Chapter 55 - Chapter 55: Chapter 55 - Ruoruo is Really Sensible_l (1/2)
Chapter 55: Chapter 55 – Ruoruo is Really Sensible_l
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“Miss Wei need not worry about this. If I were to assign someone to assist you, I would naturally send a maid to handle matters with you, so you would not have to deal directly with me or any other men,” Chu Lan explained.
Seeing that her excuse of the distinct roles of men and women did not dissuade Chu Lan, Wei Ruo looked up towards Wei Mingting, hoping he would support her refusal.
Wei Mingting seemed to understand Wei Ruo’s need for help and turned to look at Chu Lan, “Your kindness towards the people is indeed a blessing. However, my daughter does not have much experience in managing large-scale personnel adjustments, perhaps it’s better to let her learn it step by step…”
Chu Lan interjected: “There is no need for more words, Mr. Wei. Miss Wei is the most qualified for the task of improving the southern wasteland of Xingshan County City. If she claims that it can’t be done, then I dare to say no one else could do it.”
Wei Mingting had no choice but to concede, “Since this is the young master’s goodwill, Ruoruo, you should accept it. He is kind-hearted and hopes that the people of Xingshan County can have enough to eat.”
“Then I will humbly comply,” Wei Ruo reluctantly accepted.
After conversing with Wei Mingting, Qian Magistrate, Chu Lan, and others, Wei Ruo ordered Agui and Xiaoba to start gathering rice seedlings, preparing for transplantation.
During the seedling stage, sowing is relatively dense. When it’s time to transplant, they are spaced out to ensure that each rice plant can fully receive sunlight and nourishment from the soil, so the spacing between the plants increases.
Therefore, the seedlings gathered from these two acres of nursery field will be more than enough to transplant into the two acres of paddy fields.
“Father, did we lose some seedlings in the paddy fields on Mantou Mountain this year?” Wei Ruo asked Wei Mingting.
The Wei Family, like other families in Xingshan County, planted early rice which had passed the transplanting period and grew higher than a child.
However, Wei Ruo heard that, due to the weather, many families in Xingshan County had poor rice growth, with some even losing a large portion.
“Your mother indeed mentioned it to me.”
During the brief periods when Wei Mingting was at home, Madam Yun rarely bothered him with mundane household affairs. But the issue of the rice plants dying concerned the family’s autumn harvest; she couldn’t hide it from him and informed him early to prepare.
“When we have extra seedlings from here, please arrange for someone to take them to Mantou Mountain in the north of the city to replace the ones that died,” Wei Ruo instructed.
Wei Mingting was momentarily stunned, then joyously praised, “Ruoruo is very thoughtful!”
He felt a touch of admiration for his daughter’s meticulousness and thoughtfulness towards their household matters.
Wei Ruo thought to head to Xiaoyang Mountain when she set off to deliver the seedlings to the north of the city.
As for the seedlings, if they weren’t used in the Wei Family fields they would just be given to others. Other wastelands weren’t cultivated in time for planting, and she wasn’t familiar with the situation in other households. If the seedlings weren’t planted on Mantou Mountain, it would be a waste.
After all, these seedlings were carefully grown through their hard work, it would be a pity to discard them.
Once all the seedlings were gathered, Wei Ruo instructed Agui and Xiaoba to plough the fields and prepare for transplantation.
Meanwhile, Wei Ruo headed back first, along with a portion of the seedlings destined for planting at Mantou Mountain in the northern city.
On the return journey, Wei Ruo leaned on the window of the carriage, observing the scenery along the way.