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Chapter 393 The reason for poverty

Not only do the three long-term workers have no wives, they rarely even go back home.

They were kicked out of their homes and worked to earn a living. They worked as part-time workers for two years before settling down in the Bai family, during which time they went home.

But they have no land in their hometown, or very little land, and their life is not easy. They might as well work long-term jobs in the Bai family.

Basically, if you are not particularly lazy, you will not be kicked out. If you are not kicked out, you will have something to eat every day and you will be able to survive.

They may not be rich, but in times of disaster, their lives are better than those of ordinary poor families, because at least they will not starve to death or become refugees.

Today, there are three long-term workers, the oldest one is twenty-four years old.

In Qili Village, children at this age can work in the fields.

For example, the age of Zhou Lang and Zhou Lang.

The youngest one is also twenty-two years old, and none of the three has the capital to find a wife.

Yang Heshu became excited and quickly sent someone to call the three long-term workers. He was curious about how they lost their land.

The three long-term workers were a little cautious in front of the county magistrate, and Yang Heshu's question also made them a little confused.

They were quite young when they left home, but they really didn’t know much about what happened at home. As for why the land at home was gone?

The three of them thought about it, and then the long-term worker said together: "It seems that my grandfather was ill, so my father sold a piece of land to buy medicine. As a result, he didn't get well and became seriously ill again."

He thought for a while and said, "I don't remember who my father borrowed the money from. Later, when people came to the house to demand the debt, they took away most of the fertile farmland in the house. The family had little land and could not support so many people.

My parents kicked me and my second brother out and left us to fend for ourselves."

The second long-term worker said: "I was in a drought, and there was no harvest in the fields. My parents ate all the seeds left at home, and then took us out to beg for food."

Yang Heshu:......

Manbao:……

"I don't know where my parents took my little brother. Anyway, I went home and looked, but they didn't go home. The land at home is also vacant. The village chief said that if I go back, I can share my Yongye land.

But I thought, I am alone, with neither farm tools nor seeds. To farm, I have to borrow money from others to buy farm tools and seeds. I also need money for food and drink, so I might as well work as a long-term laborer."

Yang Heshu looked at Changgong San.

The long-term worker smiled naively and said: "My land is small, and none of my three brothers has a wife. My parents felt that this was not going to work, so they sold my Yongye field to my eldest brother to find a wife.

I came out to make a living."

Yang Heshu was stunned, Man Bao and Bai Shanbao Bai Erlang were also stunned. They all widened their eyes and asked in unison, "Are you willing too?"

Changgong San said as usual: "My family has to have someone to carry on the family line. With all three brothers staying at home, and none of them can get a wife, it's better to come out with one."

Yang Heshu felt a little uncomfortable, sore and swollen. This feeling was a bit unfamiliar. He paused for a moment and then asked, "Well, have you ever gone home?"

"If you don't come back, I've already come out, so what are you going to do?" Sanhan, the long-term worker, said with a smile, "I'll have to pay for my travel expenses when I go back."

"Then if you have travel expenses, will you go back?"

Changgong San thought for a while, but shook his head, "I still won't go back. If I can save the travel expenses, I will definitely save the money to marry a wife. Then of course I have to marry a wife first. After marrying a wife, I have to save money to buy something for my mother-in-law and children.

Where are the things..."

So if you keep saving and spending money endlessly, who knows when you will have the money to go back.

Yang Heshu sighed inwardly.

Man Bao looked at Changgong San up and down and asked, "What did you do with all your money?"

The long-term worker's face turned slightly red and he whispered, "I've eaten them all."

He used to be very hungry, he had some extra money, and there was no one to supervise him, so naturally he couldn't help but eat as soon as he had money.

He himself had saved money, but he just couldn't save it. When he was hungry, he couldn't help but buy something to eat.

Yang Heshu expressed concern about their self-control, "How can you get a wife like this?"

The three long-term workers lowered their heads.

Man Bao said: "After you marry your daughter-in-law, just leave the money to her to take care of it. That's what my fourth brother is like."

After thinking for a while, he added: "My eldest brother and second brother couldn't save money before, but after marrying my eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law, they saved money."

San Changgong immediately looked at Yang Heshu expectantly.

Man Bao also looked at Yang Heshu expectantly, "Master Yang, do you want to find them a wife?"

Yang Heshu:...So he is going to become a county magistrate and a matchmaker?

Mr. Bai, who had been paying close attention over there, saw what was happening and came over at the right time to rescue Magistrate Yang.

The three children all looked at Magistrate Yang walking away with regretful expressions.

Man Bao said: "A little bit, we don't have to recruit long-term workers."

Bai Shanbao and Bai Erlang nodded in agreement, with regretful expressions on their faces.

Mr. Bai had nothing to say to the three naughty children. Together with the village chief, Li Zheng, he took Magistrate Yang around the village. After learning about the sowing progress and farming conditions in the village, they held a small and simple meeting.

meeting.

The only attendees were the adults who followed Magistrate Yang around. Man Bao and his three children did not bother to attend such a boring meeting, so although Magistrate Yang invited them, they still declined on the grounds that they were busy with their studies.

The arrival of Magistrate Yang still had an impact on Qili Village, and it was not small. The most direct thing was that the day after he left, Li Zheng brought a batch of bean seeds and rice seeds and distributed them to each family.

Households are divided according to head.

Not much, but it is said that the county government brought seeds from other places, and the quality is pretty good.

Because the three children were friends of County Magistrate Yang, Li Zheng, for the first time, also gave them a share.

Manbao and the others had finished planting their beans, so the three of them discussed it, divided the beans equally, and went back to their respective homes.

After seeing those bean seeds, Lao Zhoutou chose a piece of land to plant them and planned to test the yield.

The reason why it is one piece is because there are not many bean seeds. One person only needs about two kilograms. How much land can be planted?

The rice seeds distributed are kept temporarily, and they will sow the rice seeds again after a while. After the winter wheat is harvested, the rice seeds sown later can become seedlings.

Seeds were distributed to every household, and some farm tools were distributed to some families.

Such as rake, hoe, etc.

They were all sent by Li Zheng himself. A total of three families in Qili Village received farm tools. Coincidentally, they were the three poorest families.

This change made the villagers talk about it. Every night after everyone washed up, even though they were very tired, they would still chat under the banyan tree at the entrance of the village and say: "Although this county magistrate is young, he is not a bad person.

It looks better than County Magistrate Fu."

"Yes, yes, our village has not received seeds and farming tools from the county government in several years."

"In the past, adults didn't like to come to our village because the roads were difficult and the place was poor."

"Yes, yes, many things got better after Mr. Bai came. I remember..."

Manbao sat among a group of adults and listened with great interest. If Lao Zhoutou hadn't taken her back, she would have continued to listen.


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