Country Maiden: Fields and Fortune

337, Bestow Favor and Seek Return (3 more)

“Yes, yes, yes!”

Xie Zhinuan chose another head of the household; his family had at most only three more acres than the other five families.

“In the coming days, I want you to drain the water from the fields. Catch all the loaches and eels inside; I’ll have someone come to buy them. If there are people from nearby manors willing to sell loaches and eels to me, tell them I’ll send someone to purchase them biweekly. This gentleman will bring the silver and negotiate a price per pound with you!”

“After the fields dry up, turn the soil and plant vegetables or wheat for me. Once those tasks are done, you are free to take on any work you wish, whether it’s going into town to find a job or doing odd jobs at home. The chickens, ducks, and pigs you raise are all yours; you don’t have to give them to me. But if you wish to sell any to me, I’ll buy them at market price.”

In short, you can make extra silver, but first, the land must be well cared for.

To them, it was all minor business.

At least now they had a chance to earn money.

Xie Zhinuan took out some fabric, “Half a bolt of cloth for each family; I’ve already cut them. Autumn is approaching; have you got your autumn clothes ready?”

Xie Zhinuan thought that next year, she would have to plant some cotton. Without saying anything else, at the very least, the farming families could use it to make warm clothes.

So no one would freeze to death in the winter.

“Many thanks to the landlord, many thanks!”

Xie Zhinuan nodded, leaving behind the seeds for radishes, cabbage, and wheat before heading to other manors.

She didn’t know that after she left, the former head of the household was savagely beaten, losing several teeth.

The next two manors didn’t have as many problems but were truly poor. At most, they had enough to fill their stomachs. They were utterly destitute, without anything of value, and even the heads of the households could hardly scrape together a few copper coins.

Learning that Xie Zhinuan wanted loaches and eels, they were brimming with happiness, thinking about how they could dig up more to sell for money.

The piece of cloth Xie Zhinuan brought made them even happier. With the fabric, they could make a new set of clothes.

On the way back, Xie Zhinuan asked Xie Rong, “Your family is wealthy; do you know how the people in the manors live?”

Xie Rong shook his head, “I don’t know; it’s my mother and sister-in-law who manage those affairs!”

A young master who had grown up in the lap of luxury.

That was how Xie Zhinuan saw it, and she nodded.

She hadn’t experienced such things herself. What she could do now was try her best to ensure that her farmers had a better life, with some extra money in hand to see a doctor when sick and to redeem their descendants.

That’s what she thought.@@novelbin@@

When they arrived at Fengping County and disembarked, Zhu Dalang was carrying two buckets filled with fish and shrimp, “We’ve had a good catch today!” Xie Zhinuan said with a smile.

Gentle and sweet.

Zhu Dalang didn’t dare to look and simply responded in a muffled tone.

Zhu Er and Zhu San looked at Xie Zhinuan and blushed in secret.

“When we get to the restaurant, take this to the manager in the backyard. Whatever he offers, accept it; don’t feel embarrassed. This is rightfully yours!”

Silver earned by your own hard work is rightfully deserved.

Xie Zhinuan said this, and Zhu Dalang nodded again and again.

He was then gently tugged on the sleeve by Mrs. Zhang.

“Landlord, nowadays, we have to pay silver for seeing a doctor and getting medicine… These things…”

“No hurry, your first priority is to save up some silver. As long as you do your work well for me, I don’t mind covering the consultation fees and medicine costs!”

Giving help is to ask for repayment.

And that repayment is to work earnestly and diligently for her.

She had made this clear from the start.

Chapter 339