Chinese New Year is always the most lively time, and this year's Taoyuan Village is more joyful than in previous years. Even the poorest families in the village weave cloth to make new clothes. On the first day of junior high school, everyone was dressed brightly.

In addition to the usual programs, Taoyuan Village also set up a stage, and everyone paid for the troupe from the county!

This kind of thing that only rich people can do, and now Taoyuan Village is also coming to join in the fun, wanting to express the excitement and joy of the heart.

Many people in Taoyuan Village have never been out of the village in their lives, so they have never seen a play, and they are very happy when they get the news. On the day the troupe came, they had already gathered around the stage. And many people from other villages also rushed over after getting the news, and the people of Taoyuan Village were also very generous and did not stop them. However, the people at the front must be the people of Taoyuan Village, and the people from other villages must be behind.

That day, Taoyuan Village was lively, and it took three days before stopping.

And the Chang family also had a happy event during the New Year, and Ding's third sister-in-law was pregnant again.

Chang Xiwang now has only one daughter under his knees, and now she is three years old, and Ding San's sister-in-law's stomach has not moved.

Everyone has been busy in the past two years, and good things have happened one after another, and Grandma Sun didn't care much about this stubble, and didn't stumble on Ding San's sister-in-law, but everyone is still looking forward to it in their hearts. Ding San's sister-in-law is under a lot of pressure herself, after all, the two concubines don't have to worry about the heirs, she has no son alone, and she always feels unsteady in her heart.

Although Chang Xiwang didn't say anything, he spoiled his only daughter almost to heaven, but who didn't want a son to inherit his family business. Especially if they have this momentum now, I am afraid that it will get bigger and bigger, if there is no male to inherit it, then it will not be possible.

Ding San's sister-in-law was anxious, although she didn't want to show her strength, she still let everyone see the clues. Everyone didn't want to put pressure on her, so they just forgot about it. And Ding San's sister-in-law usually remembers to regulate her body no matter how busy she is, but what she didn't expect was that she was found to be pregnant during the Chinese New Year.

At first, Ding San's sister-in-law just thought that eating meat was greasy, and she had a lot of fish and meat every day, which made people smell disgusting, and she could only eat some pickles before she felt that the stuffiness in her chest was washed away.

Therefore, she was also teased by Cao's second sister-in-law, saying that she really couldn't enjoy her rich life, and she couldn't stand it if she ate more good things. Because of the Chinese New Year, everyone was happy and didn't think about it.

Ding San's monthly letter has not been accurate, which is one of the reasons why she is worried that she will not have children in the future, so she doesn't think about it.

Unexpectedly, Chang Xiwang, who was the most careless on weekdays, felt that something was wrong, and when he saw Ding San's sister-in-law vomiting into that look, he didn't care that Ding San's sister-in-law stopped him, and when people from other villages also came to watch the play, he pulled a barefoot doctor from a neighboring village who came to watch the play. As a result, I was pregnant!

There is a new life in the family, and it is still in this New Year, which is a very good sign! They have money now, and they are not afraid that they will not be able to raise children, so naturally the more prosperous they are, the better. Grandma Sun immediately gave Ding San's sister-in-law a big red envelope, and indicated that whoever has a child in the future will have this number.

Ding San's sister-in-law had a special toss, she vomited dizzily every day, the whole person was sick, and she couldn't take care of the affairs of the family, and the things in the workshop were all taken care of by Chang Xiwang and Cao's second sister-in-law. Chang Xiwang didn't care about the facts, and in the end it all fell on Cao's second sister-in-law. In this way, Cao's second sister-in-law is even busier, and she can't contribute to the family's affairs at all, and it all falls on Wang's sister-in-law.

Chang Xi was happy to see that Wang's sister-in-law was working too hard, so he hired someone to help with the work at home.

If it is on weekdays, everyone must be unhappy, but now it is indeed a little too busy, and Chang Xile said that earning money is to spend and enjoy, otherwise why work so hard. Enjoy when you should enjoy it, so that you have the strength to do more.

Now that life is good, everyone has confidence in their hearts, and they feel that this is reasonable, so they agree.

The hired people are familiar with Sister-in-law Wang's side, because most of them are busy with family affairs, and they are dispatched by Sister-in-law Wang, and people who are familiar with him are the most suitable. And this sister-in-law is more honest than Sister-in-law Wang, and the two can be said to have the same smell, so there is no need to worry about Sister-in-law Wang being bullied because she is too soft and glutinous.

In this way, Sister-in-law Wang also has someone under her hands, although it is just a feeling that is still very different.

Sister-in-law Wang's temperament is soft, but she can't help but compare with other concubines. Although I know that I am not capable, I can't help but feel that I am too useless when I see that everyone can manage so many things. And now that she has someone under her, she subconsciously has a feeling of being promoted. Although Sister-in-law Wang actually didn't quite understand that this was an affirmation, she only knew that she was very happy from the bottom of her heart, but not because she would save a lot of money when she worked, but because of something else.

Song Bangcheng and his wife returned to Taoyuan Village after fifteen, Wan Niang and Ding San's sister-in-law had a good relationship, and when they came back and saw her so haggard, they thought she was sick, and hurriedly asked what was going on, but when they heard that they were pregnant, they were happy for her and envious.

They are all women, so they naturally know how important children are to women. Although their husbands are considerate, the worldly world is also like this, so they are naturally very concerned. Ding San's sister-in-law has been married for so many years without a son, and it is inevitable that she will be depressed in her heart, although she still doesn't know whether it is a man or a woman, she finally has hope.

"I think this baby must be a son, and it was the same when I was pregnant with my brother, a special toss."

Having a son here is almost a must, so everyone will not shy away from the topic of men and women, and very frankly say that they want a son. So Ding San's sister-in-law was very happy when she heard this, and everyone loved to hear auspicious words.

She stroked her belly, "I hope I will be more angry this time and be able to win a man in one fell swoop." Although I don't say it, he must want a son to play with him. ”

"It's going to be fine, and you're so young, there's always going to be. It's just that you have to take good care of your body, and I was really shocked to see you just now. Everyone has gained weight during the New Year, but you have lost so much weight that you thought you suddenly suffered from a bad disease. ”

Ding San's sister-in-law smiled: "I don't know if my life is very cheap, when I was pregnant with Niuniu before, my family was not very good, and I was very greedy." But now that the family is better, my mother-in-law and sister-in-law think of ways to get me delicious food every day, but I eat what I vomit. ”

Wan Niang saw that although she had lost a lot of weight, her spirit was still very good, and she was about to be pregnant, and the whole person was different from usual, and she talked a lot more than usual.

"Things in this world are so unpredictable, hey, I don't know if I still have children. My body has been conditioned for a long time, but my brother Xi is so big that his stomach still hasn't moved. ”

Although she already has a son, but only one is still too little, and there will be no one to help her in the future. But my stomach is not angry, and I don't move no matter how much medicine I take.

Wan Niang didn't expect that after a few days of returning from Ding San's sister-in-law, she felt that something was wrong with her body, and when she looked for a doctor, she was also pregnant!

This is a great thing for the Song family, which has been passed down for five generations, and Song Bangcheng couldn't stop laughing.

And Song's father and Song's mother also rushed over in person, and also brought a lot of supplements. Because she was afraid that the fetus would not be stable in the first three months, she was not in a hurry to let her return to the county in a hurry, but invited a woman from the county who knew some medical skills to stay in Taoyuan Village to take care of her.

The two elders of the Song family also prepared generous gifts for the Chang family, because they felt that these were all joys brought by the Chang family. Otherwise, why didn't you have children for so many years, but how long did you get pregnant after coming to Taoyuan Village, and you found out after visiting Ding's third sister-in-law. This must be a source of joy, which is why it is so.

And the two honests like Chang Xisheng, although Song Bangcheng is smart, but the housework is not at all. Wan Niang is capable, but some heavy work women are not very good, even if they are capable, it is not good to hear. But with Chang Xisheng, there is no need for the two elders of the Song family to worry at all, Chang Xisheng can always arrange it properly, so that their lives are much more comfortable than before.

The Chang family naturally would not refuse to associate with someone like the Song family, so the relationship would be deeper.

The two elders of the Song family saw that Taoyuan Village was quite comfortable, and when they saw that Wan Niang reacted badly, they always felt unsteady. When I went back, I was always worried that something would go wrong, so I simply went directly to Taoyuan Village to live and take care of it, thinking that I would wait for Wan Niang's fetus to sit down and then go back to the county together.

When the small bamboo building was repaired before, Lizheng let it be covered, so there was no place to worry.

It's just that the two elders didn't think that they wouldn't move their nests as soon as they settled down, and they felt that this country life was also extremely interesting. So I didn't leave until Wan Niang's belly was quite big, which was also worried that there was no good doctor in the village, and the county was too far away from here, so I decided to go back.

Although Ding San's sister-in-law had a lot of trouble at the beginning, it was very smooth when she was born, and she recovered very quickly.

So after 100 days, the group came again.

First, I really like the life of Taoyuan Village, and secondly, Song's mother has found a fortune teller before, and the fortune teller said that the child was obtained in Taoyuan Village, a beautiful place, and it is best to go there to absorb the local aura when he is young, so that he can be healthier in the future. Moreover, the long time in Taoyuan Village is also more beneficial to the Song family.

When Chang Xile heard this, he also teased Song Wangcheng, saying that their family is also a scholarly family, how can they believe these nonsense.

Song Bangcheng was also very helpless at that time, this is really their family has always been a single line, and one of them will die if they are not careful this year, so they are very concerned about their heirs. Especially before, Song Yuxi's body bones have not been very good, which makes people even more worried. Moreover, in this world, it is very important for the family to prosper, and the relationship here relies on the ties between the families to become a force, if the population is too small, there is no one to help, and it will be difficult to support itself.

But I never thought that the fortune teller was really a blind cat and hit a dead mouse. Song Bangcheng has only been in Taoyuan Village for five years, and he has had four children one after another, two of which are still dragon and phoenix fetuses, and each child is very smooth. This is still the result of Song Bangcheng's estimation of Wan Niang's body, so every time she gives birth, she will be allowed to recuperate for a period of time.

The Song family, who has always been single-minded, was so happy that the Song family took root directly in Taoyuan Village and rebuilt a big mansion, and the two elders have also been living in Taoyuan Village.

Since the two elders of the Song family came to Taoyuan Village, they felt that their bodies and bones were much better than before, and they even sighed that Taoyuan Village had good feng shui.

Chang Xile felt that this had nothing to do with feng shui, but that after the Song family came to Taoyuan Village, they often walked around the village and planted some vegetables for leisure and entertainment. They didn't have to work because of their good family background, and they didn't move much on weekdays. But it's different when you go to the countryside, you often walk around to see, and if you exercise more, your body will be better naturally.

However, when Song Bangcheng left Taoyuan Village, he already had four sons and one daughter, and since he hit Wanniang in Taoyuan Village, there has been no movement, and I don't know what to explain this Chang Xile.

Maybe the water and soil of Taoyuan Village contain any minerals, so it is especially easy to have children. In the entire Pumpkin Mansion, Taoyuan Village is one of the largest in scale. There are more than 1,000 or nearly 2,000 people in a village, and the total number of some counties is only a few thousand.

It was another year of spring planting, and half of the land was planted later than usual because half of the land had been rotated with rice and rape flowers. Chang Xile did not let everyone do it all at once, and also avoided irreparable losses caused by mutations.

Although he had succeeded in his previous experiments, he couldn't be too eager for quick success.

The people in Taoyuan Village listened to him, so they didn't feel anything, although everyone wanted to earn money immediately, they were also obedient.

After the rice was planted, everyone began to open up the wasteland to prepare for planting cotton.

Chang Xile got a lot of cottonseeds from the Pei family, and with the previous harvest, the amount of cotton that can be planted will be very amazing. Before anyone else could react to the benefits of this thing, they hurried to occupy the market, and it would be convenient later.

Because it takes a lot of manpower to clear the land and plant cotton, the finish on the other side of the river has already begun, and the work can be closed in the middle of this year. Therefore, many people in Taoyuan Village simply stopped working and concentrated on planting cotton.

They also saw the cotton cloth woven by the Chang family before, and the quilt, and thought it was really good. And there is also the Pei family's purchase, not worrying about selling at all, and now it is exempt from taxes, if you don't take this opportunity to plant and sell for money, there will be no such store in this village after that.

And they knew that the Chang family took the lead in planting so much cotton, and they must be thinking about what kind of workshop they were going to come up with. Chang Xile did not hide it, he had already passed the news out in private, and he was going to build a weaving workshop and a dyeing workshop in the future.

Everyone was even more moved when they heard this, and the more workshops there were in the village, whether they could go in and work or not, it would be very beneficial to them.

Because there is no tax, and the price of grain collected by the Shen family caravan is very kind, so it has earned a lot of money by selling grain this year.

In addition to planting cotton, Chang Xile also asked the Shen family caravan to transport a large number of piglets, sheep cubs, rabbits, etc., to prepare for large-scale breeding. It is said that it is large-scale, but in fact, it is only relatively speaking, and the livestock raised in the entire Taoyuan Village are only a medium-sized farm in the previous life, and it is still a decentralized farm.

There are two types of breeding, one is the employment type, that is, Chang Xile hires people to help him breed. Chang Xile pays his salary, and the income from selling sheep goes completely into Chang Xile's pocket; The other is to pay for it yourself, if you don't have the money, you can sign a contract first, and then pay back the money when it comes out next year.

If in the past, everyone was unwilling to owe money without owing money, except for that kind of second laizi, ordinary people felt that the taste of being riddled with debt was really uncomfortable, and there would be many people who were unwilling to agree.

But now everyone is more confident, and there is indeed some spare money in their pockets, and most people have adopted the latter method. To make money, you have to take risks early, every time you raise a few pigs, what can you earn, only raise more can earn more.

But after all, it's a matter of being careful, and most people will put the breeding CNC in a more stable number.

The saline land is very large, so each family is given a piece of land, and the livestock they want to raise are surrounded by their own territory. The animals were kept separately and simple nests were built for them.

And each house was separated by a certain distance, and they were sprinkled with lime to disinfect each other.

Although they are all cultivated separately, they need to be managed in a unified manner, which is more similar to joining. Each household has to pay a certain fee when the livestock is slaughtered, just like paying the property fee, and it is in the form of a commission, and the more you raise, the more you pay.

These expenses are used to manage and hire special personnel to breed, and there is no need for each family to send someone to watch over it at night. The farm employs women and men in half, and is equipped with two herding horses and ten donkeys.

And those limes, as well as the anti-epidemic herbs fed, etc., all came from here.

If you don't want to pay the money, you won't be able to enjoy these benefits, and when it's time to buy, you will be ranked last. Not only the farm, but also the actual things in the village must be ranked behind others, such as the employment of the workshop, the purchase of rice grain, dogwood, etc.

Typical gives you the power to choose, but doesn't give you room to give up.

Although it is a bit overbearing, most people can still accept it, because the commission is not high, and as long as it is used in practice, everyone is still willing. If nothing else, let them leave a laborer here to guard, and they have to build a shed or something, and if something happens, there is nowhere to find someone, which is enough. Although there are never wild beasts in this saline land, it is difficult to say that there are so many livestock here.

And those lime and medicinal herbs, etc., this is all money, and they may be more expensive when they go out to buy it themselves.

Moreover, the people employed by the farm have a lot to do with themselves, and the money is also given to them, so there is nothing unwilling.

With so many livestock raised, alfalfa needs to be grown in order to ensure a feed supply. The ones that were planted before are thriving enough to feed the animals that are still working today. But after a while when you grow up, you'll be nervous.

Therefore, Li Zheng organized another collective large-scale planting activity, this time with experience, more than the last time, and usually hires five people to plant and take care of alfalfa here. The first is to provide feed for livestock, and the other is to remediate this saline-alkali land.

The originally barren saline-alkali land became more and more vibrant because of these actions, and the county order also came a few times in the middle of the way, and each time it was shocked, and I greatly admired the action of Taoyuan Village. And he didn't come in vain, every time he waved his hand, bringing financial support to Taoyuan Village. Not only that, but also brought a veterinarian to Taoyuan Village who is specially stationed here.

The veterinarian is an old man in his fifties and very experienced, and with his arrival, Chang Xile is even more relieved.

Taoyuan Village made such a big name all of a sudden, to be honest, Chang Xile has always been nervous in his heart, afraid that something will happen, and he will lose it all when the time comes. After all, if an animal is sick, it is sometimes helpless even if the medical conditions are higher in the previous life.

But Li Zheng was more radical than him here, and when everyone was discussing it together, Li Zheng still had a few clan elders, and after thinking about it, they all slapped their legs and decided to give it a try.

However, on the premise of voluntariness, they do not help take risks. And each household is limited, and you can't raise too much at once.

Since everyone had decided so, Chang Xile boldly rushed forward. However, he adopted the method of isolation, and if there was a real unfortunate occurrence of a plague or something, so that the damage could be minimized. And because of the large territory, it can also be opened upside down, and each family occupies a lot of space.

The large space for activities and the lack of crowding can also reduce the probability of livestock getting sick.

And very generously hired more than 60 people, in addition to the normal daily breeding work, more than 30 strong men are responsible for patrolling, and women are responsible for hygiene. Make sure everything is clean and disinfected every day.

In this way, it can not only ensure the smooth operation of the farm, but also solve the employment problem of some people.

Although the wool comes from the sheep, it also improves efficiency.

Otherwise, each family raises their own, and can not keep an eye on it, if they do not follow the requirements, then the whole farm will be affected.

People here are still very unparticular about raising livestock, for example, many people raise pigs under the thatched houses of sheep cubs. The top is, and the pigs are at the bottom, which is disgusting and unhygienic.

Probably because of this, the rich and noble families here will not eat pork, and they feel that it is too buried.

In ordinary times, there is no concept of washing pigsty and chicken nest, so it is easy to nourish flies and bacteria, and it is easy to cause livestock to get sick.

The work on the other side of the river was officially suspended in the middle of the year, and the villages except Taoyuan Village were very sorry, because in this way they had one less place to make money.

And when the autumn harvest was approaching, the imperial court officially held the first martial arts examination after the spring ploughing, and the first round of exams was set up in the mansion, and once the examination was passed, it was a martial arts person.