In the golden autumn of October, the rice fields are golden, and the wind blows, blowing waves of rice. From a height, it looks like playing dominoes, not to mention how beautiful it is.
It's another harvest time, and people burn incense and paper to thank the gods and goddesses, light firecrackers, and harvest crops in various parts of Qingping County.
Tian Minyan and his family had already made an appointment with the families who partnered with Xia Shuo to harvest crops, and they teamed up with them just like Xia Shuo. The only difference was this crop of crops. People in the village saw the benefits of partnering with the Tian family, and many people were shy.
On the face of it, I wanted to hook up with Tian Minyan and his family.
The people in the village are sincere. If they are really good friends and Tian Xiao has finished harvesting, they will take the initiative to help their neighbors harvest. Therefore, some villagers even say that they don’t need to join forces and will come to help Tian Minyan and her family harvest when they are free.
Just like the summer harvest, the crops of the Luo family, Zhu family, and others were harvested first, and finally it was Tian Minyan’s turn.
Because these families are engaged in rice field fish farming, harvesting crops is naturally more troublesome than other people. They harvest the crops first and then fish, which adds one more process. They finally finished the harvest and weighed it, and everyone was happy.
Out of sight, out of sight. This harvest was almost double that of the summer harvest, and the fish was another considerable source of income. Everyone who got the news was furious and turned their attention to Tian Minyan's land.
That day was sunny and windy, and it was Tian Minyan's family's turn to harvest crops. At this time, most of the fields in Yangmei Village had finished harvesting crops, so on this first day, Tian Minyan's family's land was almost full of people standing there.
Because there are fish in the field, you have to be careful when harvesting, but because the previous harvesters have already had experience, it is no longer a problem now. Tian Huairen only shouted and began to wave the sickle and cut the rice.
The adults were harvesting, while the children were fishing with buckets and ladles. The fields were filled with laughter and excitement.
The onlookers saw this, especially the children in the village. They were all little devils and they were at the age where they love to play. They felt itchy in their hearts. They looked at Tian Minyan eagerly and asked: "Sister Xiaowu, we are also here to help you catch fish."
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In the fields, many villagers took the initiative to help the Tian family harvest. The labor was so fast that there were fewer people catching fish. Tian Minyan smiled and said: "Come down quickly. I just told you that there is no salary to pay."
The children cheered and jumped into the paddy field one after another and said, "Sister, just reward me with a fish."
"That won't be a problem."
As a result, the fields became more lively, and the sounds of play could be heard everywhere.
The fish were caught in buckets. Tian Minyan and the others had already contacted the fishmonger, and Tian Minrui was busy weighing and counting. They were busy.
"The magistrate is here." Someone in the crowd shouted.
Tian Minyan looked over and saw Li Zheng walking over with a group of people from Wen Zhi County on the ridge of the field, followed by a girl wearing a gauze hat. She couldn't help but be startled.
During the harvest time of the Tian family, Tian Minyan had already sent someone to the county to deliver a letter to Wen Shanchu. He would come to verify the results of fish farming in the rice fields. She was not surprised, but she was accompanied by someone. Who was this?
As Wen Shanchu approached, the villagers were all about to kneel down and kowtow to invite you. Wen Shanchu hurriedly asked everyone to get up, and loudly told the people working in the fields to continue their work.
The person standing behind him wearing a gauze hat quietly opened a crack and peeked at Tian Minyan. She was startled and then happily greeted her.
"A commoner girl has seen adults and young ladies." Tian Minyan felt blessed and said with a smile.
"Okay, no need to be polite, how are you doing now?" Wen Shanchu raised his hand, glared at his daughter behind him, and asked Tian Minyan with a smile.
"Sir, we have just begun to collect it." Tian Minyan winked at Wen Wen and then hurriedly replied to Wen Shanchu.
"Let me see."
Wen Shanchu walked to the fishmonger. Buckets of fish were brought to him by people in the fields. Some were big and some were small. The smallest one was about seven or eight taels in size. He nodded. The one that made him most eager was:
It is the harvest of the fields.
There were at least twenty or thirty people who came with Wen Shanchu, and they were not just people from the yamen. She couldn't help but be a little curious. After asking about it, she found out that they were all people from other towns and villages. Wen Shanchu had brought them here specially for the purpose of thinking.
Let them see with their own eyes the benefits of raising fish in rice fields.
The autumn breeze brought a refreshing breeze, and the people working in the fields moved quickly, and soon another acre of land was harvested. Tian Minyan hurriedly asked people to weigh the harvested rice, and Dai Zhubo, who followed Wen Shanchu, came to see the weighing in person.
"Two, three, four..." Master Dai squinted his eyes to count the numbers, and his face became more and more ancient as he counted. After counting, he seemed excited and surprised and stammered: "Sir, this and this
The yield per mu is more than 900 kilograms of rice. If the chaff is removed, it would be almost four stones of rice."
As soon as his words came out, the crowd was in an uproar, and the pot immediately exploded. You must know that nowadays, most of the food produced per acre of fertile land is around two stones or two and a half stones. It is really unheard of for someone as tall as the Tian family.
Yes, for a while, various voices in the crowd buzzed, and when they looked at the Tian family's land, they all glowed with green light.
"Sir, this fish has been sold by the Tian family a while ago. Now with this harvest, the yield per acre is still hundreds of kilograms." Li Zheng rubbed his hands and said happily.
He also followed the Tian family to start raising fish in rice fields. Naturally, he also tasted the benefits and couldn't wait to show off.
"Okay, okay." Wen Shanchu was so excited that his face turned red. When he looked at Tian Minyan and the others, their eyes were bright. This huge increase in production, if reported, is a great political achievement. This is a great good thing for their Qingping County.
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Wen Shanchu's eyes turned to the back mountain, where the more productive things Tian Minyan said could be grown. Thinking of this, his breathing became unsmooth.
Although Tian Minyan had already estimated that there would be a bumper harvest, such a good result was beyond her expectation. It was great to be able to increase production, but it was really unexpected to increase production by so much.
Thinking of this, her heart swelled, and her eyes curled up as she looked at the busy scene in the field.
There are many people coming to Tian's house to help with the harvest, and now that it's a bumper harvest, Tian Minyan is naturally not stingy. She cooks a full meal in two big pots at the house at the head of the village using the harvested fish and the white melon seeds picked from the vegetable garden.
I bought a large bucket of fish soup, bought pork and pig offal, made a sumptuous lunch, and had people help carry it to the fields for the helpers to eat.
The county magistrate naturally invited the Tian family to have a meal. Of course, Tian Minyan could not entertain those people who came to 'visit and inspect'. They had already seen the results and went to their respective homes.
Now that the county magistrate is here, no matter how busy Tian Huairen is, he, the male host, naturally has to accompany Wen Shanchu and others to eat, and there is a lot of laughter at the table.
It was rare for Wen Wen to come here, so naturally she couldn't sit at the same table with the men, so she sat in the west wing with Tian Minyan and others.
"You are almost getting engaged, why are you still running around?" Tian Minyan handed the fish soup with the grease removed to Wen Wen, and said with a smile: "Which future bride is as wild as you?"
"Nanny, what did you say?" Luo Shi became nervous immediately after hearing this, glanced at Wen Wenwen, and whispered: "There are no rules."
Wen Wenwen blushed at first. Seeing Tian Minyan being scolded, she stopped being shy and said hurriedly: "Aunt Tian, don't talk about her. Sister Tian is also very close to me and that's why she talks like this. I feel happy in my heart."
Tian Minyan stuck out her tongue and glanced at Luo Shi with a look of fear.
"That's it, there is a difference in identity. Miss, please be a good person and don't be led astray by this girl." Luo Shi glared at Tian Minyan angrily.
"How could it be? I don't have a sister. It's rare for Sister Tian to have such a true nature. I like her very much." She spoke softly and softly, then lowered her head and said shyly: "It's because I'm about to get engaged, so I asked.
Mother asked me to come out for a walk."
"Ah, but has it been settled?" Tian Minyan asked with her eyes widened after hearing this.
After Mrs. Wen and Mr. Liu had an affair with each other before, Mrs. Liu really took notice of her and told her that her family had good relations with the Liu family. They were also an official family in the state capital. Their surname was Xu. They only had one son and one daughter.
, the son was seventeen years old, Cai'er passed the Juren Examination, he was very good, he was very young and promising.
Wen Wenwen was so embarrassed that her neck turned red. After a while, she nodded and hummed in a voice like a mosquito.
Seeing that she was so embarrassed, Luo Shi hurriedly pulled Tian Minyan and told her to stop asking. This daughter had a thin skin and couldn't stand her asking such questions.
Tian Minyan knew that she had a gentle temperament, so she immediately smiled and said: "Then I congratulate my sister, I don't know how handsome my future brother-in-law will be."
"I asked you to laugh at me." Wen Wen spat at her, stretched out his hand to pinch her, and said, "Don't be upset if I laugh back in the future."
Her hand grabbed Tian Minyan's armpit, which made her giggle and beg for mercy. Luo Shi smiled and said yes.
Wen Wen heard that Wen Shanchu had come to Tian Minyan, so she wanted to come and have a look. She was about to return after lunch. Before leaving, she took Tian Minyan's hand and told her not to forget to visit her when she got to the county. Tian Minyan didn't want to
Yes.
Looking at the work in the fields, because Tian Minyan and his family cooked a very sumptuous lunch, all the people who came to help were very full, and the weather was cool in autumn. After a break, they continued to work in full swing until dark.
Just call it a day.
In the evening, Tian Minyan and the others were settling accounts. This acre of land contained more than 900 kilograms of grain. Their family owned 24 acres of paddy fields. After all the grain was harvested, there were more than 20,000 kilograms of grain. This did not include the tenants.
Taking into account the 40% rent from the land rented in the old house and the fifteen acres in the neighboring town, their family will definitely get more than 30,000 kilograms of grain. This is a real bumper harvest.
As for the fish, let alone those fish. On the first day alone, Tian Minyan and the others sold thousands of catties of fish and got more than ten taels of silver. That night, Tian Huairen held the account book and looked at it again and again, and touched the money again and again.
Laughing and laughing, I shed tears and cried with joy.
The author said that growing up in farming is hard work, and will promote the plot as soon as possible. Don’t introduce it~
