Chapter 376 The Yun family has a headache.
Unlike Wei Ruo and half of the people in Taizhou Prefecture who are happy about the harvest, the Yun family is in a state of distress.
The shop was not operating well, and the profits from the two villages were not very good either.
Although the rice seeds she planted were also late rice seeds provided by Wei Ruo, and sweet potatoes were also planted in the mountains of Xingshan County, the soil in her two villages was relatively poor, especially the 500 acres of land she bought near Fucheng, Taizhou. The soil is somewhat compacted and has a serious lack of fertility.
In the early days, Yunshi asked Wei Ruo for advice, and Wei Ruo told her the improvement method. However, due to cost issues, Yunshi did not follow Wei Ruo's suggestion of making great efforts and cost to carry out top dressing.
Later, due to lack of silver on hand, Yun sold several slaves, resulting in a shortage of manpower to manage Zhuangzi.
It's harvest season now, and the yield of Zhuangzi at home is less than one-fifth of that of Wei Ruozhuangzi. Even the yield per mu of sweet potatoes, which are relatively easy to grow, is far less than that of Wei Ruozhuangzi, only about a thousand kilograms per mu.
This output is far lower than Yun's expectations. According to this output, it is not enough for the house to use in the next year, let alone selling the surplus for money.
Yun had a headache and was so worried that she couldn't eat much for several days.
"Madam, please don't be anxious. It's not worth worrying about your body." Cuiping persuaded her upon seeing this.
"How can I not worry?" Yun rubbed her temples, her face extremely heavy.
"Madam, if you really can't think of any good solution, please talk to the eldest lady about this matter. The eldest lady has many ideas. Maybe she has some ideas." Cuiping suggested.
Yun stopped and murmured: "She does have a lot of ideas on these things."
Cuiping continued: "Madam, the eldest lady is actually a very nice person. Although her acting style is different from that of ordinary ladies, this is also her fault. Unique."
Mrs. Yun sneered softly: "She is unique, but she can't get close to me. I am her mother, but she always treats me as her enemy. I think about her, but she always gives me trouble. I looked at her face. Hey, maybe she and I don't have a mother's bond, and I can't even say a few words without getting angry."
Cuiping advised: "The disagreement between the eldest lady and the madam is actually not a big problem. You are biological mother and daughter, blood is thicker than water. As long as the madam treats the eldest lady well, the eldest lady will sooner or later be influenced by the madam and get close to her." "Yes."
Yun didn't quite agree with Cuiping's words, and sighed: "Let's not talk about this anymore. Go and call her over. There are indeed things you can ask her." "Yes." Cuiping listened as she was told
. Songyuan invites Wei Ruo.
Wei Ruo has just had some free time in the past few days, and is tidying up the fruits and vegetables grown in the yard in Tingsong Garden.
Wei Ruoping was not surprised when Cuiping came to invite her. She had been traveling around in the past few days and heard some news. She knew that the harvests in the two farms in Xiaowei Mansion were not good.
I think it was probably for this matter that the Yun family sent Cuiping to invite him over at this time.
"I know, I'll go over there right away." Wei Ruo stood up and washed his hands.
Then follow Cuiping to Tingsongyuan.
On the way there, Cuiping rarely talked to Wei Ruo: "Miss, in fact, Madam treats you well, but Madam grew up in Beijing and has more rules. She always hopes that you can be like Miss Jingzhong." Being dignified and gentle has caused a lot of conflicts with you."
"Did she ask you to say these words or did you want to say them yourself?" Wei Ruo asked. "The slave said it herself, not the madam's instruction."
"The conflict between me and her is far from a difference of ideas. You don't have to waste your efforts." "
The slave has overstepped her bounds."
Cuiping did not dare to say more.
When they arrived at Cangyun Garden, Mrs. Yun asked Wei Ruo to sit down, and then asked directly about the autumn harvest: "I heard that Taizhou Prefecture has had a bumper harvest recently?" "About 40% of the harvest is good, and the remaining 20% is mediocre
. , almost the same as in ordinary years, and although the remaining 40% is not satisfactory, it is slightly better than last year and the year before." Wei Ruo answered truthfully.
This year's action to ensure grain production did not involve all aspects. Only about 60% of farmers were willing to follow the government's instructions and switch to Wei Ruo's late rice seeds and sweet potatoes.
Even among the 60%, there were some who did not fully follow the methods promoted by the government regarding topdressing and other aspects of management, but also followed their own methods, so the final harvest was slightly worse, so only 40% had a good harvest.
"Unfortunately, the harvests of the two farms in Xiaowei Mansion happened to be within the unsatisfactory 40% you mentioned. Everyone knows what you did in Taizhou Mansion, and everyone knows that you are a great talent, but now Our farm has failed to grow any crops, I'm afraid it will be a joke if word spreads about it," said Yun.
Wei Ruo smiled lightly: "Mother, if I remember correctly, you asked me how to manage Zhuangzi and increase production. I gave you improvement methods, but you did not do what I suggested, and later you They also sold some slaves, resulting in insufficient manpower to work in the village and lack of management of the farmland." "
Don't you know why I sold the slaves in the village in the first place? How could the situation at home at that time allow me to do what you said? Do it like that?" Mrs. Yun asked Wei Ruodao in turn.
This year, the school captain's house was very short of money, and Yun thought that she was a clever woman who could not make a living without rice.
Wei Ruo, on the other hand, had plenty of money, but never thought of helping the family.
Therefore, when Yun mentioned this matter, he couldn't help but feel resentful towards Wei Ruo.
"But what does that have to do with me? I told her how to do it, but my mother didn't do it. It's not my fault. As for what outsiders think about this matter, I don't mind. If they think I don't have this ability, just don't believe it. So. The work-for-relief land reclamation activities have reached this stage, and those involved can only continue to believe in me, and it will not do them any good to question my abilities." Wei Ruo replied very calmly.
"You see clearly." Yun praised him with a smile.
"Or does mother think I should care about this? Or does mother think it's my fault that the harvest at home is poor?" Wei Ruo asked Yun.
"How dare I blame you? I called you here today just to ask if there is any solution. I just want to ask for something, how dare I blame you?" Yun said.
Although she said she didn't dare to blame, her expression and tone clearly revealed her complaints about Wei Ruo's "inaction".
"The rice has been harvested and the conclusion has been sealed. Now if my mother asks me if I have any solution, it will be too difficult for me, right?" Wei Ruo replied.
"Aren't the lands you opened up with work-for-relief funds going to be planted with wheat soon? If you can get more fields for your family and harvest more when the wheat is harvested half a year later, wouldn't the problem be solved?" Yun said. Shi Dao.
(End of chapter)