Rebirth Farmhouse

Chapter 263

After the Qingming Festival, when crops were being planted, there would be clerks from the county going to the countryside to persuade the farmers on behalf of the county lords, announcing township agreements and regulations, urging people to do good work, not to fight and steal casually, otherwise they would be severely punished. loan.

Xiuyao had a little fear of those county guards and clerks. Sometimes they were more troublesome than the county master. The county master wanted fame, but they only wanted benefits.

Moreover, their social status is very low, even worse than that of ordinary people, so they are only interested in profit, and anyone who is touched by them will almost lose their money and be unlucky.

If her business hadn't been taken care of by the Feng family, it would have been ruined by them long ago. She had heard shopkeeper Feng reprimanding those small officials several times, but everyone had no choice, after all, they wanted to ask them to do things.

The errands of the petty officials are all bought with money, so they will work harder to make up for it.

The salary paid by the county government is so small, and it is natural to make up for it from the people who ask them to do things, and everyone is used to it.

Normally they are restrained by the county magistrate and are not allowed to go to the countryside to disturb the people casually, but this time is when they act openly, and it is inevitable that some of them will start to think of crooked ways.

Therefore, ordinary people generally keep them at a respectful distance, and only Li Zheng and the big households in the village deal with them.

Xiuyao's family concentrated on their work and did not flatter them at all.

Because they hired people, and also signed contracts with several farm households. When they planted sweet potatoes and sold them to Xiuyao's family, they all had serious contracts.In addition, Xiuyao's family bought another ten acres of land, all of which were planted with sweet potatoes.During this time, the family is also very busy.

The hired people do farm work, and the two daughters-in-law cook and deliver meals, and help Liu's housekeeping and so on.

Xiuyao is not that tired, she just needs to make overall arrangements for the overall situation.

She was settling accounts at home, and when she was tired, she raised her head and pinched her neck, only to see her father coming in from outside accompanied by Zhou Li.

She said to Xiurong who was making embroidered shoes in the house: "Third sister, Grandpa Lizheng is here."

Xiu Rong turned her head to look at it, and immediately said: "Isn't it for us to entertain those bedbugs?"

She was talking about the little officials from the county. Because they came under the name of the county magistrate, they were full of airs, showing off their power, and were very annoying.

Xiuyao went out to greet Zhou Lizheng.

Zhou Lizheng smiled and praised her, then sat down with Qin Dafu under the grape arbor in the yard.

Liu took Xiuxian and the two daughters-in-law to the farm to help. When she was not at home, Xiuyao quickly made tea and sent it over, then sat down and listened.

Zhou Lizheng also knew that she had the final say at home, so he laughed and teased her a few times, and then explained why he came.

"The Office of the Lou Shu wants to take a look. They say it's for reference, so they can go back and report to the county magistrate about the new look of our Taoyuan."

Xiuyao thought that all the things in her house were earned by legitimate means, so she was naturally not afraid of him visiting, and said with a smile: "Grandpa, if they want to come, they can come and look at them casually, anyway, there is nothing to be afraid of."

Zhou Lizheng said with a smile: "Yaoyao, our days are better, and the county is also honored. The magistrate and sweet potato you planted have been praised many times by the county master. Isn't this year to promote new seeds? The county magistrate has given a task Yes. So, the Loushu Office wants your father to talk about it, and then he will help to negotiate and make peace, show our family's achievements, let the neighbors see, and quickly plant the wheat."

Xiuyao naturally did not refuse this, she smiled and said: "Grandpa, this is a good thing for the benefit of the village, we keep and support it, my family still has some seeds."

Zhou Lizheng said with a smile: "Don't worry, some seeds are distributed by the imperial court, and they don't plant too many in the first year. Just try to plant a little bit by family, but maybe everyone is not willing to plant them, so you have to persuade them. Came for this."

Xiuyao and Qin Dafu agreed, and went to Uncle Zhou's house with Zhou Lizheng.

Uncle Zhou was in the living room talking with the book office in the building, when he saw Xiuyao and Qin Dafu coming, he immediately got up to introduce them personally.

Lou Shuban looked like a slender little girl, who was rather good-looking, and another ordinary person, who looked at her honestly and honestly, didn't take it to heart, glanced proudly, and then talked to someone else.

Uncle Zhou is a bit embarrassed. Now the Qin family is not what it used to be. The family's money is a trivial matter. It is not easy for Gu Ning and Feng Haoran to visit them several times just because they are favored by the Feng family.

What made him even more puzzled was how that little master Qi still had something to do with them and came here often recently.

I heard that Lord Qi was the boy who rescued Xiuyao back then?

Uncle Zhou murmured in his heart, thinking that the Qin family would also get better, and Qin Ye would not be afraid to come to the Zhou family to be in charge, so he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. Shoulder to shoulder?If my family is in Taoyuan, I can't be the only one.

In previous years, not to mention being in charge, they came to help the workers and gave them a few wages, and they would happily rush to come.

Since the Huzi incident, the two families have really become estranged.

He invited Qin Dafu and Xiuyao to sit down and served tea, with a very polite attitude.

When the book office in the building saw it, it couldn't help but take a serious look, thinking that Uncle Zhou had made a fuss out of a molehill.

Zhou Lizheng was busy introducing, "Lou Shuban, this is the Qin family you want to meet. They planted sweet potatoes last year, and they have been growing sweet potatoes before."

Lou shuban squinted his eyes and pulled his throat, "Is it famous?"

Zhou Lizheng knew that he was asking if the Qin family had made a lot of money, and whether they were on the list of middle and upper-class households.

Zhou Lizheng immediately defended the Qin family intentionally: "I made a little money, and the family only has a few dozen acres of land, which is not qualified."

The Lou Shu Office was even more contemptuous, with a look of disinterest, "Okay, I will speak nicely in front of the county magistrate."

Then I looked at Qin Dafu and waited to see what he would say.

Qin Dafu was originally called to help explain what kind of wheat, but he didn't know that he was looked down upon. The disdainful eyes made him very uncomfortable, and he just wanted to take his daughter and leave home.

They didn't come to beg for food, and it felt very insulting to see the office of Lou Shuban acting like his own family came to him to do business.

Zhou Lizheng and Uncle Zhou immediately sensed his displeasure, and quickly gave him winks to tell him to be calm.

Zhou Lizheng smiled and said, "Lou Shuban, didn't you say that you want to ask about Fanmai? The county wants to promote it. If there are ready-made examples, everyone will follow suit after seeing the benefits. The Lou Shuban is finished. The county lord will also reward the task, right?"

Lou Shuban's mung bean eyes widened, and he glanced at Qin Dafu, "Okay, I see."

Then ignore it.

Zhou Lizheng was also very embarrassed, and sent Qin Dafu and Xiuyao out in person.

Although Xiuyao was also angry, she was still very grateful and respectful to Zhou Lizheng, and said with a smile: "Grandpa, it's not your fault. Maybe he will come to us later."

Say goodbye and go home.

For the matter of the wheat, the whole Jinan Prefecture is planted by her family. If it is to be promoted, the experienced ones will naturally be very popular.

The office of the Loushu Office looks like a money fanatic, and wants to take advantage of them. Let's talk again when he can't complete the task.

They have work to do at home, so they naturally don't waste time.

Nowadays, in order to save energy, the family does not grow cotton, but only muesli, wheat, and sweet potatoes. In addition, some other crops can be grown according to needs.

Anyway, food is cheap and cheap in the countryside, and it doesn't cost much to buy it, so there is no need to grow everything like in previous years.

After a few days, she saw that the house was almost ready, so she asked Qin De to send her to her grandfather's house.

Qin Dafu had to watch at home. The hired workers had just arrived, and they were not used to many things. He needed to be at home at all times. After half a year, there would basically be no such problems.

The old Liu's family is even worse, and now the mill is doing well, relying on the Daqing River, the right time, place and people are all occupied.They make dried noodles on weekdays and vermicelli in winter. The business has spread to other counties, and many large merchants come to order directly.

The small wharf on the Daqing River was not enough, and those merchants even paid for the old Liu's family to build a new wharf. Now the boats are constantly coming and going, and the business is very good.

The biogas digester that Xiuyao helped Old Liutou build last year can also be put into use, because it didn't save money when it was built, so it is very safe now.

Old Liutou and Xiuyao murmured, "Our big biogas lamp is said to be visible from all over the world at night. It's very bright!" He was very proud, the lamp was really good, everyone The passing boats in Qinghe all benefited, and the farmers working around at night said that it was much brighter than carrying a broken lantern at home.

Xiuyao was also very happy to see the proud look of the master, and Xiaozheng was holding a bunch of preserved fruit preserved by her own house in her hand, and said loudly: "Sister, there is another one who is looking for chicken wings! The fruit it feeds is very sweet, and everyone loves it." I’m here to buy it.” He said that the biogas tank was not easy, and he was always looking for chicken wings.

As he spoke, he stuffed the preserved fruit in his hand into Xiuyao's mouth.

Xiuyao hugged him with a smile, and Xiaozhengzheng also grew up, and he had already started babbling and reading, but Mr. Ren said that he was still young, so he didn't go to school.

In fact, Lao Liutou also knew that Xiao Zhengzheng's aptitude was not so good, so he didn't need to study in such a hurry, it would be fine when he was older.

Xiuyao coaxed Xiao Zhengzheng for a while, and then told Lao Liutou that the biogas pond was the first step of Xiuyao's ecological farm.

Her ideal is to replicate her modern working ecological farm in Taoyuanliu Township.

Although there is no high-tech modernization, at least a rudimentary farm can be built. The ecological farm built using the biological chain will save resources and have high benefits.

Nowadays, biogas digesters mainly provide biogas, and biogas residue and biogas liquid are also available.

Biogas residue can be used to feed pigs, fish, and make fertilizer. Biogas liquid can be used as fertilizer, and it can also be used as ancient green pesticides. It can be sprinkled on the leaves of crops as foliar fertilizers and pesticides, and can also be sprinkled on the roots. It can also prevent pests and diseases.

These were taught by Xiuyao to Lao Liutou.

This year’s farming came in handy, and last autumn, the fruit trees that used the biogas slag as fertilizer produced extraordinarily sweet fruits. Everyone was very surprised. Many people went to Lao Liu’s house to buy the fruits with money and gave them as gifts. For relatives and friends in the county.

Xiuyao led Xiao Zhengzheng, wandered around with Lao Liutou again, and told him to dig a fish pond over there, and then he could raise fish in the fish pond, with chickens, ducks and geese on it, and a pig shed next to it, as well as vegetables. shed.

In the past, it was a biogas digester, so they can be connected together.

Pig manure can be fed into the biogas digester, and the slag in the biogas digester can be provided to the farm, and the fertilizer can be provided to vegetable gardens, orchards and other fields.

Now the intercropping fruit trees and ginkgo have all grown up.

Previously, Lao Liutou listened to Xiuyao's suggestion and bought another [-] acres, and now a large area belongs to Lao Liu's family.They were all arranged according to local conditions, and those with fertile soil were used for planting crops, and those with poor soil quality were used for other purposes. They figured that there might not be enough for them in a few years.

Xiuyao walked around and praised Lao Liutou for taking good care of it, especially the big fat pigs!
Xiuyao didn't forget to remind him that in the second half of the year, he can raise a few fewer pigs, so as not to be shocked.

Old Liu smiled and said: "Yaoyao, it's okay, I didn't raise too many pigs, just a few dozen pigs, and people who make roast pork nearby come to our house to buy pigs. If you don't raise them, the business will be closed , it’s not a loss.”

Xiuyao reminded him, "Grandpa, did they sign a contract with you? If they also make an appointment with you for pigs in the second half of the year, did they sign a contract with you? They just said yes verbally, in case pork gets cheaper by then , they refused to take it.”

There are often things like this. I said it well before, but the market is changing rapidly, and no one knows what will happen.

If the pork is really much cheaper at that time, people will definitely not buy it at the original price, and the price may be lowered at that time, so it is best to make an appointment in advance.

Old Liu thought it was a problem, but he was a little embarrassed, "After all, we have been neighbors for many years, so it's not easy to talk about it. Then Yaoyao, if it's cheaper by then, how can we do it?"

Xiuyao smiled and said, "Grandpa, it must be based on the current price and set a general price. It can be explained that if the price is raised or lowered at that time, it will be fine on the current basis. Anyway, it is to ensure that they want This pig will be fine, so as not to sell the pig, if we can’t sell it, it’s not a delay.”

Old Liu thought this was a good idea, "Then I'll ask around later, and if they're willing to sign, we'll sign it, so they won't worry about not being able to buy pigs, and we won't have to worry about not being able to sell them."

It must be considered in operation, but fortunately, they have cooperated for a long time, they are all neighbors, and they have a good relationship with Lao Liutou, so there will be no major problems.

As for Xiuyao's family, the main thing is to sell it to Liu Yan, so she is guaranteed, so she is not worried.

After discussing it, Xiuyao made a list and asked Lao Liutou to help her with some equipment needed for the biogas digester, and also invited a skilled wine cellar master.

These old willow heads are more familiar than her, and they have been found a long time ago. When they start working, just call them.

At that time, Lao Qin's self-reclamation field can start working directly.

Xiuyao had planned it long ago. The land from Kentian is next to the big well, but the water source is not so convenient, but the land in Shahe Village is much better.However, anyway, it is now a miniature one, so the biogas digesters from the reclaimed fields can naturally be used.

It is going to start work in a few days, and the preparation work must be done in advance, so as not to make any mistakes when you get it.

After staying for a few days, Xiuyao and other preparations are almost done, so she will go back.

This day, she went to visit Mr. Ren, asked about Qin Yang's study, and asked if she could let her second brother come too.

Although Xiuyao is not very interested in those Four Books and Five Classics, it can be seen that the second brother's husband is not as good as Mr. Ren.

Although Xiaoyang doesn't study those fussy things now, he just endorses and lectures, but sometimes she listens, Xiaoyang is better than the second brother.

The second brother's path is too narrow, if she leaves the examination room in the past two years, she thinks it will be useless.

But I was afraid that the second brother would be too nervous, so I wondered if I could ask Mr. Ren to teach the second brother.

Mr. Ren was jealous of this, he said with a smile: "Yaoyao, it's not that I disagree, but that different gentlemen have different styles. If your second elder brother gets used to Mr. Zhou, it's not good to come to my place again."

It's not just a matter of inappropriate style, the most important thing is that if there is any problem at that time, people will gossip.

Most people are cautious in choosing a husband, but they should be even more cautious in changing husbands.

Unless it is very inappropriate, it is basically not easy to change, and there must be a reason for changing.

Especially among the neighbors, and it is not a gentleman invited from other places, so he dismisses it as soon as he says it.

In fact, the most important thing Mr. Ren didn't say was that he had met Qin Xian a few times and he wasn't very optimistic about it.

His current energy is mainly spent on Qin Yang, and he doesn't have too much energy to take care of others.

Those students there are few who can really go on to official careers, their qualifications are average, their expectations are not very high, and they don't bother.

If Qin Xian came, he was very eager to pass the exam, but he started late, so he would have to devote all his energy to training him.

Then Qin Yang was not enough here, so he chose Qin Yang without thinking about it.

He saw this kid right, he looked mischievous, but he was actually very honest, young and upright.

Naturally, Xiuyao didn't force it, she just asked.

She didn't ask for Qi Feng. After all, Qin Yang had already troubled him enough, and Qi Feng didn't say that he would definitely come back. He is such a powerful person, he must have his own skills.

He lives in the county, and the husband there is naturally better, so she doesn't have to worry about it.

Xiuyao bid farewell to Mr. Ren, and quietly went to see Qin Yang again.

Qin Yang was sitting by the window, and now the students in the study had changed, and he was no longer the youngest.

But he was still a child after all, sitting there at such a young age, he looked calm and stable, and he didn't shake his head like they did when he was reading.

However, Xiuyao found out that this kid would still be in a daze, and would get distracted from time to time while reading.

Seeing him holding his chin, looking at the sky outside, he didn't know what he was thinking, and he would giggle by himself when he thought about it.Then, like a thief, he quickly restrained his expression and looked around. When Mr. Ren was not in front of him, he stuck out his tongue and continued to read.

Xiuyao couldn't help laughing, this little sheep!
She was about to leave when she bumped into someone at the school gate, and it was Liu Fei who called her anxiously, "Yaoyao, hurry home, it's urgent."

(End of this chapter)