Chapter 154： Don't skimp on upfront investment

  Chapter 154 Don't skimp on initial investment

  Chen Aqing has been following Xiumei for the past few days. In addition to teaching her stewed meat and some basic store sales knowledge, Xiumei also trained her in manners and self-confidence.

"It's pretty good. She learns things very quickly. She studies very hard. I let her go to rest and study by herself. She seems to be very afraid that we won't keep her, so she is very hardworking." Xiumei road.

Talking about this, Xiumei couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "She is a miserable person. Her parents value boys over girls. At home, she would get up before dawn to cut pig grass, cook pig food, wash clothes, and make breakfast for the whole family. , and then take the younger siblings to rest until late at night."

  In contrast, Xiumei felt very lucky. She followed the young lady, who treated her well and taught her a lot of crafts to make ends meet. She lived a more comfortable and happy life than most people.

  Wei Ruodao: "Let her eat more, take good supplements, make her fatter, and give me strength to work, so don't be too tired to work."

Xiumei said: "Miss, don't worry, her complexion has become ruddy visible to the naked eye in the past few days. Except for three meals a day, I asked her to take back all the experimental products I made when I taught her how to make lo mei, and returned them every day. Will give her a fruit."

  Fruit is a luxury item for the poor, especially now that it is winter and fruits are scarce, and ordinary people cannot eat them.

   "Yes." Wei Ruo nodded.

"Miss, you too, you need to take good care of your body. Don't tire yourself out from all the busy work these days. I'll cook bird's nest for you later. You have to eat it obediently." Xiumei reminded .

   "What can I do, don't worry about it, I have to go to Zhuangzi later, don't stew any bird's nest." Wei Ruo said.

  As soon as Wei Ruo just finished speaking, he saw Xiumei's resentful expression, and immediately changed his words: "Let's simmer, and I'll eat when I come back later."

   "Hmm!" Xiumei immediately put on a smile.

  Then the two went to Zhuangzi together, and Manager Yu reported to Wei Ruo the situation in the past few days.

   "Miss, in the past few days we have purchased a total of 1,212 acres of land, taken in 37 refugees, and hired 19 local poor people."

  Speaking, Manager Yu handed over the account books and registers, which recorded in detail the price of each piece of land purchased, as well as relevant transaction information.

  Wei Ruo checked it in detail and asked Guanshi Yu after making sure there was no problem: "Did I plant all the wheat seeds I gave you before?"

   Those wheat seeds were produced in her space, and in order to wait for the wheat seeds in Wei Ruo's space to mature, they were planted a while later than the batch in Xingshan County.

  Boss Yu replied: "All of them have been planted. The weather has been good these few days, the sunshine is good, and the temperature has risen a lot compared to when the cold wave hit before, and the seedlings have already sprouted."

   "Is the newly recovered land relatively barren?" Wei Ruo asked.

   Regarding the issue of the unfertile land in Taizhou Prefecture, Mrs. Yuan had talked to herself before.

   "It's like this. They can be planted, but they are relatively poor, and the yield has not been high."

   "Then don't rush to plant, you take me to those fields to see." Wei Ruo said.

"good."

  Wei Ruo followed Guanshi Yu to the ground. After on-site inspection, he determined that the land in this part was similar and somewhat hardened, which indicated that the organic matter content in the soil was insufficient.

  Wei Ruo asked Guanshi Yu: "Does the local people have the habit of taking away the harvested straw?"

  Guan Yu replied: "That's natural. Rice straw is a very important thing for ordinary people. It can be used for heating, lighting fires, and covering roofs."

  Wei Ruo said: "This solution is relatively easy. Apply more organic fertilizer, that is, human and animal manure; and return straw to the field. The method of direct incomplete burning of excess straw becomes ashes and remixes with the soil."

Guanshi Yu said: "Miss, these methods are somewhat difficult. Everyone knows the method of using human and animal manure to fertilize, but this thing is very limited. If there is not enough, you need to spend money to buy it. The same is true for straw. The straw in the field today They have already been received at home, and I am afraid that if they take them out..."

  Especially this year is colder than previous years, everyone needs things like straws even more.

   "It's not a problem, as long as I'm willing to pay, I can have these things." Wei Ruo said.

   "Miss, the cost of this land will go up." Manager Yu reminded.

   "It doesn't matter, you can get a better harvest when you pay the capital in the early stage." Wei Ruo replied.

  Listening to Wei Ruo's answer without hesitation, Manager Yu was a little surprised. After all, buying land and hiring people is a big expense, and now more investment is needed to improve the soil condition.

  Even if this is done, it is still unknown whether there will be a good harvest in the later stage. If the weather is not good, the investment will lose everything.

  Seeing Manager Yu's hesitant look, Wei Ruo asked, "Is there any problem 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 this time of the year. No one knows whether the crops planted now will be reaped. I'm afraid that Miss will spend so much time on it. , In the end, all the money was lost." Yu Guanshi expressed his concerns.

"Well, your worry is justified, but since I have decided to do it, I must do it to the best, and I can't shrink back. I believe that the land is fair, you treat it well, and follow its laws Come, and it will reward you well."

  If Wei Ruo said so, then Steward Yu would have no objection.

Wei Ruo continued: "You just do as I said. The fertilizer originally produced on the Zhuangzi will be used on the Zhuangzi, and the newly harvested fertilizer from the ground will go to Uncle Xu to pay for the purchase. The specific usage standards I will give you." I'll make a detailed list for you shortly."

   "Good lady." Manager Yu wrote down one by one.

   Then Wei Ruo went to inspect the original thousand mu of fertile land that had been planted with wheat.

  After finishing the work, it was getting late, so Wei Ruo went back to Tianqin Garden.

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  The residence of the magistrate.

  Yuan Zhengqin came back from the government office and went to his wife's room. When he entered the door, he heard the teasing laughter of his wife and son. The exhaustion from busy work disappeared instantly, and a smile appeared on his face.

   "Brother Sheng, how good is he today?" Master Yuan asked while taking his son from his wife's arms.

   "What you're saying sounds like he's going to be bad someday." Madam Yuan laughed.

   "It's good for him to be good. He caused his wife to suffer so much on the day of his birth, so he should be better in the future and be more considerate of his wife." Yuan Zhengqin said.

   Speaking of the day of birth, Mrs. Yuan thought of Wei Ruo: "It was really thanks to meeting sister Ruoer that day."

  Yuan Zhengqin said: "I am also going to tell you about Miss Wei."

   "What's the matter?" Madam Yuan asked with concern.

  (end of this chapter)