PNB Chapter 258: Daliushu Village is in an uproar
Chapter 258: Daliushu Village is in an uproar
Su Wanwan took a look and became more certain that this Young Master Lin was a woman.
But Lord Xu seems to be unaware of this.
Men in ancient times were really rigid, you can't even tell from this.
Su Wanwan was also convinced.
Lin Wenyue finally decided to go see Sister Ye the next day. This idiot thought he was a man, so she simply didn't expose herself for the time being.
What's more, it is indeed unsafe for a woman to go out without the convenience of wearing men's clothes.
Su Wanwan had already run to the kitchen and secretly took out all the braised meat in the space.
"That's all I have left. I thought they were all leftovers. Since you like them, take them all. No charge."
Pork offal is really worthless here.
Lin Wenyue didn't plan to go to Sister Ye's place at the moment, and it was not convenient for her to take the meat. Just as she was about to refuse, Su Wanwan had already packed it up with other things.
"Don't be polite, these things are not worth much."
Lin Wenyue was not polite. Thinking of her cousin who was also checking the accounts of a restaurant in the next county, she immediately said:
"Then I won't be polite, sister-in-law. My maternal grandfather is a merchant. The Kelai Restaurant in Tongxu County is owned by my maternal grandfather. I plan to take it back and let the shopkeeper taste it. If it's okay, we can cooperate."
Lin Wenyue often lived in her grandparents' home when she was a child, playing with her cousins. She was exposed to business knowledge and immediately noticed the market for braised meat.
My maternal grandfather’s family started out as a restaurant. Although they later did a lot of other businesses, the restaurant was still their foundation. At least in this prefecture, almost every county town had its own restaurant.
"That's fine. Thank you, Master Lin."
Su Wanwan did not refuse. She had been thinking about whether to sell the braised meat before. Now that she had the opportunity, she naturally accepted it all.
As for how to proceed, I’ll discuss it with Shen Yuan later.
The county magistrate and his entourage finally left, but Daliushu Village did not calm down.
Before it got dark, they gathered in the threshing ground again. Liu Daping had already worked out the prices of fertile farmland and wasteland with several clan leaders and announced them in the threshing ground.
Because the disaster year is now over, land prices have begun to rise. An acre of good land costs three taels of silver, and an acre of wasteland costs one tael of silver, and the prices are still rising.
In a normal year, an acre of good farmland costs five taels of silver. The first time Su Wanwan and Shen Yuan bought the sandy land and hilltop was during a disaster year. It was really cheap at that time. One tael of silver could buy two acres of wasteland.
It turns out that it is most cost-effective to buy land in a famine year.
Because it was land awarded by the government, it was impossible to divide it equally among each household. After all, the population of each household was different, the situation was complicated, and it was impossible to divide it.
According to the past practice of other villages, the price was lowered and sold to the villagers, and the money received was confiscated by the village.
The result of the discussion among the clan leaders was that good farmland cost two taels of silver per mu, and wasteland cost 800 copper coins, which was already a very low price.
Hearing this result, everyone talked about it.
Although it is much cheaper than on the market, they still can't afford it.
Two taels of silver for one mu of land. You can buy some wasteland by scraping together some, but the yield of wasteland is low, so it doesn't seem cost-effective.
Liu Daping also knew about this situation. Having just experienced a disaster, they might not have recovered yet. But it didn't matter. Even if he bought the land, he couldn't sow seeds now. He had to wait until after the autumn harvest.
However, he felt that by that time, it would be good if one-tenth of the rewarded land could be sold.
The same thing happened to other villages that received rewards. The lands were of the kind that could not be lost anyway, so they just left them there. Sooner or later, someone would buy them.
It's just a pity that there is land but no one is cultivating it, so it's just left to go to waste.
When Su Wanwan and Shen Yuan's family arrived, everyone saw them and immediately made way for them enthusiastically, full of gratitude.
Although they cannot buy these lands for the time being, the village has received so much money that they will not have to raise money for any problems in the future. This is a huge benefit for them.
Shen Yuan and his colleagues gave the credit to the whole village, and this deserves their respect.
"Uncle Liu, we have one more thing to say. Let Lord Zhao tell us."
Shen Yuan gave up his seat and Zhao Qinghai also walked up.
When they talked about the agricultural affairs, and also about how the land was used to grow vegetables and raise seedlings, and that the government would purchase the seeds in the future, and the vegetables could also be sold, the whole Daliushu Village became even more excited.
Their village is going to get rich.
Not to mention the village’s income, everyone in the village knows how to grow vegetables. The old and the young can all go to work. Every household has work to do, and the village now has money to pay the workers.
Wouldn’t every household in their country become rich?
Liu Daping was also very excited. The Agricultural Bureau sounded very impressive and it was actually going to be located in their village. This was the first time.
Although Lord Zhao was stationed in the village before, it was just talk. So is the Agriculture Office the government office stationed in the village?
"Then let's do this. We will plant vegetables on all the good fields that can be used to grow vegetables. As the adults said, after the vegetable seeds are promoted in two years, we will stop planting vegetables and sell them to the villagers at a low price. It happens that the villagers will have jobs in the next two years, and they can also save money to buy land."
Everyone also nodded.
"Just do as the village chief says. There are so many people in my family. We all work in the vegetable fields. There is also Shen Yuan's workshop. If the whole family works together, we will be able to buy a few acres of land in two years."
"Yes, then I will buy a few acres of wasteland first, and then buy good farmland in two years when I have more money."
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Everyone had a big smile on their face.
Su Wanwan looked at these simple villagers. Although their faces looked rough due to years of hard work, at this moment, they were full of hope.
Moreover, when they had money, the first thing they thought of was buying land, not anything else.
Farming is the most difficult job and the income is the lowest. Working in a workshop is much better than farming. However, they are still concerned about not leaving the land idle and have to farm.
She originally thought that when they had money, they would probably all make yuba, each with their own small workshop.
But, it seems that they have no intention of setting up a workshop now.
Farmers' thinking is very direct. They never think about these twists and turns. Or maybe they are too timid to invest in other things. They just want to farm all their lives, which is at least reliable.
Su Wanwan didn't say much. There will always be someone brave enough to do it at that time, but not now.
After this incident, Su Wanwan and Shen Yuan's status in the village rose sharply, and their words were even more influential than those of the village head.
Whenever there was something going on, the head of the village would always come to Shen Yuan for consultation. If you didn't know, you would think that Shen Yuan was the head of the village.
Wang Cui'e also bought five acres of wasteland in the village. Now that there is a water truck, she saves a lot of effort on watering the land. She can cultivate five acres by herself. With the land, she feels very at ease. After leaving He Erzhu's home, she feels happy even though her current living place is simple.
As for He Erzhu's family, Dazhu separated from his wife and moved out to live on his own, and his second daughter-in-law divorced him, leaving only mother and son at home. Life suddenly became difficult.