Chapter 374: Passing By (To the book friend Jinyiwei: Rongrong’s reward)
Liu kept all twelve people.
Liu looked up to those who had the courage to come at this time, so as long as they did not make excessive demands, were honest and willing to work, she would keep them.
As for farming, there is no need to investigate at all. Just ask anyone who has not farmed for more than ten or twenty years?
They all started working in the fields at a young age, and after getting married they also managed the family land, so everyone is very familiar with farming and farming seasons.
So after Manbao and the others finished their morning lessons and handed in their written words, they went to the fields and saw that there were twelve more women in the fields. They were actively spreading fertilizer and seeds.
The business opened by Santou Niu was quickly snatched away.
Bai Zhuangtou dragged out a plow from somewhere and asked three big men to pull and support the plow. This was barely enough for everyone to plant.
The plowed land was not enough for them to plant, so Manbao and the others certainly would not join in the fun. They sat together in the open straw hut and watched.
The spring breeze was blowing, and in front of them were the hired workers who were working on their land. Bai Shanbao felt very comfortable, so he took out a book from his bookcase and started reading.
Bai Erlang was already lying on the wooden bed taking a nap. The servant who followed him took out a small quilt from a bamboo basket and covered him with it, then squatted beside the straw hut and dozed off.
Manbao leaned against the bed with his eyes closed and browsed around the system before he pulled his consciousness out. Seeing Bai Shanbao reading a book, he also took out a book from his bookcase and started reading.
When Yang Heshu, sweating profusely, walked over with his robe in his hand, he saw a child lying on a wooden board and sleeping with his legs spread out. The other two children were sitting beside him, each holding a book, some with one leg crossed, some with both legs swinging, reading with great interest.
Yang Heshu couldn't help but stop and simply walked over. When he got there, he saw Daji squatting outside the straw hut and the servant who was sleeping soundly against the wooden stake at the door.
Daji stood up and looked at Yang Heshu warily.
Yang Heshu paused for a moment, then smiled and nodded at him. Then he looked at the two people who were reading sideways, "Why are you two reading here?"
Manbao and Bai Shanbao looked over and exclaimed, seeing that he was dressed like a scholar. They looked at Yang Heshu curiously and asked, "Where are you from, sir?"
Yang Heshu walked into the thatched hut and said with a smile, "I was going back to the county town from Baimaquan Town. I heard there was a small road here that was faster to walk on, so I came here. I got lost on the way and ended up here. Excuse me, my two friends, where is this?"
"This is Qili Village." Manbao and Bai Shanbao looked at each other and looked at him with some suspicion.
Yang Heshu let them look at him. After taking a curious look at the books in their hands, he asked with a smile, "Why are you reading here?"
He glanced at their clothes and found that Bai Shanbao and Bai Erlang were wearing better clothes, made of fine cotton. Their family conditions should be good, and they could go to school.
The clothes Manbao is wearing are a little shabby, but they are made of cotton and linen, so her family background should not be bad. The main thing is, can girls also go to school?
At this moment, Yang Heshu had already seen three book boxes placed aside. Judging from their size, they obviously belonged to three children.
Bai Shanbao and Manbao were still very polite. Although they expressed doubts about Yang Heshu's statement, they still asked him to sit down.
The main thing is, if we take a shortcut from Baimaquan Town to the county town, we will never get to where they are, right?
Yang Heshu sat on the other side of the wooden board, looking at the two of them with a smile and a very kind attitude. He followed them in. Daji, who was leaning not far from Bai Shanbao, did not say a word.
Manbao pointed to the people working outside and said, "Our land is being cultivated, so we came here to watch."
Yang Heshu was stunned, obviously not expecting this answer. He asked, "Where are the adults in your family?"
"I'm working in the fields too. I'm very busy." Manbao said, "Besides, this is our own land. We can't always ask our family for help."
Bai Shanbao nodded in agreement. Although they did not invite anyone from the Zhou family, as long as they had questions and went back to ask them, they would come to help without asking for any wages. After so many times, Bai Shanbao felt embarrassed.
It was originally agreed that he would provide the manpower.
Yang Heshu raised an eyebrow. "Your land? Is this the land your family gave you?"
Bai Shanbao nodded, "My family let us try to run the business, maybe we can reap big rewards."
Yang Heshu was not unfamiliar with this kind of educational method, but it was the first time he saw someone using land to train disciples and letting disciples from home supervise the work in the fields.
Yang Heshu laughed heartily and said, "The elders in your family are quite open-minded. They're actually willing to hand over the land to you. Even if you need to gain experience, they should wait until you're a few years older, right?"
Bai Erlang was awakened by Yang Heshu's laughter. He jumped out of bed, his eyes still closed, but he waved his hands and said, "I'm farming, I'm farming, don't chase me..."
Manbao and Bai Shanbao turned to look at Bai Erlang, both with sympathy in their eyes. One patted his back, the other grabbed his hand, and said gently, "Don't be afraid, Junior Brother. There are no monsters chasing you."
One said, "Don't worry, Junior Brother. I'll tell my uncle you were very hardworking today when I get home."
Bai Erlang finally opened his eyes with difficulty, saw the two men, and heard what they said. When he realized what was going on, he became angry and pushed their hands away, saying, "In my dream, you two villains were chasing me."
Manbao and Bai Shanbao were unhappy, "I am your senior sister (brother), how could I be a bad person?"
Bai Erlang turned his head with a snort and was startled to see Yang Heshu sitting next to him. He asked, "Who is this? He doesn't look like a worker."
"I'm just passing by," Manbao finally remembered to ask, "but I haven't asked for your name yet."
Yang Heshu smiled and said, "My last name is Yang, and my second name is Heshu. I wonder what your names are?"
"My name is Zhou Man!"
"My name is Bai Shan!"
Bai Erlang also hurriedly followed, "My name is Bai Cheng!"
Yang Heshu was surprised for a moment, then he glanced at Manbao and said with a smile, "You two are not from the same family."
Manbao nodded.
"Whose land is this then?"
"It belongs to the three of us now," Manbao said. "If we accidentally lose money, and lose a lot, then the money will belong to my family and his family."
Manbao pointed at Bai Cheng.
Yang Heshu then realized that this sleepy little fat boy was Mr. Bai’s second son.
But the Zhou family?
He remembered that many families in Qili Village had the surname Zhou. The family with the best financial situation should be the village chief's family. They were willing to let their daughters go to school and generously provided land for their education. It seemed that they were an open-minded family.
Yang Heshu smiled happily and was about to ask a question when Manbao spoke before him, "Mr. Yang, what do you do?"
Bai Shanbao and Bai Erlang also looked at him curiously.
Yang Heshu smiled slightly and said, "I am a scholar, and I came here to gain experience."
Manbao and Bai Shanbao looked at each other again and said in unison: "Then you want to ask about our people's sentiments."
Yang Heshu, who hadn't even spoken yet, said: ...
Today I went through the comments on the rewards and found that I had missed out on several book friends who had not been updated. There are book friends Gail, Pingshui Xiangfeng, Xue*hua, Yoyo Luming, um, I still owe four more chapters for the rewards and updates.
It seems that July is a good month for coding.
(End of this chapter)
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