Farmhouse pretty cook

Chapter 512 Fiefdom (5)
However, since King Xiang is in the army, he has no control over the affairs of the mansion.The old man is not in good health, so he can't get angry, and he doesn't dare to worry about it rashly, so he can only let the people in the village bear it.

In the absence of water sources, people in Wuzhuang had to go farther to fetch water to alleviate the water demand for farming.

However, the tenants on the fiefdom of the Princess Mansion seemed to have figured out that they would not dare to resist, so they brought people along to damage the living seedlings they had just planted. If it is low, life will be difficult, and it must be poor.

After Mu Xiang listened to what they said, she didn't speak for a long time, her face didn't seem to change, but her eyes became much colder.

Kang Bo said sadly: "The princess has the support of the emperor and the prince, so how dare we compete with her, so the old slave will reduce the rent of many Wuzhuang tenants every year, which is also helpless."

Mu Xiang lowered her eyes, and said to Kang Bo: "Bring your things, let's go to Wuzhuang to have a look, don't waste the food prepared here, take it with you, the distance is not far from the left and right, and then heat the food when you get there. Once it’s hot, it’s fine.”

"Yes, ma'am, I'll do it now," Kang Bo knew that she was thinking, so he didn't dissuade her.Anyway, their wife's current status is extraordinary, even if she meets the princess, she may not be afraid of her.

It's also because they deceived others too much. In the past, when others supported them, the farmer complained a lot. Now that they have a wife, let's see how arrogant they dare to be.

They want to leave, but Lin Hou is very reluctant, "Madam just came here, are you going to leave? The crops in the field have not had time to see, what should I do?"

Mu Xiang saw his sincerity, and said: "That's all right. After three days, you take the young people in the village who are good at doing farm work, and go to Prince Xiang's Mansion. I'll let the artisans make some new farm tools. Go and have a look, try it out, if there is no problem, then make more, and it will be of great use when it comes to spring plowing, and it will save you effort."

"And new farm tools? Ma'am, this... how embarrassing it is," Lin Hou said embarrassed, but he was really excited.

People who don’t farm don’t understand at all that apart from the precious cattle that plow the fields, other agricultural tools are also very important. However, because they are too expensive to buy, several households in their farms share one, such as plows and harrows.

If the number of farm tools can be expanded, they will save effort and be energetic when they work!

Kang Bo said to him with a smile: "Madam, this time, in addition to looking at the farmland, the main purpose is to see whether the new farm tools are suitable. In addition, when the spring plowing time comes, I will send some cattle over , will not let you delay plowing and sowing because of lack of oxen.”

This time, not only Lin Hou was excited to hear it, but even the elders in the village and the women who had come to see the fun were all excited.Farmers, who doesn't want to plant the fields well!

Mu Xiang interrupted their excitement, and said: "Taking advantage of the large number of people here today, Madam Ben would like to make a few more comments. In addition to the crops planted in the fields, the idle land on the farm should be planted with corn in front of and behind the house. Cotton and soybeans can still be planted on the vacant ridges, and I will ask my servants to purchase these seeds, and then you can send people to the mansion to collect them."

Lin Hou and the surrounding villagers couldn't keep their mouths shut. In the end, Lin Hou asked the most critical question, "Then, do you want to pay rent for these extra harvests?"

This is the core issue. They can grow miscellaneous grains, but if they have to pay the rent, then the deal is not worthwhile.The harvest of miscellaneous grains is not as high as that of rice. They work so hard to grow them, but in the end, it may only be enough to pay the rent.

In their anticipation, Mu Xiang shook her head slowly, "No, as long as you plant the farmland and plant it with your heart, the government will not blame you for natural or man-made disasters, except for rice, wheat, and rape. The mansion doesn’t want a cent of your harvest. Whoever plants it will get it. When you have a harvest, the mansion won’t need you to pick up seeds the next year. As for how to plant it, it depends on you. Yourselves."

"This... this is great..." Lin Hou was stunned for a moment, then he was ecstatic, Le was at a loss, not knowing what to do.

The villagers in the yard were also overjoyed when they heard the words, and kowtowed to Mu Xiang to thank him.

In the midst of thanking her, Wu Ping walked over tremblingly, hunched her waist, and asked her cautiously, "Um... madam, if villains can supplement the grain, can our village be like them?"

Mu Xiang smiled at him, "I will settle the matter in your village later. Put your heart into your stomach. My wife is not an unreasonable person. After all, I am also from a poor family, and I will not forget my roots!"

With such a guarantee, Wu Ping finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The grain seeds were burned, no matter how he was punished, he deserved it.As long as the villagers can live a good life in the future and no longer suffer from hunger and cold, he will die in peace.

Kang Bo gave Lin Hou some other instructions, telling him to go to the mansion in a few days, and then he set off for Wuzhuang under the eyes of the villagers.

As the old man said before, Wuzhuang is not far from Pushanzhuang. Pass through Pushanzhuang and walk along the main road. Not far away, you can see the low and dilapidated villages next to each other.

There are about a hundred households. The area of ​​the village is small, and there are stretches of fertile fields surrounding the village.

From a distance, this is a simple rural ink painting, which seems very beautiful and full of artistic conception, but only those who live here know that the so-called artistic conception is not worth the food and clothing of three meals a day.

On one side of the village, very close to the village, is a small river.

The flow of the small river is very small in winter, and I don't know how much the water flow can reach in summer.

Wu Ping's eldest son was wearing broken shoes and ran all the way back to the village, yelling loudly as he ran: "The concubine is here, the concubine Xiang is here, they are all out, come out quickly!"

Wuzhuang didn't have a big bell, but fortunately, the eldest son of the Wu family was loud enough to shout all the way, and even attracted all the people in the village.

There is only one bumpy dirt road in Zhuangzi. This kind of road has too many potholes. When it rains, even if the mud is deep, you will not be able to pull it out if you walk down.

Not only are the roads and houses bad, but the clothes the villagers wear here are still torn even though it is the first lunar month.

Mu Xiang suddenly thought of something, leaned forward and asked He An, "On the day of the wedding banquet, only the people from Pu Shanzhuang went to the Prince Xiang's Mansion, and the people from Wuzhuang didn't go, did they?"

(End of this chapter)