"Deputy Shi is in charge!"

"Deputy Shi is out and around!"

"Stone Deputy Supervisor ......"

The peasant women who distributed the fertilizer on the stalks and the men who worked in the fields raised their heads and greeted them warmly when they saw the visitors. For them, the stone is the steward of this farmland, and if there is any problem that cannot be found by Zhuang Guan before, they are directly solved by him, and they are familiar with it after coming and going.

The stone nodded in response to the greetings.

These people are all the original inhabitants of the surrounding villages, although they are now tenants of the village and the fields are cultivated, but the stone is also born of suffering, not to mention that it has been a brute force work to work in the nursing yard before, and there is not much experience in farming, they are polite in front of them, never holding the steward's shelf, and they have won the respect of the tenants in a short time.

The stone checked the growth of the crops on the ground, and it was good news that it was no worse than before.

The proprietor was in a hurry when he sent someone to buy the grange, so he could only pick a relatively good plot. The old owner of this farmland was lazy in daily management, so the rice was planted later than the others, and the growth of the plants was not good, and when they took over, they could only harvest the late rice, and it was estimated that the harvest was only enough for the three of them for a year's ration and the next crop of grain, except for the tenants' due......

He sighed and stood up.

There is no urgency in this matter, as long as you work hard in the future, the next rice will definitely not be bad.

Unexpectedly looked up, and a green figure came into view, that one was ......

Mo Sen, who was weeding, straightened his waist, looked at the stone's line of sight, and said with a smile: "Is the deputy manager Shi looking at Xiao Jiu?" She spent the past two days writing and drawing on the grassy slope, saying that she wanted to make a map of the grange. ”

Xiao Jiu......

The stone gave him a strange look. "You ...... Familiar so quickly? ”

Mawson laughed heartily and patted him on the shoulder appreciatively. "Your sister is young, but she has a good temperament and is very literate. Although he came to Zhuangzi for a few days, he was not afraid of life and was willing to help others, and only the day before yesterday did he help Uncle Seven write a letter to his son, and the old man was grateful. ”

It is close to the provincial capital, and many young strong men refuse to settle down and farm, but go directly to the city to work, thinking that it will be easier and more profitable. The people left in the village are all old and weak women and children, or some families who are tired and can't go far, so when there are few people, there are even fewer people who are willing to study, and there is only one private school in the nearby seven or eight villages. On weekdays, if you want to find someone to write a letter to your family, you have to go into the city to pay for a ghostwriter.

"My sister ......" Shi sneered and laughed, not daring to talk any further, for fear that he would accidentally say something wrong about the girl, so he casually found a reason and walked away.

It's still early, so don't bother her just yet. When the sun sets, call her to her house again.

The grassy slope is breezy and the scenery is pleasant. Lu Jiu'er sat on the ground, with a flat and thin wooden board on her lap, on which a piece of rice paper was properly fastened with a straw rope. With his left hand spread out the wooden board, and with his right hand holding the charcoal ghostwriter, he looked at the drawings and compared them with the real scene from the bird's eye, and was making the final touches and annotations.

"Alright." Finally, she examined the full picture of the Grange on paper with satisfaction.

Since coming to the village to understand the general situation, Lu Jiuer knew what it means to make everything difficult.

Not to mention the sand and barren land and small mounds that have been abandoned for a long time, but the rice fields that are being planted look like they are also stunted, and it is very difficult to feed and feed them, let alone to sell surplus grain to make money.

So she didn't do anything these days, just walked around chatting, and then wrote and painted what she saw and heard. A few details and flashes of inspiration slowly accumulated, and the blueprint of the Grange gradually came to mind pieced together.

Jiu'er carefully took out the drawings and gently flicked away the charcoal powder floating on it with her hands.

That night, after dinner, the three of them sat in the courtyard in the shade. Because of the proximity to the mountains and forests, the cicadas chirp long and hiss, and the sound is in the ears. But the victory is in the evening breeze, and Fang doesn't feel too noisy.

"What? Want to dig a pond? "The stone is a little confused.

Although the gravel land is not large, it is not a rich family's homestead, and digging a pond to raise it is a luxury. The Zhuangzi that the girl just got has not yet been produced, so is it really good to spend it like this?

He turned to look at Ume next to him. She is now in charge of all the housekeeping in the farm, and she is not familiar with agricultural affairs, and her temperament is already supple and not very assertive. She caught a glimpse of the stone looking at her, shook her head quickly, and continued to do her needlework by the light of the candle.

The girl used to be in the house, and she wore several servant clothes. Now that I'm out, I can't wear that garment anymore and disgrace my identity. But when a ten-year-old girl is growing up, the sleeves and skirts of her old shirt before entering the house don't fit well, and she has to sew a few new clothes quickly.

Shi honestly scratched his head and said, "Digging the ground is not a trivial matter, or will you think about it in the long run when Lu Zhuang comes?" ”

Lu Jiu'er knew that the stone was looking at her small size and couldn't make a decision.

She was not annoyed, only pursed her lips and smiled, and said: "Of course everyone knows about this matter, I will mention it today, you should listen and think about it first, if there is anything wrong, you must point it out and inform me." ”

None of the land in your hand is fertile, so the output will not be high. In addition to wandering around the village in the past few days, she also went to the nearby villages, and saw that everyone was using natural manure to compost the soil. Although it smells indecent, the effect is excellent.

It's just that every household is self-sufficient, so where will there be excess manure for them to improve the soil quality?

So, she thought that since the gravel land could not grow food, she directly dug a pond to use it.

"Brother Shi, you see, this land is also idle now, after digging the pond, you can raise some ducks and geese, and raise some fish in the pond, and after a period of time, you can accumulate thicker pond mud, and then plant some lotus roots, and you can also dig up the mud to plant rice and vegetables."

Ume listened, her eyes shining with anticipation. "Really? Then I will marinate the meat, and when the time comes, I can marinate some and eat it for the winter. ”

Sounds good, but ......

"Is it possible?" Shi didn't dare to be too optimistic, "Why don't I go and ask if there are any people I know tomorrow?" ”

Lu Jiu'er nodded. "Brother Shi, you can ask a few more people. In addition, ask about the market of digging ponds, according to our plan, how deep we generally have to dig, how many people are estimated to take, and how much time it takes. ”

Fortunately, before leaving, I asked Qi Jiasheng for start-up capital, but my hands were still relatively loose. But there are still a few things that want to be changed, and the silver taels still have to be spent on the blade, and if they can be saved, of course, they will be saved and used well.

When she chatted with the villagers, she learned that Uncle Mosen, who was in charge of the land in the west, was also diligent, and often helped to dig ponds and pull fish in other villages during his spare time. After asking for clarity, you can ask Uncle Moson and the other tenant farmers to take time to help dig the pond at a price close to the market, so that everyone can earn more money and they can save some. Isn't it a good way to be mutually beneficial!

Shi nodded in agreement, afraid that he would not be able to remember what he was going to ask at once, so he asked Jiu'er to say it again.

For Wumei, as long as those who are literate and hyphenation are smart people, not to mention that they have been with Jiu'er for a while before, and they know that Jiu'er is a proper person. Therefore, Wumei is quite convinced of the girl of the owner's family, she doesn't worry about it at all, and only cares about doing the embroidery work on her hands with a smile.

Seven days later, Lu Yonghong, the manager of the village, drove a carriage to the village, bringing a number of seeds and saplings.

Lu Jiuer hurriedly welcomed Daddy into the house, poured tea and served.

"Digging a pond?" Lu Yonghong put the teacup on the table after drinking tea, and then took the drawings and looked at them carefully, "This is a good idea, but it takes a lot of money to invest, and there must be people who know how to breed." ”

Jiu'er nodded and asked by the way: "Does Daddy have a suitable candidate?" "When the time comes, you can contract the pond to the other party to manage, anyway, when the time comes, it will be divided according to the output.

Lu Yonghong didn't think of the available people for a while, so he unveiled it first and said, "I'll pay attention, anyway, this matter is not in a hurry, I have to think carefully about the long term." ”

Lu Jiuer said yes. Lu Yonghong pointed to the location of the edge on the map and said to her: "The fruit tree saplings brought this time can be sparsely planted along the edge." In the future, every time I come, I will bring as much as I can, and after a long time, there will be fruitful fruit trees around the Zhuangzi. ”

Jiu'er smiled and praised Daddy's good idea. He's declaring sovereignty over the land.