In the past few days, Chen Aqing has been following Xiumei, in addition to teaching her braised pork and some basic store sales knowledge, Xiumei also trained her demeanor and self-confidence.

"It's good, she learns things very quickly, she learns very hard, I let her rest, and she thinks about it by herself. She seems to be afraid that we will not keep her, so she is extra careful. Xiumei said.

Saying that, Xiumei couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "She is a hard-working person, her father and mother are patriarchal, at home she has to get up before dawn to cut pigweed, cook pig food, wash clothes, cook breakfast for the whole family, and then take her younger siblings until the night to rest." ”

In contrast, Xiumei feels that she is very lucky, she follows Miss, Miss treats her well, and allows her to learn a lot of skills that can make a living, and she is more comfortable and happy than most people.

Wei Ruodao: "Let her eat more, make up for it, make up for it, give me the strength to work, don't work when the time comes." ”

Xiumei said: "Miss, don't worry, she has been ruddy with the naked eye in the past few days, in addition to three meals a day, I let her take back all the experiments I made when I taught her to make lo-mei, and I will give her a fruit every day." ”

Fruits are a luxury for poor families, especially now that it is winter, fruits are scarce, and ordinary people can't eat them.

"Hmm." Wei Ruo nodded.

"Miss, you too, you have to make up for your body, you've been busy with this and that every day these days, don't get tired of yourself. I'll go stew your bird's nest later, and you have to finish it obediently. Xiumei admonished.

"What can I do, don't worry about it, I have to go to Zhuangzi in a while, don't stew any bird's nest." Wei Ruodao.

As soon as Wei Ruo finished speaking, he saw Xiumei's resentful expression, and immediately changed his words: "Then simmer, come back and eat later." ”

"Hmm!" Xiumei immediately changed to a smile.

Then the two went to Zhuangzi together, and Steward Yu reported the situation to Wei Ruo in the past few days.

"Miss, in the past few days, we have purchased a total of 1,212 acres of land, taken in 37 displaced people, and employed 19 local poor people."

As he spoke, the steward handed over the account books and registers, which recorded in detail the price of each piece of land purchased, as well as the relevant transaction information.

Wei Ruo looked at it in detail and made sure that there was no problem, and then asked Steward Yu: "Did I plant all the wheat seeds for you before?" ”

Those wheat seeds were produced in her space, and in order to wait for the wheat seeds in Wei Ruo space to mature, they would be planted a while later than the batch in Xingshan County.

Steward Yu replied: "It's all planted, the weather is good these days, the sunshine is good, and the temperature has risen a lot compared to the previous cold wave, and the seedlings have already emerged." ”

"Is the newly recovered land relatively barren?" Wei Ruo asked.

Regarding the problem that the land in Taizhou Mansion is not fertile, Mrs. Yuan has talked to her before.

"Yes, they can all be planted, but they are relatively poor, and the yield has not been high."

"Then don't be in a hurry to plant for now, you can take me to those fields to see." Wei Ruo said.

"Okay."

Wei Ruo followed Steward Yu to the ground, and after field investigation, it was determined that this part of the land was almost the same, and some were compacted, which indicated that the organic matter content in the soil was insufficient.

Wei Ruo asked Steward Yu: "Is it that the local people have the habit of collecting the harvested straw?" ”

Steward Yu replied: "That's natural, straw straw is a very important thing for ordinary people, it can be used for heating, burning fires, and covering the roof. ”

Wei Ruo said: "This solution is relatively easy, apply more organic fertilizer, that is, human and animal manure; There is also the method of returning straw to the field, and the straw that is directly incomplete burning becomes ash and remixes with the soil. ”

Steward Yu said: "Miss, these methods are a little difficult, everyone knows the method of using human and animal manure for fertilization, but this thing is very limited, and if it is not enough, you need to spend money to buy it." It's the same with straw, now that all the straw in the field has been received at home, I'm afraid it will be ...... for them to take it out."

Especially this year, it is colder than usual, and everyone needs straw straw even more.

"It's not a problem, as long as I'm willing to pay, I can have these things." Wei Ruodao.

"Miss, the cost of this land is going up." Steward Yu reminded.

"It doesn't matter, you can have a better harvest when you pay the money in the early stage and wait for the harvest." Wei Ruo replied.

听着魏若毫不犹豫的回答，余管事有些诧异，毕竟买地雇人就是很大的一笔花费，现在又要为了改善土壤情况做更多的投入。

Even if you do this, it is still unknown whether you can have a good harvest in the later stage.

Seeing that Steward Yu was a little hesitant, Wei Ruo asked, "Is there anything wrong with Steward Yu?" ”

"It's just a little worried, after all, the weather has been bad recently, there was a cold wave just a while ago, and the temperature is lower than this time in previous years, no one knows if the crops planted now can be harvested, I'm afraid that Miss will spend so much effort and end up with no return." Steward Yu voiced his concerns.

"Well, your worries are justified, but since I've decided to do it, I must do the best I can, and I can't cower. I believe that the land is fair, and if you treat it well and follow its laws, it will give you a good return. ”

Wei Ruodu said so, then Steward Yu had no objection.

Wei Ruo continued: "You just do what I say, the original fertilizer produced in Zhuangzi will be used in Zhuangzi, and the newly harvested fertilizer on the ground will go to Uncle Xu to pay money to purchase, and I will make a detailed list of the specific use standards for you later." ”

"Yes Miss." The rest of the stewards wrote them down one by one.

Then Wei Ruo went to inspect the original 1,000 acres of fertile land that had been planted with wheat.

After finishing the day, it was getting late, so Wei Ruo returned to Tianqin Garden.

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The prefect's mansion.

Yuan Zhengqin came back from the government office, went to his wife's room, and when he entered the door, he heard the teasing laughter of his wife and son, and the fatigue of busy business instantly dissipated, and a smile couldn't help but appear on his face.

"Brother Sheng, can you be good today?" Lord Yuan asked as he took the son in his wife's arms.

"You say this as if he was not good someday." Mrs. Yuan said with a smile.

"It's good for him to be well-behaved, he suffered so many sins on the day he was born, so he has to be more obedient and more considerate of his wife in the future." Yuan Zhengqin said.

Speaking of the day she was born, Mrs. Yuan remembered Wei Ruo: "That day was really thanks to meeting Sister Ruo'er." ”

Yuan Zhengqin said: "I was also about to tell you about Miss Wei. ”

"What's the matter?" Mrs. Yuan said with concern.