Early the next morning, Cai brought a small bowl of brown sugar to the door, and Chun Gui really couldn't shirk it, so he took it.

Cai's smiled when he saw that she had accepted it: "Spring return, now that the drought has passed, our surroundings are living as usual, what are your family's plans?" ”

Cai's eyes kept poking into the inner room, and Chun Gui knew her intention.

She smiled and said: "Sister Cai, don't worry, let's take two more days off and I'll let him review his homework, and I will still let him go to private school after the year, he and Qi You, I will watch them firmly!" After they have reviewed their homework, Xiaobao is welcome to play with Zhiping! ”

Cai Shi was a little embarrassed at this time: "Look at you kind-hearted, Qi You has your neighbor's sister to take care of, it's much better than being in that wolf's den!" ”

Chungui smiled and shook his head: "Everyone has their own creation, so when the time comes, wait for Xiaobao to come?" ”

Cai nodded hurriedly: "Thank you in advance!" ”

She thought of something and continued, "I have good news for you!" ”

"What's the good news?"

Cai said with a smile: "Due to the drought in the second half of this year, the children have stopped classes for half a year, but at the beginning of this year, they handed in a whole year's bundles. A few talents decided to receive only half of it next year. ”

"Fortunately, the new county order came quickly, and I still have a little savings here. I expect that in a few days I will buy some thousand-character essays, let him learn by himself, and learn slowly to catch up, and I will send him to Lao Qi Xiucai at the beginning of next year. ”

Chungui's eyes lit up: "That's really a good thing!" ”

Cai: "No, this private school was originally built by the village chief's generation, and they all thought about it for us!" ”

After Cai's departure, Chungui sat at the door and looked at the mountain in the distance and fell into deep thought, this news really made her heart move. Since she will only pay half of it next year, she might as well send Zhiping in, and the two brothers' bundles will add up to two taels of silver......

The most important thing at the moment is to think of ways to make money, after all, the Cai family has kept half of their savings, but their family only has such a penny of silver.

Now that the matter of rations has been solved, it is time for this field to move. She has to solve all these historical problems of the Liu family in order to earn money with peace of mind.

Two days later, early in the morning, he called Zhixing Zhimin to pick some radish seeds from the vegetable seeds that were divided, and the three of them planted half of the land together. Winter radish ginseng, she planted a little now, just enough to eat in winter.

Zhimin squatted on the ground and asked, "Sister-in-law, there are still a lot of seeds, why don't you plant them all?" ”

Chungui wiped her sweat: "Sister-in-law leaves half a piece of land to plant others." Thinking of the wild sweet potato vines he saw on the mountain before the grain distribution, Chun Gui smiled: "When the time comes, Min Min will see when it is planted." ”

After dinner, she had to go to the mountains to see, it had rained a few times, and the pond in their yard had accumulated a lot of water. Nowadays, many of the bitter herbs on the mountain have already sprouted small yellow flowers, and they will be old in half a month. If there are more, she will plant half of the land, and she will be able to support it in the next three months, and also change the taste of a few children, and then plant early rice in early spring.

"Where's Qi You?" Chungui looked at the closed door next to him, the three of them had been busy for so long, and there was no movement in the next room.

Zhixing shook his head: "I don't know, I guess I'm going out." Speaking of which, I went to bed early last night, and he had already fallen asleep when I went to read a book with him. ”

Chungui washed her hands and looked at the door again, and couldn't help but wonder, since that day she left someone to eat, she really hasn't seen anyone these days.

"Then when I see someone, Zhixing will share half of the brown sugar sent by Xiaobao and her mother, and let him soak in water and drink it."

"Done."

Chungui thought about it and warned a few children: "If I don't have anything to send to Xiaobao and her mother, you will refuse her, and their mothers and sons are not much easier than us, and this brown sugar is estimated to be saved by thousands of provinces." ”

Zhixing Zhimin nodded hurriedly: "Sister-in-law, we know that this is what my father and mother said when they were there." ”

Zhiping also sat on the bench, holding her painting like a baby, swaying her feet: "Sister-in-law, my brother teaches Xiaobao to read and write, and I teach Xiaobao to paint." ”

Chungui pursed the corners of his lips and nodded with satisfaction. After a year, Zhiping was also sent to a private school, and he happened to be a companion with Xiaobao.

After planting, she sprinkled water again, and then went into the house to add water to the hare bones left that day and stewed them, and the last time Zhiping ate a smooth and tender egg custard, she kept reading, and she took out the only egg left in the house and steamed it.

After doing this, she walked out the door and walked into the village, where someone greeted her when she saw her. After that day's grain release, the people in the village couldn't help but show a trace of pity for their family, and after saying hello one by one, Chungui entered the courtyard of Lizheng's house.

Lizheng's family Ding is prosperous, and the father and mother and the two brothers live together. There are several rooms side by side in a boxy way, even if Li Zheng is so old, he is not separated. It was almost time for dinner, and a family of ten was chatting in the hall.

Chungui politely stood at the side door and shouted: "Is Uncle Li Zheng here?" ”

A swarthy young man immediately came out of it, looking a few years older than Zhixing, Chungui recognized him, it was Li Jue, the eldest son of Li Zheng's younger brother, and when he saw her, he directly welcomed people in.

"Uncle, it's the spring girl who is here."

Those who didn't want to come out before Li Zheng were several daughters-in-law of the Li Zheng family. Li Zheng's mother, his daughter-in-law, and Li Jue's mother, the three elderly women pulled the spring back and forth.

"It's pitiful, I haven't raised my body these days, and I'm still so thin."

Li Zheng's daughter-in-law shook her head: "The children of the Liu family are now relying on this girl, it is difficult for you to be so honest, you are a good child." ”

Chungui couldn't cry or laugh, and hurriedly said: "Thanks to Uncle Lizheng, the family's grain can be eaten in spring." ”

He turned his head to look at Lizheng's daughter-in-law again: "Thanks to my aunt, I sent eggs and corn, Zhiping was still at home just now, saying that the eggs given by Aunt Li are delicious!" ”

A few words made Lizheng's daughter-in-law happy: "Hi! Zhiping likes to eat, you can take a few more back later! ”

Frightened, Chun Gui hurriedly waved his hand: "Don't don't, auntie, you are kind to our family, now the blessing of Uncle Tuo Li will be fine, and the family will be fine after the spring planting." ”

She looked around the crowd gratefully, and bowed her head slightly: "You are so polite, I am not too embarrassed to speak next." ”

Li Zheng knocked on the cigarette gun and beckoned people to come in: "I'm so embarrassed, you said that you can help, and the uncle who can help will help." ”

Chungui took the small stool handed by Li Jue: "Thank you Uncle Li Zheng first." ”

"That's the case, I'm young, needless to say that Zhimin is a half-grown girl, and I can't leave behind my schoolwork after the New Year, so I thought that the fields at home at the beginning of the year were planted with the help of the uncles and uncles who sold the fields in the township."

"I want Uncle Torrey to help me find a family with a young man who has lost his land."

Li Zheng and his father were originally only listening, but as soon as Chun Gui finished speaking, the old man immediately raised his eyes.

Li Zheng also looked at it and swept around the crowd: "Spring return, what do you think?" ”

"I heard from the village chief that there are many people in the village who sell land for grain, and it must be even more difficult to wait for the spring to begin."

Chungui said sincerely: "We have no adults in our family, thanks to the care of your uncles, I discussed with Zhixing, and only charged sixty percent of the rent." ”

This time, Li Zheng didn't open his mouth yet, Li Zheng and his father stared at her: "Girl, aren't you afraid of losses?" ”

The land of the rich man in the town is 70% rent, not counting the deduction in the middle, and in the past, those tenants could finally get 20% and a half of the grain, and if she found a tenant, she could properly collect an extra 10% rent.

Chungui calmly looked into the old man's tentative eyes and shook his head: "Don't be afraid." ”

The hall was silent.

She lowered her head slightly: "In the past few months, there have been people like our father and mother who have lost their lives in search of food, and there are also uncles who have sold land for food, they have survived such a difficult time, and our father and mother can't come back now, but those uncles can't lose hope anymore." ”

"What's more......." she looked up and smiled: "The remaining sixty percent of the grain is only enough for us to eat, maybe there is still a surplus!" ”

After she finished speaking, the people around her had already shown distressed smiles.

Li Zheng had already stood up and paced back and forth, he shook his head as he walked: "Child, it's not Uncle Li Zheng who is helping you, it's you who helping Uncle Li Zheng!" We all have to thank you. ”

Chungui looked at him in surprise.

Li Zheng stopped his steps, and his tone could not hide his emotion: "Your village chief and grandfather just mentioned to me yesterday how the villagers in the village who sold their fields should deal with themselves in the future. ”

"To tell you the truth, in the past two days, I have found some people who have more land at home, and I have also asked them if they are willing to help the villagers in the form of tenant land."

Chungui pursed his lips, the croppers don't like the fields, if there are young people in the family, where will anyone be willing to give the fields away.

Rizheng sighed.

Chun Gui continued: "If Uncle Li Zheng is willing to help again, Qi You's three acres of paddy fields will also be entrusted to him, and he will be able to concentrate on his studies in the coming year." ”

Li Zheng hurriedly responded: "How can you be unwilling, spring return, you are all good children." Uncle Li Zheng has written down your love! ”

Li Zheng's father took a puff of cigarette and reassured her: "Child, don't worry, let Uncle Li Zheng do it when you find someone, you wait." I know what you're worried about, and I'll take a look at the people you picked up by Uncle Lizheng, and the people who keep the wrong minds can't come to you. ”

Chungui smiled at this time: "Thank you grandpa, thank you Uncle Lizheng!" ”

Li Zheng's family sent her out of the door, and watched her walk away, Li Zheng and his father squinted for a while, turned his head and instructed the juniors: "These children of the Liu family and the second son of the Cheng family, you can make friends as much as you can, and if you can help, you can help them, if there is no mistake, their future is great." ”

Chungui felt the gaze of the family behind him, lowered his head and smiled. This was originally a win-win situation, she found someone to farm, and that person could also get some food, and she took some effort to find two families by herself to directly share the land.

But in the end, it was not as fast as the Lizheng family, and the effect was good.

First, the person who is looking for in Lizheng must be a pure and good person, and secondly, this kind of thing that benefits the villagers is considered to be too clear.

Although it is not true that she wants to be known by others, her family has no support now, and she urgently needs some good reputation to support a little prestige in the village, and Liu Quan's people will not dare to commit it again if they have scruples.