There is a farmhouse on Mo

Once the filtering device was finished, Shao Yitang and Xu An started to prepare for sugar production and land reclamation.

The two went to the sugarcane field every morning to move sugarcane back to make sugar, and in the afternoon they led the cattle to the back hills to open up wasteland. They were very busy, because they had to catch the spring planting, and they wanted to use one day as two.

When cutting the sugar cane, Shao Yitang did not uproot the sugar cane, he kept it carefully and protected it, and planned to transplant the sugar cane after he found the land in the back mountain and reclaimed it.

The two people's method of making sugar is not complicated, that is, the simplest way is to squeeze the juice, boil it, and then filter out the bagasse in the syrup, which is the most basic rough sugar.

In juicing, donkeys help pull the stone mill, which saves a lot of energy for the two of them. Even when making syrup, because they have to control the heat, it is hard to test the fire, but in order to make money, no matter how hard it is, they have to endure it.

Most of the sugar production was carried out by Shao Yitang. Xu An and the scalpers were the main force in the land reclamation on the mountain, but Shao Yitang would go up the mountain with a hoe to help whenever he had time every day. On the one hand, it is learning to farm.

He is a "pampered" modern person. When he came to this ancient village, he had to learn everything from lighting a fire and burning firewood to sowing and plowing the land.

This life facing the loess and back to the sky is really hard. In just a few days, Shao Yitang has darkened a lot, his skin that was fair at first has completely turned into a bronze color, and there are many blood blisters on his hands. Xu An is teary-eyed and distressed

"Brother Shao, you can go back. I'll do the land reclamation. Besides, we still have cattle in our family, so I don't need you!"

"It's okay, it will be fine in a few days..."

Shao Yitang didn't want Xu An to look down on him. He would get used to this kind of situation sooner or later. What's more, Zheng Xiaohu often came to find Xu An on the pretext of helping land reclamation these days. If he didn't come, his family An An would be killed People abducted!

Let's see, let's say Cao Cao Cao Cao is here, and seeing Zheng Xiaohu walking over with a hoe, Shao Yitang is in a bad mood again.

"Brother Shao, you came early today!" Zheng Xiaohu came over and put down his hoe, and smiled at Shao Yitang. Sure enough, the other party's face turned dark.

Although he secretly hated Shao Yitang for snatching Xu An away, but after he returned to the village, seeing Xu An's smile was much more than before, and his complexion was good. It was obvious that life was going well. So I can rest assured, as long as Xu An is the younger brother to take care of, but he is still willing to make Shao Yitang look bad from time to time.

Let's talk about helping to open up wasteland. Anyway, his family doesn't have much land, so he has already finished it. Now he can help Xu An and add trouble to Shao Yitang. He is very willing!

"You're free, you come here every day, what a bother..." For Zheng Xiaohu, who was peeping at An'an in his house, Shao Yitang looked at people with a nose that wasn't a nose, and eyes that weren't eyes.

"No trouble, Xiao An is my younger brother. Anyway, my family's land has already been finished... If the land is not plowed out quickly, after the spring planting, the crops will go down, and the harvest will be hard to say."

This is telling the truth, their family is already busy, and there are few people. Although there are scalpers to help, but relying on Xu An and Shao Yitang alone, it is hard to say that they will not miss the good time of sowing.

Zheng Xiaohu came to help every day, although Xu An felt very sorry, but he did not refuse, he couldn't miss the planting time just because of being polite, besides, Zheng Xiaohu was like his big brother, he would not refuse if he had a heart , thinking that after the busy time, I must invite people to eat and drink, which is also done in the countryside.

Shao Yitang didn't speak for a long time, and thought of this. His family is short of manpower now. With Zheng Xiaohu's help these days, his family's An'an has obviously relaxed a lot. Although Zheng Xiaohu's intentions are not good, his family's An'an treats him very well. With one heart and one mind, this little tiger and big tiger can't shake his own position.

"Then thank you, but I can't let you do it for nothing..."

"That's for sure. When the land is finished plowing, we must invite brother Xiaohu to have a meal, and the aunt will also be invited." Xu An nodded in agreement.

"We have to eat this meal, but let's calculate the wages..."

As soon as Shao Yitang's words came out, not only Xu An, but also Zheng Xiaohu were stunned. It takes a few days and a lot of effort to help people in the countryside with farm work. For those who come to help, they just ask people to eat A good meal is enough, there is no reason to pay.

"Listen to me... I plan to open up more of this wasteland, but there are only me and An An in my house, and we need people to work inside and out, and there are not enough people..."

Shao Yitang patted Xu An who was puzzled, and continued, "Although you are here to help An An for the sake of face, I can't let you waste your time in vain. Originally, I planned to hire some people to help, so let's count it as wages. "

"How much do you plan to drive?" Zheng Xiaohu pondered.

"For the time being, 8 acres of land will be opened... In the future, there should be more."

Shao Yitang thought for a while, the corn in his hand can be planted with 3 acres, the grapes are 2 acres, and the piece of sugar cane can also be transplanted with 2-3 acres. First cultivate these seeds, and then continue to open up wasteland when you are free, and wait for these seeds After ripening and fruiting, it can be gradually planted in large areas.

"There are so many, can you grow them?..." There are still more!

Zheng Xiaohu looked at Shao Yitang speechlessly. This time he will open 8 acres of land, and his family only has 4 acres of land. Although the quality of the two lands cannot be compared, the quantity...and he will increase it later, really You don't need money to be a wasteland!

No wonder the man surnamed Shao stopped buying fertile land in the village. With his request and the amount, really, so many lands with so few people, Zheng Xiaohu wondered if it was time for the man surnamed Shao to see a doctor.

"I have my own plan. If you agree, we will start working today! How about opening an acre of land for a hundred cash?"

Shao Yitang shook his head indifferently. Of course he couldn't grow it, but he could hire people with money. He planned to make money and buy the back mountain as a planting base. It would be impossible for him to grow with so many lands. Xu An has two races.

"OK then……"

Come on, people don't worry about what I'm doing. His mother has already resented him for helping out these days. Since the surname Shao wants to open up so much wasteland, it's understandable to count him as wages.

Zheng Xiaohu is a good hand at work, his muscles are not in vain, and he has received Shao Yitang's money, so he worked even harder, which made them both heave a sigh of relief.

After observing for a few days, he was sure that Zheng Xiaohu had taken care of his family An'an and only treated him like a younger brother. Shao Yitang was relieved a lot, and he was pleasing to the eye. A little moral, knowing that a married man is untouchable!

There is no need for Shao Yitang to open up wasteland, so he just buries his head at home to make sugar. Fortunately, his house is at the end of the village, next to the back hill, and there are no other neighbors around, let alone anyone who comes to visit, so the sugar business has been kept quiet. is going on.

Every day, we went up the mountain to move sugar cane, pull the donkey to grind the juice, boil to evaporate the water, remove the slag and filter, clarify and dry to solidify, watching more and more rough sugar being produced, the smiles on Shao Yitang and Xu An's faces did not disappear Pass.