Chapter 917 Orchard Management
It's not too late to start studying the Four Books and Five Classics this year.
Anyway, her granddaughter doesn't need to take the imperial examination, she just needs to be sensible.
Listening to her grandmother's suggestion, Yaya was shocked. How could she slack off when her uncle was so strict?
Looking at Yaya's exaggerated expression, Bai Yunxi curled her lips, "Why, are you scared?"
"No, I'm not afraid. It's just memorizing. It's not difficult for me at all." Yaya raised her head and said stubbornly.
"It's good that you are not afraid. Your enlightenment book has been delayed for a long time. In the past, I thought you were young and it didn't matter if you learned slowly. Now you are nine years old. It's time to work hard."
Bai Yunxi looked at Yaya's big blinking eyes, stretched out his hand to pinch her cheek, looked at the face under the girl's crotch, and chuckled.
"Reading makes people wise. Even if we don't get the top prize, we can still be talented girls."
Looking at her daughter's pouting mouth, Mrs. Du patted her shoulder,
"This girl is addicted to playing. It's time to assign her homework. The girl has already memorized the Thousand Characters and the Hundred Family Names."
They said that they had been tenants for half their lives, and this was the first time they met a good boss. Not only did he not speak harshly, but he also taught them skills.
The master worked like this to pass the time in his leisure time, but the tenants were busy for a year's harvest. The mentality alone was different.
Xiaowu was very fast. Two days later, there was news that it was Master Mo, who had taught the girl from the Wu family, who had returned from his hometown to visit his relatives and was just about to recruit a student.
Bai Yunxi drank a sip of water and got up to go back to the room. Two temporary living rooms were built here, or two separate rooms built when the factory was built. In case they were busy and couldn't go back to the city, they would have a temporary place to stay.
"We are originally a family of farmers and scholars, and we still think that the fields are reliable. Looking at the large fields in front of us, even if we are tired and hard, we still have hope in our hearts. I guess the tenants in the village think the same as I do."
Xiao Wu received the task from his mother, looked at his eager niece, and cleared his throat, "Don't worry, mother, I will find a teacher to teach the little girl at home as soon as possible."
Listening to the voice of Nanny Zhu, Bai Yunxi curled the corners of his mouth, sat on the chair, looked at the large white pear blossoms in front of him, and occasionally smelled the faint fragrance of flowers.
When spring comes, in addition to winter jasmine, pear trees are the earliest primroses. Looking at the pear trees that are about to bloom, Bai Yunxi asked people to clear the dry branches, water and fertilize.
Xiao Wu is efficient, and Bai Yunxi quickly asked people to clean up the west wing, arrange for the teacher to live, and clean up a classroom.
During this period, whenever a woman studied, she would invite a teacher to teach at home, and those private schools outside did not allow women to enter.
In the early stage, she had copied a copy of the fruit tree planting technology from the Shennong manual, bound it into a separate book, and prepared to find an honest and reliable person to manage it.
"Life is hard work, as long as you are willing to work hard and have a flexible mind, it will not be too bad."
"Master, you have been busy all morning, take a break."
For more than half a month, the tenants admired their masters so much that they no longer avoided them. Occasionally, a few talkative ones saw them coming and took the initiative to greet them.
When the Waking of Insects came, everything revived. Bai Yunxi took Du to the orchard. In the early stage, the villagers were asked to help with composting and taking care of the orchard. Now the orchard is divided reasonably and clean and tidy.
When the two saw Bai Yunxi, they came over immediately. Nanny Zhu described her purpose. The woman blushed and saluted in an awkward way.
By the way, Dongxue and Dongye were directly assigned to Yaya and trained as the head maid.
Nanny Zhu poured a glass of water for her master and chuckled.
To educate a child, the mother has to do it herself. Just assigning homework is enough to make the girl restrain herself.
Bai Yunxi woke up from her lunch break and had just eaten some snacks when she heard someone outside whispering something.
Nanny Zhu moved a chair for Bai Yunxi. She never thought that the dignified and pleasant mother of the prefect would come to the orchard in person to take charge.
Moreover, the teachers at that time were very particular. There were live-in teachers, and there were also teachers who came to the house to teach at an agreed time and left directly after the class.
"The idea may be the same, but the life is far different."
When they had a little free time, they came here to try their luck. The wages of short-term workers were calculated by the day, fifty cents a day, and they brought their own dry food.
Since buying the fields in Qianpo Village and Houpo Village, both tenants and villagers knew that their orchards were always hiring short-term workers.
Not only can she take care of the orchard, but she also knows the secrets of a good harvest in the farmland. While the farmers are plowing in the spring, she explained to them many ways to increase production.
Similarly, a live-in tutor is like a private tutor, and the fee will be higher.
"Then I'll leave this to you."
"Oh? I'll go out and take a look."
With them accompanying her, Bai Yunxi felt relieved.
Following the master, although she had to go up and down the mountain, she didn't feel tired at all, but was very open-minded.
Being able to run around in the wild is much better than staying in the backyard all day.
There is no suitable person to manage the orchard for the time being, so Bai Yunxi will do it herself, studying the manual, mastering the fruit tree planting skills, and hiring people to work.
As the weather warms up, the pear blossoms bloom on the branches, which is still spectacular.
"Someone is looking for a short-term job again?"
The tenants were stunned, especially the old farmers, who were surprised to hear the master's proposal. As a tenant farmer, what he hoped for most was to increase the yield of the fields and harvest more food.
In the orchard, there were two or three temporary workers helping to take care of the orchard almost every day.
She had heard the tenants talk behind their backs more than once, saying that their master was different from his previous boss and was willing to share farming tips with them.
Fortunately, the two of them had already known that they would serve the young master in the future, so they didn't resist, just packed up their bags and left.
"Sorry to bother you, boss. I am asking for my brother. He is in his thirties and is a good worker. I heard that you are always recruiting people here, and you also want to find someone who specializes in serving fruit trees. I I just wanted to come over and ask.”
"It's a woman from the village. I don't know where she heard that we were looking for someone to manage the orchard, so she came over to inquire." Okra replied softly.
He has asked Mr. Wu to help deliver the news, and the master will arrive in two days.
When Bai Yunxi walked out of the room, he saw the woman talking to Grandma Zhu under the pear tree.
Speaking of this, the woman rubbed her hands and looked a little embarrassed.
"It's just... my brother's foot is a little lame, but it doesn't hinder his work. Don't worry about that. He planted several pear trees before and took good care of them. The pears he produces every year are big and sweet."
Listening to this man's explanation, Bai Yunxi raised his eyebrows.
"Ask him to come here and let me see if he is suitable."
"Hey~, I'm going to call someone over right away. Let me take a good look at it." The man said, turned around and ran away while holding up his skirt.