The happy little days of the Ye family

Tang Xiaojing also came to the big rock while eating pancakes, "We can't plant jujube trees here, but we can plant some honeysuckle, and we can also try to plant some other herbs."

The father and son ate the pancakes and hurried back.

When they went back, they didn't follow the same path they came from, but walked around the back mountain.

There were overgrown wastelands along the way. Although there was no need to climb mountains, the road was difficult and it took almost an hour and a half to get home.

After returning home, Tang Xiaojing saw that it was still early, so he quickly pulled out the carriage, planning to go to the county to sell the dendrobium as soon as possible.

Tangshan: "Don't come back at night. The yard at home is rented out. You can spend the night at the escort agency and wait at the town government office tomorrow morning."

Ten years ago, Tangshan sold his family's land and then went to the county to buy a yard.

The yard was quite spacious, similar to the layout of the Ye family. At that time, it cost Tangshan 100 taels of silver, which completely wiped out the family's wealth.

The courtyard is near the Escort Bureau. It was originally a relatively remote place in the county. Who would have thought that a new academy opened nearby a few years ago, and the price of the courtyard suddenly increased a lot.

After Tangshan decided to come back to live in the village, he rented the yard to a family studying in the academy for 8 taels of silver a year.

"understood."

Tang Xiaojing drove the carriage and left in a hurry.

The weather was hot and the prey could not be kept for long, so Tangshan hurriedly sent a pheasant to each of the village chief and his cousin's family. By the way, I told the village chief about going to the Yamen tomorrow to buy barren hills and land.

Then Tangshan took another fat rabbit weighing 6 or 7 pounds to Ye's house.

The Ye family was quiet. Ye Donglin went to the pier to set up a stall, Ye's father and Mr. Ye went to the fields to release water, and Ye Qingqing went to play with his second cousin. Only Mrs. Ye and her mother were left making clothes in the hall.

Old Mrs. Ye took the rabbit from Tang Shan's hand with a smile, "What a fat rabbit. I'll come over for dinner with Mr. Jing tonight. The braised rabbit made by Xiuxiu is amazing."

Tangshan has known for a long time that Ye Mu's cooking is delicious. When he was young, that boy Fengshou often used to be embarrassed in front of him.

Tangshan said angrily: "Then I'll shamelessly come here to have a meal."

Old Mrs. Ye: "Have you visited the valley? How is it there?"

"It's not bad. There is a river that can be used to turn wasteland into paddy fields, but it's too far away. It will be inconvenient to transport food in the future."

If paddy fields can be developed, this valley is really good. "As long as the land is good, the good location has been cleared long ago. If we can really develop paddy fields, it doesn't matter if it's far away."

"Yes, I plan to buy the valley and the mountain behind the valley. I have already said hello to the village chief and will go to the Yamen tomorrow."

After sitting for a while, Tangshan hurriedly went back, "Auntie, there is still a rabbit at home that has not been taken care of. I will go back and take care of it first and come back later. Mr. Jing has gone to the county to sell herbal medicine, so there is no need to cook for him."

Last night, Father Ye told the two of them that Tang Xiaojing had been an apprentice in a medical clinic and could concoct medicinal materials.

I didn't expect to be able to find herbs so quickly and exchange them for money in the county. The smiles on the faces of Mrs. Ye and Mother Ye became even stronger.

The two of them enthusiastically sent Tangshan to the door before returning to the room and chatting quietly.

Tang Xiaojing returns to the village every year to pay homage to his ancestors. Ye's mother has also seen this child. He has grown tall and strong by practicing martial arts since he was a child. He is calm and capable.

Not only is he close to home, but he also has a good craft to support his family, so everything is in line with Ye’s mother’s wishes.

Old Mrs. Ye looked at Mother Ye happily, "How about it? I have good taste, right?"

"Brother Shan has grown up with us, and Jing Xiaozi is also very good, but the two children haven't figured it out yet, and I don't know if they can get along."

Both of them are still young, so Mrs. Ye is not in a hurry, "Our two families are close to each other. I will ask Fengshou to invite the father and son over for dinner, so that they can have some contact first, so that we can check it later."

Mrs. Ye also warned Mother Ye, "You must not reveal this matter to the children. If it doesn't happen, it will be bad."

The world is harsh on women, and Ye Mu also attaches great importance to her daughter's reputation. "I know, I also told my husband."

Tang Xiaojing sent the dendrobium to the medical clinic where he was an apprentice before. The shopkeeper had a good relationship with him, and the dendrobium he brought was sold for a total of 35 taels of silver.

Tang Xiaojing got up before dawn the next day, and when he rushed to the town's Yamen, Tang Shan and the village chief had just arrived.

The clerk in charge of the barren mountains and wastelands and the village chief were both old acquaintances, and selling the barren mountains and wastelands would be good for him. The clerk's attitude towards the two of them was pretty good.

In addition, Tangshan was very generous with his purchases. The purse for the clerk was 2 taels of silver, and even the purse for the two policemen was 1 tael. The purchase of barren mountains and wasteland went very smoothly.

The valley is 55 acres and the hill is 178 acres. In fact, the land deed states that the valley is 50 acres and the hill is 165 acres. This saves 5 taels of silver at once.

Document: "The barren mountain is 200 cents per acre, a total of 33 taels, the wasteland is 500 cents per acre, a total of 25 taels, and the red deed is 2 taels of silver, which adds up to 60 taels."

Tangshan quickly took out the silver and said respectfully: "Sir, write my son's name on the barren hills, and my name on the barren land."

The village chief and Tang Xiaojing were both a little surprised when they heard that Tang Shan said that he wanted to write the barren mountain as Xiao Jing's name. The paperwork doesn't care about this, since the money is given anyway, and it doesn't matter who writes the name.

The land deed was quickly written on the paperwork. The name of Tang Xiaojing was written on the 165 acres of barren land, and the name of Tangshan was written on the 50 acres of barren land.

Tangshan was very happy to get the land deed. The autumn harvest will be in 8 or 9 days, so he must seize the time to open up wasteland.

When returning, Tang Xiaojing was driving a carriage outside, and the village chief and Tang Shan were discussing land reclamation inside the carriage.

Tangshan first told the village chief his idea, "I want to build the road first. The summer harvest is about to begin. When the summer harvest starts, every household will be busy harvesting grain and planting grain for the next half of the year, so the time for road construction is a bit tight."

"Please ask the village chief to help find thirty or forty capable young adults to help clear the road to the valley. All we need to do is clear away the weeds and rocks and clear a road that can be used for driving. We will slowly smooth the road during the slack period. "

Tangshan plans to simply clear the road first. During the busy farming period, the father and son can first go hunting and gathering herbs on the hills, and then slowly open up wasteland during the slack farming period.

The village chief sighed: "Even if the road is built, it will be too late to open up wasteland."

Just after he finished speaking, the village chief suddenly thought of a good idea, "How about you plant beans all over the valley. Beans can fertilize the fields. Plant a crop of beans first, and then change them into paddy fields at the end of the year."

"It's too late to plow the ground now. You can just dig a hole and scatter the beans. The harvest will definitely not be great, but you can get some food back and it can also nourish the land."

Tang Shan and Tang Xiaojing also think that growing beans is good.

After returning home, Tangshan gave the land deed to Huangshan to his son.

"You earned the money yourself. This mountain will be your private property from now on. You can take care of it yourself. I don't want the money you earned."

Tang Xiaojing was not polite, took the land deed with a smile, and locked it in the cabinet.