Fu Huang: Husband, here is a ginseng

Chapter 311 Give me a pillow for taking a nap

The steward and the head of Zhongshou Village took Gao Zhijun, Huo Jinqian, Hongyue and Qinglong for a stroll around the village.

There are many houses built in the village, one of which is relatively large and magnificent because it is made of blue bricks and tiles.

This should be where the steward lives, and where the Second Princess rests when she comes over occasionally.

"Master, please come in and rest for a while. I'll have someone prepare some pastries."

The steward took Gao Zhijun into the main hall and asked someone to bring tea.

"Send the remaining villagers over here. I want to give them a lecture."

Gao Zhijun said to the steward.

"Yes, Master!"

After the steward finished speaking, he went out and called the villagers in.

When the villagers came to the main hall nervously, Gao Zhijun spoke.

"If you are willing to stay here, just work here with peace of mind. I will not treat you unfairly. Except for the indentures, you are free. As long as you work hard, don't cheat, don't bully others, and don't commit crimes, I will give you one or two taels of silver every month for you to save. After fifteen years, I will set you free and return your indentures. If you do bad things and betray this princess, I will send you to prison. In serious cases, I will make you live a life worse than death."

Gao Zhijun lectured the villagers.

She could kindly give them freedom, provided they remained loyal.

"Thank you, Princess. We will never betray our master."

The villagers knelt down in gratitude and made their pledge.

They were happy, earning one tael of silver per month, twelve taels per year. With two or three laborers in the family, they could earn thirty-six taels per year. After fifteen years, they could earn five hundred and forty taels. With the indenture back, they could buy a house or a shop and become their own boss.

The villagers are all good at making plans, and they all fantasize that fifteen years later, they will be living in brick and tile houses, running small businesses, and leading a prosperous life.

“I hope you’ll keep your word and go out to work!”

Gao Zhijun asked the villagers to go out to work, and after resting, she followed the manager to the fields.

There are endless fields with sweet potatoes, cassava and rice planted in them.

When I came to the ridge of the rice field, I looked at the wilted seedlings with yellow leaves. It was indeed that the crops were growing poorly.

With this quality, even the harvest will be halved.

"Princess, look, these grain seeds were taken from the Ministry of Revenue, and they are no different from the previous ones. They all don't grow well."

The steward said to Gao Zhijun while looking at the seedlings growing on the ground.

Gao Zhijun and Huo Jinqian squatted down and squeezed the soil with their hands.

Sand? How can this be sand?

I smelled the soil and it was alkaline sand. No wonder I couldn't grow food there.

Huo Jinqian grew up in the countryside. He smelled the soil and knew it was not suitable for growing crops.

Gao Zhijun quickly went to check the planting conditions of the sweet potatoes, which were similar to those of the rice seedlings, both growing very poorly.

The soil for sweet potatoes is the same as that for rice seedlings, both are alkaline sandy.

How could there be alkaline sand here? Shouldn't they be in the northwest? There shouldn't be a lack of water here, so how could there be alkaline land? Gao Zhijun was puzzled. She thought it might be because she was not well-educated and had little talent.

For whatever reason, this place is not suitable for growing rice and sweet potatoes, but only for growing sorghum, barley, corn and cotton.

"I already know the reason. After this season's rice planting, we will not plant rice anymore. Then I will instruct you to plant other crops instead."

Since it is not suitable to grow rice and sweet potatoes, we must stop the loss in time and switch to growing sorghum.

"Yes, princess!"

The steward said respectfully.

The village chief of Zhongshou Village looked a little unhappy. If they didn’t grow rice, what would they eat?

"Qinglong, come with me up the mountain and take a look."

"Jinqian and Hongyue stay here and wait for us to go down the mountain, and then go back together."

"Yes, princess!"

"Zhijun, I want to accompany you into the mountains!"

"Princess, I want to go into the mountains with you."

Qinglong, Huo Jinqian, and Hongyue said in unison.

Huo Jinqian and Hongyue were worried about Gao Zhijun, so they decided to stay with her.

"Be good, you don't know martial arts, so you will be a burden if you follow us."

Gao Zhijun objected.

She would not take them into the mountains. There were dangers everywhere in the mountains, and there were ferocious wild beasts roaming around. If they were not careful, they would become food of the wild beasts.

"It is precisely because there is danger that I want to accompany you. When you encounter danger, I can stand in front of you."

Huo Jinqian said seriously.

Are you standing in front of me and causing trouble for the young lady? Qinglong said with contempt in his heart.

Sometimes, he really couldn't understand Huo Jinqian. He had no ability to protect himself, but he insisted on following. He simply had no self-awareness.

At this time, Canglang happened to drive over in a carriage and reported the situation in Jingzhao Prefecture to Gao Zhijun, and then followed Gao Zhijun and Qinglong into the mountains.

When Huo Jinqian saw a wolf following him, he gave up and followed him into the mountains.

The steward told Gao Zhijun that this mountain was called Bailu Peak.

The three of them entered Bailu Peak, where there were thickets of grass and trees, some of which were as tall as a person.

Canglang led the way with a dagger in his hand, Qinglong stayed behind, and Gao Zhijun walked in the middle while searching to see if there were any herbs.

After walking for a while, Gao Zhijun dug up a lot of herbs, including wolfberry, astragalus, licorice, and bupleurum. The quality of these herbs was better than before, and the quantity was large.

"Princess, there seems to be the sound of running water ahead."

Canglang listened attentively and seemed to hear the sound of gurgling water ahead.

"We went over there and just had a drink."

After walking on a mountain road, I feel a little dry in the mouth and just want to drink some water.

Whatever you wish for will come true. When you fall asleep, a pillow will be given to you.