"Xiao Bao, just hiding is not a solution. Give them some information and send them away. Staying here will delay things. Prime Minister Yao is still waiting. Give the rice seedlings to Ge family's Zhuangzi and reveal that they are growing well. Tell them about the relief provided to Ge family's Zhuangzi during the drought. What do you think?"
Wang Juan sat in the car and asked Zhang Xiaobao softly as they were being carried back.
Zhang Xiaobao first turned his head to Weiwei and then glanced at the two people standing there. He nodded and said, "Okay, let Er Gou find someone from Ge family's Zhuangzi. It will be more convincing to hear it from someone else."
The children on Zhuangzi didn't know what the two were talking about. They were all grinning as they carried the car. To them, being able to do something for their master was the happiest thing. The Little Young Master had mentioned the whistle before, but he had never used it. Today, he finally used it.
Under the protection of the children, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan returned to the courtyard. When the car was put down, the children ran away noisily before they could even thank them. This made the two feel a special feeling that they couldn't get rid of.
"For the first time, I realized that these children are better than my bodyguards. They make me feel safer." Zhang Xiaobao said with a smile.
"I think so too. They have a kind of kinship. They don't have bodyguards. Let's arrange things. Today at noon, we will sleep next to the swimming pool. It is cooler there." Wang Juan agreed, even though she knew that these children couldn't compare to Zhang Xiaobao's bodyguards in terms of professionalism.
As the two talked, they arrived at the swimming pool. At this moment, the sand was already being filled. The fine sand was sifted out and pushed into the pit. After that, it could be filled with water.
Zhang Xiaobao asked someone to call Er Gou, who was in charge of organizing the market. After giving some instructions, he lay there and began to take an afternoon nap. Er Gou left after a few words of assurance.
*****
"Should we go back and take a look at the person at the top?" A man and a woman, who were standing not too far away from the restaurant, were stunned for half an hour. No one knew what they were thinking about. Only when someone ran past them quickly did the man open his mouth to ask.
The woman glanced at Zhang Ergou who was walking away and gave up on stopping him for questioning. She couldn't understand what had happened to the Zhang Family and the Wang Family in Zhuangzi. It was as if all of them had contracted some sort of illness. It was not until the figure of the person running away was out of sight that he said,
"There's no need for that. We don't have to worry about this. Ask the people from the Ge family in Zhuangzi. I don't believe that the people from the Ge family in Zhuangzi would hide. The three Zhuangzi are so far away, they should know something."
After speaking, the woman strode towards the Ge family in Zhuangzi. The man looked at the vague figure on the roof of the restaurant and turned to leave as well.
The two crossed the small bridge and saw a person squatting by the side of the field. His eyes were fixed on the seedlings in the field, motionless. Even if they deliberately made their footsteps louder, that person only turned his head to glance at them before turning back again.
Seeing this scene, the two felt their hearts tremble. They wondered if the people from the Ge family in Zhuangzi were also like that person over there.
"Brother, it seems that your family is doing well this year. At the beginning of autumn, you will have a lot of grain, right?" At this time, the man walked forward and squatted there as well. He looked in front of him and asked casually.
"What do you mean by doing well? There is a drought this year. The entire Sanshui County will not have half of the usual grain harvest. It will be rent-free and transfer-free. "
The person from the Ge family's farmstead looked at the two of them warily and tried to explain himself. He was afraid that the two of them would praise his land and end up having to pay the rent. The other places in San Shui County had already reduced their production, so they had to report the same.
"Brother, you are right. It is indeed a little worse. Of course, we will be rent-free. Brother, I see that the crops in your Zhuangzi field are not as good as the crops in the two Zhuangzi fields over there. If I were you, I would also use new seeds. "
The man also knew why the farmer said this. The entire county was in drought. If there was a good harvest here, they would be able to save up a lot of grain. His family would be more well-off. He followed along and asked about the rice on both sides. He even sighed and shook his head.
The people from the Ge family's farmstead were finally a little happier. "You're right. That place is indeed better than mine, but it's not because of the use of new seeds. Look at my field, that tree, and the few trees in front of it, don't you think it's not much worse than that place?"
The man and woman looked in the direction that the farmer was pointing. Sure enough, there were some seedlings that were better than the others in the field. They looked carefully and found that there were many seedlings that were the same. Compared to Zhang Wang and Zhuangzi, they were a little worse, but they were not bad.
"It is good. It is about the same. Is there another way? Why do the same seeds produce different crops? "The man asked again.
The farmer sat down and put his hands on his lap. He looked across the small bridge and said, "There is a way, that is, to buy the seedlings from the Zhang Family's farmstead and plant them. Look at these seedlings, when a gust of wind blew, the seedlings that grew in that area were all uprooted.
During that time, our people in Zhuangzi wanted to die. They cried and helped the seedlings. The people from Zhang Wang and Zhuangzi also came to help. However, the seedlings were broken and it was useless to help them. The master was kind and helped us buy a lot of seedlings from Zhangjia Zhuangzi. He asked us to replant them. Look, now they are like young men. "
"Ah? Replanted? They can grow so well? "The two people asked in surprise. Even if they did not know how to farm, they had heard about it.
The woman asked again, "They came to help. Aren't they afraid that the seedlings in the field will be blown away?"
"Blown away? It is different. I went to see the seedlings in Zhang Wang and Zhang Zhang's fields. They were not this big at that time. They were like fat boys who had eaten their fill. They stood in the water with their hands on their waists and let the wind blow. They could even block the wind for their younger brothers and sisters behind them. "
The farmer obviously thought that the seedlings in Zhang Wang and Zhang Zhang were people. As he spoke, he gestured. His face was flushed with excitement. He was no longer as stiff as before.
After the farmer finished speaking, he saw that the two people were in a daze. He continued, "You don't know, but the seedlings in my fields are the same as the ones in their fields. I don't know how they got the seedlings. Next year, we will change from them."
"Oh, so their temples in Zhuangzi grow well. Good, we must plant them next year. I am afraid that there will be a drought next year and the harvest will not be much. It is a pity that such good seedlings will be lost." The man sighed regretfully.
"Don't be afraid. What is a drought? With Zhangjia Zhuangzi, there is no need to be afraid of drought. How would you know how good the Zhuangzi of Zhang Zhang and Wang Zhuangzi are? This year's spring plowing is coming, but there is not a single drop of rain. Everyone is anxious. But when it comes to spring plowing, they let us carry the precious water.
In the end, they could not carry it anymore. There was a lot of land. They used bamboo tubes and put them here. They left a hole there to pour the water. In just one day, they filled up most of the land here. There were so many bamboo tubes. They were all paid for by them. They are good people. After that, they exchanged for the seedlings here. "
As long as the farmer talked about the Zhuangzi of Zhang Zhang and Wang Zhuangzi, he seemed to be more excited. He stood up from the ground, stamped his feet and clapped his hands, wanting to express his gratitude.
"Then where did they get the water?" The man asked.
"Where did they get it? Of course, they saved it in advance. Six big ponds have been filled with water long ago, and seven wells. Oh, now there are ten wells. My Ge Family has also dug three wells in Zhuangzi. Their ponds are used to raise fish, plant lotus flowers, and release ducks and geese. I heard that they sent the ducks and geese to another place a few days ago. It is said that there are many locusts there. Such good people, no matter how far they are, they will help. "
The man and woman looked at each other. The woman said, "They are good people. They are not bad. I just went to see. They even built a school for the children in Zhuangzi. Unfortunately, the farmers do not have much money to begin with. If they have to hand in some things to study, their lives will be even harder."
"Hand in things? What things? You said that they ask the farmers in Zhuangzi for things to give to the teachers? That was impossible. The main family was the one paying for everything. Even the food that the children ate in school was paid for by the main family. That was not a big deal. Every time there was a festival, the main family would send something to the villager. They would send clothes, food, and clothes. They would even help raise the poultry together.
I heard that after the autumn harvest, the children in Zhuangzi of the Ge Family can also go to school, but they don't have to eat. When there are more chickens, ducks, and geese, the farmers in Zhuangzi of the Ge Family will help raise them. Their lives will be better. The elders of the two families will definitely live to a hundred years old. They are all good people. "
When the farmer talked about this, he became excited again. It seemed that a good life would appear tomorrow. His eyes, which were originally a little cloudy, became clear.
The two of them finally understood why they didn't tell anyone when they went to scout for information, and why so many people came over when the whistle sounded. The main family had given them all the benefits that they could. Anyone who wanted to scheme against them through the manor could be said to be daydreaming.
"Good, brother is right. Those people will definitely live to a hundred years old. Brother, is there anything else?"
After knowing the reason and the reason for this obstacle, the two wanted to get more information from the farmer so that they could go back and report to the Grand Chancellor. They were very satisfied with what they had learned.
"No, what else do you want to ask? That's all I know. " The farmer shook his head and did not say anything else. He had already said what he could according to Er Gou's instructions. He was not willing to reveal anything else.
When the two saw the farmer's expression, they gave up on asking any more questions. They felt that it was good enough that a farmer knew this much. They thanked him and got up to leave. The farmer also grinned and walked back, humming a song that they did not know the name of. He was very happy to be able to help the Zhang Family and Wang Family Zhuangzi.
"Are we going back directly?" the man asked the woman next to him as he watched the farmer walk away.
"We won't go back first. We'll go to that restaurant and see if anything happened. We'll report to the Grand Chancellor together."
The woman was a little worried that there would be a conflict. If that happened, it would be difficult to deal with the Grand Chancellor. After all, Zhangjia Zhuangzi had done a great service.
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