Li Yunze and the others had lunch at Zhuangzi, accompanied by Qiu Zhuangtou and his young son.
Ye Yutong had a good impression of Qiu Xiaosi. He was smart, lively and capable, and his personality was very similar to her second brother Ye Mingzhe.
Knowing that his master was going to hand over the experimental field to him for management, he happily knelt down and kowtowed to Li Yunze.
He also swore a promise, "Master, don't worry, I am good at farming. I know exactly when the crops will be sown, when to water and fertilize, and I will definitely do my best to complete the tasks you entrust me with." good."
Li Yunze patted his shoulder encouragingly, "Okay, very good. With your perseverance, I believe you can do well."
Ye Yutong asked him again with a smile, "Xiaosi, are you literate?"
Qiu Xiaosi puffed up his chest and said proudly: "I can not only read but also write. I have memorized the Three Character Classic and am now learning the Analects of Confucius."
"Wow, Xiaosi is really awesome." Ye Yutong gave him an exaggerated thumbs up.
Then he smiled and said: "Then I will write down the seed planting time and method for you, and you can plant and manage them according to the seasons. How about that?"
"Yes, I will obey the young master's instructions."
After lunch, Xiong Dajun took Ye Mingxuan and Li Chaoyang to the mountains to watch horses.
Lin Jiang and Chen Wu also went together, preparing to choose a good horse to take back.
Qiu Xiaosi took Li Yunze and Ye Yutong to wander nearby.
"Master, the land in front of me belongs to Mr. Qin's family. It is larger than our land, covering more than 1,200 acres.
The drought in the past two years has been too severe. The terrain there is too high, water is inconvenient, and the food they can plant does not even have enough seeds.
Two days ago, I heard from Sun Xiaoxiao that Mr. Qin wanted to sell it. Many people came to look at it, but no one dared to take action. "
Ye Yutong asked with interest: "I think this place is good, and it's close to Fengcheng. How come no one buys it? Is the asking price too high?"
Qiu Xiaosi sighed like an adult: "Oh, it's not the drought. If it were two years ago, if there was such a large piece of fertile land, just let the wind go out, I don't know how many people would come to grab it. But now it's all There has been a drought for two years and there is no sign of rain, so who dares to take over?”
Ye Yutong's eyes lit up after hearing this. She glanced at Li Yunze and saw that he was also looking at her. The two of them smiled in unison.
On the way back, Li Yunze told Xiong Dajun, "Dajun, go inquire about the land Qiu Xiaosi mentioned and buy it if the price is right.
Let’s take a look. Is there anyone else selling land near Fengcheng? If the price and location are good, buy them all. "
"Yes, Master."
"The land you buy this time does not need to go to your uncle's account. I will give you the amount of money you need when the time comes."
"yes."
Li Yunze told him about buying a shop again, "I'm also planning to buy a few shops in Fengcheng, preferably two-story ones with good location. You and Madam Chen should pay attention."
"I'll talk to Mrs. Chen when I get back, and then I'll go find her and ask."
Ye Yutong smiled and said: "Brother Xiong, there's no rush in this matter. The shop won't be used until next year. Just take your time and look for it. If there are suitable ones, you can buy a few more."
"Yes, ma'am."
Ye Yutong heard him calling his wife, and now he could calmly agree.
She used to think about asking them to change their words, but after telling them once that they wouldn't listen, she didn't care anymore and just screamed if she wanted to.
Do you want to call me madam? How much older can it make me?
I was thinking of going to Mrs. Song's banquet in the evening, so it would not be good to go empty-handed.
Li Yunze whispered a few words to Ye Mingxuan.
Let him take Li Chaoyang and the others back first, while he and Ye Yutong go into the space to get something out.
Lin Jiang and Chen Wu thought their master was going to take his wife shopping, so they rode back to Song Mansion without asking anything.
Ye Yutong and Li Yunze drove the carriage for a while on the street, and then found a remote place.
Li Yunze watched from outside, and Ye Yutong entered the space. I took out a few baskets of cantaloupe and a few baskets of eggs and goose eggs.
This season is the time to eat melons, although cantaloupe has not yet been found here.
But Li Yunze was ready to take out the seeds and plant them. As long as the season was right, everything else would be easy to explain.
Ye Yutong glanced at the fruits and eggs on the carriage and felt that these gifts seemed a bit light after receiving such expensive things.
She went to the basement to search again and found several ginseng plants and several boxes of bird's nests.
She and Ping An dug this ginseng in the mountains. The roots below were a little damaged, so they were not planted.
The medicinal effect of this ginseng is definitely not good, but it is also very honorable to give it away.
I got the bird's nest from Tongpan Mansion last time, and I forgot to eat it when I put it in the basement.
Ye Yutong found a sandalwood box and selected two ginseng that were still in good condition and put them in it.
I took two more boxes of bird's nests. Take it with you when you prepare to go to the banquet in the evening.
As soon as they returned to Song Mansion, they heard from the maid in the courtyard that Mrs. Song was awake.
Ye Yutong washed up and asked the maid to take two baskets of cantaloupe, a basket of eggs, and a basket of goose eggs to visit in the backyard.
But unfortunately she came because Mrs. Song went to bed after lunch.
She had a conversation with Song Jingyan there and then went back.
Song Jingting will get married in a few days. Song Yichen and his father had to help with the arrangements and guard against his second uncle's family, so they were very busy.
When there were still two quarters of an hour before dinner, Mrs. Song sent Butler Song and the nanny from yesterday to invite Li Yunze and the others.
Mrs. Song and Song Jingwen also set up a few tables in the front yard.
Thank Lin Jiang and the others for the guards. I heard that thank you gifts were prepared for everyone, including Li Chaoyang.
Li Yunze bowed his hand to Butler Song and said with a smile: "The old man and the old lady are so polite. They even sent you on a special trip."
He pointed to the basket and bird's nest and ginseng on the table, "These are some of our thoughts. Can Butler Song send someone to bring them over?"
As soon as Butler Song entered the door, he noticed something on the table.
I don’t know what kind of fruits are in that basket, but I can smell the strong fragrance from a distance.
He has been the butler of the Song family for so many years, what good things have he not seen? But I don’t know what kind of fruit it is.
Butler Song said very respectfully: "Thank you sir, I will have someone deliver it to the old lady and the old man."
Ye Yutong took out two smaller bamboo baskets. Each basket contained four melons, ten double-yolk eggs, and six large goose eggs.
"Steward Song, Nanny Ding, I've troubled you for the past two days. This is a little bit of our thoughts. You two can take it back and try it out."
"Hey, how come this happened?" The two people waved their hands and refused.
Ye Mingxuan smiled and said: "This is not a good thing, it is just a little food, and it is also a little bit of our affection for the two of you. Butler Song and Nanny Ding should not dislike it."
After hearing this, the two happily accepted it.
"Then thank you Mr. Li, Mr. Ye, and Miss Ye."
