To Rule in a Turbulent World

He opened "Qi Min Yao Shu", looked through the section on farming, and said: "This is not suitable for growing tea, the soil is a bit sticky."

Li Zhifeng didn't understand what he said, so he just stood and listened, and You Miao said, "Go to the mountain over there and have a look."

When the two arrived at the riverside, the river was torrential and there was not even a ferry boat. The two banks were tens of feet higher than the waterline. There was a thick rope hanging in the air for people to cross the river. You Miao couldn't help but said: "Mom Yes, it's too dangerous, who is it for?"

Li Zhifeng said: "I'll go behind your back, don't look down."

You Miao grabbed Li Zhifeng's back, and Li Zhifeng said: "Don't be afraid, don't look." After saying that, he tied the two together with a belt, grabbed the rope with both hands, and climbed over like this. When they reached the center of the river, You Miao was still there. I couldn't help but glance down, feeling dizzy.

The land in the north of the river is slightly different from that in the south of the Yangtze River. It is a good land for planting trees.

You Miao walked to the end, where there was a boundary marker of Jiangbo Villa, and further out was the main road leading to Guozhuang, which was almost covered by weeds.On the opposite land boundary, someone has already planted the land within the range of the villa, and they are burning dried oranges. When they saw You Miao and the two, they immediately asked, "What are you doing! Where did you come from?"

You Miao thought, are you courting death?I also planted the land and came to my family, but the villa has been neglected for a hundred years, so I have to forget it, and I will deal with him slowly in the future. Looking at the man's appearance, I can guess that he should be from Guozhuang.

Guo Zhuang and Anlu used to get together to fight in private, and quite a few people died.

You Miao waved her hand and said, "I'm from Jiangbo Villa!"

The farmer straightened up and said, "Jiangbo Villa? Is that haunted house finally taken care of?"

Li Zhifeng's face darkened, but You Miao signaled that it's okay, he said with a smile: "My name is You Miao, You Dechuan's son, and I'm planning to come over to clean up, so I'll stay here. Brother Kong, please send a message for me. You Guozhuang are now neighbors."

The man looked You Miao up and down, and said, "You are Young Master You? No wonder..."

You Miao's heart suddenly moved, and he asked Li Zhifeng: "How far is it from Guozhuang?"

But the farmer replied, "Here, just walk five miles forward."

You Miao nodded, and whispered to Li Zhifeng: "Go back and weigh half a catty of the tea in the big box in the second drawer of the study, and bring it to me."

Li Zhifeng went back, You Miao smiled, and sat on a big rock, not caring about his private land reclamation, chatting casually with the farmer, asking him what he usually grows on his land, the farmer didn't seem to care too much Believe it, just treat him as a pampered young master. You Miao is a young master in the first place.

You Miao was clever at first, and Li Zhifeng came back not long after seeing people talk nonsense, so the two of them followed the road back to Guozhuang with the farmer.

This is already the boundary of Liuzhou. Liuzhou and Yangzhou are bounded by the Yangtze River, which is the cableway they came over. , separated by a river, the folk customs of the two places are completely different.

You Miao met the old village head of Guozhuang and gave him a box of tea. The village head was very surprised and said, "Your father is willing to throw you here?"

You Miao smiled and said, "Hey, I came here by myself, it's no fun staying in Biyu Villa all the time."

The old village chief was in his sixties, so he understood when he heard the words, and said with a smile, "I saw your mother back then."

You Miao said unexpectedly, "Really?"

The old village chief smiled and said: "You are as clever as your mother." After speaking, he said to the few people sitting in the hall: "Master You has come to take care of the villa. We will be neighbors in the future, so we need to move around more. good."

You Miao said with a smile: "That's natural. How much rent do you charge for the land in Guozhuang?"

The old village chief sighed: "Last year and this year, the rent was quartered. The county has not yet sent Baozheng, and I don't know what the situation will be like in the coming year."

"Oh." You Miao nodded thoughtfully, and rented four quarters, which means that for each mu of land, for one year of planting, a full [-]% of the harvest will be paid as tax, and the remaining [-]% will go to the tenants.

"My father is Zhuangzi." You Miao said with a smile, "I have to charge seven cents of the rent."

"You are different." Village head Guo said with a smile: "No matter how much tea is harvested, we can live on. We can't grow tea here, and no one will want it if we grow it. Alas, it's so difficult."

You Miao's heart moved, and he said, "I want to try planting some tea trees in this village. Even if there is no one, I can't recruit any tenants. Why don't Mr. Guo help me to see if there are long-term workers who come to find work. , let them come to my side?"

Village head Guo was noncommittal, and You Miao laughed again: "Biyu Mountain Villa said that it would give me [-] tea seedlings a year, all of which are the best beauties. If they are dried into Chunyang melon slices, no one will buy them. I like to eat, now I don’t pay tribute to Chaozhong, and I will send it to Banan, Shuzhong, and Hanzhong. My father is too lazy to grow it, and the tea tree saplings are thrown in the mud in the village..."

Village head Guo said, "Master You wants to grow tea on the mountain?"

"I think so." You Miao smiled and said, "There are not many people on hand, and it will take several years to plant a tea tree. There is no hurry."

The village head Guo said: "Yes, now the year passes, and the surplus food is not enough to eat. I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for the years when the tea trees grow, not to mention the tea trees are not easy to grow..."

You Miao said with a smile: "My parents have planted tea all their lives, Mr. Guo, is he still afraid that I will plant the tea tree to death?"

Village head Guo said: "You are Miss Qiao's son, why would you plant the tea tree to death? I'm afraid that the tenants won't want to go, and they will have to wait for two years to plant it. The whole family is waiting to eat, so I can't wait!"

You Miao hummed, nodded and said: "I was thinking about hiring a few long-term workers, but I couldn't even hire a long-term worker. They all went home for the New Year. Mr. Guo, there are people here. I'll hire some people who are at home during the slack season. Come here Open up a few acres of land for me. It's not bad, one mu of land costs ten cents."

"Okay." Village head Guo said: "That's natural. I'll help you to keep an eye out. If anyone wants to make some money, send him to your place."

You Miao was satisfied, knowing that the time was approaching the end of the year, and those who could not repay their debts, and those who earned some money to tear clothes for their daughter-in-law had to think about making money. As soon as the old man Guo let go, it was guaranteed that someone would come to the door in less than three days.After negotiating this matter, You Miao got up to say goodbye, and came out with Li Zhifeng.

Li Zhifeng said, "Want to go to the market?"

You Miao was lazy and just didn't want to move, and said, "I don't want to leave."

Li Zhifeng smiled and said, "I'm holding you."

You Miao smiled, pushed and shoved against him, and said, "Go out first, don't be ashamed here. Is the market far away?"

Li Zhifeng said: "It's not far, it's on the riverside pier."

The two left Guozhuang along the east road, and Li Zhifeng walked with You Miao on his back, just like a young couple strolling by the river, You Miao suddenly realized this, they were not the young couple!