This is breakfast that I only bother to make when entertaining guests. The Bai family is indeed rich.
A group of men's appetites were aroused by the aroma of food, and everyone ate deliciously.
But they didn't know that poverty limited their imagination. Over there, the Bai family's mother and daughter were eating preserved egg and lean meat porridge, fried golden corn on the cob, and light stir-fries.
Mrs. Bai Liu sighed when she saw that her daughters were eating well.
"Your father doesn't know if he will be full this morning. It's not as good as the one your mother sent from the kitchen. It's not that he doesn't want to part with this thing, but he's afraid of spreading the word, and he doesn't know what to say." Bai Liu was helpless.
Very.
"Dad, it tastes delicious. Mom, don't worry about it. I'll cook something good for dad at noon and make up for it." Bai Ling said with a smile.
The people in the North are used to living a hard life, but even though the days are now better than before, the food of every household is still the same, and they rarely want to have a good meal.
However, there is enough food, there are very few signs of starvation, and more families are building new houses.
However, Nanshan Village has become much richer than other villages in the past two years, and it is more willing to eat than other villages. It can still cut meat twice a month.
Just after breakfast, a girl came to send a message, saying that Bai Sanshu asked Bai Ling to go to the hall to talk about something.
"Now that the food is almost drying out, Mom doesn't have to worry about loading the warehouse. She can spend more time with my eldest sister. I'm going to visit Dad. I'm afraid he will be very busy these days." Bai Ling said before going out.
Mrs. Bai Liu felt sorry for her daughter who was busy all the time, and couldn't help complaining: "The same goes for your father. He is the head of the family. He lets Bai Ling do everything, and he is not afraid of tiring his daughter."
"That's because the second sister is capable." Bai Xing replied without thinking.
"Yes, your second sister is capable and is born to worry about life." Bai Liu was helpless.
When Bai Ling came to the hall, Bai Sanshu was chatting enthusiastically with everyone. When he saw his daughter, he waved his hands and said:
"Second girl, we haven't drafted a detailed charter at home. Now several villages have agreed to sell half of their lowland land to our family, but they also want to grow rice with us. How do you think we will arrange this?"
With Bai Sanshu's voice, everyone knew that the pretty girl in front of them was Princess Jixiang. She was of high rank, higher than the county magistrate.
"The common people meet the princess." The villagers didn't know how to salute, so they knelt down and kowtowed.
"Fellow folks, there is no need to be polite. At home, I am the second daughter of the Bai family. You can just call me Bai Ling." Bai Ling couldn't avoid it and winked at Bai Sanshu.
"Brother, please get up quickly. It's true that the second girl is the princess, but that status is granted, and generally there is no need for it. If you are like this, there will be no way to talk about this matter, and you won't be afraid that the second girl will use her status to suppress her.
Following you?"
Bai Sanshu said with a smile and waved Bai Ling to sit next to him.
After all, she is a daughter, and she cannot be allowed to stand among a group of men.
When Bai Ling came over, he understood why Bai Sanshu called him. After sitting down, he said:
"We are all fellow villagers from ten miles and eight villages. We, the Bai family, don't want to take advantage of you, but I am also a businessman. No matter what happens, I like to make ugly remarks in front of me. I have a written document for everything, which will save everyone trouble in the future.
no?"
"Bai Ling, we came here just to make some money with the Bai family. The winter wheat harvest is good. In the past two years, as long as there are people in the village who are diligent and have land, no one will starve to death. This is something I never dared to think about before.
Yes. This is all thanks to your Bai family. If you have anything to say, just say it. Those of us who can make the decision will agree. Those of us who cannot make the decision will go back and discuss it with the villagers. The ones who decide whether it succeeds or not are still the villagers. We can't make enemies, right?
?”
The older village chief spoke with a hint of compliment in his tone.
Although Bai Sanshu is a Yuanwailang, his appearance is at best that of a simple and honest man wearing the clothes of a landlord.
But Bai Ling was different. He was the princess, his status was really high, and his smile had an aura that could not be blasphemed.
"That's what the uncle said, and that's what I mean too."
Bai Ling nodded and said some pretentious remarks before daring to speak out about his plans.
"The Bai family is with you in Nanshan Village, Wufu Town, Baifu County, Zidong City, Zixiao City, and even the people of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Thanks to the emperor's great kindness, dad and I should serve the imperial court
I share my worries and secretly want to help my fellow villagers get rich."
"But everyone also knows that some people tried planting rice before, but in the end there was no harvest. Although the Bai family's winter wheat was planted, they only dared to plant one acre of land at first. Now they dare to buy large amounts of lowland land. It is also because the Bai family
Now that I have some wealth, it doesn’t matter if I can’t plant it.”
"But it's not easy for the villagers. After all, they depend on the sky for their livelihood. It's risky to join us now. So I have two plans here. Let's listen carefully and see which one is more reasonable. Then we will sign a contract with the villagers later.
Which contract."
"The first one is to buy the lowland in each village to the Bai family. If the trial planting is successful this year, the Bai family can sell half of the lowland back to the villagers at the same price as the Bai family bought the land this year, but it will not be on credit.
In the future, the Bai family will hire villagers from each village to farm the lowlands they buy in each village. The Bai family will receive 30% of the rent, and the villagers will be responsible for paying taxes."
"Second, the Bai family buys half of the low-lying land in each village. If they fail to plant it this year, the Bai family will consider themselves unlucky for the low-lying land. The villagers will also have to claim the money for the seeds if they have no harvest. If the planting is successful, the seeds and
The rice grain will also be sold to the Bai family, and the price will be compared with the price of winter wheat. For the part purchased by the Bai family, villagers from each village will still be hired according to the previous article."
"Of course, the villagers can also choose not to cooperate with the Bai family, but they can find a way to buy the seeds themselves and learn how to plant them. But once they cooperate with the Bai family, they have to act in accordance with the contract. If anyone makes small moves in private, they will
The lowland land under their family's name will be compensated to the Bai family free of charge, and the village chief must promise to drive such a treacherous person out of the village."
After Bai Ling finished speaking, everyone fell silent.
In fact, Bai Ling's conditions are very tempting. It can be said that except for the last paragraph, he is taking care of the villagers.
It's just that no one can guarantee that there won't be two scum in their village. If they really drive people out of the village, it will be equivalent to annihilating their livelihood.
"Second girl..." Bai Sanshu frowned, feeling a little soft-hearted.
"Dad, I just made it clear that as long as things are done in accordance with the contract, there will be only benefits and no harm to the villagers. But some people want to take advantage of the situation and also want to make small moves behind the scenes. Do the Bai family still want to act like bodhisattvas generously?
I just ask that if someone breaks his promise, I drive that person out of the village. I don’t ask for the whole family to be driven away, and I don’t mean to embarrass the entire village. This is a guarantee for myself.”
Bai Ling secretly pulled down Bai Sanshu's sleeves, but spoke loudly so that everyone could hear clearly.
"It's not just this time. Whenever the Bai family has the opportunity to lead the neighbors, the rules will be like this. No matter what the results of next year's rice are, the Bai family will lead the entire Wufu Town to plant medicinal materials the year after that. The rules will not change then.
.The Bai family has many grain stores, but they never make any dirty money.
In the future, we also plan to open drug stores in various places, with the purpose of allowing villagers to afford medical treatment. Now I have made it clear. You may wish to go back and think about it, and you can also communicate with other villages. If you want to grow rice, hurry up and do it right away.
I have to sort it out, it will be too late to do anything else when it freezes in a few days." (To be continued)