Traveling through time with a house, I teach people all over the country how to farm

Chapter 172 Drawing a pie

I watched the servants and maids carry things one by one and pile them into boxes in the largest reception room.

These were all the Fang family's personal belongings and money. As long as they were not public property on the farm, Zheng Sisi disdained to take them. She planned to distribute them to all the tenants.

Zheng Sisi invited the village chief to bring people to count together, because it was getting dark and she didn't want to delay too long.

She was still very tired after sitting in the carriage all day. After taking care of these things, she still had to arrange the farming work tomorrow.

The few young sisters who came with her were all literate, and seeing Zheng Sisi busy, they joined in to help with registration and got into the practical operations of the housekeeper in advance.

Strength lies in numbers, and soon all the items were moved together. Zheng Sisi had a headache looking at the dazzling array of items in the living room.

Zheng Sisi consulted with Village Chief Liu: "Village Chief Liu, are both of my farms managed by the Fang family?"

Village Chief Liu said, "County Lady, the two villages were separated before, with the village as the boundary. But after the Fang family came, they merged the two villages together, saying that it was easier to manage. This happened today, and Yao Village was far away and didn't come here, so everyone here is from Liu Village."

Zheng Sisi asked again: "Does Yaocun also have a yard?"

Village Chief Liu: "Yes, it was built by the previous owner of the manor. Because it was not as big as this one, the Fang family only stored their food there and lived here."

Zheng Sisi: "Then Yao Village is in the same situation as your Liujia Village."

Liu Cun pursed his dry lips and nodded helplessly: "It's all the same. We can't move away. We have to stay here and be bullied by the Fang family."

Thinking of the hardships in the past, Village Chief Liu burst into tears and wiped his tears with his sleeve. He said, "It's good now. The county lady is here and can make the decision for us."

Zheng Sisi assured: "Don't worry, just do your work with peace of mind from now on. There will be no more oppression of the people in my village."

Village Chief Liu smiled with tears in his eyes and nodded: "Thank you, County Lord, for thinking about us."

Zheng Sisi looked at the items in the room and said to Village Chief Liu, "It's hard to clear out all these items at once. Invite Village Chief Yao to come tomorrow. I plan to remove the public property and divide the Fang family's things among everyone. You can use what you need, and you can pawn the things you don't need in the county town to get some money to live better.

I also plan to start the spring ploughing on the farm as soon as possible, and I need you and Village Chief Yao to lead everyone to cooperate."

Village Chief Liu frowned after hearing this, but still suggested: "County Lord, isn't it too early for spring ploughing now? The rice won't sprout if you plant it, and it won't be worth wasting the rice seeds."

Zheng Sisi explained: "I have already started to test the new method I use in other farms, and the rice seedlings have already grown. Moreover, I am planting two crops of rice. Someone will come to teach you how to plant it in the future."

To reassure them, Zheng Sisi said, "From now on, if you rent my land, I will give you 40% of the grain, but you must do it according to my method. If you don't grow enough crops on your own, you need to compensate me for the loss. If you don't get any harvest according to my method, I will compensate you with 40% of the previous year's harvest in silver.

Village Chief Liu, go back and think about it, and discuss it with everyone. If you are willing, you need to give me an answer tomorrow. If not, I can arrange for someone to take over the work tomorrow."

Village chief Liu was stunned. 40% of the grain, it had been a long time since they heard about it. It had been nine years. It felt so far away. There were still two rice crops. If one acre of paddy field was planted with two crops, wouldn't 40% of the grain be 40% more than in previous years? Wouldn't they no longer have to suffer from hunger and cold in the future?

The more Village Chief Liu thought about it, the more excited he became, and he asked what he was thinking.

Zheng Sisi gave an affirmative answer: "Yes, you will get 40% of the food if you plant as much as you harvest, but it will be harder than in previous years."

Village Chief Liu said: "County Lady, we are not afraid of hard work. As long as we have food to eat and clothes to wear, we are willing to work hard."

Zheng Sisi took the opportunity to paint a rosy picture for Village Chief Liu: "In the future, you will not only have food to eat and clothes to wear, but you will also live in a new house and have meat for every meal."

What Zheng Sisi said was indeed realized two years later, but that’s a story for another time.