in2ebook Chapter 252 Tianyuan Village is back
Chapter 252 Tianyuan Village is back
County Magistrate Ge laughed. He thought Su He would praise his younger brother a lot.
"I remember that I gave you a place exempt from the test this time. Who are you going to give it to among your brothers?"
"Return to my lord,"
"No need to be so particular, let's keep it simple next time and just give a direct answer."
Magistrate Ge quickly stopped Su He's polite words. He was very direct with his own people.
"Yes, it was my younger brother Wang Zhi who asked Master to give him a chance, and this time the quota was given to him. This year, all our clansmen found tenants to farm the land, so everyone in the family is idle, and I was thinking of finding some work for other brothers and sisters."
Find tenants? County Magistrate Ge wondered, don't they know how to farm?
"Oh? If I remember correctly, Chen Shi said you are good at farming?"
Su He was waiting for this sentence. "Yes, we used to grow wheat, corn, and sweet potatoes. Guangyuan grows rice, which we are not familiar with, so we can only spend money to hire tenants in the first year."
Magistrate Ge nodded in understanding, "I heard Chen Shi talk about sweet potatoes. Did you bring them from the north?"
"Yes, we didn't bring much, only a few hundred kilograms. But the yield of sweet potatoes is very high, 4,000 kilograms per mu. When the autumn harvest comes, we will plant sweet potatoes in the fields outside as well."
"Four thousand kilograms? One acre of land?"
"Yes, sir. Lord Chen Shi also knows this. Our soldiers at the border have eaten sweet potatoes. They taste very good, whether raw or cooked."
County Magistrate Ge tried hard to digest the fact that the yield per mu was 4,000 kilograms. He finally calmed down a little, but was shocked by Su He's next words.
"Sweet potatoes are harvested twice a year. The harvest in summer won't be much, so we'll have to wait until the autumn harvest. We estimate that we'll have 20,000 kilograms."
With two harvests a year, a few hundred kilograms of crops can be turned into 20,000 kilograms
County Magistrate Ge's breathing quickened when he thought of this. If he farmed for two years, he could imagine how comfortable his later years would be.
"Su Hehua, tell your people to farm well and sell your sweet potatoes to the government first."
Su He smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, sir. We are currently planting sweet potatoes in the backyard, surrounded by a wall, so no one will steal them. But I am worried that someone will covet the sweet potato fields in the second half of the year."
"Sir, I am not complaining. It's just that during the spring ploughing, the fields of our tribesmen were always turned upside down and many seeds rotted. I think there are too many misunderstandings between us and the uncles and aunts in Qingshan Village. My uncle is the village chief in name only. Sir, you have good intentions, but in the eyes of the uncles and aunts in Qingshan Village, we are too arrogant as newcomers. We have not managed the village well and have failed your trust."
County Magistrate Ge was not angry. If it weren't for the sweet potato, Su He told him that he couldn't continue to be the village chief. Although he wouldn't force it, he would definitely think that this family was not worthy of being used. But now that there are sweet potatoes, the situation is different. He is also afraid that the natives of Qingshan Village will cause trouble.
"In that case, you just need to take care of the people in your own village. Qingshan Village is still Qingshan Village. Who are you?"
Su He looked at County Magistrate Ge and blurted out something inexplicably.
"Tianyuan Village, sir, we are all from Tianyuan Village."
County Magistrate Ge nodded and said, "Then you should just stay in Tianyuan Village. Is it okay for Wang Jingui to be the village chief of Tianyuan Village?"
"No problem, no problem. The people in our village are the most united. There will be no problem."
Su He was really excited. She didn't expect to gain so much from this trip. She wanted to write a letter to the people in Qinglong Village and ask them to send some people over as they were short of manpower.
County Magistrate Ge nodded with satisfaction. The matter of sweet potatoes was very important, so he wanted to send someone to warn the people in Qingshan Village.
"Sir, here comes Guan Xiao."
"come in."
With the consent of County Magistrate Ge, Guan Xiao walked in with his head lowered.
"Guan Xiao greets His Excellency."
The lawyer hurried in and whispered something in Magistrate Ge's ear.
"Well, I have found out that you are indeed the victim. Now the government will take out 80 taels of silver from Zhou Tianfu's property to compensate you. Are you willing?"
Guan Xiao looked up nervously and found Su He winking at her.
Guan Xiao relaxed immediately. She mustered up the courage to say to Magistrate Ge, "Sir, I want to use this silver to redeem my brother."
"You have a brother? Who is he?"
"My brother's name is Guan Da. I just found out that he did such a big mistake. Sir, this is the only relative I have. I don't want this silver. Can you please not let my brother go to serve in the army?"
What? Gwanda?
Su He felt the name sounded familiar as soon as he heard it. After listening again, he realized that this was the guy who came to Qingshan Village to steal things.
He turned out to be Guan Xiao's brother, what a fate.
County Magistrate Ge couldn't remember it at once and looked at his advisor.
The lawyer went to Qingshan Village in person to investigate the case, so he remembers it.
"There was such a person. This Guanda led a group of people to steal food from Qingshan Village, but they failed. And because Qingshan Village withheld their food, I sentenced them to service. Now they should be repairing the road."
Magistrate Ge nodded, thought for a moment, and then said to Guan Xiao, "Your brother's work is not hard. You want to use silver to pay for hard labor. Once this starts, it will be difficult to end. Therefore, I cannot exempt him from punishment."
Guan Xiao became dejected after hearing this, as her brother was still injured.
"But I allow you to visit him once a month. You can bring some food and clothes. Your silver is still 80 taels. Do you have any objection?"
Guan Xiao kowtowed to Magistrate Ge excitedly, "Thank you, sir. I will obey you and have no objection."
County Magistrate Ge nodded with satisfaction, and everyone was happy.
Su He received the first task assigned by County Magistrate Ge, which was to paint 100 portraits of Zhou Tianfu and Aunt Xiang.
It was completed within three days, and then I resigned with Guan Xiao.
Su He was anxious to go back to the village to tell everyone the good news and to paint a portrait in the village. Guan Xiaoxiao hurried to buy some ointment for external injuries and two sets of clothes to go see his brother.
Su He simply gave Guan Xiao the key to her house and said, "I will probably be back tomorrow. After you visit your brother, you can come back and live here by yourself. Don't go out after dark."
Guan Xiao held the key tightly and thanked him solemnly.
Su He quickly stopped her from talking, "Go buy some medicine, Xiao Bai and I are leaving."
Seeing this, Guan Xiao also put away the key, put it together with the new silver he had received, and ran to the clinic.
This time, she can walk on the street openly.
"Lotus, there's lunch at home. Let's eat before we leave."
Liu Bai watched the people leave and said to Su He.
Su He thought it was right. It would be a waste if not eaten. Fish soup cannot be kept overnight.
So the two of them drove back to Su's house, ate and drank their fill, and left some meat and steamed buns for Guan Xiao. Then they left the city and headed for the village.
When the two arrived home, Aunt He had just cooked dinner, and Su He dragged Liu Bai to eat at home. The food was cooked according to the number of people, so it was naturally not enough for two more people, but Su He obviously didn't have to worry about it, because no one would be missing.
"Aunt He, go tell my uncle and the others that there will be a meeting in the evening."
Aunt He learned the word "meeting" only after she arrived at the Su family. She knew that a meeting was a big deal, so she went there immediately after hearing Su He's order.
"Okay, Miss."