In Laizhou, in the farm not far from the state capital, Qin took Wang Hanhao to check the situation of long-term workers planting cotton in Zhuangzi, and told the steward of Zhuangzi about the seedlings and seedlings after the germination of cotton seeds.

After finishing speaking, Qin felt that he was nagging again, and said with a smile, "You have been growing cotton for three years, and you know all these things better than me, so I won't nag more." ”

"The proprietor mentioned all the important things, many people in the Zhuangzi are not clear, you say it once, it is better than the villain to say it ten times. The things you tell the villain will definitely be remembered in your heart, and you can rest assured that it will fall in the field. The steward bowed respectfully.

The steward of this Zhuangzi was sent by the Qin family and Xiao Nuan last winter, he was originally the chief worker of the first village, and last year he was borrowed by the Fangjia Grange in Dengzhou to help manage the grange for a year, and the Fangjia cotton field was kept in good order, Xiao Nuan felt that he was a talent, so he promoted him to be the chief steward of the Zhuangzi.

Xiao Nuan bought more and more fertile land, and the long-term workers who originally worked in the first village did not become big and small stewards in the grange everywhere, and they also became cottonsmiths. Among the long-term workers, the most promising is Hua Chi, and the most unpromising is Li Qianer.

Hua Chi only went to the desolate Mobei last year to plant cotton, but this year he has become the manager of 600 acres of fertile land in Mobei, and the people under him who cultivate the cotton fields are all Mobei officers and soldiers! I heard that he also had a "pawn farmer" errand in the Mobei Army, in charge of the military fields, and he was respected by the officers and soldiers, so he gave them a long face when he said it.

Li Qian'er's guy is so lazy to do it, if it weren't for his wife to see him pitiful, he would have been kicked out of Zhuangzi by the steward of the first village at the end of last year to ask for food. is also thick-skinned, and he will never be embarrassed to stay if he changes the two!

The Qin family was very relieved about this stewardship, "I'll leave it to you here, I'll go to the twenty-second village in Zizhou to see what is planted over there." ”

The steward didn't know what to answer.

Cui Qiao behind the Qin clan reminded, "Madam, this is Twenty-two Village, and we are going to Twenty-Three Village." ”

Qin raised his hand and patted his head, "There are too many Zhuangzi, I have a mixed mind." "I think that at the beginning, when Xiao Nuan bought the first village, she asked her what the name of this village should be. Qin felt that with his daughter's ability, how could he add a few more Zhuangzi, and it was easy to remember one by one. The first four Zhuangzi are indeed very easy to remember, but how did she expect that her daughter would be so capable and make more than 20 Zhuangzi for her.

Listening to the troubles of the owner, the stewards and long-term workers of Twenty-two Village were envious.

The second steward hired from Laizhou gave the owner an idea, "This is not to blame you, no one can remember the number, you might as well call it 'Zhuangzi of Laizhou' and 'Zhuangzi of Zizhou'." ”

Qin shook his head, "No, there are two Zhuangzi in Zizhou." ”

The second steward has really turned over...... He serves!

"Newspaper—"

A horse galloped over, and the guards turned over and dismounted when they arrived, and presented a letter to the Qin family, "The letter from the county lord has arrived." ”

Qin immediately took out the letter and read it, and said with a happy face, "Xiao Nuan bought two more Zhuangzi in Xuzhou!" ”

Cui Qiao was also happy, "Congratulations to Madame, add another twenty-six and twenty-seven villages!" ”

The second steward can't get up when he falls, the county lord of Wenchang is really rich, he must hold this thigh and not let go!

After getting into the carriage, the Qin family was happy for a while and couldn't help but rub his forehead, "Didn't Xiao Nuan say that he would go to Dengzhou to buy a dowry when he went out, why did he go to Xuzhou to buy land?" She took the silver and bought the property, how could she buy the things she liked. ”

Cui Qiao handed over half a cup of warm tea, "Madame, don't worry, if you feel that the dowry is not enough, you can add a few new Zhuangzi purchased by the girl." ”

That's it, but ...... The Qin family was still worried, "Xiao Nuan went out this time and said that he bought something that the third master could use, where could he use it in the grange." ”

"Madame is relieved, no one knows better than the girl what the third master can use. The girl has always said that she will do it, and she will definitely choose a companion who can make the third master like it. He Feng smiled.

They all knew in their hearts that as long as it was chosen by the girl, even if it was a stone on the side of the road, the third master would make people chisel it squarely in the house.

Who made the girl the person who the third master put on the tip of his heart?

"Ahh

Xiao Nuan, who had just set up the steward of the 26th Village, asked him to organize manpower for spring ploughing as soon as possible, and rubbed his little nose, who was talking about her?

Green Butterfly put a cloak on the girl, "Girl, it's time to get up and stretch your muscles." ”

Xiao Nuan, who had been sitting in the shop of the Xuzhou branch for almost two hours, did feel a little cold in her hands and feet, she put down the brush and stood up, and walked to the sun in the courtyard to stretch her limbs and invigorate her blood.

"How's going on over there at Twenty-Five Village?"

"The steward has already led people to plough the fields, and the cotton seeds that have been transported have been sent over, and now it is time to start planting." Tian Shouyi replied.

Xiao Nuan, who wanted to go out of the city to see, ordered, "Shouyi will stay and continue to check the accounts, and the green butterfly will go with me to plant cotton for a while." ”

After she left, the steward of the Xuzhou branch of Nishang asked in a low voice, "Dao Chief, the county lord is a daughter, why do you still go to the fields to cultivate in person?" ”

Generally, after the girl from the peasant family grows up to the age of fifteen or sixteen, she has to raise fine skin and tender meat at home, so that it is easy to say that the in-law's family, isn't the county lord going to get married, and he is not afraid of letting the soil grind the flesh and skin thick?

Tian Shouyi smiled and said, "Little Senior Aunt acts from her heart, why not." I would like to ask you to bring me the purchase account book from October last year to the present. ”

"Last October?" The steward swallowed his saliva, what is this for?

Tian Shouyi still smiled, "Well, you said that our semicolon began to buy a product of fine hemp from the Ningjia in Xuzhou in October last year, and the poor Dao wanted to see the purchase price and volume of the goods we purchased from the Ning family in the past few months, and then went to the warehouse to see the quality of the goods of the Ning family. ”

The steward promised and went away nervously, muttering in his heart that the county lord went to the field, the Taoist priest took care of the accounts, and the owner's family was really weird.

When she got out of the carriage, Xiao Nuan's foot stumbled, and Green Butterfly and Xuan Wu immediately held her up, "Girl, be careful." ”

Xiao Nuan jumped out of the carriage, looked up at the newly purchased fertile farmland, swept away the emptiness of the money he had just spent, rolled up his sleeves and said with great interest, "Let's go, go over and have a look!" ”

The newly transferred steward from the third village of Jixian County saw that the young owner was coming, and hurriedly ran over from the field to report the situation here to the young owner.

"After the cottonseed arrived yesterday, the villain took people to soak the cottonseed in potion overnight and then dry it, and this morning went to the agricultural market to recruit 20 strong workers, carefully taught them the precautions for planting cotton, and then just started planting, and they can be planted today and tomorrow."

Soaking cottonseeds with insecticidal and disease-relieving potions is a method that Wang Hanhao came up with last year, and it has been popularized and applied in various granges this year. A few days after the 25 Zhuang Grange was bought, and before it had time to select reliable long-term workers, it was also a good way to find farmers who worked as part-time workers from the markets of nearby villages to grow cotton.

Xiao Nuan bent down and checked a few places with his hands to pull out the soil, and found that the depth and spacing of the cotton seeds met the requirements, so he stood up and said, "These people have good craftsmanship." ”

"The villains pick all crops, and planting cotton is similar to planting soybeans, and they can do it."

Xiao Nuan nodded and looked at the farmers scattered in the fields.

Suddenly, her eyes lit up, this is really when someone came to the door to deliver pillows and silver while she was sleeping!