The county magistrate's daughter only wants to farm

They then pulled Zhenzhu to pull out the seedlings that were growing more lushly. Thanks to the quality of the seeds, most of the seeds had sprouted. It didn't take long for the two of them to pick a full armful.

Smelling the natural fragrance of fresh vegetables, I didn't wait to take them home to eat anything. It was almost noon now, so I could have lunch directly at the farm.

The farmyard was at the foot of the hill. As soon as the two men reached the gate of the yard, they shouted loudly:

"Auntie Chen, are you ready to start making lunch?"

"Not yet." Chen's voice came from the back of the yard, and then a strong woman ran out. It was Aunt Chen.

Aunt Chen looked at the vegetables in the two people's arms and hurried forward to take them, not forgetting to gently blame:

"Oh, my lady, if you want some vegetables, just tell me and I'll pick them for you."

"It's just a small matter. It just happened to be on the way."

"Miss, are you hungry? I'll prepare it right away. What would you like to eat?"

"It's all fine. I'm not picky about food. Just make whatever you want." Gu Yin said with a smile.

Pearl was speechless when she heard this. How could she be called a non-picky eater? She had opened a restaurant just to eat roast duck. What new and exotic food did she eat? She was very particular about it.

Gu Yin had no idea that her maid was complaining about her, but if she had known, she would at most have retorted: That is a respect for food, and she would still eat whatever is available for her daily meals.

Seeing that Aunt Chen couldn't fix the problem in a short time, Gu Yin took Zhenzhu around the farm.

This courtyard is mainly a place for accommodation. On weekdays, only the family of Manager Zhao lives here to help manage the fields and raise poultry. Outside the courtyard, there is also a small courtyard not far to the left. Compared with the main courtyard, it is much simpler and is the residence of the farmhands hired by the manor. There are several wing rooms on the right, and a large piece of compacted land in front, on which rice is drying.

When I came last time, they were still using winnowing baskets to separate the rice husks, but now they use wind-and-grain machines.

Although there is only one, it is this one, and they are benefiting from the county magistrate’s daughter. Didn’t they see that other noble families were going crazy trying to get it?

However, it must be said that the wind valley machine is very efficient. One person pours a basket of rice directly into the funnel, and another person turns the handle violently, and wind blows out from the belly of the wind valley machine. In less than half a cup of tea, a basket of rice is blown clean.

Seeing how busy they were, Gu Yin didn't bother them with money. She just stopped for a while and then walked towards the stream.

"Hey? Isn't that Miss?"

An old lady who was drying rice pointed at Gu Yin's back.

"It looks like it." one person replied.

"Yes, young lady. She has been to the farm several times." One of the maids said affirmatively.

"You know what, our young lady is really different from other young ladies. She often comes to this muddy farm and doesn't mind the dirt."

"Of course, our young lady is the reincarnation of the Bodhisattva, who came here to save us." The old woman answered loudly, "Let's not talk about our young lady inventing a thresher and a windmill. Guess what I saw in the field over there this morning?"

"What?" a woman asked curiously.

"Zhao Jiang and Zhao He are farming over there!"

"Huh~" Several people sighed. What's so strange about this? Those two brothers work on the farm every day.

"Well, listen to me first. They plowed half an acre of land. How long do you think it took?"

The old woman who had spoken before deliberately kept them in suspense again, but they did not respond this time and all stretched their necks to listen. Seeing that they had no intention of responding, the old woman continued:

"Less than half an hour!"

"So fast!" several people exclaimed. Then it would take less than an hour to plow an acre of field in the future.

This, this, this, won't they be able to plant more fields in the future? If they are lucky enough to encounter a year of good weather and good harvests, won't they have a chance to have enough food?

Several people sighed with emotion, saying that their young lady was truly a living Bodhisattva who saved people from suffering, and that they should work more wholeheartedly and diligently in the future.

A young lady like this has created so many tools to facilitate farming in such a short period of time. Who knows what amazing things she will come up with in the future.

But Gu Yin didn't hear this.

She brought Pearl to the stream. There was a section of the bank upstream where large flat stones were piled. The water was clear and the stream looked quite deep. From the marks on the stones, it could be seen that this should be the place where the people in the village washed their clothes.

A long section of the stream downstream was fenced off, with a few low sheds built at intervals. There were many bamboo rafts on both sides of the stream. Many ducks stood on them, holding their feathers in their mouths, and some swam happily in the stream, occasionally diving into the water to look for food.

"Manager Zhao is really efficient. I just mentioned it briefly, but I didn't expect it to be raised so quickly."

Gu Yin exclaimed with joy to Zhenzhu beside her.

After hearing this, Zhenzhu nodded vigorously. Manager Zhao was indeed efficient and the key was that he listened to the young lady's words.

The two walked and wandered to the barren hills behind. Although they were called barren hills, they actually had a lot of small shrubs. There were even a lot of taro trees on the hills, and the trees were full of green taro. It was only the beginning of August, and it would take more than a month for the taro to mature.

"Zhenzhu, let's come back in a month to pick the taro." Gu Yin said to Zhenzhu happily.

"Okay!" Pearl was very happy. She would be satisfied as long as she could be with the young lady.

"One month, will you still remember it by then?"

Seeing that she agreed so readily, Gu Yin joked. Just as she finished speaking, she saw Zhenzhu take out a notebook from her arms and said proudly:

"I remember them all."

Gu Yin raised her eyebrows in surprise. She had never noticed that Zhenzhu had this habit before.

"Very good, very good. From now on, the position of our housekeeper will belong to you." Gu Yin joked with a smile.

Zhenzhu didn't mind. She smiled and patted her chest, saying that she would study hard and strive to become the housekeeper as soon as possible.

Gu Yin liked her carefree personality, the way she didn’t care about anything, and it was easy and comfortable for her to get along with her.

The two of them inspected the area near the foot of the mountain again, and Gu Yin actually saw something. Although there were many rocks on the mountain, most of them were on the surface. As long as the rocks were moved away, most of the soil underneath would be found.

It is not impossible to plant fruit trees. Just dig the mountain like terraces, with each layer one or two meters wide, and bury stones on the outer edge. In this way, you can plant rows of fruit trees. In this way, the stones will not be a burden that hinders planting, but will become a natural guarantee for stabilizing the soil.

Thinking of this, Gu Yin already had an idea.

As soon as the two returned to the yard, they ran into Aunt Chen who came out to look for them.

"Miss, you're back. Lunch is ready. I was just about to come look for you."

"Okay, are Butler Zhao and the others back?"