Chapter 289: Zhuangzi Planting Corn (4)
Li Ziyu also stood up and gave up the stove on the east side to Aunt Niu, and came to the stove on the west side, preparing to stir the ashes in the stove on the west side, and the pancakes would be easy to use for a while.
At this time, Aunt Jing and Jing Songbai hurriedly walked in one after another, and Jing Songbai stood outside like Niu Datou and did not enter the house.
Aunt Jing walked a few steps quickly, entered the kitchen, and pushed Xiao Ou and Li Ziyu outside without saying anything, and said with a white face: "The two owners go out quickly, Sister-in-law Niu and I can let everyone eat in a while, how can you come here?" Don't you have something to tell Brother Niu and the owner? They're all waiting outside, so get out. ”
"That's right, I just said that. It's not like no one cooked at home last night, and there is no one looking for cooking in the Zhuangzi? Where do you need the proprietors to cook themselves? Aunt Niu also said on the side.
Li Ziyu saw that Aunt Jing and Aunt Niu really didn't want them to help inside, so she had to retreat with Sister Xiao Ou and close the door by the way.
At this time, the old village chiefs who were sleeping in the east and west wings also walked out one after another, greeted Niu Datou and Jing Songbai who were standing in the yard, and then walked out of the courtyard gate in groups of three or five and went to the small river outside to wash.
Xiao Ou knew that Li Ziyu still had something to deal with, so he returned to the east house to tidy up the bedding. And Xiaoshan, they all gathered in the West House, chattering, I don't know what they were talking about, in short, it was very lively.
Li Ziyu beckoned Niu Datou and Jing Songbai into the hall and began to command: "Uncle Niu, Aunt Niu has already told you, right?" I want to make lunch a little more hearty today. I thought about it, our Zhuangzi is not big, and the population is not much.
At noon today, I plan to have a meal with all of us in the Zhuangzi. But this yard will definitely not be able to put it aside, you can arrange for the people who cook at noon, in addition to Aunt Niu and Aunt Jing, and find three or two aunts to follow the busy work.
You arrange for someone to go to the city to buy some meat and vegetables, and buy more pork. Also, you sort out all the expenses in the Zhuangzi since I left last time, and see how much was spent in total. I'll reimburse you. ”
"Okay, boss, I'll arrange for someone to go to the city to buy groceries. I'll talk about the reimbursement when I'm done buying the vegetables today. Do you think it's okay to do it? ”
As soon as Niu Datou heard that he was reimbursed, he immediately remembered the matter of the plough stick, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly agreed. Mix up the money for the ploughstick. The new owner certainly can't see it. The five ploughsticks cost five taels of silver. If the owner can report it, won't it be saved?
Seeing Niu Datou's eyes rolling non-stop, Li Ziyu knew what his idea was, which was nothing more than taking the opportunity to take advantage of it.
At this point, Li Ziyu is very open-minded. When the water is clear, there is no fish, where in the world is there a cat that does not stick to meat? If it's not too much, she can open her eyes and close her eyes.
But for now, she'd better talk about what they were asked to do. So he said to Niu Datou and Jing Songbai: "Uncle Niu, you wait a minute." I have brought you this morning to tell you to do something. ”
Niu Datou hurriedly asked: "Owner, what's the matter?" Just tell me. ”
Li Ziyu continued: "After planting the land, there will be no work in the Zhuangzi, right? During this time, I want to enclose this 100 acres of land with a courtyard wall, and the height of the courtyard wall should be at least one zhang high. The courtyard wall should be built with green bricks, and the top of the courtyard wall should be made of gray tiles as a hat brim.
Uncle Jing, I will leave you three hundred taels of silver later, and all the materials for this project will be paid from you. Uncle Niu, you and Uncle Jing negotiate to buy materials together, and you can operate it tomorrow after planting today.
In addition, I will buy all the land outside the edge of our Zhuangzi later, and the courtyard wall will be built from the outside of the thorn forest belt. Leave a relatively safe thick wooden door near the official road and close it from the inside every night. In addition to the door plug, it must be locked with iron chains. In short, I want our Zhuangzi to be truly like a Zhuangzi like an iron bucket, and outsiders will not want to come in.
Do you understand? ”
"Understood, host!" Niu Datou was stunned, and hurriedly nodded and said.
"Boss, I remember." Jing Songbai also said seriously, "However, the owner, how should we serve the corn we planted in the later stage?" Can the proprietor tell us when he leaves? ”
Li Ziyu nodded secretly in her heart, Jing Songbai is really a competent farmer, and he will never forget his duty to farm.
So Li Ziyu looked at Jing Songbai appreciatively and said, "Uncle Jing, I wrote down the later management before going to bed yesterday, and you and Uncle Niu will take a closer look." In fact, it is just seedling, fertilization, and watering, but you just need to pay attention to it at intervals. ”
"Yes!" Niu Datou and Jing Songbai responded together.
Li Ziyu took a few pages from the East House and handed them to Jing Songbai. Niu Datou and Jing Songbai are more or less literate, Niu Datou was taught by the previous owner, Jing Songbai doesn't know who he learned from, anyway, it is not difficult to read what he writes.
Niu Datou couldn't help but feel sad on the side, and his heart was not good. Is it good that he is the owner of the village, why does the owner look for Jing Songbai for everything? Does she still distrust herself?
Next, everyone had breakfast together and went to the field early to start busy.
Except for the women, the elderly, and the children who were left behind to cook lunch, almost all of them went to the fields. Through yesterday's half-day planting, everyone has mastered the technique of growing corn, so today's efficiency has improved a lot.
Li Ziyu did not participate in farming, but drove a carriage into the city by himself and went to the county government of Nanhui County to find Lin Tianshu to buy land.
But it was unfortunate that she went, Lin Zhixian took a group of people to inspect the moisture in the nearby villages, and was not in the county office.
When Li Ziyu was about to leave, a scribe he had met last time later learned that his surname was Duan. Mr. Duan stopped her and asked her what was wrong.
He couldn't help but ask, this little girl was personally received by the magistrate last time, and personally accompanied the Zhuangzi to buy, and came back and personally handled the red deed.
Now that he has seen it, how dare he slack off? If it reaches the ears of the magistrate, isn't it looking for death?
Li Ziyu told her what she meant, and when Mr. Duan heard that this was a trivial matter, he hurriedly went through the relevant procedures for her and applied for a red deed on the spot.
It was also the right time for Li Ziyu to come, and the corner land that Li Ziyu wanted to buy was the place where the county government belonged. Because all the good land in the middle has been sold, the corner land has become chicken ribs, and no one wants to buy these lands, so they can only rent them out every year.
Now Li Ziyu is willing to spend money to buy these lands, and Mr. Duan, who knows the inside story, hurriedly sold it to her at a low price. There are more than 30 acres of these corner lands, and according to six taels of silver per acre, Li Ziyu can be regarded as a bargain.
Li Ziyu said goodbye to Mr. Duan gratefully and returned to Zhuangzili. Along the way, she thought with emotion, saying that there are people in the court who are good officials, and there are people in the court who are good at doing things, and she really practiced this sentence thoroughly today, and she was really right.
After a day of busy work, the land on the Zhuangzi was finally completely planted at the end of the afternoon.
Perhaps it was the stimulation of a good meal at noon, and everyone invested in unprecedented enthusiasm, and even planted sixty acres of land in less than a day.
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