Chapter 123: The Farm
When I entered the Guogong Mansion, I saw that in this labyrinth-like mansion, there were winding bridges and back to Lang, rockeries and flowing waters, pavilions and pavilions, and the straight road was to enter the place where the gods lived.
Old man Jiang and old Hu still live in Jiale Hall.
Jiang Yujiang lived in Qiuming Courtyard, and Jiang Wenkang and his wife arranged in Qingfeng Hall in front of Qiuming Courtyard and west of Yin'an Courtyard.
After a few days of hurrying, everyone ate some casually and went to rest. In the evening, the Lu family arranged a sumptuous dinner for her in-laws and brother and sister-in-law.
The Jiang family doesn't pay attention to anything "food without words", everyone chats while eating.
The Lu family and Jiang Wenyuan told them about the affairs of the capital, and the Lin family and Jiang Wenkang talked about the affairs of the family.
The two old men drank too much, and you went back and forth and talked drunk.
Old man Jiang said with a big tongue: "You old thing, my family, good baby, is so young, you kidnapped her and ran her away." I miss her, I can't, I can't see her! ”
Doctor Qiu was not to be outdone: "What, yours." She is obviously my apprentice, the old man's most proud, apprentice.
In the future, when I die, I will pass on the position of the lord of the valley to her! You, you've got a fart, you're a white ding! ”
Old man Jiang quit, staggered to his feet, pressed the roast chicken, pulled off the tip of his tail, and stuffed it into Doctor Qiu's mouth: "I have chickens, chicken butts, I choke you to death!" ”
Doctor Qiu chewed and swallowed the tail, filled him with wine, and said vaguely: "You just, that's it, old man, don't worry about you Baiding." ”
Jiang Yuqing, who was on the side, was afraid that the two would fight, so he hurriedly called his brothers for help, helped one by one, and sent them back to their respective yards to rest.
It is said that old children, old children, and old guys are more worry-free than three-year-olds once they go crazy.
Jiang Wenyuan asked, why was he delayed on the road for so long this time.
Jiang Wenkang said with an uncomfortable face: "Don't mention it." This trip was very unsmooth. As soon as we walked to Jeju, the Jeju Bridge collapsed, and we waited outside Jeju for three or four days before it was repaired.
had to turn to Huzhou, who would have thought that the road would be blocked by a collapsed mountain again, and it was delayed for half a month. Otherwise, it would have arrived a long time ago! ”
Jiang Wenyuan frowned and said, "You mean the Jeju Bridge collapsed?" ”
"Yes, it's Jeju Bridge. The large arch bridge with twelve arches had three holes collapsed in the middle. Obviously the water is not big, why did it collapse? ”
Jiang Wenyuan sneered: "How else can it collapse?" Most of it is man-made!
In November last year, the Ministry of Household Affairs allocated special funds for major repairs, and this year's flood season has not yet reached the bridge collapsed, but I am afraid that the bridge will be repaired to some people's stomachs. ”
Moreover, Jeju is not far from the capital, and the news has not been reported for so long, and nine times out of ten it was concealed by the chief official of Jeju.
It's really a good guts, a good means. It seems that the land of Jeju is going to be shaken again.
The big brother's wedding has its own elders to worry about.
Jiang Yuqing's life is still going according to plan. In the meantime, she was also invited to the mansion of Princess Ronghua to enjoy a flower.
is different from the last time I was confronted and provoked everywhere, but this time I came to be the object of courtesy and favor by all the nobles in Beijing.
Not only because of her current status, but also because she has a brother who is unique and talented.
It's speechless.
On the first day of the fifth lunar month, Guan Dacheng's grocery store opened. Jiang Yuqing personally prepared gifts and came to congratulate him with great fanfare.
In order to deter the ruffians and hooligans around here, this family is covered by someone, and it is best to put bright spots in the moves, and don't stretch out the hand that shouldn't be stretched.
A fence has been built on the other side of the barren mountain, and water has been brought in. The furniture of the house has also been completed, and the finishing touches are being done. It's time to hire.
But Jiang Yuqing really had no one to use, so he had no choice but to find Jing Yan.
After Jing Yan listened, he took her directly to General Qin.
The old general heard that Jiang Yuqing built this farm just to earn food for the retired wounded soldiers, so he knelt down for her on the spot.
was so frightened that Jiang Yuqing also knelt down for him.
Such a meritorious old hero knelt down for her, you are really not afraid to break my life.
After Jing Yan helped the two of them up, the old general said: "Over the years, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Marquis of Pingyang Mansion have also taken out a part of the silver taels every year to fund them.
However, there are too many people who have been injured and retired, and our money is a drop in the bucket, and we can't solve any problems.
If your farm can really accept them, let them earn food, and live with dignity, the old man will thank you for them. ”
Jiang Yuqing said: "The old general doesn't have to be polite, speaking of which, you and I are not strangers, we have all eaten in the same cauldron." ”
Old General Qin laughed: "That's right, it's indeed a pot of rice." Tell me, how many people do you want this time. ”
Jiang Yuqing said: "My farm was built, and the area is not small. There are also many people who need to do things. In the early stage, it is necessary to open up the wasteland, plant pastures, fruit trees, green vegetables, etc.
When the grass grows, a pig farm, a cattle farm, and a sheep farm will be built, and a chicken farm will also be built. These things are very trivial and there are many people who need to take care of them.
I want fifty people first, and it's better to find two literate people who can help me manage my daily affairs.
When it develops later, I'll see what other business I can do, and then I'll find someone to ask you for. Let's take it one step at a time. ”
Old General Qin said: "Don't say anything else, I have a lot of wounded soldiers here." You go back first, and I promise to find it for you within three days! ”
"In this way, thank you to the old general!"
After separating from Jingyan, thinking of the empty farm, Jiang Yuqing went to Guan Dacheng's shop to make a purchase.
Pots and pans, firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, but everything used in life, Jiang Yuqing took it all, and it was still fifty servings.
Guan Dacheng's shop does not have so much stock, and he needs to transfer the goods, which may take two days. Jiang Yuqing said yes.
When I checked out, I heard that she was preparing for the robes who were injured and retired like him, and she refused to accept the money.
Jiang Yuqing insisted on paying the original price, and said with a smile: "I have to pay for the same as other people's, and I deliberately came to you because I don't want to flow fertilizer water into the fields of outsiders."
Besides, you're just starting out, and you're not rich. In the future, when you get rich, I won't be polite to you, I will take what I fancy directly, and don't cry at that time! ”
Guan Dacheng couldn't cry or laugh, so he had to accept it. After she left, she told her son that if Eli came to the store to buy things in his robe, he would only charge the cost price.
Guan Muming nodded, indicating that he remembered.
After leaving the shop in Guan Dacheng, Jiang Yuqing went to the silk village again and ordered 100 sets of bed sheets and quilts, as well as 50 sets of thick quilts and mattresses to be used in winter. It was agreed to pick it up in two days.
Those who are in the army are very efficient. In less than three days, the old general Qin sent someone to inform her, and everyone was found, and it was on the Qin family's Zhuangzi.
Jiang Yuqing followed the old general Qin to his Zhuangzi and met fifty wounded soldiers.
All of them have retired from the Yumen Pass camp in recent years, and many of them survived the war. These people know her!
When they met, they all greeted Jiang Yuqing very excitedly: "Little God Doctor, Little God of War" and other titles are endless.
Jiang Yuqing was also very excited and greeted everyone one by one. After that, we talked about the current situation of the farm and the future planning.
The price of goods in this place in the capital is high, and the salary she gives everyone is only 400 wen a month for the time being, and she is in charge of food and housing.
When the farm has output in the future, no matter what it is, 10% of the profits will be distributed to the big guys.
If you are in pain, just go to Harmony Hospital. All veterans who have been discharged due to injuries are free of charge for consultation, and only 20% of the medicine fee is charged.
The whole of Daxia and the Anyi Hall are the same, if you think that the salary is low, or you have other plans, you are not reluctant.
None of the veterans disagreed, and many even cried with joy.
In the eyes of the world, they are all wastes, and no one looks down on them.
They struggled to survive, thinking that they would survive for the rest of their lives, but they did not expect that they would have the opportunity to work.
The salary is so high, and if you are sick, you can still have a place to see a doctor.
It's not easy for able-bodied people to find jobs with such treatment, let alone them, how can they be unwilling.
The person in charge of affairs that General Qin Lao found was originally a centurion under his command, and his character was absolutely trustworthy.
Before joining the army, he studied with Lao Tong's father for two years. Later, his family was defeated, and he had to join the army.
Among the veterans, he belongs to the kind of rare talent who has both culture and prestige.
He lost his left arm in a battle, and with a large scar on his face, he looked very vicious and could scare crying children.
But this did not prevent Jiang Yuqing from appreciating him.
Heroes, worthy of respect!
Seeing that everyone was willing to go, Jiang Yuqing was also relieved. Ask them to wait here for another day, and she will take all the things she had ordered back and send them to the farm to house them.
After returning to the city, Jiang Yuqing got on the carriage and hired a team of carriages, first went back to the house to pull two carts of white rice, and then went to the grain store to buy some coarse grain and white flour.
Then I went to the shop in Guan Dacheng to load daily necessities, and finally went to the silk village to get a customized futon.
Thinking of the group of ragged veterans, Jiang Yuqing looked at the similar number, and each of them bought two more ready-to-wear clothes. And it came with scissors and ten sewing kits.
There must be clothes that don't fit, and with a sewing kit, they can change it themselves, and they can also make up for it if it is broken in the future.
It's not a joke. When Jiang Yuqing was in the camp, he saw with his own eyes many wounded soldiers, who were recuperating while sewing and mending their clothes with needles and threads, and even sewed very well.
Actually, it's not hard to understand. The generals of Great Xia were strict in governing the army, and there were no women in the barracks, let alone military prostitutes.
Whether it's daily training or fighting, it is inevitable that your clothes will be damaged.
Because of the limited military spending, each person only had two changes of clothes per season. If it's broken, you can only make it up by yourself, and if you want to replace it with a new one, it's a dream.
After a long time, they all practiced good needlework skills, at least much better than her.
After buying these, when passing by the vegetable market, Jiang Yuqing stopped and bought half a fan of pork and a bunch of melons, fruits and vegetables.
When I saw that there were zongzi sellers, I remembered that tomorrow was the Dragon Boat Festival, so I bought another basket of zongzi.
Jiang Yuqing took a long team of carriages and pulled everything to the farm.
After unloading the goods, she made an appointment with the coachmen to help her go to General Qin's Zhuangzi early tomorrow morning to pick up people here, and Fang gave each of them some reward money and sent them away.
Jiang Yuqing looked at the warehouse full of materials and breathed a sigh of relief.
Because the weather is warm, I am afraid that the meat will spoil. She took a large vat and froze a jar of ice, covered it with a lid, and then put it in the shallow mountain stream that was drawn from the door, so that the ice would melt slowly.
Vegetables and fruits are no problem to keep for two or three days, so there is no need to deal with them.
After returning home in the evening, Jiang Yuqing told her family that she would not be able to go to watch the dragon boat race with everyone at noon tomorrow.
When asked the reason, Jiang Wenyuan knew that in just over a month, her daughter had already done this, which was both sad and gratifying.
He touched his daughter's head and said, "Go ahead, bring a few more people to help the handle." If you have something that can't be solved, go home and find your father, and your father will find a way for you! ”
"Thank you, Daddy!" Jiang Yu buried her head in her father's arms and rubbed it, sighing that it was really great to have a family and a backer.
The next day, when Jing Yan came to pick up Jiang Yuqing to watch the dragon boat race, he unexpectedly pounced.
When I asked, I learned that this girl had just gone to his grandfather's Zhuangzi to pick up people at dawn.
He groaned slightly and then said to the guard, "Let's go, go to her farm!"