The unusual quietness in Jidu Market attracted the attention of these people from outside the Great Wall.

It was only after they asked the northern people who came to the market that they found out what was going on.

Li Futian and the three Wang brothers have not come to the market for the past three days.

They are busy in the fields at the moment.

"Futian, are you tired? Do you want to come over and rest?"

Doss was still sitting in the shade of a tree next to him, holding his child, and the bottle of water he had brought was beside him.

"It's okay. I'm not as tired as I was at the market. This is all we have. We'll be done once we finish picking it today."

Li Futian responded loudly, and the basket next to him was almost full again.

Aunt Wang sat next to her.

Her family has a lot of land, and her three sons are busy working in the fields.

"It's okay. This little bit of work won't tire them out. Yours will be finished today, and mine will probably be finished in two days."

The three brothers of the Wang family were sweating profusely as they shuttled through the fields.

"Your family has a lot of land. Fortunately, my family has less land, otherwise it would be too hard."

She looked worriedly at her husband who was working not far away.

She has a small family, so this piece of land is just right for her.

"You can finish picking them today. Just take a good rest tomorrow. Futian has hardly had a break since the market opened. We must let him rest at home this time."

"Well, for sure this time."

The entire north is busy.

The picking season is coming to an end for many families.

All the preparations on Zhao Jun's side have basically been completed.

When people started to rush to the cotton workshop to learn about cotton, they were all shocked by the huge building in front of them.

They knew something was being built here some time ago, but they had no idea it was so big.

At this time, the King of Zhao opened the north gate, and she and Fusu sat in the small courtyard in the front, waiting for the people to come.

There are special people guarding and guiding the door.

The first two families arrived, carrying cotton on their shoulders, trembling as they walked into the yard.

The first two families who came were brothers. They didn't have much land at home and had several half-grown children.

So he acted quickly and became the first northerner to enter the cotton workshop.

Fusu's eyes lit up when he saw the person coming.

They had been making preparations before and had not yet gone to the fields to take a look.

Now that someone has finally come, his mission has begun.

Zhao Jun also sat up straight and planned to treat this first customer well.

"Yes, Lord Zhao. I greet you, Lord Zhao."

The two families who came in immediately recognized Zhao Jun and saluted him quickly.

"You're welcome, you're welcome. Hurry up and get up. Let's get down to business first."

She sat at the table and raised her hand.

"Now that you've got the cotton and know the purchase price, let's start weighing it."

The two families hurriedly carried in the cotton from outside.

Fusu directed the people helping him to weigh the cotton in batches.

"Your batch weighs 235 kilograms, and the other batch weighs 222 kilograms."

Fusu looked at the weight and carefully checked the condition of the cotton.

"The cotton is of good quality, no problem. Come over here and get your money."

The previous account book was placed on the table on the other side, and Fusu registered the money distribution according to the previously registered information.

Now all the account books are combined.

The two families took the money and walked out of the door with profuse gratitude.

"Fusu, the first order was completed well."

Zhao Jun gave him a thumbs up with great satisfaction.

Fusu breathed a sigh of relief and smiled widely.

"Sir, I'll have the cotton taken to the back room."

"good."

This is also the convenience of choosing this place to harvest cotton.

There is a room in the workshop specifically for storing cotton.

This way, when the workshop starts working, it can be used directly.

The cotton purchasing business gradually got on track, and people began to deliver cotton one after another.

Fusu also gradually became comfortable from his initial excitement and nervousness.

He even learned from Zhao Jun that he could joke with the common people who came.

A small incident occurred during the cotton purchasing process.

Although most families have good harvests from cotton planting, there are still a few families whose cotton production is only half.

The county magistrate's office recorded the reasons why these farmers suffered poor harvests.

Zhao Jun also gave appropriate subsidies for legitimate reasons. After all, he couldn't let other people's hard work go to waste.

But some of the reasons are inappropriate.

Among them was Liu Cuihong’s home that Zhao Jun had heard about before.

For those who caused the poor harvest by their own fault, Zhao Jun deducted half of the fifty coins he had previously given in advance.

As a small punishment.

Twenty-five cents is a small amount compared to the cotton purchase amount.

It no longer has any impact on the people in the north today.

But Liu Cuihong was still heartbroken.

Due to the authority of the government, he did not dare to express any opinions, but in private he cursed the Wang family and the government around him.

The work of Zhao Jun and Fusu was still going on, but Qingliu and Xiao He, who had finished their work at the beginning, were now free.

After all, most people have now learned how to pick them.

They originally wanted to come to the workshop to help Zhao Jun and the others, but Zhao Jun assigned them other tasks.

Inside the government inn, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse, and the evening breeze is soothing.

After dinner, several people sat together in the yard to enjoy the fresh air.

"Is both of you okay now?"

Zhao Jun leaned back in his chair.

But she was thinking that the wooden chairs here were not as comfortable as the rocking chair specially made for her in the palace.

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