Chapter Ninety-Six: Measurement
"Sixth sister, what are you holding in your hand?" It turned out that the sweet potato that Xia Zhi showed to Ma Shang and Xu Ming just now had been held by Xia Zhi in his hand, and Tian Xiaoman saw it and asked curiously.
At this time, Xia Zhi remembered that after returning from Tian Juhua's house, Tian Laosi and Xia Zhi were happy, but they didn't tell their family about sweet potatoes when they were busy, no wonder Tian Xiaoman didn't know him.
Xia Zhi looked at Tian Laosi, the father and daughter squeezed their eyes, and they all looked like how they forgot about this matter.
"Xiao Man, when the evening comes, the fourth uncle will tell you, what is the sixth sister holding in her hand, the family is busy at this time, don't touch it, go play with your sisters, take your sixth sister!" Tian Laosi patted Tian Xiaoman's head and coaxed softly.
Xia Zhi rolled his eyes, Dad, is it okay if you say this, obviously she is better than Xiaoman, why didn't she take Xiaoman to play, but Xiaoman took her to play.
In fact, Tian Laosi felt that if Xia Zhi asked her to do things, it would definitely be better to do it in an orderly manner, but if it was convenient to play, Tian Laosi felt that his daughter was not as good as Tian Xiaoman. That's why Tian Xiaoman led the summer solstice out of the city to play.
However, Tian Laosi planned well, but Ji Luhua couldn't catch up with the changes, the family cleaned up for an afternoon, returned what should be returned, leftovers or something should be given away, and even dinner was eaten by the way, and the family was tired and went to bed to rest. Where do I have time to listen to Tian Laosi talk about sweet potatoes.
Xia Zhi was lying on the soft kang of his new home, and his heart was beautiful, but now he finally had his own independent space, and he would not be woken up by the sound of 'rats' in the middle of the night. Originally, Xia Zhi planned to sleep in the same room with Xiao Liqiu, after all, Liqiu was only four years old and was still an ignorant child. Unexpectedly, it was such an ignorant child, but he insisted on sleeping alone in a room. Unwilling to sleep with any. For such a strong opinion. Tian Laosi, Zheng and Xia Zhi could only remain silent and swallow all the previous plans into their stomachs.
After a good night's rest, the next day the Tian family was in good spirits, Liu and Zheng got up in the morning and burned breakfast, although there were many Tian family members before, but one person could barely cook breakfast, and now there are more Tian Chrysanthemum and Tian Meihua family, one person is really too busy. The Li family asked the two daughters-in-law to take turns together, and today it will be the turn of the Liu family and the Zheng family.
"Not to mention, this new kang is comfortable to fall asleep, but it is much better than the kang of the old house" Lao Luotou got up early in the morning and muttered that the kang of the new house was comfortable to sleep.
"That's not it, it's all about money, and the kang is worth much more than the kang in the old house!" When Li saw Lao Luo's comfortable appearance, he wanted to hurt him.
"That kang is worth a lot, and I didn't sleep alone!" Lao Luo said with a pout.
"Auntie, breakfast is ready, hurry up and eat!" Zheng saw that his father-in-law was unhappy with his mother-in-law. Hurry up and change the topic, and the mother-in-law won't say anything about her.
"Hey. Just come, did your sister and sister go? As Li walked out the door, he asked the two girls of the Tian family if they had gone to the dining hall. When the summer solstice was built, a room was built next to it for eating, so that there was no need to bring the bowls around.
"I'm going, just waiting for Daddy and Auntie!"
"Okay, I'll leave with your father, you old man, hurry up, the whole family is waiting for breakfast!"
After breakfast, Tian Laosi told him about the sweet potato, and Li also hammered him twice for this, saying that he dared to eat anything if he didn't know what to do, fortunately there was nothing wrong, this is going to be something, what should she do. But after the end, they were all mixed up by Tian Laosi's gags.
Then Xia Zhi said that the Ma County Order was going to allocate dry land to the Tian family, and emphasized that the Ma County Order was going to send someone to measure the land and apply for the land deed today. The family, including Tian Laosi, who knew Xia Zhi very well, didn't expect that Xia Zhi actually asked the county order to allocate dry land for his family, Lao Luotou almost jumped up when he heard this, if it wasn't for the Li family holding him, Xia Zhi believed that he would definitely jump up.
"Since the summer solstice has been agreed with the county magistrate, I believe that the county magistrate will not let her mess around! If this sweet potato really yields a few hundred catties per mu, it is also a good thing to plant it! ”
Regarding Li's persuasion, Lao Luo Tou seemed unimpressed, and muttered: "Listening to her child's nonsense, I have never seen that thing in my life for so long, even if the conditions in the south are good, I have never heard that there is a grain yield of hundreds of catties per mu!" Although Lao Luo Tou was muttering, the voice could be heard by the entire Tian family, and Tian Lao Si even rubbed Xia Zhi's head to show comfort, saying that Lao Luo Tou's words did not need to be taken to heart.
"You've seen that double-cropping rice for so long?" Lee's words were slightly sarcastic and threatening. Said the old Luo Tou sneered.
"Okay, since the summer solstice wants to plant, even the county magistrate agreed, don't interject, what I'm going to talk about now is the matter of five acres of paddy fields, although I am older, but I still remember what I said, I said before that if the summer solstice grows double cropping rice, the five acres of paddy fields in the village will be recorded in the name of the summer solstice, you all still remember it!"
For this matter, the people of the Tian family have a profound impact, and as for the people of Tian Chrysanthemum and Tian Meihua's families who don't know the situation, some people have explained to them.
"Grandma, I don't want the five acres of paddy fields, I know that Grandma is to inspire me, I know it in my heart!" Xia Zhi stood up and was the first to speak, but he refused five acres of paddy fields.
"It's Auntie, my child and Daddy both understand your mind, forget about these five acres of paddy fields!" Zheng put his arms around Tian Bailu and also helped.
"That's not good, let's be a man, the most important thing is to be honest and trustworthy! What you can't promise today, tomorrow won't count, and then the child will learn the same, and then it's worth it! You can't do perfidy! So the five acres of paddy fields on the summer solstice, since I agreed, I should set an example for the children! Li said this very solemnly.
"Your aunt is right, if you say the words that go away, you can't take back the water that you spilled, which also teaches you to think carefully before making a decision when you speak in the future, even if you make a decision, you have to do it! The five acres of paddy fields on the summer solstice are to be given! Lao Luo Tou also agreed with Li's words very much, this is the most important thing to be trustworthy.
Xia Zhi felt that at this moment, the Li family and Lao Luotou did not look like old people in the countryside. They are teaching their children and grandchildren how to behave.
Zheng and Tian Laosi saw that Li and Lao Luo were resolute, so they stopped talking. As for the other three brothers of the Tian family. I already knew about it. Didn't say anything.
In the afternoon, sure enough, I saw a group of officials, riding a tall horse to the Tian family, and the people who heard the news thought that the Tian family had committed something, but the officials came to the door, and they all hid back in the house one by one, for fear of being affected by the Tian family.
"Is it Tian Luo's family?" A man in his thirties. Wearing a servant uniform, he walked into the door of the Tian family and asked in a loud voice.
"Yes, what's wrong with Big Brother?" Tian Laosi had just come back from feeding the fish, and he was still holding a food bowl in his hand, and he couldn't help but feel a little blocked when he saw the four people standing outside the door.
"The four of us and the others were ordered by the county magistrate to help Miss Xia Zhi measure the land!" When the official spoke, it was like Tian Laosi arching his hand.
Tian Laosi hurriedly put down the food bowl and returned the salute, in fact, he thought that it should have been sent by the county magistrate, but he was not sure in his heart. I was a little out of order in my heart, and I started blocking.
"What kind of young lady. She's just a little girl, I'm going to call her, oh, I'm Xia Zhi's daddy, and the big brother can call me Tian Manxi! I'm the fourth in the family, or you can call me Tian Laosi, it's okay! A few big brothers are invited to the house, and the horse is tied in front of the door! Tian Laosi said enthusiastically, the four officials did not twist, tied the horse, and followed Tian Laosi into the door of Tian's house.
Tian Laosi led the four of them into the hall, and one of them served a cup of tea, and then said that he would go to find the summer solstice and let the four of them wait.
After a while, Xia Zhi was found back by Tian Laosi, and he was still followed by Lao Luotou, who was very concerned about the things on the land.
When the people arrived, the village wanted to measure the land, naturally it was necessary to find the village chief, only the village chief was most familiar with the land use in the village, although she knew that the land that Xia Zhi had not sold yet, but she felt that it was not good to cross the village chief, so she proposed to let the village chief follow.
Found the village chief, the group came to the foot of Shili Mountain, Xia Zhi looked at the front of Shili Mountain, these hundreds of acres of dry land, because of the high terrain, water can not pass through and was ignored by the people of Tianjia Village. It's really a waste of a good piece of land, in addition to the proximity to the Shili Mountain, surrounded by water on both sides, this piece of land is in the middle, because the terrain is high and cannot be put into the water, it has been shelved until now, and it has become a wasteland.
"Grandpa the village chief, if my family buys this piece, how much will it cost" Xia Zhi suddenly made up his mind to buy this hundred acres of land.
"This, this has never been bought by anyone before, and the price is not clear!" When the village chief saw that there were still officials sent by the county order around him, he didn't talk much. Of course, he was telling the truth, no one had ever bought this wasteland before.
"Why don't a few uncles help me measure it, and when I go back, help me ask the county magistrate, if it's not expensive, I'll buy it!" As soon as Xia Zhi's words came out, the four officials and the village chief were all sweating, this little girl of the Tian family was really good at talking, and she went to ask the county magistrate!
However, the four officials were entrusted by the county order, and they did not dare to slack off on the summer solstice, and one of them returned: "Yes! Miss, our brother will help you bring it! Although Tian Laosi said that Xia Zhi was a little girl, they still didn't dare to slack off and still called Miss Xia Zhi.
Waiting for the four people to measure, a few people walked forward again, this time the place chosen by the summer solstice is not due north, but to the northeast, this is the place she chose for the sweet potato, although the whole place is not big, but because of the Houcun River, the land is desertified, and it is extremely difficult to store water.
The village chief didn't expect the Tian family to buy land, so he didn't choose good land and wanted some bad land, isn't it stupid.
Now that the summer solstice has chosen the place, the four of them are naturally busy measuring. When the time was met, the group went back, and the next thing was not something that Xia Zhi should worry about, and it was handed over to the four officials.
Tian Laosi wanted to keep the four of them to finish eating, but the four of them said that they had something important to do and had to go back to restore their lives, Tian Laosi had to give up, but each of them gave a certain amount of silver horns, and the four of them politely accepted it and went on the road. In the evening, Tian Laosi carried a basket of eggs to the village chief, saying that he was grateful for taking care of the Tian family.
Xia Zhi watched from the side, feeling that his father was still quite smart, but he provoked Tian Laosi's eyes, saying 'I haven't seen pork, I haven't seen a pig run', and Xia Zhi couldn't cry or laugh. Xia Zhi thought that when the four officials were leaving, he euphemistically asked her whose name the deed was written, but he didn't expect Lao Luotou to say, 'Even if the girl earns it, put it in her name', and later the official asked if the hundreds of acres are also done, whose name should be put in, Lao Luotou still said, 'The little girl paid for it is hers', and the most embarrassing old Luo Tou asked the officials to change the title deed of the Tian family's five acres of paddy fields to Xia Zhi, Xia Zhi only felt that such a family made her how not to love! (To be continued......)