Yun Miaomiao agreed with his words. Sun Hongyuan couldn't help but look at Yun Miaomiao, trying to find flaws in her expression. Obviously, the final result disappointed him.
But Yun Miaomiao looked calm from beginning to end, as if she would agree to whatever she said.
The next morning, Sun Hongyuan got up early. When he came out, Yun Miaomiao and others had also gotten up, and he was actually the last one.
Seeing everyone sitting in the yard, Sun Hongyuan quickened his pace and walked over, picked up the steamed buns on the table and ate them.
Strangely, the steamed buns on the table were more delicious than all the delicacies he had eaten before. He, who was not a big eater, ate three steamed buns and drank a bowl of soy milk before giving up.
After breakfast, Sun Hongyuan followed those people to the beach, while Yun Miaomiao went to the back mountain.
It took about three cups of tea to walk from the courtyard to the beach. Sun Hongyuan was shocked by the scene in front of him.
He saw ahead, looking at the golden beach where the sea and the sky met, a group of people were digging holes and making ridges on the beach.
The periphery of this land is just blocked by rocks, and the sea water cannot fill up. If it is not windy and rainy, half of the sea water will not come over. The fields and ridges are also surrounded by stones, and they are built into blocks of different shapes.
of fields.
Sun Hongyuan looked at it seriously. When he was about to go over to help, he was stopped by Wang Cheng. "Master Sun has a distinguished status, so you should just stand far away and take a look. If something happens to you, our wife will not be able to talk to Magistrate Sun."
Tell me, Master Sun, it’s better not to cause any trouble to us.”
Sun Hongyuan's face turned red at first, then turned pale in an instant, "I, my father is not that kind of person. I want to go over and have a look and help."
Wang Cheng glanced at him for a second, then withdrew his gaze, "Master Sun, do you really want to do business with Madam? Do you have any other thoughts?"
"No." Sun Hongyuan waved his hand immediately, "I definitely didn't mean to harm your wife. I was a little arrogant and domineering at first, but I have never harmed anyone. At most, I just spoke a little harshly. Besides, my father said that I
If I follow Miss Yun, I will definitely achieve great things in the future. I am not young anymore, so I cannot be inferior to a woman."
Here, Wang Cheng has rolled up his trousers and got off the ground, "Since Master Sun wants to help, let's come down. Although the beach is protected by rocks, the waves are also big. Don't go that way, otherwise you will be swept away by the waves.
If you leave, no matter how powerful I am, I can't save you."
Sun Hongyuan didn't let him go, and immediately smiled and said, "Thank you for reminding me."
"Who warned you? I'm just afraid that I won't be able to explain it to my wife." Wang Cheng felt that the smile on his face was dazzling, so he turned away and said.
Sun Hongyuan didn't care about his attitude. He quickly imitated Wang Cheng's actions, rolled up his trousers and got down to the ground, and helped move stones to pile up the fields.
This piece of silver beach is almost 300 acres, and the terrain is flat. Yun Miaomiao chose this place as a place to grow food, but the manpower is limited. Even if Sun Hongyuan and others work hard, it only takes a day.
Not many ridges.
When Yun Miaomiao saw Jiang Lizheng again, his hair had turned white and the wrinkles on his face had become deeper. Along with him were familiar faces to her, namely Wang Tiezhu and Uncle Lin.
them.
Jiang Lizheng walked over with a smile, "Miss Yun, I heard from Dongqing that there are wild boars and pheasants in the back mountains. You said you would take us to catch them, is that true?"
Yun Miaomiao nodded, "I took a look around yesterday, and there is indeed one, but the mountain behind is so big that it requires a few more people to lay traps to catch it. I still need your help. When the wild boar is captured alive, we will keep it at home.
The babies will be divided among each family, and then everyone will be able to eat meat. The aunts in your family have already cultivated the land on the beach. When rice and wheat are planted, everyone will not have to worry about food and drink in the future.
."
"That's really great. Miss Yun has really helped us a lot." Jiang Lizheng nodded, "Dongqing also said that you collect seafood, so that every one of our households can give you the seafood in exchange for food.
With silver, the boy in Wangcheng said that there is a famine outside, and many people have starved to death. It is not much use for us people to have silver. There are sea beasts on the sea, and you are not brave enough to try to go to sea. We only dare to stay near the sea.
No matter how hard it is, we have already discussed it. Let’s exchange food with you, girl, okay?”
Indeed, the money they took was not of much use. There were always seafood on the beach. As long as people were not too lazy to pick it up themselves, they would basically not go hungry.
"Of course there is no problem." Yun Miaomiao nodded, "After we have set up the trap, I will ask you to help me go to every household and tell them that the day after tomorrow my yard will start collecting overseas goods. As long as they are of good quality, I will accept them."
."
Jiang Lizheng and Wang Tiezhu immediately laughed happily, "Miss Yun is better. Dongqing said it was you who saved us. If it weren't for you, we don't know if we would still be alive today. It's us who want to thank you.
."
In this way, a group of people went up the mountain talking and laughing. The woods on the back mountain were dense and dense. If Yun Miaomiao and Dongqing hadn't come yesterday, they would have probably lost their way here.
Back then, Gu Fengqing entered here alone, which shows how difficult it was for him.
After walking for a while, I heard someone say from behind, "There really is a wild boar. Look at these footprints. It looks like this pig weighs about three to four hundred kilograms. I have never seen such a big one."
As for the wild boar, I don’t know what it looks like, so I have to show off my skills today.”
"Haha, from the Yang family, you still want a big wild boar with your little strength. I think it would be more realistic for you to dig a hole and wait for the wild boar to fall in." Wang Tiezhu laughed at the side.
Yang Datong's face turned red all of a sudden, "If you have the ability, you can give it a try. Didn't you hear that girl say you want to catch him alive?"
"Hey, we've been to the mountain several times before, but why didn't we find wild boars?" Jiang Lizheng asked in confusion.
Wang Tiezhu had a clear look on his face, "What else could be going on? We used to just wander around the outside. When did we ever come into such a deep forest? Yesterday Dongqing and Yun Yatou walked around in the forest, and they must have taken those wild animals away.
I was so shocked that I came to the outside."
They kept talking to each other one by one without any need for Yun Miaomiao to explain. They just made up a ready-made version of what happened.
In a short time, a few people reached the center of the dense forest. Yun Miaomiao looked around. She deliberately released a wild boar yesterday, and also released a lot of pheasants. However, the forest is so big, and it may not be possible to search for it.
find out.
"Just dig a hole here and set traps around it. When we come up tomorrow, there's no chance that a wild boar will fall in." Yun Miaomiao pointed to several open spaces around and asked someone to dig it.
Everyone was the leader in the work. They pressed where Yun Miaomiao pointed and started digging.
Wang Tiezhu said cheerfully while digging in the ground, "Dig, dig quickly and see who can catch the wild boar."
Jiang Li was looking at Yun Miaomiao, "Do you think the wild boars will come? If we don't catch one by then, our efforts will be in vain."
Yun Miaomiao smiled and said mysteriously, "Don't worry, I will catch it if I say it can be caught. How could I let the wild boar run away so easily?"
Everyone laughed after hearing this, talking and laughing while digging traps.
After a while, several traps were dug. They set traps in places where wild boars might pass by, waiting to harvest the results early tomorrow morning.
The day went by like this. Everyone was so energetic in the morning, and when they went back in the evening, their faces looked tired.
In the middle of the night, Yun Miaomiao quietly got up and walked out of the yard while everyone was sleeping soundly, and entered the back mountain in the dark.
Everyone was walking around during the day. If you went up the mountain by yourself, you would definitely be able to see it. She just released a wild boar and a few chicken feathers that day. It was true what they said, there was nothing on the mountain. She went up the mountain in the middle of the night just to put it there.
Let the wild boar in the mall be released and put it in the trap. Then when you go up the mountain tomorrow, the wild boar can be captured and taken back.
During the day, everyone dug seven or eight traps. Yun Miaomiao put a male wild boar, three female wild boars, seven or eight piglets in the trap, and four or five pheasants in the trap.
There are seven or eight female rabbits and three male rabbits.
Rabbits reproduce quickly. If there are no accidents with so many rabbits, every household will be able to raise rabbits by next spring.
After doing all this, Yun Miaomiao clapped her hands and went back.
Early the next morning, the sun shone on the ground through the gaps in the leaves. Jiangli Zheng and the others couldn't wait. Some people took the lead and excitedly went to the back mountain to see the traps.
Wang Tiezhu was the one who couldn't hold himself back. He went out before dawn. When he reached the mountain, the sky outside was completely bright. The noisy sound in the trap made his face full of astonishment.
Wang Tiezhu said in surprise, "How...how could this happen?"
He originally thought that he could only catch one wild boar at most, but when he saw the trap full of wild animals, he froze on the spot.
His eyes shone brightly and he was overjoyed, "This is great, I will be blessed from now on. I have to go down the mountain quickly to tell them the good news."
Yun Miaomiao was still sleeping when someone banged on the door, "Yun Yatou, Yun Yatou, get up quickly, something big has happened."
It was in the middle of the river, Yun Miaomiao woke up in a daze, opened the door and saw a group of people standing outside.
"What happened?" Yun Miaomiao rubbed her eyes, looking like she hadn't woken up.
Jiang Li couldn't hide his excitement, "Girl Yun, you are really capable. Tiezhu went to the back mountain just now. The trap not only caught wild boars, but also rabbits and pheasants. There are quite a lot of them. Come with us quickly."
have a look."
When Yun Miaomiao heard this, her face relaxed a little, "Jiang Lizheng, I can't help you much. You are the old man who speaks in the village. I leave the matter of dividing wild animals to each household. I leave it to you."
, if I don’t have anything else to do, I’ll go get some sleep.”
Seeing that she really wanted to go back to sleep, Jiang Lizheng quickly stopped her and said, "Hey, you girl, I haven't finished speaking yet."
"There are a lot of wild animals, but there are fifty households on the island, and the wild animals are all different. It's hard to distinguish. That's why I shamelessly came to you to see if there is anything you can do.
?" Jiang Li was telling what he was worried about.
Yun Miaomiao looked confused, "That's it?"
Jiang Li was nodding, and everyone else was looking at Yun Miaomiao, waiting for her to speak.
Yun Miaomiao lazily leaned against the door frame and said calmly, "There are two ways to do this. First, you put all these wild animals together and raise them together. Everyone can eat together and wait until they are raised."
When the quantity is enough, divide it. When killing the pig, every household cannot divide it less, it must be the same."
Raising them together is another option.
Jiang Lizheng nodded and asked again, "What about the second one?"
"The second thing is, it depends on how you choose. If you want wild things, you can't have fields on the beach. If you want fields, you can't have wild animals. In short, everyone has it, but it depends on how they choose. There is no absolute way to do this.
It’s fair, maybe some people regret it after choosing one, because they think they are good at raising wild animals or farming.”
Jiang Lizheng and everyone present fell silent. This method is okay. Every household can get something, but the things are different.
"Okay, I understand. I'll go back and discuss this matter with a few of them. Girl Yun, you bring so many wild animals that we can only get by setting traps. I'll ask Tie Zhu to send you a pig and two rabbits later.
"
Jiang Lizheng came first to give advice to Xie Yun Miaomiao, and secondly to thank her for thinking about the villagers.
"No, no, if you give it to me, I won't raise it." Yun Miaomiao refused directly, "Besides, you see, I will go back in a few months. When I leave, won't there be no one to raise you?
"
Jiang Lizheng looked moved after hearing this. This girl was thinking about the people in the village and was afraid that the things would not be enough.
He looked at Yun Miaomiao, then at the others, took a deep breath, and then said, "Then let's discuss how to divide it first. The second thing Miaomiao just said is actually not impossible, although
Each family gets a different allocation, but at least every family has it. Everyone just needs to choose what they want. As for raising animals together, I think it may be a bit difficult. After all, there are many types of wild species and different quantities, so it is difficult to do it.
Fair. What do you think?"
There was a lot of discussion at the scene, and everyone was talking about their own thoughts. Yun Miaomiao listened quietly without interrupting.
She knew in her heart that this matter involved the interests of every household, and it was normal for everyone to have different ideas.
Finally, Jiang Lizheng finalized the second plan, and everyone went back to discuss with their families whether they wanted fields or wild animals.
Originally, Yun Miaomiao wanted to say that every household would be allocated a piece of land, but now that every household is allocated a piece of land as standard, wouldn't they have little hope for the future?
Simply make a distinction. If you want fields and food, choose fields on the beach; if you want wild animals, farm them at home.
If not, they can go to sea to salvage seafood, exchange for food and money with themselves, and then buy land and wild animals from others.
Thinking about it this way, Yun Miaomiao felt that Jiang Lizheng's choice was quite correct.
After Jiang Lizheng left, Yun Miaomiao went back to the room and took another deep sleep. She didn't get up until Dongqing and the others came back.
Holly has already led people to cut the branches of the fruit forest one by one to make it easier for sunlight to penetrate.
It is surrounded by bamboos and trees to form a natural barrier to prevent wild animals from destroying this carefully maintained fruit forest.
The work in the orchard is not heavy, and the holly work is easy. Moreover, when the people in the village heard that they could trade for rice or something, they all worked very hard.
The work was finished in a few days. The work in the royal city was not so easy. After Dongqing finished the work, he took people to help him make ridden fields. He had to sow the grain quickly so as not to be delayed.
next year’s harvest.
On this day, Dongqing came in with a flying eagle in her hand. Yun Miaomiao looked at it in astonishment, "A letter from the capital?"
Holly smiled and put the flying eagle on the table, "Madam has been here for almost a month. I'm afraid the young master is very anxious. Madam, have you forgotten to write to the young master?"
It is true that Yun Miaomiao has not written to Gu Fengqing since she came out of the capital. Gu Fengqing may be worried.
Yun Miaomiao ignored everything else and hurriedly opened the letter and read it. The first question on the letter was whether she had arrived at Qin Lanhe safely, and the second question was on whether she had earned enough money to support him.
Yun Miaomiao looked at the two questions full of resentment and couldn't laugh or cry.
This man!
"How is the overseas shipment going?" Yun Miaomiao put away the letter and turned to look at Dongqing.
In addition to supervising the work every day, Dongqing collects seafood every day at home, so he knows best how much is collected.
"The seafood in the hands of the villagers are all picked up and dried directly. Very few of them are cleaned and processed well. Now we have only collected less than 100 kilograms of seafood. Madam, according to this progress, when will we
How can we go back? If we don’t go back, we will celebrate the New Year here.”
After calculating the time, there are less than two months left before the Chinese New Year.
"So few?" Yun Miaomiao thought there was at least three to five hundred kilograms, but she didn't expect that it was less than one hundred kilograms.
"Yes, their seafood is all muddy, not clean and not of good quality, so I don't want it. If I want it, we won't be allowed to pick it up ourselves." Dongqing muttered.
Yun Miaomiao pursed her lips and said, "What are the seafood that was recovered?"
"Just some scallops, kelp, other small dried fish and the like."
There is no shortage of these things even in Ruizhou City, and they are not considered high-quality seafood.
"Well, tomorrow you go to the field to check the condition of the ridges. It has been almost a month and the ridges in the field have almost been finished. You ask Wang Cheng to let the men out. I have something to ask them to do. Qing Qing
If Yang comes back, ask him if the boat has been repaired. Didn't he build a few boats a few days ago? Also ask him if he has done it. Let him stay away tomorrow. I have to explain something to him.
Important matter."
Seeing that Yun Miaomiao had something to give, Dongqing nodded hurriedly, "It's still early, madam, why don't you go for a walk on the beach?"
Yun Miaomiao shook her head. She wanted to go to the mall to see what precautions should be taken when going to sea. It was very risky to go to sea with others, so she couldn't take risks.