After You Miao finished eating, he pushed the bowl towards Li Zhifeng and said, "Eat, it's good to work when you're full." Li Zhifeng ate the rest, and You Miao said, "You are the only one I can rely on. Be careful with everything."
Li Zhifeng nodded, You Miao naturally knew that Li Zhifeng took him to heart, so it was just an order in vain, in fact, it was just that his heart was not at ease. Dare to go out, for fear of seeing more shabby outside.
But in any case, since it's here, it has to be cleaned up.
You Miao understood a little bit, if it weren't for this shabby situation, Jiangbo Villa would not have been able to take over. Four tenants, ninety hectares of land, except for the fields east of the villa, the rest are wasteland. No one is going to open up wasteland, and each tenant has 50 acres of land—they can't grow too much.
The most urgent task is to open up these lands, so that people can plant the land and harvest food.
However, if we want to cultivate land, we need to open up wasteland. It is said that there are 9,000 mu of land, but some of them are hillsides and hills. Without these, only 6,000 or 7,000 mu of rice can really be grown.
6,000 mu... There is rice in spring and autumn, and one mu of land can produce 600 catties. After removing the rations of the tenants and paying the rent, you can earn some money per mu. The 6,000 mu of land is rented out, earning a few thousand taels of silver every year.
Of course, this is the most ideal situation. In fact, there are no people in Youmiao, the land needs to be reclaimed, and taxes must be paid to the imperial court. Judging from the current situation, four families, each of 50 acres, can reap income in one year. A hundred taels of silver is thank goodness, but the most troublesome thing is that there is no water.
Rice Rice requires water to grow, but water is a big problem. Three crops of rice can be grown in fertile fields with water, but only one season can be grown in dry land without water, and two crops are extremely difficult. Watching the sky to eat, there will be a few more rains, but not too much, otherwise, the seedlings will be rotten.
"Let's talk about it, what's your name?" You Miao held the account book, and didn't put on the master's score. When he came out, he sat beside the stone lion. The tenants outside the second gate had been waiting for a long time, and they all bowed when they saw You Miao coming out. Please be safe.
"Report to the young master." Someone said, "The youngest family's surname is Li, and his name is Li Zhuang."
You Miao nodded and looked at the four people in turn. They must all be the head of the tenant's family. The man named Li Zhuang looked to be in his fifties. There was a hunched old man beside him, and a man on the other side. A little tall young man, and the last one is a thin man.
Is the old man also a tenant
Li Zhuang told You Miao their names one by one, the old man called Uncle Liang, the young man was called Zhang Er, and the thin man was called Zhu Tang.
You Miao said, "Liang Bo is still farming?"
"One year's harvest is not as good as one year!" Uncle Liang shook his eyebrows and said, "I don't know how many years it will last."
The rest of the people exchanged glances, but no one made a sound. You Miao was stunned for a moment, but then she understood that Biyu Villa sent someone to collect the rent before, but now You Miao came in person and took over Jiang Bo. Shanzhuang, these tenants are somewhat selfish, and they have come to ask for a promise not to increase the rent, so that they can live better next year.
"No rent increase." You Miao thought about it on the way here, and said, "But I have a condition."
Unexpectedly, Li Zhuang said again: "Young master, the younger ones are here to bid farewell to the young master."
You Miao was stunned again. Li Zhifeng, who was in the room, had eaten breakfast and came out, standing behind You Miao.
You Miao calmed down a bit and said, "What? Goodbye?"
That Li Zhuang was obviously the leader of the group, and he had already discussed the matter, and he said, "I can't go on, young master. I want to take my daughter-in-law and son to Yangzhou to ask for some work."
"Young master, I have to go too." The young man Zhang Er said: "My parents have gone, and now I am alone in the family, I can't take care of these places, and I can't get a daughter-in-law. I plan to go in the spring of next year. The capital has defected to my uncle."
You Miao looked at the skinny man again, only to see the skinny man Zhu Tang hesitated and said, "I... I have to go too, this place can't grow any longer, so I might as well go fishing for a living."
"Liang Bo is also getting old." Li Zhuang said, "Liang Bo's son is a soldier in Liuzhou, and he eats imperial grain to lead the army, and he doesn't want his father to work hard to farm the land."
You Miao never imagined that when he came to Jiangbo Villa, he had to face such a dilemma. Not only was the manor deserted and the houses dilapidated, but even the local tenants did not plan to rent any more land. If the four tenants ran away, then only You Miao and Li Zhifeng would be left in Jiangbo Villa.
You Miao was still a little funny, and said, "Is the harvest so bad? It's so bad that you can't even make ends meet?"
Several people didn't speak, and You Miao didn't say anything to keep them, and said casually: "Since you're leaving, then... feel free, you guys wait here."
You Miao went into the house, took some pieces of silver from the carriage in the backyard, wrapped a few envelopes, one tael of silver, and distributed it to the four tenants one by one. The four families have also planted land for Jiangbo Villa for decades, this amount of money is a little bit of my heart, if I want to come back in the future, I can come back at any time."
This time, the three tenants were greatly surprised. The young man took Feng'er, bowed his hands to Youmiao, and said, "Thank you, young master."
You Miao waved his hand, indicating that it was okay, several people left, You Miao looked at their backs, and suddenly had an indescribable feeling.
Li Zhifeng stood behind You Miao with his hands down. After You Miao waited for everyone to leave, he said, "Did you see it?"
"Yeah." Li Zhifeng nodded and said, "I won't leave."
You Miao got up, walked slowly in the yard, and said, "The skinny guy shouldn't be able to walk, he just heard the others coming up and followed him to ask for some benefits, the old man may not be able to walk, he is used to farming. It’s not comfortable to live in Liuzhou. It’s not unusual for young people to have their parents dead, and they have high ambitions and don’t want to farm.”
"Not necessarily Li Zhuang." Li Zhifeng said, "If you lower the rent, he may not leave."
You Miao nodded, really having a headache, and said, "The land of Jiangbo Villa is so barren?"
Li Zhifeng said, "I don't know how to farm."
You have to learn it. You Miao doesn't even know the situation of her own property now. She rushed over on impulse at that time. Now, depending on the situation, even if she wants to sell it for money, most of it won't be able to sell it.
The land left to her by her mother could never be sold.
You Miao thought about it carefully and said, "Let's walk around first, the house is not busy cleaning up."
"The whole Jiangbo Villa." You Miao and Li Zhifeng walked towards the gate and said, "More than half of the land is wasteland."
Li Zhifeng snorted and said, "Find a way to reclaim the wasteland."
You Miao said again: "It should be cultivated, but I don't know what kind of land is suitable for planting here, or whether it is suitable for planting."
You Miao held Li Zhifeng's hand, and the two walked side by side around the shadow wall full of creeping tigers. You Miao pondered for a while, and said to herself, "The first few years may be a little difficult, few people are willing to farm, so let's just Try planting it yourself. Without water, this is a problem, and the tenants’ time and energy are wasted on fetching water for irrigation.”
Li Zhifeng said, "Or should I go to the town to recruit people?"
You Miao said with a smile: "It's best to recruit people. It doesn't matter if you can't recruit people. Let's cultivate our own land, be self-sufficient, grow and order vegetables, raise chickens, raise pigs, and buy food from outside."
"Cultivating tea trees is the most profitable, but my father is holding down the price of fried tea, and rushing to plant it with him is courting death." You Miao pulled the creeping tiger away, and Li Zhifeng stepped forward to help him with the work, and the two wanted to clear the shadow wall. , You Miao added: "It's okay to plant and play. I can see a small circle of land on the mountain over there, buy some tea seedlings, and take a look every once in a while, that's all."
"Hmm." Li Zhifeng nodded: "It makes sense."
You Miao added: "Let's take the surrounding area, choose a good spot, hire a few long-term workers, help with the plow for a few days, throw some rapeseeds down, and grow some vegetables for our own eating."
Li Zhifeng said, "Yes."
Li Zhifeng didn't say anything about his thoughts. He knew that You Miao said these words to clarify his own thoughts. Step by step, he had to settle down and clean up the house before starting to develop the villa. You Miao cleared half of the shadow wall and saw a group of people. With sharp and steady words, he couldn't help but wonder: "There are still poems?"
"Zeng Shi was shocked..." You Miao murmured, "I guess the previous owner was still an elegant person, let me see..."
As the creeping tiger is removed, a line of poetry is presented.
It used to be Jinghong Zhaoying.
Li Zhifeng also pulled down the vines on the left side of the shadow wall, showing the whole picture of the shadow wall.
Under the bridge of sadness, the spring waves are green, and it was once Jinghong Zhaoying.
You Miao stood in front of the shadow wall and was a little lost for a while. He could vaguely understand why his mother bought this manor.
"To Tang Wan." Li Zhifeng noticed the words in the corner.
It was carved one by one with a chisel. You Miao said, "Go out and have a look."