Chapter 45 - Chapter 45: Chapter 45 Renowned Mrs._l (1/2)

Chapter 45: Chapter 45 Renowned Mrs._l

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After completing soil improvement, Wei Ruo instructed Zhang Mama, Agui, and Xiaoba to level the land, then hold water.

Once the land was prepared, Wei Ruo came to the southern wasteland again, this time bringing a large bag of rice seeds.

When Wei Ruo handed over the bag of rice seeds to Zhang Mama, instructing her, Agui, and Xiaoba to sow them, Zhang Mama showed a hesitant expression, deliberating a while before trying to persuade Wei Ruo again:

“Miss, allow an old servant to speak out of turn. Is it really possible to plant rice at this time? Shouldn’t we switch to other crops? As long as they can survive, other crops will suffice too.”

“We will plant this. Rest assured, these are late rice seeds that I brought back from Huzhou Prefecture. People over there have already planted them. Planting at this time is just right, they will grow,” Wei Ruo replied with conviction and confidence.

“Really? There’s such a variety of grain?” Zhang Mama asked in surprise.

“It’s true. However, for now, don’t spread the news, just plant the seeds. Once the seedlings are well-grown, reporting it then will be more persuasive.”

Had this happened in the past, Zhang Mama would certainly not have believed it. But the situation was different now. She had gained some amount of trust in Wei Ruo, although she still felt that their young miss’s ideas were too fanciful. Even old farmers who’d been planting for a lifetime wouldn’t agree to her ideas.

Agui and Xiaoba, on the other hand, didn’t think too much about it.

Agui said, “If the young miss says it’ll work, then it’ll work. We listen to the young miss!”

Xiaoba also chimed in, “Yes, whatever the young miss tells us to plant, we’ll plant!”

Nothing else mattered as long as their young miss treated them well, provided them with delicious food, and ensured they and their families were well-fed. They thought it right to follow their young miss’s orders!

Wei Ruo instructed the two, “You both should learn and remember well. After this piece of land becomes productive, there will be more wasteland to be developed. Many more laborers will need your guidance since you two will have had hands-on experience by then. Additionally, you will have to manage and lead them in their work.”

Didn’t that mean they would become foremen in the future?

Agui and Xiaoba excitedly agreed, “Young Miss, rest assured, we will work hard!”

Both of them took the rice seeds and began working earnestly.

The sowing process wasn’t troublesome, but the task would be more demanding when the seeds grew into seedlings and needed transplanting.

If the seeds could successfully grow into seedlings, it would mean that Wei Ruo’s soil improvement project was more than half successful.

So now, they just had to wait about half a month to see if Wei Ruo’s soil improvement had worked.

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After Wei Ruo had been busy in the field for a few days, she had just gotten a day’s rest when Lady Yun summoned her for a talk.

The topic of discussion was still the same old stuff. Lady Yun urged Wei Ruo to delegate the wasteland project to her subordinates and focus on studying at the magistrate’s office instead.

Since Lady Yun had already prompted her once before, Wei Ruo found it harder to delay this time, especially after Lady Yun gave her no opportunity to do so. Lady Yun instructed her to prepare herself as she would be making arrangements in the next couple of days.

Knowing it was impossible to procrastinate any further, Wei Ruo didn’t say much and agreed to Lady Yun’s arrangement.

By nightfall, Wei Ruo joined everyone in the dining hall for dinner.

After dinner, everyone sat together as usual, enjoying tea and casual conversation.

Wei Yichen, as per his custom, reported his daily progress in studies to his mother. Wei Yilin also shared with Lady Yun what had occurred at his school. Although Wei Qingwan didn’t talk much usually, today she hesitantly brought up a topic, “Mother, the Xie family has hired a female scholar, the widely-known Mr. Wang Caiwei.”

Lady Yun’s eyes widened, “Is that true?”