Ge Yingxi heard the voice and looked at the person. He recognized him as the Wang Family's housekeeper on Zhuangzi. He smiled and said, "Yes, Housekeeper Wang is busy? It's fine. I'm just walking around. "
He was about to walk closer when Steward Wang took a step to the side and stood in front of Ge Yingxi. He said, "Brother Ge Yingxi.
"Village Head Ge, the fields are muddy during spring plowing. Why don't you walk around the river? The scenery there is much better than here. Besides, the villagers have never seen such a scene before. If you walk over, they will be scared."
Ge Yingxi saw this and could only stop. He smiled awkwardly. Seeing that Housekeeper Wang wanted to follow him to the river, he hesitated for a moment and followed Housekeeper Wang.
"Housekeeper Wang, your village on Zhuangzi is much faster than mine. I don't see more people than before. What method did you use on Zhuangzi? Sigh! It's not easy for the Ge Family to be Zhuangzi's villagers. "
Ge Yingxi asked as he walked. Whenever he spoke, he would sigh. He wanted to find out something.
Housekeeper Wang knew what Ge Yingxi wanted to know, but he would never tell him. How could he let outsiders know what the young master and young lady did? He continued Ge Yingxi's words.
"It's not just the Wang Family's farmstead, the Zhang Family's farmstead is also like this. There's no good way, but if there's one, then there's one thing. Treat the farmstead better, and the farmstead will naturally work hard. Just like last night, the master will prepare some food and wine for the farmstead, and that will be enough."
Ge Yingxi was a little embarrassed. Housekeeper Wang was clearly saying that he did not treat the villagers well, but he couldn't do anything. The Zhang Family and Wang Family were rich, but Ge Zhuang couldn't afford to give them. He also admitted that if he treated the villagers better, they would work harder. Especially the land that was not rented out, the master would take care of it.
But if that was the case, he would not believe that the villagers could do as much work as usual. Well, the problem must be with the plow. Otherwise, why didn't Housekeeper Wang let him take a look over there?
Ge Yingxi thought about the plow and looked in that direction as he walked along the river. This time, he finally saw the difference. The plow on Zhuangzi was definitely not as fast as the one on this side.
"Steward Wang, is that really all? Is there anything else? " Ge Yingxi couldn't care less if Steward Wang was happy to hear him asking about this matter.
Steward Wang smiled and said, "Village Head Ge really has sharp eyes. To tell you the truth, there are indeed other differences. Apart from these, there is another thing. Since last summer, the two Zhuangzi people have been buying and exchanging cows and horses. Look, there are no longer any human-drawn plows in Zhuangzi."
Ge Yingxi nodded and stopped talking about this matter. He clearly knew that the problem lay with Li. Since he did not want to talk about it, he did not want to continue asking. He wanted to find a chance to clarify this matter. After a few casual words, he turned around and walked back.
Steward Wang walked Ge Yingxi to the small bridge. Seeing Ge Yingxi gradually walking away, he heaved a sigh of relief and continued to watch.
*****
In the midst of the busy work, ten days had passed. In these ten days, the two Zhuangzi families had plowed all the land. The Ge family next to them still had to work for another half a month before they could finish. This kind of speed made the people of the Ge family envious. This made the people of the two Zhuangzi families very confident.
Some of the farmers saw that there was still a lot of time left. After some discussion, they found the master and told him that they would first fertilize the land, let it dry for two days, and then plow the land again.
Since the farmers were willing to work more, the master would of course not stop them. It was just a matter of making more food for the farmers. This winter, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan had earned a lot of money. Just a little bit of it would be enough.
"Pomegranate, dig out the earthworms and change the place. The soil where the earthworms used to be and the rotting things above them, put them into the ground with the manure. Hmm, wait a minute, let's not do this first. First, let Xiao Hong chase the chickens into the ground. After turning over the ground, many pupae are exposed. Let the chickens eat them."
Zhang Xiaobao instructed Pomegranate, but there was a trace of sadness on his face. After hearing this, Pomegranate left. Wang Juan sighed at the side.
"It's been so many days. Why is there still no news from Erniu? It's fine if we can't get the rice stone. We can't let anything happen to him. "
"That's right. The communication here is really bad, and the road is not easy to travel. It takes a long time to go there. In the future, we really need to secretly recruit more servants. If someone is far away, we can send them out to follow him. These days, the Ge family's Zhuangzi has been constantly sending people over. They are either preparing to peek or trying to find out from our farmers."
While Zhang Xiaobao was worried about Erniu, he was also a little dissatisfied with the Ge family's Zhuangzi. However, he couldn't say anything. Who didn't want to live a good life? However, this kind of technical thing couldn't be casually taken out.
"Don't worry. The farmers have already told them. No one will say anything. Yesterday, didn't a farmer come back with one tael of silver and say that someone wanted to bribe him? The person who gave him the money was a farmer from the Ge family. There's no need to ask. Other than Ge Yingxi, there's no one else."
Wang Juan didn't care. She was very satisfied with the person who came over yesterday.
Zhang Xiaobao shook his head. After thinking for a moment, he said, "The secret of this curved plough can't be kept. Let Song Jinggong send one to County Magistrate Cheng. At the same time, send one to Zhou Xihu. Let him find someone to learn how to make it. When the time comes to sell it, we can make a profit first. We have to be fast. Don't wait until the spring plowing is over before selling it."
"Why? It's fine as long as no one says anything. "
"Don't say anything? How can it be that simple? Our Tuqiao Village is called one village, but there are three village heads. If Ge Yingxi can't find out by himself, won't he report it to the village head? Won't he report it to the elders in the village? Won't he report it to the county head? When those people hear that there's something that can speed up the spring plowing, won't they come to take a look? A high-ranking official can oppress people to death.
It's better to take the initiative and share the benefits one by one. In the future, they will have to return the favor. Last time, the people who came to check the auspicious signs were held back. This is society. They are constantly exchanging benefits with others. "
Zhang Xiaobao thought clearly. That Ge Yingxi's brain was not very good. If it were him, he would have done it long ago.
Wang Juan was a little helpless, but she also knew that without the ability to set up a game, she had to follow the rules of the game.
"Well, this year, we plowed the fields twice, and there are so many good fertilizers. No matter what, the yield can be increased. A part of it is rice, a part of it is wheat, and a part of it is millet. How do we plant the rice? Throw the seedlings or transplant them? "
"Throw the seedlings. It's just a matter of natural selection. Let's get some fish seedlings and raise them. There are so many fields. Fish are not valuable here, but we can still earn more. Even if we don't sell them, we can still make salted fish for the farmers.
The only thing I am worried about is that once we throw the seedlings, the higher-ups will come and check. They will think that the yield is low and force us to change it. In this era of power, where can we go? We will have to trouble County Magistrate Cheng. "
Zhang Xiaobao lay down on the kang bed and looked up at the ceiling as he slowly explained.
After the two of them discussed for a while, they finally decided on this matter. They found Song Jinggong and told him about this matter. Song Jinggong also agreed to do this. He hurriedly went out and brought two sets of curved shaft plows. County Magistrate Cheng and Zhou Xihu would send one set each. Zhou Xihu's side was considered a partnership, so he could get some money.
*****
"Hurry, hurry up. We will be there soon. When we reach, everyone will get an extra 20 coins."
Less than four hours after Song Jinggong left, a group of large carts came from afar. The carts were loaded with stones. The people sitting on the first cart kept shouting at the carts behind. The carts were actually worried about the horses. If they were to rush like this, they would get tired easily and would not be able to work for a few days.
But when they heard this person called Erniu say that they would get an extra 20 coins, all of them did not care about the horses. If they were tired, they would rest for a few days. They might not be able to earn 20 coins in those few days. Furthermore, they were given a lot of money in the beginning.
The shouts and whips were mixed together, and the group moved faster.
Erniu left Zhuangzi on the sixth day of the new year. After so many days, he was a little nervous. He kept drinking water to calm his breathing.
When he passed by a few Zhuangzi, he knew that the spring plowing had begun. He just did not know how things were going on Zhuangzi. When the group arrived at Zhuangzi, Erniu was a little surprised by the speed of the plowing. Ge Family's Zhuangzi was fast this year. Huh? They were actually imitating his family's Zhuangzi during last year's autumn harvest. Everyone was working together.
"Wu Family's Xiao San, it looks like you are doing well this year. When autumn comes, there will definitely be a good harvest. I didn't expect you to plow so much land in just a few days. "
When Erniu passed by a field, he shouted at the people working there.
Wu Xiao San was pulling the plow. When he heard the voice, he looked over. When he saw that it was Erniu, he thought that he did it on purpose. Later, he saw that Erniu seemed to have come back from outside. Only then did he understand that Erniu did not know about his work on Zhuangzi. He straightened his back and shouted at Erniu.
"Erniu, stop talking. Why are you so fast? Go back to your Zhuangzi and have a look. Yesterday, all the land was plowed. Looking at the situation, we might have to plough again with manure. There is no comparison. There is no comparison."
"Xiao San, really? You are not lying to me? " When Erniu heard this, he was happy and asked again. Wu Xiao San still had to work. Ge Zhuang did not have so many cows and horses for them to use. He nodded as a confirmation and bent down to continue plowing forward.
At this time, Er Niu wished that he could grow wings and fly back. He urged them again. When the motorcade arrived at the small bridge, he stood on the carriage and looked over there. Wasn't that right? The fields had been plowed, and there were many chickens pecking at things in the fields.
"This must be the young master's idea. Good, the insects in the field are finished." Erniu said to the people who went out with him. The two people nodded in agreement and were happy. If they really plowed again with manure, they could forget about the autumn harvest.
As soon as the caravan crossed the small bridge, Erniu could not help but shout, "I am back. Quickly find someone to help move the stones."
This is the last day of the week for this book. A new week is coming. This book will continue to be on the list. Tomorrow, it will be two chapters. If it is not on the list, it will be eight chapters. If it is on the list, it will be 14 chapters on the 25th.
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