Chapter 161: Lishui Village
By the time it is time to transplant, the weather should have cooled down, which is just right for the workers to transplant. In this era, people with a lot of land always have a better life.
Land is the foundation of rural people's life, and only when they have land in their hands can they not panic.
A family in Dayakouzi Village basically has seven or eight acres of land.
Even Liu Ergou's family, who used to have the least land, did not buy land in the village last year, so they went to other villages to buy two acres of land to plant.
In some places, such as Lishui Village in front of Dayakouzi Village, there is much more land in their village.
The number of households in the village has basically reached 10 acres per household.
In the special period of the world before Tang Jingyun, it was already about to reach the standard of rich peasants.
The amount of land used to grow food in Dayakouzi Village is already decreasing.
Therefore, this time, Tang Jingyun expanded the planting of sugarcane and did not plan to plant it in Dayakouzi Village.
The population of Lishui Village is 18 more than that of Dayakouzi Village, and the land is nearly 300 acres more, making it the best partner in the neighborhood.
Previously, Lishui Village was also the village with the largest number of people coming to Dayakouzi Village to do short-term work.
Many women in their village still work in Tang Jingyun's flour and sugar mills.
Every time the fruit is picked, the number of people in their village also comes.
The one who talked to the second bolt of the flower picking child before, saying that he hoped that Tang Jingyun would also go to their village to farm as a short-term worker, was a person from Lishui Village.
On this day, a few people who were idle in the village because there was no work in Dayakouzi Village for the time being, gathered under the big tree in the center of the village to enjoy the shade and chat.
Suddenly, I heard the sound of horses' hooves coming from the entrance of the village.
When everyone looked around, they saw a slightly familiar carriage coming slowly, and finally stopped in front of the village chief's house.
The curtain of the driver lifted the curtain, and a young man stepped out of it, followed by a beautiful girl from above.
"Steward Zhao?"
"Miss Tang?!"
Because these people often run to Dayakouzi Village, many of them have seen Zhao Damao and Tang Jingyun when they are working.
So, as soon as the two got out of the car, they were recognized.
Several people hurriedly ran over and greeted the two respectfully.
Because Tang Jingyun's external behavior is always very easy-going, these people are respectful to her, but they are not afraid.
I heard someone ask her curiously: "Miss Tang, you came to our village to find the village chief, is there anything wrong?" ”
Tang Jingyun smiled and said, "It should be a good thing." ”
Several people were thrilled when they heard it.
Every time they come back from Dayakouzi Village with a tired body, they don't know how many times they envy Dayakouzi Village, which was once poorer than their village, but now they have gone with great luck.
There is more than one Lishui Village person who hopes that Tang Jingyun can go to their village to rent land and farm.
So, without waiting for Tang Jingyun to knock on the door, someone couldn't wait to help.
While knocking, he shouted excitedly: "Village chief, village chief!" Miss Tang from Dayakouzi Village came over, open the door quickly. ”
The village chief of Lishui Village is called Ge Youhong, who is about the same age as Li Zhijue.
He had already heard the movement.
Then there was a knock on the door, and it was opened from the inside.
"Distinguished guests come to the door, and they are not welcomed."
Of course, Ge Youhong knew Tang Jingyun.
His sons, daughters-in-law, and unmarried daughters were lucky, and they all found long-term and stable jobs in Dayakouzi Village.
Now that his family's income is stable, seeing that life is about to flourish, he is also very grateful to Tang Jingyun.
Tang Jingyun politely returned the salute, and then was welcomed into the house by Ge Youhong.
The villagers also cheekily followed.
Ge Youhong drove away for a while.
Tang Jingyun saw these people moving towards the door slowly, and couldn't help laughing: "It's not something unsightly, they have to know sooner or later, if you want to stay, stay and listen to it together." ”
Ge Youhong gave up at this time, walked quickly a few steps to move a chair for Tang Jingyun, and shouted to his wife, who was doing needlework in the house, to hurry up and bring sugar water.
After a period of scramble, everyone sat down.
Tang Jingyun didn't grind, and directly started to get down to business.
“…… Each household rents five acres of land, and the rent is one or two or five dollars a year, and the manpower needed for management and harvesting is preferentially recruited from Lishui Village. ”
"And I hope to buy a piece of land in Lishui Village and build a workshop for juicing and refining cane sugar in the future.
In the era of primitive farming and watching the sky for food, there were no weeding pesticides and various fertilizers, and the yield per mu of grain was very small.
A yield of 200 catties per mu of high-quality fields is very good.
But most of the time, it is generally hovering in more than 100 catties.
Not to mention that there are medium and inferior fields that are dragging their feet.
On the side of Yidu City, crops are planted in staggered seasons, and they are generally planted in two seasons.
Excluding the tax payment and the seeds reserved for the next year, the silver money earned back per mu every year is about the same price given by Tang Jingyun.
But the farmer who cultivates the land has to subtract all the cost of manpower from this price.
In the end, the money left in the hand may not be so much in one acre of land.
So compared to earning such a little silver after a year of hard work, of course, it is best to be comfortable.
It can also be seen that the rent given by Tang Jingyun is sincere.
Everyone lives hard in the field all year round, and the benefits of cooperation can be known with a little calculation.
And with five acres of less work, they can still get a job, which is even better for them.
Tang Jingyun proposed cooperation, and Ge Youhong responded on the spot.
Of course, he is only the village head, and he still has to ask for the opinions of the villagers.
Tang Jingyun gave the other party three days to communicate with the villagers.
I'll get back to her when we agree.
Ge Youhong agreed again and again and sent Tang Jingyun and the others out of the door.
When the carriage was far away, he immediately sent someone to inform the village people to discuss.
Lishui Village welcomes and looks forward to the cooperation proposed by Tang Jingyun.
However, there are always one or two, thinking that Tang Jingyun needs land and wants to raise the price again.
Immediately, he was scolded by Ge Youhong and some villagers.
The lesson of Liu Ergou's family, as long as the people who have worked in Dayakouzi Village don't know, you really have land in your village?
So, Tang Jingyun didn't wait for three days later, and Ge Youhong came in person the next day.
In this way, Tang Jingyun signed a contract with him.
Sugarcane is a perennial plant, and when harvested, only the stems of sugarcane are harvested, leaving the roots still in the soil, which is the perennial root.
In the following year, the roots will re-branch.
It is generally harvested three times, and after the three harvests, the roots can be dug up and replanted.
Therefore, the lease of this sugar cane field should be rented for at least three years.
Tang Jingyun only rented it for three years.
The problem of the land was solved, and then the sugarcane seedlings were purchased.
Sugarcane will bloom and set ears, but it is more demanding on temperature.
Therefore, the planting of sugarcane is basically cut directly from the sugarcane stem, and the section of sugarcane leaves is selected to ensure the integrity of the germination part, and it is cut into small sections and buried in the soil.
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