nucmednet Chapter 127 Commitment
Chapter 127 Commitment
"Okay, stop stuttering. Cheng Qi uses his own money to support them. I don't care."
Xu Siyu is not a god, so no one has to listen to her.
The He family's problems aren't to the point where they need to be wiped out, but look how scared Xu Chengzi is.
Not to mention that Xu Chengqi supports the He family, the Lin family’s south house still supports the whole family in the north house.
As long as it doesn't come to Xu Siyu's attention, other people's lives have nothing to do with her.
Xu Siyu still brought Xu Chengzi's attention back to the main business.
"Crop growth depends on soil, water, and sunlight... God, we can't control it, you can only respect it, but we must be aware of the differences in soil and water between farms... Your father's records in the past were always superficial, recording them daily, but he didn't know how to summarize and actively adjust them..."
Xu Siyu drew a line graph and wrote down the month, sunny or rainy weather, etc. on a table next to it. She handed it to Xu Chengzi and said, "First, organize these. Collect the data of Xu Village and the data of Ming Wangfu Farm. Fill in the time and operation process from seedling cultivation to harvest. Pay attention to the farmers' handling methods when encountering extreme weather in each period. Just record the three best ones..."
This step is to find the best time and method for the operation.
Assuming that the standards for raw materials, auxiliary materials and planting are the same, the remaining differences are either God's will or human intention.
"All farmers are human beings. Hardworking people produce high yields, lazy people produce low yields. That's the principle... You can divide the palace farm into plots and see which farmer has the worst yield. Start with the worst, and you'll definitely see results... Also, ask your uncle how he cheated back then..."
Xu Siyu instilled a lot of knowledge into Xu Chengzi all at once. She could probably rest for a while before he handed in his homework.
Xu Siyu doesn’t know how to farm, but she can always use the methods of rules and deviations, and learning from each other’s strengths to overcome her weaknesses.
As winter approaches, farmland rests.
The common people began to perform corvee labor.
This year, the government's service project was still to build the city wall, but Xu Siyu asked all the farm owners under him to do the labor of cleaning the ditches.
There are many rivers of various sizes in Changjia Prefecture, but due to the terrain, not every field is near the water.
Xu Zhuang has built a circular canal, which relies on water wheels to draw water and drain water from farmland. Only a few inaccessible highlands require water for irrigation.
Such a labor-saving project is rare in the southwest.
Xu Siyu sent people to survey places where water wheels could be built. At the same time, she asked the managers of the royal farms to ensure that the ditches of each family's paddy fields were unobstructed. After this year's labor service, if anyone's ditches were not unobstructed, she would report it to Marquis Guang'an for punishment.
The threatening and mandatory order is straightforward and effective.
In less than ten days, Xu Chengzi carried the records he collected to Cuihua Garden.
The best standards and the worst performance are all there. In fact, Xu Siyu doesn't need to say much, Xu Chengzi knows what to do.
Many things are not difficult, but they are not done carefully.
Princes and marquises are all big leaders. They set a goal and demand a result.
Farmers are too focused on their own small piece of land and lack comprehensive comparison.
What Xu Siyu asked Xu Chengzi and the managers to do was to provide guidance and supervision. To put it bluntly, as a middle-level leader of a company, they must be able to break down goals into people and things, keep an eye on the process, and finally give a result.
Xu Chengzi has already set off, so Xu Siyu can worry less.
"Have you recorded all the sweet potatoes and potatoes from the experimental fields on the farm?"
Xu Siyu asked suddenly, and Xu Chengzi answered honestly: "I remember it."
This is also the part he is going to ask Xu Siyu whether to report it or not.
Xu Zhuang has two acres of experimental fields where my sister-in-law is trying to grow crops, and there is also an experimental flour-making workshop next to the manor.
By the middle of the year, every member of the Xu family received food rations produced in the experimental fields.
He ate steamed potatoes and baked sweet potatoes, foods that were very filling.
He was greatly shocked by the texture of processed sweet potato flour, which was like noodles but chewier than noodles.
The yield of these two new crops reached ten dan per acre during the autumn harvest this year. It is incredible and a wonder!
If he reports it, it will be promoted in Ming Dynasty, and he will be commended and promoted for his high-yield crops.
But after all, this is my aunt's land, and she must have her own ideas on how to deal with it.
He coveted it, but he couldn't cross the line like his father did, thinking that he could take possession of his relatives' things at will. What's more, the consequences of that incident were a warning to every member of the Xu family.
"Submit it! You can figure out how to promote it yourself."
Xu Chengzi was a little suspicious of his hearing and asked weakly, "Aunt?"
"What? You don't want it?"
"why?"
"I will give each child a share of the family fortune. That's what I promised."
"But... you've already... allowed me to study in the clan school for ten years, and now I have an official position."
"The clan school is for all the children in the clan. And the inheritance I promised you is my gift as your aunt to help you move forward in life. Each person only has one. Since you've embarked on a career in government, it's appropriate for me to give you the credit, isn't it?"
"Suitable." Xu Chengzi lowered his head, feeling a little moved and a little ashamed.
His father knew that he was sorry to his aunt, but the so-called apology was just words, and he did not take any practical action to make up for it.
On the other hand, the aunt-in-law was tough on the outside but soft on the inside, and was willing to acknowledge him as her nephew and give him such precious grain seeds to help him gain a career in the government.
Thanks to Pinxixi, Xu Siyu got everything easily, so she didn't think her gifts were so precious.
In addition, she is willing to distribute her property or achievements to younger generations or others, which is actually a way for her to diversify risks.
The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it.
If there were Xiulin everywhere around her, her show wouldn't be so noticeable.
She took care of all the children of the Cheng generation. During the pause, she remembered that she had an older niece.
"Chengzi, is there still no news about Nianxue?" Xu Siyu asked.
When Xu Nianxue got married, Xu Siyu was domineering at home, and the younger generations were feeling the most wronged.
Xu Siyu remembered that after Xu Nianxue came home three days ago, there was no news from her.
Back then, Xu Nianxue married the silversmith An Jia, whose conditions were much better than those of the Xu family at that time.
Not long after the marriage, the An family moved away.
At that time, someone only brought a message to the Xu family, saying that a new employer offered them double the salary and asked them to move to another county.
At that time, no one cared which county the "outer county" was.
Perhaps the family thought that Xu Nianxue's husband's family didn't want her to have too close contact with her parents' family, so they deliberately concealed the fact.
At that time, the Xu family was also worried that Xu Wangshi would take Xu Siyu to beg for money, making life difficult for Xu Nianxue and Xu Si Nong.
Therefore, as long as Mrs. Xu Wang didn't mention it, no one would think of Xu Nianxue.
It was only after it was revealed that He Xiangmei had withheld Xu Nianxue's dowry that everyone realized something was wrong.