Sister Han is good at farming

Chapter 262 Li's Provocation

Hearing Ruan Qingqing talking to her, Li suddenly became excited and moved the stool closer to her.

"Qingqing, you are now the mayor of three cities, and you are in charge of the people of the three cities! Isn't that the same as Lord Zhou who was in charge of our three prefectures of Lulin, Jianghuai, and Jiangxia at the same time?"

Ruan Qingqing smiled and nodded, "Third Auntie, your understanding is not wrong!"

Ruan Shixiang interrupted, "Aunt, my third sister is different from Mr. Zhou back then. Mr. Zhou had the emperor in charge. But my third sister has no one in charge, so she is no different from the emperor!"

"Oh my God! There's a female emperor in our family!" Li's eyes widened instantly, and she didn't know what to do with her hands and feet. "Then I have to kowtow!"

As she said this, she actually stood up.

"Third aunt, don't listen to Ninth Brother's nonsense. What emperor or not? He just manages the eating, drinking, defecating and urinating of the common people in the three cities." Ruan Qingqing hurriedly pulled her and picked up topics that interested her.

"You don't know, it's in the northwest, dry and cold, the soil is poor, and only wild grass grows there. If you're not careful, the crops you planted will be buried in the grass and you won't be able to find them."

Li listened with great interest, "Is there such a thing? No, Qingqing, you are an expert in growing crops, how can you let weeds cover the crops?"

"So they need me to teach them step by step from beginning to end. I heard that their most experienced farmer, even with the most fertile land, can only produce 20 kilograms of wheat per mu per year." Ruan Qingqing spread her hands.

"Oh my God!" Li's mouth was wide open enough to fit an egg. "What can we eat with 20 kilograms per mu?"

"So they don't like farming, they like hunting or herding cattle and sheep. When the cattle and sheep grow up, they kill them for meat or sell them for money."

These were things that Li had never heard of before, so her eyes were shining from beginning to end.

"This is also very interesting. You don't have to work hard to the end of the world." Li listened with a look of longing.

"I heard that your three cities had a good harvest last year." Ruan Shixing also became interested and joined the conversation.

"Well, the first year I went there, I did nothing but let everyone dig wells, dig ditches, and build reservoirs. There was a heavy snowfall at the end of the year before last, and most of the snow water was retained, so we had enough water. In addition, we dug dozens of new wells to meet irrigation needs, so we harvested a little more grain than in previous years, but it still can't be compared with what we have." Ruan Qingqing smiled and shook her head.

"Then you are also amazing!" Ruan Shixing said with sincere admiration.

"Of course not. You don't know. When we came back, the citizens heard the noise and ran out. They knelt down and begged Daya not to leave. It was not until Daya told them that she was just going home to visit her relatives and would be back soon that they let us go." Ruan Wantie, who came with Wang, said proudly.

"There is such a thing? It seems that Qingqing, the city lord, is very popular among the people!" Ruan Wanxi walked over with a smile and joked.

"Of course! Wherever we go, as long as we see Daya, we will stop what we are doing and run up to her to say hello. Everyone is so happy that it's like they have met a long-lost relative. That scene! Even when I went to popularize how to increase productivity, I didn't receive such a warm reception!"

Ruan Wantie was also aroused to talk and immediately started chatting fluently.

"It turns out Qingqing is so popular outside!" Li's face was also full of envy.

"Aunt San, you are wrong. This is not being popular, this is being deeply loved by the people!" Ruan Shixing corrected.

"No matter if he is loved or popular, he is likable anyway!" Li quickly pulled Ruan Shigui, who was standing outside, over and said, "Qingqing, since you have governed the three cities so well and are so loved by the people, why don't you take your twelfth brother with you, give him an official position, and let him broaden his horizons."

"Nonsense! You don't even have the status of a student, how can you know how to be an official?" Old Master Ruan, who was standing on the periphery watching the fun, scolded immediately.

Ruan Shigui was originally somewhat yearning after being pulled by his mother. But now being scolded by Mr. Ruan in front of so many people, he suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

He suddenly shook off Li's hand and said, "I don't want to be an official!" Then he rushed out of the encirclement and ran outside.

"You kid..." Li stopped after chasing for two steps and looked at Mr. Ruan, "I don't like what Dad said. Gui Ge'er didn't pass the exam to become a student, but in the uncivilized land of the northwest, how can Gui Ge'er have no place to use his talents? Let alone farming, he goes to the fields with everyone every day. He is much better than those uncivilized people in terms of methods! Qingqing, don't you think this makes sense?"

"Third Aunt, our position is indeed full, and my twelfth brother can't get in." Ruan Qingqing smiled awkwardly, "Besides, it's very hard there, and the climate is slightly different from ours. My twelfth brother may not be able to adapt if he goes there."

"You are the boss there, adding a new official position is as easy as eating and drinking!" Li said as a matter of course, "Besides, you, a girl, can adapt to the climate there, so there is no reason why your twelfth brother, a boy, can't handle it?"

"It is said that there is no order without rules. Even if I am the lord of the three cities, I cannot come here casually. If I jam one person today and another person tomorrow, how can I control the people in the future? Who will be willing to listen to me then?" Ruan Qingqing patiently analyzed it to her.

"After all, you just don't want to take your twelfth brother with you. It's just that you remember that your brother bullied your Jia Shi'an when they were young!" Li said with spit flying, her eyebrows slightly raised, her face full of disdain, "I didn't expect that you have achieved so much, but you still remember the old things in your heart!"

"If it's not suitable, it's not suitable. No matter how much you say, it's useless! And if I remember those trivial things, do you think I would give you a chance to ask for a position for my twelfth brother in front of me?"

This person turns hostile at any time, and Ruan Qingqing is too lazy to indulge her, as if she really owes her something.

"You!" Li was so angry that she fell backwards.

Ruan Wantie, who was standing by, couldn't bear to watch it anymore.

"Third sister-in-law, my Daya is not that kind of person. For example, when Daya and Xing'er and the others opened a water amusement park together, and you said you wanted to open a restaurant there, Daya agreed without hesitation. When has she ever spared any effort to help her family? And your Fu'er, if Daya hadn't organized training and exercises for everyone, how could a young man from a farm family catch the eye of General Ling?"

"The reason why Fu Ge'er was favored by General Ling was because he fought desperately on the battlefield. What does it have to do with Qingqing? You are good at flattering yourself!" Li sneered.

"Forget it, Dad, stop talking. I've learned something today. As long as there's something that doesn't satisfy Third Aunt, no matter how good our family has been to her in the past, it will all be meaningless." Ruan Qingqing's face also turned cold.

"Alright, Third Brother, this is not a decent thing on your part. Do you think being an official is as simple as gossiping about other people's private affairs? Forcing your brother into that position when he is not qualified is not good for him, it will harm him! Don't mention such things again in the future! Let's go eat first!" Old Master Ruan stepped forward and stopped the conflict in time.