The new house is all planned and built by Song Haonian and Lily little by little, if there is any dissatisfaction with Lily, it is not very convenient to go to the thatched house.

In the old house, the thatched house is in the corner of the yard, Lily is such a clean person, every day in the summer to cover the smell with stove ash, with wormwood smoke, even so, there are often peculiar smells, flies and mosquitoes are endless.

Now the weather is cold, every time I go back to the old house to go to the thatched house, people are blowing cold, if it rains again, the muddy road is slippery, and there is a danger of falling.

Only a few days after moving, Lily felt deeply inconvenienced, and talked about it with Song Haonian, Song Haonian patted his head: "I said that I always feel that I forgot something!"

There are too many things these days, and people are happy, and Song Haonian really didn't think of his plan to rebuild the latrine. Baiyi mentioned, he remembered: "Okay, I'll go to repair the thatched house tomorrow, and you can use the new thatched toilet for more than ten days at most." ”

Lily smiled: "Okay, I just have to work hard for you." ”

It's not hard to make things convenient for your own family.

Song Haonian knew that Lily was very knowledgeable, and he discussed with Lily before he started, he originally wanted to add a top to the latrine, but now that he has lived in a good house for a few days, he is not willing to do some shoddy work: "I just didn't think about how to build a new thatched house for a while." ”

Lily thought about the trembling wooden planks in her thatched house, and every time she went to the toilet, she was frightened, and suddenly had an idea in her heart: "Our kang is strong enough, and the plaster is very easy to use, wouldn't it be good if the thatched house was built with plaster and green bricks?"

Song Haonian was speechless: "Some people still have ** blue brick houses, and my daughter-in-law is already going to build a blue brick thatched house." ”

Lily laughed at him and became angry: "It's not you who cultivate, if you want to, what if I think about it again?"

Song Haonian hurriedly hugged the person in his arms and rubbed it: "Don't be angry, daughter-in-law, I just said a few words of laughter." I also think the blue brick thatched house is good. ”

In fact, it doesn't matter if the green bricks are green bricks or not, Lily thought, the important thing is not to be a dry toilet with suspended wooden planks anymore, and it is serious to think about getting a toilet with grooves in the school back then. The clay kang made of marl and adobe is strong and durable, Lily and Song Haonian together, learn the method of making the clay kang, first use green bricks and marl to build up, a few rafters in between, and then lay a layer of green bricks on the rafters, leaving only one groove. One can walk on top and not see underneath

There is no danger of slipping.

Of course, the thatched toilet roof is still thatched, if it is a tile roof, it will be too unseemly for people to look at, and people will say that Song Haonian only makes a few dollars and his bones are light, and he doesn't know how to be diligent and thrifty.

A small door is opened at the back of the toilet, which is connected to the pigsty converted from a thatched hut, which will be convenient for picking up manure for farming in the future.

When Lily talked about repairing the pigsty, Song Haonian was not very happy: "Raising pigs is hard." ”

Only then did she know that Song Haonian had been opposed to raising pigs for this, which was funny and moving, and she thought about it for a long time before trying to persuade him: "I originally wanted to buy two piglets to raise, but now I accept your affection and raise one." Anyway, I often have to go up the mountain, and it doesn't take much trouble to hunt pigweed. ”

"Besides, those leftovers at home, if you don't give them to the pigs, you have to throw them away, what a pity! At the end of the year, there is still pork, although you can buy it from the eldest brother, but I don't raise a pig at home, I always go to others to buy it, and I am always unsure. ”

She said that her family is not a rich family, and she has not yet done what she can do when she just enjoys Qingfu.

Song Haonian was persuaded by Lily, after renovating the thatched toilet and changing the pigsty, Lily picked up the round pebbles from the river, and paved a stone road to the thatched toilet from the gate of his new house, which was non-slip and interesting, and he was not afraid of slipping on rainy days in the future.

A few days later, Liu Sheng came to talk to Song Haonian about things: "This house is good! I didn't come to congratulate you when you moved to a new house, don't be surprised." ”

Uncle Sheng's mother didn't arrive, but he asked someone to bring a congratulatory gift, Song Haonian hurriedly smiled: "It's hard for Uncle Sheng to remember." ”

The two exchanged a few words, and Liu Shengcai talked about his intentions: "In the old year, I rented your land to grow sweet potatoes, and the production was very good, and the master was very satisfied." I'm here to ask you what kind of charter you have and what your plans are for that land. ”

Liu Sheng's selfishness, if Song Haonian doesn't plan to farm in the future, it is better to sell the ten acres of land to their Liufu and take the money to do a small business. Song Haonian discussed this matter with Lily: "I know what Uncle Sheng means, you have good intentions, but I am just ten acres of land, if I want to plant something in the future, I am afraid that it will not be suitable for use." If the government doesn't dislike it, it will be rented to the government for a few more years, and the rent will be cheaper

years, and I will use the land for miles. ”

Liu Sheng was a little disappointed that he didn't get the expected reply, but he had seen a lot of people over the years, and he knew that Song Haonian's plan was normal, and he didn't take advantage of their Liu Mansion, so he nodded at the moment: "You have a long-term idea." ”

Now the lily doesn't have the energy to plant such a large piece of land, and the land is barren if it is not heavy, and it can still get some rent if it is rented to Liufu, and the young couple are very happy.

But leasing is one thing, selling land is another.

In the countryside, everyone values land as important, and only those who can't get by will sell it. Gold and silver cannot be eaten or drunk, but grain can be produced in the field, and when the two are compared, everyone knows that the field is still in their own hands to be safe.

Lily said to Song Haonian again: "Wouldn't it be good for us not to grow food, so that we can grow some beans, melons and vegetables, and eat them at home and subsidize our families?"

Song Haonian has always looked at the idea of valuing lilies, so he naturally dispelled the idea of selling land.

Uncle Sheng said again: "If you want to rent, this year's rent is still the same as last year?"

Song Haonian said: "Last year, I didn't know that there was so much sweet potato output, and I asked for a percent of sweet potatoes, and my daughter-in-law and I were scared. ”

"I thought we wouldn't have to do it this year, and we would only give us seven points when we had a good harvest. "Two rents, plus seven cents of production, are also very impressive.

Song Haonian and Lily are not insatiable people, after discussing it, they feel that this is very good, and Uncle Sheng is a little shocked: ordinary people make a contract, the harvest is good in the first year, and there are few who do not raise the rent in the next year and maintain the same. He knew that Song Haonian was not stupid, he was not a fool, and he was willing to offer such conditions, that is, a real kind-hearted person, he was a little touched in his heart, and he was even more affectionate when Song Haonian was in the year: "This year, you will plant six acres of sweet potatoes on ten acres of land, and then divide four acres to plant corn, and when the harvest comes, you will be given eight points." rent

Jin still comes according to the two times, and I will ask someone to bring it to you tomorrow. ”

Since Lily figured out a new way to eat cornmeal, even people like Master Liu who don't love the taste of corn are also a little liked, plus the little master of Liufu loves corn very much, and corn will be planted on the grange this year.

Liufu wants to plant corn, and he doesn't want to go back like a lily, and he wants Wang Xiaofu to bring it from the city. Now the imperial court is promoting new crops everywhere, and the grange has to be planted, so you just have to go to the county to buy seeds at a reasonable price.

The two of them agreed, Liu Sheng said goodbye, and Song Haonian was busy keeping food: "Although the food at home is rougher, the uncle also tastes our craftsmanship." ”

Liu Sheng laughed: "I don't know your daughter-in-law's craftsmanship yet? My wife and son are all praised! There are indeed other things to do today, and I will definitely come to the door to disturb me another day." ”

Song Haonian sent Liu Yi out of the door, came back and smiled at Lily: "Uncle Tongsheng has already told his daughter-in-law according to our discussion, and he wants to plant the land when he goes back, why are you busy coming over?"

He looked worriedly at Lily's thin waist, thin arms, legs and feet, and couldn't think of what Lily would have to do to serve the ten acres of land.

Lily smiled at him: "I can't be busy alone, so I can't hire someone to help?"

Unless it is a large grange like Liufu, it is too expensive to hire people by yourself, and the output in the field is not enough for people's wages.

However, Lily plans to grow cash crops in her own field, and when the time comes, she will also make money by hiring someone to help, which is not the same as growing food.

Song Haonian listened with a yearning face: "Daughter-in-law, then we will also become landlords at that time." ”

Those who could afford to hire people to work were landlords.

Lily smiled and held Song Haonian's face, "You are the landlord, I am the landlord's wife." ”

The young couple was intimate, and suddenly heard a knock on the door, and a strange voice shouted: "This is the old man Song Haonian's house?"

The two looked at each other for a moment, and Lily smiled: "You are already a master!" Song Haonian smiled at her a little blush, but she couldn't remember when she became a "master", so she had to open the door first.