Chapter 323: The Carriage of the Lady of the Magistrate
Lin Zhu didn't leave the hot spring cottage right away. Instead, he took Minglu and Mu Jingwen around the surrounding mountains.
Wu was afraid that she would get lost and wanted to find someone to accompany them.
However, Lin Zhu felt that it was not necessary, because she would not go too far.
The area occupied by the hot spring cottage is not small, and after learning that a total of about twenty rooms have been built, I had a vague idea.
The vegetation on the mountain is very abundant, and it is almost noon, but the temperature in the mountain is not high, and it is still very cool.
After walking for about half an hour, Lin Zhu also saw the terrain clearly, had some ideas, and planned to go back to discuss with Zhao Da and the others before making specific arrangements.
After going down the mountain and returning to the bamboo garden, Lin Zhu was surrounded by Fu Douer and Lin Yuewei.
"My sister is so bad that she actually went to play without us." Fu Dou'er pouted and complained unhappily. Lin Yuewei stood aside and looked unhappy.
"Hehe, who told you two little lazy pigs not to get out of bed." Lin Zhu pinched the little noses of the two of them, deliberately teasing them.
"Sister, you should call us." Lin Yuewei said solemnly, and Fu Dou'er next to him nodded.
The two of them looked like Lin Zhu had made a big mistake.
"It's my sister who is not good this time," Lin Zhu reluctantly comforted the two, "You are too tired, my sister also wants you to rest for a while, you are still young, you have walked so far, you can only go out to play after resting." ”
"Hehe, I know that Sister Lu Dao won't deliberately leave us." After listening to Lin Zhu's serious apology, Fu Douer said to Lin Yuewei with a smile.
"Hmm." Lin Yuewei also nodded. He seemed to be very satisfied with Lin Zhu's answer. "Then let's go eat first." After saying that, the two ran away hand in hand.
"What's going on?" It was Lin Zhu's turn to be dumbfounded, it seemed that he should have been tricked by two stinky boys, right?!
"Huh." There was a burst of laughter from the side, "The two of them came together to see that you weren't there, and they were angry for a while." "Aunt Chang came over.
"Let's go eat first, it's been a while since I've been out of the house, are you hungry?" After speaking, Aunt Chang took away Lin Zhu, who was a little depressed.
After lunch, Lin Zhu found Zhao Da to discuss opening up a place around the hot spring hut, ready to use the temperature radiation of the hot spring. Start planting some vegetables in the fall. Try to see if out-of-season vegetables can be successful.
In fact, some wealthy people will also build some greenhouses on their own Zhuangzi, but because they need a lot of carbon to maintain the temperature in the greenhouses in winter, and because they can't see the sun. The vegetables that grow are also 'yellow and thin', and they look malnourished. The yield is also very low. The supply of one's own home is already insufficient, and there is no surplus to sell in the market.
In addition, the cost of using carbon in winter alone is already very high, so it is not something that ordinary people can afford to eat.
And if Lin Zhu's plan can be successful. Not to mention the level of production, it is also a very good thing that you can eat fresh vegetables in winter at home.
Zhao Da felt that Lin Zhu's plan was a bit bold, but he could also try it. He has lived in the bamboo garden for several years, and he is very convinced of Lin Zhu, and as a steward, he naturally understands the value of some of the output in the Zhuangzi every year.
Moreover, since discovering the hot springs, he has also seen that the wild grasses near the hot springs have dried up later than those in other places, and even in winter, he can see a touch of greenery on the edge of the hot springs. It also gave him some confidence to try to grow out-of-season vegetables.
Not far from the bamboo garden, there are several villages, and the people here have long adapted to the changes in the bamboo garden, and have also benefited a lot from it, at least during the construction of the bamboo garden, many villagers have been employed.
Because the bamboo garden covers an area so extensive, many of the surrounding villagers have become long-term workers in the bamboo garden. The other villagers are very envious of the people who can find work in the bamboo garden, not only can they have a good income, but the work is not heavy, and more importantly, the bamboo garden is very kind to these hired workers.
Therefore, the bamboo garden did not arouse the disgust of the surrounding villagers, but won the gratitude of these people.
At the beginning of the construction of the bamboo garden, all the things needed were bought from the surrounding villages first, and gradually, not far from the bamboo garden, the villagers of four or five villages actually formed a small market, not only to supply the bamboo garden, but also to the surrounding villages to benefit.
The changes caused by the bamboo garden are now only in a small area, so they are quite stable.
However, gradually some people passing by this place also discovered the existence of the bamboo garden, but because the main body of the bamboo garden is far away from the official road, the situation inside is basically not visible from the outside.
"Madam, just now the coachman came to report that the axle of the carriage was damaged, and it is not appropriate to go again." A servant woman in her thirties respectfully reported to the carriage.
"Let the coachman go and see if he can borrow a carriage from the people around him." A shrill voice came from inside the car, with a hint of displeasure.
They went round and returned, but found nothing, and the villages were far away, and it was impossible for the lady in the carriage to go there.
"Isn't there any other village over here?" Although the lady was angry, she could not, and it was useless to teach the derelict coachman now.
"Back to Mrs., there are other villages, but they are far away from us, and it will take a long time to come and go, but it seems that I passed by a grange just now, so it is better to go there and have a look." The servant woman remembered a grange she had walked by.
The people who went to look for the carriage just now all went to the front to look for it, and they didn't look back at all. That's why I missed it.
"That's it. Send someone to check it out. The lady in the carriage did not give much hope. If there is really no way, I can only send someone to ride back to report the news, but it is estimated that it will be dark when the person returns.
It wasn't long before the coachman returned with a carriage.
As the chief steward of Zhuyuan, after Zhao Da heard from the gatekeeper that someone wanted to borrow a carriage, he sent someone to tell Lin Zhu and asked who the person was?
Unexpectedly, the coachman reported his name, but he was actually the wife of the magistrate of Qingyun County, a neighboring county. Although the magistrate of Qingyun County can't control the head of Zhuyuan, after all, people are also from the government, and Lin Zhu is very happy to borrow their carriage.
So Zhao Da came over with a carriage.
"Say hello to Mrs., Zhao Da, the chief steward of Zhuyuan, is here to deliver a carriage to Mrs. at the behest of my girl." Zhao Da's steward was not in vain. It is convenient to be with others, and it is also necessary for people to understand who is helping them.
"Thank you, master." Mrs. Zhixian's tone was a little softer, although she didn't know who the so-called owner of the bamboo garden was, but there should still be a scene.
Mrs. Zheng's mother's family was in Fucheng and stayed for her mother for a few days, but because she was in a hurry to return to Qingyun County, she only took four or five servants to rush back.
I didn't think that the carriage broke down halfway. Fortunately, the owner of the bamboo garden was willing to borrow a carriage, otherwise he would definitely make a mistake.
So she took the carriage that Zhao Da rushed to and left her carriage with the logo of Qingyun County in Zhuyuan, and when she returned, she sent someone to return the carriage and took it away.
"Didn't she ask anything?" Lin Zhu asked Zhao Da about this county magistrate.
"I only asked the girl's name, but because the girl's name can't be easily told to others, I only said that the master's surname is Lin." Zhao Da replied cautiously.
"Hmm." Lin Zhu nodded, but he was a favor, and he didn't mean to have a deep friendship with this county lady, so it didn't matter if he knew the Tao or not. "Find someone to fix her car and return it when they deliver it."
After the order, Lin Zhu forgot about the county magistrate.
Her recent focus has been on hot spring vegetables, and although it's only May, it's already past the spring vegetable planting season, and she's trying to grow some vegetables that should be planted in the spring.
If these vegetables, which were supposed to ripen in May and June, could be harvested in August and September, or even in winter, then her experiment would have been a great success.
And both men and women who came together this time were conquered by the hot springs. I have to take a soak every day, and correspondingly, Aunt Chang actually found that her skin is really better than before.
So Zhang Manyun and Dong Yuzhen were even more convinced, and regardless of the reserve of everyone's ladies and the shyness of their youngest daughter's family, they soaked in the hot springs for half an hour every day.
According to Uncle Chang's personal experience, hot springs and cold springs have a great improvement in people's physique, making people stronger and healthier.
Therefore, Du Bin and Dong Wenbo, who are generally known as weak scholars, also gave up their face and insisted on taking turns soaking in hot springs and cold springs.
The occurrence of this situation made Zhao Da can't help but say that he is fortunate in his heart, fortunately he has built more houses, otherwise, it is really not enough to divide more people.
Fu Douer and Lin Yuewei also clamored to go after knowing the magic and fun of the hot springs, but Lin Zhu felt that they were too young to withstand the temperature of the hot springs and cold springs, so they always disagreed.
It was Dr. Zhang who came forward to persuade her, so that the four children had a chance to play in the hot spring cabin.
Lin Zhu was enjoying the comfort of the bamboo garden while waiting for the arrival of Aunt Li's family. In fact, there are still two months left on her birthday, and she came to the bamboo garden in advance just for acceptance and play.
Zheng, the magistrate's wife who returned to the Qingyun County Mansion, only remembered the borrowed carriage after solving the matter at home. So, she instructed her servants to prepare a gift, and sent a steward to return the carriage and express her gratitude to the owner of the bamboo garden for his help.
The housekeeper follows the surname of the master, and the surname is blessed. has always been one of the top figures in the county government, and he was suddenly sent to do such a trivial matter, and he was a little reluctant in his heart.
However, the Zheng family is still very prestigious in the mansion, and this housekeeper does not dare to complain. He had to go and return the carriage in person, but he made up his mind in his heart to get some benefits from the owner of the bamboo garden, otherwise how could he be his 'square hand' character for this trip in vain? (To be continued......)