Lu Xiufu saw the peasants, under the command of an old farmer, some going to clean the silt in the ditches, some to level the dams, and some to repair the roads. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Under the command of the old peasant, they did farm work together, and the scene was in good order.

He thought, the old farmer is probably the head of a big family------ but this big family has a lot of fields, and at a glance, there are more than 100,000 acres.

Lu Xiufu led the two servants to a pressure well in the field, and they saw that someone had pressed the water just now, and it could be easily pressed out if they pressed it again.

They have seen this kind of well in the street market of Badaohe, and some ordinary people also have it in their yards, and it is even popular to install it directly in the kitchen.

Lu Xiufu can only say about this, you really enjoy it, and you don't want to draw water from the well.

He pressed the handle of the well a few times, and a stream of clear, cold water gushed out, and the two little servants quickly washed their faces and drank water again.

Then the little guy pressed again, and Lu Xiufu slowly washed his face and drank water comfortably.

Sweet and cool, the mood is uplifted.

At this time, I heard a person shouting in the distance: "Guest officer, don't drink raw water!" Little old man has hot tea soup here!! ”

The three of them looked at each other, and it turned out that the head of the village was shouting.

The head of the village carried a wooden barrel and walked towards the three of them, not to mention that they were not young, but they were vigorous when they walked.

In front of them, the head of the village said, "Could it be that the guest officer is here to order agricultural goods for summer and autumn?" ”

"------ not, I'm just looking at the command here, so I'll stop and watch."

Lu Xiufu didn't quite understand what it meant to order agricultural goods, but he would still send good words.

Sure enough, the head of the village was a little happy, he put down the wooden barrel, removed the upside-down coconut shell on it, and invited the three of them to drink hot tea soup.

Lu Xiufu was surprised that there was sugar and salt in the soup, which ordinary farmers could drink?!

Through everyone's small talk, Lu Xiufu slowly understood the situation here.

It's not a big family, everyone is a family who divides some fields and lives together.

The head of the village said: "All the fields on the island are the wasteland that the owner of Zhang led everyone to reclaim before, and at that time the owner of Zhang promised that after a few years the newly opened land became cooked land, it would be distributed to everyone for cultivation------ and finally it was distributed to everyone, but it was different from the usual land!" ”

After Lu Xiufu understood it, he was immediately impressed by the ingenious way of dividing the land of this island owner.

He did not divide them among the people casually, but put all the fields with similar yields together, divided them into one village, or even several families, and then drew the boundaries between them one by one.

As a result, there are differences in the production of villages and small differences between households in the villages.

The head of the village said: "In the past two years, there has never been a scene of cheap grain hurting farmers in the nearby villages, and the products produced are ------ good prices every year, so why not buy tens of thousands of fields here and manage them well, which is also a lot of income every year!"

There is no end to the fields that can be cultivated here------ the villages we are waiting for are only one-year rotations, and further north, some villages are already two-year rotations, and they don't have to be as intensive as the farmers of the Great Song Dynasty, but the output is not less than theirs! ”

Lu Xiufu laughed in his heart, this old farmer thinks I am a businessman------ what is the use of me asking for so many fields? Where does the labor come from?!

Lu Xiufu said: "Since you all have your own fields, why do I see you working together? Is it conscription------

The head shook his head and denied it, saying, "Definitely." For example------, the roads, bridges, and ditches on the water conservancy in the village are all called public construction expenditures, and this fee is indeed collected from the peasants, but there is no need for the peasants to participate in the work, and there is a professional team to come to build it, but it is just ordinary maintenance, and it is all distributed to the local peasants.

In the past few years, everyone has worked together, obeyed the command of the owner of Zhang Island together, and found that everyone does work together, which is more labor-saving, especially after the concentrated use of ploughing cattle, the original family has to work hard for more than ten days, everyone does it together, but it is over in a day and a half, and then go to the next family to do it, saving time and effort, and sooner or later you can turn to your own home. ”

Lu Xiufu thought for a long time and said: "If ------ is concerned about his own family, and he doesn't care about helping other people's families, how about it?" ”

The head of the village was stunned for a moment and said:

"How can farm work be said to be intentional and careless?

During spring ploughing, the dry land must be one foot and three minutes deep, and the ridges should be flat; The paddy field must be eight minutes deep, and no plowing or cropping should be missed.

Rice planting seeds, etc., must be in place one by one; Field management should also be taken care of together, everyone's fields are not far apart, one person has suffered from insect infestation, and the family is unlucky, how can you sit idly by?!

Summer harvest and autumn harvest, only the granules return to the warehouse to complete the work------ little old man can't think of how to work without worry, unless the work is not done for a while, and then do it! ”

Lu Xiufu understood that although they were working collectively, everyone's work was clear to themselves and others, and it was impossible to fill the numbers indiscriminately.

"What if two families are not compatible, or if several are disagree?"

The head of the village smiled and said: "Don't think of me and other villagers as so unbearable, everyone is from a soldier's background, naturally when dividing the field, they all like to be separated from people they know well------ people who are too careful, such people often choose a plantation by themselves, or plant mulberry hemp, or plant all kinds of fruits, and it is not bad to live alone."

Even if you can't take care of it for a while, you can spend money to hire laborers! ”

Lu Xiufu understood, they were both from van soldiers before, so naturally they had already known each other!

He said, "Then you must be the former head?" ”

"It's not. I went to work in the factory------ the villagers chose me. ”

It turned out that the previous head of the box here did not like farm work, and he had no intention of organizing everyone to work, but he himself learned the technique and wanted to work in the factory.

Zhang Guoan, the owner of the island, asked the soldiers here to re-nominate a box head to be the head of the village, and pushed him out.

The head of the village said proudly: "Haha, at that time, there were the most peanuts and beans in the bowl under the name of Xiao Lao'er------ and the owner of Zhang Island personally patted me on the shoulder, saying that he would rely on this village to me!" ”

Lu Xiufu raised his eyes and looked into the distance, the land here is really endless.

The head of the village pointed to the north and said:

"Little Lao'er has been moving forward, until two thousand miles away, it is still a barren land that can be cultivated!

Such a huge place would have to be cultivated for more than ten generations before it could be fully developed! ”

Speaking of this, he was a little sad again, and said: "I have a son who is very good at everything, but he doesn't learn farm work, and only likes the technology of the Badaohe factory!" It's infuriating------"

"Maybe the income is higher than farm work?"

"No, it's not much higher, and if you live there, you need money at every turn, where is there a village to live comfortably?

And it's noisy day and night, endlessly------ the things sold there are all in the town more than ten miles ahead, I really don't know why?! ”

Lu Xiufu thought about it, he actually liked life here.

But he asked his two little boys, "If it were the two of you, where would you choose to live?" ”

The two little guys were not very sensible, and said in unison: "Of course it's Badaohe, it's too stuffy here!" ”

Lu Xiufu and the head of the village looked at each other, speechless for a while, and sighed.

The so-called hope of realizing the family of cultivators is a little difficult. (To be continued.) )