Chapter 154 Don’t be stingy with the initial investment.
Chen Aqing has been following Xiumei these days. In addition to teaching her braised pork and some basic store sales knowledge, Xiumei also trained her in demeanor and self-confidence.
"It's good. She learns things very quickly, and she studies very hard. I even let her go to rest, and she still thinks about it by herself. She seems to be afraid that we won't keep her, so she is extra attentive." Xiumei road.
As she spoke, Xiumei couldn't help but sigh: "She has a hard life. Her parents favor boys over girls. At home, she has to get up before dawn to cut pig grass, cook pig food, wash clothes, and make breakfast for the whole family. , and then take care of her younger siblings, and can’t rest until late at night.”
In contrast, Xiumei felt that she was very lucky. She followed the young lady, who treated her well and allowed her to learn many skills that could make a living, and her life was comparable to that of most People should be comfortable and happy.
Wei Ruodao: "Let her eat more and take supplements to make her fatter and fatter. She needs strength to work for me, so she won't be able to do the work by then." Xiumei said: "Miss, don't worry, she's
been The sky has turned rosy to the naked eye. In addition to three meals a day, I let her take back all the experimental products I made when I taught her how to make braised food. I also gave her a piece of fruit every day." Fruits are so important to the poor
. It is a luxury product for everyone, especially now that winter is here, fruits are scarce and most people cannot afford them.
"Yeah." Wei Ruo nodded.
"Miss, you too, you need to take good care of your body. You have been busy with this and that every day these days, so don't tire yourself out. I will stew the bird's nest for you later, and you must finish it obediently." Xiumei warned. .
"If anything happens to me, don't worry about it. I have to go to the village later. Don't stew the bird's nest." Wei Ruodao.
After Wei Ruogang finished speaking, he saw the resentful look on Xiumei's face and immediately changed his mind: "Let's simmer it and come back later to eat." "
Yeah!" Xiumei immediately put on a smile.
Then the two of them went to Zhuangzi together, and Manager Yu reported the situation of the past few days to Wei Ruo.
"Miss, we have purchased a total of 1,212 acres of land in the past few days, sheltered 37 refugees, and employed 19 local poor people." As he spoke,
Manager Yu handed over the account books and rosters, which contained detailed records. The price of each piece of land purchased, as well as related transaction information.
After Wei Ruo looked at it in detail to make sure there were no problems, she asked Manager Yu: "Have you planted all the wheat seeds I gave you before?"
Those wheat seeds were produced in her space. In order to wait for the wheat seeds in Wei Ruo's space to mature, Bi Xingshan The county batch will have to be planted for a while longer.
Manager Yu replied: "They have been planted. The weather has been good these days, the sunshine is good, and the temperature has risen a lot compared to the previous cold wave. All the seedlings have sprouted." "Isn't the newly recovered land relatively good
? Barren?" Wei Ruo asked.
Regarding the issue of infertile land in Taizhou Prefecture, Mrs. Yuan had discussed it with herself before.
"It's like this. They can all be planted, but they are relatively barren and the yield is never high." "
Then don't rush to plant them now. You can take me to see those lands." Wei Ruo said.
"Okay."
Wei Ruo followed Manager Yu to the ground. After on-site inspection, it was determined that this part of the land was similar and somewhat compacted, which indicated that the organic matter content in the soil was insufficient.
Wei Ruo asked Manager Yu: "Do the local people have the habit of collecting straw after harvesting?"
Manager Yu replied: "That's natural. Straw is a very important thing for ordinary people and can be used for Heating, lighting fires, and covering the roof." Wei Ruo said: "This solution is relatively easy. Apply more organic fertilizer, which is human and animal excrement; and return straw to the field, where the excess straw is directly and incompletely burned into ashes and regenerated. Soil mixing."
Manager Yu said: "Miss, these methods are a bit difficult. Everyone knows the method of using human and animal excrement for fertilization you mentioned, but this thing is very limited. If it is not enough, you need to spend money to buy it. The same is true for straw. Nowadays, All the straw in the fields has been taken home, and I’m afraid if they take it out again..."
Especially this year, which is colder than usual, everyone needs things like straw even more.
"It's not a problem. As long as I'm willing to pay, I can have all these things." Wei Ruodao.
"Miss, the cost of this land is going to go up." Manager Yu reminded.
"It doesn't matter. If you spend money in the early stage and wait for the harvest, you can get a better harvest." Wei Ruo replied.
Listening to Wei Ruo's answer without hesitation, Manager Yu was a little surprised. After all, buying land and hiring people was a huge expense, and now more investment was needed to improve the soil condition.
Even if you do this, it is still unknown whether there will be good harvests in the later period. Otherwise, God will not be kind to you, and you will lose all your investment.
Seeing Manager Yu's hesitant look, Wei Ruo asked, "Is there something wrong with Manager Yu?" "I'm
just a little worried. After all, the weather has been bad recently. There was a cold wave just a while ago, and the temperature is lower than at this time in previous years. No one is worried. I know whether the crops planted now will yield a harvest, but I'm afraid that the lady will end up losing all her money after putting so much effort into it." Manager Yu expressed his concerns.
"Well, your worries are reasonable, but since I have decided to do it, I must do it for the best and cannot be timid. I believe that the land is fair. If you are good to it, follow its laws. Come, it will give you a good reward."
Wei Ruodu said so, then Manager Yu had no objection.
Wei Ruo continued: "Just do as I say. The fertilizer originally produced on Zhuangzi will be used on Zhuangzi. You can go to Uncle Xu and pay money to purchase the fertilizer newly harvested from the ground. I will give you the specific usage standards." I will make a detailed list for you in a moment."
"Okay, Miss." Manager Yu wrote down everything one by one.
Then Wei Ruo went to inspect the original 1,000 acres of fertile land that had been planted with wheat.
After finishing, it was already getting late, so Wei Ruo returned to Tianqin Garden.
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The magistrate’s residence.
Yuan Zhengqin came back from working in the government office and went to his wife's room. He heard the teasing laughter of his wife and son when he entered the door. The fatigue from busy work instantly dissipated, and a smile appeared on his face.
"Brother Sheng, are you good today?" Mr. Yuan asked as he took the son from his wife's arms.
"What you said makes it sound like he was misbehaving someday." Mrs. Yuan said with a smile.
"It's good for him to be good. After he suffered so much from my wife on the day he was born, he should be better behaved and be more considerate of her later on," Yuan Zhengqin said.
Speaking of the day she was born, Mrs. Yuan thought of Wei Ruo: "Thank you very much for meeting sister Ruo'er that day."
Yuan Zhengqin said, "I was about to tell you about Miss Wei."
"What happened?" Mrs. Yuan Concerned.
(End of chapter)