when they spoke. We must investigate this change carefully. When did it start? Maybe it started when she built the house, maybe it started when she grew sweet potatoes and sold them for a lot of money, maybe it started when she promised to give away the seeds for free, maybe it started when I heard that she planted them again It started with something new... In short, relying on the cunning intuition unique to farmers, they faintly realized that the woman was not an ordinary person.

A group of people gathered around and chatted some gossip, and Guo Huai occasionally interjected a few words, such as how well sweet potatoes and melon seeds are sold in the city, and how much money can be brought in in autumn, which made everyone very happy.After more than an hour like this, the rice seedlings in the field have been planted, and the sun has reached the top of the west mountain. Everyone talked and laughed together and went back to the village...

In the early morning of the second day, the people sent by Xiao Heng arrived and drove a row of six or seven carriages. Each carriage was equipped with several layers of partitions to allow more storage and to avoid crushing and breaking the seedlings.Xiao Fu was the steward leading the team, and was invited into the yard to talk to Mu Ai.Mu Ai was very familiar with him, and he was not restrained, so he asked casually with a smile, when did he transfer him to be the manager of Xiaozhuang.Xiao Fu hesitated a few words, and didn't give a reason for a long time.Mu Ai immediately thought that something might happen in this, of course she understood the truth that the more troubles the more troubles, so she hurriedly changed the subject and asked some trivial matters about restaurant business and rice field tidying.Then he sent him off on the pretext that the seedlings would not be long to come out of the field. Guo Huai kept Mu San, who was fine in workmanship, and Ada, who was strong and strong, at home in case the master called for him when something happened. He took the rest with him. After leaving Xiaozhuang, they will continue to act as teachers, teaching the farmers how to transplant rice seedlings.Everyone has a little hobby of being a teacher in their nature, and those who are taken are very happy.Mu Sanben is a meticulous and introverted person. Since he learned calligraphy, learned arithmetic, and read a few travel notes and history books, his horizons have broadened. Of course, he doesn't mind this matter.Ah Da has a straightforward personality, thinking that the housekeeper didn't take him because he thought his hands and feet were clumsy, so he looked a little slumped, but Mu San persuaded him to come over with a few words.He heard that the housekeeper kept him at home because of his strength, and if something happened to the house, he would rely on him to protect his wife, so he immediately became happy, grinning non-stop, and from time to time showed Mu San that he had grown up a long time ago. The muscles that came back boasted that he had lifted too many heavy stones, which made Mu San dumbfounded.When Xia Zhi came to send word that Madam asked them to help plant new vegetables, Ah Da immediately jumped up with joy, pulled Mu San and rushed towards the second gate, causing Xia Zhi to shout from behind, not to the yard, but to the seedling field side.

Mu Ai just took out persimmons, eggplants, cucumbers, beans, and the sunflower seeds of the elders of the Xu family, and put them in containers and soaked them in Lingquan water, because she devoted herself to the rice seedlings, including sweet potatoes and these vegetables. Now it is too late to raise seedlings in time, so the space spring water has to be used to speed up the seed development.

She directed Ada and Musan to restore ten sheds that had been pulled out yesterday, carefully turned over the compacted soil under the straw mats, watered them thoroughly, and waited for the seeds to germinate tomorrow before they could be planted.When he was busy, Mu Wu came back with the carriage to pull the seedlings. The farmers on the other side of the small village were a little busy. Guo Huai asked him to come back with a message saying that he wanted to stay there for two nights and come back after all the seedlings were planted. This also saves the hard work of running back and forth.Mu Ai nodded, and told him to tell Guo Huai not to worry about the mansion, there is no big work to do these days.Mu Wu went in response.

On the second day, when Mu Ai took the vernal equinox and they sowed the white budded seeds into the ground, a carriage came to pull the seedlings again, and Mu Ai didn't ask much, and asked Mu San to follow along.Just after lunch, Xiao Heng came driving the carriage.

Mu Ai hurriedly asked Qiufen to prepare some food for him, and then invited him to sit in the hall and talk.After asking a few gossips about Liniang and the child, Xiao Hengcai hesitantly explained the purpose of his visit, "Sister, I won't hide it from you, I'm here today because I want to borrow something."

Mu Ai just smiled when she heard this, and said, "Brother, most of the things in my warehouse are sent by you. What do you want to use, just send someone to tell me. The city is so busy, and I made a special trip here." .”

"No," Xiao Heng blushed slightly, bowed his head and took a sip of tea, and continued courageously, "Sister, you also know that Xiaozhuang is busy planting rice seedlings. Mr. Zhang in my house is the last time you built a house." At that time, I brought the gentleman who came here once, and he wanted to know how the seedlings were grown, so I would like to borrow... I would like to borrow the transcript to see."

Mu Ai turned her head to look at Chunfen, who immediately took out a notebook from the cloth bag on her side, seeing that the paper and ink were both fresh.In the past, she was asked to memorize whatever came to mind when taking notes. Mu Ai had read the manuscript a few times, and it was very messy and complicated, but now the one that was taken out was neat and clean. Obviously, this girl must have stayed up late last night to transcribe it. .She nodded approvingly, thinking about giving some rewards later, how much trouble such a good assistant saved her.

After taking the notebook from Chun's Breakup, Mu Ai put it directly into Xiao Heng's hands, and comforted him with a smile, "Brother, do you still remember what I said before, I'm a widow and I don't want to be in the limelight, so , Planting this rice with my brother is to let the people eat new food and at the same time, I can live a peaceful life. From the very beginning, I made up my mind that I don’t want to get rewards and don’t want to be in the limelight. So, brother don’t have to think it’s You stole my credit and my hard work. On the contrary, the eldest brother must have taken a lot of risks in this matter. Although I am a woman, I know a little about those dirty and dirty things. Xiao Zhuang There is a sudden change of management, I am afraid that there is something wrong, and I can’t help, so I don’t ask any more questions. I will take care of the rice carefully, and write down the detailed methods of planting, and I will teach it later. It is the best I can do for the people to use. What do you think, big brother?"

Xiao Heng tightly held the transcript in his hand, and looked at her excitedly, "Sister, brother is narrow-minded, thanks to sister's words, otherwise, brother almost missed the important affairs of the people."

At this time, Autumn Equinox came in from the door with hot wontons and shortbread, and Mu Ai got up and smiled and took them and put them in front of Xiao Heng, "Brother, you must not have lunch, come and have a taste, this These are two snacks newly conceived by the autumn equinox.”

(End of this chapter)