Chapter 989： hang

Ma Dafu's eyes were slightly red, and he said: "In the past, when the family was poor and could no longer live, he was asked to go out to seek a living. Over the years, he has been a servant outside for others, and it was only the grace of his employer that he was able to redeem himself. His previous employer had a With a large orchard, he can make a lot of money just selling fruit every year, and he also proposed to open a mountain and plant fruit trees for the sake of the palace."

"Who was his former boss? Where was his name, and what was his family's business?"

Ma Dafu opened his mouth wide and couldn't answer, Mu Yangling sneered: "Do you think the servant can redeem himself so easily?"

How many people who are slaves use their lives to spell out a road of good people.

How many people have followed Qi Haoran from birth to death, so far, only one Feibai can break away from the status of a slave, is he not kind?

No, Qi Haoran is considered a benevolent person in the whole of Daqi, but he did not easily let the people who signed the death deed in the mansion get out of slavery, and the servants of the living deed can redeem themselves as long as they have enough money. However, it is very difficult for those who have signed a living contract to get a good job, and it is even more difficult to serve the master. There is no reward, only a little salary. If you want to redeem yourself, even if you don’t eat or drink, you can’t redeem it for ten years. out yourself.

And whether it's a boy or a girl, they can't live without spending a penny. Girls need to buy fat powder when they grow up, boys need to socialize, and most importantly, their parents and families will look for the servants who sign the live contract from time to time. Mu Yangling has never encountered anyone who came to the door, but could reject his parents and family members with all his heart and save all the money by himself.

Therefore, the death deed does not release people, and the living deed has no ransom, which creates a situation where it is difficult for people who are slaves to be free. Otherwise, how can there be more and more slaves?

Because there are only people who keep walking in, it is difficult for anyone to come out, so Qi Xiuyuan ordered the release of slaves in a certain place every one and a half years, and even ordered the local county government to pay for the slaves and restore their status as good citizens. Dividing land and land gives them the capital to work hard.

Ma Xiang was sold as a slave, no matter whether it was a living contract or a dead contract, it is impossible for him to return home in eight years, unless he has made great contributions to his employer in a short period of time and knows the secret. There are many, so he can be put back, or, he is a fugitive slave!

No matter what kind, he must not have received much training, otherwise he would not interject like that in Zhuangkou, let alone talk about his father like that. Not only does he not understand the rules, but he is also disgusting.

Seeing that Ma Dafu didn't know more about the situation, Mu Yangling waved his hand to let him go out and wait, and said to Li Chun, "Let everyone rest, I'll go to the farm in the afternoon to see."

Thinking that the four children were still running wildly in the forest at this time, he said: "Let the kitchen make something easy for the sons to overcome, and have the guards send them to them. They are not allowed to barbecue wild things on the spot. The children's stomach is weak and they eat Too much barbecue is not good."

Lichun responded and hurriedly went out to give orders to Lixia. Lixia pouted and asked, "Ma Zhuangtou is still waiting there. Just now he said he wanted to go down the mountain to prepare, but I didn't agree, sister, what if he mentions it later?"

Lichun snorted coldly: "Can't let him go down and report the news? The princess deliberately left him to let him take him to the front side courtyard, and handed it over to the steward Wang to watch, you don't need to pay attention, the steward Wang will take care of him. ."

"It's really a dog bites a dog's hair. Manager Wang used to look at things very well, but who knows he can't understand it like this."

"Okay," Lichun interrupted her complaining, "Hurry up and do things. After Liqiu has tidy up the princess's room, I'll call someone to let me know, and I'll wait for the princess to rest."

Lixia is busy.

Li Chun looked at her back and sighed slightly.

In the past, Gu Yu could arrange these things in an orderly manner and move quickly. After Gu Yu got married, Li Xia and Li Qiu took over, but they were not as capable as Gu Yu alone.

After the lunch break, Mu Yangling went down the mountain wearing a drapery hat. She didn't wear the drape hat properly. She rolled the drapery hanging down from the front to the top of the hat, looking a bit sassy. The curved back is even more curved.

At this time, it was the end of summer, and the tenant farmers in the farm village were hurriedly breaking up corn to dry. Seeing the princess and her entourage running from the field from afar, Mu Yangling waved his hand and said, "You can do whatever you want. Go, don't wait specially."

Seeing that the princess was as kind as always, the tenant farmers let go a little, turned around and continued to break the corn. They were accustomed to seeing that the princess went down to the field and broke a corn herself, but Ma Xiang, who was trotting over, widened his eyes. How could the pampered princess go to the ground to break corn?

Doesn't she feel dirty?

Doesn't she feel disgusting in that dark field?

Mu Yangling opened the afterbirth, and saw that the corn kernels inside were full and large, and the corn cobs were not too small. She nodded with satisfaction. She looked at the corn that had been broken from the ground and asked the tenant farmer, "How is the corn harvest this year? "

The tenant farmer smiled and said, "The harvest is very good. The little ones have estimated in private that there are seven or eight bags of corn on this acre of dried corn, which is more than 600 catties."

"Now the land is the land that has just been reclaimed, and the yield per mu is still lower. When you plant the land well, God will appreciate it. The yield per mu should reach seven or eight hundred catties."

The tenant farmer nodded again and again, "This is all thanks to the princess and the prince."

Mu Yangling just smiled, dropped the corn cobs and turned to look at the rice in the paddy field. At this time, the leaves of the rice had begun to turn yellow, and it was estimated that it would be harvested in more than half a month. Mu Yangling squeezed a grain of grain and looked at it. Satisfied nod.

Guangzhou has little land, but the soil and water are very suitable for rice cultivation, especially the depressions at the foot of the mountain. The soil below is black and fertile, and it does not look like a paddy field from wasteland.

So this year Zhuangzi has a good harvest.

The tenant farmer saw that Ma Dafu was following behind in a dejected manner, and did not step forward to explain. The princess only asked them a few tenant farmers if she had something to say. He knew that Ma Dafu did not know what offended the princess. Said: "Today, the farmhouse not only planted corn and rice, but also planted two or three acres of peanuts, and then planted some sweet potatoes at the foot of the mountain," said with a naive smile, "These are coarse grains, I'm afraid the princess I can't see it, or the little ones can contribute some."

"Peanuts can be used to extract oil, which is a treasure. As for sweet potatoes, can you keep sweet potatoes?"

The tenant farmer hurriedly said: "We grow sweet potatoes because the sweet potato vines can feed the pigs. The pigs raised in the village are cute to eat. As for the sweet potatoes harvested in autumn and winter, people can also give them to the pigs if they can't eat them all. , this thing does not choose a place to grow, just split a piece of land at the foot of the mountain to grow it, and it does not occupy the land.”

"I heard that sweet potato flour has been made from sweet potato flour in the Jiangnan area. It is very delicious. It can not only be preserved, but also fills the stomach. It is similar to the corn flour and cornmeal sold in the grain store. Maybe you can give it a try. "

Mu Yangling was talking about the small village where she and Li Jinghua took refuge back then. In order to prevent famine, she asked people to find sweet potatoes from the Fujian area to plant them for them. Later, they left. The villagers did a good job in protecting their two families. After Qi Xiuyuan ascended the throne, he gave him a severe reward.

The villagers are grateful to Dade, because sweet potatoes were recommended by her. They have been planting them all the time, and they gradually figured out various ways to eat sweet potatoes. As corn kernels turned into corn flour, jade noodles, and sweet potatoes, they also figured out sweet potatoes. Flour and sweet potato fries, and now this stuff will last a long time too.

The tenant farmer flashed a surprise in his eyes, and decided to dig a few sweet potatoes in the field tomorrow to try it out.