The Zhuangzi bought by Qu Hao is at the foot of a small hill, and a small river flows quietly not far away, and the area of the Zhuangzi is six or seven hundred acres. There are several rows of houses in the green trees, and soybeans, sorghum, and wheat are planted in two fields not far apart, and the growth is not very good.

"No wonder Tongbei County is so poor, it's good to be able to pay rent when these grains are beaten, how can there be any surplus grain!" Qu Mang sighed next to Mai Xiaohuan and said, how could Qu Zhiyi and his wife rest assured that their son was alone outside! So I left the housekeeper to be a helper for my son and took care of his diet and daily life by the way.

Mai Xiaohuan smiled and said nothing, she had expected this situation a long time ago, and had already thought of a countermeasure: "Uncle Qu, don't worry, I will let people sort out the grain in the field when it is harvested, so as to ensure that the next year will be better than the current situation, and the grain output will also double." ”

If that's great, for the people to get out of poverty as soon as possible, the son is worried that he can't eat well and sleep well, if the third lady can have a way to improve the sandy land, it will solve a big problem, and the son will wake up with a smile in his dreams.

Walking into Zhuangzi, Mai Xiaohuan summoned all the long-term workers and tenants, the head of the village here is surnamed Wu, the farmer is dressed as a man, and his eyes are shrewd, and he is not the kind of hard-working and trustworthy person at first glance.

Qu Mang replaced Mai Xiaohuan and let them disperse after a few words, Mai Xiaohuan asked Qu Mang to help find a new village head and find someone to clean up a few houses, she planned to come over with her second brother in a few days to make preliminary preparations for improving the land.

"Oh! By the way, I will write an advertisement for the purchase of riverside silt, human and animal manure, animal offal, fur and rotten vegetable leaves, please find someone to help me post it in Tongbei County. Let the people have these things to store up first, and when the grain is recovered, help me transport it to the field, and I will pay. ”

"Ah...... Oh good! Qu Mang shook off the goosebumps on his body and promised, these things are disgusting enough, and I don't know what the third lady wants to use them for?

Mai Xiaofang said that she would never accompany her sister next time, and she would vomit just thinking about what she said just now, if she saw it...... Ah! No, I'm really going to throw up.

Looking at the second sister who was squatting to the side retching, Mai Xiaohuan hurriedly went over to help her pat her back, as for it? Did you mention earthworms and toads? They are the mentors and friends of the croppers, and the second sister will probably vomit if she sees them.

In fact, Zhou Yue's dead cleanliness addict should be allowed to take a look at these things, and when the time comes, ...... I've all left Yifeng Garden, and I still want to do the people and things there! After two months of handing in the errand, he and Zhou Yue will be completely irrelevant, and in another year and a half, they will completely forget about each other.

When Qu Hao got off the office, Mai Xiaohuan asked him how much it cost him to buy such a big Zhuangzi, I'm afraid that the 1,600 taels he gave was not enough!

"Since you asked, I'll tell you the truth, I bought the silver from Zhuangzi, and you can do whatever you want. If you succeed, this Zhuangzi will be regarded as a reward and gift for you, if you fail, when we spend money to buy experience, you don't have to have any burden, let's just start all over again. ”

How unconfident you are in yourself! Mai Xiaohuan insisted on buying Zhuangzi with his own money, but Qu Hao said that he would not say anything.

Mai Xiaofang and Qu Mang, who were standing on the side, couldn't find a chance to speak at all, so they saw that the more the brother and sister debated, the more intense they became, and there was no difference between watching and arguing.

"Ahem, can I say something?" Finally seized the gap, and took advantage of the opportunity for Mai Xiaohuan to say that he was tired of drinking water, Qu Mang hurriedly spoke: "Actually, this Zhuangzi didn't cost much silver, and the two of you are just fighting over who should take this silver is reasonable." The silver can be taken by the third lady first, so that the son can avoid the suspicion of being gossiped.

As for the future, it hasn't happened yet! What are you two earning? I believe that Miss Three will succeed, so that all problems will not exist. The third lady can say to the relatives at home that Zhuangzi is the son's, so they don't dare to think crookedly. If someone doubts Childe, you can also take out the title deed and house deed with the name of the third lady, so that you can stop the mouth of the good deed, right? ”

It's not good, Qu Hao still insisted on his opinion, and Mai Xiaohuan didn't give an inch, arguing and arguing, Mai Xiaohuan took out a stack of silver tickets from his arms and slapped them on the table.

Where are so many silver tickets! Qu Hao didn't care about the matter of Zhuangzi, and focused on the silver ticket.

Mai Xiaohuan explained that it was given by Zhou Yue, because he was not feeling well and helped to recuperate, he was quite satisfied with his dishes and craftsmanship, and he rewarded these silver tickets when he left.

With these silver tickets in front of him, Qu Hao really didn't fight, Mai Xiaohuan pushed the five thousand taels of silver tickets in front of Qu Hao and asked him to keep them on his behalf.

"How do I feel that this county magistrate is about to become your housekeeper!" Putting away the silver ticket, Qu Hao didn't forget to tease Mai Xiaohuan.

"I can't go home with so many silver tickets, so I can only temporarily wronged you to be a free old mother and housekeeper for me for a while, thank you!"

The sisters stayed in Tongbei County for one night, and Mai Xiaohuan originally wanted to make a good meal to comfort Qu Hao, but there were only a few kinds of vegetables in Tongbei County, and the surface of the pork they bought was already a little dry, so they could only make it.

After the fertilizer is piled up, the land will be turned over in the spring of the next year, some vegetables can be planted, and the rest will be planted with sweet potatoes and purple potatoes, and there are many barren mountains around here, and it is good to buy and plant some drought-tolerant fruit trees.

Of course, everything has to be done after the crops are recovered.

With twenty taels of silver tickets and more than a dozen taels of silver, the sisters took their own carriage and embarked on the way home accompanied by Zhuo Qiao and the Tang family coachman.

Qingcheng County, Evian County Lord, and Zhou Yue goodbye! From today onwards, you can live a free life again.

The two of them bought some fresh meat, grain and oil in Pingliang County, and Mai Xiaohuan picked some spices and planned to go back to cook a big meal. There's no reason to be a cook for Zhou Yue every day, but when you come back, you don't treat your family, right? The second brother likes to eat braised fish the most, so let him eat enough this time.

But as soon as they entered the house, the good mood of the two people was ruined for most of the time, and the father and mother were busy in their yard, and Chen Hanting actually sat on the chair like an uncle and basked in the sun leisurely.

The sister-in-law sat in the shade of the tree to wash clothes, and the eldest brother would help her add water and bring tea to Chen Hanting for a while, and they all became the exclusive servants of the Chen family's sisters and brothers. Mai Xiaofang wanted to rush over and ask the eldest brother if he was blind or something, couldn't he see his father and mother working on the side?

"Father, mother, my second sister and I are back." Mai Xiaohuan opened her mouth before the second sister got angry, and she planned to coax her father and mother away before cleaning up Chen Hanting.

"Oops! It's the girl who is back, this ...... It's less than three months! How did you come back? Shan Cuihua dropped the dustpan in her hand, wiped her hands on her apron, and stood up.

"I'll talk about this later, you and your father go into the house to rest, and my second sister and I will do the rest." Mai Xiaohuan pushed her mother with one hand and her father with the other, wanting the two of them to enter the house, and shouted faintly when she passed by Mai Yonghe: "Big brother, sister-in-law." He didn't even look at Chen Hanting, and walked directly past him, as if there was no such person in the courtyard.

There is such a person in the world who doesn't care about the world's vision at all, lives in his own world, is always self-centered, and in his eyes others are just foils. Chen Hanting is such a person, he doesn't seem to see the hostility of the Mai sisters, or people don't think that they will be unpopular. He sat there motionless, just smiled and said hello to Mai Xiaofang: Miss Xiaofang is back. ”

Is Xiaofang also what he can call? If it had been before, Mai Xiaofang would have rushed over to repair him, and after a year of training in the Lotus Courtyard, his irascible temper and straightforward personality had changed a lot. She plans to discuss it with her sister before doing it.

The Chen family sisters and brothers didn't know what Mai Xiaofang's temper was, but Mai Yonghe did, he was afraid that his sister would embarrass Chen Hanting, and the last unlucky one would be himself, so he hurriedly walked over.

"Second sister, you go back to the house first and put down your things." It's not too late to repair him again.

Opening the door of the house, Mai Xiaofang completely broke out: "Who lived in my house and Xiaohuan's house." ”

Mai Yonghe really didn't expect his sister to come back at this time, the house left for the eldest sister was taken by Chen Hanting at a glance, and he and Qiu Niang had to live in his sister's house.

"It's okay, big brother and sister-in-law live there! My second sister and I went to Yu Ni's house to spend the night, but this is not a long-term solution, let's see what to do! "Chen Hanting is leaving now, I still want to give him a gift! Stirring up people in their own homes and patting their butts and wanting to leave, how can there be such a good thing.

Although she didn't understand what her sister meant, she winked at herself several times, but Mai Xiaofang really saw it. She snorted coldly and didn't bother to pay attention to the eldest brother and them, and walked straight into her parents' house.

Just after the courtyard calmed down, no one noticed that a figure swept past the wall of the Mai family courtyard at a very fast speed, and got into a carriage parked on the side of the road and ran in the direction of Pingliang County.

If Mai Xiaohuan or Mai Xiaofang saw the people in the car, they would be surprised...... The carriage did not linger in Pingliang County, and a day later drove through Qingcheng County and caught up with a mighty convoy.

"I said An Ying, why did you come back, you don't want to be a son-in-law in the Mai family!" Koizumi teased.

An Ying didn't have time to quarrel with Xiaoquanzi, he still had to find his master to restore his life! After listening to An Ying's return, Zhou Yue smiled, Mai Xiaohuan is really different from ordinary little girls, I really want to know what she will become in half a year or a year.

Let An Ying come over, Zhou Yue gave him a series of orders, arranged everything, and he was in a very good mood to enjoy the scenery along the way.