It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

Chapter 351

The solemn atmosphere between the two caught Bai San's attention. He quietly took a few steps closer to listen to what they were saying.

Before Chunying came, she knew that there were two Fu family guards stationed in Dongshan Village. After noticing his actions, she said to Jiang Yan, "Think about it again. I'm short of manpower here. If you are willing to come, I will not treat you unfairly."

Jiang Yan nodded. Seeing that she was about to leave, he asked, "How can I find you after I've decided?"

Chunying: "I'll come again in a few days."

Jiang Yan walked her far outside the village before stopping. Then he vaguely saw a person suddenly appear in front of him and leave with Chunying.

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In March, Jiang Yan changed her profession. In the future, she would use the money she earned from selling her brain power to pay the monthly wages of three long-term workers, so as to preserve most of her savings.

The three farmhands had complicated kinship with the people of Dongshan Village. After they lost their land, they were introduced by Jiang Lu and were responsible for cultivating the ten acres of land after Jiang Yan moved to the city.

Because the output of the land is of vital importance to Jiang Yan, in order to prevent the three people from not paying attention, Jiang Yan not only entrusted the Dongshan villagers to supervise, but also set up an incentive plan on the spur of the moment: as long as the average per mu yield is reached, the harvest of one mu of land will be given to them; if it exceeds the average per mu yield, the excess will be given away as well.

Jiang Yan's decision put her under tremendous pressure. In addition to paying the monthly wages to the long-term workers, providing them with food was another huge expense.

The price of grain outside was really high. Although it had dropped a bit compared to the previous two years, it was still very high. Jiang Yan's family's grain reserves were not enough to support the appetites of three strong adults, and Dongshan Village's grain reserves could not be fully borrowed for this purpose.

But if he was too harsh and didn't give enough food, Jiang Yan would feel uneasy. After all, it didn't have to be that hard.

The elders in the village once advised her to follow the example of the wealthy landlords outside and rent out her land and only collect rent, so that there would be less pressure.

Jiang Yan wanted to, but the conditions didn't allow it. First, the people who came to work didn't want to rent the land. They felt the risk was too great. If they came here and needed to flee, wouldn't all their previous efforts be wasted?

Secondly, she herself didn't want to gamble. What if the tenant only wanted to rent two or three acres to make ends meet? What would happen to the remaining land? As long as the tenant paid the rent, why should she dictate whether the crops were well planted or how high the yields were?

Everything was so unpredictable.

Just like now, Jiang Yan looked at the note in his hand in silence for a moment, and went to find Chunying again helplessly.

"How should we deal with this? We can just ignore it."

The note was sent by an unknown person, but it said that the governor of Donghu Prefecture had taken in a new concubine named Zhao Niu, who claimed that she had fled Rongcheng County due to the chaos in the 15th year of Jiancheng.

Another concubine in the governor's mansion wants to know the background information of this concubine and the possible threat she may pose to her. The deadline is ten days.

"I looked through all the letters and notes, and there was nothing but names and origins I didn't know if they were real or fake. Not even a portrait."

"There was an auntie named Zhao Niu in our village a few years ago. How can we find her without any clue?"

Jiang Yan thought about burning the note and not dealing with it, but Chunying had previously emphasized that notes with a certain stamp must be read and answered.

"What do you say if we delay for a few days and still don't find a reply?"

The concubine could easily come up with a threat analysis based on her years of experience, but when it came to digging into someone's life, she was completely lost.

Jiang Yan slumped in the chair, looking at Chunying with lifeless eyes.

"No, it's the competition between concubines, why should we get involved..."