It was the end of August, and the cotton had begun to gather its fuzz. A single glance revealed a sea of white and green. The people in the village saw their carriage and Xiaohua sitting in the front, and from a distance they came over to greet them, "Boss, Boss."
The carriage arrived in front of the people, "Why are you running? You can't outrun our carriage." Xiaohua imitated Chunxiao's tone and joked.
"Boss." Several people ran out of breath, "Come, I'll help you down."
"I'm not seventy or eighty and need help." Chun Xiao smiled and jumped off the carriage. "I haven't been here for a while. I see the cotton is growing well. How is everything going on at the farm?"
"Boss, we're fine here, but there's trouble over at Guanshan." Several people looked at her anxiously. "The chief steward hasn't returned for a month. Our people went over to get information, and they said that the place is sealed off and no one can get out."
This state is really strange. The provincial capital was sealed, then the county town was sealed, then the county town was sealed, and it never ends.
"Why is it closed? Is it the whole area, or is it just some area?"
"They say there's a war going on over there, and several towns have been sealed off. We don't know the details, but since you're here, why don't we send someone over there tomorrow to find out more."
"Don't worry about it. The cotton has already gathered fluff. It looks like it will be harvested in half a month. We can't be careless."
"Boss, we were wondering if you wouldn't come this year. A few days ago, a lot of people came to our farm to ask about cotton, but since the manager wasn't here, we didn't dare to make any decisions, so we just sent them away."
"Let's not talk here, let's go inside and talk."
Several people went to the main courtyard together.
"Did sacks of gunnysacks arrive from the farm before?" Chunxiao asked casually.
"Yes, we sent quite a lot. I heard that it was arranged by you, the boss. We always say that you are very thoughtful."
"That's good."
Several people came to the courtyard of the manor and sat down. "Now that Ersan is not here, you will have to make the decision. You know that this cotton is for sale. It's a good thing that someone asked. If someone else asks, you can sell it. The price of this cotton is 110 to 130 wen. You can set the price yourself. Remember not to offend anyone. If the villagers want it, just like Pengdong did, you can buy it for 80 wen. But they must buy it for their own use, not to sell it. Although we have good intentions, we don't intend to make wedding clothes for others."
"Boss, now that you've said that, we're relieved." The sisters-in-law smiled. "When they first came to ask, we were so panicked that we just said the person in charge was away and sent them away."
"We can harvest a lot of cotton from these 500 mu of land. When you do the accounting, you can probably compare the numbers and they won't go wrong."
"Boss, now that place is closed, why don't you stay here?"
"I'm worried about it being closed over there. Tomorrow I'm going to try to figure out if I can get in and take a look. You guys just look after this side."
Several women were surprised. "Boss? If you go in by yourself, you won't be able to come out. Our steward has been in and hasn't come out. I heard there are soldiers guarding the place."
"It's okay. I'll go over and take a look at the situation first. You're far from there, so just keep an eye on the cotton for now. Remember to have someone patrol the fields during the harvest season."
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