Chapter 123: Lotus Pond
"Fourth girl, do you think it's okay to dig? Do you want to open a pond and release water now? ”
The person who asked was the steward of Zhuangzi, a young man in his thirties, of medium stature, and quite honest.
"What did the invited master say?"
Standing not far from the lotus pond, Song Caiwei looked at the two lotus ponds that had been dug up, and was very satisfied, so she continued to ask the steward.
"Say you can do it anytime."
Since the construction of Zhuangzi, Wu Xianwei has followed Song Caiwei, and he also knows that Song Caiwei is an approachable master.
So when you talk back, think it's small talk.
"Then let's put it away, is there still a matter of buying fish fry?"
As the steward of Zhuangzi, Song Caiwei naturally handed over all the affairs of Zhuangzi to Wu Xianwei, and usually some things, she just ordered or reminded her.
"I've been contacted, and they say that they can supply it at any time."
The master handed over all the matters in the Zhuangzi to himself, which means that he values himself, so Wu Xianwei is a smart person and a neat worker, so he will do his best to do what Song Caiwei commands.
"Well, very good, you can get busy first, my third sister and I will go to the warm house and cornfield, and wait for you to come to me again, I still have something to ask you."
The climate in the north is really not suitable for planting two crops, so Song Caiwei can only advance the time of planting corn to spring.
One hundred acres of corn had just sprouted, and it was well taken care of by the people in Zhuangzi.
No, as soon as Song Caiwei arrived in the field, she saw some women in Zhuangzi pulling weeds from the field.
Those women all knew Song Caiwei, so they saw the Lord's house. didn't shout, just stood in the ground and smiled at Song Caiwei, and then waved Song Caiwei's hand. He continued to bend over and work.
It's rustic!
The area of the greenhouse is the size of an acre of land, but when it was first built, it cost Song Caiwei 5,000 taels of silver.
However, Song Caiwei looked at the fresh vegetables in a warm house and didn't feel sorry for her money anymore.
"Are you ready to grow watermelons?"
Seeing Wu Xianwei coming over sweating profusely, Song Caiwei guessed that he must have gone to the cornfield first before finding here.
"Ready, listened to your orders. The land was fattened last year, and it could be planted if there was another light rain. ”
Last year, Wu Xianwei planted a watermelon with Song Caiwei. However, because the soil is not very good, the watermelons produced vary in size.
However, it is still mostly small.
Let's not talk about these for the time being, but the watermelon is really delicious, so I heard the lord ask about it. Wu Xianwei didn't care about sweating profusely. Immediately replied.
"Let's sit down and drink some water."
Seeing Wu Xianwei standing aside honestly, Song Caiwei really didn't want to tell him not to be polite in front of him for the nth time.
He pointed to the stone table outside the conservatory, said, and then walked towards it himself.
"Now that I'm ready, I won't interfere, as for what to do, you can make up your own mind, but. You should be careful about this confidential work. ”
Watermelon thing. Every year, some big merchants who come and go from other countries will bring some back.
However, it takes a long time to transport, even if the watermelon can be stored for a long time, but when it arrives in the Chu State, there is not much left.
In addition, this thing has only been introduced to China for three or five years, so Song Caiwei can seize the opportunity to become the first person to eat crabs.
Not to mention corn, although it has been stored for a long time, it has only been reduced to the admiration and profanity of some powerful people.
Even if some people are interested in planting corn kernels to see if they can grow fruits, you can imagine that the yield of wheat in one acre of high-quality field is only 300 catties, and at this level of productivity, you can still expect them to really grow corn.
"That's fine, leave it all to me."
The seeds given to him by the master can only be planted on ten acres of land, and ten acres of land is still capable of being handled by himself.
Therefore, after listening to Song Caiwei's words, Wu Xianwei dared to pat his chest and promise.
"Well, also, you should also plan to get up about recruiting short-term workers today, but you really can't find anyone, so you go to the town to Meng Ji."
There are only more than 10 households in Zhuangzi, with only about 50 men, women and children, and about 30 usable laborers.
And this Zhuangzi has thousands of acres of land, and there must be insufficient manpower.
"I remember this, but the master, can I recruit some people to settle in our Zhuangzi?"
The business of the former master of the Zhuangzi has declined, so the Zhuangzi has been abandoned for several years, and many people have left here to find their own way out.
And although they guarded so much land, they could only plant according to their ability, and the former lord's family had to live on these lands.
But in the end, the previous master family couldn't hold on anymore and planned to sell this piece, but although the previous master owed a large amount of foreign debt, he still couldn't bear to sell the land left by his ancestors separately.
In addition, the price of these thousands of acres of land is amazing, coupled with the requirements of the previous owner's family, so I waited for another two years, and it was not until Song Caiwei appeared that this piece really changed hands.
And because Song Caiwei is a good person and the salary she pays is high, those who have been in contact with her before have also asked him about it.
I was embarrassed to ask before, but now that I understand Song Caiwei's temper, Wu Xianwei also took this opportunity to say it.
"You can make up your mind about this, but ...... At the end of the day, because the person you introduced brought losses to Zhuangzi, I will inevitably hold you accountable. ”
Zhuangzi is short of people, Wu Xianwei's proposal is in Song Caiwei's heart, but cautious, Song Caiwei still reminded Wu Xianwei.
"Also, since the introduction of people comes, the house in the Zhuangzi has been abandoned for so many years, and it can't be inhabited, so simply, don't repair it, and when you are busy for a while, you can find some people to build all the houses into new ones, as for the money to build the house, when you find a time to go to the house, I may not be able to come for a while."
"The master, the little one has thanked the master for his great kindness here."
At first, although he agreed to listen to the master's tone, Wu Xianwei was very unsure, but then the more he listened to Song Caiwei, the more grateful Wu Xianwei became.
So when Song Caiwei said that she would pay out of her own pocket to build a new house for them.
Wu Xianwei's heart jumped with excitement, after so many years, he had never heard of such a good master.
So he was moved for a while, so he knelt down towards Song Caiwei, and then kowtowed twice on the ground.
However, Song Caiwei did not avoid it, firstly, her actual age is about the same as Wu Xianwei, and she can't break her life by him, and secondly, if he doesn't let him thank him, he can't be sure.
simply, Song Caiwei followed him. (To be continued.) )