Chapter 6: Shuli
Chapter 6: Shuli
When I passed by the fields, I took a look and found that only a few acres of land were planted with something. The rest were empty, without even weeds, just bare.
I walked into the field and stepped on it. It was very soft.
After turning over the soil, I found that it was sandy loam, which is most suitable for growing sweet potatoes.
She looked at several acres of land and saw the same thing, which made her very happy.
"Hey, who's that in front? What are you doing in the field?" A rough voice sounded, looking at her vigilantly.
Yuan Man looked at the man, a very strong man, and said, "I am the new owner of this manor. Come and take a look."
"New boss?" The big man looked at her suspiciously because she looked too young.
Moreover, because he didn't obey, the farm changed hands.
"Butler Li happens to be at home. I'll take you there."
"Thank you." Yuanman led the horse and followed him into the farm.
Manager Li’s house is right in front of the village.
The big man came to the door and shouted, "Uncle Li, a girl has come and said she is the new owner of our manor."
An old man in his fifties walked out of the house and looked at Yuan Man with the same expression as the big man.
"Are you really the new owner of our village?"
Yuan Man smiled, took out the land deed, the property deed, and the estate deed and handed them to him, "Take a look."
Manager Li took a look at it and immediately bowed and said, "I didn't know the master was coming. I apologize for the offense."
Yuan Man took back all the deeds and nodded, saying, "Tell me about the situation of Zhuangzi. Why are all the fields empty?"
Manager Li invited her into the house, sat her down, and began to tell the story.
It turned out that the previous famine had caused a food shortage, and they had eaten all the seeds of crops, and now they have not been able to buy seeds.
Not only were they short of grain seeds, but farms everywhere were short of grain seeds.
In addition, due to the disasters that lasted for more than a year or nearly two years, the previous owner of the farm owed these farmers a lot of monthly wages, which added up to more than one hundred taels.
Now she had plenty of money, so she didn't care and directly gave Manager Li two hundred taels of silver to ask him to pay back the monthly wages owed to the farmers.
Then I started discussing with him the matter of reclaiming land and planting sweet potatoes.
One hundred kilograms of sweet potatoes, if they grow into seedlings, are definitely enough to plant one hundred acres.
She wrote down the planting methods and told him her address. When the farmers had reclaimed the land, she would go to her to get sweet potato seeds.
After Yuanman finished his instructions, he prepared to go back.
Manager Li thought for a moment and asked, "Why don't you go to the other courtyard to take a look?"
"Should we ask the other farmers to come and pay their respects, so that they don't fail to recognize you when they meet next time?"
"No need. I will come again after you have cultivated the land. We can talk about it then." After saying that, Yuan Man rode away on his horse.
After returning home, I washed my hands, changed into home clothes, and went to look for Yuanbao.
I always carry it with me, and I miss it most when I haven't seen it for a while.
Just as she hugged Yuanbao and kissed him twice, the housekeeper came in with a post, "Madam, this is an invitation from the Gu family. It's the 70th birthday of Old Madam Gu in three days."
"Well, then I have to go." Yuanman held Yuanbao in one hand and took the invitation with the other hand and started to read it.
"Uncle Li, please prepare a suitable birthday gift."
Butler Li bowed and accepted the gesture before leaving.
Yuan Man looked at the old lady and asked, "Grandma, do you want to go with us?"
The old lady shook her head again and again, "I won't go, I'll stay at home to look after the kids."
At night, Yuanman took out all the deeds and placed them on the desk to look at them.
Each deed has the name of the owner written on it.
One or two doesn’t matter, but if there are more and it attracts attention, how should I explain it?
Although the origin is very positive.
If she came from a wealthy family, it would be easy to explain. She could say that she bought it with the money she saved privately, and then money would make money.
But who made her a refugee?
The only way to delay time is to change the names of all the people listed here, but I don't feel comfortable changing anyone's name.
And he must be a registered person, after all, all deeds must be filed with the government.
[The host can give himself a name and use it to show himself to others. If someone wants to find you, it will not be so easy. ]
[When you are fully grown, you won’t be afraid of anyone checking you out. ]
Yup!
It really woke her up. Why didn't she think of it?
This not only delays time, but also demonstrates your identity.
After all, in a large family, there are few children who are not given a name after they reach the age of 15.
"Thank you, System!"
[Host, you are welcome. The system also hopes that the host can sign in with peace of mind. 】
Yuanman began to think about what his name should be.
According to the local custom, all children of educated families should be given a name by their elders when they reach the age of coming of age or marriage, but who cares if she is an orphan now?
I was forced by the situation and had to come here myself.
He held his chin and thought for a long time, and finally decided on the name Shu Li.
From now on, when I introduce her to others, she will be Shu Li.
On the day of the Gu family's old lady's birthday banquet, Yuanman dressed up a little and went to the Gu Mansion with Hongxiu.
Yuan Man has lived in Yonghe Street for a month, but has never shown up, so no one knows her. From the moment she walked into the Gu Mansion, everyone has been looking at her openly and secretly.
Yuan Man followed the maid to the main hall, where Old Madam Gu and several other old ladies were sitting at the top, chatting happily.
"Madam, Madam Yuan from next door is here."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Man immediately bowed and said, "I wish the old lady a long life of happiness and eternal youth."
When Madam Gu heard this, she immediately looked over. When she saw Yuan Man, she was stunned for a moment, then she came back to her senses and smiled, "Madam Yuan, good luck. Please take a seat."
"I learned that a new tenant had moved into the neighbor's house, and I've always wanted to meet him, but I never thought he was so young and dignified."
Yuan Man smiled and said, "This is my fault. I haven't come to visit you for a long time since I moved here. Please forgive me, old lady."
The old lady smiled and waved her hand, "I heard that your family just had a baby, so it's understandable."
"Come, let me introduce you, this is Madam Luo."
"This is Madam Zheng..."
Yuan Man greeted everyone one by one. After all, she was the junior, so it was her duty to greet them.
The two old men also nodded with a smile.
At this age, everyone is a smart person. If someone can live next door to the Gu family, he must have some connections.
You have to know that House No. 6 is not much smaller than Gu’s house, it is more than 10% larger than theirs.
So, why do evil when you can make friends?
After hearing Madam Gu's introduction, everyone knew who Yuan Man was. Although they didn't know her background, no one living on Yonghe Street was simple.
Therefore, many people came to show their goodwill to Yuanman.
Although most people thought that she might be the concubine of a high-ranking official or a royal relative, the fact that she was given such a big house to live in showed that she was capable.
Yuanman was not pretentious. She would greet people with a smile. She also received several invitations. Whether she went or not depended on her mood.
Madam Gu's birthday is naturally going to be a grand celebration, but as the natural disaster has just happened, there are very few good things to take out, but some game can still be found in the mountains.
I heard that it was Madam Gu’s grandchildren who went to the mountains to look for it overnight.
So there are many more meat dishes than vegetarian dishes, and very few snacks, but that is understandable.
Even if you have refined grains, you wouldn't be stupid enough to take them all out to attract attention in such an occasion. What's more, meat is more popular during those hungry years.
This also gave Yuanman more confidence in growing sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes can be used to make many things, including staple foods, snacks, and cooking.
"Tongzi, do you have any potato seeds?"
[…Sign-in rewards are randomly distributed…]
"Well, I hope I can get some potato seeds next time. Sandy loam is also suitable for growing potatoes."
[……]The host even started ordering food.
[Ding, next check-in point, Xiaocheng.]
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