Zhou Lan's words made Jian Zhizhi slightly silent for a moment.
This backyard doesn't seem to be some kind of dragon's pond and tiger's den that never comes back?
Jian Zhizhi reassured: "You can go out. During the period of hiring you, you can go out and come in as well.
Although you can leave, time is limited and you have to work hard. "
Speaking of this, Jian Zhizhi looked at the rice fields not far away and added:
"At least three acres of land need to be harvested today."
Under normal circumstances, an adult can harvest one acre of rice in a full day's work.
These ten people are currently experiencing a famine. They are not eating well and may be weak. In addition, there are still follow-up tasks after harvesting the rice, so it is not easy to ask for too much.
Therefore, she was satisfied with just three acres of land.
Chen Yu was stunned when he heard this, and said in surprise: "Three acres?"
There are only three acres of land, and there are ten of them.
Jian Zhizhi explained: "Not only do we need to harvest the rice from these three acres of land, but we also need to do threshing. In addition, we also need to harvest the following acres of wheat and five acres of vegetables."
Before being locked up in gray space, she was a planner for a company.
Her boss is really not a good person, and he can find faults no matter how the plan is changed.
The latest plan caused her to not have a good rest for several days, and she was so angry that she fainted at her workstation.
Those ten days in the gray space, even though she was alone, made her feel a rare sense of relaxation and stability.
Now that she has become a 'boss', she will not exploit her employees like the boss that week.
It should be easy to harvest the vegetables in the vegetable field. At least she has already pulled out half of the radishes, so it won't take much time.
Chen Yu, the elder, listened to her explanation and stopped questioning it.
After all, if you look closely, there are indeed quite a few things going on.
Chen Yu nodded and promised: "Sure, I promise to fulfill your request."
If ten people can't even do this little thing well, they will have wasted most of their lives working in the fields.
Jian Zhizhi nodded, and after explaining to several people, he took the tools and left the shop with Qingsheng.
As for the food in the backyard, Jian Zhizhi is not afraid of them sneaking out.
Because no one should be able to get it except her.
When Xiao He came out to pick up Chen Yu and others, Xiao He tried to bring out a radish leaf but failed.
Chen Yu was also startled when he saw Jian Zhizhi leaving with Qingsheng without hesitation.
Shopkeeper Jian left them here and went out. He trusted them too much, so wasn't he worried that they would do anything?
In this world, food is a rare commodity.
Zhou Lan and others glanced at each other unconsciously, and then turned their attention to the rice fields not far away.
Chen Yu put away his thoughts, looked at his eldest daughter-in-law Wu, and said:
"You go back and get the food guy, and then just ask the boys to help you bring it over.
You two also need to make a trip. "
They went back to collect their belongings alone, and Qingsheng and his two cousins had to go back alone.
Wu nodded in agreement and walked out without hesitation.
After Chen Yu finished explaining, he turned to look at his third daughter-in-law Zhou Lan: "Go to Qingsheng's house and ask Xiaoyu to bring over their farm tools for use."
Seeing that her sister-in-law walked out easily, Zhou Lan nodded with peace of mind.
Chen Yu looked at the remaining people in his family: "You take Qingyun to clean up the vegetable field behind, and we will go cut the rice."
After some arrangements, the rest of the people got busy.
the other side.
While on the road, Jian Zhizhi asked Qingsheng about why Songyang County turned out like this.
Qingsheng was obviously startled when Jian Zhizhi asked about this. Even though he had already guessed that Jian Zhizhi was not the shopkeeper Jian he was familiar with, Qingsheng still felt a little uncomfortable when this was confirmed again.
Qingsheng had a lump in his throat and said with difficulty:
"Three months ago, rats were rampant everywhere. Those rats were scurrying around in dense numbers, destroying everything they could bite and gnaw, and all the food in the fields was gone.
Originally, everyone was counting on the court to take care of us, but half a month ago, the county magistrate ran away overnight without telling everyone...
I heard that the imperial court has too much time to take care of itself, so we people can only hope for our own good. "
Qingsheng's tone was filled with regret, and he finally let out a heavy sigh.
The county magistrate ran away overnight, which is indeed a bit serious.
Jian Zhizhi asked in confusion: "Is the rat problem still rampant?"
Qingsheng sighed: "It's rare to see rats in the town during this period, but now I don't know where they went."
Is it possible that the rat infestation is over?
Jian Zhizhi was thinking about it, but suddenly heard a malicious voice:
"Isn't this Shopkeeper Jian? Doesn't the Shopkeeper have food? Why is he going into the mountains like us common people?"
Jian Zhizhi looked up and saw two men standing on a small slope not far from her.
At this time, a thin man with mixed black and white hair who looked older said displeasedly:
"Qingsheng, why did you bring her up the mountain?"
Qingsheng smiled at the other party after hearing this, with a hint of flattery in his voice:
"Uncle Liang, life is not easy nowadays, and game in the mountains is getting harder and harder to find.
I thought that shopkeeper Jian was the only one in our town that still sold grain, and that she had some skills, so I brought her over to have a look.
Let's make a good relationship, maybe we will buy food from her in the future. "
Jian Zhizhi didn't say anything. Hearing Qingsheng's name, the man opposite him should be Lao Liangtou whom Qingsheng called him.
Jian Zhizhi looked at the person behind Lao Liangtou again. The man was younger than Lao Liangtou, but he was about 20 or 30 years old.
He was standing behind Lao Liangtou and looking at her with a sarcastic face, his eyes showing no concealment of his hatred for her.
The original intention of celebrating her birthday was to ease the tense relationship between them, and also to remind these people that she still had food to sell.
But never thought that as soon as he said these words, this man would explode!
"Who can afford her food? One tael of silver and one catty of rice. Who can afford it these days?
If you make me anxious, sooner or later her shop will be destroyed! "
Liang Cheng glared at Jian Zhizhi fiercely and even grinded his teeth.
Liang Cheng's expression was very similar to that of the people who surrounded her in the shop before. They all looked like they were going to eat her alive.
Speaking of which, after she entered this place, except for celebrating her birthday, neither the two people in front of her nor those in the previous shop had any doubts about her identity, as if she was the shopkeeper Jian.
Lao Liangtou's turbid gaze fell on her. He did not refute the man's words, and his expression did not even change. He seemed to have the same plan as the man.
Even Qingsheng, who had been hired by her, had some complications flashing across his face.
Jian Zhizhi is not particularly clear about prices in ancient times, but he also knows that buying a pound of rice for one tael of silver is indeed a bit outrageous.
But in the case of food shortage, this price is normal. There is a saying that rare things are more expensive.
What's more, after the necessities of life such as food become scarce?
Without the large area of land in the original owner's backyard, it would be impossible for the original owner to still have food to sell, and there might even be a situation where he couldn't even buy food for a tael of silver.
