Mrs. Wang nodded in agreement, picked out the key from the Zhuangzi and handed it to Aunt Xiang beside her.
Part of the Duan family's Zhuangzi was Qiao's dowry property, and part was purchased by Duan Yuexiu.
Regarding the property of the Duan family, Qiao Lan had already made a decision in her heart. Since it was earned by Duan Yuexiu, it should be distributed to the descendants of the Duan family. For the time being, she would take it to cultivate the land, and all the profits would be returned to the public.
As for the reward from His Majesty, I will wait for the day when she is about to die and give some to the children at home, but that will be a long time later, so there is no rush now.
After staying at the Duan family's old house for a night, Qiao Lan didn't even bother to visit her daughter-in-law's house. She took Aunt Xiang straight to the farm. His Majesty rewarded her with ten thousand acres of land, just on the outskirts of Beijing! She had to go quickly.
Bind the land!
Qiao Lan, a descendant of the Duan family, didn't call anyone. She only called a neat Mo Qiming and a few servants, and drove to the farmland that was rewarded by His Majesty.
After Grandma Xiang was sent back to Duan Mansion, she stayed in the house and did not go out. She didn't know much about the affairs in the capital, let alone the affairs in the court.
But when I heard that my young lady was farming in the old house, she actually grew an official body. For a while, her face burst into tears and she said, "Old Madam has suffered!"
Qiao Lan: "It's not bitter, it's okay."
Most of the time, she was a technical instructor and only planted one or two pieces of land, and most of the other land was planted by others. It was hard to say it was tiring, but it didn't count.
"If the master and his wife were still here, how happy would it be to know that the young lady has this ability."
Qiao Lan didn't quite agree with this. If the Qiao family and his wife were still here, they might have thought that their daughter had been possessed by a demon after hearing this.
How could the pampered daughter of the Qiao family know how to farm? No one would believe her even if she told her.
Qiao Lan can be named the Queen not because she can farm. There are so many old farmers in the world who can farm. But no matter how many old farmers there are, they can't compare to Qiao Lan who can increase food production. This is her biggest
ability.
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Hearing the ticking sound of the system binding, Qiao Lan suddenly felt that the strings on her body that had been stretched for a long time were finally loosened.
As long as there is land!
The next thing for Qiao Lan was simple. She just went to class to farm and collect food. She watched the opportunity right and ran away with her family as soon as something went wrong.
In view of Qiao's previous experience, she had to rely on the money she hid in Zhuangzi to get money back home, so Qiao Lan felt that she should also learn from it.
When the time comes, the grain will be harvested and hidden in another village. It will be replaced every two years, and preparations will begin this year.
In addition to the important matter of farming, Qiao Lan is also thinking about another thing, and that is Duan Sitong's marriage. Judging from the age here, her eldest granddaughter is going to see her. Qiao Lan keeps this in mind.
Never forgotten.
As an independent woman in the new era, Qiao Lan has always been obsessed with work and has never been on a blind date. Even when she came here, she never participated in any blind dates.
Although I often heard my colleagues talk about their blind dates, the blind dates in Beijing were obviously different from theirs.
As for how Mr. Qiao sees Duan Yuexiu right?
It was completely arranged by the family. The two of them had only met briefly outside and exchanged a few words. They knew that one was a talented and handsome man who was born in poverty, and the other was a gentle and skillful legitimate daughter of a marquis family.
Marriage first, love later, all depends on luck. Ms. Qiao was originally satisfied with her luck, but when Duan Yuexiu came home with her illegitimate child, the relationship between the couple broke down.
Therefore, in addition to careful selection, getting married also depends on luck. The first thing that stands in the way is selection. You have to pick out the person first.
But how to choose? Where can she find some men to choose from?
Searching the house didn't stump Qiao Lan, but the blind date issue really stumped Qiao Lan.
Fortunately, the original maid is back, Qiao Lan can only place her hope in her.
Aunt Xiang was Qiao Lan's personal maid, and now she has become her personal nanny. After hearing what Qiao Lan said, she naturally helped Qiao Lan solve her problems.
"In more than a month, there will be a Spring Banquet. The old lady can take Miss Sun to the banquet to see the young men. However, there are no gates at the Spring Banquet, so even ordinary men can participate... Our yard does not have any
How to take care of it? When the flowers in the yard bloom, you can also send invitations to the ladies in the house..." Grandma Xiang said one after another.
Qiao Lan probably understood.
There are two choices now. One is to attend the Spring Banquet and take Duan Sitong on an outing in the countryside to meet the men outside. If there is someone you like, just meet him directly. The Spring Banquet is a large-scale blind date party, so come here
manhood
There is a huge difference in status. As the granddaughter of Duan's parents, Duan Sitong naturally wants to marry into a well-matched family. Even though there are many people at the Spring Banquet, men from well-off families will not come to such a place to choose a wife, so most likely they will not come.
The second option is to take the girls at home to the banquet. Those who can appear at the same banquet are mostly the wives and daughters of high-ranking officials and noble families, and their family status is not much worse. Those women will help their own children to meet their age.
If a man likes a noble woman and chooses each other like this, many marriages can be achieved.
Aunt Xiang recommended the second one. However, "Although I don't know the situation in the court, I heard a few words from others. After the capital settled down, many mansions changed their owners. This person changed."
, we don’t have many acquaintances in our house..."
Aunt Xiang sighed as she spoke.
"It's okay. Even if they are still there, they may not invite us to the house." Qiao Lan said calmly.
When something happened to the Duan family, no one from the family came to help. So what if they didn't come to send help even though it was so bad, it was just the icing on the cake?
"Old madam, why don't you buy some flowers and plant them in the backyard, and invite ladies from other households to come to your house..." Grandma Xiang came up with an idea.
The Duan family has just returned to the capital, so they may not be able to receive posts from other families, but they can send posts to invite other families.
Inviting others to your home?
Qiao Lan didn't agree with this idea very much, not to mention that this method of inviting people was too deliberate. Just talking about the flower, Qiao Lan dared to say that there were few people around the capital who could match her in flower planting skills. She wanted to
You can grow your own flowers, and those you can grow are better than others.
"Let's watch it first! We'll talk about it in a few days," Qiao Lan said.
There are official media in the capital, so it's really not possible to find a matchmaker to inquire. It doesn't have to be a wealthy family, a scholar from a small family will do.
If you try your luck at a banquet, you might end up with someone who is rich but loses money.
Qiao Lan's worry only lasted for half a day.
As soon as she returned to her house, she saw Duan Mingjing happily taking the post and saying that it was sent by someone from the eldest princess' house.
"Mom, when did you meet the eldest princess?" Duan Mingjing asked curiously.
"What princess?" Qiao Lan also wondered. She didn't know any princess.