Sun Hongyuan was mingling among the crowd, wanting to follow those people to his residence. Just as he was about to leave, a flash of pink appeared in his sight. He stopped and looked up in panic.
"Tell me, why didn't I see your people in the academy? It turns out that you secretly returned to Ruizhou City and got into my fleet?" Yun Miaomiao said with a smile.
Sun Hongyuan blushed. He wanted to relax and go to the academy to study, but since that night, he changed his mind.
If it weren't for what Yun Miaomiao said to Feichen, he wouldn't have taken the risk.
Fortunately, there were no major incidents along the way. Most of the strong men on the boat thought that they were Yun Miaomiao's acquaintances and treated him with respect and did not embarrass him. This made the journey very easy for him.
Qingyang stood beside Yun Miaomiao and also spoke, "Master Sun, if you were swallowed by a sea beast and we didn't find you following, Magistrate Sun would think that if you continue to talk about studying in the academy, then you really have agreed.
That sentence, no one knows about it even after death, it just disappeared into thin air."
Sun Hongyuan knew that he was reckless and did not dare to refute loudly. He just muttered in a low voice, "I left a letter to my father. My father always thinks that I should study in a disciplined manner and gain fame, but I don't think so. I want to rely on
I made my way with my own hands. I was not sensible before, but when I met Miss Yun, I understood. I want to be like Miss Yun, able to eat with my own hands. My ambition is not to be in court.
If my father forces me, of course I will go against him."
After a pause, he added, "Besides, Miss Yun can be a woman, why can't I?"
Although he can't carry it on his shoulders or lift it with his hands, he can't be any worse than a woman no matter what.
What Sun Hongyuan didn't know was that the Yun Miaomiao standing in front of him was not comparable to ordinary women.
Yun Miaomiao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but now that the young master was here, she couldn't let anyone really crowd with the boatmen.
"Dongqing, please arrange a place for him. It doesn't have to be too good." After Yun Miaomiao ordered, he turned around and took Qingyang towards his residence.
"I won't go, I want to live in the same place with you." Sun Hongyuan refused directly.
Dongqing had an intuition that Sun Hongyuan was here to pry a corner, so she watched him warily and wouldn't let him get close to Yun Miaomiao.
"You live with me. The courtyard of Wangcheng and I is next door to Madam." As soon as Dongqing said this,
Before coming, Yun Miaomiao wrote a letter to Dongqing and Wang Cheng, saying that she was coming back. The two of them had built a yard on the island early, with everything in it.
Even though they were here, Sun Hongyuan didn't want to be separated from Yun Miaomiao. He completely ignored Dongqing's words and followed Yun Miaomiao's steps back.
After taking the boat for so many days, Yun Miaomiao was also very tired. Fortunately, Dongqing prepared hot water. She went into the room and washed up comfortably before coming out to the yard to have dinner with everyone.
On the small island in Qinlan River, at night, the wind blowing from all directions brought a bit of coolness, and Yun Miaomiao gathered her clothes.
"How are the villagers doing here?"
Those people were originally from Jiangning Village and had never traveled far in their lives. Some of them were as far away as Yuan'an County. There were also some elderly people who had not even been to the village for many years.
Yun Miaomiao left Dongqing, Wang Cheng and the others behind just to let those people get used to the life here.
Dongqing said that those people had been arrested for a long time, longer than his memory had been sealed, and there was no sign of recovery. But fortunately, they were all people doing farm work, so it wouldn't be difficult to do it.
It's just that when you go out to sea, you still need someone to take it with you and keep an eye on it.
Things in the sea are open to everyone, and there is no cost. The people in the village pick up some seafood on the beach and bring it back for extra meals, and then plant some vegetables in their own yards, and their lives are relatively smooth.
Dongqing filled a bowl of fish pond to Yun Miaomiao, and then sat down on a chair nearby.
"They are all used to it. They feel more like they grew up by the sea than those people before. However, there are still very few things on the island. They are all people who have lived inland for most of their lives. People can adapt.
This taste is very rare.”
Dongqing lamented, "At first, they all thought the seafood was very fresh and delicious, but then everyone in the village started to have a fever and couldn't go to the toilet. There was no doctor on the island, and Wang Cheng and I were also half-baked.
The barefoot doctors did some random things and actually cured the person. But when it was serious, we had no choice but to rely on them to survive. Some of them were older and couldn't bear it anymore, so they left."
Yun Miaomiao had forgotten this. At first, she only thought that if these people stayed here, it would at least be better than going back. They could also have a full stomach here, but she didn't expect that it would turn out like this.
"How long has this been going on?"
"After you left, they were still very unfamiliar with picking up seafood. It took a month or two for them to gradually become familiar with it. It was only last month that they started to notice that some people had problems. After more than half a month of treatment, many people
Everyone is saying that seafood is poisonous and will make you sick if you eat it. There are fewer people eating it these days, and there are far fewer people getting sick. However, they only eat those green vegetables every day, and they don’t have much strength. Moreover, the people here only eat vegetables.
Eating seafood is not like the old villages where you could grow rice and eat it. There is nothing here but seafood. No matter how much people like it, there will be a day when they get tired of it."
On the island, the food available is too limited, which is also very troublesome.
Yun Miaomiao thought for a while and decided to go around the island tomorrow. Only after on-site inspection did she know the solution.
"I understand. There are a lot of things brought over on the ship. Qingyang, take Wang Huzi's group tomorrow to unload all the things on the ship and transport them to the warehouse. In Wangcheng, you can also find some villagers and ask people to
Come over to help, and I have brought a lot of rice and food this time, and I will distribute it to them on a per-person basis."
After a pause, she continued, "When the ship came, it was attacked by sea monsters and was somewhat damaged. Ship repairmen need to repair the holes so that seawater will not flood in and sink the ship when we return.
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"The fishing nets on the boat are also broken a lot. We will bring more villagers over tomorrow to mend all the fishing nets. Without fishing nets, we will not be able to catch fish, and our daily food sources will be much less." Yun Miaomiao frowned and said.
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With Yun Miaomiao, everyone present felt that there would be a lot of things to do tomorrow, and both of them looked uncomfortable.
Sun Hongyuan looked at Yun Miaomiao, and finally said, "I, I want to go with you tomorrow."
Yun Miaomiao had forgotten that such a person existed. Sun Hongyuan, a young master around him, couldn't do much work, so he agreed.
Early the next morning, Yun Miaomiao took Dongqing to inspect the island, while Qingyang and Wang Cheng took several villagers Wang Huzi and Wang Cheng found to the place where the docked ship was, and began to follow the arrangements arranged by Yun Miaomiao yesterday.
Work hard.
Qingyang directed the boatmen to unload all the things and transport them to the warehouse on the island. At the same time, he asked the two ship repairmen to start repairing yesterday's ship and fill up the holes in the ship.
At the same time, Wang Cheng also took the villagers to repair the fishing nets. Not only were the fishing nets in tatters, they were also soaked hard by the sea water, making it very difficult to repair.
Knowing that it was difficult to repair, Wang Cheng did not urge them and let them repair slowly while he went to help Qingyang move the goods.
The sun was shining high, and the waves on the sea were sparkling, making Yun Miaomiao's cheeks blush. She squinted her eyes, stood under the tree, and looked at the sea from a distance.
After looking around, Yun Miaomiao found that the animal and plant resources here were very scarce. There were basically no animals to eat, and trees were rare.
She and Dongqing found several fresh water sources on the island. The water source was only enough for the villagers on the island to survive. It was not practical to use it for planting.
There is also a small fruit forest in the back mountain, where some malnourished pears grow.
She picked some fruits and tasted them, and found that they tasted pretty good.
She thought that maybe she could spread some fertilizer on these fruits, and then there would be more things to eat on the island, so that everyone would have more food sources.
She remembered that in modern times, there was a great researcher who said that rice could be grown using sea water. She could go back and find out if there were such varieties of rice and wheat in the mall. If so,
, then the problem of eating here will be solved.
Yun Miaomiao also thought of many ways, such as raising some poultry animals on the island. Of course, this can be bought in the mall, but it is difficult to take out. But fortunately, the forest in the back mountain is big enough, and she can buy some pheasants in the mall.
Wild boars and the like, it would not be a bad idea to bring people here to catch them and raise them.
Yun Miaomiao already has a map in her mind, but she can't rush into anything.
"Madam, you walked around the island today. Are you looking for something?" Holly was too tired to speak. He sat on a stone nearby and asked.
The matter has not been finalized yet, Yun Miaomiao gave the answer, "I will think about it when I go back. When I have thought about it, I will tell you in detail."
After returning, Yun Miaomiao went back to her room, so that Dongqing didn't have to wait for her to eat. She plunged into the mall and rummaged through all the crops that could be grown with seawater.
Among them, rice and wheat can be planted with 100% certainty, and there are seeds available for purchase in the mall, which are not expensive and have high yields.
Winter will be here in two months, and the temperature in the Qinlan River is high. If you plant all the food at this time, you should have a good harvest.
If the fruit grove in the back mountain is taken care of, it can also be a good source of income.
When Yun Miaomiao came out of the room, there were already people sitting outside, including Dongqing, Qingyang, Wang Cheng and Sun Hongyuan who had been tired for a day.
Sun Hongyuan followed Yun Miaomiao for a day today. He thought, as he has grown so big, the total distance he has walked is not as far as today. What kind of monster is this Yun Miaomiao? After walking like this for a day, he is still full of energy to study the method.
How to open up wasteland and farm on this island?
Yun Miaomiao wrote a thick stack of paper and put it on the dining table. Dongqing also went to the kitchen to bring out the hot food in the pot. While Yun Miaomiao was eating the food, Dongqing and the others began to look at what Yun Miaomiao gave them.
Qingyang was the first to read it, his eyes brightened, "Madam, how did you come up with such a good method? Are these methods really possible?"
Wang Cheng and Dongqing followed closely behind and finished reading, unable to conceal their excitement in their voices, "If this can be done, life will be very easy for people here in the future. I even want to stay."
Sun Hongyuan saw the excited expressions of the three people and muttered to himself, what could be so exciting? He doubtfully picked up the paper they had read and read it carefully.
After a while, I saw him patting the table and standing up.
"Yun Miaomiao, you, did you write this?" He knew that Yun Miaomiao had some abilities, but he didn't know that she was so capable.
Yun Miaomiao didn't even raise her head, she didn't even pay attention to him, she just lowered her head and ate her meal.
Seeing this, the other three people ignored him and started discussing instead.
Dongqing has lived here for a long time, and naturally got acquainted with them a lot. She was the first to stand up and rush to do things, "Madam, I want to take care of the fruit forest in the back mountain. I will take it with me tomorrow."
They are leaving in Jiangli, and the villagers have all worked, so it is better to move around than to sit around and do nothing all day long, so that they can have something to look forward to."
Wang Cheng also said immediately, "Then I will go and draw an outline on the beach to the west. For such a big thing as growing food, there should be a lot of aunts in those villages. When the time comes, we will distribute it to them.
We need to let them grow their own land, but when the food is grown, it won’t be until next year at the latest. Do we have to keep giving them food before then? They have no money on them."
Qingyang opened his mouth and said, "It will take some time before the boat is repaired. Those boatmen have not traveled such a long sea route, and there are quite a few of them who are not used to it when they arrive on the island. I am afraid they will have to wait for the trip to the sea."
Yun Miaomiao saw that they had talked a lot and their stomachs were full, so she put down the bowls and chopsticks in her hands.
"Well, Holly, take those people to the orchards to weed and prune all the pear trees, so that new branches can grow next spring. We will fatten them appropriately, and the pears that will grow next year will be sure to grow.
Big and sweet.”
Yun Miaomiao only brought food this time. She didn't bring anything else. If she took it out rashly, it would definitely make people suspicious, so she was extra cautious.
She paused and then continued, "Also, when I was wandering around the back mountain today, I found pig manure and some chicken feathers in the back mountain. There should be some wild animals in the back mountain. Although there are several boatmen in the Wangcheng
For those who are not used to it, there is no need for so many people repairing the ship. You can give me the rest. I will take the people to the back mountains to hunt and see if I can catch all those wild animals and raise them in captivity for a long time.
In the future, in addition to seafood, at least chicken and pork will be available on the island, right?"
"There are wild boars and pheasants in the back mountain?" Dongqing's eyes widened and she looked at Yun Miaomiao in disbelief, "Madam, are you sure you saw it correctly?"
He had lived on the island for several months, but why didn't he find any wild animals in the mountains behind?
Facing his question, Yun Miaomiao said without changing her expression, "I don't know if it's true, but I did see pig manure and chicken feathers. I'll have to go up the mountain tomorrow to find out whether they are there. Of course it is.
It’s the best. If we don’t have any, we can bring some back next time we come back to keep them.”
Dongqing suddenly realized, "It's true that Madam is so powerful. She thought everything clearly as soon as she came here. I have lived on the island for such a long time, and I only know how to lead people to pick up seafood. I don't dare to go out to sea to fish."
If you want to go far, you can only take a boat to go around."
"By the way, talking about this, I have one more thing to tell you." Yun Miaomiao is here to do big things, and she doesn't want to just be busy with these things. "Those people on the island have seafood collectors at home.
If there are good goods, I will also collect them here. Wangcheng Holly, you are familiar with the people here. When the time comes, call all the people on the island together and talk about this matter. After the seafood is dried, the quality can be
You can exchange it with me for rice, wheat, or other things, and money is fine."
Dongqing and Wang Cheng looked at each other. Madam is worthy of being a madam. She was able to come up with this idea. They are ashamed of themselves.
"Okay, we will go discuss this matter with Jiang Lizheng and the others early tomorrow morning."
After saying that, Dongqing still had some doubts in her heart, "No matter, madam, you have collected so much sea goods and you are still doing this. By the time you go back, it will be too late to show off. I think there are quite a few ships.
You can’t just go back with an empty boat, right?”
Yun Miaomiao shook her head, "Of course not. These boats will naturally be filled up before they go back. Don't worry, just stay close to the island. I won't go back so quickly."
Dongqing felt that she was too worried. After all, Madam was not an ordinary person and there must be other ways.
Sun Hongyuan looked at how many people were talking and said weakly, "I want to follow them to the beach tomorrow to see how to grow food. Is that okay?"
Magistrate Sun's family used to be poor, but later he passed the Jinshi examination and became a county magistrate in the poor Huaxian County. If Mr. Zhao's transactions had not flowed back and forth, which promoted the business in Huaxian County, Huaxian County would not have been so fast.
Let everyone earn money and eat, and gradually County Magistrate Sun also had some money, and Sun Hongyuan became more and more wanton.
The sea water is salty, and Sun Hongyuan still has this common sense. Otherwise, Ruizhou is so dry, why not use the sea water to irrigate the land and grow food.
But then again, Sun Hongyuan looked at Yun Miaomiao. Even if seawater could not be used for irrigation, Yunmiaomiao had a food method that could be irrigated by seawater. Why didn't he take it out immediately?
Yun Miaomiao noticed his gaze, her heart skipped a beat, and she immediately realized her mistake. This Sun Hongyuan was indeed not an easy person to fool, and she almost exposed her secret.
However, she had already seen the seeds before she came out, and they were no different from ordinary seeds. Even if Sun Hongyuan looked at them, he couldn't see anything.
"Since you want to go, then go." Yun Miaomiao said.