Abandoned Daughter's Beautiful Pastoral

Chapter 145 Buying People, Big Harvest (2)
In the house, Zhang Xiaocao pushed open the wooden window and looked at the sky that was still raining heavily. The excitement in her heart could not be restrained. It finally rained. People bring new hope!

It is only late July now, and we can plant another season of rice and sweet potatoes. Although the yield will be very low, we can still get some winter rations. If the imperial court exempts these disaster-stricken areas from tax, they will not starve to death.

Grandma Zhang came in quickly with an oilcloth umbrella, stomped the mud on her feet, and said to Zhang Xiaocao with a smile: "It's raining well, it's raining thoroughly on the ground, and the crops will be saved now." , We people are also saved!"

Zhang Xiaocao nodded with a smile, and wiped the water drops from her head with a dry towel and said: "Our side is good. We have Ninghe for a while, even if the crops in the dry land may decrease, but The rice in the paddy field has not been dried yet, and the rain will save everyone!"

"Yeah, our cotton is also saved, thanks to Qin Zhong and his three brothers, otherwise, they would have dried up long ago, and we wouldn't be able to wait for the rain!"

Grandma Zhang took the towel from her granddaughter and wiped it herself, looking at the rain outside and said gratefully.

Zhang Xiaocao smiled and said: "My granddaughter remembers that when the cotton is harvested, we will build the house, build them a room, and pay them. If they always want to follow our house, in the future if they Marrying a daughter-in-law, let's help, if you want to leave, your granddaughter won't stop you, just give them the deed of sale!"

Grandma Zhang nodded, thinking that this was a good idea. After six months of getting along, she saw the performance and character of the three people, and her prejudice against the three of them had long since disappeared.

The grandfather and grandson wentssiping for a while, then they heard someone knocking on the courtyard door, Zhang Xiaocao stopped grandma, and went to open the door with an umbrella!

When the door opened, it turned out to be Le Lin!

Zhang Xiaocao hurriedly brought the man into the house and asked him to wipe off the water drops on his body before asking, "Did something happen to the cotton field after such a heavy rain came?"

Le Lin shook his head and said hastily: "There is nothing wrong with the cotton field. Although it is still dry, it should not be a big problem when it rains. The servant came here for another matter, but I don't know if it is appropriate to say it or not." speak!"

When Zhang Xiaocao heard that it wasn't about the cotton field, she immediately felt relieved, and asked with a smile, "Uncle Le, if you have something to say, just tell us, why are we so polite!"

After hearing this, Le Lin chuckled, and then said sternly: "This year we have a drought here, but after all, it is not particularly serious because we rely on the Luoning River and the Canglang River, but it is not so serious in other places in Qingyun Prefecture. The master wrote to say Many places have no crops, and it hasn't rained yet. Many people have taken refuge in the city. There are countless people who have sold their sons and daughters and themselves. Taking this opportunity, buy some people to prepare, and wait for the next year to buy land for planting medicinal materials?"

Zhang Xiaocao was taken aback, feeling very uncomfortable!Sure enough, when there are natural and man-made disasters, it is ordinary people who suffer the most!
Le Lin knew what she was thinking, sighed and explained: "The relief from the imperial court has not yet come, food prices have risen sharply, and the nearby cities are full of refugees. Linjiang County is still relatively rich, so they also came Refugees in other places have to do this in order to survive. The slave knows that the girl has been unwilling to buy people as slaves, but the slave has to say that the girl did not force them to sell themselves. Now the girl bought them to save their lives. !"

After hearing what Le Lin said, Zhang Xiaocao suddenly understood, right? The rules of this world are like this, with distinct levels, where there are nobles, there are slaves!Even though it is illegal to buy and sell organs in modern society, there are still a group of people who, for various reasons, sell their own organs. Isn’t it the same for these people now?It's all for survival. Even if she doesn't buy it, someone will buy it. If she buys these people, she can at least ensure that they can live in peace and don't have to worry about losing their lives at any time!

"Uncle Le, I'm narrow-minded! How about this, if you have time these few days, go to the city and help me buy some people back!"

She didn't really want to go, and she would lose half her life if she went there!

Seeing that she had figured it out, Le Lin said happily: "You don't need to ask the girl, the master will arrange it properly, but the slave thinks it's better for the girl to go there in person. After all, the girl can find the person she likes more by planting medicinal materials. You see ..."

Zhang Xiaocao thought about it, and felt that what Le Lin said was right. Planting medicinal materials was her own business, and it was not a problem to ask others for help all the time!If those medicinal materials can be taken care of by someone who is familiar with the habits of medicinal materials, it will definitely be better than someone who doesn't know anything, so she can relax more, so she said: "As Uncle Le said, let's go to the city sometime !"

As if thinking of something again, Zhang Xiaocao's face collapsed, and he wailed, "Uncle Le, can we go by bullock cart?"

She doesn't want to take a boat, let alone a carriage!
When Le Lin heard this, he also thought of this, and said with embarrassment: "It's okay to take a bullock cart, but here is a hundred miles away from Linjiang County. To make a bullock cart, I'm afraid it will take a day and a night!"

Zhang Xiaocao was just talking casually, the cotton in the field was almost harvested, and there were too many things to do, how could such a waste of time be done?Just the thought of taking a boat made her feel like her stomach was already churning!
Seeing her bitter face, Le Lin held back his smile, and suddenly thought of a way, so he said: "Mr. Lin is not going to the city in a few days, so he can let him ride a horse and take the girl to the city! The girl rides The horse shouldn't be dizzy, right?"

Hearing this, Zhang Xiaocao rolled her eyes: "Uncle Le, I'm a big girl, how can I ride with him on the same horse? I'm afraid I'll be drowned in other people's spit all the way before I reach the county town!"

When Le Lin heard this, he smiled embarrassingly. This idea is not good. I didn't think of it for a while!

Zhang Xiaocao said so, but he already had an idea in his heart, but he had to discuss it with that boy Lin Zhaoyuan!
"Oh, by the way, tell your master that I don't have any money to buy someone now, so ask him to prepare more money, which I borrowed, and settle accounts with him after the cotton is harvested!"

Zhang Xiaocao exhorted that she is really a poor person now. Years ago, she hired people to open up wasteland, fertilize, sow seeds, weeding, etc., and spent a lot of money. The more than 100 taels left some, which can be used to buy people. It is estimated that five of them can’t be bought. arrive.

Le Lin smiled and said, "Don't worry, girl, you don't need to tell the slave, the master will handle it properly!"

After Le Lin left, Zhang Xiaocao calculated the time. The rain came just in time, and the cotton had already reached the point where it would be silky. When the rain stopped, the cotton bolls would open. Generally, the cotton could be picked within a week. This situation will continue until the beginning of winter, when all the bolls are in full bloom, the cotton will be truly recovered!

(End of this chapter)