In the midst of a cluster of flowers, Qiu Chen took his family and mother-in-law to the village to give gifts to the elderly over 50 years old. Qiu Chen took the maid's mother-in-law to a few families who moved closely, and the Daxing family took a few family members and mother-in-law to other families.

First visited the village in the west of the village, Liu Yugui and Liu Zhanxiang's grandfather and Lin Zi's grandmother. The three old men are all about 70 years old, and Liu Zhanxiang's grandfather is as old as 76 years old, and he is also the oldest old man in the village.

Qiu Chen's personal visit made the three old people very happy.

Liu Yugui's family now has an annual business of purchasing medicinal materials, and they can also have a few hundred taels of silver in their accounts every year. Although Brother Quan said that he signed the deed of the Lin family, he did not despise it in the slightest, Brother Quan is now a big man in the workshop in the capital, not only has a monthly amount of two hundred taels of silver every year, but also gave a first-line dividend last year because of his good work. Don't look at the small line of profits, that is the first line of the dividend of the entire Beijing workshop, last year's profit of the Beijing workshop was as high as 120,000 taels! What is the first line of 120,000 taels? One thousand two hundred taels of white flowers!

Now that Qiu Chen has returned to Liu Yugui's house, not to mention Liu Manyin's usual enthusiasm, even Liu Yugui, who was still upright in the village before, was also kind, looking at Qiu Chen's wordless praise, and congratulating Qiu Chen on getting married: "...... That's a big family in Beijing, I heard that you are still the eldest son and grandson, you are the eldest in the past, and you will be the grandmother in the future...... Hehe, I have long seen that you are a life personality with great blessings and great wealth......"

Qiu Chen didn't want to talk about this topic, so he interrupted Liu Yugui's words with a smile, "Master Yu, I just received a letter from Beijing a few days ago, Brother Quan is doing a good job in Beijing, and several families with daughters have taken a fancy to Brother Quan, I wonder if he told his family?" ”

Now, Brother Quan can be said to be the hope of the Liu family in the future, as long as it is about Brother Quan, there is nothing unimportant. What's more, it is a family affair that has a great relationship and is likely to affect Brother Quan'er's future life?

As soon as Qiu Chen's words came out, not only Liu Yugui couldn't care about the nonsense, but even Liu Manyin and Ji Shi pricked up their ears and came over with a concerned expression.

Liu Yugui said with concern: "Does Yang Shuren know who Lu Dao is?" ”

Qiu Chen said with a smile: "There is the chief steward in the workshop, as well as the surrounding squires, and one is said to be a local county magistrate. ”

Although Liu Yugui is the head of Liu Jiaao's village, not to mention the limited family background, Liu Jiaao is only a remote mountain village after all, and Liu Yugui's village is not having many opportunities to deal with the outside world. Now I heard that not only is there a big steward of the workshop, but also a squire and a county squire has taken a fancy to Brother Quan and wants to marry his daughter to Brother Quan...... How could Liu Yugui and Liu Manyin not be happy and excited?

Liu Yugui and his son looked at each other, and in each other's excitement and joy, they inevitably had a touch of hidden worries.

Among these people, it seems that the county has the highest status, and when they first heard it, their father and son were most surprised that there were eunuchs who took a fancy to their children, but when they thought about it, it was not such a simple matter.

Although the county is an official of the imperial court, it must not be a simple role to be the chief steward of the workshop. Besides, the proprietor of the workshop is not an ordinary merchant, he is a political envoy of Nanzhili Province, a high-ranking official of the three grades who controls the financial resources of a province and has great power. There is also Yang Shuren in front of him, but he has been engaged to the official eunuchs in Beijing, although it is not necessarily a big family, but the power in Beijing is linked to each other, even if it is a small official in the capital, it should not be underestimated!

Besides, after all, their children still have to work in the workshop, and if they break the face of the workshop manager, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not announce their personal vendetta in the future. Moreover, their children can get a bonus of one centimeter for a large number of formulas, so how can the chief steward also get one or two percent, right? That's a few thousand taels of silver!

The more the father and son thought about it, the more they felt that it was better to make a fortune and marry the daughter of the workshop manager than to marry the daughter of the county Cheng family to have a better reputation. It's just that, after all, the stakes are very high, and the two of them can't make up their minds for a while.

Qiu Chen didn't say much, and said with a smile: "If you have any letters, just bring them, and let the caravans help you bring them." In addition, the weather is cold, Uncle Man Yin doesn't have much work, if you miss Brother Quan, you might as well take a trip, let's go to the capital here, at best, it's only seven or eight hundred miles, and it will take six or seven days to keep up with the team. Besides, the weather is not cold at this time, and it has snowed for the past month, and it will be a sin to go out again. ”

Hearing this, Liu Yugui and Liu Manyin's eyes lit up, and even the Ji family who was listening next to them showed a look of excitement on their faces.

After saying everything that should be said, Qiu Chen also got up and said goodbye. came out of Brother Quan's house, and went to visit Lin Zi's house and Liu Zhanfeng's house.

Although the two old men are old, their bodies are very strong. Seeing Qiu Chen's extra affection and politeness, Grandma Lin Zi held Qiu Chen's hand from the time she met, her face was full of deep wrinkles and overflowing with smiles, and she pulled Qiu Chen and said that Lin Zi came back and said how good it was in the workshop, what to eat and drink, and in summer the owner burned mung bean soup and cut watermelon, and in winter the kang was burned hot, and ginger soup was boiled to ward off the cold......

“…… Didn't I say it, Lin Zi, this kid burned incense in his previous life, so that he could meet a good proprietor like you, the child is doing work over there, eating and drinking, and treating him well, not to mention, he can't forget my old wife every year......"

Chen interjected with a smile next to him: "You are also a blessed person, and you have such a good grandson as Lin Zi to be honored!" ”

The old lady nodded again and again, and echoed: "Yes, I am also a blessed one. After suffering all my life, I have been tired all my life, I am old, I have met such a good person, I no longer starve and cold, not to mention, I have eaten some good things from such an old age, and I have more than enough to make up for most of the debts I owe in my previous life......"

Speaking of which, Lin Zi and Brother Quan Liu Zhanfeng basically worked for a while, because Lin Zi was not as smart as Brother Quan, and not as old and stable as Liu Zhanfeng, so he was not selected when the first batch of big styles was selected...... Speaking of which, it is much less than Liu Zhanfeng and Brother Quan.

However, the Lin family has two brothers, three cousins and a cousin, and the family is young and strong. Yes, now, Lin Zi's family is also one of the few wealthy families in Liujiaao. After harvesting and planting wheat in the autumn, he is now taking off the billet and preparing the land behind the old house, and it seems that he is going to build a new house.

The old lady's witty, humorous and simple and contented words made Qiu Chen, Chen, and the old lady's third daughter-in-law, Lin Ziniang, all laugh along.

Seeing that the old lady was thirsty after talking for a long time, she picked up the tea and drank it, Qiu Chen raised her eyes and asked Lin Ziniang: "When I came just now, I saw the back of the blank, is this planning to start a new house?" When have you been watching it? ”

Lin Ziniang was a cool one, and immediately smiled: "Yes! When the eldest got married, the family was poor, so he had to be wronged in two small rooms. The second child is so old, and he is still squeezed on a plate of kang with the old lady, and he is nineteen this year, so he can't wait...... It was too late a year ago, and I saw that the spring of the year was over, and the house was up, and the spring also did the family affairs of the second child, and the eldest and second person had a courtyard, three main rooms and two wings...... The matter of the two of them is over, and after that, Lin Zi will be alone, and it will be enough to have a yard after next autumn. ”

Qiu Chen nodded with a smile and said, "When the time comes, give me a word when you get up in the house, don't talk about the rest, we have our own cars and horses, so we don't need to go outside to find out." ”

"Ouch, I'm wondering where to borrow a car...... With the words of the owner's wife, it is a big plan, and I thank you here first. Lin Ziniang smiled and saluted, and Qiu Chen hurriedly motioned for Chen to hold on.

After talking back again, Qiu Chen said goodbye from Lin Zi's house.

Liu Zhanfeng's family was also warm and polite with a faint respect, Qiu Chen greeted the old man, and looked at Liu Zhanfeng's son again, the little guy was almost a year old, and he was very fat and strong, from the moment he saw Qiu Chen, he was about to go up, Liu Zhanfeng's daughter-in-law was afraid of scratching Qiu Chen's clothes and blocking him, so the little boy cried loudly, as if he had been abused a lot.

Qiu Chen simply hugged him over and held him in his arms, and the little boy pounced on him, reaching out to reach the jasper pendant on Qiu Chen's skirt...... Feelings, this kid is not looking at Qiu Chen's heart, but he has taken a fancy to Qiu Chen's jasper pendant.

Qiu Chen looked at the smile, and simply untied the jasper pendant and stuffed it into the little boy's hand. The little boy grabbed it with five chubby fingers at once, and stuffed it into his mouth without hesitation.

Liu Zhanfeng's daughter-in-law was anxious and embarrassed, and finally pulled it out of the child's mouth, and the jasper pendant and the knotted knot on it had already been wet with saliva.

"Oh, this kid, he stuffs everything in his mouth, is this something that can be eaten!" Liu Zhanfeng's daughter-in-law didn't care about her son's howling, and counted them one after another.

Qiu Chen smiled and waved his hand, stopped her nagging, and stuffed the jade pendant back into the little boy's hand, looking at the little guy as if he had pressed the switch, he stopped crying in an instant, and played happily again, his heart was extremely surprised, he was extremely surprised, he took a handkerchief and wiped his tears and snot for the little boy, and said to Liu Zhanfeng's daughter-in-law who was staring at him well: "The child knows what to say, don't detain him so much, it's just a jade pendant, it's not worth anything, let him play!" ”

Returning from the west of the village, Qiu Chen went to Lan Ying's house and the third grandmother's house again.

Lan Ying's father-in-law, Liu Dachuan and Liu Manchu, both helped Qiu Chen see that Zhuangzi was not at home, and she also accompanied Lan Ying's mother-in-law Wang to chatter. Now, Lan Ying is in charge of the logistics materials such as ingredients and clothes in the workshop, and the father and son also help the Lin family take care of the Zhuangzi, and they also have a lot of shares every year, and their lives are much better. Wang's body also put on a sauce-colored cocoon silk jacket, but Wang's face was not very good, seeing Qiu Chen said that most of the things were about the younger son, saying that Mancang made some money in the wooden shop in the county, but the family did not see a lot of money, a few days ago, someone said to Mancang to fill the house, is the daughter of the county soap class, the opening is two hundred taels of silver dowry, and what kind of house to buy in the county...... Although Mancang made some money, it was not enough for these expenses, so he had to come back to discuss with his father and sister-in-law.

Qiu Chen listened to Wang's nagging, but he couldn't say a word, and this was not something she could say. But I can't help but secretly despise Mancang's personality, I left Ganoderma lucidum and didn't care about it, and I didn't have a sense of responsibility as a father at all, and now, not to mention giving back to my filial parents, I am thirty people, and I turned back to ask the old man for money...... It's really a sentence, people are invincible!

After a round and came back, because Qiu Chen had been sitting in each house for a while, it was the Daxing family who arrived home first.

Looking at the sunny weather, Qiu Chen became interested, and beckoned the girl at home to start packing up a large vat of jars, preparing to harvest autumn vegetables, store winter vegetables, and pickle all kinds of pickles and pickles.

Because of the festival, they didn't collect the vegetables, but only put the news out of the village, so that the people in the village and the surrounding villages were ready to collect and deliver the vegetables, and they were in time for the season to store the winter vegetables before the weather cooled down, and make the pickles and pickles.

The children were not at home, and Qiu Chen didn't make any special dishes, so the Daxing family made a few dishes, and Qiu Chen and Zhou accompanied Mrs. Liu to eat. In the afternoon, Zhou took over the work of preparing pickled vegetables, and Qiu Chen took a few girls to the backyard to pick the thousand-headed chrysanthemums planted in the garden, and prepared to make Chongyang chrysanthemum cakes in the evening.

In the middle of the afternoon, the children came back with excitement and sloppy. Qiu Chen looked at it with a smile, but didn't see any children bruised or anything, so he sent a group of tao boys to take a bath and change clothes.

This time, the children went up the mountain and walked the other way, and climbed the two hills to the west, and found several walnut trees and chestnut trees, and picked a lot of them. Although walnuts and chestnuts have to be peeled, it is quite troublesome to eat, but they are extremely delicious and have high nutritional value.

Qiu Chen is not too keen on walnuts, but he has a great love for chestnuts. Immediately, she handed the chestnuts to the Daxing family, asked her to peel off the outer layer of thorn shells, and then boiled and peeled off the husks, and took the chestnut kernels, and she wanted to make chestnut cakes with chrysanthemum cakes.

At this time, walnuts and chestnuts are troublesome to eat because of their hard shells, and there are not many heads to eat, and the villagers are not very enthusiastic, it is not a disaster year, and no one makes a special trip to the mountain to pick this.

After a while, Qiu Chen took the girl to pick most of the basket of chrysanthemums, removed the flower stalks, and only took the petals for use. Glutinous rice flour and wheat flour are mixed evenly in proportion, already ready, add the washed chrysanthemum petals, knead them into a ball, put them in the chrysanthemum-shaped mold to shape, and then wake up for two quarters of an hour, steam them in the cage drawer, and it is a pot of fragrant chrysanthemum cake.

Chestnut cake is to mash the chestnut kernels, also mixed with glutinous rice flour and wheat flour, and also use a mold to shape and steam. When steaming cakes, you can add honey or powdered sugar to increase the sweetness. However, Qiu Chen prefers to retain the sweetness of the ingredients themselves to the greatest extent, so when steaming the cake, no sugar and honey are added, but a plate of honey is served.

These Jia clans, who are good at white cases, don't have to worry about Qiu Chen. She looked at the chestnuts that the mother-in-law was peeling, her eyes lit up, but she didn't expect the unexpected harvest of the children to climb high and pick up the treasure, this wild chestnut tree in the Yunlian Mountain, it was actually the kind of small oil chestnut. This kind of chestnut is only the size of a thumb cap, but it is extremely soft and glutinous and sweet, and it is an excellent ingredient for stir-fried chestnuts in sugar or as a staple food.

Qiu Chen was afraid that he was not sure, so he deliberately took a boiled chestnut and peeled it and tasted it, the entrance was soft and glutinous, sweet and delicious. This is still freshly picked and boiled, and if it is stored for a period of time and then fried in sugar sand, it will be even more delicious.

Think about the farmers I saw in the village today, although they are more comfortable with the Lin family, but they are still limited, and many individuals have just solved the problem of food and clothing, basically have no money to spare, and they are still wearing rough linen clothes.

If you can pick some chestnuts and walnuts, your family can add some good ingredients, and you can also increase the income of the villagers.

With this thought, Qiu Chen did not hesitate, and directly ordered to go down and release the news that the Lin family purchased chestnut walnuts and persimmons...... As for whether to harvest persimmons, Qiu Chen also hesitated, after all, that thing was not easy to preserve, and he accidentally heard Zhou say that she would spin persimmons, so he decided to buy them. After the persimmons are processed into persimmons, they can be regarded as the more high-end delicacy of the farmers in this era, and they are relatively resistant to storage, and can be stored until the next summer.

It's just that Qiu Chen didn't expect that as soon as the news was released, the people from the neighboring villages all entered the mountain, and in just three days, the purchased chestnuts and walnuts were piled up into a mountain. Persimmons are not young or old, or she looked scary and temporarily changed the purchase of persimmons, and continued to buy them, replacing them with purchases every five days...... You have to give some time to make the persimmons! This is a fresh fruit, but it is not as shelf-stable as nuts such as chestnuts and walnuts.

The chestnut and walnut harvest was large, and the persimmon cake was to be rotated, so Qiu Chen hired twenty or thirty women from the village to come over and peel the chestnuts and walnuts, and some of the more ingenious ones followed Zhou's to learn to spin persimmons, and strung them one by one with thread, and hung them under the eaves to dry and dry.

After three or four days of hard work, these jobs were on track, looking at the piles of walnuts and chestnuts in the back garden, Qiu Chen reluctantly prepared to go to Anyang to find a buyer for the surplus chestnuts, walnuts, and persimmons that were about to be processed.

was thinking about it, and before the trip was completed, Qiu Chen ushered in two groups of people one after another.

One was sent by Cui Shi, the wife of the new conductor Xu Xiu, and invited Qiu Chen to participate in the chrysanthemum banquet set up by their family. The other group of people was a post sent by the prefect's wife Tang Wu, and when I opened it, there was still a small number of plain flower notes in it, but it was sent by Tang Lanzhi, the eldest lady of the Tang family, who wanted to borrow Qiu Chen's water pavilion in Nanmara Lake to hold a crab banquet and invite the little girls in Fucheng to participate.

For these two posts, Mrs. Cui is the first time to invite someone to post, so it is naturally not good not to go. Tang Wu and Tang Lanzhi's mother and daughter's request naturally had to be agreed, and, just in case, she had to go to Nannuma Lake to see it in person to rest assured, otherwise, it would be troublesome to invite a group of delicate young ladies to come over to the banquet and have something happen.

The two families sent their mothers-in-law here, and after Qiu Chen saw it, he took the post, asked it clearly, and asked the mother-in-law of the two families to bring the letter back, if something didn't happen suddenly, she would have arrived. Then one of them gave two taels of silver and sent them back.

Originally, Qiu Chen was going to go to Anyang Mansion, and with these two things, she naturally had to go even more.

After talking to Liu and Zhou, and making a little preparation, Qiu Chen decided to set off for Anyang on September 16.

On the evening of the 14th, Yang Shumeng and Zhao Jiu, who were busy on Zhuangzi, returned to Liujiaao together with Daxing.

Seeing that he was obviously dark and thin, but he was excited about the poplar fierceness, Qiu Chen greeted with a smile, and watched him greet Mrs. Liu, so he smiled and said: "The second brother is covered in dust and sweat, let's wash and change clothes first, and the meal is also available, let's talk slowly!" ”

Liu also smiled and waved his second son away: "Your sister is right, hurry up and wash and relieve your fatigue." I'll talk about that later. ”

Yang Shumeng scratched his head embarrassedly, and went down with the two housekeepers, Daxing and Zhao Jiu.

Half an hour later, the children returned, and supper was served, and the poplar turned back with her still wet hair.

The children hadn't seen Yang Shumeng for a few days, and naturally they all stepped forward to greet him at this time, and the little boy Junli climbed directly into his father's arms and stayed on Yang Shumeng's body and didn't let go.

Liu sat in the kang, looked at Junli who was detained in Yang Shumeng's arms, stretched out his hand and slapped the little guy and smiled: "This Tao boy, I haven't seen his father for a few days, and he has become like this!" ”

Yang Shu smiled fiercely, hugged his second son, put Junli down on the ground, and sent a few boys to dinner.

Because the children are growing up, they can't eat on the kang, and from this time Mrs. Liu came over, the children were divided into the second room to eat, only Yang Shumeng, Qiu Chen and Zhou accompanied Mrs. Liu to eat in the back room.

Yang Shumeng was hungry, took a steamed bun and ate one, and drank a bowl of soft and sticky meat and vegetable porridge, only then did he feel that his stomach had a bottom, and the speed of eating slowed down, and he began to talk about the things in Zhuangzi this time.

Last year, the two prefectures of Shunqing and Anyang jointly auctioned off acres of land, and Qiu Chen bought a Zhuangzi in each of the four affected counties, with a total difference of no more than 4,000 mu of land.

Because of the serious abandonment, especially the Zhuangzi in Yishui County, which has been flooded, the land needs to be leveled and reclaimed, and there is a lot of labor and labor. Because of the high wages of the Lin family, and the preferential tenant rent policy, attracted a number of young and strong laborers from the surrounding prefectures and counties, many people thought about the preferential tenant rent policy for the coming year, and the Lin family built a good free house courtyard, helping the old and the young to move the whole family over, before June, the Lin family's house was already full.

The increase in population and the abundance of labor have made the reclamation of several Zhuangzi of the Lin family very smooth. Although the seeds were sown while resting and reclaiming, after some efforts, they were all planted, and the latest fields were already in ambush after reclamation, so they simply planted winter vegetables such as radish and cabbage suitable for sowing in Futian. There are two large workshops with seven or eight hundred strong laborers, and the radishes and cabbages planted are not exhausted. Otherwise, you have to go to the banker's house to buy.

After all, the radish and cabbage planted are the last crops to be sown, and the number of acres is not large. Most of the land in the four Zhuangzi is planted with crops such as millet, sorghum and soybeans in batches, and a large area of land is planted with sesame seeds.

Yang Shu smiled and said the number of harvests, and looked at the three people with a smile on his face: "Guess what, how much do we earn this year?" ”

Just now Yang Shumeng had already reported the harvest number of crops, Qiu Chen had already quickly calculated the value of harvested grain and vegetables, and when he heard Yang Shumeng ask like this, he didn't hit him, but he only smiled silently.

"And income? This is labor costs, building houses, and buying cattle and guys...... I think it's just spending money outside, where can I have any income? Mrs. Liu was the first to express her doubts.

Zhou's family is cool, but he can't read and write, and he can't settle accounts, so he said: "His second uncle, just say it quickly, it's weird to make people anxious!" ”

Yang Shu glanced at his sister-in-law, and saw that the old god of the sister was smiling, and knew that there was nothing to hide from his sister-in-law, so he simply didn't sell it, and let out a smile on his face, and said: "I don't dare to believe it myself, the four Zhuangzi not only didn't lose money, but also made gains...... The most one is the Zhuangzi of Qinghe County, the Zhuangzi is not bad, the flat land does not spend much labor, in addition to the millet and sorghum beans, it is a large area of sesame, now the sorghum millet beans have been harvested, and the harvest has also been produced, only the sesame seeds have only been beaten three times, at least two more times. Right now, the harvest of a Zhuangzi in Qinghe County is calculated according to this year's grain price, with a gross harvest of more than 2,000 taels, and the investment of 400 taels to help the villagers build houses, repair houses, buy cattle, and buy guys, and then throw away the labor costs of 650 taels, and the net income of a Zhuangzi should not be less than 1,000 taels! ”

"Ouch, so many!" Liu and Zhou both cried out in surprise.

Qiu Chen smiled, but there was no surprise.

Yang Shumeng was a little stupid, so he simply didn't sell the guanzi, and simply reported the harvest of the remaining three Zhuangzi: "Pi County's is slightly better, and the worst is Yishui County's Zhuangzi. The gross estimate of Pi County is more than 600 taels, and the gross estimate of Hui County is also 3 or 400 taels, and the four Zhuangzi can almost earn 2,000 taels of silver! ”

Qiu Chen nodded with a smile and said, "It's a lot, and I didn't expect to have any income this year." Let's transport all the grain to the two workshops, and then settle it according to the market price. After the sesame seeds are beaten, keep some for your own food, and sell the rest to the oil mill. ”

Yang Shumeng nodded: "I know an oil mill in Qinghe County, the people are quite kind, and they use a lot of sesame seeds every year...... This year, he planted more grain and less sesame seeds, and he was able to eat them almost at once! ”

"Well," Qiu Chen responded, and continued, "The biggest benefit this year is that the flat land has been completed, and the canal has been built under the guidance of that adult, and we will not be afraid of drought or flood in the spring of next year...... Well, Huixian and Yishui are close to Yishui, don't worry about no water source, Qinghe and Pixian are not so convenient for water sources, and then dig a few deep wells, and set up a waterwheel on the wellhead, which is enough. ”

"Ouch, isn't that a drought or flood to ensure harvest?" Zhou shouted in surprise.

Qiu Chen and Yang Shu laughed violently, Qiu Chen said: "I don't dare to say that the drought and flood guarantee the harvest, I am not afraid of the drought and flood of small fights!" ”

"Amitabha, where there are so many catastrophes, it is enough not to be afraid of drought and flood." Liu took the words and went to recite the Buddha and said. Zhou also echoed it.

The family talked and smiled and looked forward to the bright future of the future, and after dinner, the children came in and talked for a while, and then went to Erjin to study.

Qiu Chen also came out of the Xili room, and did not return to the house, just waited in the hall, and sure enough, after a while, Yang Shumeng also walked out, and when he saw Qiu Chen waiting in the hall, he also smiled. I really can't hide anything from my sister, I didn't say anything, and my sister knew that she was waiting for him.

The brother and sister sat down in the hall, and Yang Shumeng did not hide it, and went straight to the point: "In the spring, there is a shortage of people in our Zhuangzi, and now, there are many people who are going to move to our Zhuangzi, but the house is no longer enough to live...... Those people looked like they could work hard, and they looked really poor and pitiful...... Alas, I really can't open my mouth to refuse, look at ......"

Qiu Chen vaguely looked at Yang Shumeng just now and didn't seem to have anything to say, so he waited in the hall, but he didn't expect that what annoyed him was actually such a thing. After thinking for a while, Qiu Chen said: "This matter, let's call Daxing to come over and ask, he has always done the matter of renting land and relocating farmers, and he should have a number in his heart...... Speaking of which, this is not a big deal, as long as there is still land that has not been rented out, the house is ...... There are also houses for long-term workers in the Zhuangzi, and in addition, you can also discuss with the villagers and squeeze the two families...... In the spring of next year, we will build a house and resettle it. ”

Yang Shu thought for a moment and nodded yes, sent the girl to call Daxing, and the two Qiu Chen brothers and sisters asked about the acres of land, population and land tenants on Zhuangzi.

These things are handled by Daxing, I remember it is very refreshing, and I replied very neatly: "Our Zhuangzi has a lot of fields, and today's Zhuangzi has about sixty percent of the tenants, and the remaining forty percent is hired to plant...... If it is not impossible to resettle people, it is that the house is gone...... Seeing that the weather is cold, you can't do it without a house! ”

As soon as he heard this, without waiting for Qiu Chen to say, Yang Shumeng laughed, and said the discussion between the brothers and sisters just now, Daxing hung his head and thought for a while, and said with a smile: "Mrs. can pay attention to it, and the little one is also worried, this time it's okay, I don't dare to say more, there are two or three hundred people on a Zhuangzi, and we can settle it." ”

Qiu Chen nodded with a smile and said, "Those people don't have any family background if they want to come, and they don't even have food for the winter." This only arranged a house to live in, and they had to arrange food...... In this way, don't be in a hurry to go back tomorrow, I will go back to Anyang the day after tomorrow, you go with me, go and release the news first, count the number of people to move in, and focus on checking the character...... We can't ask for those second-rate people who are used to stealing and slippery, and are idle...... Then, according to the population, I went to tell the people in the village that there was no need to let many houses come out, and two side rooms would be enough to accommodate the family. You go and tell the farmers that if you are willing to give up the house to settle people, you will receive a stone less rent for each person. Wait for people to settle down, let them report their own numbers and ask for grain, and make IOUs according to the quantity, and pay them back next year's harvest in the field...... It doesn't take a year to pay it off, just two years, two years to pay off this winter's rations. In addition, the wheat fields that we have planted are rented to them, and the cost of ploughing cattle and labor is included, plus the cost of seeds, and you calculate how much money is spent on an acre of land, and when the time comes, it will also be deducted from their harvest, and like rations, it will be paid off in two years. ”

Daxing listened carefully, repeated it again, and confirmed it, and then said with a smile: "Mrs. mercy, this is simply a life-saving, not to mention that we provide food for the house, even if the vacant land is planted for them, there is not much planting on our land!" Mrs. look at it, these people are knowledgeable to come here this year, and there will be more people coming next year...... However, by then, our Zhuangzi will be full, and they will have no choice but to dry their eyes. ”

Qiu Chen squinted slightly, pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "This year, we are reclaiming the fields, and we are recruiting young and strong people from outside, so it's just a little special." Plant a year next year, and the year after tomorrow you will collect tenants according to the Zhuangzi in Qingshui Town, and you have to make it clear to the farmers as soon as possible. ”

Daxing smiled and said: "Mrs., don't worry, the little one has already told the dealers, and there will be nothing wrong." Besides, it is the Zhuangzi of Qingshui Town, and the tenants pay at least one percent lower than other people's houses, not to mention, Mrs. will also help them in times of disaster to help them get through the difficulties, Mrs. You don't know the way, now, not only Anyang Mansion, but also Shunqing Mansion has spread the name of your mercy, especially in Qinghe County and Pi County, many people still provide your immortal tablet. If you hadn't gone into the epidemic area to treat the epidemic at the risk of your own safety, they might not have been there at that time. ”

Before, Qiu Chen had also vaguely heard about the establishment of longevity tablets in Qinghe County and Pi County, and she didn't put it much in her heart.

In this era, except for the royal family, no other personality cult is allowed, and if one is not done well, it will become a bribe of the people...... Before, she was an ordinary woman, even if she had a three-grade fate, she was not afraid, but she was about to marry Qin Zheng, and if the two were combined, she might be able to cause trouble.

However, this matter is not as simple as a sentence or two, it is useless to be in a hurry, Qiu Chen remembered it in his heart, so he put it aside for the time being, and turned to talk to Daxing about the things in Zhuangzi: "You go to Zhuangzi again, and say hello to the farmers as soon as you see the opportunity, after the wheat harvest next year, I will choose a part of the land to grow peppers, corn, potatoes, watermelons and peanuts...... If these things are planted well, they will be more profitable than ordinary grains. ”

"Enough corn seeds? How much can you plant? Daxing said with a happy face, "I heard from his mother that the corn that his wife planted in the garden also harvested six stones." And that potato, which can actually produce twelve stones...... It's so godly. ”

Qiu Chen groaned, silently calculated the grain seeds that could be taken out next year, and said: "Corn is just a trial planting, and each Zhuangzi will plant a hundred acres of land with different soil qualities." Potatoes will be planted here next year, and the wheat will be harvested just to plant the second crop...... This kind of thing is suitable for planting in sandy soil, and the soil quality of Yishui and Huixian is more diverse, and it can be planted with four or five hundred acres respectively...... In addition, peanuts and watermelons are also suitable for planting in sandy soil, and the two Zhuangzi plants these things are about the same. Peppers are picked to fertilize the fields, and they are planted in Qingshui and Pixian County......"

Daxing hesitated for a moment and asked: "Madam, watermelons, peanuts and nothing are not marketable, but chili peppers, ordinary people have never eaten them, they can't stand it, if they plant too much, will they not be able to sell them?" ”

Qiu Chen had already thought about this question, shook his head with a smile and said, "Don't be afraid." Chili peppers are a new thing, and people have a hunting mentality, besides, if they are dealt with, they will not feel spicy if they are put less...... Moreover, we don't sell dried chili peppers, we only sell green chili peppers and processed chili sauce......"

Yang Shumeng was a little stunned, then reacted and clapped his hands and smiled: "My sister is calculating, she only sells green chili peppers and chili sauce, so she is not afraid that others will get seeds, and we will sell only one copy." ”

Daxing's eyes also lit up, and he echoed in a loud voice.

Qiu Chen shook his head with a smile and said, "This is a reason, but it is not the main ......"

Looking at the puzzled eyes of the two, Qiu Chen smiled and said, "Green chili, we can contact various restaurants, and anyone who buys our green chili will come with a menu." Chili sauce, that is going to have its own recipe, and it can be eaten directly, it is excellent to eat steamed buns and rice, appetizing rice, and it will keep out the cold in winter...... Those who have cold and damp diseases and old cold legs also have the effect of dispelling cold and dampness...... Moreover, after being made into chili sauce, it can also be transported along the Luo River to the north and south, the south is humid and the north is cold, and there will be good sales...... This one doesn't expect to make a lot of money in a year, take your time, at most ten years, and chili peppers will become an indispensable seasoning and dish for many people at every meal! ”

Daxing and Yang Shumeng were both a little faintly worried, but after hearing Qiu Chen say it so definitely and so confidently, they also believed it. Before, Qiu Chen did many things, they couldn't understand it at first, and they were not worried, but after doing it, they understood...... Therefore, now, like most of the people in the Lin family, they have a blind worship of Qiu Chen. As long as Qiu Chen brings up something, it doesn't matter if they want to understand it or not, as long as they ask how to do it, they will do it.

Qiu Chen sent Daxing down first: "You are also tired for so many days, when you get home, you can rest well, accompany your wife and children, Ming'er will give you a day off, rest at home for a day, and let's leave early in the morning." ”

Seeing that Daxing promised to retreat, Qiu Chen turned around and said to Yang Shu: "I will go to Anyang to estimate that I will stay for a while, and other things at home will be fine, the second brother will look at the workshop and collect medicine and dried fruits...... This year is the first year that we have sold word of mouth, and if we sell word of mouth, it will be much easier next year. ”

Yang Shumeng agreed, and sighed again: "These things, you can collect a little enough for the family to eat, why bother making so much...... Alas, you are always idle, why don't you know how to find yourself to find a light and rest more! ”

Qiu Chen patted his head and said with a smile: "Second brother, where is our little business...... Besides, we don't need to do much about this, it's just an overstatement, just run errands and contact the seller. This is still the first year, and I just said that this year's sales of word of mouth, and next year someone will come to the door, so I don't have to worry about selling! ”

Yang Shumeng still disagreed: "This is not the same as your speculation, there is a secret recipe, see you accept this this year, whether you make money or not, next year there will definitely be people who want to sell it themselves or buy it to sell...... Even those merchants who bought our dried fruits this year may come to the Zhuangzi next year to collect them themselves...... When the time comes, won't your hard work this year be to make wedding clothes for people?! ”

Qiu Chen looked at Yang Shumeng with a slight surprise, and secretly sighed in his heart, in fact, the second brother Yang Shumeng has a lot of eyes, and his thinking is thoughtful enough, which is this contentment...... made her very helpless. He was already very satisfied with what he was looking for, and he was thinking about how to keep it enough, but he didn't want to go any further...... What's more, doing business, like many things, is like sailing against the current, and if you don't advance, you will retreat!

Once you lose your enterprising spirit, be content with the status quo, and don't want to forge ahead, you will soon have someone who dares to dare to come out, maybe he has no secret recipe in his hand, no technical skills, but he is also likely to find another way to catch you up, and then he will defeat you, and slap your front waves on the beach!

Secretly shook his head and sighed, the thinking of the eldest brother and the second brother has been fixed, and it is not so easy for many ideologies to change. In the future, she guided him to do something that interested him, and it was enough to support the second elder and raise the children. I only hope that Junwen Junshu and these children can have more enterprising spirit and really support the door of the Yang family.

smiled very indifferently and said: "These were originally sold after I ate too much...... Next year, whether we collect it or someone else collects it, the people in the village will at least have an extra income, and their lives will be better. ”

Yang Shumeng didn't understand a little, but he didn't say more.

Instead, he said: "After all, you are not as good as before, you have to pay more attention when you go out and talk, then the Qin family still doesn't know how, at least you won't come and go at will like now...... You should pay attention now, and you won't be able to stand it if you get married...... The female relatives of large families in Beijing do not go out easily, and even the servants in the outer courtyard cannot be seen lightly......"

Qiu Chen was stunned, stunned for a while, and then lowered his eyes and agreed.

Yang Shu suddenly saw that she was listening to persuasion, so he was relieved, got up and said, "You are tired after a busy day, rest early." I went to sleep too! ”

Qiu Chen answered lazily, got up and watched Yang Shu go out of the door, even if he was sending him off, turning his gaze, Qiu Chen couldn't help but secretly regret it. She said that she always felt that she had forgotten something very important, and then she remembered what was going on!

Qin Zheng discussed the marriage period with her, but he never said where to marry, and where she would live in the future, did she really want to enter Beijing, and went to the kind of gate that Yang Shumeng said, and what she saw when she opened her eyes every day was the four-cornered sky surrounded by the wall of the high courtyard? Every day, I watched a group of girls babbling about nutritious gossip topics...... Do needlework, ponder and ponder ingredients, and further, read, write, paint, and play the piano...... If you have a little more leisure, you can also pick flowers to make some rouge balm and fragrance juice...... You can also get together to make poems, enjoy flowers, and eat some food......

God Jesus is full of gods and Buddhas, if you really want her to live that kind of life, it is better to kill her!

In addition, she also forgot to ask Qin Zheng if she wanted to live in the Liang Guogong Mansion and get along with his father's concubines and sisters......

Alas, how could she forget such an important thing!

Standing in the room for a while, Qiu Chen couldn't wait, so he simply walked into the back room, instructed Qingxing to prepare pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, pondered silently for a moment, and picked up the pen to write a letter to Qin Zheng!