Farming and reading family

The paper mill is already under construction. If we want a stable supply of zelkova bark, we still have to grow it ourselves, so that we can control the age and quantity of the trees.

"Oh, my sister-in-law always says that Old Man Yang is busy and there are no suitable branches for cuttings." Luo Qing'er explained.

Gao E smiled helplessly and said, "You must tell me about this kind of thing first in the future. Farming depends on the season. If the season is missed, you will miss the year."

"Okay." Luo Qing'er agreed immediately.

She hesitated for a moment and didn't tell Father Yang that it might be her sister-in-law who was interfering. Even if she went to talk to Sister-in-law Chen about this, she would not admit it.

Gao E also knew what was going on. When she came back this time, all the villagers came to see her, but her sister-in-law didn't come. It was obvious that she was angry.

But Gao E didn't know what she was angry about.

After breakfast, Gao E asked He to invite the Guo family and their son. The Guo family had a good relationship with the Chen family, and Gao E was relatively familiar with the family from Baotou Village.

"Uncle Guo, are you familiar with the mountains?" Gao E asked directly.

"Not very familiar." Guo Dafu didn't know why Gao E asked this, so he didn't dare to say too much. "People like us don't dare to go into the mountains. We are not hunters or herbalists, so we don't know much."

Gao E was a little disappointed.

Gao E could guess why Old Man Yang suddenly didn't go into the mountains, but Old Man Yang was indeed old and blind in one eye. Gao E felt that she couldn't always rely on Old Man Yang.

Seeing his second sister-in-law's disappointment, Guo Gaoying hurriedly said, "If there are more people, we can also go into the mountains. We have done so before."

"It's not about going into the mountains." Gao E really needed someone who understood the flora and fauna of the mountains. She changed the subject, "I heard Gao Ying's wife is pregnant?"

Guo Gaoying smiled embarrassedly: "She is still young."

"Just be careful since the month is early." Gao E thought for a moment and said, "I'll go find Aunt Xu and tell the young wives in the village what to pay attention to when they're pregnant. Our Baotou Village will have a prosperous population in the future."

Guo Dafu laughed.

After chatting about family matters for a while, Gao E sent Guo Dafu and his son away. If things really went wrong, she would have to go talk to her eldest brother.

Around noon, Hu Zhexing came to visit, bringing with him a young man who was thin and dark, but had unusually bright eyes.

"Boss Gao." Hu Zhe called out as he walked in.

Gao E was in the side room with Mrs. Hao, sorting out the family's belongings when she heard Hu Zhexing call her out of the side room: "Mr. Hu, is there something wrong?"

"This is my...good friend, Xiao Chuyun." Hu Zhexing introduced.

Xiao Chuyun on the side immediately bowed.

Gao E looked at Xiao Chuyun and thought he looked like a scholar, but he was wearing cloth clothes and straw sandals, and was dressed like a farmer.

"Hello." Gao E nodded.

Seeing Boss Gao's politeness, Hu Zhexing said jokingly, "My friend is also educated and wants to find a job."

Gao E looked at Xiao Chuyun and said, "Let's talk in the main room." Then she took the two of them to the main room.

Xiao Chuyun didn't have much hope at first. Generally, the landlords in the village hired permanent workers on a regular basis, and only hired temporary workers during the busy farming season.

Besides, he is not here to do temporary work.

Gao E asked Lian Xin to pour water for the two people: "I do need people here, but I only need useful people. I wonder what Mr. Xiao is good at?"

Xiao Chuyun almost choked on his tea when he heard Gao E call him that: "I can grow flowers and farm."

When Gao E heard Xiao Chuyun say this, she looked at his hand.

Xiao Chuyun has a pair of slender hands. Although they are not white, it is obvious that they are not the hands of people who have been working for a long time.

"Oh..." Xiao Chuyun put down his teacup and lowered his hands. "I understand the twenty-four solar terms, the growth of crops, and what kind of soil is suitable for growing what kind of crops."

Hu Zhexing slapped his forehead and turned away.

Gao E listened attentively: "Where did you learn this?"

"I learned it from a book." Xiao Chuyun said honestly.

Gao E suddenly realized: "So you've never grown it yourself?"

Xiao Chuyun was a little embarrassed: "But I have verified it by comparison."

Gao E nodded: "Since you can read and write, can you do accounting?"

Nowadays, most of the household affairs are handled by several masters themselves, and the rest that need to be recorded are done by Luo Qing'er. It really requires someone to do this specifically.

Xiao Chuyun shook his head: "I have never done that."

This made Gao E feel a little embarrassed. Her elder brother was already very good at growing crops, and he also had the idea of ​​selecting and breeding high-quality seeds. In this respect, he was no worse than Xiao Chuyun.

Hu Zhexing didn't know how to flatter Xiao Chuyun: "Although he has never done it, he can learn. After all, he can read and learn it quickly."

"I... don't want to be an accountant." Xiao Chuyun said embarrassedly.

Hu Zhexing looked at Xiao Chuyun with disappointment. He had racked his brains to find a job for him, but he got the one?

Gao E also laughed. Hu Zhexing was a monkey-like person, and his friends were always a bit stubborn. "Besides some manual labor, I'm looking for accountants, managers, and the like."

"I..." Xiao Chuyun really didn't want to be an accountant or a manager. "I can teach the children in the school about herbs and flowers."

"Yes, yes, yes." Hu Zhexing perked up. "I think not many children in the village can go on to take the imperial examinations after learning to read. It would be better for them to learn more about medicinal herbs and flowers, so that they can have more options in the future."

Gao E became interested: "You mean you know most of the herbs and flowers?"

"He knows almost everything he's seen. He knows what it's called, what it's used for, where it's located, and he knows it all like the back of his hand." Hu Zhexing said immediately, "If he didn't only like these things, he would have passed the imperial examination long ago."

Gao E laughed and said, "Come on, let's go out and take a look."

Gao E immediately took Hu Zhexing and Xiao Chuyun out. There were a lot of weeds on the roadside, and Gao E couldn't recognize them all. She only knew some of them could be used to feed livestock.

Xiao Chuyun really called out the names one by one, explained their functions, and also some different names.

His eyes lit up when he said this, and you can tell that he really likes these.

Gao E was delighted to hear this: "Then do you dare to go into the mountains?"

"He often goes into the mountains." Hu Zhexing said first, "Look at how dark and thin he is. It's because he spends too much time in the mountains."

Xiao Chuyun became shy: "I don't dare to go into the mountains alone."

Gao E felt that Xiao Chuyun had found someone just for her: "If I want a certain herb, but you don't know where it grows, how can I find it?"

"Every plant has its own suitable place to grow. As long as you determine what kind of plant it is and then look for it in the corresponding place, you will find it faster." Xiao Chuyun said confidently.

"Okay." Gao E nodded. "You can stay. You'll be responsible for going into the mountains to find things, and come back to teach others how to grow crops. Just like Hu Zhexing, I'll make ten taels of silver a month. How about that?"

Hu Zhexing was stunned. How could he earn ten taels a month like this?

Wouldn’t Xiao Chuyun be so happy that he would die?

Or is Boss Gao crazy?

Xiao Chuyun was also very surprised. He thought he was lucky to make two taels a month. "Ten taels?"