Lady of the Lord From the East

Wei Wei woke up later than usual the next day, but also woke up at eight o'clock, and at this time, several owners in the castle were probably still asleep.

But when she took care of herself and went downstairs, she was told that Felix had gone out.

The dutiful housekeeper told her: "Master Felix likes the food you prepared very much, and he asked me to thank you for him."

"Has he eaten?"

"Yes, the young master left after breakfast."

Wei Wei nodded, took her usual position at the table, and waited for Dolores to come down to eat together.

Because the Earl was away, Father Matthew didn't dine with them these days, so only the two girls ate together at the table these days.

Naturally, the breakfast was the ones Wei Wei made with someone last night. The reheated buns and meat patties were delicious. The steamed buns and flower rolls were also soft and delicious. The hot milk with juice added to remove the fishy smell made Wei Wei a little regretful. No soy milk here.

- Maybe next time you can make a pot of soy milk. Although there are no soybeans here, other beans can also be used to grind soy milk.

If you have soy milk, you can also try tofu.

While thinking about things while eating breakfast, Wei Wei was a little absent-minded. In comparison, Dolores looked happier than usual today. She had heard that Wei Wei was about to become her tutor.

She has been happy ever since she found out.

Probably has the same aesthetics as her brother. Dolores liked Wei Wei very much the first time she saw her, and even more so after getting along, so I heard that Wei Wei would become her teacher, no matter what she was studying. very happy.

It's a pity that Wei Wei can't take office in a short time.

After breakfast, Butler Barton told Wei Wei when the servants were clearing the table that the steward of the land she bought yesterday had come to her.

Wei Wei somehow felt that the housekeeper today seemed to be more attentive than before. Could it be because the buns in the morning were delicious?

In fact, when the steward was informed that the land had changed owners and came over to hand over to Wei Wei, he couldn't help confirming with the steward about the gossip he heard yesterday, whether they were about to have a new countess.

"Many people have seen the earl and the lady riding closely side by side. They seem to be a very good match."

The butler, who didn't know what was going on, heard the butler say what he saw yesterday, and couldn't help but wonder if their young master Felix finally couldn't help confessing to Miss Wei Wei.

However, since the person concerned has already gone out, the other person is not suitable for him to inquire, and the housekeeper said nothing except being more attentive to Wei Wei.

Wei Wei soon met the steward, who was the manager of the land she bought. Of course, he was not only in charge of the 100 acres of land. Serf, informed about this.

The serfs reacted in a panic at first, even if they were also serfs, farming for the earl was completely different from farming for other people.

But when they found out that the new owner was Wei Wei, they didn't panic immediately. The serfs lived in the same place, and yesterday's news naturally reached their ears, and some people even saw that scene with their own eyes. In their opinion, the master Whether it's the Countess or the future Countess, it doesn't really make any difference.

"I heard that you are going to build a house on that land. If you need manpower, you can call those serfs to serve you."

The steward came to see Wei Wei mainly for this matter.

Wei Wei: "Those people should be busy farming, right? Do they have spare time?"

The manager said of course: "It is their honor to work for you, and naturally they can spare time."

Wei Wei didn't think so. She knew that these serfs not only had to grow the land they rented, but also worked for the lord for half of the week. They woke up early and late every day, how could they find time to help her build a house?

"I need to find someone to design the house before I can start building it. I don't need any manpower for the time being."

Wei Wei has given up the idea of ​​hiding gold in the ground of the house. The time set for her by the system is running out. It is obviously impossible for a new house to be built in such a short period of time. The gold is buried in the ground, too If it is too deep, it will be difficult for her to dig, and if it is too shallow, it will be easy to be discovered when laying the foundation.

At this time, I heard the steward say: "Miss Weiwei, the land has been renovated now. It was originally expected to start planting wheat today. If you have no other arrangements, I will go back and notify them to start work?"

Wei Wei came back to her senses and nodded to him: "Well, yes, but you ask them to leave a plot of land not to plant, I have other arrangements."

At this time, the yield of the land was low, and she left too much, which could easily affect the harvest of the serfs. Moreover, this year is mainly for breeding, and there is not much land needed. One acre of land is not enough. That means there are more than 30 acres of rest. Is it cultivated?

The steward nodded in response, and was about to retire when Wei Wei suddenly called him to wait.

"Do you know all the serfs in the count's territory?"

The manager said to himself: "Although I can't say that I know all of them, I have seen most of them."

The stewards in the manor are both freemen and serfs. They are trusted by their masters to help manage all matters of the serfs, but such stewards are useless. They can only get the qualifications to use the wells and mills free of charge and exempt some of them. Taxes, so the stewards also have to farm the land themselves, but because of the difference in status, most of the good stewards have the ability to hire other people to farm for themselves.

The steward in front of him was born as a serf and lived in Fort Sardinson since he was a child, so he naturally knew most of the serfs here.

Wei Wei nodded: "You help me inform them that if someone is willing to help me collect the feces of various livestock and poultry, I will pay them a small copper coin for every basket that is full."

In order to give him a reference, Wei Wei specially asked someone to bring a basket from the kitchen.

This price is more appropriate in her thoughts. Although it sounds cheap at first glance, she thinks that the cow dung and horse dung piles can be seen everywhere on the roadside. I don’t know how many years of cow dung and horse dung piles have been accumulated. Considerable.

In fact, the urine of livestock is also needed, but in order to prevent the possibility of someone mixing water into it to cheat money, she did not mention this.

Listening to a noble lady talking about "feces" eloquently, the steward always had a fear of whether the other party was possessed by the devil, but then Wei Wei's price made him completely forget this fear.

Before he could speak, the butler and the two maids who had been on the sidelines showed disapproval.

The housekeeper said: "Miss Weiwei, do you really want to hire someone to collect those filthy things?" And you have to pay? This sounds ridiculous.

"Yeah." Wei Wei nodded and said proudly, "I come from a country in the East, where the fertilizer fermented with manure is a treasure that can keep the land from becoming barren and even increase production. Country, we never need to let the land fallow to ensure soil fertility, our land can be cultivated all year round, and if the fertility is sufficient, the same area of ​​land can produce at least twice as much as here.”

double? This time, not only the butler and the maid, but even the butler who was used to seeing the market couldn't help but swallowed his saliva and looked frightened.

Wei Wei, on the other hand, put on their uncommon and strange appearance: "What's the matter? The former tenant farmer of my family once planted 500 catties of grain per acre of land - oh, where we have an acre of land that is almost like you and you. One-sixth the size of a piece of land."

One-sixth of a piece of land can grow 500 catties of grain? Isn't the production of the whole piece of land 3,000 catties? ! !

This time, several people not only swallowed, they gasped as if they were greatly frightened, and the butler looked like he was about to faint.

Wei Wei glanced at them indifferently, and then looked at the steward again: "Okay, you... What's your name?"

The steward quickly replied: "Little George." His attitude was even more humble than before, because he suddenly realized that the girl in front of him might be a nobleman richer than their lord.

Looking at her calm and slightly disdainful eyes, George felt that this noble lady must have been despising their farming ability just now.

"Well, George, you can wait a few days for the collection of feces. When you go back, find some people to dig a few big holes in the fallow fields. You have to dig like this."

She told him the length, width and depth of the pit.

The steward had a good memory, so he repeated it, Wei Wei nodded and said, "That's right, that's it, you go and arrange it, I will also pay the people who are hired to help dig the pit, can you arrange this? "

"Of course." The steward heard what Wei Wei meant and told him not to use her serfs to do this, but to find someone else.

"I'll leave it to you." Wei Wei thought for a while, and added: "By the way, tell those who are willing to collect feces, the tax money will be paid by me."

At this time, the lords advertised that everything in the territory belonged to them. Whether they hunted, raised livestock or even collected firewood, the lords had to pay taxes to the lord. Wei Wei didn’t want to have a disagreement with Felix because of this. Then she should just pay.

Even Felix didn't dare to talk to her because of this.

The butler opened his mouth and said nothing.

At this time, whether it was him or the manager, even if she was skeptical about what she said about using filth to increase food production, they couldn't help but take it as true.

They even wished they could learn the farming methods from the East from Wei Wei, so that the land of Sardinson County (including their own fields) became as productive as the mysterious country in the East.

The steward took up the task in a complicated mood and left, and didn't even bother to ask Wei Wei for money. Fortunately, Wei Wei didn't plan to default on the debt, but just told him to let those people come to the castle to get the money after he was done.

On the contrary, the housekeeper said positively that if she trusted her, he could send a few literate servants to supervise and pay her bills, ensuring that every payment was remembered clearly and that there would be no mistakes.

Wei Wei can think that his actions seem to be helping, but in fact, it should mean stealing a hand, but she didn't intend to hide it, and she is naturally happy if someone is willing to help.

So Wei Wei raised her hand and gave the housekeeper five gold coins, asking him to exchange them for small copper coins to pay the bill. If it's not enough, you can ask her for more.

The butler took the gold coins and quickly arranged for the staff to do the work. He turned around and wrote a letter to his Count, and asked the servants to quickly find the Count.

The housekeeper had been observing Wei Wei's every move before, and he would naturally not miss anything that the housekeeper could see, so he was sure that when Wei Wei said those words, there was no deceit on his face. Eighty percent of it is true, and the fact that one-sixth of the land is four or five hundred catties of grain is also true.

After being convinced of this, the housekeeper could not sit still. Naturally, he told Felix the news and asked him if he wanted to collect the feces with Wei Wei.

This is a major event that can increase the production of the entire Sardinson County. It must be known to the Earl.