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Everything went smoothly, but Meng Chuxi was under a lot of pressure. On the way back, there was only a little light left in the sky, and the night was splashed on the sky, as if thick ink was smeared in the water.

Meng Chuxi held Zhou Qingwu's hand. The little girl worked hard all the year round, and her hands were full of calluses at the age of 16, not delicate and smooth.However, Meng Chuxi has taken good care of her for the past few months, and she is much better than before, but she can still feel the vicissitudes of life that the years have stained her.

She rubbed her fingertips on those calluses, Zhou Qingwu wanted to hide.Meng Chuxi's hands were slender and beautiful, and her grip was as soft as boneless. Although fine lines had appeared after being with her, they were still very beautiful, which made Zhou Qingwu feel a little inferior when he saw his hands.

Sensing her intention, Meng Chuxi held her hand even tighter, she tilted her head and said in a low voice: "Qingwu, we bet everything, in case I..."

The hand that was originally hiding was clenched tightly, with such force that Meng Chuxi's words stopped immediately.

Zhou Qingwu let go, and looked at her seriously: Don't feel pressured, I'm not betting on your success, I just want to do it with you, if you succeed, I will have it, and if you lose, it will be mine.

Zhou Qingwu's eyes were very clear, when she stared at her intently, there were stars in them.Sparkling when happy, bright and moving when serious, starry when sad.

Meng Chuxi looked at her for a long time, lowered her head and laughed, shook her hand, and said in a soft voice that was not like usual: "We Qingwu are so kind."

Zhou Qingwu raised the corners of her mouth, as if the dimple was full of honey, she touched the land deed and documents in her arms, quickened her pace, and pointed to her stomach: I'm hungry, go home and cook.

"What do you want to eat? It's been so hard today, I went to secretly exchange money and ask for news, I want to reward you well." The voice with a smile floated in the twilight, teasing and playful.Naturally, there was no voice to answer her, only the hand on her waist that pinched her soft flesh hooked to show her response.

After the mulberry garden is bought, the most important thing is how to solve the pests and diseases, and the other is to let the silkworm farmers who have lost their money see the hope of raising autumn silkworms.

Although Meng Chuxi doesn't intend to fully invest in the mulberry garden right now, after all, follow-up funds are still needed, and many things will become difficult after losing the Yan family's job.

She still can't fully trust Qiu Yuanzhen, after all, she doesn't know each other well, so in Meng Chuxi's eyes, the best partner is still her old employer.Although she bought the mulberry garden first, she didn't intend to hide it from them.

However, no one else in Qingyang Town knew about the news that Meng Chuxi bought the mulberry garden. The reason was also part of Meng Chuxi and Qiu Yuanzhen's plan. In the eyes of outsiders, the mulberry garden still belonged to Qiu Yuanzhen.

Every day after work, Meng Chuxi would go to the mulberry garden. She was afraid that Zhou Qingwu would be troubled by following her, so she usually drove her home.And Zhou Qingwu was worried that she would be hungry after delaying for too long, so she would go home and cook directly every time, and then packed it in a food box and sent it to the mulberry garden.

When I went there, Meng Chuxi was concentrating on checking the effects of her methods. In the [-] acres of land, Meng Chuxi had installed nearly a hundred trapping tools. The bait was very simple, including sugar water, white vinegar and wine, but the effect was indeed unexpected. Well, much faster than manual capture.

Meng Chuxi looked at the corpses of bugs piled up inside, and when Zhou Qingwu approached, he quickly blocked them: "They're all inchworms, the kind of gray soft bugs."

Zhou Qingwu's face turned pale, he shivered and moved away.Although she is not so squeamish and often encounters it when she goes out to do farm work, she is still disgusted and scared.

She put the food on the tablecloth she carried with her, arranged it, and signaled Meng Chuxi to eat.

Meng Chuxi pinched her face helplessly: "This place is not close to home, aren't you tired from running?"

Zhou Qingwu smiled and tilted his head, pointing to her stomach: I'm afraid it will be hungry.

Meng Chuxi frowned, picked up her rice bowl and started eating.The temperature of the food was very suitable. Meng Chuxi took a bite. The fried pumpkin was soft and sweet. There was also a plate of stir-fried escargot, which tasted spicy and refreshing. With the addition of chili peppers, the taste was even better than before.

Meng Chuxi ate, picked up a quick pumpkin and handed it to Zhou Qingwu's mouth, and the silly girl rushed to deliver the meal to herself.I must be sloppy eating by myself.

Zhou Qingwu opened his mouth to eat, the joy on his face couldn't be concealed.While eating, she looked at the mulberry garden that had been cleared of many branches and leaves, and was a little stunned: it had been cut a lot.

Meng Chuxi glanced at it: "It should have been ruthless to clean it up long ago, but Qiu Yuanzhen saw the mulberry leaves fall to the ground and then cut it to make it even more useless, so it was delayed instead. And if this kind of mulberry leaves are eaten by silkworms, it's not surprising that silkworms die so much." too much."

In Qiu Yuanzhen's garden, apart from insect damage, the most serious thing is the brown spots on the mulberry leaves. There has been too much rainfall in recent months, and the drainage of Qiu Yuanzhen's mulberry garden is not good, and there is a lot of water.Moreover, the mulberry tree species are too dense and poorly ventilated, and brown spots are especially prone to occur in environments with high temperature and humidity, low-lying terrain, poor drainage, and water accumulation in the field.

In the past few days, besides asking people to dig ditches for drainage, Meng Chuxi directly asked the long-term workers to cut off all the branches with brown spots with knives, and directly cut down trees in some dense places.

Qiu Yuanzhen felt helpless. He did a lot of tree cutting, which was not very useful, so he was not willing to continue to hurt the tree. How much can be left with such a cutting method.Meng Chuxi just smiled after hearing this, and demanded that the cut branches be burned immediately without leaving a single leaf.Cut it off and throw it there without tidying up. It's no wonder it's useful.

Meng Chuxi didn't tell everyone in Jinyun Pavilion about Sangyuan, mainly because she had an agreement with Qiu Yuanzhen, but when she met Yan Qian, she told Yan Qian the truth.

After hearing this, Yan Qian raised his eyebrows in surprise, but then frowned: "Is it still useful to buy the mulberry garden? The autumn silkworms can't thrive, and the mulberry leaves can't be supplied. This is a business that must be paid." Qiu Yuanzhen is not stupid He only approached the Huang family in private about selling the mulberry garden. Now he claims that the mulberry garden is recuperating to ensure that the silkworms will be fed in autumn. In fact, most people don’t believe it. Yan Qian didn’t expect Meng Chuxi to take over the job. mess.

"Steward Yan, this seems to be a pile of bad cards, but in my hands, I can reshuffle the cards. It is not a loss to win [-] acres of mulberry gardens with three hundred strings. Sooner or later, Jiangning Mansion will become a prosperous place for silk fabrics. At that time, planting mulberry and raising silkworms must be something that every household must do.” Meng Chuxi said firmly that the southward shift of the economic center is a historical trend, and it will only be a matter of time before the center of gravity of silk fabrics will shift from the Yellow River Basin to the South of the Yangtze River.

"So sure?" Yan Qian laughed instead, and after seeing Meng Chuxi nodding, he reminded her: "This year's silkworm plague has not been resolved, and the forty acres of mulberry leaves may not be kept. I got stuck in it."

"I have a solution, and I have all the ideas, but I don't have money, which is what I need the most right now, so I want to see my boss." There was earnestness in her eyes, and her expression was extremely determined.

Yan Qian didn't mind her buying the mulberry garden. He was actually a little curious when he heard that she bought the mulberry garden for three hundred guan.Qiu Yuanzhen was not a good stubble either, so he agreed with these three hundred words, whether it was because he was desperate, or because Meng Chuxi had some clever tricks.Thinking of this, he nodded in agreement.

Yan Frame was also a little surprised when he got the news. After a long time, he looked at Meng Chuxi and laughed: "I said why Qiu Yuanzhen suddenly calmed down. It turned out that he threw that hot potato to you. But it's lucky that he was willing to throw out the three hundred guan. Tell me how you did it."

When Meng Chuxi heard the words, she explained the whole story, and even now she talked with Yan frame in detail about the mulberry garden and the silkworm plague. When everything was explained, Meng Chuxi bowed and saluted: "Chuxi once said that even if Chuxi You and I are also cooperating rather than opposing each other, so I want to cooperate with you."

Yan frame smiled slightly, and said with great interest: "Tell me, how to cooperate? What benefits do I have?"

The two talked in the study for nearly an hour. Although Yan Frame's face was calm, his eyes were full of interest, and finally he laughed: "I have never seen a person who is as clever as you, but I have to say , I'm very tempted. But, you have to understand that if you buy a mulberry garden, it's nothing more than three hundred guan, and if you ask me to get involved, it's a waste of money. If it doesn't work, I want you Sign the paper and do things for my Yan family forever, of course I won't treat you badly, how about it?"

Meng Chuxi looked at him fixedly, the expression in her amber eyes changed from a little surprise to a smile at the end, she got up and saluted: "It's a deal."

Walking out of Yan's mansion, Meng Chuxi looked at the magnificent and exquisite mansion behind him, and slowly breathed a sigh of relief, the look in his eyes couldn't tell whether it was lighter or heavier.She moved forward step by step, but she also forced herself onto the single-plank bridge step by step, with no way out.

"Master, you've talked with her for so long, what's the result?" Yan Qian asked curiously after sending Meng Chuxi away to his study.

Yan Frame took a sip of tea and smiled brightly: "The green is better than the blue because of the blue."

In one sentence, Yan Qian understood, and Meng Chuxi persuaded Yan Frame.

Half a month later, the mulberry inchworms in the mulberry garden were rarely seen again, and the brown spots were also contained. Although the mulberry leaf yield was reduced by nearly [-]%, it was possible to raise a batch of autumn silkworms.

And Yan frame was also very happy, and directly gave Meng Chuxi [-] guan, and asked her to manage the mulberry garden with all her strength.According to the agreement, she and Yan Frame would share [-] to [-] percent of the income from Sangyuan this year.The price is not small, but Yan Frame's support is a timely help. Meng Chuxi only wants to survive this autumn, and doesn't care about the rest.

And Meng Chuxi left Jinyun Pavilion at the end of this month to take over Sangyuan wholeheartedly.It was announced that Qiu Yuanzhen was invited to manage the mulberry garden. Seeing that the situation was getting better, Qiu Yuanzhen's previous method also worked. Although the business has shrunk a lot, at least the property has been preserved.So he was a little ready to move, Meng Chuxi had been on guard for a long time, but now that he was behind her tightly, Qiu Yuanzhen could only shrink back if he really wanted to.

After the summer silkworm plague, Meng Chuxi asked the silkworm farmers to fumigate all the silkworm room utensils thoroughly, disinfect the silkworm room with lime powder, and then search around for silkworm eggs. In time for the last opportunity, the autumn silkworms were finally raised smoothly. up.

During these days, Meng Chuxi was extremely busy, almost staying in the mulberry garden, and Zhou Qingwu was still following Feng Yu in the account room, unable to help, so he could only go to cook for her early every day, trying to make up for her in different ways, but Meng Chuxi still Lost a lot of weight.

Zhou Qingwu would occasionally accompany her to sleep in the yard next to the mulberry garden at night. Except for one wing room, the rest of the yard was a silkworm room. Now there are silkworms raised, and someone will come to take care of them every day.However, if Meng Chuxi wants to make good profits from silkworms in autumn this year, he has to tell them all the time, and teach them how to raise silkworms well, and also prevent mistakes in the mulberry garden. He has to work hard all day long.

At night, Meng Chuxi looked at the silkworms as usual, and then she lay down. Zhou Qingwu's eyes were full of distress, and he hugged her and touched her waist. She was already thin but now she is even thinner.

You have lost a lot of weight.

Meng Chuxi kissed her: "It's okay, look thinner."

Zhou Qingwu shook his head, his face full of disapproval.

Meng Chuxi raised her eyebrows: "I don't look good?"

Zhou Qingwu took a piss and gave her a thump: she looks good anytime.There is no meat, and it is not soft.

Meng Chuxi laughed: "Where is it not soft? I am obviously soft. If you don't believe me, touch it." After that, she took Zhou Qingwu's hand and motioned her to squeeze it.

Zhou Qingwu blushed with shame, avoided her and shrank in.

After making the nagging little old woman laugh, Meng Chuxi gave up, hugged her and comforted her: "It's just that it's been so hard for a while, now we have no one under our hands, those are the people left by Qiu Yuanzhen before, I can't trust them yet, so there are some things I want to hide it, and when I slowly cultivate my own people, I can rest assured, and naturally relax."

She has a secret in raising silkworms. After all, she is not in a good position right now. If others take the lead, she will not have an absolute advantage in the forty acres of mulberry gardens, and the road ahead will be difficult.

After she stabilizes, she has the energy to continue to expand and ensure that the scale of the mulberry farm is large enough. The more people who raise silkworms, the better, and the mulberry leaves are enough for her to live comfortably.It will be better if a group of good silkworm farmers are brought under their command.

The silkworms that Meng Chuxi gave out were all carefully selected by her, and the young silkworms that came out had a high survival rate. In addition, Meng Chuxi was not stingy with the breeding methods of the silkworm eggs in the early stage. After the report was resolved, this batch of silkworms clustered on the ground without any risk.

But this year, the silkworm plague has become a certain trend, and the price of silk remains high. Meng Chuxi's efforts in the past two months have been rewarding.

As for the agreement with Qiu Yuanzhen, Meng Chuxi fulfilled it very well, but also responded decisively.After Qiu Yuanzhen gained a firm foothold, he immediately announced the change of ownership of the mulberry garden.Now she has a good reputation among the silkworm farmers and has won their trust. The silk will be harvested soon, so Meng Chuxi will naturally not make wedding dresses for others.

Qiu Yuanzhen gritted his teeth in hatred, but there was nothing he could do.Meng Chuxi thinks that she has done all her benevolence and righteousness, and has given him a chance to breathe by hiding it from outsiders. If she still wants to take advantage of this illusion to get a share of the pie, then she is completely taken advantage of.