Chapter 133 The Great Master is here (please recommend monthly tickets)
The Jiang family's cotton has finally been harvested.
Zhao Da's child was also completely cured. Jiang Sanlang was very satisfied with Zhao Da's helper. He gave him a handful of gourd seeds and asked him if he was willing to stay and work. After all, thousands of kilograms of cotton had to be stripped of cotton seeds. Things were relatively complicated. many.
Zhao Da originally wanted to stay, but now is the busy farming season. The beans and rice at home have to be harvested. After harvesting, they have to plow the land to plant wheat. After planting wheat, selling the grain and paying taxes, he has free time to do it again. other.
Jiang Sanlang knew his embarrassment and did not force him.
In the following days, the adults and children of the Jiang family joined the battle and began to peel cotton seeds.
Chun Niang and her two sisters-in-law were spinning threads on a spinning wheel in preparation for weaving in the winter.
Not long after, the county magistrate Wu Shi came.
He was accompanied by Mr. Liao, two scribes and a dozen government officials.
The arrival of the county magistrate caused a sensation in the entire Dongxichen Village. Sun Lizheng, Chen Sanyou, the leader of the Chen clan, and the village chiefs of several surrounding villages accompanied them throughout the whole process.
The most excited one among them is none other than Ying Bao.
"Uncle Wu, you are finally here. Come and see the big gourd I left for you."
Ying Bao took Wu Shi by his sleeves and took him to his main room. He saw three extremely large gourds placed in two large frames against the wall.
Wu Shi was also surprised.
To be honest, he had never seen such a huge gourd before.
But I was surprised. I didn't seem to have told this little girl that I liked gourds.
I don’t know where this little girl knew that she liked this thing, so she insisted on giving it to him. Alas, it was really helpless.
Ying Bao said proudly: "Uncle Wu, look at the gourds I planted. When you go back, take two back with you."
Wu Shi laughed and said, "How can I take your things for free? Why don't you make a price and I'll pay for it."
"No, no, no, this isn't worth anything." When Ying Bao said this against his will, he caught a glimpse of Jiang Quan, who was hiding behind him, chewing his teeth.
Patriarch Chen also laughed and agreed: "There are many gourds like this in our village. Please don't refuse Mingfu. It's just a child's wish."
Sun Li, who was standing next to him, was glancing at him, wondering if Patriarch Chen's words were true. His son, who was doing business in the county town, had long wanted a Calabash King as a sign.
"Haha, then it's better to be respectful than to obey." Wu Shi only asked for a giant gourd and asked the servant to carry it to the carriage, but Ying Bao picked up another one that was slightly smaller and carried it to the carriage.
Afterwards, Wu Shi went to see the large piles of cotton harvested by the Jiang family.
The snow-white cotton has not yet been seeded, and it is all piled up in one room, filling the room to the brim.
Wu Shi picked up a ball of cotton, looked at it, and sighed: "This cotton is really good, Jiang Sanlang, can you sell the cotton seeds to the county government?"
Before Jiang Sanlang could speak, Sun Lizheng became anxious and stepped forward and said: "Mingfu, there are many households in our township waiting to buy cotton seeds. You can't..." Buy them all.
Several other villagers also looked anxious, but they did not dare to interrupt.
Wu Shi smiled and said: "I just want to purchase the cotton seeds and distribute them uniformly. You don't have to worry, Sun Weng."
"Hahaha, that's it." Sun Lizheng smiled awkwardly.
Jiang Sanlang: "My eldest and second brothers have also harvested a lot of cotton. Other families in our village have also planted it. They should also have a lot of cotton seeds."
He had no other intention in saying this, just to tell Sun Lizheng that there was no shortage of cotton seeds.
Wu Shi thought for a while and said, "Let's do this. Let your village give priority to planting cotton, and the remaining cotton seeds will be sold to the county government."
This thing is precious. If I don't intervene, I am afraid that a wealthy family will soon buy it at a high price.
As a result, the cotton will flow to the hands of the nobles, and ordinary people will not be able to popularize its cultivation.
What he wanted was to grow cotton throughout the county, not to let those aristocratic families take the lead.
Chen Sanyou was happy when he heard this, and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "There are twenty-eight households in our village, and they have all decided that each household will plant twenty acres of cotton next year."
If one mu of land requires ten kilograms of cotton seeds, one village would need more than five thousand kilograms of cotton seeds. No, it actually costs 10,000 kilograms, because the household registration in East Village lists more than 20 households, but half of them are actually divided.
Chen Sanyou was annoyed that he was quick to say that there were only twenty-eight households in the village, when Jiang Sanlang said: "Every household in our village will plant it. It is estimated that it will take 10,000 kilograms of cotton. After that, the rest will be handed over to the high officials." deal with."
Wu Shi nodded with satisfaction and asked the clerk around him to count the cotton harvest in East Village.
Ying Bao took advantage of them to discuss things and went to pick grapes.
Jiang Quan followed and complained in a low voice: "Why do you say gourds are not valuable? Then how can we sell gourds in the future?"
"fool!"
Yingbao said: "Our gourds are sold to outsiders from other villages. Who in this village will come to buy them? If I say the gourds are valuable, when our gourds are sold out, will you be able to buy gourds in the village in the future?"
Jiang Quan suddenly realized it and said with a smile: "Bao'er is still the smartest."
"That's right." Ying Bao said without shame, "I am a unique little fairy boy."
"Hahaha, yes, you are a unique little fairy child." Jiang Quan had long been accustomed to his little cousin's cheeky attitude, and actually thought what she said made sense.
Several children followed Yingbao to pick pears and grapes, eating them while picking, and spitting out the grape skins all over the floor.
Yingbao carried a bamboo basket with grapes and picked a basket of red and purple grapes.
It's a pity that all the peaches are eaten, otherwise I would pick some for Wu Daozi to try.
In this round of picking, there were not many grapes left, and there were only a few unripe pears left in the middle of the tree.
Ying Bao plans to transplant the newly cultivated grape seedlings and pepper seedlings in Dongfu into spring next year to expand her orchard. By the way, there are also apple seedlings.
This year the apple tree has only a few apples. Yingbao picked them a while ago for her family to eat. She kept the apple seeds and planted them in the cave.
"Ying Bao, the basket is heavy, let me help you carry it." Chu Chu took the bamboo basket from Ying Bao's hand.
She claims to be Yingbao's little helper and refuses to go home no matter what, even if her family's life is much better now.
Since the last time Yingbao sent strains to her family, after two breedings, Chu Yan has planted four hundred golden ears. As long as these four hundred golden ears are harvested and sold, the Chu Chu family's life will improve by leaps and bounds.
But Chuchu just wanted to stay here, taking the time to learn how to read and write with Yingbao, and playing with Dani and Erni in her free time. It was very pleasant.
Ying Bao also left her alone. He asked her to do some work for him every day, and still gave her three ounces of money every month.
Not to mention, with Chu Chu accompanying her daughter, Chun Niang was relieved that her daughter was running around every day, and sometimes allowed them to go shopping in the town. Of course, at this time, either Jiang Quan would accompany her, or Jiang Cheng would follow her. .
"Yingbao, why aren't you afraid of the high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty?" Chu Chu asked curiously.
As soon as she saw the county magistrate and the high-ranking officials holding the moon in their arms, she felt her calves trembling, and she didn't even dare to look directly at them, and she didn't dare to chat with them.
Yingbao: "Why are you afraid?"
Even in her previous life, she had never been afraid of anyone, not even the governor's subordinates whose hands were stained with blood. As long as they dared to offend her, she would hit them with anything and make them run away with their heads covered, and she would not dare to provoke them again.
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