Chapter 324 325. Children
When Jin Qianqian bought this farm, she didn't plan to grow wheat like before. Instead, considering the transportation between the two places, Jin Qianqian planned to use this place as a pepper planting site.
But this would lead to conflicts with the tenant farmers. "After the harvest, the landowner has other plans."
Li Zhuangtou was shocked. What should these dozen or so tenant farmers do?
"Well, Madam, don't you plan to rent out the land?"
Jin Qianqian, "You can say that's the plan, but don't worry, I can hire you to help with the work, it won't be worse than renting the land for you."
Li Zhuangtou breathed a sigh of relief. "Madam, you are so kind. We tenant farmers are not afraid of hardship or fatigue. Madam, please feel free to tell us what you want to do."
Every farm nearby has a fixed tenant farmer. If there is no work in this farm, it will be a disaster for these dozen families.
"It's still the same, all farm work, someone will come and teach you from time to time, you just have to do it.
I will ask the butler to send you a detailed employment agreement, and you can tell him when the time comes. If you are willing, you can stay, and if you are not willing, I will not force you."
Li Zhuangtou agreed, but still a little worried, "Madam, can you tell me the salary first? I'm afraid some people below can't explain it clearly, and then there will be misunderstandings."
Jin Qianqian also knew that his worry was normal. "Li Qiu, please talk to the village head later about how we settled the wages for the tenant farmers before."
Li Qiu responded in a low voice and began to briefly describe some of the treatments in other villages. Li Zhuang was stunned when he heard it, but the smile on his face never fell.
Jin Qianqian looked around the yard again, shook her head, and decided to tear down the whole house and rebuild it. It was not that she didn't like the layout, but it might cost more to renovate the house like this.
This place is not far from Beijing and the road is not difficult to travel. She also wants to come here with her family for a short stay every now and then to enjoy the pastoral life.
After asking Li Zhuangtou, I learned that there was a small ditch not far ahead. At this time, the water was only up to the ankles. I could go there to catch small fish and shrimps, and maybe even catch a few small crabs.
Jin Qianqian left the affairs of the village to Liqiu, and walked with the others to the small ditch that the head of the village had mentioned.
It is called a small ditch, but in fact it is just a small ditch formed by mountain spring water flowing down the mountain road.
The bottom was paved with rocks, and there were no small fish or shrimps as the village head had mentioned. Only a few children in tattered clothes were picking wild vegetables by the ditch.
When they saw Jin Qianqian and the others coming, they were so scared that they huddled together and stared at them with wide eyes.
Gu Benluo walked up to them curiously and looked at them. Even though he was only three years old, he knew that these little brothers and sisters were very thin.
Moreover, the clothes they were wearing were covered with dust and dirt, and it was obvious that they did not fit well.
Jin Qianqian stopped the wet nurse who wanted to go over to protect little Luoluo, and turned around to appreciate the scenery.
Through the peripheral vision, I saw Gu Benluo carefully take two steps forward, "Brother, what are you playing here? Can I play with you?"
Tudun timidly glanced at Jin Qianqian and the others behind him, then said shyly, "We are not playing, we are all picking wild vegetables here."
"Wild vegetables," Gu Benluo's eyes sparkled immediately, "I know this, my mother made it for me, it was delicious."
"Wild vegetables are delicious?" Several children had questions in their minds. Is this kid a little stupid? Wild vegetables are bitter, how can they be delicious?
Jin Qianqian turned her head away feeling somewhat guilty. In order to improve the taste of the wild vegetables, she had boiled them down and added a lot of oil to stir-fry them as a side dish. This was different from the original method used by ordinary people, so naturally the bitterness was less.
Gu Benluo looked at the plants in their baskets innocently, "There are so many, are they all wild vegetables?"
Tudun glanced at the people behind Gubenluo again and found that they did not interfere. Then he pointed to a few of them and said, "These are wild vegetables. The others can be used to feed pigs."
Gu Benluo turned to look at Jin Qianqian and said, "Mom, I want to go pick wild vegetables with my brothers and sisters."
Jin Qianqian looked up at the children and said, "Mom is tired from walking, so take a rest here. I'll let Dapeng and the others accompany you."
Gu Benluo was already used to having someone follow him when he went out, so he nodded nonchalantly, "Mom, I'll pick some more wild vegetables later, and you can make something delicious for me."
Jin Qianqian touched his head and said to Tudun and the others, "Thank you for helping to look after my little brother today. If possible, can you help send him back to me later?"
Seeing the lady in gorgeous clothes speaking to them so tenderly, Tudun and the others blushed and nodded heavily, "We will definitely take good care of the young master."
Jin Qianqian shook her head and said, "Just call him Luo Luo. He is your friend now."
"Lolo, is what mom said right?" Usually at home, Lolo really has no shortage of playmates.
But those were the children of the servants in the family, and they usually respected and gave in to him. Jin Qianqian also wanted to give the children some different experiences.
Luo Luo nodded and walked over to greet them, "My name is Luo Luo, you..."
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After the children left while talking, Jin Qianqian turned around and told Lichun, "I remember we put some cakes and dried meat in the carriage. Leave some for Luo Luo and bring the rest here."
I thought I was just going to take a walk around the farm this time, so I didn't prepare too many things. I could only use the snacks I had prepared before and share some with each of the children.
"Madam, the sun is getting a little too strong now. Why don't we go back to the carriage first and we'll stay here and wait for the young master." Lichun looked up at the dazzling sun. It was almost noon, and the sun in early summer was quite strong.
Jin Qianqian walked to the shade of a tree and said, "Just wait here first. The location here is not bad. Lidong, go find a farmer to help cook a meal, and then go back after dinner."
Lidong was just about to leave when there was a noise on the mountain, as if someone was shouting something on the mountain.
Jin Qianqian quickly found a place with a better view and looked up at the mountain, but it was difficult to see clearly amid the lush trees.
"Madam, why don't we go back to the farm first." Lidong and several other maids nodded, all worried that there might be ferocious beasts in the mountains.
"Why do I vaguely hear someone shouting for help?" Jin Qianqian pricked up her ears to identify the voice carefully. "It seems to be a child's voice."
"Ma'am, it's indeed the child's voice." Jiang Shuiniu pointed in a direction, "The voice came from that direction."
(End of this chapter)
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