newbobooks Chapter 1014 Return to the North
Chapter 1014 Return to the North
"You're welcome, you're welcome."
"You are too polite, sir. I don't know how old you are this year, but you look about the same age as my grandson. Next time I will invite my grandson over. You young people will definitely have more to talk about than us old people, and you can have fun together."
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere became tense.
This person looks young, but he was brought by the Lord of the Mansion, and no one knows where he came from. Wouldn't it be offensive to say this?
Zhou Guo nodded and said, "Okay, but my grandparents have passed away. I want to ask them to come and talk to you, but I'm afraid you might be scared."
The man was stunned for a moment, then he laughed, "Young Master is really good at joking."
Everyone laughed, knowing that Zhou Guo was not someone to be trifled with.
She was just a child, and after talking to her a few words at first, no one paid any attention to her, even though she was brought by the Lord of the Mansion.
Only a few young people at the back kept talking to her, saying some things, and their attitude was different from that of the others, it was very sincere.
Zhou Guo asked: "How many of you are from the North?"
Several people nodded. "We were sent here by our uncles. Young Master may not remember me. I saw you when we played polo that year. You looked so heroic on the field. After so many years, many people still talk about you when we play polo every year."
Zhou Guo suddenly realized, no wonder, it seemed that the people in the north also got the news later and acted quickly.
This meal helped me get to know the big families in Nanhe, so that when I meet them in the future, I won’t be completely in the dark and not recognize anyone.
Fujun was the first to leave, and Zhou Guo followed behind him.
These people didn't think much of her anyway, and she was too lazy to flatter them, so she might as well go home.
After saying goodbye to the Lord, she went home.
The old man was still waiting for her. Only when he saw her return safely did he stagger to sleep.
In the next few days, she was arranged to meet this person and that person.
Some of them were people I had seen in the restaurant that day.
When the two met, they felt a little embarrassed. Although Zhou Guo was small, the Zhou family's business was not small. The fertilizer they sold was needed by every household.
I used to think that she was pushed forward by the Zhou family out of necessity, but I didn't expect that she was actually the mastermind behind Nanhe. Now there is nothing I can do even if I dislike her.
After all, you have to deal with people and have business dealings with each other.
Among these people, some families did not have as much land as the Zhou family, but they did everything, including wood shops, cloth shops, spice shops, and one family even had a cattle farm.
Zhou Guo had to cheer up, thinking that Wu Jiang was really great, no wonder he wanted her to meet him. This cattle farm alone was amazing, she needed a lot of cattle at the moment.
The south is in a state of disrepair right now. Not to mention cattle, even farm tools are hard to buy.
These things still have to be transported from here, as Nanhe needs a lot of them.
In the north, after years of breeding, there are quite a few newborn cows and donkeys every year. Now they are barely enough. In another two years, when more are born, maybe she will be able to open a livestock farm and sell cows, donkeys and mules.
Since each company wants to get something from the other, their attitude will naturally be good.
Moreover, after several contacts, I feel that Zhou Guo is not like a child. Sometimes, his words are more vicious than theirs. He will not give in at all when he should fight for something, no matter if you are in your thirties or forties or seventies or eighties. He will fight for every inch of advantage and it is hard for people to resist.
None of the companies could get any advantage from her, and even if they did, she would get it back from somewhere else.
Some people privately sighed, "He is much more difficult to deal with than Wu Jiang. No wonder he can run the affairs of an entire prefecture at such a young age. There is a reason for that. We looked down on him at the beginning, and now we are getting our comeuppance."
All the benefits went to other people, isn't that retribution?
After a few days, Zhou Guo was in a very good mood every day, and he would hum a song every time he came home.
The old man looked at her and said, "How much have you cheated people of? Is it worth you being so happy?"
Zhou Guo sat down and took a sip of tea, then said with a smile: "How can you call it a trap? They agreed to it themselves, I didn't force them."
The old man shook his head, not knowing who was unlucky enough to be looked down upon.
After seven or eight days, Nanhe and the others had seen almost everything.
She told Wu Jiang that she would be going back tomorrow. "The spring ploughing has already started in the north, and I have to go back to take a look, especially at the salty and bitter fields. Yunzhou is planting in the second year, and Chengding is planting in the first year. We can't be careless. You continue to take care of this side. If there are any problems, please write to me."
Wu Jiang said, "I see. The spring ploughing in Nanhe is almost done. The farm is still busy with the fertilizers promised to each household. As for the farmers, there is not much left. In the first year, each household did not buy much."
There is no food at home, so we have to spend money on everything, so we have to be frugal.
The next day, the group had breakfast and left.
Zhou Guo left the city and looked back at the tall city gate. It was different from when he first arrived. The big words seemed to have regained vitality.
Because we had to hurry, we had to eat dry food for lunch, and only had hot food in the morning and evening. Fortunately, the weather is getting warmer now, so eating dry food is not so uncomfortable.
The group hurried and arrived in Huaiyang in just eight days.
The old man touched the warhorse under him with emotion, "It is said that warhorses are more useful. They run faster than ordinary horses. If it were an ordinary horse, it would take ten days."
Dapang got the news and waited for them on the road they had to take early in the morning.
He returned after Nanhe stabilized.
There are five prefectures in the north, and Hu Zi alone is unable to handle all the work.
The happiest person was Erpang. After all, the two brothers hadn't seen each other for a long time.
Zhou Guo asked, "How is the spring farming in Huaiyang going now?"
Huaiyang is located a little further south than the other prefectures, and has a warmer climate. The thaw occurs earlier every year, and spring plowing also occurs a few days earlier.
Big Fatty said, "It has already started for a few days. This year, all the villages under more than 20 counties have planted new crops. My family planted the new crops in the past two years, and this year all the land in my family can be planted with the new crops.
There are no more than 80 households in a county that don't have new crops to grow. And those big households also have new crops purchased from the people. If the weather is good, the harvest in Nanhe this year will be at least 30% more than last year."
Just at least.
There are not many families in Huaiyang who have no land and are tenant farmers, and there are also few large families. The majority are the middle group of people.
No matter how much or how little land a family has, it still has a few acres. If it is not enough, they can rent some more.
They don't have to spend any money, they basically just buy fertilizer, and with this new crop variety, the harvest this year will be considerable.
She said to the old man, "Master, you go to the farm and rest first. I'll go down and take a look."