Chapter 378 Going to Zhuangzi
Liang Xiaoman still took the job of driving the cart and followed along, and Xu Zhichun also brought Chunfen along.
After all, He Biaotou is half of Chunfen's master. Even after returning to the village, Chunfen is very diligent in practicing martial arts. Although Xu Zhichun doesn't understand much, he can see that Chunfen has made great progress, so he has to ask He Biaotou to test him.
When they arrived at Zhuangzi that day, Xu Zhichun gathered everyone including Mao Guanshi to meet Liang Minglang.
Xu Zhichun had not originally deliberately disclosed her identity as a widow, but later on she was given the title of Madam Shanci, and the situation at home was inevitably subject to gossip, so this matter could no longer be concealed. However, she was able to suppress it with her means and cunning, and no one in the manor dared to have any other thoughts.
When Liang Minglang appeared, everyone was shocked, thinking she had remarried. Xu Zhichun briefly explained the reason, and everyone was surprised. It turned out that the master had come back to life! No, the master was not dead at all!
Those who survive a great disaster will surely be blessed in the future. Madam, finally, all the suffering has paid off!
The farmhands and tenants, who had originally been afraid to do anything, were even more afraid now.
Xu Zhichun first went to look at tomatoes, peppers, and morels growing under the trees. She had gotten the morel spawn from the space warehouse, but she'd claimed to have gotten it from a vendor, and no one could verify it.
Now is the time to go public.
Manager Mao attentively took the account book and flipped it over to the two of them. "Master and Madam, please take a look. The fresh tomatoes, peppers, and morels from our farm are sold to the provincial capital. Several large restaurants buy from us. Most of the goods are supplied to them, and a small portion is supplied to small vendors in the provincial capital."
Liang Minglang only listened to the beginning and waved his hand: "Manager Mao, right? You can tell all this to Madam, no need to tell me. Madam, I'll just take a walk and come back to you later."
Manager Mao was stunned.
Xu Zhichun nodded and smiled: "Well, then go ahead."
Some people just don't like hearing about these inflows and outflows; it gives them a headache. That's perfectly normal. I understand.
It was normal for him to call herself "Madam" when she came to the farm. After all, it was not appropriate to call her "Zhichun, Zhichun" in front of the servants.
Watching Liang Minglang walk away, Xu Zhichun retracted his gaze and smiled, "Manager Mao, please continue."
"Ah? Yes, yes."
Manager Mao perked up and continued speaking, his attitude seeming three times more respectful than before.
With his eyes, honed from over thirty years of experience as a steward, he was certain that the master was not someone to be trifled with. Since the master had handed everything over to his wife, it was clear how much he respected her, so how could he dare to neglect her in the slightest?
It's true. After the master came back from the dead, he still let his wife manage such a large family business. This is the first time he has seen such a thing in his life.
The tomatoes, four different varieties of green peppers, and fresh morels grown on the farm were all sold very smoothly. Goods were delivered from the farm once every three days, and were just the right amount for He Biaotou and his men to deliver. Basically, they were quickly divided up by various families as soon as they were delivered to the provincial capital.
"Those big restaurants also want other fresh vegetables, so we might as well bring whatever fresh vegetables we have from our farm. We've sold quite a few of those lettuces, celery, endive, garlic sprouts, leeks, spring bamboo shoots, etc. Oh, and the chickens in the chicken farm have started laying eggs. Now I can pick up thirty or forty eggs a day. In another ten or twenty days, I'm afraid the pullets will be laying eggs, which will be a lot! I'm currently in the city looking for big buyers."
Xu Zhichun looked at the account book and calculated in his mind that the income from tomatoes, peppers, morels, etc. here and those in Liangjia Village could be close to five thousand taels of silver this year.
It's a huge sum of money.
I planted more than one acre of strawberries this year, and they can be sold now. The price is a little lower than last year, but it's two big acre. Looking at the yield, I can secretly get some out of the space warehouse, and it won't be a problem to sell them for two or three hundred taels of silver.
There are still three acres of watermelons, which should be ripe in the summer.
If nothing unexpected happens, I will still be able to earn a lot this year.
More importantly, she no longer needs to hide and be cautious. Even if Liang Minglang does not come back, she can now protect her own property.
After calculating the gains and losses, Xu Zhichun was in high spirits. He smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Manager Mao. We've all worked hard too. So, you can withdraw some money from the account and distribute it to everyone. First, it's a reward. Second, it's a reward for the master's return, which will cheer everyone up. Third, it's for good luck as the second master will soon be taking the imperial examination. Children under twelve years old and elders over sixty years old will each receive two hundred coins. Everyone else will receive five hundred coins. The tenants will each receive fifty coins. Head Biaotou He and his men will receive twenty taels. Let them divide it among themselves. The three junior managers will each receive one tael, and Manager Mao will receive three taels."
"It's getting hot. Tomorrow you should go to the city and buy some cotton cloth. Distribute it according to the amount needed for two sets of clothes per person. Two pieces for each small steward and four pieces for each wool steward."
"Let's leave it at that for now."
Manager Mao was overjoyed, his face bursting with smiles. "Yes, thank you, Madam, for the generous reward! Thank you, Madam! Everyone will be so happy to hear this! Madam, you are so kind! The Bodhisattva in Heaven will surely bless our Second Master to pass the imperial examination!"
Xu Zhichun laughed, "Then I'll borrow your good words!"
Although it is feudal and superstitious, it sounds nice. I like it, so please say more.
After everything was discussed, it was almost sunset and there was no time to go see the cotton fields, so Xu Zhichun went to find Liang Minglang and strolled around the farm.
In the large open space behind the village, He Biaotou and his group were sparring with Liang Minglang. Chunfen was also joining in with great enthusiasm, and the atmosphere was very lively.
When Xu Zhichun arrived, Liang Minglang had just defeated He Biaotou, which caused a round of cheers and sighs.
He Biaotou was sincerely convinced and bowed his head in acknowledgment, "Master, your skills are quite good. We are far behind!"
Liang Minglang smiled brightly, "Captain He, you are too modest. I just won by luck."
"No, no, the master is still more powerful! If the master is free these few days, how about we spar again?"
"Good! Chunfen has made great progress. Could you please give her some more guidance, Chief He?"
"OK!"
It was just right for Liang Minglang to instruct a group of escorts and for He Biaotou to help teach Chunfen.
He Biaotou is older than Chunfen's father, so there is no need to avoid suspicion.
Seeing Xu Zhichun standing not too far away, smiling and watching, Liang Minglang strode over and asked, "Have you finished your business?"
"Well, the farm is producing well and making a lot of profit. When the cotton harvest comes, it will be even more profitable. Do you want to see the account book?"
Liang Minglang smiled and said, "No need, just watch it. Isn't it said that the fish in the mountain stream here are delicious? Let's go fishing. We can have fish for dinner in time."
Xu Zhichun looked up at the sky. The sun was just beginning to move westward, so he could still catch up.
The pot of spicy and fragrant boiled fish was really tempting, and she nodded decisively: "Okay!"
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