Traveling through ancient times to escape famine, the prince led me to rebel

The three of them arrived at the farmland that Luo Xiaoran had just bought. The fifteen acres of land were connected and were very spacious.

Unlike other farmlands, this one has unharvested corn standing there.

Luo Xiaoran's land had just been opened up, and every acre was bare, with rocks, weeds and wild flowers scattered around the edges.

The soil that is turned over is darker in color because it can retain more water underground.

"Miss, my family's land is over there. I will take time to take care of the land at home and will definitely not delay your work here." Du Kongqing pointed to the two pieces of land next to them and said to Luo Xiaoran.

Only then did Luo Xiaoran realize that the two acres of land belonging to Du Kongqing's family were right next to her own field. It was well-maintained, and it was obvious that the owner was very attentive.

"Don't call me Miss all the time. You didn't sign a contract to sell yourself to me. Just call me Xiao Ran."

Although Luo Xiaoran is Du Kongqing's boss, they will have to live together for a long time in the future, and calling her "Miss" would seem too distant.

And Luo Xiaoran herself also felt uncomfortable listening to it.

There are a total of fifteen acres of connected land, and in front of each acre of freshly farmed farmland, there are two strong young men standing.

They all raised their heads and stood on tiptoe, waiting for Luo Xiaoran to come over for inspection, hoping that they could sign a long-term contract and increase income for the family.

Luo Xiaoran carefully checked the reclamation status of each acre of land. Luo Xingchen and Du Kongqing, one big and one small, followed behind her and observed together.

"What's your name?" Luo Xiaoran asked one of the tall boys with a simple smile.

"Miss Luo, my name is Niu Shubao." The young man replied.

"What is your relationship with Uncle Niu in the village?" Luo Xiaoran felt that she had associated something.

"He is my grandfather." Niu Shubao replied.

Hmm~Uncle Niu’s beloved grandson——Uncle Niu Bao.

This name is quite appropriate!

Luo Xiaoran felt that the names given by the people in Hexi Village were very interesting.

There are names like Du Kongqing that sound nice and have meaning, and there are also names like Wang Baobao that are directly taken from the names of mountains.

There is also Niu Shubao, whose grandfather you can tell just by listening to him.

"I saw that you stacked the stones around the ground quite neatly, and also removed the weeds." Luo Xiaoran continued to ask.

“Some families in our village would pile the stones they picked up during land reclamation around their farmland to mark the boundaries.

As for weeds, they are thrown on the roadside at random.

Although the weeds have been uprooted, the seeds on them will still be blown away by the wind and grow wildly in the ground again.

So I took the weeds home and fed them to the cows. This may save me some weeding work in the future and also save my cows a day’s food.”

"It can be said that we kill two birds with one stone!" Luo Xiaoran did not expect that Niu Shubao had a simple temperament and looked dull, but he was very careful when doing things.

When she lived with her grandparents in the countryside, the villagers would just throw the pulled out weeds on the roadside. They would spray weed and insecticides anyway, so they didn't have to worry about the weed seeds flying around.

Only a few people would take the wild grass home to feed the sheep and cattle, or wait for the grass to dry and then take it home for firewood.

Although the matter of the weeds is insignificant, it can be seen that Niu Shubao is a man who is willing to use his brain and will not follow the crowd.

"I think everyone has done a good job in reclaiming the land. If everyone is willing, we can sign a contract for long-term cooperation and let everyone help me take care of these pieces of land.

How about you help me organize everyone to do this?"

Luo Xiaoran decided to let Niu Shubao be the head consul of the hired farmers.

It's not just because he is careful in his actions, but mainly because before I entered the village last time, I saw that his grandfather Uncle Niu seemed to be quite prestigious, so I thought that his grandson would be able to do things more smoothly.

"Thank you, Miss Luo. I will definitely lead everyone to do a good job and will not let you down!" Niu Shubao was unwilling and agreed quickly.

Luo Xiaoran asked Du Kongqing to give the contract to Niu Shubao, and the two of them went to find the villagers to sign it and pay the wages for the land reclamation.

The men in Hexi Village saw that they could easily earn ninety big coins in just three days.

Moreover, the work they do are all farm work that they have been able to do since childhood, and the money they earn is much easier than doing odd jobs in the city.

Who wouldn't want to? They all rushed forward to sign the contract.

At this time, she was no longer shy about mentioning Du Kongqing, and Luo Xiaoran muttered to herself.

Du Shimu practices medicine in Hexi Village, so that people nearby don't have to go to the county town for treatment. His fees are not high, so he has made a great contribution to everyone.

Once the rumors spread, they treated the man's wife and daughter coldly. To be honest, the villagers were quite unkind.

To put it bluntly, the Du family incident is a typical example of "rumors are more ferocious than a tiger."

First, some rumors unfavorable to Du Shimu spread, and the villagers didn't know whether they were true or false.

The rumor continued to spread, and people followed suit, until everyone knew it.

The villagers didn’t know whether Du Shimu was really like the rumors said, but there was one thing everyone knew, that is, “a fly won’t bite an egg without a crack.”

They work so hard every day just to have enough food to eat. They try so hard to live, so how could they be willing to take any risk?

So they all tried to protect themselves and distanced themselves from Du Kongqing and her daughter.

Luo Xiaoran speculated: Du Kongqing did not apply for the job of short-term land reclamation worker at that time, so someone must have deliberately not told her that they wanted to hire someone.

One was to avoid the daughter of a "murderer" and "traitor", and the other was to filter out a strong competitor.

After all, although Du Kongqing is a girl, she is very good at managing farmland.

Now that Du Kongqing is the assistant of the "rich man" Luo Xiaoran, and he pays them salaries and signs contracts with them, they have lost their taboos. In fact, it's just for the sake of money.

Luo Xiaoran has money, Luo Xiaoran has face.

Even the "rich man" Luo Xiaoran is not afraid of Du Kongqing and is willing to hire her. Let's say these useless peasants are even less afraid.

At the same time, this incident also fully demonstrates that rumors have a huge impact on the general public.

In feudal dynasties, the king's power was granted by God, the hierarchy was strict, and the ideology was rigid.

The people here don’t understand materialism, nor do they know how to believe in science.

Their ancestors had been indoctrinated with the idea that the emperor was the "Son of Heaven", and they had great faith in the theories of ghosts and gods.

Thinking of this, Luo Xiaoran pursed her lips:

If people knew that she was a ghost from another world, she would be cremated directly, or tied to a pillar without a coffin, and maybe even rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs would be thrown at her.

Therefore, you must keep your secrets and build good relationships with the people around you.

Don't cause trouble, but don't be afraid of it. You want to expand your influence, have a place to stay in this patriarchal society, and live with dignity.

Just like a drop of water merging into the sea, it integrated itself into the unknown dynasty country of Daliang.

I don't ask to create any huge waves, but I just want to ride the wind and control the water, live a stable life, and be safe and happy.