Chapter 341: The crops were turned over and replanted
"It turns out that Village Chief Shi, you know me", Cheng Yangyang didn't expect that his popularity had been so open, even the western half of the village knew it.
"I know, who doesn't know the name of your Wangjia Village now, I heard that the emperor has been to your house, hasn't he?"
When Village Chief Wang heard Shi Cheng's words, he couldn't help but glance at Cheng Yangyang worriedly, this Shi Cheng really didn't open any pot and which pot to mention! However, he was relieved to see that there seemed to be nothing wrong with Cheng Yangyang's face.
"Village Chief Shi, I won't go around the bend with you, I came today to ask you if you would like to rent the land, I want to plant your land", Cheng Yangyang diverted the topic and directly stated the purpose of their visit.
"Rent land?" Shi Cheng didn't have much surprise, he had heard some about renting land, but he didn't hear it completely, "What kind of lease does Miss Cheng want?"
"I rent your land, one acre of land to divide your three hundred catties of grain, you help me plant, help me see, I give you monthly money, usually New Year's holidays have welfare, in addition, as long as I cooperate with the farmers, children can go to school in Wangjia Village for free. ”
The land she planted has been exempted from taxes by the emperor, so the big guy who rents the land can get an extra hundred catties of grain.
When Shi Cheng heard this condition, he couldn't help but be happy, especially the fact that the children could go to school for free, which made him even more happy, but before he could say anything, he was blocked by Cheng Yangyang's next sentence.
"But I have one condition!" Cheng Yangyang wanted to make it clear to them, "If you are willing to rent land, I will plant this land next month, so the crops you are planting in your field now may have to be overthrown." ”
"Ah!" This condition made Shi Cheng a little embarrassed, the crops in their field are now tasseled, and they will be ripe in more than a month, and now they have to overturn the heavy planting, so what will they eat in the second half of the year!
"This is not good, the grain in our village is almost ripe......"
Of course, Cheng Yangyang knew that the crops in their fields were about to ripen, but with crops of that quality, even if one acre of land was ripe, it would only cost two or three hundred catties of grain, and they would have to pay taxes at that time, so how much could they eat.
"Chief Shi, how much grain can you collect per acre of land now?" she did not force them to rent the land to her, but began to sort out the account for them.
"If it's better, there are 300 catties per acre!"
"Three hundred catties per mu, after paying the grain tax, it will be less than two hundred catties, if you count the energy and labor you have paid for these lands, seventy-seven-eighty-eight, in fact, your family does not make money at all year round, right?"
Cheng Yangyang's big truth made Shi Cheng's face a little embarrassed, they really don't make money from farming, if they do, their village won't be so poor now.
"But if you rent the land to me, in addition to one acre of land, you can get 300 catties of grain, and you will have basic monthly money every month to support your life, and you can save some money all year round. ”
"Dad, I think Miss Cheng is right!" Shi Chun didn't interject just now, but now he was the first to understand her.
Cheng Yangyang heard him speak, and only then did he notice this young man even more, the young man had dark skin and a slender figure, and his body was a little muscular due to his perennial work.
But the strange thing is that he is obviously a farmer, but he always seems to have a Sven atmosphere on his body, which should have something to do with his literate father.
"Chief Shicun, this is your son, right?" Cheng Yangyang looked at the young man with appreciation.
"Yes, he is my son, his name is Shi Chun......" Shi Cheng said absentmindedly, he was still thinking about the replanting of crops.
"Hello, my name is Cheng Yangyang, I am seventeen years old this year, you should look about the same age as me, right?" Cheng Yangyang chatted with him enthusiastically.
"Miss Cheng, I'm also seventeen, when were you born?" Shi Chun admitted that it was rare for him to see such a good-looking girl as Cheng Yangyang, and he was also happy to be able to talk to her.
Although he knows that she is good-looking and has nothing to do with him, who doesn't want to be friends with good-looking people!
"I'm June, what about you?"
"I'm March", Shi Chun knew that he was older than her, and he was even more pleased, "In that case, I'm still a few months older than you, and you have to call me brother." ”
He scratched his head embarrassedly and said with a smile, but after he finished speaking, he felt that something was not right, how could she call him brother if she was such an excellent person!
"I'm sorry, I said the wrong thing......" he hurriedly apologized.
"You didn't say anything wrong, Brother Shi", Cheng Yangyang worked hard to prove that she was not a high-ranking person, she would politely call people everywhere she went, uncles and aunts, brothers and sisters, what's wrong?
When Village Chief Wang saw Cheng Yangyang talking about things like a fish in water, he knew that he had given her as an ornament again, and he could only take a sip of water helplessly, and drink another sip of water!
"Chief Shi, don't be too anxious, I'll give you time to think about it, it's getting late now, shouldn't you eat?"
Cheng Yangyang looked at the dim sky outside, he couldn't see clearly in the house, and it was time for them to go.
"Oh, yes, yes, you see, I almost forgot", Shi Cheng heard this, he hurriedly got up, and said that he was going to cook, "You have all been here for so long, I haven't cooked yet, I'm really sorry!"
"Village Chief Shi, you don't have to entertain us, we have already cooked ourselves, just under the mountain outside the village", Wang Dahei is afraid that he has already prepared a meal and waited for them.
"At the foot of the mountain outside the village?" Shi Cheng didn't understand, weren't they from Wangjia Village, how could they cook at the bottom of the mountain in their village?
"We came by horse-drawn carriage, and the carriage stopped at the bottom of the mountain before it could enter the village," Cheng explained to them briefly.
"Anyway, Village Chief Shi, please pass on my intentions to the other villagers, I will come back tomorrow, and if you are willing to rent land, we can sign the contract tomorrow." ”
Before leaving, she repeatedly asked Shi Cheng to find an opportunity to gather other villagers and listen to their opinions.
Tonight's night sky is full of dark clouds, and on the way back to the mountain, Cheng Yangyang had to light a lantern, which is a habit she has developed when she returns late these days, and a lantern will be placed in the basket.
"Look at the wind blowing, it's stuffy and hot, I'm afraid it's going to rain tonight," said Village Chief Wang with some concern.
In summer, it rains a lot, and they often run around the road in the rain, but it is the first time that it rains in the field at night.
"It's okay village chief, it's a big deal, let's sit in the carriage for a night", Cheng Yangyang is not worried about these problems, she brought tents and quilts in the carriage, just to prevent them from going back at night.