I am a ruler in troubled times

When the squire was still alive, he didn't care much about the 750 mu of land. He just asked the villagers to plant it for spring plowing, and then asked the villagers to harvest it for autumn harvest.

I never cared about what to plant in the field, it was up to the villagers to decide, and all the seeds were bought from the villagers.

Every year during the autumn harvest, the country gentry would directly ask the grain store in the town to come to the field to collect grain and exchange it for rations and money for the next year.The money in hand is often turned into jade of different qualities before it is warmed up.

Given the remoteness and poverty of Fengzhen, one can imagine the quality of the jade here.

The squire didn't care at all, even if there was only one tael of silver, he had to exchange it for jade.

Even if he bumped his head, the squire was reluctant to use those jade stones, and his last words were to ask Uncle Meng to put his collection of jade stones in a coffin for burial.

It is precisely because of his obsession with jade that the squire guards 750 mu of fertile land. Not only did he not save any wealth, but even his residence became more and more dilapidated.

After observing in Lihua Village during this period, and going to Fengzhen with Yinbao once, Song Peiyu felt that the biggest problem for the Song family in order to live a stable life in Lihua Village was the lack of supplies.

750 mu of fertile land is the key to solving this problem.

It wasn't until the sky turned white that Song Peiyu leaned on the back of the chair with her body not sore and limp, rubbing her tingling wrists, while her eyes were empty and she wondered if she had thought carefully.

Her body was already showing signs of fever, and her mind was starting to feel dizzy. Song Peiyu didn't dare to delay any longer, and pressed the rice paper filled with strange symbols that only he could understand under the inkstone, and blew out the candle that was left with only a small stub , climbed onto the bed with the last strength.

But Song Peiyu didn't know that not long after the candles in his room went out, Aunt Liu, who had a pale face, came to the room to see him after the candles went out. After a while, I will use the back of my hand to test if Song Peiyu has a fever.

It wasn't just the Song family who didn't sleep well that night, the whole Lihua village was inexplicably excited because there were cows in the village.

There are even people who failed to see the cow the first day, and went to the gate of Song's house early the next morning, wanting to see the cow.

Jin Bao really couldn't understand these villagers' enthusiasm for cattle, but he didn't stop the villagers from looking at cattle.

It's just that Song Peiyu was still sleeping, so he didn't let the villagers in, but led the cow to the door and tied it.

Qing Niu, who rested all night and ate extra meals, swept away the fatigue from yesterday, walked out of the yard with his head held high, and stood in front of the door like a hill.

Jin Bao tied up the cow and stood aside. Whenever a villager wanted to touch the green cow, Jin Bao's eyes would immediately look at it. , longing and kindly looked at Qingniu.

Taking advantage of the crowds, Jinbao told the villagers what Song Peiyu told the villagers last night, "When you go to collect firewood, if you see young grass, you can cut it and bring it back. For every [-] catties of grass, we will use a bowl of soybean oil." In exchange, if you don’t want oil, I’ll give you copper coins.”

The villagers were stunned when they heard the words, and they didn't believe that there was such a good thing. They rushed to ask whether Jinbao was real or not, and whether he only harvested [-] catties of grass.

Jin Baohe had never seen the enthusiasm of the villagers before, and he smiled immediately, "Of course it is true. As long as the cattle are still alive, the grass can be harvested without limit. In addition, our family will start spring plowing, and I hope you can help, After working in our field for a few days, the green cow will be lent to the workers for a few days after the spring plowing. But you have to send the green cow back every day, and it is forbidden to feed the green cow in private. The green cow will be there sooner or later. Eat at home, and I will deliver food to Qingniu at noon."

Before noon, less than half of the villagers expressed their willingness to contribute to the Song family's spring plowing.

Turning his head a little faster like Li Goudan, he also specifically assured Jin Bao that his family's spring plowing has ended, and no matter how long the Song family's spring plowing lasts, he can do it from beginning to end.

Song Peiyu was not surprised to hear the reaction of the villagers after waking up.

When the squire said verbally that he would leave the land to the villagers after his death, he must have made a promise to a few people, otherwise Yinbao's exchange of grain in the village would not have been so smooth.

In this era, blood relationship is supreme and clan is the most important.The squire changed his mind after finding his 'relative', which made sense both emotionally and rationally.

Even if some people who were promised were not reconciled, at most they would incite the villagers not to give the Song family spring plowing, forcing the Song family to pay more.

Now Song Peiyu used a green bull to hold the initiative in her own hands again.It was the villagers who rushed to work for the Song family in order to borrow the green cattle, not the Song family who was in a hurry to plow the spring and had no choice but to give the villagers extra money.

For the villagers, except for the winter when they cannot go out, every season is a season for land reclamation. Even if it is too late to plant seeds this year, next year's life will be better.

Therefore, they don't care whether the green steak arrives at the best time for spring plowing.

Song Peiyu was not worried that if Qingniu was loaned out, someone would be jealous of Qingniu.

He collected green grass from the hands of the villagers, which was equivalent to finding a regular income for the children and women in the village to do.Besides, as long as the green cow is still there, it is possible to work for any villager's house.

The villagers would only care more about this green ox than the Song family, wishing that the ox would be alive and well.

With the support of the villagers, the Song family seized on the tail of spring plowing and first planted the six hundred catties of seeds that Yinbao brought back this time.

The villagers who saw the cattle working in the field for the first time were very excited. Some villagers who had exchanged the grass for soybean oil or copper coins from the Song family even approached Jin Bao privately, willing to sell the seeds left over from their spring plowing to others at the price of previous years. The Song family, so that the Song family can quickly plant the remaining three-quarters of the open land.

When Jin Bao told Song Peiyu, Song Peiyu was not moved at all.

From the beginning to the end, he never planned to plant only grain on the 750 mu of land.

The grain on the [-] mu of land would be enough for the Song family and Qingniu for two years without any natural disasters.

After planting the remaining 550 mu of land, Song Peiyu has already made other plans.

Four hundred acres of land were used to plant fruit trees. The origin of the name of Lihua Village proves that the soil quality here is very suitable for the growth of fruit trees.

The fruit can not only be stored for a long time in the cellar, but also can be made into preserved fruit and fruit wine that can be stored for a longer period of time.

In the middle of the 750 mu of land, Song Peiyu plans to dig two ponds covering an area of ​​[-] mu of land to raise fish and store water. If there is a chance, he will find some lotus roots to put in them.

130 five acres of land, planting vegetables and medicinal materials.

In the last five acres of land, all kinds of food and vegetables were planted, and they grew irregularly in the field, as if I was really impatient at the end of the work, so I scattered the seeds casually.

It wasn't until three months later that Yinbao went to Fengzhen several times one after another, and the Song family's 750 mu of land took on the appearance that Song Peiyu had planned.

Standing on a high place and looking at the lush greenery that cannot see the border, Song Peiyu has foreseen that if the planting plan is all successful, he will have so much trouble dealing with the harvest in autumn.

But put it there and leave it there, Song Peiyu really can't stand it anymore, so he can only comfort himself not to think so much, maybe he, a novice farmer with only a mouthful and theories, will end up with a dismal harvest, and he can only guarantee the Song family Supplies for winter.Or even worse, there will be no harvest, and you will have to worry about where to get the food for the winter in autumn.

Carefully note the changes in the plants in the specially circled five-acre land. Song Peiyu then looked at the plants grown from grain and vegetable seeds in the 330-mu land that had been hastily filled in the past three months. He already had vague ideas in his mind. When growing food and vegetables, he will definitely do better than this year.

If he had known that he would travel to ancient times, he must have never studied financial management in his previous life.

Isn't agriculture fragrant?If good breeds can be bred, the Song family will definitely be able to rise a few places in the clan table.

I don't know what's going on with the eldest brother, whether Jing Ming has already entered the battlefield...

Song Peiyu rushed home before the afternoon sun was at its worst. As soon as she entered the front yard, she saw Sister Fang and Sister Yue squatting outside the window of the main room holding hands.

Seeing that it was Song Peiyu who had returned, the two girls immediately smiled sweetly, "Uncle Qi!"

Three months of living in the countryside has gradually faded away the impression of the family that the two little girls did not remember deeply. Mrs. Song did not want the little girls to suffer the same pain as the adults, so she just let them go.

Song Peiyu patted the heads of the two little girls and said softly, "Why are you here?"

Sister Fang and Sister Yue looked at each other, and said in unison, "Brother said that Uncle Qi hatched a chicken, we want to know what a chicken is."

It was unlucky for the Song family. Who would have thought that the disgusting yellow ox leg three months ago would be the last time they ate meat.

The Yan army has always controlled Yang County, and people will go to Fengzhen to inspect it every now and then.

It's called patrolling, but it's actually going to eat and drink for nothing.

Fengzhen was not rich in the first place, and did not dare to offend Yan Jun, so it gave almost all the meat and meat to Yan Jun, even the price of eggs and duck eggs was one a day, and there was no market for the price.

Not to mention the two little girls, Song Jingjue couldn't take it anymore. When he was free, he always pestered Jinbao to run up the green hills, dreaming that he could catch wild game and come back for a tooth-making sacrifice.

As a result, there was no wild game, but a jujube tree, half a basket of Tianqi, and two wild persimmon seedlings were brought back scatteredly...the yard of the family was filled without knowing it.

Song Peiyu also thought of countless methods but to no avail. In his two ponds covering an area of ​​five meters, there were only six crucian carp that were no longer than the palm of his hand.

It wasn't until recently that Song Peiyu came up with a new method, trying to see if he could hatch a chick.

I used clay to build a special tool for incubating eggs in the shape of a stove, filled the hole for the pot, and then put the wood ash that had not been completely extinguished under the fire, and put the eggs piled in old clothes on the platform.

Change the wood ash under the 'stove' twice a day.

Not only did Yin Bao, who listened to Song Peiyu's instructions, was full of confusion when he was working, but even Song Jingjue, who also didn't work and only watched, made no secret of his doubts. Soong Peiyu's eggs can only cover the stink if the game is beaten on the table.

It's just that Song Peiyu didn't expect that Song Jingjue couldn't laugh at him enough, and even tricked two little girls to watch his jokes.