Chapter 108

Zhao Changfu said, "it's not far from the waterfall."

But orange asked, "every time? Or occasionally? "

Zhao Changfu said: "I have heard it twice, both of which are in the same place. All the other people in the village heard it around there, too. "

But orange said thoughtfully, "well, I'll think about it again."

When he woke up the next day, Li had already cooked a pot of green vegetables and lean meat porridge. The green vegetables were picked from the yard, and the meat was left from yesterday. Li saw that it was rare to have meat to eat. He got up early in the morning and cooked the porridge until it was soft. The whole pot of porridge was delicious, and the fragrance spread to his three daughters' room. When she saw that the three sisters had not got up yet, she didn't shout. She thought, "it's hard for them these days. Let them sleep a little longer."

But orange stretched and got out of bed.

At the dinner table, Li and Zhao are drinking porridge face to face.

But orange called out: "good morning, mom and Dad!"

Li Shi saw her and said with a smile, "why don't you sleep for a while?"

Can orange way: "used to, can't sleep. Mother, will you measure the land later? "

Li nodded.

Can orange way: "Li Zheng grandfather said, our money can give year by year. How about this? We'll give the money for ten years first, and the rest later? "

Li hesitated and said, "so Not very good, right? "

Can orange way: "how bad? We earned almost eight liang of silver by selling melon sticks, plus the three Liang who separated the family, there was a total of eleven liang of silver. Let's give six Liang first, and keep the other five Liang. Buy rapeseed saplings or something, there are many uses! I'm afraid I don't have enough money to spend when I look back! "

Zhao Changfu said: "do you need so much money to buy rapeseed seedlings?"

But orange said, "it's not enough! Do you think saplings are cheap? Especially fruit tree seedlings! If the fruit tree seedlings are cheap, don't we all plant them in our village? Even if you don't plant it to sell, you will plant it to eat. "

Zhao Changfu said with a smile: "no! I almost forgot that! There is an apricot tree at the head of our village. The apricots that grow every year are not enough for the gang to spoil! We can eat two or three pears a year, but we can't even smell them! "

But orange says with a smile: "the second elder sister is very powerful!"

Just then, Qiuli and Chunxing had already come out. Qiuli walked and said, "third sister, do you speak ill of me?"

But orange said: "look what you said! How dare I speak ill of the second sister? It's just boasting that the second sister is capable! " Then he got up to wash.

The family was having breakfast when Jiang Lizheng brought two young boys to knock on the door and said he was going to measure the land in the back hole.

Zhao Changfu and Li's two busy let Jiang Lizheng into the hospital, let him drink tea and then go.

Jiang Li just waved his hand and said, "I don't want to drink any more! Let's get down to business. It's serious! "

Can orange and autumn pear look at each other, at the same time put down the rice bowl, get up a way: "go!"

Spring apricot took the rest of the small pot of porridge to the kitchen, thinking of boiling, and adding a handful of green vegetables, saw that they had already left the door. In a hurry, she put down the pot, closed the door tightly, left the lock, and went out with them.

Li's husband and wife followed Jiang Lizheng's three men, and the three sisters followed their parents. They went back to the cave together.

The villagers who watched yesterday also knew that Jiang Lizheng would take Zhao Changfu's family to measure the land today. They all got up early. Now when they came out of the house, they were busy following them.

A few people in the group just arrived at the back hole with their front feet, and the second and third eldest brothers also arrived with their back feet.

Of course, there is no shortage of the Shi family.

But old man Zhao was angry that Zhao Changfu refused to tear up the contract that day, so he refused to come. Early in the morning, he woke up Zhao Changgui. Father and son, each carrying a machete and a shoulder pole, went up the mountain to cut firewood.

Seeing that the crowd had gradually calmed down, Chiang began to measure the land.

But orange stared at Jiang Lizheng without blinking, thinking, "today, I can finally see the ancient way of measurement!"

He took the ruler he had prepared in his hand and told the two young people, "Sixteen in length and fifteen in width is one mu of land. Changfu has rented 30 mu, and you have measured this piece of land. "

But orange didn't understand. He asked Li: "Niang, what is" sixteen long, fifteen wide, one mu of land "

Li said: "two steps are called" one pair of steps ", that is, five feet. This "length 16, width 15" is changed into the length of two steps, which is exactly one mu of land

But orange suddenly realized, and asked: "how big is that acre?"

Li said with a smile, "well, we have about half an acre of land. Your grandmother's house is the old house. It's almost an acre of land! "

But orange finally understood thoroughly, this just nodded.

Seeing that the sun was rising and Chiang was still busy, Li poured a cup of water from the teapot he had already prepared and sent it to him personally.

Jiang Lizheng said with a smile, "this is the first time that I have water to drink when measuring the land."

Li said with a smile: "today is different from the past, this piece of wasteland is very big, but there is no less trouble for you!"Jiang Li said: "it's nothing! That's what I'm supposed to do. "

At this time, all the villagers came back to see how many acres the Zhao Changfu family had rented.

After a long time, the amount of land, a total of 33 Mu!

Hear Jiang Li right way: "altogether 33 Mu! Chang Fu, have you rented all of them? "

Zhao Changfu nodded: "rent!"

This is amazing! Zhao Changfu rented 33 mu of barren land which is short of water all the year round! The villagers rushed to tell each other. They couldn't believe it. They gathered around and asked him, "how can you rent so much wasteland? What's the use of renting them? There is no water here

Some asked, "how many years will the 33 mu land be rented? Twenty years? My God? How much will that cost? "

Jiang Lizheng said: "30 mu land rent for five years is three Liang silver! Twenty years is twelve liang of silver! "

All of them said, "although it's not expensive, how can you get so much silver out of it all at once? Brother Changfu, are you rich? "

Zhao Changfu said hastily: "there is nothing wrong! Uncle Lizheng is a good man. Let me give you ten years' rent first, and the rest can be given next year. "

"Ten years first? That's six taels of silver! I only know that you separated some time ago, but I don't know how. Does aunt four give you money? "

Jiang Li was busy saying, "they are separated, and I have to go. One and a half acres of paddy fields were given to Changfu's family, including one mu of Houdong and another half mu of apricot trees. There are also two acres of dry land. As for the silver, it's three Liang. "

They didn't believe it. They all said, "only three taels of silver? What's the possibility? Chunxingniang has worked as a needlework for more than three years for a large family in the town, but she doesn't earn much money, does she? How could the fourth aunt have given them only three liang of silver? "

Jiang Li said: "it's only three or two. I still have it in black and white! "

When they heard this, they still didn't believe it. They only said, "where did they get the money to rent the land? I've heard that Qiu Lizhi owes a lot of money! Don't you give them a sum of money secretly

The second wife couldn't help it. She came out of the crowd and said in a loud voice, "that's nothing! It was the three taels of silver that I forced my fourth aunt to take out! The reason why Changfu has the money to rent land is not because three children can do it? It's all children's money

People all said with a smile: "can children do it? Spring apricot is only eleven years old. What can she earn? Isn't that bullshit? "

The second wife said, "you are just talking nonsense! But orange and Qiuli don't know what kind of melon sticks they make. They sell them in the town before dawn every day. After half a month's selling, they earn a few taels of silver! No, with money, they are going to rent the land! "

Another man said, "melon sticks? Ah! I got it! A few days ago, I went to the market in the town. At that time, I heard a child shouting "sell melon sticks" at the market! It turned out to be two autumn pears? It's not cheap! It's said to cost ten Wen a Jin! "

All of a sudden, they surrounded the three sisters and asked, "what is the melon stick? What is it made of? How do you do it? Why don't you teach us? "

"What can I teach you to do? Don't people use it to make money? The whole family went out of the house clean and owed a large amount of foreign debt in order to help Qiuli! Five liters of glutinous rice flour! If it wasn't for the melon sticks, I would have starved to death! Do you mean to ask for a prescription? "

The crowd then gave up the idea of asking their sisters for a prescription. Although the idea was gone, the greedy insects did not. They asked again, "spring apricot, I won't ask you for a prescription. Why don't you send me some?"

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