After saying that, Mrs. Bai took small steps back to the house. Before Lin entered the door, she shouted to the boy who was about to leave:
"Slave Yangzi, didn't you see that there is a pile of uncut firewood in the yard? Why don't you go and finish the work!"
The boy looked at Bai Ling in embarrassment, not because he was tired, but because his task today was to drive Bai Ling's car and help deliver New Year's gifts.
"What are you doing standing there in a daze? The New Year's gift from Grandpa Patriarch hasn't been sent over yet, so why don't you hurry up and drive here?"
Bai Ling pretended not to hear what Mrs. Bai said, and turned around and got into the carriage after giving an order.
The boy hurriedly responded and trotted out of the yard. No one paid attention to the old lady Bai who was trying to show off.
"Where did you go, second-bedroom wife? Didn't you see anything in the yard? Come out and work quickly. You haven't even finished the New Year stuff. A lazy woman like you should be divorced."
Mrs. Bai felt shameless, holding her breath in her heart, and cursed Mrs. Bai Qi at the top of her voice.
In just two breaths, Mrs. Bai Qi came out. Her eyes were full of hatred, she was extremely thin, her face was bruised and bruised, and the corners of her mouth were broken.
Limping to move things into Old Mrs. Bai's house, Bai Qishi didn't say a word, nor did she mean to hide anything.
The aunt next door saw that the excitement was over, so she went back to the kitchen to continue working, still muttering: "What a sin! This Bai family has to grind people to death before they are willing to do it, so they are not afraid of taking their lives."
Bai Ling naturally didn't know the Bai Qi family's current situation, and wouldn't care if she knew it. These things were within her expectations.
After giving out all the New Year's gifts, Bai Ling called Bai Shao and went to look around at his farm.
There is no need to look at the herbs, but the winter wheat needs to be prevented from being blown open by the wind, and if the roots are frostbitten, then there is no way to save it.
"When the winter wheat in our county is harvested, this girl will be our county's great benefactor. Now many people will have enough to eat."
Bai Shao followed Bai Ling to check the wheat seedlings, and when she saw the green wheat, she smiled and frowned.
Although Bai Shao worked as a maid in the county for many years, she also lived in the countryside for several years. It was because her family could not afford to support her that she had no choice but to sell her to work as a maid.
It's just that Bai Shao was too young at that time, and she no longer remembers where her home is, and even the appearance of her parents is blurry.
But Bai Shao clearly remembered the experience of crying from hunger and having to get up in the middle of the night to drink cold water.
"This is the credit of the county magistrate, what does it have to do with me?" Bai Ling said calmly, not wanting to receive such credit.
And Bai Ling's words are correct. Baifu County's ability to grow winter wheat on a large scale is indeed related to the county magistrate.
In order to encourage people to plant winter wheat, the county magistrate distributed wheat seeds out of his own pocket. Only if the winter wheat planting was successful, the county magistrate could recover the wheat seed money.
For the people in Baifu County, even if one family cultivates one acre of land, the total amount is not a small amount.
After shopping around, Bai Ling went home directly.
Nowadays, the Bai family has no shortage of people who can do things, but the family still likes to do things themselves.
Especially when it comes to preparing food for the New Year, Mrs. Bai Liu always feels that if she doesn’t do it consciously, it will lack the flavor of the New Year.
However, the Bailiu family and her daughter only cook food for their own family, and the cooks will do the food for the servants.
"Second sister came back just in time. Mom fried the fish and it was delicious right out of the pan." Seeing Bai Ling come back, Bai Xiaoshan brought a plate to offer the treasure, "Second sister, try it quickly."
"Well, Mom's fried fish is the best. It's crispy on the outside and tender on the inside." Bai Ling picked up a piece and ate it, not forgetting to flatter Mrs. Bai Liu.
"If you like it, let Bai Shao bring some to your room and eat it as a snack. Mom also fried vegetarian meatballs. Isn't that your favorite?" Bai Liu was still busy with her hands and answered with a smile.
Preparing food for their children is something every mother is willing to do.
Bai Ling took off his leather jacket and asked Bai Shao to go back to the house first, then went into the kitchen to help.
"You are wearing new clothes. Don't come in and smoke the soot. Go out and stay."
Seeing Bai Ling roll up her sleeves, Mrs. Bai Liu hurriedly shouted:
"Bai Wei just came back a while ago. You go to her place to have a rest. You can have some snacks to refresh yourself. Our family will eat later tonight."
"Are there any guests at home today?" Bai Ling asked vaguely while chewing fried fish.
"The county magistrate has sent someone over. Tomorrow you and your father will go to a few nearby villages to see what the winter wheat is like. We must treat them well," Bai Liu replied.
"Oh, then I'll go to the cellar to move the wine out." Bai Ling nodded, not surprised.
The county government sent several groups of people over this winter, but Bai Sanshu had just had surgery on his leg, so Uncle Fu accompanied him all the time.
But the servants of the Bai family did not participate in last year's winter wheat planting, and the county magistrate felt uneasy.
And since Bai Ling is a girl, it's hard to let her accompany those men to avoid rumors.
"No need, your Uncle Fu and the others are ready. Your father doesn't drink well and has invited the village chief to accompany him. You girls will stay in the backyard today and don't go to the front." Bai Liu warned.
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"Okay, then I'll go to Bai Wei's house to warm up for a while, change my clothes, and then come back to help my mother." Bai Ling said, pulling Bai Xiaoshan away.
I originally thought that Bai Liu was just preparing New Year's food, so it didn't matter if Bai Ling didn't help with the preparations for a day. After all, most of them were prepared by servants.
But when guests came to the house, Bai Ling couldn't stay lazy.
The men ate dinner in front of the table and drank until midnight before going off to rest.
On the other hand, Mrs. Bailiu and the others had been busy all day, and they went back to their rooms without chatting for a while after dinner.
When Bai Ling returned to the room, he saw men in black sitting at the table, and several others standing under the wall. They all had ordinary looks, and it was difficult for anyone to notice them when walking among the crowd.
"Is this the person your master sent me?" Bai Ling looked at a few people carefully, but he couldn't see what they were famous for.
"Yes." The man in black responded.
However, these people were able to evade so many guards and sneak into his room. Bai Ling was still satisfied with their skills.
The current Bai family is just a farmer and will not develop much in a short period of time. It is definitely impressive to have such subordinates.
It would be a waste to just stay at home and provide nursing homes. It is better to send them outside first so that people can make the best use of them.
Bai Ling came to the main seat and sat down, looked at a few people and asked: "Did you know that you will work with me in the future? I am just a peasant girl, and I can't give you a chance to rise to the top. If you want to get ahead, why don't you leave now?
It’s too late. Once you follow me and try to leave, it will be tantamount to betraying the Lord.”
"I am willing to follow the girl." Under the leadership of a middle-aged man, several people knelt on one knee and said in unison.
"Very good, you will be mine from now on. Although I, Bai Ling, am not very capable, I will never treat my own people badly, as long as you are loyal enough." Bai Ling struck.
"Yes." Several people responded without making too many oaths.
Bai Ling looked at a few people for a while, then looked at the middle-aged man in the lead and said: "The new year is coming, no matter what missions you have done before, you are allowed to spend the New Year in peace this year. There is some money here, you can take it first
, buy a house in the town and buy some things, you don’t have to save money for me. Integrate into the local life as soon as possible, and don’t let others discover that you are different.”
Placing a bag of silver on the table, Bai Ling took on his first task. (To be continued)