Chapter 55： Gongmi (2610 words)

Anyuan County is a small county in Hongzhou, and Hongzhou is known as the land of rice.

Although the area of ​​Anyuan County is not large, the land is fertile, the water source is sufficient, the soil quality and climate are better than most of the counties, so it is a good place to grow rice, so it is also suitable for the cultivation of glutinous rice and black rice.

For the precious rice varieties like Gongmi, the manpower and financial resources required are not affordable for the average family. Therefore, the amount produced in Anyuan County is not much. The Gongmi produced by Anjia accounts for nearly half, but the amount is small. But the wealth that these tribute brought to the family is far higher than the others.

An Ziran also knows when he reads the books.

The Gongmi of Anjia is not doing the sale, but is used to give away.

Gongmi is a kind of high-quality rice that has been carefully selected. The appearance of this rice is as crystal-clear as pearls. In the early days, it was mainly dedicated to the emperor.

However, when the output of Gongmi was more and more, some high-ranking officials also began to eat glutinous rice.

The Gongmi of Anjia is to please these people. An Changfu uses them to make a fortune. The effect is actually good. It can be seen that it is not unreasonable to settle down a high rent and make a disaster. An Changfu's means are not bright, but he can indeed be regarded as a successful landlord.

Only in April this year, most of the rice fields in the field have just been inserted, and there is still some time away from the harvest.

However, not all rice is harvested in the same period, and the precocious varieties can be harvested in about 70 days. This rice is commonly called 'saving the public' or 'throat.'

Although listening to the name, I know that the quality of rice is not too high, but it is precisely the people in Anyuan County who are most happy.

The climate in Hongzhou is warmer throughout the year and there is almost no snow.

But this year, it was rare to have a heavy snow. The snow covered the rice fields. The rice that was harvested in a few months was frozen to death. Most of the remaining rice survived, but the harvest was not expected to be too much.

The storm of borrowing food also came from this.

After a round of inspections, the growth of rice is quite prosperous.

Although the rice of Anjia is also affected, the response is relatively timely, so the damage is not large.

An Ziran didn't know much about rice, so he just looked at it and spent a half hour until the sun was about to climb to the highest point before he was ready to return.

Just as they were preparing to enter the county, a crying voice not far away caught their attention.

In the middle of the road, a woman sat on the ground and looked at the field with her eyes closed.

The person who made the cry was a peasant standing in the field. There was a cow in front of him. He looked at the situation and it seemed that the cow had a problem. There were many people gathered around him, and they were whispering.

"Zhou Laohan's family is too unlucky, and the days of harvest are coming. The cows are sick and dead. Without cows, how can they cultivate their land? They must not starve to death!"

"No, their land contracted this year because of the heavy snow destroyed a lot of rice, it has been very unlucky. Now even the cows are dead. I don’t know how to go this year. There are three children waiting to eat at home. ""

"It seems that this year they can only borrow rice from Anjia."

"Ugh……"

In Anyuan County, almost every household has cattle. In order to buy a cow, they are ruining their lives. Some even don’t hesitate to borrow a large amount of money with Anjia. As a result, the debt is getting bigger and bigger, and in the end it is almost impossible to repay, if it is not Anzi, then it is free. Their debts, some people are estimated to sell women to pay debts.

Now the days are a little better, but they also live by a cow. This cow is more important than their lives. Now that they are dead, they are just like the dead roots.

"The Shaodong family is here."

I don't know who discovered that An Ziran, who was standing not far away, suddenly shouted loudly.

Everyone's attention immediately shifted to him, including Zhou Laohan and his wife. Zhou Laohan immediately stopped crying. He is not old. He is only 30 years old this year. He just looks like he is forty years old, so everyone calls him Zhou Laohan. .

An Ziran came over and looked at the cows in the field. It has already begun to warm up in April, so it is impossible to freeze. The only possibility is that they are sick and dead as they say. There is really no such thing.

Seeing that Shaodong’s family frowned, Zhou Laohan’s couple had another mourning on their faces. I thought that Shaodong’s family would no longer charge them a high rent. The family could finally have a better life. I didn’t expect the cow to die. The more you can't go on.

"Zhou Laohan, if you and your husband do not need cattle to cultivate the land, how many acres can you cultivate?" An Ziran suddenly said.

Zhou Laohan raised his head and showed his red eyes. He didn't know why Shaodong had to ask this question. When he thought about it, he replied: "If my husband and wife are diligent, they should be able to plow five acres of land when they transplant."

An Ziran indulged for a while. "In this way, I suggest that you change the ten-acre land contracted to six acres or seven acres. After the autumn harvest, you will no longer have to consider the trouble of planting cattle feed or grazing in the field. The extra time can be Planting other things, such as beans, vegetables and other crops, should be able to offset some losses."

Zhou Laohan and his wife were stunned, but they never thought about it.

Although a cow farmland is faster than themselves, it is also very troublesome and laborious, such as the cost of water and grass feed, accidental loss of life and death.

If you follow the instructions of Shaodong, you may be able to make up for the loss of losing a cow.

Zhou Laohan and his wife no longer frowned, and they all saw hope from each other's eyes.

In the past, they were too dependent on cattle, and they never even thought about it.

The onlookers also realized that this is true. In Anyuan County, not every household can buy cattle to cultivate land. Some poor-headed farmers have problems even if they have enough food, but everyone always thought that Hongzhou is the hometown of rice, so I didn't think about it if I didn't know how to work.

"Shaodongjia, then we contracted ten acres of land..." Zhou Laohan suddenly supported me. They had been contracting ten acres of land with Anjia for five years. Now it is just the second year, and the rest of the fields will be abandoned. It’s a pity, and the most important thing is that the previous owners will charge the same rent regardless of whether they have land or not.

An Ziran knows what he wants to say. "You can rest assured that if you plant a few acres of land, you will receive a few acres of land, but it is a pity that other places are abandoned. If you have no objections, I will find someone to look after."

Zhou Laohan and his wife agreed without saying anything. Anyway, their cows died. They couldn’t take care of them so much. Besides, if they didn’t mention them, they didn’t expect to plant other crops in the fields and wait for the crops to mature. After that, maybe you can get the market to sell, think about the prospects, they suddenly feel that the cow is dead, there is nothing to pity.

"Wang Ye, Wang Hao is very capable." Shao Fei, who saw the whole process, couldn't help but say.

Fu Wutian’s eyes kept staring at An Ziran and he did not move away. Hearing his words, he said in a seemingly proud tone: “You don’t look at who is the king.”

Shao Fei touched a sweat. He must have heard the mistake. How could the general be proud? He has always been arrogant.

It didn't take long for An Ziran's proposal to spread throughout Anyuan County.

The farmers who did not have cattle also followed the situation of Zhou Laohan, and later found that the effect was really good, and the rents collected by the family in this area were few, and the days of some poor households gradually improved.

The living standards in Anyuan County have also improved a little.

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There is one more behind.