Chapter 238 – Mrs. Tong Zhi’s Compliments

“This book that big girl read can be too useful, I let the sisters on the manor re-purchase a batch of rice seeds according to what big girl said, re-breeding the seedlings to make up for it, and the farmers in the neighborhood didn’t listen to big girl. Now those seedlings on my manor are not doing anything at all, growing green, those farmers are in a hurry, the seedlings are in patches with symptoms of collapse, yellowing, and withering, those seedlings are almost impossible to become!”

Although it takes a lot of effort to change seedlings, it is really worth it to keep the seedlings and the hope of this year!

After listening to Mrs. Tongzhi’s description, Yun’s face first showed an expression of surprise, which was followed by a thick smile.

She was originally worried that this matter would go wrong and add trouble to Madam Tongzhi for nothing, but she didn’t think that Ruo’er she really had such a skill.

Looking at Mrs. Tongzhi’s joyful appearance, Yun’s mood followed suit.

Mrs. Tongzhi continued, “I also heard that quite a few of the villages near the capital city have recently been affected by rice seedlings. They didn’t listen to Big Miss’s advice to re-sow seedlings, and now the seedlings are growing and turning yellow and withering and collapsing, and at this moment it’s already the middle of April, so I’m afraid it’s a little late to re-sow seedlings.”

The rice seed grown in the Taizhou Prefecture area today is sown and nursed earlier, before the Qingming Festival, and nursed for forty days, with rice planting beginning in late March of the lunar calendar.

Now that we’re in the middle of April, where is the time to sow seeds and go through another forty days of seeding?

Hearing the words Yun’s also a shock, because this year their household rice seed is the eldest daughter to help purchase, and now the field seedlings growth is just right, and there is no problem appear, so I do not know that there is such a thing happened.

So Cloud asked, “Is it bad?”

Mrs. Tongzhi said, “Those who didn’t listen to the advice must have suffered seedlings, but there are also some people who listened to the advice, and raised new seedlings in advance, and now they see that the old seedlings have problems, and it’s not too late to replace them.”

Hearing this, Yun then recalled the village that she passed through that day when she went to the Xu family farm, and it seemed that her daughter’s argument with those farmers was about this matter.

So it seems that the farmers who were angry at their daughters are now suffering.

Thinking about this Yun’s not sympathetic to those farmers, her daughter’s good advice they refused to listen, and now suffered a rice planting can not be blamed.

“So Big Miss has really helped me out!” Mrs. Tongzhi once again praised Wei Ruo.

These words heard Yun’s heart joyful, busy modestly said, “Ruo’er she is also a mistake, can help is also her good fortune.”

Wei Ruo came back from Tian Qin Yuan, just entered the door, and was about to go back to Wang Mei Yuan, when she was stopped by Cui Ping, who was sent by Yun to wait for Wei Ruo.

Cui Ping informs Wei Ruo that Madam Tong Zhi has come and asked to see her by name, telling her to go to Cang Yun Yuan immediately.

Wei Ruo didn’t say anything and followed Cui Ping to Cang Yun Yuan.

Just as she entered the room, she saw Mrs. Tongchi rise to meet her.

“Big Miss.” Lady Tongzhi called Wei Ruo with a gentle and kind face.

“Hello, Mrs. Xu.” Wei Ruo slightly bowed and saluted.

“There’s no need to be polite, big girl.”

Mrs. Tongzhi took Wei Ruo’s hand and went to sit aside.

“The eldest girl has just returned from studying, she is bound to be tired, would it be too tiring for you to come over and accompany me?” Mrs. Tongzhi inquired.

“It’s fine, I’m not tired.” Wei Ruo said, “I wonder what madam is looking for me for? Is it for the loquat cream?”

“The loquat paste is also one of the reasons, something my old lady has instructed me to do a thousand times, I wouldn’t dare forget it. But there is another, more important purpose for my trip, and that is to thank the eldest girl for asking me to prepare new seedlings last month.” Mrs. Tong Zhi said.

Mrs. Tongzhi’s two purposes Wei Ruo are not surprised, the loquat cream given to Mrs. Xu last time is almost time to eat up, and the matter of rice seedlings has also fermented recently.

“Madam doesn’t have to be concerned, I also just mentioned it, and didn’t do anything to bother.” Wei Ruo said.

“The words can not be said so, big girl this mention is a lot of people can not do things, the other people are not so fast to see the problem of seedlings, just big girl has this kind of ability. There are also people who found the problem later, but they are later than the big girl, not as discerning as the big girl. This kind of thing is bound to be the earlier you find out the better, difference of three or five days may take a life, not to mention that there are a number of people until these days the seedlings large withered and died before they found out, it is really too late to regret.”

Mrs. Tongzhi had a flurry of emotions and looked at Wei Ruo with the same look of a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law more and more smoothly.

Wei Ruo only had to smile and say, “It’s good to be able to make it, it’s just the beginning of the year, if this delays the future year’s farming because of this, it’s not good to put it on anyone’s shoulders.”

“That’s the reason! Originally last year’s bad year grain harvest everyone’s heart was apprehensive, this is just the beginning of the year, and then so tossed, everyone’s heart is about to die.” Mrs. Tongzhi very much agreed.

Immediately after Mrs. Tong Zhi added: “Earlier I heard the county princess talk about the big girl’s insight into farming, at that time it was just an earful, but now that I have seen it with my own eyes, I realize that Mrs. Yuan’s words are not false at all, and that the big girl is really knowledgeable and talented.”

Wei Ruo was a little embarrassed by Madam Tong Zhi’s overly enthusiastic words.

“It’s Mrs. Yuan who praised me too much, I’m just slightly knowledgeable.” Wei Ruo didn’t dare to say how proficient she was.

Lady Tongzhi and Wei Ruo spoke eagerly, and Yun was left out to dry.

And what Mrs. Tongzhi and Wei Ruo two said Yun could not interject, so she could only sit awkwardly on the sidelines to match the laughter.

Wei Ruo and Mrs. Tong Zhi said for a while, Mrs. Tong Zhi only reluctantly left, before leaving sent Wei Ruo some gifts, is two boxes, Wei Ruo did not open on the spot.

In return, Wei Ruo presented her with four jars of loquat cream and some citrus peel tea.

This Citrus Peel Tea is made by taking the peel of sun-dried citrus, salting it, and blending it with several Chinese herbs. It can be made into a tea that clears heat and relieves throat discomfort.

Mrs. Tongzhi to pay Wei Ruo silver, Wei Ruodao today’s loquat cream is received Mrs. Tongzhi gift back, not for sale, do not charge silver, Mrs. Tongzhi did not talk to Wei Ruo polite.

After bidding farewell to Mrs. Tong Zhi, Yun said to Wei Ruo with a look of relief, “Ruo’er you have made a mark again, and the party’s dealings with Mrs. Tong Zhi were handled very well.”

Wei Ruo looked indifferent and said, “I’m a bit tired today, so I’ll go back to the house first.”

It was clear that Wei Ruo didn’t want to say anything more to Yun.

Nowadays, Wei Ruo is more straightforward than when she first came to the school captain’s residence, and her attitude towards Yun is more and more detached and cold; it is better when there are outsiders, and without outsiders, Wei Ruo behaves in a direct and clear manner.