When Chen Yuanheng heard this, he asked, "How can he sell such a good land?" At this time, Li Laoshi didn't know how to say it for a while, so he let Li Huan say.

Li Huan has now overcome the initial nervousness, and said: "That Liu Yuanwai is only in his thirties, and he has been pampered since he was a child, and after the death of the old member, the old lady only thinks about rectifying the concubines of the old member, where does she have the heart to manage the housework. Liu Yuanwai's wife is a poor Xiucai's daughter, who is pressed by her mother-in-law above, and there are seven or eight aunts below, who dare to care about Liu Yuanwai. A good family business gradually fell into decline. Now, Liu Yuanwai is obsessed with a red card lady in the city, in order to win the favor of the beauty, today to play jewelry, tomorrow to drink flower wine, the silver money will not be handed. I borrowed everything I could from outside, and now I have more debts, so I want to sell the land to pay back. ”

Chen Yuanheng sighed for a while: "This is the harm of having many wives and concubines." The upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked, the older generation is like this, and the son is also like this, and the good family business has been lost. ”

Bai Shi also nodded, and then said to Li Huan Ziyu: "Since you have all gone to see it, take Chen Cai's housekeeper with you, and this matter will be handed over to Chen Cai's housekeeper, you assist him, hurry up and take advantage of the autumn harvest to buy everything that can be bought, and it is best to buy the hill that is connected to the ground." Chen Cai, Ziyu, and Li Huan hurriedly agreed. Ziyu saw that the Bai family explained Li Huan's assistance to Chen Cai, and knew that the Bai family recognized Li Huan's ability, and couldn't help but show a sweet smile again. The green frost on the side can be seen clearly.

The Chen family read the account book, rested for a while, and went to the Zhuangzi to wander around. At this time all the crops in the field were harvested, and new crops had not yet been planted. But the farmers all moved into new houses, and there were about a dozen of them, neatly organized. The village is full of chickens and ducks and other small animals, and it is a thriving scene. Chen Wenhui is very happy to see the change in the village.

But I still feel that the road is not good. The village is full of small, narrow, uneven dirt roads. I believe that such a road will not be able to walk on a rainy day, and it must be full of mud under one foot. Therefore, most people in rural areas do not go out on rainy days. Chen Wenhui thought for a while and said to Chen Yuanheng: "Father, can we let the people in the village repair this path." Plant fruit trees on both sides of the road so that the village will look better, okay? ”

Chen Yuanheng originally looked at the scene of green mountains and green waters, small houses and fields, chickens and dogs smelling each other, and wanted to recite a poem, but suddenly heard his daughter's words, and his eyes lit up. Yes, this idyllic scenery, if you add the bluestone path, the lush trees on both sides of the road, must be more beautiful.

Before Chen Yuanheng could say anything, Bai said, "Well, Hui'er's mention is good." Ziyu, Li Huan, do you think so? ”

This time, Ziyu didn't speak, but secretly tapped Li Huan with her finger, Li Huan immediately understood, and said, "The little one also thinks it's very good." Now after the autumn harvest, we have to plant early crops, the soybeans planted by our Zhuangzi last year have been harvested, and they were taken away by Steward Chen at once, and the people in the village are very happy, and they have saved the difficulty of selling grain, and they are discussing planting crops this year. So, this year, they all switched to early rice, so that in a few days they will all be ready to plant crops. After this busy period, I will be idle, there is nothing to do all winter, and there is little rain in winter, if the road is repaired at this time, there are enough people, and the weather is good, it is the right time. In winter, the road was repaired, the tree pit was dug first, and the saplings were bought in the spring, so as not to delay the agricultural time. ”

Bai Shi was very happy to see that Li Huan reacted quickly and had a clear mind. Chen Yuanheng was also very satisfied with Li Huan's words, and felt that Li Huan was a talent that could be created. He asked, "Li Huan, have you ever read a book, do you know how to read?" ”

Li Huan's face turned red and said, "The little one used to have enough food at home, so how could he read and read." This is what Miss Ziyu taught me after she came, and she also taught my two younger brothers. Now I know a few words, but I can read the account book, but the book can't. Chen Yuanheng glanced at Ziyu in surprise, and Ziyu's face turned red all of a sudden. Chen Yuanheng was a little clear, and said with a smile: "That's good, I will know more words in the future, although I don't want to take the Xiucai exam, at least I must be able to understand agricultural books." Li Huan hurriedly agreed.

Bai Shi hurriedly diverted the topic: "Master, our money is loose this year, so it is better to do something for the village, repair the road, plant some trees, and look better." Chen Yuanheng said: "Yes, it doesn't cost much to think about this?" ”

This sentence was said to Li Huan. Li Huan didn't need Ziyu to remind him this time, and immediately replied: "What the master said is that there are many bluestones for road construction next to the stream in the mountains, but it takes a little effort to move back, and the master can pay us a salary, so that the big guy can have an income in winter, and he will definitely be more grateful to the master." ”

Chen Yuanheng said: "I don't want to be grateful, I just hope that the people under my rule can live a better life. It's a pity that although I have this heart, I don't have such great strength, so I can only check the changes in my own Zhuangzi first. Chen Wenhui continued: "Father, we will change our dozen households this year, and if there is more land next year, we will be able to change 100 households, and our Zhuangzi will be sorted out, so that we can drive our father's friends to come and see it, so that they can also change their Zhuangzi, so that it is a thousand households, and other families will see these changes, and then follow the learning and slowly become a county." Isn't it? ”

Chen Wenhui's words suddenly prompted Chen Yuanheng and Chen Wenjun. Chen Yuanheng was arrogant by what his daughter said: "Hui'er is right, this year is ten households, next year is one hundred, and the year after next is one thousand. ”

Chen Wenjun said to his father: "My sister's words are self-cultivation, governing the country, and leveling the world." Chen Yuanheng was very pleased and said to Chen Wenjun: "You understand very well, it seems that you and Hui'er are both people with wisdom roots." I'm afraid Lin'er doesn't understand it yet. Chen Wenlin was not convinced: "Why don't I understand, that is, let's get along first, let others see, others will be envious, and naturally follow us to learn, first drive the people around us, and then the people of the world, right?" ”

After saying this, Chen Yuanheng and Chen Wenjun were very surprised. Chen Yuanheng said: "I underestimated Lin'er, and what Lin'er said was very right. Chen Wenjun said: "What my brother said is that you understand better than I do. Brother is not as good as you. Chen Wenhui didn't speak, but thought in his heart, the second brother is really unseemly, he usually looks like a fun-loving person and doesn't have a long heart, it turns out that the smart Cheng dù is far above the eldest brother, it seems that the genes of the father and mother are good. Chen Yuanheng turned his head to the Bai family again and said, "Madam, we have these three beautiful and smart girls, what more can we ask for." ”

Li Huan has been with them for half a day, and feels that the Chen family has no shelf, and this time there are more words: "Master, what the young masters say, the little ones can't understand it, but the little ones feel that life in the village is better now, and the villages next to them are very envious." In the nearby Shuangshu Village, there are many people who want to sell their children and daughters this year. ”

Chen Yuanheng was surprised when he heard this: "This year is a bumper harvest year, how can you sell your sons and daughters?" ”

Li Huan hurriedly said: "This year, everyone has a bumper harvest, but the rent of the landlords has also risen, and there is only that little grain left, because of the bumper harvest this year, the price of rice is cheap, and the money sold is less than last year, but we pay taxes not to teach grain, but to pay money, so many families can't get by." In our village, because the old man did not increase the rent, he returned part of the rent, so that there was a lot left, and he planted trees for the old man's house in the spring, and got a lot of wages, and his life was better. There are a few like our family, followed by planting soybeans, this year's harvest, the price of soybeans has risen even more, and there is no need to pull it to the market to sell, Steward Chen directly sent someone to pull it away. Also, this year, everyone raised small livestock, at the beginning did not need the capital, raised on credit, and now they have been slaughtered several batches, not only to repay the account of the owner, but also the balance, but also more eggs or to eat, or sell to our farm for money, so we not only do enough, but also a lot of spare money. No, a few families began to advertise that they wanted to marry daughters-in-law for their children. ”

Chen Yuanheng was silent when he heard this. After a long time, he said: "This is the grain and the peasants." There's no good way to do that. ”

Bai said: "There is no way, I can only help a little." Ziyu, you know in our house, a few of you have to use it have come out, and there is no one, take advantage of this time to pick a few good ones, buy them, the little maid also wants it, and the maid also wants it. ”

Ziyu hurriedly said: "It's their blessing to be able to enter our mansion, Madame is kind-hearted, I'll go to Zhangluo, it's time to enter our mansion." There are several maids missing in the lady's room, there are only two in the two young masters' rooms, and there are better ones in the girls' rooms, but there are no second- and third-class ones. Chen Qing and Chen Fu have all come out, and the long-term servants around the master are gone, so it is good to make up for them quickly. ”

Chen Wenhui said: "People want to buy, but how many can this help?" We should find a way to promote the cultivation of soybeans, preferably other good varieties of crops, so that this situation will not occur with subsidies. If our tenants hadn't grown soybeans and raised chickens, they would have been like them. ”

Chen Wenhui's words gave Chen Yuanheng a great inspiration: "Hui'er is young, but she sees things more thoroughly than us." That's a good idea. It's good to promote the planting of soybeans, farmers can have an extra income, and it is good to promote the raising of chickens. ”

Bai said: "If the promotion of soybeans is successful, our oil mill will not have to worry about raw materials, not only to meet the current oil mill, but also to expand the oil mill, can produce more oil, and we will achieve more every month." Raising chickens is also very good, so that the more chicken seedlings are sold, the better our farm business will be, the more money we make, and our restaurant will be more free of raw materials, and we can launch more meat dishes. Among the dishes, meat dishes are the most profitable. In this way, the profit of the restaurant is even greater. In this way, the life of the people under the rule of the lord will be better, our business will naturally be better, and the money bags will be full. ”

Chen Yuanheng laughed when he heard this: "Madame is really a good housekeeper." Worked out so quickly. ”