Chapter 149 Mr. Tai Sanye’s pipe is merciless!
But he didn't dare say that to his granddaughter, so he could only coax her, "Don't worry, Zhuzhu, your brother Ruiyang has already found his father. If he misses us, there are so many caravans, he can just find a companion and come back."
Tai Yongning felt sorry for his uncle and eldest brother, so he also advised, "Shouldn't our family's cashmere business continue? Third Uncle will be going south soon, so he can visit Ruiyang in Shunde Prefecture. If he's not doing well, you can bring him back. It's only two or three months, so nothing will happen. After all, he's his father, and even a tiger won't eat its own cubs!"
Everyone knows that these words are meant to comfort us, but we have to admit that they really do comfort us to the core.
From the old man to Zhuzhu, everyone thought this was the best, and their complexions looked much better.
"Get up!" The old man finally relented. "You're not smart enough to talk, but you're not reliable enough to do things. No matter how urgent the matter is, you have to consider your promises to others first. You're smart, but sometimes you're too smart, which makes you unsteady. If this were your eldest or second brother, he would definitely find a suitable caravan to bring the goods back, then personally send Ruiyang to find Dad, and after making all the arrangements, he would return to catch up with the caravan."
Tai Jiye had just gotten up when he was stunned by what he heard, and then he slapped himself hard.
Yeah, why didn't I think of this arrangement at the time...
Old Master Tai ignored his self-righteous son and instead chatted with his grandson and granddaughter. Only after he was sure that his grandson's injured leg was much less painful did he prepare for bed.
Zhuzhu slept with her parents as usual. When she was yawning and about to go into bed, Tai Jiye brought over a box of delicious food and fun things. Zhuzhu immediately became energetic and jumped and danced on the kang.
Yang Lihua sighed. At this moment, even she wanted to slap her brother-in-law...
Early the next morning, when the Tai family, young and old, were halfway through their breakfast, villagers came to their door one after another.
They didn't come in, but just squatted under the eaves and chatted and laughed.
Tai Jizu asked them to come into the house for tea, but they refused.
It was Tai Jiye's cleverness that finally came in handy, and he took them around the bags of corn seeds.
Then I stuffed some corn cobs and corn seeds into their hands. Sure enough, compared to seeing the new grain with their own eyes last night, the villagers felt more at ease today because they could touch it with their own hands and feel the heaviness of the new grain.
Although they also knew that the new grain must be good, otherwise the patriarch would not have been able to stretch his neck and shout for half an hour with his face flushed.
But it was something new after all. What if it wasn't as good as the clan leader said? Wouldn't that mean the entire year's harvest would be wasted, and the whole family would have to starve for the winter...
After waiting for a while, Master Tai San also arrived with his square steps.
The old man didn't sleep well last night. He was so excited that he got up early and was late for getting out of bed.
As soon as he saw the tribesmen squatting under the eaves, he glared at them and scolded them with a smile, "Look at how useless you are! How could I lie to you? Did you see it with your own eyes? Do you believe it now?"
The tribesmen all chuckled, scratched the back of their heads, and were brave enough to admit their mistakes.
"Uncle San, we were wrong. This is indeed good food!"
"Yes, Uncle San, those big corn ears are so rare!"
"I had a dream last night. The ground was covered with corn cobs. I woke up laughing."
Mr. Tai San felt guilty after hearing this and covered his mouth and coughed dryly, because he had also had such a dream last night!
Soon, Liu Dongniang and Chunhong served tea and a plate of snacks, and then asked Master Tai San and the old man to sit down.
The villagers were all standing in the yard, looking up at the head of the Tai clan and the Dinghaishenzhen, and they all shut their mouths, waiting for their orders.
Uncle Tai San was very satisfied. He glanced at his old brother, then looked at Tai Jizu and Tai Jiye who were guarding the seed bags. He was also very excited.
"Everyone's here, so let's get down to business. Just like we agreed last night, we'll give you six pounds of seeds per acre. Everyone, come forward and claim your seeds. For example, if you have three acres, that's eighteen pounds. In the fall, pick the best, most honest corn kernels and return them to me with one hundred and eighty pounds. One less kernel, and I'll be mad at you!"
As Mr. Tai Sanye spoke, he waved his pipe twice.
The shiny brass rod gleamed in the sunlight. If you hit it on the head, it would definitely give you a bump!
The villagers subconsciously shrank their necks and dared not say a word.
Grandpa Tai reached out and pulled his brother, advising him, "Okay, Third Brother, our Tai family is well-known for our righteousness. Even if we don't tell anyone about this, everyone will do the same, right?"
The villagers nodded quickly, and someone responded loudly, "Sixth Uncle is right, we won't do such a heartless thing."
The old man also smiled and nodded, and then said, "I also know what kind of people you are, so when Jiye brought back these new grain seeds, the first thing I thought of was to get everyone to plant them together, so that we don't have to worry about the elderly and children going hungry in the future.
"But let's be frank. We've never grown this new crop before, so we have to learn everything from scratch. If anything goes wrong and we don't have any crops, please don't blame us."
This is what the villagers are afraid of, and they all feel depressed for a while.
Grandpa Tai changed the subject and said, "Of course, we're also planting new crops on all our land. Even if we have to drink the northwest wind, we'll drink it with everyone!"
The villagers all burst into laughter, and their previous hesitation and worry were swept away.
"Yes, we are of the same tribe, it would be fun to drink together."
"Haha, maybe it will be more enjoyable if I bring a bowl of liquor."
When Master Tai Sanye heard this, he blew his beard and glared, raised his hand and waved, scolding even his old brothers.
"Pah, pah, pah! Just kidding! Just kidding! The seeds haven't even been planted yet, what nonsense are you talking about? With such excellent seeds, we're sure to have a bumper harvest in the fall!"
“Yes, a great harvest!”
"Yes, the golden corn cobs are hanging all over the eaves! Even if you don't eat them, just looking at them makes you full!"
"I heard that pancakes are delicious. I want to eat ten of them in one meal!"
The villagers all imagined the beautiful scenes in autumn, and they were all eager to start farming immediately.
Old Man Tai took out some tobacco from his pouch and slowly filled it up for his brother.
The two brothers looked at each other and smiled.
The brothers joined forces and once again successfully took control of the entire clan!
Soon, families began lining up to share the seeds.
Tai Jiye set up the table and began to keep accounts, recording who received the seeds and how much they received, and affixing their fingerprints on the records, so they would have a reference for autumn.
It was noon when everything was done. The villagers looked at the remaining small amount of seeds and did not move.
Especially the women from each family, they stood together and talked in low voices, looking hesitant and expectant.
In the end, it was Third Aunt who was pushed forward by them and started it all.
"Hey... Chief, is there any plan for the remaining seeds? If not, can we ask for some on behalf of my mother's family?"
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