Chapter 25 Dad, why don’t you grow your own rice?
Madam Si asked her to sit up straight and said, "Grandma will take you out to play in a few days."
"Okay!" Juanjuan held the dough rabbit figurine in her hand and handed it to Si Jinchen to see.
Back at the Governor's Mansion, Madam Si asked Bailing to take the two children to change their clothes. "Is Ah Ming home?"
"The governor went out early in the morning." The butler answered truthfully.
Madam Si picked up the phone and dialed a number: "Please transfer me to Governor Si."
Adjutant Qi answered the phone: "Madam?"
He was a little surprised because the old lady rarely called here on weekdays.
"Please ask Ah Ming to answer the phone for me." Mrs. Si spoke directly.
"Commander-in-Chief, it's the old lady calling." Adjutant Qi turned to look at the man who was busy reading the documents.
Siming picked up the phone: "Mom."
"I took my two children out today, and someone seemed to want to attack us." Madam Si said bluntly.
"Are you hurt?" Siming's heart suddenly rose to his throat.
"No, Juanjuan suddenly said she couldn't go. After getting on the rickshaw, she kept looking back. I turned around and saw three men avoiding my sight, and they seemed to be holding knives in their hands."
"I suspect they were planning to attack us over there, but Juanjuan disrupted their plans."
Madam Si expressed her suspicions.
"Mom, don't go out recently. Wait until I find out the truth about this matter." There was some coldness in Siming's eyes.
"I understand. You have to be careful too. You don't have to worry about your elder sister because she has Miao Jiu protecting her. A Tian, you should send someone to keep an eye on her." said Mrs. Si.
"Okay." Siming hung up the phone.
"General, someone attacked the old lady. Is it related to opium?" Adjutant Qi frowned.
"We don't know the situation yet. Please send someone to check it out." Siming sat in a chair and looked at the documents in his hand.
Opium is not allowed in Beiyang City, but the profits from this thing are too great. Even if it is banned, there are still people who will risk their lives to get a piece of the pie.
Juanjuan changed her clothes and went to find Songsong: "Songsong, I brought you some delicious food."
Songsong turned his head away from her. Now there was a bunch of chattering things around him, which gave him a headache.
Si Jinchen reached out and touched its head: "It's delicious."
"Woof woof. Is it really delicious?" Songsong looked at the two of them puzzledly.
Juanjuan took out the fried meatballs from her bag and said, "Try it."
Songsong smelled it and found it tasted good, so he opened his mouth and put it in his mouth, chewing it.
"Woof woof. It tastes okay, but it's cold. Remember to bring me some hot ones next time."
Juanjuan touched the fluffy chick beside it and said, "Grow up quickly!"
A group of chicks rubbed against her hand and huddled around Songsong.
Si Tian came back early today. The grain shop was doing good business, and he had already contacted his connections to buy grain.
In the next few days, food will be delivered to Beiyang one after another, and the food crisis can be temporarily resolved.
"Juanjuan, Achen, did you have fun going out to the street today?"
"It's fun." Juanjuan stayed beside him and watched him walk.
Si Tian can now walk a distance without a cane, but he doesn't want people to know that he has recovered, so he still sits in a wheelchair when going out.
"Wait until Second Uncle is done with his work, then I'll take you out to play."
"Okay!" Juanjuan took his big hand and smiled.
Si Ming came back quite early today. The two children were still awake. When they saw him, they let go of Si Tian's hand and ran towards him.
"Dad."
Juanjuan and Si Jinchen each hugged one of his thighs and looked up at him.
"Your father came back and abandoned your second uncle?" Si Tian said sourly.
"No, my second uncle is still here!" Juanjuan tilted her head and looked at him.
Si Tian felt heartbroken. Does your "not lost" mean the same as my "lost"?
"Let us help your second uncle sit down." Si Ming looked at the two children with a smile.
Juanjuan and Si Jinchen held Si Tian's hands on each side and asked him to slowly walk to the sofa and sit down.
They ran back to Siming and sat next to him.
"Mom, look at these two little guys." Si Tian complained to Madam Si in a wronged tone.
Madam Si laughed so hard that crow's feet appeared at the corners of her eyes: "You are such a grown-up, why are you still arguing with two children?"
Siming held the two children, one on each side, and sat them beside him: "Have you dealt with the food issue?"
"Well, food is being transported here one after another and will arrive in the next few days." Si Tian became more serious when talking about business.
"That's good, the food problem has been solved temporarily." Siming could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"Dad, why don't you grow rice yourself?" Juanjuan tilted her little head and looked at him.
Si Ming looked down and saw her clear eyes, and he suddenly woke up.
Yes! Why don't they grow their own food? Now most of the food in Beiyang City is controlled by the Liu family, and he always has to buy food at a high price.
This makes him a little short of money every year, but the cost of buying land to grow crops is much lower than purchasing them.
"I think what my Juanjuan said makes sense." Si Tian looked at Juanjuan: "Now most of the grain fields in Beiyang City are in the hands of the Liu family, which puts us in a passive position."
"But if we buy land and grow food ourselves, that might not be a solution."
Madam Si said nothing: "I think it's feasible. Before your father was not the warlord, we also grew our own food."
"Food is the most important thing for the people. No matter what happens in the future, food reserves are the foundation."
Siming looked at the two of them and said, "I'm not good at growing crops. If I don't do it right, I'm afraid there will be no harvest."
"Commander-in-chief." Bailing spoke nervously.
Several people from the Si family looked at her.
"What's the matter?" Siming looked at her and asked.
"Before I came to the Governor's Mansion, my family was also a farmer. I can give it a try."
"General, I can do it too." Jiang Ze quickly expressed his opinion.
Siming looked at the two of them. They had been in the Governor's Mansion for several years. Their families had suffered a disaster before, and they were left alone.
Out of pity for them, they were taken to the Governor's Mansion to be servants.
"You really can?"
Jiang Ze and Bailing nodded quickly.
"We've been doing farm work with our family since we were young. We've only just heard that there's a kind of fertilizer out there that can increase yields, but we've never seen it."
"What we know is all passed down from the older generation, so we might not be able to produce as much as the Liu family. I heard that the Liu family uses Western fertilizers on their fields."
Jiang Ze told what he knew.
"Western fertilizer?" Si Ming frowned slightly and looked at Si Tian: "Have you heard of it?"
"I've heard of it, but it's not easy to get this fertilizer. It's all shipped from the sea, and the current General Administration of Customs has a good relationship with the Liu family."
"If we want to get fertilizer, we'll probably have to pay a lot of money." Si Tian looked at him and said.
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