Chapter 165 Scream
Yipinxiang’s vegetables are very popular, and many businesses have discovered the business opportunities therein, and some have even set their sights on these fresh vegetables.
Like the Ying family, these people first tried to find a way to contact the servants of the Lu family.
At this moment, in the wasteland, a woman wearing a headscarf took He Qiuniang's hand and advised her sincerely:
"Although you're living a relatively good life as a servant in the Lu family, it's not a good thing to be alone. My eldest brother is an honest man and a family man. If you marry him, you will only enjoy happiness."
He Qiuniang shook her head without thinking and said, "Sister Bao, thank you for your kindness. But forget about getting married. I'm fine the way I am."
Although she was a servant in the Lu family, the masters treated her kindly, and her life in the Lu family was much better than before in her husband's family.
If he remarries, who knows what the situation will be like. What's more, he has a mother-in-law and a son. Which man can treat him sincerely?
In fact, ever since the wild berries from Lu's land were sold at a high price in the county town, people began to propose marriage to her.
It’s just that there are more people proposing to be matchmakers recently than in the previous few months.
He Qiuniang was very clear-headed.
She felt that these people came to propose marriage to her probably because they saw that she was valued by the master of the Lu family and that they gave her the management of the farm work.
Bao Yilian tried to persuade He Qiuniang for a long time, but seeing that He Qiuniang was not at all moved by the idea of remarrying, she turned to Hu Dangui for matchmaking.
Hu Dangui was indeed somewhat tempted.
She carefully considered and put forward several conditions, and after Bao Yilian agreed to them all, she decided to give the man a try first.
Seeing this, He Qiuxiang couldn't help but pull her aside and quietly advised, "Sister Hu, don't be confused. People outside praise us because of the Lu family's reputation. Without the Lu family, we are nothing. Besides, we have already signed an indenture to sell ourselves to the Lu family. Matters such as marriage are decided by the wife of the recipient's family. How can we make such decisions on our own?"
The two of them had been through hardships together, so Hu Dangui was not angry at He Qiuniang's persuasion.
However, no matter how much He Qiuniang tried to persuade her, she didn't change her mind. She even turned to He Qiuniang and said, "I don't intend to bypass the master's wife on this matter. I plan to report back to the master's wife later. However, the master's wife has always been kind and generous. I don't think she will deliberately embarrass me. Don't worry, my marriage will not affect my work in the fields."
He Qiuniang disagreed with her words. The master's generosity was no reason for servants like them to push their luck. Moreover, the recent matchmakers had ulterior motives.
But seeing that Hu Dangui was determined, he did not try to persuade her anymore.
But she was still worried, so after thinking about it, she decided to go find Jiang Tangtang and tell her that many matchmakers had recently come to them and wanted to propose marriages for them.
Jiang Tangtang looked at He Qiuniang carefully. "If I promote you to manager, the wasteland, the forest behind it, and the pond next to it will all be handed over to you for management. Do you have the confidence to do a good job?"
He Qiuniang explained in a panic: "Madam, I don't mean anything else. I'm just worried that those people have ulterior motives and will damage the crops on the wasteland. I'm not..."
She really didn't want to expose Hu Qiuniang, she just wanted to show off in front of the master.
Jiang Tangtang said, "Don't be nervous. I'm just asking you, do you have the confidence to be a good steward?"
He Qiuniang said nervously, "But...but I'm just a woman, how can I take on the responsibility of managing things?"
In her impression, managers were always powerful men. Could a woman like her also be a manager?
"Why not?" Jiang Tangtang said with a serious expression, "You've been with me for so long, you should know that here, I never discriminate based on gender. As long as you have the ability, whether you are a man or a woman, you can get a management position."
He Qiuniang was shocked, and seemed to feel infinite heroism in her heart.
She clenched her fist and said, "Before I followed Madam, I was just an ignorant peasant woman. It is thanks to Madam that I have the knowledge and good life I have today.
I don't know if I can be a good manager, but I will do my best to get things done."
"I plan to use the pond next to the wasteland to raise fish and clams. Please arrange for someone to clean it. Also, I've planned to plant fruit trees in an area of the wasteland..."
Jiang Tangtang only talked about his arrangements for the forest land, but did not say how to do it specifically.
He Qiuniang was not in a panic. While asking Jiang Tangtang if she had any specific requirements for the pond, she was thinking about where the wasteland could be converted into an orchard.
The two talked for more than an hour before He Qiuniang left excitedly.
When she saw Hu Dangui again, He Qiuniang remembered that Jiang Tangtang had not told her anything except the future planning of wasteland, orchards, etc.
He Qiuniang didn't know whether she had any other plans, so she just secretly watched Hu Dangui's actions to prevent anyone from doing anything bad to the master's family.
On Jiang Tangtang's side, after He Qiuniang left, she entered the space.
The grapes in the space orchard were full again. In addition to grapes, the sugar oranges, peaches and other fruit trees were also full of fruits.
What made Jiang Tangtang most happy was the papaya that Lu Shiyan brought back last time. She soaked the seeds in spiritual spring water and planted them, and now they are full of green little papayas.
But this time she didn't come in for the fruits. She came for the electric fence of the orchard.
At the time, she had contracted over 100 mu (approximately 16 acres) of land in the countryside to establish an orchard. Since such a large area was difficult to manage manually, she added a number of electronic devices, one of which was an electric fence.
This electronic fence has an automatic alarm system, which not only creates more obstacles for intruders but also provides real-time alarm.
Since there was always electricity in the space, the electric fence could also be used. Jiang Tangtang did some research and decided to use the wires to modify an electric fence and bring it to the wasteland.
After planting tomatoes and other vegetables that were not available in this dynasty on the wasteland, she built a fence early on. Now she didn't plan to make it too complicated. She just needed to wrap copper wire around it and set the switch. When it was turned on, it would serve as an anti-theft function.
As for the electricity needed to drive the copper wire, an electric car battery would do. This simple anti-theft device wasn't too difficult to make, but Jiang Tangtang wasn't a professional after all, so he spent a whole day studying the books in the bookstore before finally making it.
After it was made, Jiang Tangtang immediately installed it on the fence.
At night, after giving instructions to the servants at home, he turned on the anti-theft system.
After the Lesser Heat, Yazhou became even hotter, and many farmers laid bamboo beds in the yard to keep cool at night.
Some people were waving large palm-leaf fans, occasionally to drive away mosquitoes for their grandchildren at home, while some people had already fallen asleep.
A shrill scream suddenly rang out in the quiet night sky.
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