Chapter 488: The majority decided to sign the agreement (2)
A Blessed Daughter
Chapter 488: The majority decided to sign the agreement (2)
Translator : Virichime
This translation made by Moonlight Teatime.
Please read my translation only at Moonlight Teatime.
If you like our translation, please support us on Patreon or Ko-fi or donate
“In a couple of days, I may need to trouble you to make another trip and deliver three more cartloads of matured vines,” Wei Ruo said.
“Miss, how could you call it trouble? This is what I ought to do!” A Gui replied, beaming.
Without Miss’s support, he and Xiao Ba would still be nothing more than ordinary hired laborers at the Wei family’s estate in Xingshan County.
After receiving her support, and when the Colonel’s Residence relocated to the prefectural city, he and Xiao Ba resigned from their old estate positions and went to work on Xiaoyang Mountain, which Miss had purchased. They became stewards there, focusing entirely on managing affairs for Wei Ruo.
Now not only had their monthly wages increased, but their future felt far more promising.
“How has everything been at Xiaoyang Mountain lately?” Wei Ruo asked.
“Miss, rest assured. Everything on the mountain is going well, all carried out according to your instructions. Most of the land has now been planted with sweet potatoes, and some plots at the foot of the mountain have also been sown with other vegetables. So far, everything is growing very well. Everyone at the estate is working hard and is confident about this year’s harvest,” A Gui explained.
“Very good. By the way, what’s the situation in the southern part of the city now?” Wei Ruo asked.
Although the southern district was no longer under Wei Ruo’s management, it had developed from wasteland under her initiative. She still hoped that the people there were living well.
“The wheat in the southern part of the city is growing very well. It’s almost at the ripening stage now, and everyone is full of anticipation,” A Gui replied.
“And the people who went to cultivate the wasteland in the southern part of the city—are they doing all right lately? Do they still have enough to eat?” Wei Ruo asked.
There was still some time before the wheat would mature. Most of the people who had gone to cultivate the wasteland in the southern part of the city had little savings. She wasn’t sure whether they could hold out much longer.
“Miss, rest assured. They all still have food for now. Magistrate Qian made the decision to let them pledge a portion of their future wheat harvest to the County Yamen. In return, the Yamen gave them some silver so they could buy grain. So they’ve been managing to get by during this period,” A Gui answered.
“That’s good.” Only then did Wei Ruo feel at ease.
“The elders and villagers in the southern part of the city all miss you very much, Eldest Miss. The few times I went there, they kept asking when they would see you again,” A Gui added.
Wei Ruo smiled and nodded. As for when she would return to Xingshan County, she herself did not know.
###
After obtaining the sweet potato vines, Wei Ruo had them transported to the sandy land she had purchased and handed them over to the villagers of Shitou Village, who had contracted the land, to start planting.
The villagers worked efficiently. In just a few days, most of the weeds and scattered stones on the sandy ground had been cleared. Now that the vines had arrived, they could begin planting the cuttings right away.
Wei Ruo was very satisfied with the villagers’ work ethic. At this rate, she had little need to worry about the progress of the sandy land going forward.
She had also brought along dried sweet potatoes, and Xiumei distributed some to each person.
After tasting them, the villagers all said they were delicious. Farmers rarely had the chance to eat sweets, and these sweet potatoes—soft and sugary—were a rare treat for them.
“If you think they’re good, then plant them well. Once the sweet potatoes are harvested, I’ll teach you how to make dried sweet potatoes like these. They’re easy to store and less likely to grow mold,” Wei Ruo told everyone.
Hearing this, the villagers felt even more motivated, as if they could already see the fields filled with plump, sweet, glutinous sweet potatoes.
Enjoyed this chapter?
Support Virichime to keep the translations coming!