RPAGF Chapter 141 This is called collusion between officials and businessmen
Chapter 141 This is called collusion between officials and businessmen
"Oh dear, Miss Tian, I was rude to your mother just now..." To everyone's surprise, Shen Zhian apologized the moment he saw Tian Tian.
"Please don't misunderstand."
"I am serious about your mother's feelings."
"There was absolutely no intention to take advantage of someone's kindness."
He kept adding, "It has even less to do with selling you the land."
Finally, he sighed, "To be honest, your mother bears a striking resemblance to my late wife..."
Tian Tian breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this reason.
But then he took a deep breath and said, "Shopkeeper Shen is treating my mother like a shadow of an old friend?"
If that's the case, it's even more despicable!
Her mother is her mother, not someone else's shadow.
Besides, in this matter, her mother was wronged, and so was Madam Shen.
"No, no, no." Shen Zhian realized he had made a mistake. "That was only at the beginning. Later, I realized your mother... she's a good person, gentle and virtuous..."
Tian Tian proudly raised her chin. Yes, Lu Tao's mother was indeed quite good.
but...
"This matter... Manager Shen, please don't mention it in front of my mother again." Tian Tian said calmly, "If my mother knew that you regarded her as a shadow of an old friend, she would definitely be unhappy."
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When they arrived in the county town, Li Huaiyuan also came when the clerk was processing the land deed for Tian Tian.
"Sir, Miss Tian also wants to buy the wasteland next to this manor in the west of the city." The clerk drew a circle on the map.
Li Huaiyuan knew that Tian Tian wanted to grow vegetables.
"You need this much space to grow vegetables?"
There were seven or eight hundred acres of wasteland before, five hundred acres in this village, and at least a thousand or eight hundred acres of wasteland outside.
These add up to more than two thousand acres.
Growing vegetables... requires more than two thousand acres of land?
Shen Zhian chimed in, "That's right, that's what I thought too, but this girl said she has plenty of seeds."
"Fortunately, the two wastelands are tax-free, so even if they can't be sold and rot in the ground, the loss won't be significant."
"At that time, I will contact more merchants to help sell more."
Li Huaiyuan quickly cupped his hands in greeting, "Then I'll have to trouble Manager Shen."
Tian Tian rolled her eyes helplessly. She hadn't even said anything yet, and they were already worrying about her.
"Don't worry, it definitely won't rot in the ground."
Li Huaiyuan and Shen Zhian both shook their heads helplessly, with a hint of indulgence in their expressions.
But ultimately, they still didn't believe her.
Tian Tian didn't explain further, "Just you wait and see."
Two land deeds have been completed, one for 500 mu and the other for 1,000 mu of wasteland.
Tian Tian carefully put away the land deed and turned to remind Li Huaiyuan, "Lord Li, the rice seedlings will be transplanted in seven days. Tell the people to prepare."
She pulled a piece of paper from her sleeve; it had been written down beforehand.
During these seven days, we need to repair irrigation and drainage channels, prepare the land, and soak and harrow the fields.
Apply sufficient base fertilizer to provide ample nutrition for rice growth.
The water level before transplanting rice seedlings should be between one and two centimeters.
Preparing for rice planting and clearing land were equally important, but Tian Tian was alone and couldn't manage both, so she entrusted the land clearing to Zhang Fusheng.
She spent her days working in the seedbeds and in the fields of the farmers.
The seedbed was in perfect condition, with short, sturdy seedlings, well-developed root systems, and full, emerald-green leaves.
The people's paddy fields were also plowed and renovated according to her requirements.
Ling Yao followed behind her, running back and forth along the ridges and in the fields without a care in the world, not afraid of getting dirty or tired at all.
"Can we really plant rice today?" Ling Yao was still not quite sure.
"The other people's land has only just begun to be tilled."
Other people were also preparing to farm, but they were preparing to sow seeds.
Their seeds take a month to grow to the same size as the seedlings in the seedbed.
"We have to pull the seedlings out of the ground and then transport them to the people's fields to plant them... Won't the seedlings die from all this trouble?"
The people's land was scattered in various places...
Li Huaiyuan has already given instructions, telling the people to bring their own carrying poles and low baskets.
Tian Tian set up a small paddy field next to the seedling field and taught everyone how to transplant rice seedlings.
"I won't die," Tian Tian said simply.
More and more people gradually gathered near the seedbed, including familiar figures of out-of-town merchants.
They had heard about this high-yield rice variety for about a month, and they were curious to hear that transplanting would begin today.
Sowing is sowing; what is transplanting rice seedlings?
Bian led the people through the crowd to the edge of the field, calling out, "Second Miss Tian."
Tian Tian nodded to them, "Okay, wait a moment, wait until everyone is here."
She didn't want to teach one student after another.
About half an hour later, Li Huaiyuan arrived, and the other villagers who had tried planting the crops also arrived.
"Everyone, come here."
Tian Tian beckoned everyone to the edge of the paddy field she had temporarily created.
She pulled a handful of rice seedlings from the nursery and then jumped into the paddy field.
"Everyone, watch carefully."
She separated two seedlings from the rice seedlings in her hand, "two seedlings per group, just plant them straight down like this."
"Insert your finger about two centimeters in, with the root attached."
"It should not be too shallow, nor too deep."
"Row spacing is 30 centimeters, plant spacing is 10 centimeters."
"It must be straight and even."
Tian Tian straightened up and beckoned the people standing in front to come down, "Come down and give it a try."
Other villagers nearby stood on tiptoe to look into the field.
"This is called rice planting. You just plant the rice seedlings in the paddy field."
"With so much water, won't the seedlings float away?"
"No way, we also watered the plants when we planted them, didn't we? She just changed the order."
"Changing the order will increase productivity? Let's give it a try."
"I heard it's because the rice variety is different."
"If it can really produce a high yield, I'm willing to go through a bit of trouble."
"I heard that Miss Tian Er didn't plant her kind of seed. Think about it carefully... tsk tsk tsk."
"If it were so productive, why doesn't Miss Tian grow it herself?"
"Then why would I say it? It's definitely fake."
"But what good would it do her to lie to us?"
"I heard she recently bought a lot of land. I bet she planted her rice seeds there, and it'll be ruined. She won't be able to grow anything well, so she'll have to sell it at a low price. That'll be a good deal for her."
"That's impossible. If you're saying that nothing can grow well in the ground, what good would she do with it?"
"She broke it, so there's definitely a way to fix it."
"Anyway, I don't believe it. She has no benefit to offer us any high-yield rice seeds. Only brainless people would believe her."
"Lord Li believes her too."
"What good people can be officials? This is what you call collusion between officials and businessmen."
"Shh, don't talk nonsense."
"Lord Li, you're here."
Li Huaiyuan glanced at the gossiping people and sighed helplessly.
Fortunately, the people who participated in the trial planting were all relatives and friends of the government officials, and were not affected by these people.
They're now seriously learning how to plant rice seedlings from Tian Tian...
"Miss Tian Er, am I doing the right thing?"
What about me?
Tian Tian checked them one by one. "Hmm, this one is up to standard. You can practice for a while longer. Once I've checked them and there are no problems, I'll start planting them for you."