Chapter 163： Mr. Yan has a great idea!

Chapter 163 Mr. Yan has a good idea!

Li Laoer stopped the two old people from arguing and asked, "Uncle, can you get peanuts and sweet potato seedlings?"

The village chief waved his hand more and more proudly and said, "Of course I got it. Fifty kilograms of peanuts are enough to plant twenty acres of land. There are also twenty acres of sweet potato seedlings. Let's figure out the remaining ten acres at home." . I made a deposit for the japonica rice I brought, and when the sweet potato seedlings are delivered, I will give them another fifty kilograms.”

Everyone was happy to hear this and praised the village chief one after another, "Uncle is so powerful. A veteran can take action, one can stand up to two others!"

The village chief was even happier. Before he could wave his pipe and pot and brag for a while, his old wife called him back to sober up and go to bed.

Uncle Zhao was left to talk about business, "Tomorrow there will be ten strong laborers coming from the big banyan tree. We have agreed on a salary of twenty cash per person per day, a total of five days of work."

Li Laoer quickly told everyone, "We can make friends when the people from Darongshu Village come over, but we must be careful what we say. Remember, our place is under the name of the Marquis. Tell us more about the wolves and black bears killed on the road." , Don’t mention bandits, they are easy to get into trouble.”

“I know, we understand.” The villagers responded one after another and dispersed to go about their business.

Jiayin was sitting on a small bench, picking wild vegetables with Jia Huan. Her little hands were not very good and she couldn't do much work. She was just trying to kill the boredom.

At this moment, after listening to everyone talking, she made some calculations in her mind.

Seventy acres of floodplain land, twenty acres of which are removed from the foundation, leaving fifty acres.

If you plant twenty acres of peanuts, harvest them in autumn, use them to press oil or make snacks, you can save a little hard money.

Twenty acres of sweet potatoes are planted, and they can be harvested from the end of summer to provide enough food for them.

The last ten acres are the most important, because she wants to grow watermelons!

In a previous life, the next-door neighbors were a married couple. The cantaloupe and watermelon grown in the garden were extremely sweet, and they couldn't eat them all or sell them, so they would give her a basket every now and then.

So, she never thought about planting it herself. Just when I was eating watermelon, the melon seeds I spat out fell into the garden, and several melon vines grew and a few small watermelons grew.

Last autumn, when she couldn't get into the space, she threw the melon rinds to the four little pigs to eat. Fortunately, she kept the melon seeds that were not full and dried them on the wall.

A few days ago, when fruit tree seedlings appeared, she planted the melon seeds. Now they are also full of nurseries, and they are green.

I think it will be possible to move out in a few days. I hope the nursery can do more to improve the quality of the watermelon seedlings, but they must produce big, sweet melons.

It’s just that there aren’t many watermelon seedlings, so I guess it’s enough to plant four to five acres of land.

With a few acres of land left, she wanted to see if she could plant some pear saplings. She vaguely remembered which book had written that pear trees also like sandy soil.

Jiayin was in a trance when she thought about it. Jia Huan took away the vegetable basin and turned around to see her sister still sitting still. She was afraid that the wind would make her too cold, so he went forward and hugged her and took her to her grandma's side.

Orange Mrs. Li was looking through the package. Yan Zheng, who was sitting opposite him, saw the fat girl being sent back, so he took it and put it on his shoulder, and then walked around the floor.

Jiayin grabbed his bun and wondered why he came home.

Mrs. Li found out a set of used clothes with great difficulty and said with a smile, "These are Jia Huan's clothes. You are too thin. In our family, Jia Huan is about the same height as you."

Yan Zheng thanked you with a smile, "Thank you, aunt. I haven't changed my clothes for four or five days. If I hadn't been able to take a bath in the hot spring at night, I would have stunk."

He is younger than Li Laosi, so Mrs. Li unconsciously regards him as her junior and talks smoothly.

"You child, you are also worrying. I plunged into this gravel beach and never came home. I don't know how your family misses you! Let's go back tomorrow and have a look. No one will say that you are delaying work. ah."

Yan Zheng shook his head nonchalantly. Jiayin was so frightened that he quickly tightened his hair bun, and he grimaced in pain. "Don't worry, ma'am, my family won't worry about me. They would like me to go away so that I don't embarrass my family."

Old Mrs. Li is so mature, how could she not see such a playful smile on his face but full of grievances in her heart?

So she stopped trying to persuade him and said, "Hurry up and change your clothes. Come to my house to have a small stove at night."

"Okay, aunt, my fourth sister-in-law's cooking is so good. It's even better than the food made by the chef specially hired by my family." Yan Zheng agreed happily, took Jiayin down, squeezed her chubby little face, Then he left with a smile.

Old Mrs. Li shook her head and sighed, "He is also a poor child. Not everyone in this rich family may have a good life."

Jiayin hugged her grandma’s neck, smiled and kissed her, “Grandma is the best.”

The Li family was not prosperous, and they spanned two thousand miles from north to south, so they suffered a lot of hardship.

However, the family of more than a dozen people, old and young, is united and close, and has never had any quarrels or conflicts. It can be said that most of the credit goes to Mrs. Li, the elder of the family.

Having an elder in a family is like having a treasure, and this is the most true portrayal in the Li family.

Mrs. Li knew that her granddaughter was praising her, so she smiled so hard that she couldn't even see her eyes. "No, grandma's Fu Niu is the best. It's because of you that our family has the good life it has today."

Not to mention the daily compliments between grandfather and grandson, but for dinner, Tao Hongying stewed pork belly and cabbage, and Yan Zheng came over to eat with the Li family as expected.

He looks like a playboy, but he knows what he is doing.

At this moment, while eating, he asked Li Lao Er, "Second brother, there are fruit trees planted on this mountain and grain interplanted. I'm afraid we won't be able to harvest much in the autumn. The peanuts on the river beach can't hold up the grain, and neither can sweet potatoes." Eat every day. How do you plan to solve the food problem?”

Li Laoer was also worried and responded, "If you make money here in the valley, use it to buy grain first. If it's not enough, then think of other ways."

He shook his head solemnly, "The price of food outside keeps going up every day, and it's going to go crazy. It's not cost-effective for you to buy food with money. I have an idea!"

He raised his finger and pointed at the hot spring and said with a smile, "When the village is built and people come to play, don't ask for money, ask for food! Two or three pounds per person is not much. Those rich families who haven't hoarded thousands I don’t care about carrying food at all. But if we gather a little, we can make enough food for you in a month or two.”

This is really a good idea. The Li family's eyes lit up when they heard it, and they quickly invited the village chief, Uncle Zhao, and Liu Biao to lead them.

As expected, everyone was enlightened and overjoyed.

The village chief wanted to thank Mr. Yan, but Mr. Yan asked for some stewed goose. It turned out that it was half a bowl given to him the day before, and he didn't eat enough!

Everyone couldn't help laughing and agreed immediately.

Mr. Yan refused to take advantage, so he went to Big Banyan Tree early the next morning and bought two big white geese. He only needed Tao Hongying to help stew them.

Before noon, the aroma from the big iron pot came out, and Mrs. Cui came over in a carriage.

In the past two days, the farm had been tidied up. Her sworn brother had left, leaving only her and Sister-in-law Qiong. It was boring to face a large group of unfamiliar servants and farmers, so she came to take a look.

Of course everyone was happy, especially when they saw that she had brought a large piece of meat, their mouths were watering with joy.

Mr. Yan did not eat alone. Most of the goose meat was shared with the villagers for tooth-making sacrifices. In addition to the meat brought by Mrs. Cui, a large pot of cabbage and radish was stewed. Everyone was given a bowl, and the food was extremely sweet.

As a result, before the rice bowl was put down, Liu Yang and Jiayi picked up a person and threw him into the middle of the camp.

The two boys were very proud and shouted, "This man was hiding in the bushes outside and peeking his head out, but we went around to the back and caught him!"

Update early today, the third update is here~

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