Wei Ruo came out of the brewery and passed through Stone Village, and the villagers passing by greeted Wei Ruo warmly.

"Xu Gongzi!"

"Xu Benefactor!"

"Benefactor, come to my house for a drink!"

“……”

Wei Ruo responded to everyone's enthusiasm with a smile, but politely declined everyone's invitation.

石大友背着锄头从家里出来，看到魏若，顿时满脸笑容：“许公子！ You're here! Is there anything you can help with at the brewery? ”

Every time he saw Wei Ruo, Shi Dayou had to ask such a question.

Wei Ruo said: "Thank you for the kindness of the village chief, there is nothing to do at the moment." ”

"Master Xu, don't always call me the village chief, I'm embarrassed to call me, just call me Dayou." Shi Dayou said.

"Okay, Brother Otomo." Wei Ruo then asked Shi Dayou, "Brother Dayou, how are the bamboo sunflowers on the mountain selling recently?" ”

Shi Dayou replied with a smile: "Thanks to the blessing of the son, this bamboo sunflower is transported to the market in the city and sold very well. I gave it to the villagers, and everyone was very happy, and I was grateful to you for telling everyone about this money-making business. ”

"Divided? Didn't everyone pick it themselves and sell it at the market? Wei Ruo asked.

Shi Dayou explained: "No, there are not many bamboo sunflowers on the mountain, if everyone rushes up to pick them, they will definitely be picked all at once, and this thing will not be fresh for a long time, but there are not many people who buy this thing, and the price of everyone is not high, and it is not conducive to our farming." ”

Shi Dayou continued: "So after discussing it, we decided to send a few village women to pick this one, and the ones that were picked were collectively shared, and the silver sold was counted as everyone's, and the rest of the people continued to be busy in the fields. ”

Listening to Shi Dayou's answer, Wei Ruo couldn't help but show appreciative eyes, this Shi Dayou is indeed a good village chief with a long-term vision.

Looking at the enthusiastic Shi Dayou in front of him, Wei Ruo suddenly had an idea in his heart.

"Brother Otomo, have you considered leading the villagers to do some other livelihoods?" Wei Ruo asked.

魏若这两日已经看出来了，石头村村民的人均耕地面积并不多，村里的劳动力用来种田是有剩余的，而魏若刚好有需要用劳动力的地方。

"Other livelihoods?" Shi Dayou looked at Wei Ruo in surprise.

"It's still a matter of growing crops, I've seen that there are still a lot of wasteland in places that I don't want from my winery, which belong to the village next door to you, I just bought it a few days ago, and I plan to use it to grow some crops, and I need manpower, and I plan to find someone to contract." Wei Ruodao.

Wei Ruo, the sandy land near Fucheng, had taken a fancy to it early in the morning, but it had been postponed because of the many things last winter, and it was only now on the agenda.

And the silver taels used in this land purchase are the medical expenses that Zhu Zongyu paid her last time.

Wei Ruo now has a lot of people in Zhuangzi, and she doesn't want to continue to hire long-term workers at present, so choosing to contract to others can save a lot of things.

Shi Dayou looked surprised: "But Xu Gongzi's wasteland can't be planted, not only the terrain is not good, but there is also a lot of sand and gravel, and crops can't grow at all." ”

But if a crop grows, the person next door will not let it be empty, nor will it be easily sold to outsiders.

Who wouldn't want a little more, a little more? Their crops are not afraid of hardship, but they are afraid of not having land to plant.

Wei Ruodao: "Crops can also be grown on sandy land. ”

"Really?" Shi Dayou looked at Wei Ruo in disbelief.

"Yes, you can. I think you've heard of sweet potatoes lately. Wei Ruo said.

"I've heard of it, I've tasted it, it's said to be hardy, and the yield is high. Many people in Taizhou have already started to grow this crop. ”

"In fact, mountain planting is not the best place to grow sweet potatoes, but it is more suitable to plant on sandy soil, which has good air permeability and is more suitable for tuber growth, and mature tubers will be sweeter." Wei Ruo explained.

"Are sweet potatoes really that good?" Shi Oyou couldn't help but be shocked.

"Yes, I don't have to lie to you."

"I also have some sandy land in my village, can it also be used to grow sweet potatoes?" Shi Dayou asked.

Although there is not much sandy wasteland in Stone Village, it is a little bit that can be planted, and who would be afraid of more food!

"Yes." Wei Ruo's answer was naturally yes.

"What kind of seeds are used to grow sweet potatoes?" Shi Dayou asked again.

"You don't need seeds, you can use vines to cut them, and when I bring the vines over, I'll bring some of them with you." Wei Ruodao.

"What's so embarrassing about that? Xu Gongzi, you have helped us so much! Shi Dayou was very embarrassed.

"There's nothing to be embarrassed about, if you want to count the money, you can just deduct it from your salary at that time, and you won't ask for a few dollars anyway." Wei Ruodao.

Listening to Wei Ruo's words, Shi Dayou's heart rose with excitement, and he couldn't wait to follow Wei Ruo to open up the wasteland immediately.

"Then what does Gongzi Xu need us to do?"

Fortunately, Shi Dayou is still sensible, knowing that things are in a hurry, they have to take their time step by step, and the first thing is to ask Xu Gongzi what they want them to do, so as not to make mistakes.

"I came out of the land, I planted seedlings, and in the end half of the land was produced." Wei Ruodao.

"Half of the output? So what if the yield is low? Shi Dayou asked.

Generally, the landlord's requirement for the tenant is to specify how many catties and taels, regardless of the good or bad year, the harvest is high, and the tenant must pay rent to the landlord according to this amount.

In the past two years, the year has not been good, and many tenants have not enough grain to pay rent, so they owe a lot of money to the landlord's family, and even become refugees and homeless.

"Regardless of the yield." Wei Ruodao.

Only taking a commission, no fixed rent is a great disadvantage to the landlord, in case the tenants below are cheating and cheating, concealing the output value, it will lead to damage to the interests of the landlord, and ordinary people will not want to do this.

But Wei Ruo was willing to implement such a method on the villagers of Stone Village led by Shi Dayou, which was out of trust in Shi Dayou and others, and of course it was also a test.

If they choose to cheat and cheat, then Wei Ruo will not cooperate with them in the future.

Shi Dayou looked at Wei Ruo's firm expression and said, "Master Xu, we will do our best to help you grow sweet potatoes!" ”

Wei Ruo nodded: "How to arrange manpower in the future, you need Brother Dayou to arrange it." ”

As for the internal arrangements in Stone Village, Wei Ruo did not interfere.

Wei Ruo felt that judging from Shi Dayou's arrangement to pick bamboo sunflowers, it would not be a problem to arrange for someone to contract her sandy land.

"Okay, Xu Gongzi, don't worry, I will definitely live up to your trust in us!" Shi Dayou made a promise to Wei Ruo with a serious face.

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