In just seven days, Tian Minyan's hundred acres of wasteland were opened up. The green slopes that were once overgrown with weeds and full of bushes and dandelions have now turned into a dark wilderness.
In order to improve the style of the terraces, Tian Minyan also specially drew pictures and taught people to dig them out. The long winding rows are higher than the previous rows, but they are not much different. The freshly turned soil exudes a fresh mud fragrance, which makes people feel uncomfortable.
It’s hard to imagine that this place was just a green wasteland before.
According to the original plan, she left an acre of land in the center of the hundred acres of land, dug pits, and then dug wells in three places. As for building dams and intercepting water, it was even simpler.
A little above the highest point of the mu field, stones were used to intercept the flow on the river beach, and several deep pits were dug to divert the water.
It was already a strange thing for Tian Minyan and his family to buy wasteland, and what was even more strange was that they also dug a well in the land. This made the whole Yangmei Village and even the people in the next village excited, and they came to watch the fun one after another.
The people who hired the wells were the same villagers from the same village, and it didn't take many people. It only took one day to dig three wells, which really surprised the onlookers, who didn't expect that wells could really be dug in this land.
They were surprised by more than one thing. It was the one-acre super large pond with several small pits connected to the river beach. Water gurgled in, like a large fish pond storing water. They didn't know that Tian Minyan
I really plan to put fish in it in the future.
In twelve days, the wasteland in the back mountain changed into a neat field like a ladder, with water pits dug high and low on the sides. There was a large hole in the center that stored water.
The pond was opened at this moment, and the water flowed out, falling on the ground, flowing in all directions layer by layer, irrigating the newly opened fields.
Tian Minyan looked at the hillside moistened by water and was pleasantly surprised. The next step was to fertilize and nourish the soil.
In addition to Dakou Pond, she also dug many small fertilizing ponds on the edge of her farmland, and threw the rotten leaves and grass into them. Others didn't understand, and she didn't explain.
Tian Minyan was happily wandering around her new field, when out of the corner of her eye she saw Xie Gouzi running over in a hurry.
"Second girl, second girl."
Tian Minyan stopped, looked at Xie Gouzi who ran up to him panting, and asked: "What's wrong, are you being chased by a ghost?"
"No, no, it's the county magistrate who is here." Xie Gouzi stuck out his tongue and gasped.
"Who? Who did you say is here?" Tian Minyan blinked.
"It's the magistrate, the new magistrate, Lord Wen. He's here to see your land." Xie Gouzi patted her thigh and came over to pull her arm: "Quick, come with me to greet you."
Tian Minyan avoided his hand, glared at him with a stern face and said, "Where are you putting your hand?"
Xie Gouzi was so stunned by her that he shrank his neck, retracted his hand, and glanced at her cautiously, not daring to say a word. Damn it, he was obviously just a girl, but he was afraid of her. As long as she stared at him, he would be afraid of her.
It's like a mouse meets a cat.
During these days of land reclamation, although he had agreed to just eat and not pay, when he came home on the day of settlement of wages, his mother said that the Tian family girl was kind-hearted and wanted him to work hard. He didn't know why, and he found out after asking
, it turns out that Tian Minyan gave my mother a handful of money, saying it was his wages.
He was stunned at the time. Didn't he say that he wouldn't be paid? But later he thought about it and finally understood what was going on. He gave her a handful of dates with a slap. She was so capable of controlling people. Seeing her acting like this at such a young age.
Because of his ability, he admired Tian Minyan in his heart.
So even after the Tian family's wasteland was cleared, he still followed Tian Minyan back and forth, doing many things like digging wells and building dams. Of course, he didn't ask for wages. He knew that Tian Minyan could not do without him.
"Why are you standing there in a daze? Didn't you say you were going to pick up the county magistrate?" Tian Minyan walked a few steps and saw Xie Gouzi was in a daze, so she couldn't help but stop and shout.
"Oh, oh, here we come." Xie Gouzi came to his senses and quickly followed.
Tian Minyan was thinking in her heart, what is this Xinzhi County doing?
When we got down to the lowest part of the terraces, we saw a group of people walking in the fields from a distance. Tian Minyan squinted her eyes. The person walking in front was Li Zheng from the village. He turned around and said something as he walked.
As she got closer, Tian Minyan saw behind Li Zheng a middle-aged man in his forties wearing a gray robe. His hair was tied into a bun and pinned with a jade hairpin. He had a beard on his chin and a square face with a serious smile.
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Looking behind the man, he saw a group of people, all dressed in luxurious clothes, both fat and thin, with respectful and flattering expressions on their faces. He thought that this man was Lord Wen, the county magistrate. And those fat, round and fat people were probably the rich and powerful country squires.
Well, seeing that the magistrate and county are here, why don’t you come here to curry favor.
"Miss Tian Er." Li Zheng trotted over and said with a smile on his face: "Girl, come and meet our new magistrate of Qingping County."
Tian Minyan hurriedly lowered her head and followed him respectfully, feeling a little excited as she finally met the legendary head of the Department of Agriculture.
Yes, this Wen Shanchu was later the top leader in the Department of Agriculture when the Southern Kingdom was established. He was an official of the fifth rank. He was passionate and obsessed with farming throughout his life and made many contributions. He wrote a book called "Qi Min Zhi", which was admired by future generations.
"Master Wen, this is the daughter of Tian Huairen who bought the wasteland, the third master of the Tian family, why don't you come over." Li Zheng introduced Wen Shanchu and waved to the back of the team.
"The daughter of the common people has met Mr. Wen. I hope you are safe." Tian Minyan knelt down and bowed politely.
"Are you the girl who advocates buying wasteland?" Wen Shanchu's voice was much kinder than his, and he said with a faint smile: "Raise your head."
Tian Minyan raised her head and faced Wen Shanchu's gaze, the corners of her mouth raised slightly, and she smiled.
When Wen Shan first looked into Tian Minyan's dark eyes, she was slightly startled. She saw that her attitude was neither humble nor overbearing, and her behavior was generous and calm. She could still be so calm and peaceful when meeting strangers at such a young age, especially the official. She was much better than her father.
A hint of appreciation flashed in his eyes.
This girl will definitely not be a thing in the pool in the future!
He nodded and said with his hands behind his back: "I heard that it took you seven days to clear out a hundred acres of wasteland? Take me to have a look and see what you come up with."
"I'm very happy, sir, please come this way." Tian Minyan smiled and moved out of the way, winking at Xie Gouzi, who immediately walked forward a few steps: "Sir, the fields are being filled with water. Please be careful, the field ridges are slippery and the shoes and socks are wet.
, please follow the little one this way."
Yan said, in fact, I don’t seem to be good at academic things. Alas, alas, I am indeed a bastard~
