Chapter 45: Wasteland in the south of the city (1)
A Blessed Daughter
Chapter 045: Wasteland in the south of the city (1)
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Regarding the wasteland in the south of the city, the nanny replied to Wei Ruo, telling her that the wasteland was an unclaimed land, and belonged to the government. If the people want to cultivate it, they must obtain the approval from the government.
In the past, the magistrate of Xingshan County would not prevent anyone reclaiming a wasteland, especially with the fact that this land was unwanted by everyone. There was no reason why they would disagree with someone who was not afraid to take a land that was too barren to grow any crops.
However, now was different, where Pirates Invaders were rampant. Although the southern part of the city was less likely to be disturbed by Pirates due to the advantage of terrain, which was a hundred times better than the eastern part, there were still some risks. Therefore, the government did not allow ordinary people to leave the southern gate.
There was no chance for ordinary people to claim that land, the government would disagree.
If it was not possible for ordinary people, If it was for Colonel’s Mansion, wouldn't that be a possibility?
Although Wei Ruo did not want to have too much involvement with the Colonel's Mansion in these matters, she occasionally remembered the skinny beggar she had seen on the street that day.
In addition, she had learned about the situation in Xingshan County lately. Natural and man-made disasters may not have had a significant impact on the Colonel's Mansion, but the people living at the bottom were already suffering unbearably.
She knew that if she succeeded in this, she could help some people within her capabilities. Although she might not be able to help all of them, at least if she could help one person, this person could live a new life!
And she really wanted to develop her experiments of the saline-alkali land into perfection.
After thinking it over, Wei Ruo arrived at Cangyun Garden where Yun Shi lived.
Yun Shi had just finished checking last month's account books with the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper went out and Wei Ruo came in.
"What brings Ruo'er here? You need to wait a moment, Mother needs to take care of these account books first." Yun Shi did not specifically avoid Wei Ruo, the cause was unclear whether it was because Wei Ruo was her daughter or because she thought Wei Ruo could not read the account books.
Wei Ruo was not in a hurry and stood by for a while looking at the account book in Yun Shi's hand.
After reading a few pages, Wei Ruo realized that the shop was in a state of loss.
She noticed that the economic situation of the Wei family had been really bad in the past two years. Not only did the crops on the farm fail, but also the income from the shop was also not very good.
After a while, Yun Shi finished reading the final account books and put them all aside, then took Wei Ruo beside her and sat down.
"Has Ruo'er come to see Mother to talk about something?" Yun Shi asked.
It had been a month since Wei Ruo returned to the Wei family, and this was the second time she had come to find her. The first time was because she wanted to visit Zhuangzi in the north of the city.
Therefore, Yun Shi could conclude that Wei Ruo came to her today with a purpose in mind.
“Mother, I heard that the Zhuangzi farm’s harvest had not been very good in the past two years, and the food produced is not enough for our own family to eat.” Wei Ruo inquired.
Upon hearing this, Yun Shi was clearly stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting Wei Ruo to say so.
Sighing slightly, she said: "You should not have worried about this matter. I don't know which servant spoke too much, Mother needs to punish her properly.”
“It's not that the servants talk too much, it's what I saw when I went to the north of the city.” Wei Ruo said.
“Oh, that's right, you understand these things.” said Yun Shi.
Growing up in the countryside, she had the most contact with farming every day, so it was not surprising that she knew more than the average young lady who was raised in a courtyard.
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