Mai Xiaohuan, who didn't sleep until the second half of the night, was woken up by a rooster and an old cow, and sat on the bed in a daze for a while, and then she realized that this was not Shaxi Village but her own villa.

Finally had a place of his own, stretched for a while, Mai Xiaohuan got dressed and prepared to go to the ground to wash. When I arrived outside, I found that the sweat towel and copper basin had been placed, and there was a pot of warm water underneath.

Caring enough, packed up and went out to breathe in the fresh air, Mai Xiaohuan asked someone where Qu Mang and his father were.

In the living room, Qu Mang and Mai Yonghai were chatting, and Mai Wang was sitting quietly listening.

"Dad, good morning Uncle Qu."

"If you wake up a little later, we'll have our morning and noon meals together." Mai Yonghai is really hungry, but Steward Qu has to wait for his sister to eat together, so he can only accompany him.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Next time, you eat first, don't wait for me. ”

A basket of steamed buns, a pot of porridge, fried eggs with pickles, this is today's breakfast, if it is compared with the breakfast of the Mai family, it is already good, if it is compared with the county guard mansion and the lotus courtyard, there is still a certain gap. Qu Mang said that he had already sent someone to Qingcheng County to purchase, and he could improve the food at night.

After eating, Qu Mang said that he forgot to tell Mai Xiaohuan one thing last night, and the son bought two maids for their sisters, and brought them over for her to meet after a while.

"No wonder someone helped me prepare face wash and sweat towel in the morning, it turned out that there were more little girls."

How can this work, Mai Wan stood up and wanted to refuse for his daughter, his family is just an ordinary farmer, what kind of maid to use!

"Dad, you will accompany Uncle Qu out in a while, there is still a shortage of manpower in this village, so you have to buy some farmers or crops who can farm and come back."

"Xiao Huan...... You......... How could you do such a thing! No way! "It's all a farmer's family, and if the employment of long-term workers is still in the past, the sale of labor McWang will not be acceptable for a while. And the matter of maids, isn't that only for rich families? What is his own home, if the girl leads the maid back to Shaxi Village, her backbone will have to be poked and broken by the villagers.

Where did his father want to go, Mai Xiaohuan had to patiently explain to him that what he wanted to buy was not a farmer with land and a house, but a crop that would be planted in the villa of the officials who had been raided, and even if these people didn't buy it themselves, it would be impossible for them to regain their freedom and have their own fields and houses.

"Really, did you buy someone to come back to get this Zhuangzi? Do you want to discuss it with Qu County Ling, can you make your own decisions......

It was the first time that Mai Xiaohuan had heard so many words from his father, who was silent, and in order to dispel his concerns, he had to reexplain that this mountain villa was really in his own hands, and he could completely decide the affairs here.

Qu Mang didn't understand why Mai Xiaohuan didn't tell the truth to his family, this was not something he should ask, he pulled away Mai Wang, who was confused by the second monk, and Mai Xiaohuan took the second brother to the field after pulling a few mouthfuls of food, telling him that from tomorrow onwards, people would send things, how should those things be stacked and sorted......

"No wonder Xiao Fang refuses to come with you this time, it turns out that you want to collect these things, it's disgusting enough, and I don't want to do it." Mai Yonghai pouted in disgust, he thought he would be entrusted with a heavy task! It turned out that there was such a "good job" waiting for him, and his sister was too much.

"You are my second brother, how can I pit you! I'll arrange a few assistants for you in the afternoon, and you can direct them to do it, as long as those people know how to get it, you can come and turn around twice a day, so you can see it's okay?

This is about the same, Mai Yonghai asked his sister what other plans he had, and Mai Xiaohuan told him that he still wanted to buy the wasteland behind, put it on fertilizer, and plant vegetables next year.

"How much money do you have?" Mai Yonghai took a look at the wasteland behind him, which is bigger than the entire Zhuangzi, and should have more than 1,000 acres, how much silver does this cost!

Mai Xiaohuan told the second brother that the land in Tongbei County was not worth anything at all, and Qu Mang had already calculated it for himself last night, and it would only cost a few hundred taels of silver to buy them. That is, the investment in the later stage will be larger, and the manpower and material resources required to turn this more than 1,000 acres of land into fertile and fertile land are a large amount.

"Aren't you going to build a workshop?" When I was at home, I studied the vermicelli day and night, and when I arrived here and started to buy land, Mai Yonghai was confused by his sister.

"It's a two-pronged approach." Farming and building workshops are grasped together.

Mai Yonghai wanted to remind his sister not to spread the stall too big all at once, but seeing that she looked confident, she had to choose to be silent.

Just after noon, Qu Hao came over, he was thin and dark, Mai Xiaohuan told him to get up from today to eat in the villa, and he would make up for the meat he fell in the shortest possible time.

"I think it's good now, but if someone has to cook for me, I can only reluctantly accept it." The tone of the eldest brother's speech...... Is it the same school as Zhou Yue? Mai Xiaohuan felt that Qu Hao had learned badly, and she really wanted to know if the person who taught him badly was an undercover agent sent by Zhou Yue to his eldest brother's side.

The two chatted about the current situation of Tongbei County, Qu Hao told Mai Xiaohuan his thoughts and plans, and also expressed his doubts and concerns in his heart, and asked Mai Xiaohuan to give some suggestions.

Mai Xiaohuan had already thought about it and wrote it down, she ran back to her room and took out a few pieces of paper, which contained methods for improving soil quality, crops suitable for planting on sandy soil, and medicinal herbs......

Qu Hao and Qu Zhiyi have the same idea, they both feel that they should solve the problem of food and clothing for the people first, and then think about how to increase their income.

"Big brother, the people have silver in their hands to exchange for food! We can't clearly know that the land here is not suitable for growing crops, and we prohibit them from increasing their income or growing cash crops through other channels.

If the above is unwilling to be accommodating, we can go to the neighboring counties and townships to collect grain and hand it over? ”

Qu Hao stared at Mai Xiaohuan, who was talking eloquently, in all the counties of Xirui, the people are required to have a variety of grains, even in places like Tongbei County, which are not suitable for growing crops at all, they still have to adhere to this tradition, and the form of substituting money for grain has never appeared.

"This kind of thing needs to be reported first, and it's not up to me to be in charge of a small county order." Qu Hao agreed with Mai Xiaohuan's point of view in his heart, but he didn't have the right to call the shots at all as a small county order, and he planned to discuss it with his father before deciding what to do next.

No matter what Qu Hao's decision was, Mai Xiaohuan didn't plan to use her Zhuangzi to grow food, according to her idea, one-third of the sweet potatoes, one-third of the vegetables, and one-third of the medicinal herbs. After two years of soil quality improvement, it will be necessary to plant some crops or engage in the form of organic agriculture, which will be determined according to the specific situation, after all, no one can say what it will be like in a few years.

When the discussion between the two was in full swing, Qu Mang and Mai Wan came back, and Qu Hao got up to salute Mai Wang. This frightened Mai Wang, it has always been the people's salute to the officials, how can there be a county order to bow to a peasant man.

"In the future, in the villa, everyone doesn't have to be too outside, too polite, just be casual. Dad, Uncle Qu, have you gained anything today? ”

Qu Mang looked at Mai Wan and smiled at the two masters again, what did he say!

"Out of ...... What's going on? Mai Xiaohuan thought that they were late, and those laborers with better conditions were picked up by others! Just wanted to comfort the two of them a few words, Mai Wang, who has always been not good at words, said hesitantly: "People buy it, it's a bit much, but they are all good people, and some children can work for a few years, and they won't eat in vain." ”

What do you mean by these words? The more he explained, the more confused he became, Mai Xiaohuan wanted Qu Mang to help translate, after all, the two had been together all day and knew what had happened.

"Childe and Third Miss, let's take a look at these people first!"

A large group of people poured into the door, men, women, old and young, old and young children are very complete, is this a bit much? Mai Xiaohuan now feels like she is in a refugee camp.

Qu Mang led Mai Wang to the venue of the auction of slaves, and happened to meet someone who was choosing a house slave, and among the family of five, that person only bought young couples, and their elderly parents and young children were not looked down upon at all.

No matter how the young couple pleaded, the man resolutely refused to take in the other three who ate white rice, even if they gave it away for nothing. Mai Wang really felt sorry for the family's suffering, and begged Qu Mang to buy them, seeing this scene, there were bold people next to him, who also dragged his family and begged Mai Wang to take them in.

Mai Wang, who had never seen this kind of scene before, and couldn't bear to be separated from their flesh and blood, didn't know how to refuse, and didn't want to refuse, so he bought several more, adding up to thirty or forty people. If Qu Mang hadn't lied and said that he didn't have enough money to bring, it is estimated that Mai Wan would have to bring all those who had families back to the villa.

Uncle Mai is too kind-hearted, and Qu Hao praised Mai Wang.

Dad, this is a favor for himself! It's just adding to the chaos, so let's leave this kind of thing to the second brother in the future! After this incident, Mai Xiaohuan also saw that his father was more suitable to direct the long-term workers and tenants to work in the Zhuangzi.

Suddenly, there were so many more people, and the place to live became tense, Mai Xiaohuan discussed with Qu Hao about buying wasteland, if it worked, it would be best to do it today, and tomorrow invite some craftsmen to choose a site on the wasteland to build workers' residences and workshops.

Qu Hao asked his entourage to go back to the county government to find the person in charge of land measurement and registration, and two hours later, Mai Xiaohuan had another 870 acres of land under his name.

The girl has become a landlord! This is also incredible, Mai Wang can't turn a corner, he wants to ask Mai Xiaohuan where the silver came from, yesterday he also said that this Zhuangzi belongs to her and Qu Hao, seeing her signing and picking up the contract, Mai Wang's mind was in a mess, and he didn't know whether to believe his eyes or his daughter's words.

The person sent to Qingcheng County to purchase also returned, and Mai Xiaohuan put on an apron and planned to show his hand to celebrate the reunion with Brother Qu again, and celebrate that his career was about to officially open up.