Chapter 53 Reclamation Mission
"I read about it in a travelogue, but the planting method was unclear and a bit vague."
After hearing what his third son said, Ouyang Jin nodded and said, "I've inquired about this planting method. We'll give it a try in April or May next year. However, we still need to find a source for it by then."
"Starting tomorrow, Lou'er and Xu'er will go with us to the fields. Mingli, you take your sister for a walk around and see what's around. Do you understand?"
"clear."
Seeing his three sons respond, Ouyang Jin hurriedly looked at his precious daughter and whispered, "My daughter, put these sweet potatoes away. Except for the ones given by the eldest wife, the others cannot be shown to the public. Remember?"
After little Philo nodded in response, Ouyang Jin's family dispersed and went back to their rooms to rest. After all, the journey only began tomorrow.
The two families living here have already gone to bed, and the eldest family has just started to eat dinner.
The reason why they came so late was that old lady Chen Yanhua wanted to steam an egg for her precious granddaughter. After all, there were no other good things here except eggs.
She had bought these eggs with her own money, but they weren't many, only five or six. Steaming one a day would only last her five or six days, but it was better than nothing.
Although it was not the first time that Jiang made steamed eggs, the ones she made today were a little old. Ouyang Feilian pouted and didn't want to eat it. She kept making a fuss and insisted that her mother make it again for her.
The egg waffle was in Chen Yanhua's hand. If she didn't agree, this thing would not be accomplished.
Originally, seeing her granddaughter's pouting expression, Chen Yanhua wanted to ask Jiang to steam another one, but when she saw her granddaughter's relentless look, Chen Yanhua showed a stern expression to her granddaughter Ouyang Feilian for the first time.
"Lian'er, this steamed egg is a little old, but it's not inedible. If you make trouble again, you won't have any more steamed eggs to eat."
Seeing her grandmother, who usually loved her the most, speaking to her in a harsh tone, Ouyang Feilian, who was just refusing to give in, was shocked. She opened her mouth slightly and couldn't say a word. She looked at her grandmother with tears in her almond eyes, then lowered her head and slowly started to eat.
Seeing this, Jiang sighed, and then continued to eat the pancakes and drink the porridge...
The next day, at dawn, Li Zi and a few guards led the Ouyang family to a wasteland.
I saw that the land under my feet had been cultivated, while the tip of my toes was a wasteland with stones and weeds.
Looking up, there is endless desolation.
Ouyang Feiluo took advantage of her small size and took her brother for a walk in the nearby wasteland.
Seeing the weeds and stones in the wasteland, Ouyang Feiluo was afraid that he would accidentally step on a mollusk.
Not long after they left, the brother and sister returned to the team and saw the task that Manager Li Zi had given to the Ouyang family.
"Since your Ouyang family hasn't split up, the land that needs to be reclaimed will be grouped together. However, except for children under ten years old, everyone else will have a mission."
After a pause, Li Zi looked at the people from the Ouyang family, and then continued, "It's already December, and the weather is getting colder day by day. This wasteland must be opened up before March next year."
"Gangzi, mark out the area for them. Except for those under ten, everyone else must work every day. If anyone slacks off, their land reclamation task will be increased by three acres."
"Yes, Steward."
When he heard that the wasteland they needed to reclaim was grouped together, Ouyang Hui was still proud in his heart that he didn't have to go to the fields and could just leave it to his second and third sons and their families.
Just as I was feeling proud, I heard what Li Zi said. Then I looked at the wasteland in front of me in a daze, and then I felt pain all over my body...
While Ouyang Hui was stunned, the guard who came with Li Zi had already measured how much land the Ouyang family needed to reclaim.
There are seventeen people in the Ouyang family, young and old. The wasteland allocated by Li Zi to them is the same as the standard for others when they first arrived, which is five mu per person, which totals eight mu and five mu.
It is pleasant to listen to and it is also pleasant to cultivate.
After the measurement was completed, two guards were left to watch them work, and Li Zi turned around and left with the other guards.
Since children under ten years old do not need to work, Ouyang Mingli whispered with Mingtao, and then they each took their sister and quickly escaped.
Looking at the tasks marked out, Ouyang Hong, who came from a farming family, looked constipated.
He never thought that one day he would fall to such a state.
But he never went to the fields when he was at home, and now...
Seeing that the eldest brother Ouyang Hui's family not only did not move, but also looked like they wanted to give up, the people from the second and third rooms walked aside and started to move.
Seeing this scene, the two guards sneered in their hearts.
Oh! This is what the officials in the capital do, enjoying the delicacies of the land and sea but being oblivious to the sufferings of the world...
They were actually exiled here, and I don’t know if these people will have a chance to make a comeback.
However, even if he makes a comeback, it's probably not going to be a good position...
However, these two families are quite good. I guess they have to endure humiliation in the capital.
Alas, every family has its own problems!
The guards had finished sighing. Except for two young men who followed Ouyang Jin and his group to clear weeds and move stones, the five people from Ouyang Hong and his sons' side did not move at all, as if they were fixed there.
After giving him a disdainful look, Gangzi immediately shouted, "What are you standing there for? You think you're a master from the capital. How many people here aren't masters from the capital? Look at them, and then look at you..."
"There's simply no comparison. I don't know why people like you would come here..."
Hearing the loud roar of the gangster, Ouyang Hong finally came back to his senses. Looking at Ouyang Hui who was standing still like him, he muttered in his heart: Why didn't Hui move?
Before he could even ask, he heard his granddaughter's sweet voice: "Big brother, this is our first time going to the fields. We don't know what to do. Could you teach us?"
Looking at the pair of eyes blinking at him, Gangzi shuddered and said with a pout, "Everyone who comes here doesn't know how to do it for the first time! I'm afraid you don't want to do it..."
Hearing the sound of the lever being stretched, Ouyang Hong immediately shuddered and scolded his granddaughter Ouyang Feilian: "Lian'er, what are you talking about! Hurry up and do your work. Boss, what are you standing there for?"
Hearing his father's yell and seeing the two guards looking at his precious daughter with fake smiles, Ouyang Hui immediately shuddered. He then pulled Jiang beside him and whispered, "Watch out for Lian'er. This place is not like the capital. These people are very cruel."
Upon hearing this, Jiang's eyes widened immediately. She quickly pulled her daughter over to her two sons who were struggling to move stones and shouted, "You two bastards! Why are you moving stones when you're not watching your sister..."
Before Jiang had finished her words, the sound of a lever rang out: "Oh! You are truly worthy of being the wife of an official!"
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