In the straw shed, one of the young women sewing clothes saw Yu Jiao walking away, and then she whispered, "Grandma, that Miss Yu is really nice."
The other women nearby all nodded in agreement.
That Miss Yu bought so much land in the village at once. She was so rich, but you couldn't see the arrogance of a rich person in her at all. She was very kind.
The old woman smiled and said, "We have met a kind person. In the future, you and Ya'er must help Miss Yu. Good people should be rewarded. We can't bully Miss Yu just because she is kind."
The young woman nodded, keeping the old woman's words in mind. She glanced at the small hole where Yu Jiao had buried the pear core, raised her head and said, "Mother-in-law, when our yard is built, let my husband help you find a few pear trees."
The old woman smiled and replied, "Okay, I just hope that my old bones can live a few more years. When the pear tree bears fruit, I will invite Miss Yu to eat pears, and then I will be buried in the ground."
"Mother-in-law is in good health and will definitely be able to wait until that day." The young woman said softly.
While eating, Yu Jiao learned that the name of this village was Baiyi, which was a very nice name.
Baiyi Village was not originally called this name. A poet traveled here and saw many white chrysanthemums growing in the village, so he composed a poem "Chrysanthemum", in which he wrote "The yellow flowers are blooming late today, and there are no more white chrysanthemums coming".
Later, this place was renamed Baiyi Village.
If there were no floods, at this time of year, the doorways and paths of every household in the village would be filled with blooming autumn chrysanthemums.
After having dinner in Baiyi Village, Yu Jiao and her group went to other nearby villages to check out the fields before returning to the city.
After this trip, Yu Zhizhou was puzzled. "The fields here are so flooded, can we really grow hucai? Some fields can be used to grow lotus ponds."
Yu Jiao couldn't help but smile when she heard this, "Third brother, this is a good idea. If we can't grow hucai, we can grow lotus roots instead."
Yu Zhizhou was silent. He had only mentioned stationery before, and Yu Jiao wanted to open a paper mill. He didn't dare to say anything nonsense anymore. If Yu Jiao got excited again, he couldn't bear the blame.
The climate in the north is dry and there is not much water. It is not a place with humid air like the south of the Yangtze River, and there is no plum rain.
The flood in the north was also caused by continuous heavy rains. Chinese cabbage likes moisture, so if it were the same soil as before, it might have to be irrigated many times.
However, those low-lying fields had to be irrigated as soon as possible. The villagers were busy building houses and the grain shop business had become slow. Yu Jiao arranged for the seven or eight shop assistants to go to the fields to release water first. Yu Zhizhou did not shirk his duties and followed the shop assistants to release water every day.
Manager Zhou wrote back saying that the grain shop in Danzhou had been doing very good business since it opened. Of the more than 4,000 shi of grain shipped there, only more than 1,000 shi were left. He planned to hand over the Danzhou grain shop to Zhao Yu for care and return to Zhiyun County in a few days.
In Danzhou, there was no difficulty in selling grain. If Yu Jiao had not set a rule earlier that no one was allowed to buy too much grain, the grain would have been sold out long ago.
Manager Zhou mentioned in the letter that he was the one who decided to abolish the rule that one person could not buy more than five stones of grain.
Yu Jiao neglected this point. Otherwise, Manager Zhou is a capable man. Having such a subordinate really makes things much easier.
When Yu Fuling heard that Manager Zhou was going to hand over the Danzhou Grain Shop to Zhao Yu for management, she was both happy and uneasy. She knew that Zhao Yu had never been to school and that to manage the grain shop he would have to look after the accounts. She was afraid that Manager Zhou would hand the matter over to Zhao Yu because of the relationship that Zhao Yu was her fiancé.
But if Zhao Yu didn't do his job well, she would inevitably feel guilty towards Yu Jiao.
Yu Jiao comforted her, "Manager Zhou is a very insightful person, and is very proficient in business matters. The biggest taboo in doing business is nepotism. Even if there are relatives involved, I think my brother-in-law can take charge of this matter."
After hearing Yu Jiao say this, Yu Fuling felt better, but she was still a little worried.
When the villagers saw that Yu Jiao had asked people to drain water from the fields, they felt very sorry for her. Even those who had built houses spontaneously ran to the fields to help drain water.
After five or six days, the water in the low-lying fields had been drained almost completely. Yu Jiao went to the fields to check again. When she returned to the house, she heard from the servants that Manager Zhou had returned from Danzhou.
After Yu Jiao washed and changed her clothes, Manager Zhou brought the account book for her to review. "Before I came, I cleared the account. I was afraid you would need the money urgently, so I took back 2,000 taels of silver and left some for the shop's expenses."
He placed the banknotes on the table. Yu Jiao flipped through the account books. Every entry was recorded clearly. Yu Jiao felt more and more that Gu Yun had really sent her someone who would suit her best.
Yu Jiao did not look at the account book carefully. She just flipped through it and put it aside. She first talked to Manager Zhou about buying a field to grow hucai, and then talked about the paper mill. The two chatted until late at night.
Manager Zhou has been immersed in business for many years and has unique insights. With his help, Yu Jiao increasingly feels that the writing paper business is feasible and that rapeseed oil also has great commercial potential.
Finally, in order to reassure Yu Fuling, Yu Jiao mentioned Zhao Yu again.
Manager Zhou smiled and said, "It's not because he is the boss's brother-in-law that I made this arrangement. Zhao Yu used to work in a grain store and learned how to use an abacus from the accountant. After going to Danzhou, he wanted to learn how to do accounts from me. I gave him some pointers in my spare time. He was willing to learn and got the hang of it quickly."
Upon hearing this, Yu Fuling hurriedly poured a cup of tea for Manager Zhou.
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