As soon as the seventh day of the Lunar New Year is over, everyone in the village gets busy, those who go to work, those who go to the fields, and those who receive tourists.
At the beginning of the first month of the first year, the plum blossoms were in full bloom. A little bit of snow fell on the red plums, which was particularly beautiful. It attracted many literati and elegant people in the city. These people came not only to enjoy the flowers, but also to visit Dahe Academy, and even more to visit the president of Yushan. Now Everyone no longer calls him Master Yu, but respectfully calls him Chief Yushan.
Under the leadership of Chief Yu Shan, the newly built school gradually got on the right track.
Cheng Wanwan looked at the school rising from the ground in the distance, and thought of Tiezhu, the most literate person in Dahe Village back then, and of the four children who couldn't even add within ten two years ago... and of the journey along the way. After experiencing all kinds of hardships, her heart seemed to be filled with something. This feeling was indescribable.
"Mom, what are you looking at!"
Zhao Dashan came back from the fields and saw Cheng Wanwan standing at the door of his house. He didn't know what he was looking at and asked curiously.
Cheng Wanwan looked away: "I didn't see anything. How is the wheat growing in the field?"
"It snowed quite a bit this winter, and the winter wheat grew very well." Zhao Dashan said with a smile on his face, "I asked the long-term workers to plow the land in a few days when it gets warmer and prepare for spring planting. Mom, we have several plants at home. Of the 100 acres of land, there are only five acres of paddy fields, and I want to change it to 50 acres of paddy fields this year."
For farmers, the most important thing is food. With so much land at home, it would be a pity not to use it to grow rice.
He paused and continued, "Ten permanent workers are still too few. We need to recruit at least ten more this year."
He always talks little, but when it comes to matters in the fields, he talks clearly.
Cheng Wanwan nodded: "Just do what you want. This year we will still plant two hundred acres of cotton and some peppers. Dahe Yan Restaurant will use this. You can do whatever you want with the remaining hundreds of acres."
Zhao Dashan seemed to have had an idea for a long time: "Our family has more than ten acres of low-grade land. I have spent a lot of time fertilizing it but it can't be done. I want to enclose this land and raise chickens specifically. From now on, we can open a restaurant in the river." If we open another branch, we won’t have to go to other places to buy chickens.”
"Since we have raised more chickens, we should also raise more ducks and geese." Cheng Wanwan said thoughtfully, "If there is not enough land, you can buy some more..."
"Enough, enough!" Zhao Dashan scratched the back of his head, "If there are any more, I really won't be able to handle him."
Cheng Wanwan laughed. Their family had nearly a thousand acres of land, which was indeed too much. Dashan was very busy just managing it. If it was more, he would have to hire someone to help manage it.
The mother and son were talking at the door of the house and were about to enter the house when they saw several carriages appearing on the village road.
Nowadays, the commercial tourism industry in the village is gradually developing. It is not unusual for a carriage to come. However, this carriage is familiar to everyone. It is the carriage of the Shen family. In other words, it is County Magistrate Shen who is coming, and behind the wheel is Magistrate Shen. They were also following the convoy, which looked like a big battle.
The carriage stopped in front of Cheng Wanwan's house.
Cheng Wanwan stood at the foot of the steps and greeted him with a smile: "How come Mr. Shen has time to come to Dahe Village today?"
Magistrate Shen got off the carriage, and five or six men in their thirties also got off the carriages behind them. The group walked straight towards this direction.
"I've seen people from Sui'an!"
A group of people saluted together.
Cheng Wanwan raised her hand to help everyone up, paused and said, "You must be here for the cotton matter, right?"
The messenger who announced the decree years ago said that at the beginning of spring, the imperial court would send people to study cotton cultivation, and only after the study would it decide whether to promote it nationwide.
"This is Mr. Zou, the captain of the Nongdu." Magistrate Shen introduced, "The others are Mr. Li, the officer of Quli Field, Mr. Yu, the chief of Dushui..."
Nongduwei is a seventh-rank official in the Ministry of Household Affairs, specializing in agricultural affairs. Officials such as Quli Tianguan and Dushui Chief are the eighth- and ninth-rank officials under Nongduwei. They are all officials set up for the agricultural production of the Dayu Dynasty and are directly responsible for farmland. Although he is an official when dealing with agricultural affairs, he is no stranger to agricultural production and is very down-to-earth.
"Thank you for your hard work for coming all the way." Cheng Wanwan turned sideways, "Please go inside first, have some tea and something to eat, and then we can talk about business."
Mr. Zou, the Nongdu Captain, coughed and said, "Sui'an people, can you let me wait for a walk in the village first?"
They had heard of this Dahe Village in the capital, and they had always thought it was exaggerated by the people. However, when they came in from the village entrance, they realized that the rumors were not groundless. This village was bigger than any other village they had ever seen... Bigger Secondly, the main thing is that it is orderly, the fields are square, and people work in an orderly manner, without any chaos.
Cheng Wanwan nodded: "Da Shan, you are the host. Take the adults for a walk while I go in to prepare the meal."
Zhao Dashan immediately put down the farm tools in his hands and looked at the guests who came from afar: "My lords, please go to the wheat field to take a look first."
Barley can also be grown in the north. A few adults were not very interested. Halfway through, they saw plum blossoms blooming in the flower garden, so they were attracted to it. After walking in, they discovered that this flower garden not only has a plum garden, but also a chrysanthemum garden. Peach orchards, jasmine...there are flowers for every season, so it should be picturesque all year round.
There are many tourists in this flower garden, admiring the flowers, chanting poems, and drinking water. It is very lively.
Mr. Zou was extremely surprised. This didn't look like the lowest level village at all, but more like a Zhuangzi.
After coming out of the flower garden, we walked around, took a stroll, and finally went to the market. The market has been developed for a whole year and has become very mature. The original small section is the old street, and three new directions have been built behind it. From the visual perspective From the outside, the market does not look too small, and it seems very lively with pedestrians coming and going.
"Master Shen, this is not Dahe Village, it is clearly Dahe Town." Master Zou sighed, "If this market develops for another year, I am afraid it will be more lively than Ping'an County."
Magistrate Shen said: "I have discussed this matter with the prefect. We will find an opportunity to merge Dahe Village with several nearby villages, and directly transform the village into a town. However, the workload is huge and cannot be done in a short time. It can be done in a meeting, you need to take your time.”
The group of people walked around the village before returning to Anren's house.
Zhao Dashan led people into the flower hall and asked Mrs. Qi to serve tea, and snacks and fruits were quickly served.
"Hey, what is this?"
Mr. Yu took a sip of tea and suddenly saw something red and pointed hanging under the eaves. He was an agricultural officer, and his job was to study various crop seeds. When he saw something he had never seen before, he immediately walked over curiously. , picked it up and smelled it, and the next moment, he sneezed hard.
"This is chili pepper." Zhao Dashan said hurriedly, "Master Yu, please don't rub your eyes with the hand that touched the chili pepper. Go and wash it quickly."
Master Zou asked in surprise: "What is chili pepper?"
"It's a kind of seasoning." Zhao Dashan explained, "I heard that peppers are a crop in the south, but people there keep them as ornamental plants at home. After my mother heard about it, she planted some. Unexpectedly, The fruit can be used as seasoning, it is spicier than dogwood and is more suitable for cooking."
Mr. Zou sighed again: "Cotton is an ornamental plant in the south. Southerners call it Baidiezi. It was discovered by the Sui'an people and became known to the public. Today, this pepper is also an ornamental plant in the south...the largest plant in the southern provinces. What on earth is Si Nong doing, how can he be so wasteful?"
Cheng Wanwan, who had just walked from the backyard, couldn't help but feel surprised.
The Southern Great Sinong cannot be blamed for this, I can only blame her for having a modern soul in her bones.
