There is Room For the Poor Daughter

After entering the room, Mrs. Li and her three children took their seats one after another. After the maids had served tea, they stepped aside.

"Brother, what are you doing with a box?"

Seeing Yan Wenxiu holding a box in his hand, Daohua couldn't help but ask.

Yan Wenxiu smiled and said, "When I was wandering around in the provincial capital, I passed by the pharmacy and saw the good Tremella in this box, so I thought about buying it back for my mother to make up for her body." As he spoke, he stepped forward and put the box in Mrs. Li's. on the table at hand.

Mrs. Li was surprised at first, and then she opened the box with a happy face, looking at the white and transparent white fungus that looked like a blooming chrysanthemum, she couldn't take it well.

This is the first time the eldest son has been so considerate to her!

"Okay, eldest brother, I said why you left us that day. It turned out to be buying tremella for mother. Why don't you call me, so I can buy something for mother."

Yan Wenkai muttered in dissatisfaction.

Yan Wenxiu squinted and looked over: "Do you have money on you?"

Yan Wenkai choked, and suddenly stopped talking.

He is a man who can't save money. He spends his monthly bills every time, and sometimes he has to ask the third brother and the eldest brother to help him.

Seeing Er'er deflated, Mrs. Li smiled: "Mother knows your filial piety. Now you are still studying, so you don't need to spend so much money. You keep your monthly bills for your own use. Mother, you have everything here."

Daohua sat next to Mrs. Li and disagreed: "Mother, this is the intention of the brothers, how can you say that it is a waste of money, you always remember the food, clothing, housing and transportation of the brothers, the brothers encountered good things outside, think about it. I'll bring it back to you, isn't this what it should be, why are you pushing it out?"

Traditional parents are like this. They are obviously very happy with their children's filial piety, but they have to make a look that they don't need. The more times, the children will take it seriously and stop buying them.

This person's feelings require interaction.

No matter how light the gift is, I am happy to know that it is remembered by others.

There is no way that one party only knows what to take, while the other party blindly pays. People are not sages. Over time, the emotional balance must be unbalanced, and it will cause trouble for nothing.

It's better to accept the other party's kindness happily from the beginning, and then make it as much as you can.

Mrs. Li tapped Daohua's forehead: "You girl, there are so many crooks."

Daohua glared: "Where am I wrong? Brothers are filial. This kind of behavior should be encouraged. Are you unhappy that the elder brother brought tremella?"

Mrs. Li glanced at her daughter with a smile, but didn't say more this time.

After that, Daohua sat for a while before returning to her yard.

The yard is much larger, and the layout is similar to that of the state government office, but there are a few more osmanthus trees in the yard.

Daohua looked at the houses everywhere, Lixia didn't follow her to the provincial government, she cleaned up the furnishings in the house, and they were almost all arranged according to Daohua's previous instructions.

Daohua nodded with satisfaction. Seeing that there was nothing to change, she returned to the main room.

"Go and call Xiaoliu brother, I have something to ask him."

Wang Man'er glanced at the sky, it was already half afternoon: "Now? Do you want to rest first, girl?"

Daohua shook his head: "I have to quickly find out about the situation in Ningmen Mansion. If there are suitable farms and farms, I have to buy them quickly, otherwise I will miss the spring ploughing this year."

Wang Man'er nodded and quickly turned around and went out.

After a while, Qin Xiaoliu came.

Before Daohua went to the provincial government, she specially instructed Qin Xiaoliu to inquire about the situation here as soon as he arrived at Ningmen Palace.

Qin Xiaoliu has been running out of the sky during this period of time. Sometimes the place he goes is far away, and he will spend the night outside. With this busy work, he has finally done the things that Daohua explained.

"Girl, Ningmen prefecture governs three states and eighteen counties, and the area under its jurisdiction is at least three times that of other prefectures. However, although the area is large, more than half of the counties are Xiaxian."

"Many places are relatively barren, especially in the counties adjacent to the borders of Fenxi and Jiguang, where many lands are idle and uncultivated."

Daohua asked, "Why is this?"

Qin Xiaoliu: "Several counties next to Fenxi are due to bandit troubles in the past few years, and many people have been robbed of their belongings. If there is a little resistance, they will lose their lives."

"I heard from the old people over there that everyone was scared and moved away one after another. Even though Governor Guo has eliminated bandits in the past two years, people are still reluctant to go back."

"And the county next to Jiguang is barren. First, the fields themselves are very barren; second, because of last year's floods, many displaced people who lost their homes flocked there."

"The more refugees there are, the more trouble there will be, and the local people will be miserable. Some people who have relatives in other places simply hide."

The people are gone, and the fields are naturally unplanted.

Listening to this, Daohua silently sympathized with Daddy Cheap, the situation in Ningmen Mansion is complicated enough, and it is difficult to manage!

"Tell me about the situation in the fields here!"

Qin Xiaoliu quickly handed over the booklet recording the conditions of the fields in various places.

Daohua took it over and looked at it, and suddenly smiled: "Little brother, it's alright, the record is very complete."

The idle fields in each county, as well as the conditions around the fields, are clearly written.

Qin Xiaoliu scratched the back of his head, and said a little embarrassedly: "I asked Master Xiao to borrow the county annals to read, otherwise, I wouldn't be able to collect too much information."

Daohua still said with admiration: "It's good to know that you can find someone for help, and you have found the right person."

Although Daohua is younger than herself, Qin Xiaoliu is still overjoyed when she hears her compliment, and feels that it has become worthwhile to get up early and stay in the dark and work hard these days.

"Man'er, give 10 taels of silver to the younger brother."

Wang Man'er smiled and went to get the silver.

After following Daohua for a few years, Qin Xiaoliu also knew that the girl was generous, so he happily thanked him: "Thank you for the reward, girl." This is a recognition of his ability to do things.

"Sand Land"

Daohua carefully flipped through the brochure in her hand, and when she saw the land conditions in Shahe County, her eyes flashed.

Qin Xiaoliu said quickly: "Shahe County is close to the border of Jiguang and Guangxi. The land in the county is almost all sandy loam. It is the most barren county among the eighteen counties under the jurisdiction of Ningmen House."

Daohua asked, "How long does it take to get from Fucheng to Shahe County?"

Qin Xiaoliu thought for a while: "If you go by boat, it only takes half a day. If you go by dry road, it will take more time."

Daohua nodded, pondered for a moment, and then walked towards the main courtyard.

"mother!"

As soon as Daohua arrived at the main courtyard, she entangled Mrs. Li: "Mother, I want to go to Shahe County tomorrow to see the conditions of the fields there."

Mrs. Li looked helpless: "Aren't you tired, you just came back, and you don't want to rest for two days."

Daohua shook his head: "I'm afraid that the spring ploughing will be delayed."

Mrs. Li was silent for a while: "I really can't do anything about you. Let your third uncle accompany you. Our family also wants to add farmland. Let your third uncle also go over to see the situation."