Parents are busy farming

After Ye Zifen got up, she set out for the third village. Because it was far away from here, she knew she would have to stay there for the night.

So before setting off, I told Mrs. Feng and Ye Yongwang a few things.

One of them is to ask Mrs. Feng to take good care of Lu Ziyi during the two days when she is not at home.

She drove the carriage forward by herself, thinking about things as she walked.

I was thinking that after returning from that village, I would go directly to the second village to see the storage situation of the grain.

She hasn't seen it in person since Li Song and the others brought the food back from the south. It's better to go and see it in person for such an important matter before she feels reassured.

When she thought of food, she thought of cargo ships. It wasn't that she was in a hurry, it was indeed the situation before her.

The food has been transported back from the south, and the people on the seaside still need food, and this is just a transit station.

There are also the Bai brothers in the south who are collecting grain. If the cargo ships cannot be built here, they can only rent ships. Not only is it a waste of money, but it also affects the process of opening up the river route.

If a lot of manpower is not put into river transportation, she will really feel uneasy.

‘Go to the second village to check the food reserves and see how long we can last. I hope they can stick with it for a while so that they can have more time. ’

‘I wonder if the Chen family and his son can help Mr. Mo and Ma Fengchun? ’ She prayed silently in her heart to build the cargo ship as soon as possible.

It is so difficult to build a cargo ship. After her transport team is built in the future, he will definitely open a shipyard and let those hot people pay for it.

By the way, when Lu Zili comes back, let him contact the Bai brothers to see how much grain has been collected there. If it doesn't work, he can build a larger grain farm there.

The food collected in this way can be better preserved, and it can be regarded as another food base for her.

Ye Zifen was sitting on the carriage, and the whip in her hand touched the horse's body from time to time. With just a slight touch, the horse knew which direction to go.

The horse's hooves were kicking as it walked. It was already an old horse. Li Daniu felt sorry for its age, so he replaced it from the caravan.

It is kept in the village, and occasionally people drive it when traveling. It is much faster than an ox cart or a donkey cart.

Zi Zifen had known about this for a long time. She went to Zhuangzi a few days ago and asked for the horse.

Fortunately, she went to the place where livestock was sold a few times before and picked out a few horses to buy back. Otherwise, the caravan will definitely have objections.

‘It feels like something is missing when Meng’er is not around. It seems that we still need to cultivate a few useful girls. Alas, there are just a few parents who are willing to give up on that clever girl! ’

Ye Zifen sighed while walking!

When the carriage finally arrived at Zhuangzi, Ye Zifen thought that someone would come out to greet it.

It turned out not to be, and Zhuangzi’s door was closed.

Ye Zifen stood at the door of Zhuangzi and looked around. Apart from the novelty, she was not disappointed.

"What are Zhao Youde's family doing? At this time..."

After Ye Zifen said to herself, she threw the horse's rein directly on the door knocker of Zhuangzi's gate.

Then she wanted to look elsewhere. Just now she guessed that Zhao Youde and his family might have gone to the back mountain!

So at this time she headed towards the back mountain.

Spring came not too late in the mountains, probably because of the moisture from the mountain springs, so the plants here grew pretty well.

After all, it was a mountain road, so she walked much slower.

It was already half an hour later when we arrived two hills away.

Sure enough, when I looked down from the top of the mountain, I saw several people working there.

As soon as she went up the mountain, she discovered that there were dug tree pits on these two mountains from time to time.

It seems that they have been preparing for planting saplings a long time ago.

They were on high alert. When Ye Zifen was still quite far away from them, they saw several people looking in her direction.

Fortunately, when Zi Zifen approached, they recognized the person and started working with their heads down again. Only Zhao Youde took a few steps forward to greet Zi Zifen.

This is understandable, after all, the further inside, the closer you get to the mountains.

There are wild animals in the mountains. What if those wild boars and wolves come out wandering around without enough food? It's better to be careful.

Of course, Ye Zifen also saw a few people clearly, among whom only Zhao Cuier, the daughter of Zhao Youde, was not there.

"Hey, the lady is here. I didn't even know that the lady could come here today... Oops! I even closed the door... this, this, this... how did you get here?"

Zhao Youde raised his hand when he was still a few steps away from Ye Zifen.

"It's okay, no need to greet you. I'm here to see how you dug the tree pit. I think this is a good time for transplantation. I'm planning to send someone to help Fang Huzi transport the saplings back."

When Zi Zifen mentioned Fang Huzi, Zhou Dalin unconsciously raised his head and smiled at Zi Zifen.

Zhao Youde's voice sounded from behind Ye Zifen, "Miss, don't worry, we basically never rest except when necessary. Tree pits have been dug out in places suitable for planting fruit trees on the two hills. As soon as the saplings arrive, we can Plant it now.”

Ye Zifen nodded and then asked: "Your daughter is responsible for hatching those duck eggs and so on in Zhuangzi?"

Zhao Youde quickly replied: "Yes, this child is the only one in the family who is meticulous. I asked her to take charge of this matter. We went out to dig tree holes... Haha... She is young and has little strength. By the way, I locked the door when I came out. Now, she is a girl alone in the village, I don’t feel at ease."

Zhao Youde was a little too cautious every time he saw Ye Zifen, as if Ye Zifen was here to find fault.

Ye Zifen nodded and was already standing next to the dug tree pit. He looked at what the tree pit they dug looked like.

"Oh! By the way, the tree pits here were dug according to the instructions given by my elder brother when he came. Please see if there is any need for improvement." Zhao Yongde kept talking beside Ye Zifen.

Finally, Zhou Dalin couldn't stand it and walked to Zhao You's side, "Dad, please take Fifth Young Lady back to Zhuangzi. It's almost noon now, and I can dig out the rest by myself."

Zhao Youde reacted, "Okay, you can go home for dinner after digging. Miss, why don't we go back to the village?"

Ye Zifen looked at their interaction and didn't know what to say.

Therefore, Zhao Youde's current age is no longer suitable for official duties in Zhuangzi.

According to previous rules, the son in charge would continue to take his place, but Zhao Youde only had one daughter.

If we talk about a suitable candidate, it is Zhou Dalin.

It's just that Zhou Dalin is the son-in-law who came to the house after all. Once the son-in-law who comes to the house gets power, if he turns his back and refuses to recognize anyone else, Zhao Youde will probably not even have a place to cry.