I fought back after reselling my engagement

The Yueyang Su family does not have so many strict rules. Even if there are family rules, so what? There are so many people in the Jinling Su family who have committed crimes, and the whole family is affected.

The father and son came to see the Grand Commander.

The Yaos were looking at shops and farms in Yueyang Prefecture. This morning they bought two large farms of more than 500 mu and added five shops, all bought from the government. The better ones were more expensive, but 30% cheaper than those in Jiangnan.

At night, Su Shilin told the story of Princess Jiarou.

Yao was silent for a long time. If he married the princess, he would have an extra layer of security in the future, but he missed it in the end.

Su Mo had said more than once that "people's words are not to be trusted", but none of them believed it, nor were they willing to believe it. They all believed the news they had heard from the capital, and firmly believed that Su Zhen was a soft-hearted person who could not support a family, let alone lead a clan, and could not be a qualified clan wife.

What about the Jiangnan Su family? Is it like the Yao family, where all the adult males died overnight, and some wives and daughters committed suicide to protect their innocence?

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As usual, Su Zhen was either working in the paper mill, the printing house, or busy in the loom workshop. Recently, he went to the carpentry workshop and the iron workshop to modify farm tools, including hoes, nail targets, targets, plowshares, and sickles. Even kitchen knives and pots were made of iron.

Su Zhen was dressed like a country girl, carrying a hoe. In fact, Chunxiao and Xiaoluo had gone to the experimental field. The corn seedlings had grown into nutrient balls and were now sprouting new leaves. Today they were going to dig holes to plant corn.

Cotton should be planted after corn is planted.

The sweet potatoes have already grown, but there is only one basket. Fortunately, they are stored in the storage cabinet to avoid damage. I can cut a few more batches later.

We got pig manure from pig farmers, and chicken manure and duck manure from chicken and duck farmers. All five acres of land were fertilized with soil, which increased its fertility.

The families get along well with each other and will come to help any family that needs help.

When the pig farmers heard that the sweet potato vines could be cut and fed to the pigs when they grew to two feet long, they were willing to help. Every time they collected the manure, they would transport it to the fields, and those who would take care of the crops would cover the manure with soil to fertilize the soil.

Su Zhen ordered farmers to dig septic tanks and collect leaves and grass to make fertilizer water for watering crops in the future.

Su Shao brought Su Shilin, Su Mo and Su Qishu into Baixian Manor.

Su Shao said: "After the beginning of spring, I spend half of my time on the farm. Tending to the crops is as joyful and lucky as studying. As long as you put in the same amount of hard work, you will definitely get a reward.

Baixian Manor is managed by Su Zhen, but it is an experimental manor of the imperial court and is not accessible to the public.

I am tending to the vegetables in the glass greenhouse. The cucumbers will be ready to eat in a few days, and I have already eaten the bean pods twice..."

Su Shao introduced the vegetables as he walked, just like a farmer, knowing all the vegetables in his greenhouse.

Chunmei changed into the attire of a village girl and carried a hoe.

Chunyu said: "Chunmei, even if you put on village girl's clothes, you still look like a village girl. You still look like the daughter of a wealthy family."

"Even if you put on a dress worth thousands of gold, you still look like a village girl." Chunmei replied.

Chunyu glared at him angrily. She was praising him, but he was trying to provoke her. She turned and left.

The farm is planting corn today, and she has to go and help. The princess has gone to the fields, so she can't just sit around.

In the farm, some people carry dung buckets and use dung ladles to water the corn to help it grow roots. This is more conducive to the survival of the corn, and the fertilizer and water can make the corn grow better.

Su Shao took the two to his greenhouse to look at the vegetables. He said proudly, "I can grow vegetables in this greenhouse in winter. When the weather gets warmer, I can take down the roof and put it up again when the weather gets cooler. I plan to move the greenhouse back to the backyard of the Grand Commander's Mansion after winter."

Along the way, Su Shao kept talking about his vegetables and the crops he tended. He learned how to grow corn, cotton, and sweet potatoes from farmers, but the three members of the Su family had never heard of these.

When we arrived at the farm, we found that there were a few people who looked like weak scholars busy working in the fields. Some of them placed a ball of soil with two seedlings in a basket, some were digging holes, and some were watering. Their work was clearly divided.

Su Zhen was digging holes with a hoe, setting the spacing between the holes and pulling a hemp rope to dig holes along the rope. "Sweet potato seedlings will be planted in the middle of the corn in the future. Leave some spacing between the rows to prevent the spacing from being too narrow. This is intercropping."

Someone shouted, "Who put the Miaotuan in place? Can you put it in the right place?"

This is not like farm work, it's like playing a game.

Su Shao was very excited. He tied up his robe, rolled up his sleeves and joined in. He learned how to bury the seedlings and also worked with the old farmer to bury them flatly and press them down.

The old farmer said: "There is too much water for the roots to settle. Watering should be appropriate. One dung bucket should be enough for three nests."

From time to time, voices could be heard in the farm, and the scene was very lively and bustling.

There is strength in numbers, so we were divided into several groups. From morning to noon, everyone went out for lunch.

Su Mo and his son Su Shilin followed Su Shao and joined in to do farm work together.

While burying the seedlings, Su Shilin said to Su Mo, "I think someone from our clan should become an official. It would be great to learn the planting techniques of corn, cotton, and sweet potatoes. It would also be great to learn other things. It would be great to become an agricultural official in the future."

Agricultural officials mostly interact with the people and promote new crops, which is the most effective way to achieve results.

Su Jingzhai was deprived of the opportunity to be recommended for official career, but he had the chance in Baixianzhuang. He saw those weak scholars and knew they were aiming to become agricultural officials in the future.

Su Shao said: "Of the six acres of farmland, four acres are planted by the Li family, and the other two acres are divided among four other people. Look, they are the sons of the noble families in Yueyang Prefecture. They got in through connections and live on the farm all year round. Each of them has half an acre of land, and they specialize in tending their crops and learning planting techniques from the Li family."

Su Shilin asked: "Can our family come to study? Su Mo can study. We don't need to pick one from Su Qi's family, and pick another from Su Liufu's family. We only need three places. How about that?"

These three families have the largest population. Now that there are fewer members in the clan, they are easier to manage, so he wants Su Mo to become an official.

The industries in Yueyang Prefecture belong to their branch, and they have no right to interfere with other industries. With more time and fewer people, it would be better for Su Mo to become an official.

Su Jingzhai was right when he said that a family without officials will not go far.

It is still easy for local agricultural officials to achieve results.

Su Shao said: "The Li family's experimental field is not allowed to be touched. You can only take a piece of land from that experimental field. It used to belong to the young masters of the four families. Now that you have come in, it belongs to the six of you. You can work together, learn, and cultivate at the same time."

Su Shilin heard a burst of singing, "Zhuangzi also has the sound of the zither?"

"That's the Liyuan rehearsing a play. The owner of the Liyuan is Chunxiao who is beside Susu. This girl is quite intelligent. Susu wrote a script for her called "The Legend of the Goddess and the Fairy", and they are rehearsing the play recently."

Tianxianpei has a storybook and it will be released in a few days.

Near noon, Su Zhen called out, "Don't pick the corn seedlings yet. Come back in the afternoon. Everyone go back and have lunch. Go to the fields at 2:30 pm."

Everyone finished the work at hand and went their separate ways.