bayedsolid Chapter 116 Growing Cotton
Chapter 116 Growing Cotton
"By the way, Mom, let's spray some water on the saplings while it's still dark, so they won't wilt tomorrow. I plan to plant cotton in the field in front of our house. These two thousand cotton seedlings are enough for one acre of land." He kept them under his nose so that he could check the situation at any time.
"Okay, okay, let's talk about this tomorrow. You should go wash up and rest first. It's already this late, you must be tired from the journey!" Aunt Zhang pulled Shen Wanning into the kitchen, took out hot water from the second pot, and gave it to her to wash up.
The next morning, while eating, Shen Wanning mentioned that she had gone to Fuzhou.
"I was wondering how foreign merchants would come to our small county. It turns out we met them in Fuzhou. You are so brave, girl, that you actually dared to go to Fuzhou alone. Don't do this next time, do you hear me? Even if you want to go to Fuzhou, you have to have the eldest or the second oldest one accompany you, otherwise your mother won't be able to eat." Aunt Zhang poked Shen Wanning's forehead angrily.
"Mom, I'm not alone. There are several other people in the carriage! Don't worry, mom. I will put my own safety first." Shen Wanning came over and hugged Aunt Zhang's arm and acted coquettishly again.
Lin Jingcheng smiled and said, "Wan Ning knew that Mom would be worried, so she didn't tell Mom! She is indeed brave, but she also has a stubborn temper. In this respect, she and Mom are like a real mother and daughter."
"How can I be stubborn? Second brother, you are itching to talk about me?" Aunt Zhang deliberately gave Lin Jingcheng a sidelong look. Lin Jingcheng quickly lowered his head and dared not say another word.
"Mom, I have to discuss some things with the county magistrate today. I'd like to trouble Dad and Mom to help plant these cotton seedlings. If we don't have enough manpower, you can ask Aunt Niu or Sister Fangfei to help. You can pay them one hundred coins a day." Shen Wanning said.
"Don't worry, Mom and Dad know. Luckily, we knew you were going to buy saplings a few days ago, so your dad, your second brother and I turned the soil over these few days. Otherwise, we would have wasted a few days turning the soil."
"I'm worried that my parents are reluctant to spend money and end up tiring themselves out. I'll go talk to Aunt Niu later and see if she's willing to help. By the way, Sister Chunhua and Uncle Dashi can also come to help." Shen Wanning put down the bowl, thought for a moment and said.
"You are so young, but you have so many worries all day long. Just focus on business matters. Your parents will take care of the farm matters, so you won't worry. When it comes to business, your parents are not as good as you, but when it comes to farming, you are not as good as us." Aunt Zhang promised.
"I'm naturally relieved when Mom and Dad do the work. By the way, Mom, this time, in addition to buying cotton seedlings, I also bought 40,000 tea trees and 10,000 fruit trees. The store people will deliver them to us, probably in the next few days, so please pay attention. I paid half of the deposit, and I'll give you the remaining half first. If they deliver the trees, Mom, remember to pay them the balance." Shen Wanning had finished her meal. She took out two hundred and ninety taels from her sleeve and handed it to Aunt Zhang.
"Okay, Mom got it. By the way, the land deed for the hilltop has been completed, and we can start planting as soon as the saplings arrive. But Mom, I have to say first, we might not be able to plant these trees alone, so we need to hire someone to help."
"I've got an idea, don't worry, Mom. The saplings probably won't arrive so soon; they'll have to spend a few days digging them out. I'll make arrangements before they arrive."
"Okay, okay. Having my daughter here is so caring. I don't have to worry about anything. My daughter has arranged everything for me." Aunt Zhang patted Shen Wanning's hand and sighed.
"My eldest and second brothers also helped a lot! How can this be just my credit? If it weren't for the help of my eldest and second brothers, and my parents and two sisters-in-law taking care of the family, how could I be so at ease doing business outside?"
"Forget it, forget it, mother won't say anything more. You are a girl who cannot be praised. If I praise you once, you will want to praise our whole family ten times, ah!"
When Aunt Zhang said this, everyone burst into laughter.
After dinner, Shen Wanning called Aunt Niu and her family to help plant cotton. She taught them how to plant cotton according to the method taught by netizens, and then demonstrated how to plant a few more plants. Seeing that they were planting well, she and Lin Jingce left.
As soon as they left, Lin Dashi laughed and complained from behind, "Brother Dashan, your daughter is really too worried. We have been dealing with crops all our lives, how could we not know how to farm!"
Aunt Zhang shook her head lovingly. "Yes, I always tell her to take care of herself and worry less, but she doesn't listen! While our old bones can still move, we should help as much as we can."
Because we were delayed in Daqing Village, it was already 10:30 in the morning when we arrived at Mingyue Tower.
She had just entered Mingyue Tower when Shopkeeper Yang came up and whispered, "Boss, County Magistrate He is here."
"Oh? Has the milk tea they ordered been delivered?" Shen Wanning asked while washing her hands in the backyard.
"County Magistrate He came alone and seemed to be worried. He asked for a pot of jasmine green tea, which has been sent up." Shopkeeper Yang replied, bending over.
"You came alone? That's strange. I'll go up and take a look. Are you still in the Yazhu private room?" Shen Wanning took out a handkerchief to wipe her hands, then looked up at Manager Yang.
Shopkeeper Yang nodded and said, "It's still in the Yazhu private room. We dare not disturb them rashly."
Shen Wanning said nothing, put down her handkerchief, and went upstairs. Her mind was spinning, wondering what County Magistrate He was here for.
When they arrived at the door of Yazhu's private room, the door was not closed. County Magistrate He was sitting by the window, staring out in a daze.
She knocked on the door before entering. County Magistrate He turned around and forced a smile, "Miss Shen is here? I thought Miss Shen would not come today."
"I heard that Lord He is here, so I came to see if he needs anything." Shen Wanning didn't say it clearly, but just made up an excuse.
"Miss Shen is so smart, how could she not know why I'm here? Otherwise, Miss Shen wouldn't have come up at this time." After saying that, he extended his hand and made a gesture of invitation, "Miss Shen, please take a seat."
Shen Wanning didn't hesitate to sit down opposite County Magistrate He. As soon as she sat down, County Magistrate He sighed.
"Why are you sighing, sir?" Shen Wanning put his hands on the table, looking like a good student.
County Magistrate He picked up the teacup and rubbed it between his fingers. "In truth, this is my duty. I just couldn't think of a good solution, so I decided to try my luck at Mingyue Tower."
"I would like to hear the details." Seeing that County Magistrate He changed his address, Shen Wanning also changed her address.
"I wonder if Miss Shen noticed the refugees outside the city when she entered. Although it has rained for three consecutive days, the refugees are still refugees and there is no improvement." As he said this, County Magistrate He sighed again.