He opened "Qi Min Yao Shu" and read it according to the section on farming, and said, "This place is not suitable for growing tea, because the soil is a little sticky."
Li Zhifeng didn't understand what he said, so he just stood and listened. You Miao said, "Let's go to the mountain over there to see."
When the two of them reached the riverside, the torrents of the river were rolling, and there was not even a ferry boat. The two sides of the river were dozens of feet higher than the waterline. There was a thick rope hanging in the air for people to cross the river. You Miao couldn't help saying: "Mom. Yes, this is too dangerous, who is it for?"
Li Zhifeng said, "I'll go over behind your back, don't look down."
You Miao leaned on Li Zhifeng's back, and Li Zhifeng said, "Don't be afraid, don't look." After saying that, he tied the two of them together with a belt, grabbed the rope with both hands, and climbed over like this. When he reached the heart of the river, You Miao was still there. I couldn't help but glance down, only to feel dizzy.
The land in Jiangbei is slightly different from Jiangnan, but it is suitable for planting trees, and it is a good land.
When You Miao reached the end, there was a boundary monument of Jiangbo Villa, and if he went outside, it was the main road leading to Guozhuang, which was almost covered by weeds. On the opposite side of the land, someone had already planted the land within the range of the villa and was burning dried oranges. When they saw You and Miao, they immediately said, "What are you doing! Where did you come from?"
You Miao thought, are you courting death? He also planted the land at my house, but the villa has been left unattended for a hundred years, so I have to forget it. I will deal with him slowly in the future. Looking at the appearance of the man, I guess it should be from Guozhuang.
Guo Zhuang and An Lu used to get together in private fights, and quite a few people were killed. The two places were almost inseparable.
You Miao waved his hand and said, "I'm from Jiangbo Villa!"
The farmer straightened up and said, "Jiangbo Villa? Is that haunted house finally taken care of?"
Li Zhifeng's face sank, but You Miao suggested that he might as well, hehe said with a smile: "My name is You Miao, You Dechuan's son, I was planning to come over to pick up things, so I stayed here, eldest brother Kong will help me with a letter, I have to get along with you. You Guozhuang are neighbors."
The man looked at You Miao up and down and said, "You are Young Master You? No wonder..."
You Miao suddenly moved in her heart and asked Li Zhifeng, "How far is this from Guozhuang?"
The farmer replied, "Well, just walk five miles ahead."
You Miao nodded and said to Li Zhifeng in a low voice, "Go back and weigh half a catty of the tea in the big box in the second drawer of the study, and bring it to me."
Li Zhifeng went back, You Miao smiled, and sat on a big rock, not caring about his privately overrunning wasteland, chatting casually with the farmer, asking him what he usually grows on the ground, the farmer doesn't seem to be very I believe that you only treat him as a pampered young master. You Miao was originally a young master, and he did not distinguish between the four bodies and the five grains, but since he came, it doesn't matter what his previous identity was.
You Miao was already clever, and Li Zhifeng came back not long after seeing people talking about people and talking about ghosts, so the two went back to Guozhuang with the farmer.
This is already the boundary of Liuzhou. Liuzhou and Yangzhou are bounded by the Yangtze River, which is the ropeway they came over. Liuzhou people are tough, and they seem very hot and rude when they quarrel, while Yangzhou people are more bitter when scolding , separated by a river, the folk customs of the two places are completely different.
You Miao met the old village chief of Guozhuang and gave him a box of tea. The village chief was very surprised and said, "Your father is willing to throw you here?"
You Miao said with a smile, "Hey, I'm here by myself. It's boring to stay in Biyu Villa all the time."
The old village chief was in his sixties, and he understood after hearing the words, and said with a smile, "I saw your mother back then."
You Miao said unexpectedly, "Really?"
The old village chief smiled and said, "You are as clever as your mother." After finishing speaking, he said to several people sitting in the hall: "Young Master You has come to take care of the villa, and we are neighbors in the future, so we need to move around more often. it is good."
You Miao smiled and said, "That's natural. How much rent do you charge for the land in Guozhuang?"
The old village chief sighed: "Last year and this year, the rent was four cents. The county hasn't sent Baozheng, and I don't know what the situation will be in the coming year."
"Oh." You Miao nodded thoughtfully, renting out a quarter of the land, which means that for each acre of land, for a year of planting, a full 40% of the harvest would be subject to tax, and the remaining 60% would go to the tenants.
"My father's Zhuangzi." You Miao smiled and said, "I have to charge seven cents in rent."
"You are different." The village chief Guo smiled and said, "No matter how much tea mountain is harvested, we can live on. We can't grow tea in this place, and no one wants to plant it. Alas, it's difficult."
You Miao's heart moved and said, "I would like to try to plant some tea trees in this village, but even if there is no one, I can't recruit some tenants. Why don't Mr. Guo help me on weekdays, there are long-term workers who come to work. , let them come to my side?"
The village chief Guo was noncommittal, and You Miao smiled again: "Biyu Villa said that it will give me 20,000 tea seedlings a year, all of which are the best beautiful eyebrows, and I don't worry that no one will buy them when they are sun-dried melon slices. A few years ago, the Queen Mother did. I like to eat, but now I don’t pay tribute to the court, and I send it to Banan, Shuzhong, and Hanzhong. My father is too lazy to plant it, and the tea tree seedlings are thrown in the mud in the village…”
The village chief Guo said, "Young Master You would like to grow tea on the mountain?"
"I think so." You Miao smiled and said, "There are not many people on hand, and it will take several years to plant a tea tree. Don't rush it."
The village chief Guo said: "Yes, now that the year has passed, the surplus grain is not enough to eat. I'm afraid that I won't be able to wait for the tea trees to grow for a few years, not to mention that the tea trees are not easy to maintain..."
You Miao smiled and said, "My parents have grown tea all their lives, is Mr. Guo still afraid that I will kill the tea tree?"
The village chief Guo said, "You are Miss Qiao's son. How could you plant a tea tree to death? I'm afraid that the tenants won't want to go there. If you plant it, you will have to wait for two years. The whole family is waiting for food, so you can't wait!"
You Miao snorted, nodded and said, "I was thinking about hiring a few long-term workers, but I couldn't even hire long-term workers. They all went home for the New Year. There are people here, Mr. Guo. I hired some slack farmers to stay home. Come here. Open up a few acres of land for me. It's not bad, ten cents per acre of land."
"Okay." Village Chief Guo said, "That's natural. I'll keep an eye out for you. If someone wants to make some money, I'll send him to your place."
You Miao was satisfied, knowing that the time was approaching the end of the year, some people could not repay their debts, and those who earned a little money to buy clothes for their daughter-in-law had to think about earning money. As soon as Old Man Guo loosened up, it was guaranteed that someone would come to the door within three days. After negotiating this matter, You Miao got up to leave and came out with Li Zhifeng.
Li Zhifeng said, "Are you going to the market?"
You Miao lazily just didn't want to move, and said, "I don't want to leave."
Li Zhifeng smiled and said, "I'll hold you."
You Miao smiled, pushed and shoved against him, and said, "Let's go out first, don't be ashamed here. Is the market far away?"
Li Zhifeng said, "Not far, on the pier by the river."
The two walked out of Guozhuang along the east road, and Li Zhifeng carried You Miao on his back, just like a young couple strolling by the river, You Miao suddenly noticed this, it was not a young couple!