Huo Erhuai and Bao Xia led the village servants to repair the yard in a hurry.
From now on, this place will be the home of the whole family. The mother of the child will also have to raise her child here, and the child will also be born here. It cannot be ignored, with a smile on the face and energy all over the body.
In the past, when I bought so much land, people from other villages would not be allowed to build houses in the village on their own land.
Now it's fine. This village is your own. You can build it as you like. Taking the money that Xi'er gave to his servant to redeem his life, he started looking for people to repair various places and order furniture.
Qi Da returned home with erratic steps. The whole family looked at each other and couldn't believe it. Qi Da became the head of the village? Five taels of silver in January?
Although he is acting as the head of the village, as long as he works diligently, handles the master's affairs well, and makes no mistakes, the head of the village will still fall on him.
"I, I am illiterate. Unlike my uncle who is literate, I know so many people, and I often go in and out of the capital. I, I can count the number of times I have been to the capital on one hand. Why did my boss choose me to be the head of the bank?
Already?"
Qi Da is still as if he is dreaming.
His only son Qi Wangchuan said with a smile: "Dad, maybe the boss knows that my father is honest and does not cheat and is a man of duty, so he let me be the head of the village."
Qi Da's parents were so happy that their son was the head of the village.
She pulled him and warned him: "Son, you have to work hard and don't let your boss knock you off. If you become the head of the village, our family will be prosperous."
"But I only know how to farm." I don't know how to be a village leader. Qi Da doubted whether he was qualified.
"Dad, my son will help you with the accounting."
"Okay, you help dad." Qi Da was half relieved when his son was willing to help.
Qi Da's wife was overjoyed: "Wangchuan, you have to help your father well. If it weren't for your uncle Dongsheng who wanted to redeem himself, the head of the village would not have fallen on your father. But you, Rong Nainai, and Qiuyue
Why didn’t her parents-in-law follow her and redeem themselves? You allowed grandma to split up the family and stay in Zhuangzi?"
If you don't go out with your eldest son to be a good citizen, how can you stay in Zhuangzi?
Elder Qi's parents sighed: "Dong Sheng probably doesn't want to redeem himself, but You Wen must want to redeem himself."
Qi Wangchuan then said: "Youwen wants to take the imperial examination."
Everyone sighed: "How can the imperial examination be so easy?" Then they looked at Qi Wangchuan: "Wangchuan, do you want to continue studying for a few more years?"
Qi Wangchuan shook his head: "No, I'm not that kind of material. I think my master is kind-hearted. From now on, let's do good things for him and live our lives in the village."
The Wu family on the other side did not expect that Qi Da would become the new head of the village.
Mrs. Rong said to her second son Qiu Shui: "Your relatives have become the head of the village, and our family will stay on the village. Life will be the same as before."
Wu Qiushui nodded. He was used to living in Zhuangzi. He had food and drink, no worries, and a stable life. The outside was not as good as his sister-in-law said.
In Zhuangzi, you are protected by your master's family. If something happens outside, if something happens to your family, who has no roots and no foundation, who can you turn to? It will not be easy.
Wu Qishui's eldest daughter-in-law, Wu Qi, was very happy. Her father had become the head of the village, and her husband's family had also stayed in the village. She no longer had to be separated from her parents, siblings, and she breathed a long sigh of relief.
Wu Dongsheng packed his bags and asked his mother: "Mom, are you really not going out with your son?"
Mrs. Rong shook her head: "Mom doesn't want to wander around anymore. She lives in Zhuangzi and becomes a member of the master's family. She has the protection of the master's family and has nothing to worry about. In the next hundred years, there will be a piece of land where bones can be buried. It's good. Mother and I
Your brother is here, and our family has a way out."
Wu Qiushui also nodded: "Yes, brother, if you don't have a good life outside, I can still help you to beg your master to let you come back."
Ms. Lin curled her lips, saying that she would not leave her country if there was a chance, but she would stay here as a helper. She called her son and daughter to clean up quickly, with an uncontrollable smile on her face.
On the other side, after Huo Xi had settled down, he came to find Qi Da, the new head of the village, and took his father and son to visit the village.
Qi Da and Qi Wangchuan followed respectfully, and Huo Xi answered whatever he asked.
There is a piece of mountain land on Zhuangzi, which is not small, with thirty-six acres. Huo Xi saw that he only planted some bamboos, so he asked him how to arrange these bamboos.
"I sell some every year, but I don't make much money. I get a lot of bamboo shoots, dry some dried bamboo shoots, and send them to the owner. Many farmers also share some."
Huo Xi nodded. There were not many bamboos planted, only seven or eight clumps, and they were not large-scale.
Then he pointed to the empty mountain land and said: "Clean up the empty area, raise it, and arrange for people to plant mulberry trees. Plant the bamboos more densely."
In this way, you must have at least twenty acres of mulberry trees. If you raise some silkworms in the village in the future, your velvet flower breeding workshop will be able to supply enough silk for a year.
"Ask the women in the village who know how to raise silkworms. If you don't know how to raise silkworms, go around and learn from others. Those who are willing to raise silkworms in the village next year will have 30% of their income."
"In addition, I see that every family raises chickens, ducks and pigs. From next year, they are not allowed to raise them privately. They are here and there, and it is difficult to manage. Next year, Zhuangzi will raise them uniformly and build some big sheds for half-grown girls.
We will take care of it with the old people who are weak in labor, and give 30% of the income to them. If each family wants to eat, they can buy it at 20% off the market price. This is very efficient and does not delay the work of the village."
Qi's eyes widened: "Okay, that's good!"
With the owner's arrangement in this way, each family does not need to worry about the chickens, ducks, pigs and geese at home when working. There is no need to build a chicken coop here and a duck shed there.
After saying this, we went to see the fields together.
The autumn harvest is about to begin. The two to three hundred acres of fields are full of rice. When the wind blows, the waves of rice roll. It gives people a sense of joy that a good harvest is in sight.
It seems that the farmers and tenants are very careful.
Huo Xi was very satisfied: "After the autumn harvest, all the land will be plowed deeply, and winter wheat will be planted again. Rice seedlings will be bred in advance at the end of spring next year. Winter wheat will be harvested at the beginning of summer. All the upper fields will be planted with rice, and all the eighty acres of middle fields will be planted with glutinous rice."
"ah?"
The father and son were stunned. Do you need to plant the land for two seasons? Do you not cultivate the land? If you farm like this, the fertility of the land will be exhausted in a few years.
But it was hard to refute, so he just said: "We have given these fields to tenants. It is up to them to plant whatever we want. We only collect rent from them..."
"This is my farm. I decide what to plant in the fields. You don't have to worry about fertility after planting for two seasons. I will teach you how to add fertilizer to the fields. You only need to do as I say. If
If some tenants are unwilling, the land will be taken back as soon as the autumn harvest is over and the contract expires. Anyway, if the owner of the farm changes, the contract will have to be signed again."
Qi Da frowned tightly.
The little boss in front of me, who looks like a teenager, is he going to teach this old farmer who has been farming for many years how to farm?
Who doesn’t know how much you can produce after planting two crops?
However, after planting for two seasons and not cultivating the fields, we had to live for a year or two. Later, the fields were overdrawn. From now on, the fertile fields will become middle fields, and the middle fields will become lower fields. Isn't it like drinking blood to quench thirst?
Qi Da looked at Huo Xi and hesitated to speak. He couldn't help but open his mouth, but his son Qi Wangchuan stopped him.
"Boss, my father is worried that the fields will be damaged after two seasons of planting. Just like the old ox that pulls the cart, no matter how strong and durable it is, it cannot be driven day and night. It will be used too hard.
The cow will be useless."
Huo Xi glanced at him and secretly admired him.
The two fathers and sons in front of them are real farmers at heart. They don't blindly follow her boss's words, and they don't flatter her. It seems that she has a good sense in choosing the owner of the farm.
Looking at the fertile fields in front of him that were blown up by the wind, he said: "There are twelve months in a year. We have abundant water and fertile land in the south of the Yangtze River. The fields will not freeze solid in winter. There is no reason to let a few of them go to waste."
Moon. If you grow more crops, you can get more food every season, and everyone can have enough to eat. What’s wrong with that?”
Qi Da couldn't help but open his mouth: "This is true, but you need to cultivate the land. If you don't cultivate the land, the production will be reduced the next year, and won't the fertile farmland turn into bad farmland?"
Huo Xi smiled. The reason why we need to cultivate the land is because in this era, everyone does not know how to fertilize the land. The yield per mu is low and there are many pests, so we have to delay cultivating the land for several months.
They say they are raising them, but they don't take any measures. They just let the land sit there for nothing, and they say it is letting the land rest.
The land is wasted.
"Don't worry, I said it can be planted in two seasons. My family bought this farm at a big price. We can't just keep it for a year or two, and the fertile fields will become middle fields and low fields. I don't know how to drink poison to quench thirst.
Do it. You just have to say hello to the farmers and tenants in advance as I said, and look for good wheat seeds in advance. After the autumn harvest, I will teach you how to do it."
Qi Da wanted to say more, but his son stopped him and shut up. But his brows were still furrowed.
Huo Xi didn't explain much, and was checking various properties on Zhuangzi. When it was getting dark, he saw Yang Fu running from a distance.