The Female Officer Became a Farmer After Getting Reborn

   Chapter 169 170 Childhood

   On the second day, Zhou Jia took Li Yu and several others to the house given by the emperor on East Street, and when they walked to East Street, they saw that the street was prosperous and densely populated.

   A few people walked all the way and found a freshly painted vermilion mansion in front of the door. Looking up, they saw the tall door lintel with exquisite patterns carved on it, with the word Zhoufu written on it, and a pair of majestic stone lions in front of the door.

   Zhou Jia said to Li Yu, "That's it."

A few people went up the steps to the door, and a man dressed in long clothes walked up to Zhou Jia and Li Yu and bowed and said, "I dare to ask, but Mr. Zhou, Mrs. Huguo, and little Xu Lin are sent by shopkeeper Chu to wait. Lady Protector."

   Zhou Jia smiled and said, "Yes, it's time to work."

   "It should be," Xu Lin bowed and handed over the key to the house, and smiled, "Younger retire."

  Ruyi took a purse and handed it to Xu Lin, sending him away.

  Tie Zhu went up and opened the door of the house. Zhou Jia saw this was a courtyard house with three entrances and three exits.

   entered the gate and saw a screen wall with beautifully carved patterns, turned around the screen wall, passed the hanging flower gate, and saw a small garden in the middle of the courtyard.

  Xiaoyu exclaimed in surprise: "Young madam, look, there is a garden here, and the flowers in it are so beautiful."

  Li Yu pointed at a rose-red rose and said with a smile, "Go pick one and let Ruyi wear it for you."

  Xiaoyu shook his head and said, "It will wither after a while, but it is better to open on a branch to look better."

  Yang Wei and Tie Zhu came out of the downside house, looked at the house in the courtyard, their eyes widened: "There are so many houses, even calling people from Fengming Zhuangzi is not satisfied."

  Li Yu and Zhou Jia walked through the veranda hand in hand and entered the backyard, only to see that the backyard was more delicate, with gardens, rockeries, ponds, flowing water, curved corridors, and pavilions. Once they entered the yard, they had a different view.

   Li Yu sighed: "The house is really good, but we are the only few people living in so many houses, and it takes a long time to clean it once, so let's live in our original place!"

   "This is a mansion given by the royal family. It's not good if you don't move in. You can live there temporarily. After the list is published, you can move in. Once you enter the yard, the rest will be closed first."

   "Okay, I don't understand any of this, just do what you think you want to do well, and the house has seen it, so let's go back!"

   A few people walked around the street, bought some food, and went back to Shijia Lane.

   Early the next morning, Zhou Jia was called away by Young Master Lin. Li Yu was about to take Xiaoyu and a few people to see Huangzhuang. The manager of Huangzhuang, Chu Fu, came with chicken, duck, fish, and some food and vegetables.

  Chu Fu saw that Li Yu was just a young and beautiful woman, and thought to himself: Shopkeeper Chu, they can't make a mistake! Can such a young and beautiful woman farm? I think, I'm afraid it's someone's credit! Thinking of this, Chu Fu's attitude towards Li Yu also became contemptuous.

   bowed and said: "Little Chu Fu, the head of the royal estate, was ordered to invite his wife to the estate for guidance, and the tenants in the estate cultivate rice seeds."

Li Yu saw that Chu Fu was of medium stature, white and chubby, with an arrogant expression, not like a manager, but like a rich squire in Fengming Town, Li Yu thought about it, people also have the capital of arrogance. The slave is also big, and the prime minister's door is a seven-rank official. This one is still the steward of the emperor's family, so how many officials are there.

Li Yu looked at the two men who looked like long-term workers with Chu Fu, moved things out of the car, and smiled politely: "Mr. Chu, there is nothing to talk about guidance, we just talk to each other, I just plan to go to Zhuangzi. , let's go now!"

  Chu Fu bowed and said, "Madam, please, I'll show you the way."

   Li Yu said lightly: "There is Director Lao Chu."

The group walked out of the city gate and arrived at Huangzhuang on the outskirts of the city after noon. Chu Fu pointed to the large piece of land and smiled proudly: "Ma'am, this piece of land is a royal farm with thousands of acres of fertile land and mountains. There are also thousands of acres.”

  Li Yu saw that Huangzhuang was surrounded by mountains and rivers and the land was fertile, and praised: "Yes, it's a good place to grow crops."

   A few people walked around the Zhuangzi. Li Yu saw that the tenants were busy plowing and hoeing the fields. The people on the Zhuangzi seemed to be doing well.

   Director Chu pointed at the tenants and said with a smile: "Madam, you don't know those tenants. The tenants all want to come to Huangzhuang to plant the tenants, and people in the mountains in Huangzhuang are rushing to plant the tenants."

   Li Yu was puzzled and said, "All the mountains are rushing to plant crops? Director Chu, why is this?"

Director Chu bowed his hands in the direction of the imperial city: "The Empress Dowager is kind-hearted, and ordered us stewards not to exploit the tenants, and if the stewards are caught by the tenants, the whole family will be sent to the salt mine, and the tenants of Huangzhuang will only pay four The land rent is only 20% of the land rent, and the other villagers have to pay at least 50% of the land rent. Do you think everyone will grab it?"

   After hearing this, Li Yu also felt that the empress dowager's method was really good. One person embezzled the whole family and suffered, and those who wanted to be thin also had to consider the consequences.

   "The Empress Dowager is merciful, and everyone below her will do their part, and the construction of Huangzhuang will get better and better."

"Yes, yes, this is the principle, madam, look at this, this is the composting pond we dug, and it was taught to the tenants to dig pits and compost according to the method that the general manager learned from you. If it's not right, we'll change it."

  Li Yu picked up the **** and dug up the top layer of the composting pond. He saw that the fertilizer below had turned black and gray, and the added weeds and leaves had also rotted.

  Li Yu put down his **** and smiled at Chu Fu: "Mr. Chu has done a good job, there is nothing inappropriate."

  Chu Fu saw that Li Yu was working neatly and was accustomed to the stench in the fat pond. He also believed that Li Yu could farm.

Li Yu walked around Huangzhuang and felt that this Director Chu was still very responsible, and the village was also thriving. After staying in Huangzhuang for one night, he made an appointment with Director Chu to go to Huangzhuang to teach when planting. They selected the seeds and took the car back to Shijia Lane.

In the city of Tongzhou, Li Qing had passed the county test, and when he saw that he was ranked second, he was still a little uncomfortable. Ji Xiang saw Li Qing hanging his head and standing in the courtyard sullenly, and comforted him: "Aqing, you are already one. A famous boy is born, Brother Jixiang thinks you have done well in the exam, and when you take the government exam in April and get the title of scholar, Brother Jixiang will pass the good news to the young master and young lady."

Li Qing raised his head and looked at Jixiang with red eyes: "Brother Jixiang, I'm not angry that I didn't take the first place in the exam, I'm just angry that I was complacent. After the first few exams, my heart began to float. I thought that the first place in the county examination was already in my pocket, but this is good, it was a wake-up call for me, my sister said, the sky is crazy and the rain is crazy, and the people are crazy. He clenched his fists tightly and said, "In the future, I will definitely fight steadily step by step, and I will not make the same mistakes again."

Jixiang gave a thumbs up and praised: "Ah Qing is good, you can find your own shortcomings so quickly, face it, and correct your mistakes bravely. Brother Jixiang believes in Aqing, and in the days to come, you will do what you want to do. thing."

   (end of this chapter)