Parents are busy farming

A funeral was being held inside the county government office. At the prison gate, after telling Zhibo who he was and what he wanted, the prison boss looked at the family with pity.

"Mrs. Fu has been sentenced to death, and she will be beheaded soon. Do you think she will free your family from slavery?" the cell leader said to the family.

"What? Qiu Hou asked Zhan, then... what will we do after my wife dies?" the family member asked in horror.

"You should be handled by Mrs. Fu's natal family. If you go in to beg Mrs. Fu now, you might as well go to her natal family to find a way out! No one is accusing you of being runaway slaves now, so hurry up."

When the family heard this, they thanked the prison chief, gave him ten coins and walked to the gate of the county town.

Seeing that he had nothing to do, Xiang Zhibo said goodbye to the prison boss and went to the pawnshop to inform the shopkeeper.

After bringing the words, he hurried back to Zhuangzi.

He spent all last night thinking about how to dig out the pond and how to tell the tenants so that they would be more receptive.

I squinted for half an hour until dawn.

He did not go back to Zhuangzi directly, but went to the nearest village, gathered all the tenants together, and told them about the payment for digging the pond and the requirements for work.

"Why do we need all the strong laborers in our family to work, why can't we just provide one?" One person raised an objection.

"Then you plan to rent and plant one or two acres of land next year? If you need a labor force, it means that your family will not be able to plant so many fields." Xiang Zhibo retorted.

The man was speechless.

He was originally a lazy person. If he thought he would only have one job, he would definitely not go there, but now...

Others were thinking about the remuneration and found that it was much more than what the yamen offered, so why didn't they go? Anyway, being idle in winter is idle.

"Xiang Xiaoguanshi, how long should we do this?" another person asked.

"It won't dry out until it freezes, but the pond needs to be dug out before it freezes. This is a task given by the new owner." Xiang Zhibo explained.

"What if it was finished early?" the man asked again.

Xiang Zhibo said: "After finishing the pond, we have to dig two sections of rivers, the kind that lead directly to the pond, so we will have to work this winter and next year during the slack season. You also agreed with your family that you must eat well." Eat enough, as for the collective meals, you can rest assured, I promise to keep them full, one meat dish for ten days."

Everyone was surprised, not only by their good food, but also by the fact that they had to dig a river channel.

Later, when they thought about where to dig the pond, they finally understood why their boss had done it.

"Okay! We will go, and I hope the steward will keep his word!" A person stood up and said on behalf of everyone.

Xiang Zhibo cupped his hands and said, "Let's gather there tomorrow and I'll inform the others."

With that he jumped into the car, cracked his whip and set off.

He is destined to be busy today.

What troubled him the most was the family that occupied the land to dig the pond. They had no objection to the work being done, but they were unwilling to take over the land they rented for farming.

"Little steward, the wheat has been planted, and the weather was good last year. Our harvest was good, but now you have to dig a pond, tell me... ugh! It's a waste of land and food, don't you think..."

The man didn't dare to speak too harshly, but his attitude was obvious.

Xiang Zhibo immediately retorted: "Uncle! This is not the first year you have rented the land. Let me ask you, how many good years have there been? When the years are not good, do you feel uncomfortable because the fields are not productive? .”

He knew he couldn't give in at this time, so he stabbed them in the heart.

The man was speechless.

Xiang Zhibo didn't want to let them go like this, and said: "Do you really not understand why the new owner built the pond? When you rent less acres of land, the harvest will not necessarily be less than what you are harvesting now, and you won't have to suffer so much." Even if you are tired, you will no longer be in a helpless situation."

"Ke... Keke, the wheat has sprouted! Now... I feel bad!"

That man was an old farmer, and what he hated most was to see his crops being ruined.

"I know. I will supply you with next year's harvest and supply you with the output of other places. Are you satisfied with this?"

Xiang Zhibo had planned it last night. If he wanted it to go smoothly, he must not hesitate where bleeding was needed.

Upon hearing this, the man's son quickly said: "Okay, then we agree."

When the old farmer saw that his son had agreed, he also...

"Ugh!"

After the agreement was made, Xiang Zhibo left.

The man's son said to him: "Dad, we don't have to farm and we can still get food. What's wrong with you? Besides, we will have water here in the future. I also want to rent the pond to raise fish!" "

"Alas! I don't know that this incident is a good thing, but... alas... you don't understand!" The old farmer walked back to the house by himself.

But even though he was unwilling in his heart, he took his family's strong laborers, tools, and pushed the cart to his own land the next day.

They were the first family to come besides Xiang Zhibo.

In order to show that he valued them, Xiang Zhibo decided that his family would be responsible for lunch. In other words, his family could get some benefits by cooking for everyone.

"I will deliver the food in the car to your house right now. I have agreed first that your family can eat with me, but they must not line their own pockets." Xiang Zhibo warned him.

"Don't worry! The steward still understands who I am! I guarantee there won't be any problems," the old farmer promised.

When I came to his house, his old woman and two daughters-in-law were at home, as well as several children.

Xiang Zhibo did not change his mind because he had a large family. He only said: "We must ensure that we eat on time and ensure that all the tenants are full! There are still ten days left and I will ask for money once and cook meat dishes once."

The family assured immediately.

Xiang Zhibo hurried back to the field and, with the help of the old farmer's son, drew the size of the pond with wheat chaff.

Fortunately, the wheat is green after emergence, and the border of the pond can be seen from a distance.

The old farmer's family also started to get busy. He left grain and two hundred coins to Zhibo, and they needed to buy the vegetables themselves.

"Mom, luckily our family has grown some cabbage this year. Let's go chop the cabbage at our house today! Let's make Sanhe Noodle buns! It's made in one pot, no need to cook anymore!" the eldest daughter-in-law said immediately.

"Mom, I think we should make a vegetable dragon! Making steamed buns is too laborious. We didn't prepare enough today. We still have enough time to make a vegetable dragon." The second daughter-in-law suggested.

The eldest daughter-in-law immediately said: "Yes! My younger siblings have a better idea, so we can save some trouble."

The old lady immediately agreed and acted quickly, "One of you will take the children to the field to chop cabbage, and the other will take the children to make dough."

When the family pushed the cart to the field, they could no longer see the original appearance of their field. They dug a deep pit half as high as a person.

Everyone saw several adults and children pushing six carts, with seven or eight layers of steamers placed on the carts. Linen could also be seen outside the steamers.

Xiang Zhibo shouted: "dinner is ready!"

Everyone picked out the pits one by one, washed their hands with the kettles in the hands of the children, and then went to get the vegetables one by one.