In the blink of an eye, the golden autumn season has passed, and after the harvest, only the stubble is still in the field, and the farmers are busy collecting grain at home.

In this era when there were no machines, except for the grain that had to be taxed, it had to be prepared first, and the rest had to be busy for half a winter before they could all receive the granary or sell it.

Although Song Yao's Zhuangzi is not big, there are only three families doing long-term work, and the manpower is also tight.

For the time being, the ranch can spare some manpower, and when the freeze starts to slaughter chickens and ducks, there will be no one to help.

Especially in the mountainous areas opened up by Song Yao this year, the output is also considerable.

"Owner, this is the total amount of grain harvested this year, I calculated the harvest at the foot of the mountain separately, and the total harvest is almost catching up with the total harvest of Zhuangzi." The chief steward handed the account book to Song Yao and said with a smile on his face.

"Let's do it." Song Yao pointed to the chair opposite and asked: "There are not enough people to fetch grain, so you can hire some villagers to come, and treat them the same as when they harvested the land. ”

"I was trying to talk to my boss about this." The chief steward hurriedly said: "There is too much grain produced this year, and someone on the farm has to watch it, so we have to hire some more people." ”

"Well, this number is not bad, everyone has worked hard, go back and tell your mother-in-law, Ming'er slaughters two chickens to kill the big guys." Song Yao looked at the account book very quickly, calculated the accounts correctly, and said to the chief steward: "Half of this year's grain is left to dry, and it is impossible to store grain in Zhuangzi, in case of a natural disaster, I am afraid that I will not be able to buy grain with silver." In the future, when the year is good, except for those who pay taxes, they will leave 30% as grain storage, and when the year is bad, it will be decided according to the situation. ”

"What the owner said is reasonable, this grain is the most important, and you can rest assured if you save more." The chief steward nodded.

"I'll let Qinghai come over when I go back, you send all the beans to the house in the county seat, you also recognize the door, and if you have something to do in the future, you will go there to find me." The grain does not have to be sold to the grain shops outside, the restaurant and the house have to be used, you directly ask Kexin and Keren to pay the silver, and the output of Zhuangzi is not enough. Song Yao put down the account book and motioned to the chief steward to drink tea, "During this time, you collect some grain in a nearby village, collect it at the market price, and store it in the Zhuangzi first." ”

"This is inevitably too high, I'm afraid that the grain chamber will be unhappy and cause trouble for the owner." The chief steward frowned and said: "There are rules for what to do, and no one can say anything about our Zhuangzi's own use of grain, but once the grain is collected at a high price, it will ruin other people's business, and it will be jealous." ”

Song Yao raised her eyebrows, she forgot about this stubble, she thought that the amount of food at home was not small, and it was the price to buy it outside, it was better to cheapen the people, but she forgot the rules.

"Forget about harvesting grain, and it's the same with buying grain at the grain store." Song Yao didn't want to cause trouble for herself, so she took a sip of tea and said, "Don't take care of the wasteland anymore, you won't be busy next year." After I return to the county tomorrow, I will go to the county government to buy it first, and when Qinghai comes, let him pay for you. ”

"Done." The chief steward answered.

"There are more snacks on the side of the greenhouse, and whether you have dividends at the end of this year depends on the output of the greenhouse. Do a good job, and I won't treat you badly. Song Yao admonished.

"If the owner is here, this is our business." The chief steward said with a smile: "The seedlings have grown, and the first year of serving the greenhouse is very attentive, and the owner can rest assured." ”

Song Yao nodded, put down the teacup and said, "Go get busy, I won't come to Zhuangzi in the near future, let people come to me if you have something." Tomorrow morning, let everyone be busy with whatever they should do, don't have to come to see our mother and son, don't delay the work. ”

"Hey! Then I'll go to work first, and the owner will be busy. The chief steward bowed down and left.

Song Yao took the account book and went to the study, thinking that he hadn't written a letter to Heliansheng for a while, and he happened to share with him the good harvest at the foot of the mountain.

said that on the side of the capital, because of Heliansheng's revenge, everyone in the ministers was in danger, and they were afraid that the next one to be impeached or implicated would be himself.

The official position is not guaranteed, and there are already three officials who have been convicted.

Fortunately, this turmoil did not spread excessively, and it was all * people who had an accident, and smart people knew that it was the prince who offended people, but they all thought it was the handiwork of which prince, but they didn't expect it to be Helian Sheng's doing.

Concubine Duangui stayed in the palace for two nights, and Concubine De was flattened because of the conclusive evidence, and she couldn't turn over in this life. But this is also for the sake of her face as an heir, otherwise not only will her life be lost, but even her mother will be implicated.

The queen did not move her throne for the time being because of the unfavorable governance of the harem, but the power to manage the six palaces was divided, which made the other two concubines with imperial heirs excited, and they almost called the concubine to call the queen mother.

The queen mother knew that Duanyu Guifei made such a decision because she was angry with the queen, knowing that the harem would be unpeaceful because of this, but with the former emperor as a dependent concubine, how could she offend.

As compensation, Chu Zhaoyi was named Concubine Chu, but she was destined to only get such a concubine, and it was impossible to get the emperor's grace again, loneliness was her final destination, but if she wanted to watch the real enemy fall, she had to grit her teeth and live.

Over the years, the Rui Mansion has not interfered in the affairs of the court and the harem, and the power given by the first emperor is equal to a fictitious, but this time it makes many people understand that as long as the Rui Mansion wants to stand up, even the emperor can't stop them, this is the most authoritative mansion in the Great Zhou Kingdom!

For a time, the Rui Wangfu continued to pay homage, but the door of the Rui Wangfu was never open to welcome guests, and the people who wanted to climb were anxious and angry with the emperor who was not going well.

The matter on the side of the capital is not completely decided, the matter at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet is just a warning from Helian Sheng to the emperor and the crown prince, he does not want to move the emperor because he does not want the world to be in chaos, but the prince can change the virtuous prince to the throne.

Of course, if the emperor touches Heliansheng's bottom line, Heliansheng will no longer tolerate him, but it's not time yet, how can Heliansheng be cheap to the crown prince and others?

Besides, Song Yao returned to Hongyuan County, and on the second day, he went to the county government to start buying land at the foot of the mountain.

Master Zhang seems to have been waiting for Song Yao to return, and prepared the land deeds one by one, all of which are located near Song Yao's Zhuangzi.

"After the eldest lady came back, she told the lord about Song Niangzi's reclamation of wasteland, and also said that Song Niangzi was kind to the people nearby. After completing the title deed, Master Zhang said with a smile.

Song Yao knew in her heart that Hu Youwei would say this, not only for the sake of Helian Sheng's face, but also for his political achievements.

Hongyuan County has been stereotyped for many years, and it is not easy to make political achievements, unless there are people above, it is difficult to have the opportunity to be promoted.

And the high grain yield will definitely make the superiors pay attention, Hu Youwei is expected to be promoted, and there will be ghosts if he does not fully support it.

However, Master Zhang didn't mention the matter of the mountain, and Song Yao didn't take the initiative to say that it was better to talk to Hu Jiayue about this matter, so as not to make a fuss about it in the future, and it would be difficult for everyone to do it.

"Thank you for your kindness for me, if you need it, you will not only trouble your lord, but also trouble Master Zhang." Song Yao counted the title deeds, and after paying the silver, she took out a money bag and gave it to Master Zhang, "I'm tired of Master Zhang's work all morning, please drink tea for Master Zhang." I brought some grain from the mountains, and I went back to send some to Master Zhang's house, and I hope Master Zhang will not dislike it. ”

"Then thank you Song Niangzi, I ate the peanuts and sweet potatoes brought back by the eldest lady in the county office, but the taste is better than that produced in the good field, but I borrowed the light of Song Niangzi." Master Zhang did not shirk, and it was a pleasure to do things with people who understood, otherwise even if he had the orders of the county master, he would not do things so neatly.

Song Yao smiled lightly, put away the title deed, and then got up and said, "Master Zhang is busy, so I won't bother and say goodbye." ”

"I'll send Song Niangzi." Master Zhang got up and said politely.

"There is Master Lao Zhang." Song Yao didn't refuse, if Master Zhang sent her out, the officials in the county government would also have a number in their hearts, and how much they would give face when dealing with them in the future, "I don't know which official sent the eldest brother to measure the mountains?" The road over there is not easy to walk, so I can arrange for someone to drive the official to send the eldest brother over. ”

"Song Niangzi has a heart, when I go to measure the mountains in a few days, I will let the officials go to your mansion first, and they only walk on two legs, I don't know how many days it will take to complete the errand, and there are many things in the county government." Master Zhang nodded, knowing that Song Yao did this to give benefits to the officials.

However, the official has benefited, and Song Yao will not suffer.

When I measured it, I drew it a little bigger, and Song Yao's rewards came back, which is also an unwritten rule.

Otherwise, the officials are counting on the little money in the yamen, which is not enough to feed the family, and I am afraid that no one will want to eat this bowl of rice.

When Song Yao returned to the mansion, someone greeted him and reported, "Madam, Yun Gongzi is here, and he will be waiting for you in the hall." ”

"How long have you been here? Why didn't anyone come to me? Song Yao frowned and asked.

Keren replied: "After coming for more than half an hour, I knew that my wife was going to the yamen to do business, so Yun Gongzi didn't let the slave and maid look for it." Yun Gongzi came over this time and brought a lot of gifts, and the slave saw a lot of new things. ”

Nodding the tip of her lovely nose, Song Yao chuckled and said, "You, if you like it, just talk to Mrs. Ben and reward you for playing." ”

"The slave has thanked Madame." But people smiled and blessed their bodies, stayed by Song Yao's mother and son for a long time, knew their temperament, and could restrain their temperament in private, but they would not cross the distance.

"Mrs. Ben is generous to others, why don't you go and thank Yun Gongzi." Song Yao waved his hand and said, "Go to the restaurant and let them prepare a good banquet, and Yun Gongzi and I will go to the restaurant to eat later." ”

"Yes, slave and maid will do it." But people responded.

Song Yao quickened her pace, holding the box containing the title deed, and walked towards the hall.

Yun Zhongxiao leaned back in the chair and pretended to sleep, looking at his complexion, it was not difficult to guess that he had not rested well recently, and he was a little tired.

"Yun Gongzi is late, fortunately there are no important matters to discuss, otherwise I don't know how many variables there will be in the middle of the month." After Song Yao entered the door, she smiled and quipped.

"I came to Hongyuan County this time to find you for cooperation." Yun Zhongxiao opened his somewhat reddened eyes, straightened his shirt and said: "Half a year has arrived, I don't know about the cooperative restaurant, there is still a chance in the future." ”

didn't expect Yun Zhongxiao to step into this topic so directly, Song Yao couldn't help asking: "Forgive me for taking the liberty of it, Yun Gongzi has encountered a difficult situation?" Can it affect our cooperation? ”