Qin Yao looked at the sunset in the sky.

It is said that if you see morning glow, you won’t go out, but if you see evening glow, you can travel thousands of miles. In recent days, it is indeed a rare continuous sunny day.

"Okay, then you clean up." Qin Yao grabbed a handful of melon seeds and cracked them. "As usual, list the expense list and give it to me for review tomorrow."

Liu Ji was waiting for her to say the following sentence. He immediately stood up and went back to his study to make a list.

Qin Yao ignored him, thought of the seedlings at home, took a hoe and went out.

According to the weather conditions in the past few days, the seedlings in the fields should be ready for transplanting in about ten days.

Due to the bumper harvest in Liujia Village last year, many brave people in Xiahe Village set aside 20 to 30 acres for intensive cultivation this year.

This matter concerns the grain output for this year, and both villages attach great importance to it.

This time, Song Zhang also asked someone to bring a message, asking Qin Yao to inform Liujia Village of the time of the planting in advance.

At that time, he will lead people from various villages and towns to come here to observe and learn their planting techniques. He plans to fully implement a planting model of 70% extensive farming and 30% intensive farming in the coming year to increase the county's grain output.

As this happens, the issue of planting seedlings in the village becomes even more important.

Qin Yao had to pay attention and went to the fields every day to check the growth of the seedlings so that she could notify Song Zhang in advance to lead a large force.

The village chief is now concentrating on taking care of his health, so this matter is fully handed over to Qin Yao.

To receive so many people at once, preparations must be made in advance. Qin Yao doesn't want to be tired alone.

After checking the condition of the seedlings in the field, he headed towards the village.

Passing by the village well, he called Dalang, Sanlang and Si Niang back home, went up the hill alone, and came to Liu Dafu's house.

His family had finished dinner and were resting in the yard.

As soon as Qin Yao entered the room, she heard the clanging sound of a loom. Unless the women in Liu Dafu's family were eating or going to the toilet, they were always in the weaving room.

The brocades woven from the looms are an important source of income for the family, so they are reluctant to stop.

Of course, it was dark, so weaving at night would use more lights and candles than at other times.

However, the extra candlelight was not wasted. The yard of Liu Dafu's house was illuminated by the candlelight, which made people feel comfortable.

Liu Dafu was not surprised by Qin Yao's arrival. As soon as she sat down, he asked, "Why did you come to see me?"

Qin Yao asked curiously, "The county magistrate wants to bring people to our village to learn how to grow rice. Has the village chief told you?"

Liu Dafu nodded and brought a plate of washed wild berries over. "Try it. The boss and his friends picked them from the mountains this morning. They are sour and sweet. You girls love them the most."

Qin Yao didn't hesitate to take a few and put them in her mouth. They were sweet, sour and juicy, much better than she had imagined. She couldn't help but eat a few more.

Then he smiled and asked, "Uncle Dafu, how about asking Magistrate Song and his men to come over on the eighth day of this month?"

Liu Dafu laughed shrewdly, "The village chief asked you to do this, why don't you just decide it yourself? Why are you asking me?"

Qin Yao sighed and flattered, "After all, I am young and have no experience. So many people are coming at once, and they are all well-known people in our area. Without an experienced elder like Uncle Dafu to take charge, I have no idea what to do."

Liu Dafu knew that she was just being polite, but he was very pleased. He waved his hand and said with a smile:

"Alright, alright, you're the only one who's still unsure. You're just trying to fool others. But here, Chief Steward Qin can do anything."

"But when it comes to dealing with people, I do know a little more than you youngsters. If you trust me, I will make the arrangements for you. You just need to bring your people here when the time comes."

Liu Dafu would not miss the opportunity to establish good relations with the county magistrate and other town mayors and village heads.

Of course, it would cost a lot to accommodate so many people at once.

But if you can take this opportunity to make friends with a few more village heads, it would not be a loss.

Qin Yao had expected that he wanted to make friends, and the two of them, one throwing out the joke and the other responding, settled the reception process in just a few words.

When leaving Liu Dafu's house, Qin Yao also took half a bowl of wild berries back home. The children all said they were delicious after eating them.

Awang said, "Then I will go into the mountains to pick a few baskets tomorrow morning. If there are too many to eat, I can make berry jam and give it to Li as a snack."

At this time of year, the wild berries on the mountain are ripe, bright red and as big as thumbs, sweet and sour and juicy.

There are also those that grow in small bunches and in large pieces. They are purple and yellow in color, but the grains are too small, so the children in the village dislike them.

The school is closed tomorrow, and after hearing what Awang said, Dalang and his two siblings also clamored to go together.

Awang glanced at Qin Yao and saw her nod. He nodded to the children and said, "Finish your morning exercises and have breakfast, then go."

We went too early, the sun hadn't come out yet, and the dew was heavy, not only soaking our clothes, but the wild berries we picked didn't taste that rich.

The children responded in unison and couldn't wait.

Erlang said, "I'm going to ask Xiao Laifu to come along tomorrow."

Qin Yao warned: "Be careful and don't stay away for too long."

The four brothers and sisters agreed, lined up to wash up, went back to the room and went to bed to get enough rest so that they could go into the mountains to play tomorrow.

Qin Yao returned to her room, wrote the letter to Song Zhang, blew out the candle, and went to bed.

The next morning, after Qin Yao finished her morning exercises with the children, she took the written letter to the stationery factory and gave it to Liu Zhong, who was going to the city to purchase, and asked him to deliver the letter to the Song family.

"Second brother, remember to deliver it to Madam Song or Magistrate Song personally." Qin Yao reminded.

Liu Zhong was a little panicked. Meeting the county magistrate? He felt weak in the knees just thinking about it.

But I couldn't fall behind, so I gritted my teeth and nodded, "Don't worry, I will definitely deliver it to you."

So, after putting away the letter, Liu Zhong went into the city with great trepidation.

After arriving at the place, he found that it was not difficult to knock on the back door of the county magistrate's house as long as he used the name of his third brother's wife.

The servant of the Song family led him to Madam Song. Liu Zhong didn't dare to raise his eyelids, for fear that others would feel offended. After handing the letter to Madam Song personally, he was about to leave.

"Please wait a moment." Mrs. Song called Liu Zhong and turned to ask the maid to bring a long square wooden box.

The two maids held the wooden box and handed it to Liu Zhong with some difficulty.

Liu Zhong had already made preparations to take over, but he was still staggered by the heavy wooden box. He quickly leaned forward, cushioned his knees and held it tightly again, finally holding it up.

I don't know what it is, it's so heavy. Liu Zhong was puzzled.

Madam Song said, "This is something my younger brother owes Madam Qin. I was thinking of sending it over in the next two days, but since you're here, I'd like to ask you to take it back first so that Madam Qin won't have to wait too long."

Liu Zhong responded, "Okay," and left.

Walking out of the Song Mansion, I looked back at the tall courtyard with white walls and green tiles, and it suddenly dawned on me - this is the home of County Magistrate Song, it is indeed magnificent.