After reconciliation, abandoned wives and cubs farm the fields

Chapter 245 Harvest
"Let's listen to it." Su Nanzhen replied immediately after hearing that he already had a guess in his mind.

"There are rumors that you are the daughter of the Xiao family." Yao Dan said embarrassingly, he heard this statement by chance, and found out that many people knew about it when he asked.

"It's not a secret." Su Nanzhen said lightly.

She has no way to change her background, and she doesn't want to deny her background. If she denies it, she will be offended. If she defends, she may be criticized. It is most appropriate for someone from the Xiao family to clarify.

Pei Songzhi mentioned this matter to her. The old lady of the Xiao family heard that she had some kind of friendship with the Empress Dowager, and she also had a private tutor with Princess Huairou. sooner rather than later.

Thinking of spreading the news when Su Nanzhen was not in Yanjing, and waiting until she returned to Yanjing to see if she should recognize relatives, Mrs. Xiao thought she had made a wonderful move.

Yao Dan didn't expect her to react like this, so he left with a smile.

Not long after he left, Guan Lizheng and Qu Lizheng came to her door, wanting to ask her if the potatoes could be harvested. Spring plowing had already started in some places, but potatoes were still planted in their fields, and they were worried that the spring plowing would be delayed.

"I'll go and have a look." Seeing that the two of them were really anxious, Su Nanzhen told Eggy that she would go out and ask him to practice martial arts with Ah Wu, and then she took Mu Furong and went out.

"Have you started spring plowing at this time in previous years?" Su Nanzhen asked while walking.

"It hasn't started yet, but it's almost time to get ready." Qu Li was thinking about it, and then said, "This year there is less rain, and it may be a few days later."

"It hasn't rained for a while, but there is still a well. Spring plowing must not be delayed." Guan Lizheng is quite optimistic, hoping to start spring plowing like in previous years.

"I understand, but you can see that the leaves are only a little yellow, and the stems and leaves will gradually wither in a few days. It is more suitable to harvest potatoes at that time." Su Nanzhen explained to them.

In fact, what should be said is almost finished. The two of them were really anxious. They probably didn't have the patience to wait until the stems and leaves withered. Su Nanzhen walked around for several times, and finally stopped at one place, "Whose field is this?"

"From your village." Qu Lizheng glanced at Guan Lizheng.

"The land of Wu Daniu's house." Guan Lizheng turned his head to glance at the land boundary, made some calculations in his mind, and then said.

"Their family's potatoes can be harvested in a day or two. It is best to use a furrow plow to harvest potatoes. After harvesting potatoes, they can prepare for spring plowing." Su Nanzhen pointed to the leaves that showed a little sign of withering and said to the two of them.

"Is it just their family?" Qu Lizheng asked quickly, they all planted at about the same time, and they should be able to harvest at about the same time.

"I'll take a look. You can also go and see if the potatoes of each family can be accepted." Su Nanzhen looked at the huge field, and it would be faster to inspect the potatoes separately.

Guan Lizheng and Qu Lizheng went to open separately, carefully observed the situation of the potatoes, and asked Su Nanzhen to confirm if they were about to be harvested.

Su Nanzhen ran at both ends, and the three of them looked at the dozens of acres of land, and the potatoes of the eight families were about to be harvested, so she asked the two of them to go back and tell the villagers to prepare, such as baskets, sacks, furrow plows and weighing those.

It is said that it is convenient for her to do statistics, and how many potatoes she has collected is also one of the important statistics she wants to count.

Qu Lizheng and Guan Lizheng looked at each other, Guan Lizheng lowered his head.

"Miss Su, can I ask you something?"

"Ask, what's the matter?"

"What do you say you record every day?"

"It's about the potatoes."

"Including how many potatoes are produced in this acre of land?"

"include."

"For the emperor to see?"

"Yes."

"..."

"Let me tell you the truth. Farming depends on God's will. This year's harvest is good, but next year may not be so. If you report it, the emperor thinks that we have a bumper harvest every year. , Then, what should we do then?" Guan Lizheng cast a disdainful glance at Qu Lizheng, and said straight to the point.

"Reporting to me will definitely report the truth, but the tax issue should not be changed because of the potato incident. You don't have to worry so much. If there is a natural disaster, the court will definitely sympathize with the people."

Seeing that they were still worried, Su Nanzhen explained to them in detail the tax laws and regulations he had learned, "Tudou is still in the promotion period, even if what you are worried about becomes a reality, you will not be taxed immediately. If you take the first opportunity, you won’t suffer a loss, and potatoes are not as good as rice, so don’t panic for now.”

Qu Lizheng and Guan Lizheng were skeptical after hearing so much from her, but they didn't stop her from recording the production of potatoes. They just hoped that she could speak well in front of the emperor. After all, it is not easy for the common people to grow some rations .

"Definitely." Su Nanzhen nodded again and again. This time they are exempt from taxation for growing potatoes. She can't guarantee what will happen in the future, but she also hopes that the court can understand the difficulties of ordinary people. "I am also a farmer."

Qu Lizheng and Guan Lizheng twitched their mouths, didn't they say they were going to marry into the Hou's mansion, they were just a farmer, if they didn't worry about her status, they would have gone back.

The two went back and asked the meaning of the eight families, and then came to tell Su Nanzhen that what they meant was that if it didn't affect them, they hoped to collect potatoes together.

They also have their own worries. They are afraid of being missed by thieves. Usually, people from other places come to watch the excitement. If they collect the potatoes first, they are afraid of being stolen. Ordinary thieves are better off, but if they are horse thieves, they are afraid that they will lose their lives. .

Su Nanzhen didn't think about this problem, of course it's okay to accept it later, so she asked Li Zheng to go back and tell them to wait for the notice.

Four days later, the potato leaves began to wither, and spring plowing was imminent. Su Nanzhen knew that he couldn't wait any longer, so he asked Lizheng to notify the villagers to collect the potatoes. She had already sent someone to notify the county magistrate in advance.

She moved a table and chair to the field, Ah Wu and Ah San were in charge of weighing, she was in charge of recording, as for Ah Si stayed at home to guard, Mu Furong was in charge of watching Eggy.

Similarly, there are basically one or two people in the villagers' homes to guard, and some even have the whole family dispatched. After all, not everyone has a shovel or a furrow plow.

Dozens of acres of land harvested potatoes at the same time, and the lively scene was comparable to that of the Chinese New Year, especially when the furrow plows dug up potatoes of different sizes. The villagers exclaimed from time to time, comparing the size and number.

Of course, there were some small quarrels, because there were too many potatoes, and they accidentally crossed the line. One of them belonged to me, and the other said it belonged to me. I had to find a witness to settle the dispute.

Dandan and Gouzi get along quite a lot, and he also likes to join in the fun. He used to help out in his family's fields, and Mu Furong watched from the side, and occasionally helped.

There was an extra person to help, and the Gouzi's family rolled their eyes with a smile.

I don't know who called the magistrate to come, Su Nanzhen asked Ah Wu and the others to look at some pens, ink, paper and inkstone, and went to say hello to the magistrate.

(End of this chapter)