Chapter 568 Gossiping Villagers
"My family has three acres of land. Who can blame me for having so few people?"
"My family owns ten acres. Haha, you don't have as much as I do."
"Yes, Aunt Qing, you have more than ten sons and grandchildren combined. No one can catch up with you."
"My family only has two acres of land. I don't know if I can take good care of it. I can only work harder."
"We only have one acre of land, and we can only open this much for our family of three."
"......"
The families living in the area with many wastelands all had smiles on their faces.
The families with less wasteland are looking worried.
"Okay, okay, line up and distribute the medicinal seeds. After you get the medicinal seeds, I will tell you how to plant and how to take care of them." After Jiang Fubao finished speaking, the villagers lined up one after another.
At first they were pushing and shoving each other, but after Jiang Shoujia yelled at them, they became quiet.
Sent to Jiang Kang's home.
Jiang Zhuzi and Zhou Changgu carried bamboo baskets, Jiang Yadan and Liu Xiang'er, mother and daughter, carried bamboo baskets on their backs, and even Jiang Kang, Jiang Ning and Jiaojiao carried a small bamboo basket.
"Uncle Zhuzi, how many acres have you reclaimed? How do you get so many things to store medicinal seeds?" Jiang Fubao was a little shocked, and she asked immediately.
"Of the six acres of land, only three acres were reclaimed originally. After my parents came back, they reclaimed another three acres."
Jiang Zhuzi replied to her truthfully.
"It's a bit too much. You still have crops to take care of. Can you handle it? Otherwise, plant two acres less. Otherwise, it will be very tiring." Jiang Fubao advised them to plant less.
"It's okay. Uncle is very strong. Don't worry, Fubao. I promise to grow the herbs for you well and won't cause any trouble for you." Jiang Zhuzi said firmly, patting his chest.
"Okay, Shitou, give them six acres of seeds. Uncle, go to the left." Jiang Fubao could only compromise, and she stopped persuading him.
Extend your hand and point to the left.
He was still distracted and blinked at Jiang Kang.
The family went to the left to load the seeds.
After distributing the seeds, it was almost noon. After lunch, Jiang Fubao followed them to the wasteland and taught them how to plant.
She has been staying in Jiangjia Village for three days and has not returned to the town.
Jiang Fubao couldn't feel at ease otherwise because he had a disciple in the clinic.
It was not until the morning of the fourth day that Meng Bujiu came to the wasteland to find her.
"After I finished my work, I went to the clinic to look for you, but I found that you were not there. Ohmae said that you had not returned yet. How are you? Have you planted all the medicine seeds?"
Meng Bujiu was wearing a moon-white brocade robe with a silver-grey silk sash tied around his waist. His figure was as straight and upright as a pine or bamboo. His hair was tied up high with a jade crown. His temperament was as gentle as jade. Even if he was just standing there, people could not take their eyes off him.
This is in stark contrast to the villagers who are working and looking gray.
"Well, the planting is done. I'm just about to go back after lunch." Jiang Fubao's eyes flashed with surprise.
She didn't expect that Brother Bujiu would come to see her.
After spending the whole morning in the fields under the sun, her forehead was covered with sweat.
Meng Bujiu casually took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and handed it to her, asking her to wipe the sweat off her face.
"Do you need my help?" There was a lot of mud on Meng Bujiu's shoes, but he didn't mind the dirty field at all. He even rolled up his sleeves and wanted to help with the work.
"Yes, go to my house and get the bucket of feces, and then fetch two buckets of feces water." Jiang Fubao wanted to tease me.
She looked at Meng Bujiu playfully.
"Okay." However, Meng Bujiu didn't react at all and turned around to leave.
"Don't go. I'm just teasing you. Brother Bujiu, these medicinal herbs don't need to be watered with feces water. Okay, let's go. I should go back now. I won't eat. It's the same if we eat in town." Jiang Fubao quickly grabbed him.
I was afraid that he would really go to pick up dung.
Such a handsome face and such expensive clothes, it's such a pity to let them be stained with feces.
"You little rascal, you've even learned to lie." Meng Bujiu deliberately put on a stern face, but his eyes were really gentle and not scary at all.
"Hey, let's go." Jiang Fubao grinned and walked forward.
The villagers who were working nearby turned their eyes to them.
"Hey, who is this young master?"
"This temperament shows that he is a scholar. Look at the jade pendant on him, it is as white as goat milk, it must be expensive. I guess he is the son of a wealthy family in the town."
"Don't guess, this is the son of the county magistrate! I saw him once before in Fubao's clinic. My son Tao caught a cold and went to Fubao for treatment. This man happened to go to Fubao, so I asked the maid in the clinic, and she told me."
"What? He is the son of the County Magistrate? Oh my God, he is so handsome. I heard that the County Magistrate's son just won the third place in the imperial examination. Although I don't know what the third place is, I heard that this person is even better than the County Magistrate. I don't know which girl got lucky. I wish my granddaughter could marry him."
"What nonsense are you talking about? How could someone like your granddaughter? Don't make me laugh. Who knows, maybe she will marry our Fubao in the future. They are a perfect match as a brother and a sister."
"How old is Fubao? The Jiang family can't let her get married so early. Maybe she will stay until she is 17 or 18 years old. By then, the young master will be very old. So it is absolutely impossible. I guess she should marry someone of equal status. Maybe the girl's father is also a county magistrate."
"......"
People always gossip.
The villagers gathered around the two and chatted for a long time until Jiang Shoujia came over, then they shut their mouths and stopped talking.
Jiang Fubao returned home, washed his hands and face, packed his clothes, and prepared to return to the city with Meng Bujiu.
Meng Bujiu came in his own carriage.
Jiang Fubao simply took his carriage back.
When the two walked out of the house, they were seen by Jiang Sanniu who was passing by.
In fact, Jiang Fubao had met her countless times in the village, but Jiang Fubao always treated her as an invisible person.
He didn't even look at me.
However, Meng Bujiu noticed that Jiang Sanniu's legs and feet were walking in a strange way. He glanced at her but quickly looked away.
The carriage sped away.
Jiang Sanniu stood there for a long time without moving.
It was not until the villagers came back that she limped towards the river with the bucket.
"Oh, the carriage is gone. It seems that they have gone back. I was just thinking about talking to the third place winner. What a pity."
"What do you mean by a third place winner? He will be an official in the future. I heard that the third place winner will go to the imperial city to be an official, which is more powerful than our county magistrate. Our Fubao is so lucky. Any brother she has is a high-ranking official. She will have someone to protect her all her life. When she gets married in the future, her husband's family will not dare to bully her. I'm afraid they will hold her in their palms and pamper her."
"Fubao is worth it! What girl is as amazing as her? She can read and write, and has good medical skills. If my son can marry a girl like her, I would be willing to marry her even if her family is so poor that they can't even afford to eat."
"Stop talking, the village chief is here, go back and cook."
The ones chatting were the same ones from before.
Seeing Jiang Shoujia approaching, they dispersed one after another and went back to their homes.
Jiang Sanniu, who had filled her bucket with water, struggled to carry it home. However, as soon as she entered the house, a kitchen knife was thrown at her.