[Red Mansion] Father and Son Crossover

Just kidding, Hou Tutou, who came here to look at the problems in the fields, saw a group of children digging on the gentle slope, so he naturally walked up to see the soil quality of the land that was about to be reclaimed.I don't know if I don't look at it, but when I look at it, the two of them frowned in unison.

This is kudzu?This is yam?The slender ones are like sticks, and they are still so small. Oh, and the thorns and weeds on the side are also unspiritual. In such a place, can open up wasteland really grow food?Can the output be half of that of ordinary Nakata?It's no wonder that such a convenient place in the past has never been opened, after all, it is a bit barren.I really want to plant it, but I’m afraid it will take a lot of thought. It may take a year or two to fertilize the land. In this way, these people who have been exempted from tax for three years may not have taken advantage of it. .

With the thought of not taking advantage of the people who opened up wasteland, Hou Tutou and Tian Wenshu walked around the village very carefully, even inspecting the original fields carefully.Then he carefully checked all the places in the village that he thought could be reclaimed, drew a graph, estimated the approximate number of acres of fields, and the proportion of the village's population and land, and finally distinguished one or two soil properties, and then turned around. Jiao Yufeng said:

"It's no wonder that you are thinking of opening up wasteland. In your village... a village like a mountain valley, relying on the current spot and such a medium-sized land planting, it is already the limit to support these thirty people. If I don't want to think about it. In a few years, I'm afraid you will have to sell your sons and daughters. You don't even have a squire here, and you have nowhere to turn to if you want to be a tenant. Fortunately, there is a little Jiao Dalang, and you should know it in your heart , even if the few places I have found are now blooming, this hillside land is no better than a tight field. It is difficult to irrigate, and the yield is limited. It’s okay when I’m waiting for the tax collection, I’m afraid it won’t be able to make up for the money, and it may not be able to last for a long time, so I still have to think of other ways.”

Even Hou Tutou can tell that the village is difficult, which shows how tight the land in the original village is. The entire village, with 80 mu of land, is divided into 11 households, which seems to be okay, but if it is based on population. . . There are 35 people, the average per capita is only more than two mu, and most of them are medium and low-grade fields. If the tax is removed, how much rations can these people have left?It's no wonder that the whole village is full of mud and grass houses, and even the least profitable business such as chopping and selling firewood is not let go.This is already approaching the red line of survival, okay?

To be honest, facing such poor data and living conditions, even Jiao Yufeng, a villager, felt hopeless when he heard it. When he came here, he didn’t feel that. . . .Fortunately, there is a way out now. After all, increasing the number of acres is always a good thing. I didn't see that the whole village is so active, so I know it in my heart.

"Where can I think about the future now? It's very good to have the opportunity now, and let each family have a few years to breathe. After all, after the land reclamation, no matter how little the future is, this family In the past few years at home, we have been able to eat enough. Our only hope now is to rely on these three years of hard work to find another way to survive, and use these lands as our last reliance. , the village will come back to life.”

Jiao Yufeng talked about finding a way, but he knew in his heart that going up the mountain was the only way. Now the whole village followed him to beg for food in the mountains, either collecting herbs or hunting. They had already tasted the sweetness and earned a lot of benefits , I don't need him to talk too much, these people will definitely develop into a family of half farmers and half hunters in the future.

If you want him to say, originally, since he has already lived by the mountain, he should know the principle of relying on the mountain to eat the mountain. In the past, except for chopping firewood and digging wild vegetables, one by one did not know how to beg for food from the mountain. Living.What's wrong with expensive tools?What's wrong with inexperience?What's wrong with not knowing medicinal materials and no one to teach them?Can people still pee/suffocate?Well, there may be other reasons for this, otherwise, people these days have problems eating, so why not go to the mountains to find a way, right?Anyway, no matter what, this mountain will definitely be the source of money for their village in the future.

"If this is the case, it can be considered a success. By the way, I made a rough estimate. Together with these barely openable and fragmentary ones, there are about 120 acres. You can divide them all up. Alright? Don’t start a wilderness and cause trouble, otherwise, it will be difficult to talk in the yamen. The adults are most afraid of trouble, and they will definitely deal ruthlessly with those who cause trouble.”

Although I have some sympathy for the people in this village because of Jiao Yufeng's relationship, I have made up my mind to help these people say a few more good things in front of the lord of the yamen, and complain a little more miserable, but they should be beaten It is still necessary to beat, so as not to make any mistakes and involve him.

"Don't worry, we have already divided ourselves. We have divided according to each family's background and ability. We are very calm. These families are relatives to each other. Is there anything wrong with discussing it? I promise there will be no trouble, three months You'll see it later."

"That's it. If this is the case, then I won't say much. I'll go to the yamen to help you. According to the situation in your village, don't worry. Even if someone wants to take advantage of this land reclamation, I'm afraid they won't like it. Your ancestors I don’t know how to find it, why did I find such a barren land, it looks good, surrounded by mountains, it seems to be quite safe, this kind of good thing can’t be found, isn’t it a waste of time?”

What Hou Butou said was a bit unpleasant and too straightforward, which made the surrounding villagers blush and embarrassed, but you want to say that what he said is wrong?Hey, I really can't.As far as Jiao Yufeng knows, when he settled here, he really didn't care about the land. When the world was in chaos, he only cared about how it would be safer, so he didn't care about such long-term things.According to this, it is really not far-sighted enough.

"The son doesn't talk about his father's faults, let alone the ancestors? Hou Tutou, I dare not accept this. Besides, you said it too, right here is safe and sound, everything has advantages and disadvantages. With your help now, it's open Huang, there can always be a few days of good life, right? Look, we will start tomorrow?"

Jiao Yufeng diverted this embarrassing topic with a few words, and asked about a topic that everyone cared about, which caused the eyes of the villagers who followed behind him to brighten up, and made Hou catch the head who saw this scene. They all laughed a little.

Knowing their desire to open up wasteland, he didn't pay any attention, just nodded and said:

"I've already memorized everything here, you can start naturally, as long as you don't delay it, remember, the so-called land reclamation, when the time comes, when I come to check, this land will have to be planted. If It’s empty, but I can’t forget it. By the way, do you want to sell the trees you cut down after land reclamation? I see that there are quite a few walnut trees. Although they don’t look strong enough, they are used as small pieces of furniture. It’s not bad. Then, a relative of Tian Wenshu’s family has a furniture store in the city. If you want to sell it, you can give it to his house, and you will be guaranteed a good price. There is also the oak tree, which can also be used, let alone me Don't take care of you, give it to my shop, this jewelry box is pretty good, by the way, you are a carpenter yourself, you can sell it if you finish it."

Although his mouth is a bit harsh and his words are not nice, Hou Tutou is still a kind person after all, and he is also a soft-hearted person. Isn't that right? After just saying a few words, he found a project for everyone to get money. It was sorted out in this wasteland. Even if the things they own are worthless, they can be sold as a subsidy, and they can make the people in this village eat a few more meals, isn't it?

Seeing him like this, Jiao Yufeng had nothing to say, so naturally he clasped his hands in salute and promised loudly.Make boxes for sale?Now he is not short of money, except for the furniture at home, he thinks it is more appropriate to sell the rest with the people in the village.

Hou Butou and Tian Wenshu finally left, taking the land reclamation map they had drawn, while the people in the village were busy at the moment.Can open up wasteland, how can these people wait until tomorrow?It is very impossible to grow on the ground today and open it tomorrow, but it is already past the Dragon Boat Festival. If the speed is fast enough, the beans of the previous season will not be able to be planted here, but if it is slow. . .Then you can only count on winter wheat.How much difference will there be before and after, can everyone not worry?

But no matter how anxious you are, you can't stop things from rushing. For example, people from other villages next door have heard about their situation, and they already know the process and what the people are doing, but they still can't stop. For those who are curious, I want to come and find out about it.Of course, there is no shortage of caring people here. I want to ask the people in this yamen if they are good at dealing with them, what they said, and how they ordered them.

For such visitors, most of whom are relatives, what can the people in the village do?Many of them are old relatives, can they only care about their own family and say nothing?Not only can't I not talk, but I have to greet the eaters and drinkers, isn't it a lot of time to go back and forth.

The people in the village only delay the time to talk, which is a disaster for Jiao Yufeng, who let the villagers spread the news that he can talk to the people in the yamen!Good guy, it’s as if something exploded all of a sudden, and almost all the people who came here were attracted at once, and those who said good things asked him to help introduce them, and asked if they could help deliver the request , that's a lot!Jiao Yufeng felt that his home was busier than the Spring Festival train station at this moment.

"Father, tell me, are they pushing this matter to our family because they are afraid that people will ask too many complicated questions and affect the land reclamation?"

No matter what year you are, when you come to visit as a guest, you still have something to ask for, and most of the time, you will subconsciously praise the family's children, and it is common for those who don't see you to touch and pinch a few times.This is nothing at all, but what if it happens every day?For children, this matter is terrifying unintentionally. Anyway, even if Jiao Shibo is mentally old enough, he can't handle this situation and becomes Yanba's pickle. The whole person is not well. Looking outside The busy villagers in the mountains and forests couldn't help feeling resentful, and there was a bit of resentment in what they said.

Fortunately, he still has a strong psychological father who knows how to comfort others, and he broke it in a few words, otherwise he would have to create a psychological shadow.

"Whether it is or not, you can still push it out? Anyway, our family's land, and your uncle's land, have to rely on them to help open up wasteland. If they delay them, don't they also delay us? Hurry up, go Let’s boil the water, if one batch comes here, the next batch will come, and if the people from the surrounding villages don’t come over, our family will not be able to survive.”

What Jiao Yufeng said was really true. There are many people who come here sincerely. They can't stop for four or five days in a row. The brick and tile yard and the house became one of the topics that everyone asked about, from the cost of construction, to the channel of purchase, and even the situation of the man from Jiao's family.

The eyes that looked at Jiao Shibo all made it look like they were looking at golden dolls.It made Jiao Shibo's heart thump and thump, for fear that if he didn't pay attention, his father would sell him and become someone else's son-in-law, and marry him back with an unknown daughter-in-law.Mother, it's just such a house, I'm only five years old now, and it's actually a hot commodity?

Wait, why are there still eyes shining when looking at his father?Could it be that he wanted to find a stepmother for him?Hey, he's not ready yet, can you be more reserved?Jiao Shibo really felt that he was really worrying about spitting these days, and couldn't sleep well at night.

Because of this, after basically visiting these surrounding villages, Jiao Shibo immediately took the initiative to pack up the frame of the car, and focused on urging his father to leave and go into the city as soon as possible.

"Entering the city? Why did you suddenly say that you are entering the city? We need to use cattle to open up wasteland. If we go out for a day like this, we will delay things. Besides, didn't we agree that the wood should be cut down and let it dry for a while before sending it away? Sell ​​it, what's the rush now?"

"Father, this wood is not in a hurry, but the kudzu root we harvested is in a hurry. If we don't sell it, people's medicine shops may not necessarily accept it. It's time to live!"

Is Jiao Shibo's reason enough?That's quite enough, Jiao Yufeng woke up immediately as soon as he exited, not only did he wake up, because what he said, all the villagers who were still busy opening up wasteland were startled.

"What? There is still time to receive the kudzu root? This, these are all rules, they are not the same... ouch, what are you waiting for, don't do anything else, hurry up, dig this, this But money, our family will have to pay a lot of money in three months, if you don’t hurry up and save more now, when will you wait.”

"Pull, quickly dig the ground. Although the gentle slope of this thing doesn't grow very well, there are definitely a lot of it. Even if it's worthless, you can get better. I didn't expect it. This thing is still a medicinal material. In the past, we had no food. When I was eating, I was still eating it. If I knew this, how much food could be exchanged. It was wasted in previous years, so I can’t throw it away this year.”

"Lack of knowledge is a disadvantage. Look, we have been blind for so many years, no wonder we are poor. Hurry up, get up busy, what are you doing at home? Women also come, this job is simple, and they can do it."

This is great, from cutting down trees to moles in an instant, everyone in the village started digging the ground, and Jiao Shibo's children's team couldn't find anyone, and they all ran to their own fields.Looking at the one-third of the land that had been cleared up with great difficulty, half of the yard was piled up. He felt like crying, so he turned to ask his father.

"Then what do we do with the rest of our house? Don't make it? How about we sell these first? Keep the rest?"

"What are you talking about, we are doing it, why don't we do it? Isn't this out of touch with the masses? Hurry up, bring the guys, let's do it ourselves, with our strength, without others, we don't need to cover up, maybe we will Hurry up. Look for the right digging, just these skinny ones, it doesn’t take much effort.”

What?Come by yourself?Jiao Shibo couldn't help but look at his little hands, and then at his short figure. No matter what he looked at, he didn't look like he could work in the fields.Dear, there are nearly forty acres. Isn't it too cruel to let him, who is so tender and still a five-year-old boy, work?

Don't do it. . .

"What are you still doing standing there stupidly? Hurry up and work! Didn't you say that the days are over, are you still lazy? Let me tell you, don't look at copying silver seems to be very fast, but no matter how fast it is, this is not enough." It can't be an excuse to waste it casually, and earning it with both hands is the safest way, you know?"

Well, I dug the pit myself and buried it myself, but I just wanted to persuade my father to go to the city, lest someone else would come and be noisy and upset, and if I was not careful, I would fall into the pit by myself. . .