Zhong Jing felt that there was something wrong with what he said, but he couldn't say it, so he nodded with a smile: "Yeah, Brother Zhou will definitely be happy anyway!"
Zhao Liya couldn't help but smile.
Knowing that Brother Zhou was well, she was indeed relieved subconsciously. He left so suddenly last time, it must not be a trivial matter.
The group left early the next morning, and Zhong Ming took three people to see them off until they were sent to Gaolian County.
Zhao Liya and the four of them had to go around in a circle again, pretending to be back from the mountains.
Yu Xiaofang had a great harvest this time. The four of them were carrying baskets filled with various medicinal materials. Lin Mo was also carrying a large sack in his hand.
Anyone who looks at it will know that it must have been collected from the mountains.
They went out for seven or eight days before coming back. Everyone at home missed them so much that the small courtyard suddenly became lively again.
In the evening, Zhong Ming came quietly. After Zhao Liya handed him the thirty thousand taels of silver notes, he left again. He did not reply to his master since he returned.
Zhao Liya is naturally concerned about her own career.
Qu Yutao and the stewards took good care of everything.
The sweet potato seedlings have grown very long, and in a few days they can be pinched and planted.
Work has finally started on the wasteland in Yancun. People who are free and willing to work will spare one or two laborers every day to open up wasteland.
The next day, Zhao Liya went to see it and found that only about 200 acres had been cultivated, which was pretty good.
This was incidental.
Zhao Liya asked people to bury the sweet potatoes to raise seedlings while continuing to open up wasteland.
Qu Yutao smiled and said: "There is no planting work in Zaihu Village and Bajiao Village. Everyone said that the weather is not bad now and they want to continue to open up wasteland. I said that I would wait until my cousin comes back to make up my mind. You see
——”
Zhao Liya did some calculations and found that there were still several thousand acres of land left to be developed in both areas. If possible, she would like to expand further next year. If she could open up wasteland, then do it.
"Let's open it. It will open sooner or later anyway. But now the weather is getting hotter and hotter. Everyone should pay attention to preventing heatstroke, mosquitoes, snakes and ants when working, and be sure not to cause any trouble."
Qu Yutao smiled: "Cousin, don't worry, it's not the first day we work in the fields. We are all locals. How can we not know this?"
Zhao Liya also laughed: "Well, you must know better than me."
The pigs in the pig farm were also raised, one hundred of them, and they looked quite cute. Zhao Liya went to the city to buy a lot of corn, ground it into powder, mixed it with rice bran, and mixed it with chopped vegetables to feed them.
, because I am still young and eat less.
When they grow older, they can feed sweet potato vines. By then, there will be all kinds of sweet potato vines.
Now the family feeds the food themselves, and hires three daughters-in-law from the village to help out.
This doesn't quite work.
But Zhao Liya doesn’t want to completely contract out the pig farm to raise people. No one dares to take the risk of contracting, so she still has to do it herself.
She discussed with Hu Ling that she should buy some servants.
Zhao Xiang then smiled and said, "Let's wait a little longer for this matter. Uncle Hu and Aunt Hu have sent a letter, saying that they have set out for us and will be arriving soon. Wait until they arrive before buying people.
It’s not that eye-catching.”
The Uncle Hu and Aunt Hu mentioned by Zhao Xiang were Hu Ling's parents. They had originally promised to come after arranging the family affairs over there, but they didn't expect that they actually came.
Zhao Liya was surprised, happy and sighed: "Really? Uncle Hu and the others are really coming! Dad, Uncle Hu's family is really good to our family."
There are really not many people these days who can share wealth and adversity.
I didn't expect that Uncle Ho and the others would never leave us when our family fell into this kind of situation.
"Yes," Zhao Xiang sighed with a smile, and said helplessly: "I wrote to persuade them, but they didn't listen at all. Alas, they must come over, so come on! When they get here, they must make good arrangements, and they can't be called
They suffered hardships and were wronged.”
Zhao Liya nodded and smiled: "That's for sure!"
In this case, it is natural to wait for them to arrive before taking the next step.
To be honest, buying people is a bit too eye-catching.
Although it can now be done in the name of Hu Ling and Qu Yutao, the Zhao family is developing too fast, so it is better to take it slow.
By the time Uncle Hu and the others arrived, they would have long been freed from slavery and had a small amount of assets. It was normal for them to buy people, and no one could tell what they were not here for.
After thinking about it, Zhao Liya thought it was good that they came, as it would make it easier to do things.
To say that you have to endure hardship? That doesn’t exist.
Even when I first came here, I didn’t suffer much, let alone now!
Not to mention anything else, she still has tens of thousands of taels of silver in her hands!
When the courtyard was first built, it was relatively large. They would not be crowded if they came to live together. If they find it uncomfortable or inconvenient, it is easy to do. They can either rebuild the house or live in the academy.
side.
It happened that the large courtyard in the academy had also been built. In the large courtyard there were about a dozen small courtyards and some terraced and terraced houses, just to house people who hired or bought them.
Zhao Liya already had a plan in mind and would wait until they arrived.
In the evening, Zhao Liya and Shu Yan were picking vegetables in the vegetable garden to prepare for dinner in the evening. The freshly sprouted cabbage sums, spinach, and lettuce were all so tender and tender that you could almost pinch the water out of them. Simply put them in the pot and stir-fry quickly, which is the freshest thing.
The taste of spring.
The vegetable garden at this moment is the most fresh and green, full of vitality and flourishing, which makes people feel happy just looking at it.
In addition to these green leafy vegetables, pumpkins, winter melons, loofahs, bitter gourds, etc. have all climbed onto the shelves, with leaves and stems all green. Peppers, tomatoes, and eggplants are quietly opening their buds. Beans have also climbed onto bean sticks, ginger and green onions.
Garlic, chives, celery, coriander, etc. grow in densely packed areas, and you can eat as much as you want.
Zhao Liya and Shu Yan laughed while picking vegetables: "I almost forgot, this is a good time to eat all kinds of wild vegetables! Why don't we go into the mountains to find wild vegetables in two days - just tomorrow!"
Shu Yan's eyes also lit up, and she nodded with a smile: "Okay, there are indeed a lot of fresh wild vegetables now. Spring bamboo shoots, bracken, dandelions, chrysanthemum brains, malan heads, mustard greens, wolfberry heads, toona sinensis. There are so many. If you are lucky,
It’s good that you can also find a lot of mushrooms.”
The two picked the vegetables, and while joking and discussing how to eat wild vegetables, they left the vegetable garden and prepared to go back to wash vegetables and cook. Unexpectedly, they happened to meet Luo Shuyu passing by.
Seeing them, Luo Shuyu's face suddenly turned ugly. She glared at Shu Yan fiercely and snorted.