Chapter 13 Tour of the Farm
In order to take care of Zhuangzi and the fields, Tian Bo's family moved to Zhuangzi early to live. The place where they live is one
It is similar to a courtyard house, and there are houses on the front and back, left and right.
Tian Bo has two sons and a daughter, and now they are all married, and living in this courtyard is just enough to live. When they first arrived that day, it was the eldest son of Tian Bo's eldest son who went to open the door for them.
After sitting at Tian Bo's house for a while, he leisurely proposed that he wanted to go around and see the fields. Then Tian Bo personally took them to the fields to walk around.
The main purpose of Youran's visit this time is to see the fields, you must know that in fact, they don't know how much land their grandfather left for them, it is said that there are a lot, to what extent is unknown!
And she also has to look at the quality and salinity of the soil, and her seedlings are of delicate species
The requirements for the soil are very high.
"Uncle Tian, are all of these left by my grandfather?" That's too much, isn't it?
Seeing the fields in front of me, I can't see the end when I look at the past, which is a thousand acres!
"Yes, Miss! Some of these are fertile fields purchased by the old man; Some of them were mined from the wasteland purchased after the old man was no longer able to sell the shop. Then he pointed to a hill on the side of the field and said, "This half of this mountain was also purchased by the old man, and he originally wanted to buy all the wasteland, but all the land in the vicinity that can be used as a field has already been bought, and the old man is afraid that it will not be enough, so he bought this half of the mountain."
After hearing this, Youran and Qin Yanran and their party all opened their mouths in surprise. This...... That's an exaggeration, isn't it? It is really worthy of being the largest landlord in Nancang County, and the degree of love for the land is unmatched!
In fact, I want to say: Grandpa is really powerful! You must know that in this ancient era of dividing agriculture and commerce, 'agriculture' was in second place. Although some people look down on the peasants, they cannot deny the fact that if there is land, there is food, and this is more real than money.
"Uncle Tian, are there any living things on the Zhuangzi now?" After looking at the fields, you also have some plans in your heart, so I want to know about the others.
"Miss Hui, there are no living animals on the Zhuangzi now, only the slave's family has three pigs and a litter of chickens." Tian Bo has been by his side to answer a series of questions for them.
"Hmm." nodded leisurely, then turned his head, and whispered "brother" with Qin Yanran.
The smart Qin Yanran understood his sister's thoughts on the spot, after all, they had discussed some things when they came back.
After receiving the hint from his sister, Qin Yanran opened his mouth and said, "Uncle Tian, this is about to be harvested in autumn, we discussed it yesterday and decided to take back all the fields after the autumn harvest is over."
"Take it all back?" Tian Bo was a little surprised, but he quickly recovered, thinking that Master Qin and Young Master had other ideas.
"Okay, young master, leave this matter to the old slave! Just ......"
Speaking of which, there is a slight dilemma.
"Tian Bo said it was okay." Qin Yanran treated it indifferently.
"Yes, young master. It's just that when they first rented out tenant land, they all signed a lease period, and some farmers have not yet reached the deadline! ”
"That's it......" Qin Haoran was also a little embarrassed when he heard this, he couldn't forcibly terminate the contract, right? This is not in line with the Qin family's style of doing things, after all, integrity, Cigna is very important. I couldn't help but turn my head to look at the leisurely thinking seriously.
"Uncle Tian, this tenant rents our land, how much grain will each of them give us a year?" Leisurely thought for a while and asked.
"It is 70 percent of the annual harvest of each household, and 30 percent of each tenant's harvest." Tian Bo replied respectfully.
Seventy percent? Quite a lot! I didn't expect her grandfather to be quite dark. Thinking leisurely, he said, "That's it! This is one year less than one percent, and so on! If these farmers can't make a living because we have taken back the fields, ask them if they are willing to work in us, because there will be a lot of things to be done here in the future, and a large number of workers will be needed. If they are willing, you will sign a contract with them, and then you will ask your brother to write the contents of the contract to Tian Bo. ”
"Yes, Miss. The old slave understands what to do! ”
Seeing that Tian Bo understood what to do, he nodded at him, then turned his head and continued to look at the field! Now I want to go to the mountain over there to see, she has never been to such a pristine mountain forest!
I don't know if there are any wolves or something!
"Do you want to go to the mountains?" Seeing that my sister had been walking in the direction of the mountain, I couldn't help but ask.
"Well, go see if there's anything good."
"Heh~ What good things can this be? You'll just be able to find some mountain treasures. Hearing his sister's answer, Qin Haoran couldn't help laughing, how did he feel that You'er was getting more and more lively after she came back? If you want to go to the mountains to find good things, what can you do?
"Shanzhen is very good! I'll dig some wild vegetables and pick some mushrooms, and I'll make something for you to eat at night. Ignoring her brother's ridicule, she was now excited to climb the mountain.
"Good, good...... Wait a minute, you have to dig a little more, my brother will eat it all! "No way, who let him spoil this sister!
When you enter the mountains and forests, there are all large and small trees and wild grasses more than half a person high; It is believed that there are hunters who hunt on the trail left behind, otherwise they will have to walk through the grass. Tian Bo said that there are few wolves in this mountain, but it is possible to encounter snakes and wild boars, and it is still a bit dangerous to go into the depths of the mountain, so leisurely did not go too far inside.
I didn't find anything too strange when I went into the mountains this time, but I also gained a lot.
Leisurely dug up all the edible wild vegetables along the way, and found a small bamboo forest on the mountain, and also found a few mulberry trees and hickory trees. Originally, she wanted to find out if there were any chestnut trees, but her brother said that she would be worried if she went back too late, so she dispelled this idea and talked about it when she had a chance in the future!
So leisurely and a few people returned to Tian Bo's house, prepared the contract and handed it to Tian Bo, and then they walked home slowly.
"Miss, how are you going to eat these wild vegetables?" Wanyun carried a small bamboo basket of wild vegetables while thinking about how to eat them.
"Do you want to make rice dumplings? I remember my grandmother doing this before. Wanxue also carried a basket of vegetables and joined Wanyun's discussion.
"Chognocchi? Not bad. This can't help but remind you of the modern times, when she went to the countryside to look for ingredients, and she ate corn flour dumplings at a family. The surface is golden cornmeal, and the filling is a specially seasoned wild vegetable! When you take a bite, you will have not only the rice aroma of cornmeal but also the special aroma of wild vegetables, which is really delicious!
Yes, there is no corn in this dynasty! But, hehe, she just has it there, and the variety is quite complete. The quality of the two big brothers in black and white is quite high.
"The dumplings are good, on the whole bun, and then cold salad! That's pretty much it. The three little girls were discussing how to eat wild vegetables, and they didn't care about their brothers. The more we talked, the faster we went, and soon we got home, and then we went all the way to the kitchen!
Qin Haoran, who was being pulled behind, couldn't help but look at them and shook his head slightly, smiling speechlessly.
"Hey! Let's go, let's go to the main courtyard to reply to Daddy! Qin Haoran said to the three people behind him, and then walked towards the direction of the main courtyard. The three people behind him also looked at each other with some amusement, and then quickly followed the young master's pace.
In the evening, there was really a table of wild vegetables on the table! Of course, with leisurely good cooking skills, this wild vegetable feast is really delicious, so delicious that after the meal, the leisurely younger brother Qin Enran and her sister Qin Siran grinded her for a long time, and she had to make a wild vegetable feast for them next time!
And just like that, the good day passed. And then they are going to start busy, busy for the livelihood of the family......