Yan Funing said, "There's no need to do this."
Everyone stood up and walked closer, talking to each other and trying to get close to him.
Yan Funing nodded in greeting without saying much.
After the villagers had finished speaking, she spoke aloud, "In the village, my family has six acres of land. My husband will be an official in the capital, so it's not convenient for me to cultivate the six acres of land in my hometown. Does anyone want to cultivate it?"
As soon as these words were spoken, many people raised their arms and hands: "I, I planted it."
Some people also asked, "If we plant your fields, will we have to pay money or grain in the future?"
"No need to pay," Yan Funing said, "but I have a requirement. The land can only be used to grow vegetables. Half of the vegetables belong to the grower, and the other half must be sent to Liuji Restaurant in town. If you are willing to do this, please sign an agreement with me."
A villager said, "We'll eat half ourselves and send the other half to the restaurant. Then we can use all our fields to grow food. We'll also have room to grow vegetables. Besides, we always have more vegetables than we can eat. Miss Fu, I'm signing up."
"I'm signing up too."
“I want to plant it at home too!”
Most of the villagers rushed forward.
However, there were also different voices that sneered: "I thought there was something good going on. I grew vegetables myself and then sent them to the restaurant. Anyway, my family doesn't need to grow them. It's enough to grow them in our own fields."
Another woman echoed, "Growing vegetables is the most troublesome thing. I have to weed every few days and I get tanned in the sun, all just to grow some vegetables. It's totally not worth it."
Sister Qing walked up to Yan Funing and said, "Don't pay attention to them, young lady. I am willing to plant it."
An old lady also said: "Yes, I want to plant it too."
The villagers who wanted to plant surrounded Yan Funing and raised their arms to sign up.
Yan Funing smiled and said, "There are only six acres of land. If each household takes one acre, there are only six families."
Sister Qing suggested: "Each household can have five mu of land, so that twelve families can cultivate it."
Yan Funing thought about it. One mu of land is more than 660 square meters, so five mu of land is more than 330 square meters.
Five mu of land is indeed enough for a family to grow vegetables.
He immediately nodded and said, "Okay, those who are willing to farm will each get five mu of land. Let's sign a document. Those who can write will write their names, and those who can't will put their fingerprints on it. How about that?"
Everyone responded well.
Yan Funing then entered her own main room.
Ask Caiyu to take out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone she brought from the car and start writing the farming agreement.
The villagers who registered rushed to sign and put their fingerprints.
Fu Beimo raised his hand to maintain order: "Villagers who are interested, please line up."
"Yes, line up, line up."
Fortunately, there were about ten farmers who signed up, and they lined up in an orderly manner.
The villagers who did not want to farm the Fu family's fields did not leave, but crowded in the yard to watch the fun.
One man said, "I thought the top scorer in high school would be very generous when he became an official."
Someone echoed: "Exactly, why not just divide the land?"
Sister Qing rolled her eyes at them and said, "You are so generous. Could you please divide up your land?"
The onlookers fell silent.
At this time, the first villager who received the agreement said happily: "We are all farmers. We deal with the land every day and wish we could have more land to cultivate. Some people are lazy and don't even want to cultivate their own land. They just want to peel their fingernails and chat with others all day long."
The second villager who got it nodded: "That's right, I just like farming anyway."
A young man came over, looked at their agreement, and asked in surprise, "Is what the young lady from the Fu family wrote true?"
Yan Funing was writing with her head down. Upon hearing this, she raised her head and asked, "Why? Can you forge something written in black and white?"
The young man pointed to a line on the agreement and said, "It says here that if the vegetables are delivered to the restaurant, the restaurant will give a corresponding reward. Is this reward given to the villagers who farmed the land?"
Yan Funing nodded: "Exactly."
Upon hearing this, the villagers who were still queuing were very happy.
"So, the young lady from the Fu family not only let us farm for free, but also found income for us!"
"That's great!"
"I told you, it wouldn't be wrong to follow the young lady from the Fu family. Last year, we let those sour scholars come to the fields to experience it, and we made a lot of money, didn't we?"
"That's right, that's right, the young lady from the Fu family is very kind-hearted!"
“Thank goodness I signed up.”
Yan Funing smiled. "There's a requirement for the vegetables we send to the restaurant. They have to be fresh. The restaurant will give you a price based on their quality and freshness. But don't expect a high price. They're vegetables after all, so they have to be cheaper than the market price. What do you think?"
"Good!" Sister Qing took the lead in cheering.
The villagers who had just made sarcastic remarks began to regret not signing up.
"Is it okay to sign up now?" someone squeezed forward.
Yan Funing ignored the other party and continued writing.
The villagers who were queuing in an orderly manner shouted, "Why don't you count? Twelve of us are more than enough."
The courtyard became quiet.
Although it was quiet, many villagers showed expressions of regret.
It was quarter of an hour later when Yan Funing finished writing the entire agreement.
The villagers signed their names and put their fingerprints on the document. After a moment, the agreement was completed.
Yan Funing said, "I want to ask Sister Qing for a favor. Although my six acres of land have been divided among us, I still want to ask Sister Qing to look after it."
Sister Qing patted her chest and said, "Don't worry, young lady. I'll take care of the fields and your small yard as well."
The villagers who received the agreement shouted, "We will also help keep an eye on it."
The village head stood in the yard, feeling embarrassed to go into the main hall.
Whether it is the Fu family's fields or courtyard, if the Fu family wants to entrust someone to take care of it, they should look for him as the village head.
The Fu family looked for ordinary villagers.
Not only did they find one household, but now there are twelve households. In this case, he, as the village head, can't say anything.
The Hu family no longer dared to occupy the land at will.
Yan Funing added, "Although Ali's yard is dilapidated, it is at least the property left to him by his father. I hope everyone can help take care of it."
Sister Qing agreed: "Okay!"
Meng Li bowed and said, "Thank you very much, everyone!"
Aunt Ding laughed and said, "After all, since he's with the Fu family, Ali behaves like a city dweller."
Everyone laughed.
Someone then raised a question: "Ms. Fu, the agreement states that half of the vegetables will be given to us and the other half will be sent to the restaurant. I have a question. If we also want to buy our half and send it to the restaurant, is that possible?"
"Yeah, in case I can't finish it myself."
Yan Funing smiled and said, "I wrote that I will give you half of the ownership of the vegetables, which means you can do whatever you want with them. If you want to sell these vegetables to the restaurant, that's fine too."
After a brief pause, she explained, "To be honest, the dishes at Liuji Restaurant are excellent because we select the right ingredients. The tenderness of the vegetables is crucial to the taste of the dishes. I don't trust what others sell, I only trust what our fellow villagers grow."
Finally someone reacted: "Young lady, this is the way for us to get rich!"
By establishing a connection with Liuji Restaurant, they will be able to sell their own dishes and make money in the future.
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