Sister Han is good at farming

Even when the wheat was ripe, Ruan Qingqing still hadn't thought of any good tools. Modern machinery could help farm efficiently, but the current technology level couldn't keep up and produce those things.

Unless she can start an industrial revolution here!

Thinking about it, she decided to give up. Before she traveled through time, she was a doctor of agriculture, not an industrial doctor, so she couldn't do this, so the plan had to be shelved for the time being.

After harvesting rapeseed and wheat, the people in Zaoziling looked at the piles of food in their homes, and everyone's face was filled with joy of surviving the disaster.

Carpenter Yan rebuilt the mill in Wudaoling.

Amid the sound of splashing water, the stone mill turns day and night.

The ducks playing in the water would occasionally flap their wings and quack, while the roosters digging for food in the woods at the village head would occasionally raise their heads and sing a song in response.

Ruan Qingqing walked in the fields, listening to the unique tune of the countryside, and felt a special sense of security in her heart.

"Qingqing, you're busy!" Someone in the field greeted her.

"Yes! Aunt Qiuxiang, are you preparing to plant the late rice?" Ruan Qingqing also replied with a smile.

"Isn't it? The mung bean seedlings have been planted in the field. Now that the lime has been spread, it's time to plant the seedlings."

"Aunt Qiuxiang, how many ducks does your family plan to raise this year? We can drive the ducks to the fields twenty days after planting the rice seedlings." Ruan Qingqing reminded with a smile.

"We'll know the exact details after we sell this batch of ducks and get our money back. But your uncle Chunsheng and I plan to raise at least 20 ducks."

Ruan Qingqing nodded. "Although duck-rice symbiosis can increase rice production, there should be no more than 10 ducks in one acre of field, lest there are too many ducks and they are not full and cause damage to the rice. Also, after the rice blooms, the ducks must be driven out of the rice field."

When Wang Qiuxiang heard this, her smile became even more enthusiastic. "Okay, Qingqing, don't worry! Your Aunt Qiuxiang has taken note of it!"

Ruan Qingqing exchanged a few words of greeting and then went to work in her own rice field.

Now we have the fresh stems and leaves of mung beans and the fertile soil. With sufficient water resources and ducks entering the rice fields, and adding some fertilizer in the middle, the yield of late rice this year will not be bad.

Just as she was imagining the scene of a bumper harvest in the near future, Wang Fang jogged all the way to Wudaoling.

"Miss, Master Wen has sent a message saying that they will need a batch of ducks in the next few days and asks you to help arrange them. The messenger is waiting at home."

"Okay! Aunt Wang, I got it. I'll go back right away." After Ruan Qingqing explained the precautions of spreading lime to Liu Yi and others in the field, she came out of the field, washed her hands and feet in the ditch next to her, and walked home.

The person who delivered the message was Huai Sheng, a close follower of Wen Chunwen. When he saw Ruan Qingqing, he immediately passed on the message in a businesslike manner.

"Miss Ruan, my master has instructed that you prepare a hundred ducks and send them over in the next few days."

"Do you want us to take care of it or send a live duck over?" Ruan Qingqing asked.

"Miss Ruan, my master said that a live duck costs ten cents per pound, and a well-groomed duck costs sixteen cents per pound. My master also emphasized that the well-groomed duck must have its feathers cleaned and its skin undamaged. Please decide for yourself what kind of duck to send."

Ruan Qingqing nodded and said, "Please go back and tell Master Wen to give us three days, and I will definitely deliver these 100 well-prepared ducks."

Huaisheng brought the message home, said a few polite words and then returned to Qingshui County.

That evening, Ruan Qingqing struck the gong hanging in the middle of the village.

As soon as the gong sounded, the villagers of Zaoziling gathered in the open space below the high platform in the center of the village.

Some of the people who came here had just returned from the fields, some were holding bowls, and some were holding vegetables...

"Qingqing, why are you ringing the gong this time?" someone asked Ruan Qingqing who was standing on the high platform.

"From today on, you can send ducks to my house. The price is 10 cents per pound, and I won't make a profit from the price difference. But they must be healthy ducks that have been plucked. We won't accept those that are too tender or too small.

In order to avoid wasting everyone's time, the grandparents who live in the south of the village will deliver the ducks first today, the grandparents who live in the north of the village will deliver them tomorrow, and the grandparents who live in the west of the village will deliver them the day after tomorrow. In short, don't come in groups to deliver the ducks."

Ruan Qingqing announced loudly.

"It's finally time to harvest the ducks! I'm just waiting for the money to buy ducklings!" The people below immediately became noisy.

"Isn't it?"

Everyone went home in groups of three or four, discussing how many ducklings to buy.

Because at the beginning, everyone's ducklings were shipped back from other places by Ruan Wantie, and the cost was quite high, so everyone didn't raise many. With the birth of Ruan Qingqing's ducks, the price of ducklings dropped.

The grown-up ducks are collected by someone, so you don't have to worry about anything. You can also drive the ducks to the rice fields to fertilize the fields and remove insects. You don't have to spend food to feed them, just pay a little money for the ducklings and a little effort to drive them out and back. For this reason, everyone is very enthusiastic about raising ducks.

Liu Yi, Wang Fang and ten other servants in Ruan Qingqing's family were hired because they were too busy selling roast ducks. They were familiar with collecting and killing ducks. They did it quickly and well, and Ruan Qingqing didn't have to worry about anything.

In just one morning, they not only collected all the ducks, but also dealt with the ducks sent by the villagers of Zaoziling the night before and that day.

Seeing the duck blood and duck offal piled up in basins at home, Ruan Qingqing decided to send some of them to the restaurant opened by their family in Qingshui County, and also send the processed ducks to Wen Chunwen.

The restaurant was jointly opened by Ruan Qingqing's family and the old Ruan family. Ruan Qingqing provided the menu, while the old Ruan family provided the manpower, money and were responsible for the management.

It was hot, so Ruan Qingqing waited until the evening when it was not so sunny outside before she took the carriage to see him off.

The carriage was bought by Ruan Van Tie during his escape. There were two carriages in total, and he took one of them.

On the third day after Ruan Wantie came back, he was invited by Fu Yuanhao and others to the county town to discuss matters concerning spring ploughing. Because Zhou Zheng had issued a death order, they had to collect 10,000 dan of grain tax from Qingshui County this autumn harvest, and they had to collect 30% of the tax per mu of land, and they could not collect more or more, otherwise they would be severely punished.

Fu Yuanhao learned from Zhou Zheng that he had such a powerful agricultural promotion official under his command, so he immediately summoned him to discuss countermeasures.

The magistrates of other counties heard about this legendary figure, Ruan Wantie, and they paid a lot of money to invite him to their counties to guide the spring ploughing. So during this period, except for coming back to ask Ruan Qingqing for advice, Ruan Wantie was not seen at all.

Ruan Qingqing is still taking care of the house. The difference from before they came back is that Ruan Qingqing now has a few more helpers around her.

For example, at this moment, Ruan Shiping helped drive the horse-drawn carriage to Qingshui County to deliver goods.