Chapter 27: Fertile Fields

"Nonsense, Sister Jiang is so beautiful, Brother Su must like Sister Jiang."

"Daquan, how old are you, do you know what it means to like?"

……

The children were talking about something.

Jiang Zhiluo heard a few words and couldn't help but smile, children are really childish, but there are many people who don't understand enough.

Also, the people in the village can't be idle, and there is no entertainment on weekdays, and whoever has a new thing in the village will know about it in less than a day.

Adults don't pay attention to what they say in front of their children, but children naturally listen to it in their ears and remember it in their hearts.

On the way to the town, there are some fields, all of which are deserted or have some weeds.

Jiang Zhiluo couldn't help but ask, "Mother, are these fields the land of our village?" ”

Mrs. Cui shook her head and said: "These fields are relatively bad fields, no matter how vegetables are grown, the yield of grain is relatively low, and they may be busy all year round, and when the autumn harvest comes, they will also collect more grain, which is not cost-effective." ”

"These are all lands that have not been sold by the Yamen, and the land in our village is in the east of the village, and there are still front and back sides, some of which are high-quality fields, and some are medium-sized fields."

"A high-quality field, the kind of grain yield is high, and a medium-sized field is okay, but this kind of bad field is not cost-effective, and it is not cost-effective to work all year round."

According to the memory in her mind, Jiang Zhiluo knew that the tax paid for land and grain was relatively low today, and it would be very cost-effective to grow grain if she bought land.

She has space, but she doesn't have to worry about food production.

As long as the things unearthed in the space are planted in the fields outside, both seeds and crops will be very adaptable to the land environment.

In addition, if the land is irrigated with water mixed with spiritual spring water, it can improve the quality of the soil and turn the bad field into a high-quality field.

Jiang Zhiluo searched the memory in her mind and said, "Mother, does the high-grade land here cost five or six taels of silver per mu?" ”

Mrs. Cui said: "Our side is close to the wharf in the town, and the fields are more expensive, one acre of high-grade fields is six taels of silver, and one acre of medium fields is four taels of silver." ”

As soon as Mrs. Cui thought that fertile land was so expensive, she dispelled the idea of buying land.

She also wanted to buy a field, but she didn't have any money in her hand, so she didn't dare to think about buying a field.

The family opened up an acre of land, so they could only plant it first.

Cultivated land is not the same as serious fertile land.

They can only plant, not buy and sell, which means that the land does not belong to them.

But the fertility of the land is not bad, and it is much better than the bad field, at least the grain is grown, and the yield is okay.

Jiang Zhiluo knew that the Cui family would also use the acre of land that had been cleared.

And it took a lot of effort to open up the wasteland.

It is an ancient place, and the farming tools are simple, and it is not as easy as in the era of science and technology.

That acre of land is not enough to grow some food.

This is the land of the northern cold, and most farmers grow winter wheat.

Even the Cui family's acre of land was also planted with half an acre of winter wheat, and when spring began, Mrs. Cui also planned to plant some peanuts, corn, red beans, mung beans, and some vegetables and other things.

After all, one acre of land is not enough, so you can only save a little.

Now it's February, and after the rain in March and April, it's time for spring plowing and spring planting.

Jiang Zhiluo naturally wanted to take advantage of this time to buy more land, and she could also grow some things.

It's better than buying.

Even if the time comes, it will be worthwhile to hire someone to work in the fields.

At this time, the labor force is relatively low, and everyone goes to work at the wharf, and after a hard day, they may earn twenty or thirty dollars, which is still the hardest work.

If you are in the village, you can ask people from the village to help you build a house, but most of them don't pay for it, and only find someone to work when the farm is slack, and just take care of the food.

Rice management is not a good meal either.

Jiang Zhiluo calculated in her heart, and wanted to buy the field more and more.

"Mother, how much silver is an acre of such a field?"

Old Madam Cui was stunned, looked at Jiang Zhiluo, and still explained: "It seems that one acre of land costs two taels of silver, but most of them are stone and sandy land, and two taels of silver are also a bit expensive, if it weren't for the town's wharf, the price would not be so expensive." ”

Jiang Zhiluo knew it in her heart.

She is not afraid of sand and rocks.

In fact, the sandy land is suitable for growing grapes, watermelons and other fruits, and you can also grow peanuts and yams.

In this era, there are not as many types of fruits as in the technological era, and fruits are rare here.

Grape and watermelon are extremely rare.

If you can buy a few more acres of land and grow grapes and watermelons, it will be very convenient.

But if the grape watermelon is planted here, it is too conspicuous.

So Jiang Zhiluo still has to think about what to plant.

And first of all, you have to get these fruit seeds.

But whatever you have in mind, you have to make money first.

Thinking about things on the way like this, Jiang Zhiluo and Mrs. Cui came to the town.

It would be about eight or nine o'clock in the morning, and the wharf was particularly lively, with a lot of people setting up stalls, and everyone was shouting and cheering.

On the edge of the dock, many ships docked to carry goods.

There are a lot of pedestrians coming and going.

Mrs. Cui had set up a stall in the town market to sell eggs and vegetables before, and she didn't have much experience.

She looked at it and said, "Zhiluo, let's go to the market in the town, there are a lot of people over there." ”

Jiang Zhiluo shook her head and said, "Mother, let's try it here first." ”

Jiang Zhiluo held the basket in her hand and shouted as she walked: "Selling brown sugar, selling brown sugar, do you want brown sugar?" ”

"Brown sugar that nourishes the body, women drink qi and blood and have good health......"

Jiang Zhiluo's voice is crisp and loud, shouting on the lively dock, which is different from the voices of some small vendors, which is particularly unique and beautiful.

Old Madam Cui was stunned.

She followed Jiang Zhiluo, and because of her thin skin, her face turned red when she was seen by everyone.

Her hands rubbed her clothes restlessly.

Before Mrs. Cui came to the market to sell eggs, she came here after a long period of psychological preparation.

But even so, setting up a stall to sell things, that is sitting there, someone comes to ask, she speaks, no one comes to ask, she doesn't speak.

So much so that even if she sets up a stall to sell eggs, she may have to sit all day, and sometimes she stays all day, and a basket of eggs may not be sold.

Later, when Mrs. Cui fell ill, it was Cui Hejin who went to the town.

Probably because Cui Hejin's son is like a jade in the world, he doesn't need to say anything, there are people rushing to buy things, so that everything is easy to sell.

"There are brown sugar sellers?"

"Is it really selling brown sugar?"

The women heard the brown sugar at the tip of their ears, for fear that they had heard it wrong, and after listening to it twice, someone ran to Jiang Zhiluo and said, "Girl, do you really have brown sugar here?" ”

"How's the brown sugar in your hand, can we take a look?"

Jiang Zhiluo lifted the cloth on the basket, revealing a little brown sugar, and took out a piece and put it in her hand for everyone to see.

Jiang Zhiluo said to everyone with a smile: "Let's take a look, our brown sugar is sweet and good for the body, two cents a piece." ”