The three workshops in Zhuangzi: five-spice powder, oyster sauce and soy sauce are also going well, and the five-spice powder and oyster sauce are supplied to Zuixianju, which has brought better reputation and customer flow to Zuixianju, and the cooperation is more stable.

The soy sauce production cycle is long, and it is still in the tank and has not been shipped.

The house of the brewery has been built, and Uncle Xu is still helping to supervise the work, and the current progress is progressing.

Wei Ruo currently has five shops in his hands: three four treasure houses - one in Huzhou Mansion, one in Xingshan County, and one in Taizhou Mansion, and the business situation of a single room is slightly inferior to last year, but the overall profit is objective.

The business of the grain shop that was opened in Xingshan County last year was very good, and it was out of stock until it was sold, because Wei Ruo asked to sell only a part of the reserves, and to keep enough food for himself and the people in Zhuangzi in the coming year, just in case of a natural or man-made disaster.

Xu Ji Lo Mei Shop is a little worse than last year after the beginning of this year, the price of meat has risen, and the daily sales have decreased, but this is not a problem of their lo mei shop, Wei Ruo's shop is still in good condition among many stores.

In general, the shop is profitable.

魏若的重心还是在农事上，铺子只要能保持正收益并且帮着销售掉庄子和作坊的产出即可，而庄子今年能不能有好的收成就关系到人命了。

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On the side of the Captain's Mansion, the Xintian that the Yun family had in mind was also bought.

The price of land near Fucheng was high, so the Yun family temporarily bought a small village with 200 acres of land.

Wei Ruo also kept his promise and followed the Yun family to Xinzhuangzi.

"What do you think?" Yun asked.

When she bought Zhuangzi, she had already heard that although the terrain on this side of Fucheng was flat and open than that in Xingshan County, the quality of the soil was not very good, and the crops planted in previous years did not grow very well, and the income was very average.

"The soil fertility is insufficient, and it needs to be turned over, landfilled, or burned with straw ash and farm fertilizer. This is repeated three times, and the amount of fertilizer applied each time is implemented according to half a car of straw ash and half a car of farm manure per acre of land. ”

Wei Ruo gave a solution.

Most of the soil quality here in Fucheng is about the same, how did Wei Ruo improve and fatten the more than 1,000 acres of land he bought, and the 200 acres that the Yun family bought was also such a process.

It's just that the Yun family bought it late, unlike the field that Wei Ruo got last winter, which had plenty of time to improve, and now it has been planted with rice.

Hearing this, Yun Shi showed an embarrassed expression: "It's easy to turn over the soil, just let the long-term workers on the Zhuangzi be busy for a while, but now there is nowhere to find straw on this day, and on such a cold day last year, even if there is a lot of straw, all the straw will be collected to keep the family warm." ”

"Then fertilize directly after turning the soil, cattle, sheep, livestock and even people, or the amount of half a car of fertilizer per acre." Wei Ruodao.

"That's a lot of money." Yun Shi Dao.

"If you want a good harvest in a year, the land must be fertile enough, and it is necessary to pay in the early stage." Wei Ruo said with a serious expression.

"Is there no other way?" Yun asked unrelentingly.

Applying farmhouse fertilizer can make the soil fertile, of course, Yun also knows, but it is because of the high cost of this material that Yun Shi wonders if Wei Ruo can have other better ways.

"Mother, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and whether the soil is fertile or not is nothing more than two things: inorganic fertilizer and organic fertilizer; With ventilation and moisture, if the weather is more beautiful, and there is enough light, the wind and rain will be smooth and there will be no major problems, and the crops will grow well. What I call straw ash or farm manure is already the lowest cost fertilizer for the soil that I can think of. ”

Soil fertilization is not as good as saline-alkali land, and there is not so much knowledge, and many farmers know the method, but sometimes they are reluctant to make this determination, or they do not have enough money in their hands to make so much investment in the premise.

Wei Ruo said that the Yun family couldn't understand very well, what organic fertilizer and inorganic fertilizer, she didn't know.

But the solution given by Wei Ruo made her not very satisfied.

Seeing that the Yun clan frowned, he didn't make a decision for a long time, and Wei Ruo didn't say anything more.

She had come over to help her inspect the soil and make suggestions as agreed, and it was her business whether she was willing to accept it or not.

After a while, Yun said, "I will arrange for someone to purchase a few truckloads of sheep manure in advance for a fertilization." ”

Wei Ruo heard the meaning of the words, the Yun family planned to fertilize, but did not plan to do it according to the amount Wei Ruo said, only planned to fertilize once, and only used a few truckloads of sheep manure for two hundred acres of land.

Wei Ruo didn't say anything, respecting the Yun clan's choice and decision.

"Besides, there should be nothing wrong with the rice seed I told you last time, right?" Yun asked again.

"No problem."

"That's good, if you use that rice seed, even the land with little fertility can grow well." Yun put more hope on good rice seeds.

"I don't dare to pack a ticket for this, after all, no matter how good the seed is, it must have good land, and all of them are indispensable." Wei Ruodao.

Then Yun told Wei Ruo: "That Zhuangzi in Xingshan County is also going to plant some sweet potatoes this year, it is said that the thing is very easy to take care of, not as fine as rice, and the family that planted sweet potatoes in Xingshan County last year not only had enough food for themselves, but also sold a lot." ”

The Yun family didn't know that the family was Wei Ruo's in front of her.

"Hmm." Wei Ruo is not surprised, many families in Xingshan County have switched to planting sweet potatoes this year to ensure grain production, which is a good thing.

Although long-term consumption of sweet potatoes may not taste as good as rice, when the year is bad, the main goal of everyone is to eat well, not to eat well.

Then the Yun family told Wei Ruo some things about the family's industry, and Wei Ruo listened carefully, but basically did not comment.

Yun's overall planning for the family's property is no problem, except for the reluctance to spend money on preliminary work, the rest can't find any fault.

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On March 20, after a month, the Taizhou Mansion was rewarded by the imperial court for controlling the plague.

A public notice was posted in the city, and the names of those who had made outstanding contributions to the matter were written on it.

Among them, Wei Ruo's two names appeared on the publicity, one was Xu Heyou, and Dr. Cheng, Dr. Cai and others were written in the most conspicuous and eye-catching positions.

The second is Wei Qingruo, who appeared on the public notice on the grounds of assisting the county lord of Jingmin to run around for the people.

To have this honor, in addition to Wei Ruo's own efforts, Mrs. Yuan's special care also played a decisive role.

When discussing the reward for meritorious deeds, the government sent the reward of the imperial court to the school captain's mansion.

Wei Ruo is a clan maiden, and when she talks about meritorious deeds, the credit is credited to the head of the school captain's mansion, saying that the school captain's mansion has made contributions to the people of Taizhou Mansion, and Wei Mingting has made a credit.

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