Widow Li knew that the owner was taking care of their mother and child, so she took the money gratefully, but did not say a word of thanks. There is a lot of gossip in front of the widow, and she is afraid that those in the village who have done more than them will gossip. However, she deeply remembered the kindness of her boss in her heart. Forty Wen is enough to feed the two of them for many days. The son who was so skinny that he only had a big head left, can finally have a full meal!
The speed and quality of work are closely related to wages. The tenant farmers are very enthusiastic. They work in the fields every day before dawn, and they are willing to leave only after the sun goes down. More than 170 acres of land will be completed soon. The sharecroppers are very worried. Anyone who has been farming all year round knows that farming is only the busiest during spring plowing and autumn harvest. Usually, we only need to weed and water. The owner said that corn is drought-resistant and not flood-resistant, so it doesn't need to be watered too often. I wonder if there will be wages when I am free in the middle
Without allowing them time to think, a new task came again. The more than 800 mu of land bought by the King of Yang County required them, experienced hands and novices to cultivate it, and the wages were paid according to the Yu family's practice. The land over there has also been turned over by someone, but the turnover is not so thorough, and the fertilizer is not as good as the Yu's Zhuangzi. It's too late to buy fertilizer now, so Yu Xiaocao can only increase the concentration of Lingshi water to ensure that the corn yield will not be too ugly.
After the corn was planted in the field, Yu Hai contracted the land to the tenants to take care of the land according to the labor force of each family, and paid a basic wage every month, 20 yuan for an adult labor force. !
King Yang's 800 mu of land is naturally in charge of his subordinates. Seeing Yu Hai's parents working hard and doing everything by themselves, he wondered whether he should send them a steward? In the future, Tang Gu's stall will add up to a thousand acres of corn, and the Yu family will have to take care of it. Can you be busy
Zhu Junyang specially called the Nian steward who was transferred from Zhuangzi in the capital to him, and solemnly told him to follow Yu Hai's father and daughter's lead in everything, and to ask them for advice if there was any problem in the cornfield. Seeing that his master valued the Yu family's father and daughter so much, Manager Nian couldn't help reminding himself that he must respect the Yu family's father and daughter as if they were superiors.
In the view of steward Nian, the Yu family's father and daughter, just like him, are helping the master with affairs. However, the status in the mind of the master is just a bit higher. Steward Nian also came step by step from among the many children in Prince Jing's mansion. Among the servants of Prince Jing's Mansion, there is a strong sense of hierarchy, and those with lower ranks must obey the stewards with higher ranks unconditionally.
After the seeds here had been planted, news came from the capital that the corn seeds in Huangzhuang had also been sown. King Yang was a little anxious, wondering if the corn that had not been bred with the potion could be as good as Tang Gu's
He found Yu Xiaocao's father and daughter, hoping to follow them to the capital. Everything here is on track, with Liu Hu's family looking after the melon field, and the Zhuangtou and the county prince's stewards watching over Zhuangzi's side, nothing will happen. Yu Hai went home to discuss with his family and decided to go to Beijing with King Yangjun.
Yu Xiaocao has transformed all the wells in the village into low-concentration spirit stone water, which can not only promote the growth of crops, but also benefit people's health if they drink it for a long time. Yu Xiaocao also mercifully remodeled the wells around the field bought by Xiaojunwang to ensure that the corn planting this time is safe.
After settling everything at home, the father and daughter set off with the team of King Yang. When the villagers heard that the father and daughter of the Yu family were invited by the county prince to farm in the capital, they were all envious. Look at others, even if they have the ability, farming can also make a name for themselves.
Most of the villagers have only been to the town as far as they can go, and it is worth showing off if they can go to the prefecture, let alone the capital. The father and daughter of the Yu family were still invited by the county prince! Maybe if the errand is done well, they will be rewarded with a house in the capital or something. Wouldn't the Yu family be able to settle down in the capital
Under the envious eyes of the villagers, the father and daughter of the Yu family left the village and headed towards the capital in the charming carriage brought by the prince of the county. Yu Xiaocao took her little red horse, and when she got excited, she rode on the horse to enjoy the scenery along the way. Tired of riding, he got into the carriage, drank a cup of tea comfortably, ate some snacks and slept, and then went back to the horse to bicker with the little county king for fun.
From Dongshan Village to the capital city, if you work fast, you can get there almost in one day and one night. If you take a horse-drawn carriage, travel during the day and rest at night, it will take nearly three days. King Yangjun was afraid that Yu Xiaocao's small body would not be able to come, so he took frequent breaks in between.
In the evening, try to stop at the market town and find a good inn, so that the father and daughter of the Yu family can have a good rest after a long day of driving. At noon, if you don't catch up, you can stop in the field and bury a pot to cook, and you can eat to your liking. Therefore, the journey was not full of toil as Yu Xiaocao imagined, but rather like traveling in the mountains and rivers, with an occasional picnic.
Originally, King Yang prepared a house for Yu's father and daughter. But Fang Zizhen learned that his goddaughter was going to the capital, so he informed his wife early. As soon as the group arrived at Shili Pavilion outside the capital, they saw Mrs. Fang waiting anxiously with her servants.
"Godmother, why are you here in person? Where's Xiao Linlin?" Yu Xiaocao jumped out of the carriage, rushed towards Mrs. Fang, and rubbed her head in the arms of the godmother.
Mrs. Fang lovingly stroked her goddaughter's black and shiny hair, and said with a light smile, "Little Linlin has a cough recently, and there is a nanny at home to take care of her! I'm afraid I'll send someone over, I don't know if you missed it. The godmother finally sent me You are looking forward to it, go, go home with your godmother!"
Yu Hai was a little hesitant, feeling that his god-in-law was not in the capital, and it was not suitable for him to live in the General's Mansion as an old man.
Seemingly seeing Yu Hai's concerns, Mrs. Fang said: "Linlin's father will explain the matter about the port, and he will be back the day after tomorrow at the latest. Brother Hai, treat the General's Mansion as your own home, so you're welcome."
Yu Xiaocao had just arrived in an unfamiliar environment, and she didn't want to be separated from her father, so she persuaded her: "Father, you live in a guest room in the outer courtyard. We will go to the fields during the day and come back at night. If you are busy, maybe at night I still want to live in the farm! If my godfather comes back tomorrow and the day after tomorrow and sees you living outside, why don’t you scold me to death!”
Mrs. Fang nodded and smiled at the side.
Yu Hai pointed his finger at his daughter, and said, "Is your godfather willing to scold you? No wonder!"
King Yang interrupted: "Actually, if you don't want to live in the General's Mansion, I have a house not far from the General's Mansion..."
Mrs. Fang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty Yang, please don't make trouble. They are not outsiders, so it's more convenient to live with me."
Seeing that Yu Xiaocao had already made a decision, Zhu Junyang stopped talking. Personally escorted the Yu family's father and daughter to the gate of the General's Mansion, declined Mrs. Fang's invitation to invite him in for a cup of tea, and said to Yu Xiaocao: "I've been traveling hard for the past two days, go to bed early at night, and I'll pick you up tomorrow morning Go to the Grange…”
Before he finished speaking, a surprised voice came: "Brother Yang, you came back from Tanggu? Did you come to see me?"
Zhu Junyang's brows were immediately wrinkled, and his face was covered with frost, as if every cell was written with the words "Keep close to strangers". Yu Xiaocao was very curious, who was it that made the Xiaojun Wang so resistant
She followed the prestige with a little curiosity, and saw not far away, a slim girl in red clothes, looking at this side with surprise, came Yingying. Her blue silk was gently tied up with a dragonfly-pointed water hosta, and a butterfly inlaid with red coral was on her forehead. Her milk-like white and smooth skin shone fluorescently in the sun. Her small red lips matched her snowy skin, and her big almond eyes He stared at Yangjun Wang without blinking, as if he was the only one in the world.
"Wow! It's so beautiful, Xiaojun Wang Yanfu is not shallow!" Yu Xiaocao joked in a low voice, covering her mouth and sniggering.
Zhu Junyang obviously heard her words, his brows frowned even tighter, his phoenix eyes gave her a warning glance, and just as he was about to say something, the girl in red had already walked in front of him, her beautiful almond eyes looked at Yang obsessively. county king.
The frost on his face was even more frosty, Zhu Junyang didn't even glance at her, and said to Mrs. Fang: "Mrs. Fang, the person has been delivered, my nephew is leaving!"
He glared at Yu Xiaocao, who was wearing a wicked smile, and said, "I'll pick you up tomorrow, don't sleep in!!"
After finishing speaking, as if the girl in red was air, she walked around her, got on the horse, and was about to leave. The girl quickly grabbed the rein in the hands of King Yang, raised her delicate face, and said with aggrieved expression: "Brother Yang, what did Xian'er do wrong, why are you ignoring him?"
Jiang Zixian is the youngest daughter of Princess Jing's second brother's family, one year younger than Zhu Junyang. Princess Jing has a good relationship with her second sister-in-law. When the eldest child was born, her second sister-in-law took care of her for a whole month. When Jiang Zixian made her voice, Zhu Junyang, a one-year-old cutie, was clamoring to take her little sister home. Concubine Jing said a joke at the time: "Why do you take me back? To be your little wife?"
With the power and status of Prince Jing's mansion, Princess Jing's second sister-in-law was naturally eager to get closer to Prince Jing's mansion. But later, Zhu Junyang's temperament changed drastically after he was five years old. He was violent and manic, killing people without blinking an eye. Concubine Jing's second sister-in-law excused that she was busy with family affairs and did not walk around with her sister-in-law less. The matter of marriage is naturally left alone.
But in the past two years, Zhu Junyang was named the king of the county, and instead of the emperor, he went to the west to find high-yield crops, and returned victorious. The emperor awarded countless rewards. And because of the high-yield corn and potatoes planted, he caught the eyes of the emperor and became a big celebrity in front of the emperor. Concubine Jing's second sister-in-law recalled the old jokes, and from time to time took her youngest daughter to Prince Jing's mansion to chat with the concubine to relieve boredom.
Jiang Zixian was also amazed by the prosperous beauty of her cousin Zhu Junyang during an encounter in the garden.