Wang Jin first saluted the villagers, and said: "Uncles and aunts, uncles and aunts, I invite you to come here today to renegotiate the tenant rent of my family's paddy field and the sandy land in the north," without waiting for everyone's reaction, she then said with a little sadness: "My family is in trouble now, to settle in Qingshui Village, the people in the village not only accept us generously, but also help take care of our family everywhere these days, I am very grateful in my heart, and often teach my younger brother that child, even if he studies and becomes an official in the future, You should also remember the kindness of the villagers in Qingshui Village! Speaking of this, she raised her hand to wipe the corners of her eyes, and secretly glanced at her brother.

Although Wang Mu was full of embarrassment, he remembered his sister's repeated advice, and finally stepped forward to bow to the villagers, and said loudly: "The villagers will repay the little kindness of the Wang family in the future!" There was unmistakable firmness in the child's voice.

"Don't be so polite to the eldest nephew, Master Wang has always been generous to us tenants, and our villagers have received his favor, and it is also appropriate to take care of his descendants, but it is not a return for him!" An honest man said loudly, and the surrounding villagers also responded, watching their sisters and brothers' eyes change from strange and apprehensive, to sympathetic and pity.

Wang Jin was relieved to see such a change in everyone, as long as the villagers could be closer to her family, it would be easier for her life in the future.

She said to everyone: "My brother and I are grateful for the hearts of the elders. Although my family's current situation is much worse than before, and we can only rely on the income from these acres of land to make a living, we keep in mind my father's teachings and the righteousness of the villagers, and decide that the future tenant rent will be in accordance with the rules set by my father in the past. ”

Hearing this, the tenants below suddenly boiled a little, in the end, this is what they are most concerned about. Although the Wang family's plight is sympathetic, compared with the livelihood plan of eating, it is really not something they can worry about. The words of the neighbors who helped me before were somewhat of a scene, but now they have added a bit of sincerity.

"The Wang family is really a kind and righteous family!"

"Master Wang is generous, and the conscience of the baby he taught is also good!"

"Big nephew and big niece, if you have something in the future, call your uncle for help, and promise to get it right for you!"

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Everyone enthusiastically praised Wang Jian and Wang Mu, and said that they were on call when they wanted to help. But seeing Wang Jin, he said embarrassedly: "There is indeed something I want to ask the villagers for help." ”

Everyone looked at each other, and the hearts that had just been put down were lifted again. I only heard Wang Hibiscus continue: "This year, I want to plant cotton on the sandy land in the north, and the pond should also be cleared out to plant some lotus roots and raise some fish, all of which need the help of the villagers!" ”

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this, thinking that this is not a big deal, it is just a lot of strength, and this is what the countrymen do not lack. As for the replanting of sandy land, it is a big deal to tear up the seedlings that were planted before, and you will lose some seed money, and besides, this land belongs to other people. But how is this rent calculated? Someone immediately thought of this question and asked it.

Wang Jian replied with a smile: "I know that some of the villagers have already sown seeds on the sand, and we will give you a lot of money for the seeds." As for the rent, this year we want to take back the sandy land and pay some money to hire a few capable uncles and aunts to help my family grow cotton, but I don't know if everyone is willing to help my family? ”

When the people in the village heard Wang Jin say that they would make up the money for the seeds, the pimple in their hearts was gone, and when they heard her say that they would pay someone to work, the lively and straightforward immediately shouted, "Yes, willing!" "The niece of the Wang family must remember to count me!"

A woman with slightly dark skin and a somewhat short and fat body teased the young man who shouted the most: "The child is so anxious to roar, he is in a hurry to save money to marry his daughter-in-law!" ”

Everyone couldn't help laughing, but the face of the child did not change and said: "Fat aunt, you really said it, I have to save the bride price and take my daughter-in-law into the door as soon as possible!" The remark caused another burst of laughter.

When the laughter subsided, Wang Jian put another bombshell: "I still want to rent the villagers' land to grow cotton, and the rent will be deducted from the tenant rent of the paddy field." ”

At this time, everyone was a little stunned, and they couldn't react for a while. After a while, an uncle spoke up: "The girl of the Wang family wants to borrow the land of the village to grow cotton?" ”

"Hey, grandpa, that's the case, my family's sandy land is only fifty acres, and we want to grow more cotton, so we have to rent land from the villagers to plant." Wang Jin replied crisply.

"So, what about the rent?" Someone else asked out loud.

Wang Jin said with a smile: "Because no one in my family has experience in farming, I discussed this rent with the village chief and his old man, and there are two ideas for the time being, uncles and aunts listen to it, if there is any opinion, just put it forward." This first kind is that I rented the land of the villagers and hired people to plant it myself, because the cotton to be rented is not a paddy field, it is usually a vegetable planting land, I will give you five buckets of rice according to an acre of land, but everyone's land is not in one place, it is not easy to manage, so I thought of a second way, that is, the villagers help me plant cotton on their own land, and the seed money is paid by me, and then everyone is paid when it comes to harvest, and the more you receive, the higher the salary! "At this time, the yield of rice per mu is only a little more than three stones, and if it can reach four stones, even if it is a bumper harvest, five buckets of rice is really a lot, and the farmers will not eat white rice, if you save a little, it is enough for a family of three to eat for several months.

So this first method quickly understood, and I think it's okay, after all, the vegetables eaten at home can be planted in front of and behind the house, and the serious vegetable field is mostly planted with soybeans and rape, and the harvest is not a loss compared with 5 buckets of rice, and it also saves the fatigue of labor.

This second method is a little puzzled by everyone, since it is planted in their own land, then simply grow it yourself and sell it, cotton is a cash crop, the price has been high, you can definitely sell it at a good price, even if you can't sell it, make a jacket for the elderly and children at home, and sew a futon is also the best. Everyone couldn't understand this stubble, so they hesitated and didn't dare to speak.

Wang Jin had long expected this, so she turned to the village chief and asked, "Grandpa the village chief, we usually grow cotton, how many catties can we harvest per mu?" ”

The village chief is an old man who is over sixty years old, surnamed Li, very prestigious in the village, he listened to Wang Jin's question, gently knocked the dry tobacco in his hand, and seemed to sigh: "This cotton has been passed to our place for many years, at the beginning of the high price, there are many people who plant, every household has a few acres, who knows that this thing is really not good to serve, easy to grow insects, the cotton peaches, falling all over the ground, distressed to not work, I will guard the ground every day to fight insects, the last acre of land will also harvest a hundred catties of cotton, It's still the best harvest in our village. Alas, this thing is not easy to grow. The old man looked very sorry.

Wang Jin was very satisfied with Village Chief Li's answer, and she asked the villagers: "Is this also the case for uncles and aunts to grow cotton?" After a busy year, the cotton harvest is not good? ”

Everyone nodded one after another, and when they heard the village chief say it, they remembered that this cotton is not so easy to grow, otherwise it would be Wang Hibiscus's turn to plant it after every household has been planted.

Wang Jian smiled again and said: "I know that everyone must have doubts about the second method I said before, since they are all planted in their own homes, why should they be counted on the head of our Wang family, isn't it an extra move." But----" she paused abruptly and said in an accentuated tone: "As long as my uncle and aunt's land is rented to my family to plant, I guarantee that the yield per mu will be more than 200 catties, and the salary will be calculated at 500 catties per 100 catties, and in addition, each family will receive another 10 catties of cotton!" ”

Thunder on the ground!

Everyone was in an uproar, not the 100 catties that the village chief who was the leader of the farm work had worked hard to achieve, but 200 catties!

Is this really possible? The other party is just a teenager, he grew up in the city, but I'm afraid he doesn't even know what cotton looks like! For a while, everyone was shocked and suspicious, and at this critical time, Wang Mu stood up.

"Folks, my sister is not a mouthful, this cotton planting method is found by me and my sister from the ancient books left by my father, according to the law in the book, it is indeed possible to yield 200 catties per mu." Wang Mu went out and moved out of the name of the ancient books, now everyone believed it, but they couldn't help but have some doubts in their hearts, a middle-aged man asked: "The niece of the Wang family, if you receive two hundred catties, it is naturally easy to say, if you can't receive it, what can you do, you can't let you post the money, we can't do such a thing!" ”

Wang Jin was secretly happy in her heart, why did someone pave the way for her every time she had something to say? She put on a well-behaved and grateful smile at the uncle, and said: "This uncle is right, but since my family wants to rent the land of the villagers and promise to produce 200 catties per mu, it is natural to take risks." I want to sign a three-year deed with everyone who rents the land, if the first year is not good, the second year will always be better, the second year will be bad, the third year will always be better, if the third year is not good, then I have to return the land to my uncle and aunt, and I will not be embarrassed! ”

Everyone laughed good-naturedly, but they had already accepted Wang Jin's proposal, and they had aroused a strong curiosity to see if she could really grow so much cotton.

Wang Jin struck while the iron was hot, took out a stack of pre-prepared contracts and sent them to all the tenants, so that Wang Mu could explain them one by one. The contract mainly stipulates that within three years, the land of each family can not be transferred at will, changed or increased or decreased, etc., and the prescribed remuneration is also written, although I heard that the breach of contract will pay 100 taels of some shock, but when everyone heard that the other 10 catties of cotton is leather and not seed cotton, they are like winning the jackpot, and they are in a hurry to sign it. Some villagers hurried home to discuss, asking Wang Jian to wait for them to return. So Wang Jian successfully completed today's task, and did not forget to remind everyone to bring letters to the villagers who did not come, as long as there is land to rent, the Wang family will not refuse!

Finally finished signing the contract, and dealt with a few villagers who came up to inquire about recruitment, Wang Jin respectfully invited the old village chief to eat at home, you must know that in this acre of three-point land, people are the boss! The village chief politely refused, how could he go to eat when he was an orphan and widow, Wang Jin said so badly, and finally reluctantly agreed that Wang Jin would send some food over in the evening. Watching the back of the old village chief gradually disappear, Wang Jin took his younger brother and mother and returned home humming a little song.