Chapter 102 My cousin has a lover

In March, the weather became warmer and spring sowing was approaching. The villagers saw clearly that Xiao Jiuyue ordered people to add fertilizer to the fields.

Shi Lizheng came to ask specifically, and Xiao Jiuyue did not hide anything.

Ishili Zheng and others were skeptical. Would adding just a little fertilizer to such a large field be effective?

After raising the seedlings and waiting to plant them, Xiao Jiuyue's actions surprised everyone again.

"Miss Xiao, your seedlings are planted so sparsely that I'm afraid not much rice will grow." Shi Lizheng said this tactfully. Everyone wanted to plant rice in every corner of the limited field.

But Xiao Jiuyue left space between the front and back of these seedlings.

"Shi Lizheng, I read in a book that everything should be done in moderation. Too much or too little is not good. How was your production in previous years?"

Xiao Jiuyue asked Shi Lizheng about the harvest in previous years. Shi Lizheng sighed and said, "It depends on God. If the weather is good, one acre can still produce two to three hundred kilograms. If it is not good..." Nothing at all!

"Then I'll try my planting method. What if, by chance, the yield increases?" Xiao Jiuyue didn't say anything definite. Nowadays, everything depends on God's blessing. Even if her method increases the yield, who knows whether the rain from God will be good?

"This..." Shi Lizheng originally came to persuade Xiao Jiuyue, but who knew that after listening to what Xiao Jiuyue said, when he went back, he also started to think in his heart, should he try it like Xiao Jiuyue?

Anyway, the yield of grain grown every year is not high. Xiao Jiuyue's father is the Minister of Revenue. What if she has some new methods?

With this idea in mind, Shi Lizheng gathered all the Shi family members in the evening. Several sons and grandsons gathered together. Shi Youchang said, "Dad, let's follow Miss Xiao and build a workshop to can oranges and make pickled radishes. I think Miss Xiao has a methodical way of doing things. We should follow her!"

"Miss Xiao is from Shengjing. She is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, a second-rank official. Every year, the palace holds banquets. Miss Xiao's status is very noble. She must have her reasons for doing this."

After Shi Youchang finished speaking, he advised: "Dad, the book says that serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. The Xiao family has lost power overnight, but I think the Xiao family will not fall into decline like this. Otherwise, the female family members will not be able to come to Hongdu safely. Once the Xiao family returns to Shengjing, we will be acquainted with the family of the second-rank official!"

"Dad, this is a high branch that others dare not even think about, and cannot even reach it with their hands outstretched!" Shi Youchang became more and more excited as he spoke. The men of the Xiao family were exiled, but what if they were rehabilitated in the future?

"Can such a serious crime as confiscation of property and exile be rehabilitated? Can he return to Shengjing?" Shi Youmin looked at his brother with confusion, feeling that what he said was too mysterious.

Before Shi Youchang could say anything, Shi Lizheng said, "Regardless of whether the Xiao family can be rehabilitated, let's just talk about the current situation. We have indeed made money by following the Xiao family. We can't do things like eating with a bowl in hand and cursing when we put it down!"

"Dad is right." Shi Youchang said, "Let's try one acre of land."

After hearing this, Shi Youmin immediately nodded and said, "Dad, let's try one acre of land." Even if this one acre of land is cultivated by the Xiao family, and the yield is a little lower, it will not have much impact!

Xiao Jiuyue would not persuade others. As long as she grew enough crops this year, everyone would follow her example in the future.

In addition to the Shi family and the He Changqing family, there are several other families who follow Xiao Jiayue to grow crops. In the past, they planted densely and there were still many seedlings. Everyone had nothing to do, so they reclaimed the land and planted the extra seedlings.

Time passed quickly and it was early April. The work in the fields was almost done, and Xiao Jiuyue was busy all night with the affairs of Hongdu Restaurant. In March, she gave the renovation plan to Zeng Qing. At the same time, she gave Zeng Qing all the personnel she needed and the opening plan.

"Sister Xiao!"

Tang Tian came over with the account book and banknotes. When she saw Xiao Jiuyue, she was extremely excited and said happily, "Sister Xiao, look, our candy shop is really getting more and more powerful!"

Tang Tian opened the box containing the banknotes and said happily, "My father praised me and said that I have some talent for business."

Xiao Jiuyue looked at the banknotes and had to say that the dim sum business didn't seem expensive, but after the volume increased, the profit would be huge!

Tang Tian propped up her chin with one hand and looked at Xiao Jiuyue eagerly: "Sister Xiao, I want to open a dim sum shop in the capital city. Do you think it's possible?"

"You're going to the provincial capital? It's not just to open a shop, right?" Xiao Jiuyue raised his eyes and looked at her with a somewhat evasive look.

"Sister Xiao." Tang Tian, ​​who has always been straightforward and carefree, felt awkward at this moment.

Xiao Jiuyue immediately understood and asked, "Is it related to your marriage?"

"Sister Xiao, how did you guess it so quickly?" Tang Tian slumped over the table with no image at all. She held the money box in her arms, her chin resting on it. "Sister Xiao, my uncle wants to invite me to stay in the city for a while. It just so happens that my cousin is coming of age, and I have a cousin at my uncle's house."

"Your cousins ​​are getting married?" Xiao Jiuyue raised her eyebrows. Nowadays, people like to marry close relatives.

"No, no, no." Tang Tian shook her head repeatedly and said, "My cousin and I don't have that intention, but my aunt really wants me to be her daughter-in-law."

"Oh, my aunt is so enthusiastic, I don't know how to refuse." Tang Tian blinked and said, "So, I thought, if I had a job, I could make money and I wouldn't have to face my aunt every day!"

Xiao Jiuyue understood her thoughts and asked, "What does your cousin think of you?"

"Hmm." Tang Tian supported her chin with one hand and said, "My cousin has a sweetheart."

"Okay, if you go to the capital to open a shop, then we..." Xiao Jiuyue had just started talking when Tang Tian immediately said excitedly, "Sister Xiao, we must continue to cooperate. You can't leave me behind!"

Tang Tian looked at her eagerly: "Without Sister Xiao's candy shop, it wouldn't be called a candy shop!"

Seeing her expression, Xiao Jiuyue couldn't help but smile and said, "Okay, then we will continue to cooperate."

"That's great." Tang Tian said excitedly, "Sister Xiao, it's still the same as now. You come up with ideas and make snacks, and the rest is up to me."

Tang Tian felt relieved after hearing Xiao Jiuyue's affirmative answer. She asked, "Sister Xiao, have you heard about the Cheng family's situation?"

"Battle between sister-in-law and sister-in-law?" Xiao Jiuyue asked.

"Yes, and no." Tang Tian gossiped, "Fang Caiwei willingly accepts being a concubine, how can she be called a sister-in-law? If it weren't for the Fang family's prosperous cloth shop and the Cheng family's need for financial support, a concubine like her would have been sold long ago!"