Chapter 709
After the full moon banquet of the sisters in July and August, Qin Xiaoxiao, under the strong request of Jing Heng and the Princess of Huguo, took another half a month of confinement before he regained his "freedom" and could take his two daughters out for a walk.
The autumn of September is getting deeper, and the twins, who are less than two months old, have grown their faces, completely getting rid of their wrinkles and red appearance when they were just born, becoming white and tender, and they can see a little bit of Jing Heng's shadow from their facial features and eyebrows.
However, the two children were still young and were easily frightened when taken out. Qin Xiaoxiao gave up taking them out after a little thought. After asking Mingyuexiqiao to stay in the mansion to take them to take them, he got on the carriage and went to the plantation of Xingyue Lake.
She had never been to the plantation after being pregnant. She had to report anything there when she was pregnant. She had to report to her in the mansion. Last month, the jujube garden was full of harvest and entered the process of making dried dates. She had to look at the quality of the dried dates this year before she could feel at ease.
Several managers didn't know that the boss was coming, and they rushed over to greet him until someone reported that Qin Xiaoxiao's car had arrived nearby.
Qin Xiaoxiao waved his hand and gave them a greeting: "I'll go around, you can do your own things."
Several managers knew her temper and did not dare to say anything more. They only reminded: "There are snakes, insects and poisons that have not yet hibernated in the garden. Please enter carefully."
Qin Xiaoxiao nodded, but took Xingtian and others to the workshop where they made dried dates first.
The workshop was built at her instructions at the beginning of last year, covering an area of six acres inside and out. The flat drying yard was covered with red dates, and twenty or thirty young or older women were passing through it, constantly turning the semi-dried red dates.
At this time, there was light smoke rising above nearly half of the room, and a rich sweet smell drifted in the air, causing many birds to shuttle back and forth, staying on the roof to look around. Among the bushes not far away, there were even a few squirrels jumping back and forth.
It is almost winter, and these little guys need to stock up on the winter. Otherwise, when water turns into ice, it will be difficult for them to get food again, and there is a possibility of starving to death and freezing to death.
Therefore, these birds and squirrels set their sights on the workshop because there are some dry dates that are of poor quality during the process of making dried dates. Some of them obviously cannot be sold will be digested by the people in the workshop, and some will be given to the squirrel birds.
You should know that plantations will also encounter pests every year. These birds are good at catching insects. With their date orchards, they will be less affected by pests.
Squirrels are useless and they will secretly climb up trees and steal dates to eat. However, they are small and cute, and few people can make up their minds to refuse their begging for food.
Looking at this lively scene, Qin Xiaoxiao was in a good mood. She threw a handful of dried dates in the direction of the bushes. The little squirrels rushed down the tree, and their little hands quickly picked up the dried dates on the ground and stuffed them into their mouths.
"Haha~" Qin Xiaoxiao was amused by the cute appearance of these little things eating. Seeing that they were still looking here after they finished eating, they did not sprinkle them over so as not to spoil them and not be motivated.
squirrel:???
They are just for stuttering. What kind of ambition is needed? Can ambition be turned into a delicious dried date?
The women on the stadium heard the laughter and subconsciously looked over. They found that it was Qin Xiaoxiao who was coming, and they put down their work and greeted him: "Madam, you are here!"
Seeing that they were neatly dressed, rosy and rosy, no longer as sad and confused as they had just entered the plantation, Qin Xiaoxiao couldn't help but smile and nodded: "You have been here for more than a year, are you used to everything?"
The oldest woman shivered her lips and said excitedly: "Okay, okay, the old woman has lived for more than 40 years, and she has lived the most comfortable life in this year. This is all due to the wife. It is the wife who makes the old woman live like a person..."
Her fate was extremely miserable. She lost her parents when she was young, and her family property was stolen by her relatives. She also fell into the hands of her relatives. She lived a life of not enough food or clothing, and she had endless work every day, and she was also a punching bag for her relatives' family.
When she reached the age when she was supposed to get married, she was sold by her relatives for eight taels of silver to an old man who had his wife beaten to death. After marriage, she suffered violence from her husband almost every day, and even she was not spared when she was pregnant.
Later, they finally gave birth to a son and thought they had hope in their lives, but who would have thought that their son would follow his father's violence and punch and kick her at a young age. After marrying and having children, the couple treated her like a slave, and lived a life worse than death.
Last year, her husband drowned after drinking too much and accidentally fell and drowned. She mustered up the courage to run out, thinking that even if she was starving to death and freezing to death, she would not want to be tortured by her son and daughter-in-law to death.
By chance, she found out that she would take in a plantation where women had nowhere to go, so she found it and stayed smoothly.
For more than a year, she has eaten, lived and lived in a plantation. Although she has to work every day, she has food, beds, and wages. No one will beat her and scold her, making her feel that she lives like a person for the first time and has the dignity of being a human being.
She was grateful to Qin Xiaoxiao, the owner of the plantation, and prayed almost every day that the plantation could make a profit and run smoothly so that she could stay here forever.
The old woman's words deeply touched the others. They said verbally: "Madam, this place is very good, and Manager Hong is also very good. He did not treat us harshly. He asked us to rest when he was sick and asked us to see the doctor."
"Last month, the managers calculated the wages for us for half a month and said it was the wife's explanation. Thank you, the little woman!"
"I can eat enough here and eat meat twice a month, which is better than when I was at my mother's house. The little woman wants to work for her wife for the rest of her life!"
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These young women were all poor people who were abandoned by their husbands or abandoned their husbands for various reasons. After staying in the plantation for more than a year, they had long regarded this place as their home. With the company of sisters with the same situation, even if they had no husbands and children, they would not feel lonely and frightened.
Listening to them talking about their days in the plantation, Qin Xiaoxiao was not impatient, and she also felt a sense of sincere pride - being proud of herself, her purpose of setting up a plantation has been achieved.
After the women were dispersed and busy with their own affairs, Qin Xiaoxiao walked into the workshop. Seeing that there were no traces of fresh dates inside, but were piled with dried dates. He picked up a few sacks and ordered people to open them and check the quality of the dried dates.
There are a few reliable managers watching, so the master who makes dried dates naturally does not dare to be careless. The quality of dried dates is not bad and will not ruin the reputation of the red date food store.
Qin Xiaoxiao was very satisfied and said that these dried dates would be rewarded after being distributed. The workshops were smiling and thanked loudly.
After leaving the workshop, the group walked towards the plantation.
In addition to the jujube orchard, mulberry gardens and tea gardens have also taken shape. If nothing unexpected happens, silkworms and tea will be available next year. There is no shortage of silk and tea in the capital, and these two things are likely to be sold overseas in the future.
At present, except for the tea trees, the leaves of the jujube and mulberry trees have turned yellow and withered, but there are still people working back and forth in the three gardens, loosening the soil with hoes and other utensils in order to make the trees grow better.
Seeing Qin Xiaoxiao, the working women's reactions were exactly the same as those in the workshop, and they all expressed their gratitude to her. Some people couldn't help crying when they were moved, which made others cry.
On the way back, Xingtian sighed: "Madam, to those people, you are a living Bodhisattva."
Qin Xiaoxiao said, "Not as good as you said."
Xingtian said seriously: "Madam, I have not flattered me. You are all reborn parents to them, just like an adult to me."
Qin Xiaoxiao said lightly: "The sage said, 'If you are poor, you will be able to protect yourself; if you are prosperous, you will be able to help the world'. Giving those people a way out is just a casual thing for me."
Qingfeng said: "That is true, there are very few kind people like Mrs., and most of them are in high positions. They think of seeking more benefits for themselves, but instead they are increasingly exploiting and harming the poor."
Qin Xiaoxiao lifted the curtains and looked at the pedestrians coming and going on the streets: "I will not comment on what others have. I will come to this world for a while, but I want to have a clear conscience."
Xingtian Qingfeng's expression condensed and he said respectfully: "I have received the teachings!"
Qin Xiaoxiao nodded slightly and saw a small stall selling sweet chopped buns on the corner of the street. He asked the coachman to stop and instruct Xingtian to buy two pieces and take them back to coax the two little kids.
This sweet chop bun is made of flour. It is simple to make and the price is cheap. You can buy a large piece for five cents. Although it is not as good as the delicacies in the mansion, it tastes unique when chewing it. Not only are the two little guys who like to pick up a piece and chew it slowly, Qin Xiaoxiao also likes it very much.
When they returned to the mansion, the master and servant had just returned to Anyi Courtyard and heard the crying sounds of July and August in the room.
Qin Xiaoxiao felt panicked and walked quickly to his room with the sound. He saw two wet nurses holding their daughter to coax them. Mingyuexiqiao was also using rattles to make their daughter happy, but the two little guys ignored them, and their voices were already crying hoarsely.
"Madam, you are finally back!" Mingyue felt relieved when she saw her master and hurriedly explained: "The two little masters just now started crying when they couldn't see her wife. I took the little master here when I couldn't coax her. But after a while, the two little masters cried again. I couldn't coax her no matter how I coaxed her."
Qin Xiaoxiao felt very distressed and took the two little guys into his arms with one hand: "Don't cry, don't cry, mom is back, don't be afraid!"
The two little girls are timid. When they wake up at night, they will cry to look for her. They will only fall asleep in her arms. She is in the mansion during the day. I don’t know that they will be afraid during the day. If she had known this, she would not go to the plantation.
Hearing the voice of his mother and smelling the breath that made them feel at ease, July and August gradually stopped crying, looking at her with their black eyes, making a sound from their mouths that was incomprehensible.
Chapter completed!