The daily farming life of the black-bellied young lady

Chapter 139 Lu Ming Returns
When Lu Ming came, Chu Ying went to the pond at the far east of the yard to scoop up a few fish. There were no buildings in the east, so Chu Ying asked Ye Qiu to open a vegetable field, raise rabbits and chickens, and hired someone to dig a pond. In the big pond, there were only 50 small fishes and 30 carts of lake mud in the beginning, but now there are too many fish in the pond to eat. Ye Qiu also made a lot of fish vinegar while the weather was still hot, and so on. When the pond freezes in winter, you can still eat fish.

Chu Ying didn't quite agree with it. It is estimated that in two years, if only a few of them eat it, the fish in the pond will be full. It is also very interesting to fish in the ice-breaking net in winter.The 10 newly bought geese gradually refused to recognize their birth, wandering around the fenced house, taking a walk in the water from time to time.

Chu Ying originally wanted to buy ducks, but it seems that there are more people raising geese here, and geese are much cheaper than ducks, and the goose eggs are bigger, so Chu Ying bought these geese and looked at the grass that was made next to the house. There were a few eggs in the nest, so I took the egg and put it in the basket, touched a lighter wooden egg, and then put it back. In these grass nests, Chu Ying made wooden goose eggs, in order to attract geese to the nest lay eggs.

When Chu Ying went back, she saw that Ye Qiu had already taken away the clay pot for cooking and was using an iron pot to boil water over the embers of fire. In Ye Qiu's eyes, this iron pot probably only had the advantage of boiling water quickly.

"Ye Qiu, you cook this dish." Chu Ying washed the fish and cut a few cuts on them.

Ye Qiu watched himself cook a lot in the past few days. Sprinkle some salt and shredded ginger on the hot oil and put the fish down. When one side is almost fried, turn it over. The skin of the fish will not break and fall apart.

Chu Ying asked Dong He to make the fire a little smaller, and went out to see Xia Xue, Qiu Li, and Chun Miao sitting around Lu Ming, looking at the fashionable things he brought, because these children were Lu Ming's children. Ming bought it and taught it before giving it to himself. They are also very warm to Lu Ming.

"You don't need to work? Hurry up and keep your seat, and come back after dinner." Seeing Chu Ying's stern face, several people hurriedly scattered.

"Why are you still wearing men's clothing? Didn't Mama cotyledons give you some bright materials last time?" Lu Ming looked at Chu Ying who was still wearing a coarse cloth robe. This guy has grown a lot in the past two years, but I didn't fall behind either, and now I'm barely as tall as her.

"Ye Qiu, someone called you Mother Ye, come out and breastfeed this child." Chu Ying stuck out her tongue and made a face at Lu Ming.

"You, you don't grow brains when you are old, why are you still like a child? I brought the bamboo bucket you want to make. What do you need it for?" Chu Ying carried the bamboo bucket into the kitchen. With this bamboo bucket, you can Cook a lot of people's meals.

"Cook, I'll cook it for you when the time comes. By the way, what happened to the books I asked you to bring out for sale last time?" Chu Ying looked at Lu Ming whose complexion suddenly became solemn, and knew that there was still no improvement.

"It's still not very easy to sell. It's not as elegant as it is, and it's not as orthodox as the bamboo slips. But those papers are selling well, and the entire east side of Ruzhi has been opened up now, and the sales volume is considered fixed." Lu Ming looked at it. Chu Ying was thinking about something with her head down. In fact, Chu Ying has already done a good job in this paper-like business.

"Well, I see, I will think about improving it, and I will trouble you to take it for me to sell next time." The transition from bamboo slips to thread-bound books is indeed a bit too far, Chu Ying has to go back to her hometown in the countryside and Wang Naiyuan made the scroll book, which is rolled up like bamboo slips, and I hope that scholars in other places can agree with it.

"It's okay, anyway, I've been familiarizing myself with the shops in various places recently, and I have to go out for a run. This time I'll stay for 5 days and wait for the goods to be ready before leaving again. You also know that now my father is slowly getting the shops in the southeast. Let me take care of the business, these people are all to get to know, this is for you."

Chu Ying held a small plaque inlaid with jade and gold, and hurriedly pushed it to Lu Ming's hand, her face full of embarrassment, "Oh, I don't get rewarded for nothing, how embarrassing, don't, we two brothers still Is it worth sending this?"

"Don't always call me two brothers, you are a girl, you take this, I specially asked someone to order it, you have one and I have one, I have already told the shops everywhere, as long as they can match mine If the pattern printed on the jade pendant matches, you can withdraw money, and you can also order someone to do things for you."

"What is this for?" Chu Ying looked at the two jade pendants that could be sewn together perfectly.

"In this way, you don't have to carry such a heavy amount of money. You can just go to the store to get what you want to do. Last year, the paper money alone accounted for 3% of all profits. Now the shops in the east have been opened. This year It is estimated that it can account for 4%, and I will save the money you earn if you don’t need it. I am not at home often, and it is quite troublesome for you to withdraw money, so you can take this to the store and get it directly.” Lu Ming said simply The tea made from tea leaves is also fragrant and delicious.

"Then can I withdraw as much as I want?"

Lu Ming looked at Chu Ying, who had bright eyes, and knew that this guy was greedy again, "Of course we can't take it all, the store will keep a certain amount of money so that it can't affect the operation of the store, but they will print you next to my jade pendant seal." Send back the paper pattern, I want to register it, deduct from the money you earn, and pay back slowly if you exceed the money you earn.”

"Hmph." Although this method is really good, but Chu Ying thought about it, and her whereabouts outside will be exposed in the future.

But when I went to the office with Lu Ming for an inspection with the handbook, I realized how troublesome it was to take a casual trip in ancient times. This handbook is the ancient household registration book, which says He named himself the head of the household and the names of several other servants.

Because he has land property, he needs to pay taxes, so he can't leave his own land to wander around. He can't apply for public inspection, which is the ancient ID card, but Lu Ming's family merchants have their own caravans, and the local The government greeted and offered a bribe, and they could go on the road with the caravan.

"What are you doing this for?"

"Didn't you always say that you want to go out and have a look? When I come back next time, you and Dad will go to Chang'an to have a look." Chu Ying looked at the boy written on the small piece of paper, and put her name and address with the person in charge. From the beginning, it also said that the tax on the back households will be paid by Ye Qiu.

Wait for it to be done and hand it over to Lizheng, wait for Lizheng to verify and sign and send it to the higher-level government, wait for the county lieutenant to verify it and report it to the county-level government, if the information is incomplete, the county will be asked Continue to investigate and report, this is what Chu Ying has heard so much, and the specifics sound quite complicated.

I thought it would be very troublesome, but I received it within 10 days. I basically copied what was written on it, and there was a "Ren Qu" written by the responsible official, as well as the signature and the official seal of the state and county government. Chu Ying took this public inspection and thought I can be considered a person of identity.

I don't know when Lu Ming will come back. Chu Ying unfolded the scroll that Wang Naiyuan had pasted up, and looked at the pasting marks that could not be seen without looking carefully, but it is better to paste a thicker layer of paper on the outside. This way the paper will not be damaged during the rolling process.

Moreover, the scroll is just a wooden pole that is not too thick, and you can add shaft heads at both ends, so that when you roll up the scroll, you can roll it neatly. Chu Ying wrote down the areas that need improvement on the paper one by one. Make the scroll book before Lu Ming takes him to Chang'an, so that readers can slowly accept his paper book.

(End of this chapter)