Make a fortune by farming: The sweetheart of the first assistant family

Compared with the sweet potato kiln, Huo Yunchao is more concerned about opening up wasteland to plant sweet potatoes: "Dad Xu, I want to discuss something with you. You see that sweet potatoes are easy to grow and the yield is high. Why don't we open up wasteland and plant sweet potatoes?"

Butcher Xu looked away, looked at Huo Yunchao seriously and asked him: "Chao'er, how many acres of wasteland do you plan to open?"

Huo Yunchao opened his mouth and came: "Fifty acres? Dad Xu, it's true that our family has a small population, but we can't help it because our family is so popular! If it doesn't work out, we can still spend money to find people to help open up wasteland."

Butcher Xu agreed to open up wasteland, but he did not agree with opening so many acres: "Fifty acres of land is too much, and the three of us can't take care of it. As for you saying that you have to spend money to find people to open up wasteland, it's even more uneconomical. Besides, there are only four acres of wasteland. After five years of tax exemption, you have to start paying taxes in the sixth year. It’s really not worthwhile to invest too much money.”

According to the decree of the Dasheng Dynasty, the government encouraged the people to open up wasteland. In order to collect more taxes and enhance national strength, the imperial court actually assigned every local official the task of encouraging people to open up wasteland.

Before opening up wasteland, people must first go to the government to report and register. Otherwise, once found out, a lawsuit will be filed. Once the reclaimed land is graded and the five-year tax-free period is up, taxes must be paid to the court.

Huo Yunchao had long wanted to open up wasteland. When he saw this wasteland covered with sweet potatoes, his desire to open up wasteland became stronger: "Dad Xu, I checked the documents related to land reclamation, and it was clearly written in it that the place where wasteland is being opened is The reclaimed land can be cultivated until we die, or it will be taken away if we cannot pay taxes. As long as the land can produce something, fifty acres of land can bring a good harvest every year.

Father Xu, the fifty acres of reclaimed land are precious fields that can be passed down from generation to generation! "

Butcher Xu just didn't agree to open up fifty acres of wasteland, and his attitude was very firm: "Chao'er, it's not that I don't agree with you to open up wasteland, but fifty acres of land is too much. Our family already has about ten acres of land. Ning Niang and I are having a hard time. If there is another fifty acres of land, Ning Niang and I may not be able to handle it even if we have to split it into eight pieces. You said you have to spend money to hire people to open up wasteland, so at least half a tael of silver is needed, right? The wasteland is tax-free for five years. If you can recover the capital during the tax holiday, it will be great. When you pay taxes in the sixth year, you may have to pay back! It’s almost enough to open ten acres."

Huo Yunchao argued hard: "Dad Xu, you can receive grain subsidy by going to the county government to get the employment documents and household registration. If you open up 50 acres of land, you can receive 30 kilograms of cotton seeds and 10 kilograms of bean seeds. In addition to land reclamation, Grain seeds are subsidized, and the government also allows farm tools to be owed on credit. The taxes collected are in kind, the paddy fields are paid in rice, and the dry land is paid in cotton and soybeans. Father Xu, I am sure that I can get my capital back!"

The reason why he insisted on opening fifty acres of land at once was because he had seen a map at the county government office and found that there were fifty acres of wasteland near the land where sweet potatoes grew.

Butcher Xu was silent for a moment and then replied: "How can the government's farm tools be as useful as you thought of? Besides, the county magistrate also rewarded me with twenty acres of land. Chao'er, can we eat it one bite at a time?"

Huo Yunchao's attitude was extremely resolute: "No. Father Xu, this opportunity must not come back again. I want to take over this wasteland!"

Seeing that Butcher Xu was silent, Huo Yunchao had no choice but to come closer and whisper: "Dad Xu, I found that with this piece of

The fifty acres of wasteland centered on the sweet potato field is very suitable for growing sweet potatoes! I plan to go beyond Li Zheng and directly ask the county magistrate to grant us the wasteland here. Father Xu, think about it, since I got married, have I ever made any choices that were detrimental to our family? "

Butcher Xu sighed softly: "Chao'er, that's not what Father Xu means. What Father Xu is, alas, it's not easy to open up wasteland. Since you are so insistent, what else can Father Xu do besides support you? You can open as many acres as you want. , at worst, Father Xu, I will kill a few more pigs to make up for the shortfall."

"Dad Xu, thank you!" Huo Yunchao happily threw himself into Butcher Xu's arms.

Xu Ning never expressed her opinion from beginning to end. She had an almost superstitious admiration for Huo Yunchao. Since getting married, Huo Yunchao has repeatedly reinforced her idea, making her gradually develop the habit of listening to Huo Yunchao's arrangements for important matters.

Watching Huo Yunchao running away happily, Butcher Xu couldn't help complaining: "Ning Niang, why didn't you say anything just now?"

Xu Ning replied softly: "Dad, what my husband wants to do will definitely succeed. Taking a step back, if my husband makes the wrong choice, the loss will not be too great. Return the wasteland to the government. The worst is nothing more than this."

Butcher Xu hated the iron and said: "You, you, Chao'er will do whatever he says. I see you, if you are sold by him, you still have to help him count the money."

Xu Ning reminded: "Dad, don't joke. It's not good for others to hear. I'm afraid it will misunderstand that you are at odds with your husband."

"Hmph! No wonder people often say that a married daughter throws away water. My daughter's hiring a son-in-law is no different than throwing water away." Butcher Xu felt uncomfortable and had to complain.

A few sentences.

Xu Ning didn't take it seriously at all. How could she not know what her father's temper was like? Let him nag for a few words, what to do next, what to do if he doesn't support Huo Yunchao, but in the end he will still try his best to help.

He has a sharp mouth but a soft heart, and he is talking about her father.

Butcher Xu didn't know that his precious daughter was complaining about him in her heart, so she asked in a low voice: "Ning Niang, tell me the truth, how is Chao'er's body and bones doing?"

"Dad, what do you mean by that?" Xu Ning blushed at the straightforward question.

Butcher Xu was stimulated by Huo Yunchao's words about the land that has been passed down from generation to generation. He used to only hope that Xu Ning could find a good family, but now he is a lot more greedy and wants his grandchildren to have endless food. , eat meat for three meals a day.

"Hey, I'm not thinking that you two have been married for so long. Chao'er's body looks much stronger, and I hope you will give me a grandson. It doesn't matter if it's a grandson or a granddaughter. It doesn't matter if it's a boy or a girl."

Xu Ning lost her temper because of her father's more straightforward explanation: "Dad, didn't my husband say that? He has to be raised again."

"Hey, let's kill a chicken tomorrow to replenish Chao'er's body!" Butcher Xu changed the subject, "I'll bring back some bones the day after tomorrow. I asked the doctor about it, and the doctor told me to eat whatever he needs to replenish his body. Chao'er's body is weak, so let's have more. Stew big bones to replenish him."

Xu Ning breathed a sigh of relief. She was happy to do the work at home and didn't find it troublesome at all. Her biggest fear was that her father would induce labor, and every time she would have to do so, she would have to rack her brains to find an excuse to get through.

After Huo Yunzhao finished explaining the important things, he ran back to Butcher Xu and said, "Dad Xu, please show your true self even more. How about you go back with us?"

Brother Rong and the others can just keep watch. "

Butcher Xu waved his hand and said, "I won't be able to work tomorrow, so I can help as much as I can."

After all, Huo Yunchao was his son-in-law. As the head of the family, he had to do something, and he couldn't leave everything big and small to the Huo family.