Qing Shu was not happy, and pinched his arm, "No crow's mouth." ”

Zhou Boyan hurriedly corrected his words, "I just asked casually, I didn't say that you can't plant." ”

"You know each other." She didn't care about him anymore, "How can it not be what this girl wants to do?" As the saying goes, where there's a will, there's a way. When I planted fruit trees, I was going to raise poultry in the orchard, and some chickens, ducks and geese were raised. In this way, even if the fruit trees do not grow, there are edible eggs, duck eggs, and goose eggs, as well as edible poultry meat. Chili peppers, if you are attentive, you can also harvest in the wasteland. After a few years like this, my wasteland can be turned into fertile land. ”

He looked at her confident and energetic appearance when she spoke, and was in a happy mood, "Not ready to buy good land?" ”

At the mention of this, there was a slight disappointment on her face, "I haven't had a suitable one, how can I buy it?" I want that kind of large-scale contiguous fertile land, which is scattered and difficult to tending and manage. ”

"Why are you so interested in farming?"

"The people take food as the sky, this is a good saying. If you want to be fed and clothed, you have to farm. ”

"I heard that the bud valley on your grange last year was half a stone higher than that of other families."

She immediately blew up her hair and grabbed him by the collar, "Nonsense, which one dares to talk nonsense?" See that this girl doesn't pull out and hit him on the board. "It is a fact that the yield per mu of bud grain on Zhuangzi is half a stone higher than that of other people's seeds. But she had warned her early in the morning, and this word must not be spread. She didn't want to go through the "winter wheat" incident again. It is not a good thing to attract the attention of the imperial court and the attention of the peasant officials.

In the autumn, the fact that the imperial court did not express its position on the planting of winter wheat does not mean that it has forgotten about it. If her guess is correct, I am afraid that the court wants to observe her winter wheat field again. If the yield is stable, or higher than last year, it is estimated that at least half of Huizhou will be planted with winter wheat. In addition, after the winter wheat harvest, farmers can grow a variety of beans with relatively short growing periods. And now beans are not cheap materials to feed livestock, but can be made into all kinds of valuable food. In this way, it is a sure thing that Huizhou will plant winter wheat on a large scale.

She herself had not yet earned the money to grow winter wheat, which became a common crop, and she was at a loss. She didn't want the same thing about planting buds.

He didn't know what she was worried about, "Is it better to have a higher yield per mu than others?" Why do you have to hide it and keep it from being spoken? "The fact that the yield of bud grain is higher than that of other places is still overheard by Gu Shishi, and he specially sued him.

"Shh She wouldn't let him say, "Nasty, don't you tell this again, do you hear?" ”

He didn't understand why she was so nervous, "Reason." ”

"This girl's bud grain harvest proves that this girl's men can farm. This girl's bud grain is harvested, and this girl has silver flowers. You are not allowed to talk about this, and in the end you will cheapen others for nothing, do you hear? ”

He finally understood, and chuckled.

She was slightly annoyed, "Don't laugh." As he spoke, he pushed his arm so that he would not hold it anymore.

But he hugged the people tighter, explaining, "I didn't mention the yield of your bud grain to report to the imperial court. ”

"What's that for?"

He laughed and made things clear to her.

It turned out that the ancient government dedicated the winter wheat planting technique to the imperial court, and after the winter wheat was harvested, the local agricultural officials reported the production of winter wheat, and the ancient government dedicated half of the winter wheat produced in the fields to the imperial court. The emperor was pleased, especially after eating the food made from flour milled from winter wheat, and said in front of the courtiers that he would reward the ancient mansion, but did not explicitly say what he wanted to reward. After that, the emperor privately asked Zhou Boyan what reward the Gu family sisters and brothers wanted. The emperor's implication is that as long as the rewards of the Gu family sisters and brothers are not excessive, they will be rewarded according to the wishes of the Gu family sisters and brothers.

Zhou Boyan agreed and asked for a favor for Qingshu and Qingyang in front of the emperor. It was one day that Qingshu and Qingyang thought of the grace they were asking for, and the emperor issued a decree to reward them again.

Zhou Boyan is a steady person, and he feels that it is inappropriate for the Qingshu sisters and brothers to immediately ask for rewards. When the winter wheat is harvested in the following year, the yield is stable or slightly higher, and this is the best time to be rewarded. Therefore, he never mentioned the reward to Qing Shu. When he mentions it today, he has his own intentions.

"I asked the county assistant that the Kangxi Town government has 500 hectares of fertile land and more than 300 hectares of medium land. In previous years, these lands were basically rented by the surrounding grandfathers or tenanted by individual households in various villages and villages. If you can't buy the good land you are satisfied with, you might as well rent some of the good land in the hands of the government first. ”

Qing Shu felt that he hadn't reached the key point yet, otherwise how could he mention the emperor's favor. "What else?"

After weighing the pros and cons, and then thinking of her enthusiasm for farming, he gave what he thought was the most suitable Jianyi, "You should first look at the good land you want, and then rent it from the government and plant it first." When your winter wheat harvest is up this year, I will ask you to ask my uncle to give you the good land you have rented. "She is a woman, and she cannot be an official. Qingyang is only nine years old, and even if he has merit, he cannot be crowned an official. If the gold and silver treasures are rewarded from above, and they are too eye-catching, there will be a second or third relative who is like the Song Mansion who is like the Song Mansion, who are separated by 108,000 miles of property, and will change their ideas to beat their brothers and sisters, and from time to time they will find trouble with their brothers and sisters.

If the reward is exchanged for good land, the reward from above is only a thin land deed. He personally held the holy decree and took the thin land deed to the ancient mansion to announce the decree, and there would be very few people who were alarmed. In this way, there will be very few people who covet the ancient mansion, and it will save them a lot of trouble for their siblings.

His words surprised Qing Shu. She was excited, and her bright eyes brightened, "What you said is true?" ”

He stroked the shredded hair on her sideburns with his free hand, "It's true." If you think it is feasible, I will send someone to send a message to Lord Yu, and you will send someone to look for the good land you want, and then rent it according to the regulations of the government. As long as your winter wheat yield this year is the same as last year's, I will definitely get the deed for you. ”

She was so excited that she didn't know what to do, so she lifted her toes and put her arms around his neck, "You have to talk." ”

"Hmm."

She let go of the hand around his neck again, and said incoherently excitedly, "Great, I'm going to rent 500 hectares of fertile land." No, no, it's too much, and you won't reward me so much. It's all right. Ah, isn't one hectare too little? No, no, it's only a moment, what a poor and sour thought...... "She didn't know how the specifications of the ancient emperor's rewards to his subjects were measured, so she could only guess wildly.

He looked at her overexcited appearance and chuckled lowly, his eyes glinting. "Fifty acres!"

"Fifty hectares is five thousand acres, hmm, give so much?" Her eyes glared at the boss.

"If you don't give it, you have to give it, and I will definitely be able to ask for fifty hectares of fertile land for you."

As soon as his promise came out, she felt that her nose was a little sour for no reason, so she grabbed the placket of his shirt indiscriminately, put her head on his chin, and pressed her forehead against his chest, and stopped talking.

He couldn't see her face, only her jet-black hair and hairpin on her head, "What's wrong?" ”

She didn't speak, her grip on the hem of his shirt loosened and hung down at her side. Then, slowly, her hands fell to his waist, and slowly, she wrapped her arms around his waist.

A look of surprise flashed across his face, and the corners of his mouth curled wider and wider.

Neither of them spoke, they just hugged each other so quietly that they had to separate until the ancient butler came to them.

She blushed and motioned for him not to go out, ready to open the door of the study and go out by herself.

He pressed her hand on the doorknob, gently pushed her in, opened the door, and dodged out, "Looking for your young lady?" ”

Steward Gu didn't expect that it would be Zhou Boyan who came out, although he was taken aback, his face was not obvious, "Hui Gongzi, yes." ”

Zhou Boyan was holding a book in his left hand, which he had just taken from the table. He tapped the book in his left hand on his right palm a few times, "Go in and report it, and I'll avoid it." With that, he put a hand behind his back and walked away unhurriedly.

The ancient butler stopped talking at his back as he walked away, and finally didn't say anything, and lightly slammed the study door, "Miss, the old slave has something to report." There was a sound coming in the study, he opened the door and went in, lowered his head, and stood in the middle of the ground, "Miss, there's the latest news from Dexian County." ”

Qing Shu sat in the chair behind the bookcase, and there was nothing unusual in his expression, "Let's hear it." ”

"The Wu Mansion has fallen apart. Late at night the day before yesterday, Wu Ye suddenly went crazy and not only stabbed Wu Zhenjiang with scissors, but also stabbed his mother-in-law, Mrs. Wu, and his younger siblings, Mrs. Wu. The eldest lord and the third lord took the opportunity to make trouble, and in order to fight for the family property, the three brothers fought fiercely. In the chaos, Wu Zhenjiang, who was stabbed with scissors, was aggravated and almost died. Old Man Wu was so angry that he fell out of bed and became more paralyzed. In the early morning of yesterday, the eldest master and the third master led people to empty all the valuable things in the Wu Mansion. ”

She asked, "What about the shop in Wufu?" ”

"Eleven shops, it is said that the eldest master robbed four, and the third master robbed five. The remaining two were kept by Master Wu who hid the deed in his arms with all his might. ”

She felt relieved, "How are Wu Ye's three shops?" ”

"There's no movement over there, but I'm afraid it's been saved. However, I heard that the Wu Mansion had locked her up in a firewood room. Now the head of the Wu Mansion is not the sick son Wu Tianbin, but the second son of the Wu Ye family, Wu Tianhua. One more thing, miss. ”

"What's the matter?"

"It is reported that the eldest master and the third master came into contact with a few businessmen with fresh faces a few days ago, and they mainly talked about the transfer of shops."

Unsurprised, she stated the facts, "Meaning, someone is going to get a foot in it." This year, her energy has been focused on wasteland and fertile land. Thinking of this, she made a choice, "Forget it, we don't want the shop in Wu Mansion." ”

Butler Gu was puzzled, "Miss, why did you change your mind?" ”

"Now that it's spring season, there are a lot of things to worry about on the wasteland, and I have to keep an eye on it myself. If you take the shop of Wu Mansion again, there will be no less things to worry about. But we have limited manpower, and there are too few people who can take the lead, so we can't send trustworthy and capable people to take care of a dozen or so shops over there. What if the business is not good and it loses? If we can't make a profit, what's the use of us taking those shops! To be on the safe side, forget it. ”

Steward Gu felt that what the young lady said was reasonable, "That's such a reason." ”

"The suppression of the Wu Mansion cannot be stopped, and the revenge of killing the mother is not so easy to end. What will happen next, keep an eye on it. ”

The ancient steward was ordered to retire.