Adorable Food Goddess

"My family, what does it matter? Chunyu, what do you think?" Mrs. Zhou threw the hot potato over.

Ye Jiayao looked at the two of them with a smile. They had a tacit understanding when they sang in harmony. Sure enough, there is strength in numbers!

What should she say? Say it doesn't matter? Liuli would never take these words as polite words. Did she really cook for Liuli every day?

Say no? Wouldn't that show that she is not generous enough?

It's really a difficult problem, it requires a little language arts.

"It's an honor for me that the third brother and sister want to eat the food I cook. But I'm still busy with the business of Tianshangju. I don't know when I will be free. How about this, I teach the cook brought by the third brother and sister to cook. In this way, the third brother and sister You can eat it whenever you want." Ye Jiayao smiled.

Mrs. You couldn't tell that Ms. Zhou was deliberately embarrassing her second daughter-in-law, so she said, "That's very good."

After blocking Zhou's mouth with one sentence, she would not be polite if she continued to be rude.

Liuli was a little disappointed. This person named Ye was so cunning. After a change of thought, Liuli asked with a smile: "Second sister-in-law, is she still going to take care of Tianshangju's business in person? It's so tiring, and it's always not good for women to be in the public eye." , why don’t you hire a steward to take care of it? You also cook the food yourself, right?"

"The third brother and sister don't understand business matters. There are many connections here!" Ye Jiayao didn't bother to explain to her, as such questions were inherently malicious.

"Isn't that right? Things in business cannot be explained clearly in a few words. Sometimes your own family members can't be relied upon, let alone outsiders. You still have to rely on yourself!" Xia Peishan helped, with a pointed glance. He glanced at Mr. Zhou.

Ms. Qiao hadn't heard the secret yet, so she just wanted to add a few words to show her ability, and said: "What the second aunt said is that the steward I hired is quite experienced, but I found that, If I'm in the store and watch, the business will be good. If I'm not here, the business will be terrible. Those people just eat food and don't work."

Liuli chuckled: "You all do business, you look so powerful, I am the most useless."

Mrs. Zhou immediately comforted her: "You are a princess and have a distinguished status. There is no need to do something that is public."

Xia Peishan really couldn't bear to listen: "Third brother and sister, can you eat your food well and stop being disgusting here?"

I can't bear it without getting angry.

Mrs. Zhou jumped up and said, "I only want you to talk, but not me? You find it disgusting, so you should just leave, and no one is stopping you."

Xia Peishan stood up abruptly and glared at each other: "Is this your home? Is it your turn to point fingers? Your house is next door, so you should just get out of here. You can't live here eating and drinking in vain, no? It's so embarrassing. The Xia family is really unlucky for eight lifetimes by marrying a wife like you."

"What did you say? How dare you say that to me?" Zhou was furious, pointing at Xia Peishan, wanting to bite her to death.

Youshi has a headache, why did it start again?

"Shut up, why don't you let me have a good meal? You don't say anything when you eat or sleep, and you have forgotten the instructions of our ancestors? It's a good thing that you are still from the Xia family." Youshi put down the bowl and chopsticks and said in a deep voice.

The two of them were like two fighting cocks, you glared at me, I glared at you, neither one was willing to be outdone, and after a while, they both sat down angrily. Whoever leaves first loses.

"From now on, no talking is allowed at the dinner table." Youshi said.

Ye Jiayao breathed a sigh of relief, finally able to have a good meal.

Compared to the tense situation here, the man's side was much more harmonious, talking, laughing, and having a great time.

After dinner, Mrs. You deliberately said she had a headache so that Mr. Qiao and others did not have to go to greet her. She went straight back to her room and secretly sent someone to greet her second aunt. The second aunt was very angry today and she had to persuade her.

Ye Jiayao told Xia Chunyu what happened at dinner. Xia Chunyu was silent for a long time and said, "It's time to find a way to get the third uncle's family to move out as soon as possible."

Now that Chunyu can think of a way, Ye Jiayao won't have a headache, and she will start preparing to govern Zhuangzi.

He passed a message to Xiao Jing, asking him to look for an experienced, capable and reliable steward. Xiao Jing didn't understand it himself, so he went to ask his mother. Yide knew that Ye Jiayao needed someone at the village, so he decided to hire one from his side. A capable steward was sent over.

The steward's surname is Bai. He is in his forties. His ancestors have worked in the Helian family. He is the most loyal and reliable person. After receiving the instructions from the eldest princess, he came to see Ye Jiayao in Heaven.

It wasn't that Ye Jiayao couldn't trust this white manager, but she wanted to test his depth.

"This is Zhuangzi's account book for the past three years. Take a look at it first. Can you see any problems? I don't know much about the farm."

Manager Bai took the account book, flipped through it briefly, and said, "Second Young Madam, in my opinion, this account book is fake."

Ye Jiayao's heart trembled: "What should I say?"

"The tenants rely on the fields for their livelihood, and their experience and skills are not bad. There is no reason why other people's fields have good harvests, but our harvest is poor. From my humble opinion, there must be something fishy here, or someone is lining their own pockets, or It has been second-hand subcontracted.”

Ye Jiayao was secretly happy. She was indeed an experienced person. She thought about it for a long time before she was sure that the account book was false. She secretly sent someone to check. It turned out that Manager Lu had contracted the farmland to his nephew, and his nephew would subcontract it. It was given to the tenants, and all the profits were wiped out by changing hands. Coupled with the concealment and false reporting, it became like this.

After Chunyu bought these fields, he never took care of them or paid much attention to them. He focused all his attention on shipping, so he made a lot of money there, but everything was in a mess here.

"Since it's a man-made disaster, it's easy to handle. Bai Guanshi, please come with me to the farm this afternoon!"

So, after Ye Jiayao had lunch at Tianshangju, she took Guanshi Bai and Jiang Yue outside the city.

Today, she first went to see how bad the situation was. Some things were not as simple as she thought. After all, they had been in charge for three years and were deeply ingrained, so it was not that easy to deal with.

On the way, Ye Jiayao told Bai Guanzhi to just watch and find out any problems and make plans after returning.

Chunyu's Zhuangzi was outside the east city. About ten miles outside the city, he saw acres of fertile farmland as far as the eye could see.

Song Qi had been here twice and knew the way, so he took Ye Jiayao straight to Zhuangzi.

Manager Bai said: "Second Young Madam, the land purchased by Master Shizi is really good. The land is fertile and the water is beautiful. It is along the river bank, so irrigation is not a problem."

Ye Jiayao opened the curtains and looked out. The carriage was walking on the path by the river.

Indeed, whether it is modern or ancient times, irrigation of farmland is the most critical. When I was a child, I heard from my grandma that when I went to the countryside, several villages often fought over water sources, and sometimes lives were lost.

Manager Lu is currently lying in the yard basking in the sun, holding a cup of tea, feeling very comfortable.

The servants came in hurriedly and reported: "Manager Lu, the second young lady is here."

Manager Lu didn't even open his eyes and said lazily: "Which second young lady?"

"That's the second young lady of my employer."

Manager Lu suddenly opened his eyes, a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes, why is the second young lady of the employer here?

"Quickly, get ready to greet us. Go call Huang Yuan and ask him to prepare too. Maybe the second young lady will ask you questions later."

Manager Lu hurriedly got up and ran out of the yard.

"Second Young Mistress, why didn't you inform me in advance when you came? I wish I had made preparations to welcome you in advance." Manager Lu said with a flattering smile.

Ye Jiayao smiled slightly: "I came out today to see where there is fertile land to buy. Song Qi said that his farm is nearby, so he came over to have a look."

Manager Lu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that he didn't come here specifically for him, so that's good.

"Second Young Mistress is buying some land again? Is there anyone you like?" Manager Lu suddenly thought about it. This is a good opportunity to reap benefits. If he can take over this job, he will make a fortune.

"Everyone you like is taken by someone. Hey, let's go somewhere else some other time." Ye Jiayao said perfunctorily, and the glint in Steward Lu's eyes did not escape her eyes.

"Second Young Mistress, I know that there are some fertile fields not far from here. It belongs to a rich man's family. He is trying to resell it. If Second Young Mistress is interested, I can go and contact him." Manager Lu will not give up easily. Such an opportunity.

Ye Jiayao smiled: "That's good, let's go see it another day."

After entering the house, a little girl came to serve tea. Manager Lu smiled and said, "This is my little girl, her name is Qiuniang."

"Qiu Niang has met the Second Young Mistress." Qiu Niang bowed.

"Looks like a well-behaved one." Ye Jiayao said slightly.

"Manager Lu, how was the harvest at our farm?" Ye Jiayao went straight to the point.

Manager Lu frowned and sighed, "The harvest has not been very good these past few years!"

Ye Jiayao said in surprise: "Is the harvest bad? Why did I hear Madam say that the farm in the mansion has a good harvest?"

Manager Lu said: "The tenant farmers can't do it. When the young one took over the farm, it was already spring plowing. The experienced tenant farmers had already been hired away by other farmers, and the remaining ones were inexperienced. This kind of crops has a lot of potential." There is a big difference between experience and no experience. Moreover, we were eager to recruit people at the time, so the rent was cheap and we signed a contract for three consecutive years, so..."

"Since we know that these tenant farmers are inexperienced, why do we still need to sign for three years?" Ye Jiayao asked doubtfully.

"The second young lady didn't know something. Otherwise, the tenants wouldn't sign! Aren't they in a hurry for spring plowing? Afraid of delaying the time, the younger one asked the prince for instructions. The prince nodded, and the younger one followed the prince's wishes. "Guanshi Lu said innocently.

Ye Jiayao sneered in her heart, the push was really clean.

"So that's it. Then the three-year deadline will be up next year. What will Manager Lu do?"

Manager Lu said: "I have spent a lot of effort in the past few years. I have built canals to ensure that there will be no drought or flooding. I have also invited experienced farmers to teach me their experience. I believe that next year, the harvest will definitely increase greatly. "

Now that the master has asked about this matter, it is no longer possible to prevaricate as before. There must be improvement.

Ye Jiayao smiled: "Can you call a few tenant farmers over? The farm's income depends on them. Let's see if they have any difficulties..."