Chapter 1192: Full-level Boss Dressed As a Peasant Girl
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Chapter 1192: The Situation at the estate
Da Niu regained his composure and patted his chest, "Yes, yes, it's fake."
But in the next moment, he was still shocked, "Even if it's fake, he was cultivated as a young master for more than a decade."
He shook his head, "No wonder, I said his temperament, knowledge, demeanor, and martial arts are not those of an ordinary person."
He felt quite emotional, and Shu Yu was about to say something when he continued, "That young master Meng is amazing. At the age of ten, he knew to bear humiliation and hide among his mother's murderers. If it were me, I would have been scared to death at ten years old. That's the young master Meng for you."
He raised his thumb, and Shu Yu smiled, "When he comes, you can tell him in person."
Da Niu scratched his head and grinned, "Then what are young master Meng's plans for the future? Will he follow Master Meng and establish a caravan business?"
Shu Yu shook her head, "In order not to attract the attention of the Gong Qui, he pretended to be a dull and ignorant person in the past. But in fact, he has extensive knowledge and experience. Now that he has resolved his grievances, he plans to take the imperial examination and pursue an official position starting from next year."
Da Niu's eyes lit up, "That's great! Young master Meng really has ambitions. When he becomes an official, you will become the official's wife."
Shu Yu coughed lightly. Both of them were not interested in such ambitions.
But seeing Da Niu's excited expression, as if he could foresee her future, she didn't want to dampen his enthusiasm. She quickly changed the subject and asked about the situation on the land.
Da Niu, full of vigor, said, "Yes, you've seen it. We've planted sunflowers on all of our hundred mu of land. The eighty mu of alfalfa was harvested three times by the Wu family's people who came to collect it. The Wu brothers said that our alfalfa is the best, even better than what they have on their pasture. The livestock love to eat it, and they asked if we could continue planting it."
Shu Yu thought, of course the alfalfa grown on this land would be good—it was saline-alkali land.
But planting alfalfa on so much land meant she would suffer a loss. Not to mention the taxes she had to pay for such a large area, hiring so many people to work on it would exhaust her funds. It was impossible to expect to become rich by selling alfalfa.
"I see that the land is fenced off. What's going on?" Shu Yu asked.
Da Niu sighed, "When we were planting the alfalfa, some horses and cows from nearby would sneak over and graze when no one was watching. Luckily, we had people patrolling the land, but because we have fewer people, and the alfalfa grew lush, some parts were eaten. Especially a few old farmers who grazed their cattle deliberately drove them over. When we went to settle the accounts with them, they argued that the cattle came on their own, and they didn't notice it. We couldn't just slaughter their cattle."
"But later, your sister-in-law told those old farmers that this land belonged to Lu Xiangjun, and the alfalfa was planted to make money. If their cattle continued to come and eat here, it would be encroaching on other people's property, and we would report them to the officials. Those old farmers thought this land was still the same as before, being leased out, but when they heard that this was all Lu Xiangjun's land, they became scared and stopped coming over after that."
"But now that we've replanted sunflowers, the seedlings are still small. If horses, cows, or donkeys come over again, they will ruin it. So, I just put up a fence."
Shu Yu nodded, "That's a good idea."
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