bayedsolid Chapter 321: Jinmi Matures
Chapter 321: Jinmi Matures
"Hey, get up quickly. I'm not going to chase you away. Since you have money, you can buy a house, or open a shop together to do business. Isn't that much better than being my servants?" Shen Wanning stood up again, ready to help them up.
Zhang San shook his head firmly. "No, the three of us brothers have long ago sworn that if we can return, we will follow the county lord until our death. As long as the county lord doesn't despise us, the three of us brothers will follow the county lord and do whatever work is best for us."
"Forget it, forget it. You guys get up first! I've said before that as long as you're willing to come back, there will always be a place for you here. Since you're still willing to follow me, then follow me. But it still depends on you. Do you want to stay in Fuzhou, or go back to the county? Or go to Daqing Village." Shen Wanning had no choice but to agree to let them stay.
When they heard Shen Wanning was willing to keep them, they all smiled happily. Li Si thought for a moment and said, "Everything is up to the county lord. We will stay wherever the county lord needs us to work."
"Why don't you go back to the county town? You are used to living there and are more familiar with it." Shen Wanning suggested.
When she said this, she could clearly see a flicker of joy on the faces of the three people. It seemed that they all thought the same.
"Thank you, County Lord. The three of us will return to the county town tomorrow. We were lucky enough to be taken in by the County Lord and have lived in the Lin residence for many days. Now that we have money, we will buy a house in the county town. From now on, we will go to the Lin residence in the morning and go home in the evening." Zhang San said.
"That's not necessary. The Lin Residence is so big, it's empty anyway. You can just live in the Lin Residence as before, and you can even help take turns guarding the gate!"
The three of them looked at each other, and finally Zhang San bowed and said, "Thank you, County Master. From now on, we will do odd jobs at the Lin residence. If you have other instructions, please don't hesitate to ask us. The lives of the three of us belong to you."
"You are being too kind. You are still young and can still get married and have children. If you want to leave the Lin residence in the future or have any difficulties, tell me and I will do my best to help you."
These were the people who defended their country. She had always admired soldiers in her previous life. Furthermore, their situation was truly sympathetic. If she could help them, she would definitely do her best.
Shen Wanning's words moved several people again, and they knelt on the ground and kowtowed again.
"Stop kneeling. Since it's settled, come back to the county with me tomorrow." Shen Wanning really didn't want to see them kneeling again, so she said quickly.
I don’t know where I heard that Shen Wanning came to Fuzhou. Yue Songyu came in the afternoon and brought a lot of things.
He first thanked them for taking Yue Mingzhu in and taking care of her, and then asked about her situation. Knowing that Yue Mingzhu was doing well in Daqing Village, he seemed to have no intention of bringing Yue Mingzhu to Fuzhou, and kept saying polite compliments.
Shen Wanning didn't hesitate and accepted all the gifts directly.
After seeing Yue Songyu off, Shen Wanning went out for a walk in the county town and returned to the Shen Mansion after dinner.
On the second day, Zhang San and his companions packed their luggage and set out back to the county town together.
After sending the three of them to the Lin residence, Shen Wanning went to Mingyue Tower.
While she was looking at the account book, Mrs. Xu's husband Lin Dashun happened to come over to deliver milk.
"Oh, Wan Ning, what a coincidence! I met you here. I was just planning to tell the eldest brother of the Lin family today that I would go home and tell you that the golden rice on the farm seems to be ripe." Lin Dashun wiped the sweat off his face with a towel, smiling.
"Golden rice?" Shen Wanning was stunned for a moment, and it took a while for her to realize what golden rice was. "Oh, golden rice is ripe? I've been so busy making shampoo and various fruit teas lately that I forgot about it."
Shen Wanning patted his head. He was so busy every day that he had forgotten that there was corn planted on the farm.
"Hehe, then do you want to go to the farm and take a look? We don't know if it's ripe or not, but the golden rice stalks seem to be turning yellow. My wife said it might be similar to rice, and it's ripe when it turns yellow." Lin Dashun smiled naively.
"That won't do. If it really goes bankrupt, it will be too old. I'll go with Brother Dashun to take a look!" Shen Wanning closed the account book and prepared to go to the farm with Lin Dashan.
"Hey, Wan Ning, do you want to go back to the village with me tonight?" Lin Jingce asked.
Shen Wanning thought about it and realized that if the corn was ripe, she would have to harvest it. She would probably have to stay in the county town for a few more days.
She shook her head and said, "No, big brother, go back first. I'll go to the farm first to see if the golden rice is really ripe. We have to harvest it first."
"Okay, then take care of yourself and don't overwork yourself." Lin Jingce advised.
"I understand, big brother. Then I will go to the village with Brother Dashun first."
After shaking all the way, we finally arrived at the village.
Even Mrs. Xu was surprised for a moment when she saw Shen Wanning.
"Today, Shunzi and I were just talking about telling you about Jinmi, but who knew you would come today." Mrs. Xu came over with a smile.
"Yeah, so this is just a coincidence! Sister-in-law and Dashun, you two go ahead and do your work. I'll go check on the fields."
Mrs. Xu washed her hands and said, "I just finished milking the cows, so there's nothing else to do. I'll go with you! I don't know if the golden rice is cooked yet, so I'd like to go check it out with you and get familiar with it."
"Okay, let's go take a look together." Shen Wanning said as she walked out.
The two walked into the cornfield. Shen Wanning saw that the corn had grown very tall, and the corn silk on the corn bags had turned reddish-brown, which meant it must be ripe.
She opened one of the corn bags and took a look. The kernels were bright yellow and plump. They were ripe but not too old.
"Oh, the corn is ripe just right. I'll break some off first so everyone can try it. By the way, let's weigh the corn. After we finish harvesting this acre of land, we have to calculate the yield of corn per acre." Shen Wanning thought for a while and said.
"Do we need to pick all the corn now?" Mrs. Xu asked again.
"No, most of the corn must be saved for seed. We'll just break off a few to taste. How about this? I'll break off fifteen and leave three for you. I'll give the rest to the county magistrate to taste."
Mrs. Xu waved her hands repeatedly and said, "Oh, no, no, how can we eat such a precious thing? We can still try it when it becomes more popular."
"Sister-in-law, please don't be polite with me and don't complain that it's too little. We are just trying it this year. When this golden rice becomes popular in the future, we can eat it as much as we want." Shen Wanning put the corns in her hand into Sister-in-law Xu's hand and said with a smile.