Chunxiao was also thinking about this problem. She originally planted more grain to prepare for the future, but now most of the grain has been sold, and the income is still far from that from cotton. She has to consider re-allocating the acreage.
As soon as the two arrived at the village, they gathered everyone together.
"I told you before that if there was a good cotton harvest, I would give everyone a bonus. Today I am here to fulfill my promise."
The people below were filled with joy.
"Alright, Wang Shiwen, let them come forward and claim their allotment of three taels each."
"Three taels!" someone exclaimed below.
Shufeng covered her mouth and laughed.
Everyone was happy to receive the silver, and Wang Shiwen was also happy to give out the silver. He himself also received 3 taels of silver.
"The rest, except for the wages for the workers, will be put on the books."
"Yes, Boss!"
"In addition to watching over the fields outside, remember to pick out all the cotton seeds when you have time. This is still very time-consuming, but it's okay. There are still more than two months left. Take your time and pick them out. There's no need to rush."
She looked at their clothes again. The shoes and socks were all made last year and could still be worn this year. She would go to the cloth shop later to see if there was any cloth to buy.
She also asked Wang Shiwen to buy more vegetable seeds and plant more vegetables. This year, she ate a lot of vegetables grown by the farm. They were the best at growing vegetables. Wang Shiwen agreed to all her requests.
The scene in the village this year is particularly different. Many families are wearing new cotton-padded clothes before the New Year. The news that Yanjia Village has made a lot of money by growing cotton has spread to several surrounding villages. The head of the village has been very busy recently. People from other villages often come to inquire about the situation. He has reminded the villagers a long time ago to control their mouths and not talk nonsense. Although no one admits that they have mentioned it, they are looking for land everywhere, and the fact that they have made money cannot be concealed.
People in the surrounding villages are nothing but envious.
The people of Zhoujia Village were especially impressed. When the cotton harvest was underway, the farm was too busy to handle it, so they hired temporary workers from the village. The dense, white cotton was simply dazzling. Later, it was hauled away by the truckload, dozens of truckloads back and forth. Even without common sense, they must have earned a lot of money. Many villagers went to Zhou Xingcai's house to plead their case, asking him to inquire about the matter, after all, the two families were once in-laws. Even the village head of Zhoujia Village asked about it indirectly, just to see if they knew more information. The Zhou family, already upset by the Xu family's daughter's divorce, was now even more distressed.
By November, the weather was getting colder day by day, and the family started lighting the stove early. Zhuangzi was now busy pulling cotton stalks and tilling the land. There was nothing much to keep an eye on. Dashan and Dahe only went to Zhuangzi once every few days. Chunxiao found them and told them that the marinade would be used up by the end of this month and they had to buy more.
"I was hoping to have a few days off, but it seems the only time I can really have some free time is December."
"Buying marinade ingredients is a big deal, I'll go early and come back early."
"Brother, I'm going with you this time. There's nothing special to look after at home right now, so I'll go with you to relieve myself."
Unexpectedly, Yan Bingfa stood up and said, "I'll go with you. Land is hard to come by these days. Let's go to the county town and ask around. It doesn't matter if the farm is a little further away, as long as there's someone to look after it. We can also buy a few cows for Chunxiao. She's been asking for more for a while."
"Dad, do you want to take Tiandiyuan and the others with you?"
Yan Bingfa nodded and said, "Bring them along. It's easier to get things done with more people."
Chunxiao originally wanted them to buy a few more people from the county town, but she gave up the idea because she thought the manor had not been expanded yet and there would be no place to accommodate them if they were bought. It seemed that she would have to go find Master Zhong for this matter.
In the next couple of days she had to think about how much more land to enclose with the wall, or else she could just put together a wall to encompass 200 mu.
It's unpredictable when it might snow in November, so the next day, several people set off with silver. This time, Chunxiao gave 200 taels of silver notes to Yan Dashan, saying that if he could buy more, he could buy more, and if he didn't have enough money, he could come back and make up for it.
The day after Yan Bangfa left, she went to the town to find Master Zhong, but unfortunately, Master Zhong had gone to Fangjia Village to repair a house for a family there. So she went to the cloth shop again and asked the boss if he had any cloth to sell.
The cloth shop owner was impressed by the three of them. "My dear girl, all that cloth I have is accumulated over many years. If I had it every year, my cloth shop would be at a loss. You might want to take a look at the new cloth in our shop. We have several beautiful new colors this year. They will make beautiful clothes when you go back."
Chunxiao took a look and found that there were indeed a few colors that really suited her taste and were perfect for making outer garments. She asked about the price. Nowadays, the price of coarse cloth has risen to one tael and two cents of silver per piece. Since the price of cotton has risen, the cotton cloth is naturally more expensive. She chose three pieces of cloth and bought them.
It has been a long time since I last walked around the town. Today, I have some free time, so I decided to take a good stroll. Meiman followed her, pulling the ox cart.
She went to a cosmetics shop and bought six boxes of perfumed ointment and ten boxes of antifreeze and anti-cracking cream. They were all good quality items, spending a total of seven taels of silver. The shopkeeper was so happy that he gave her two boxes of antifreeze cream as a gift. Before leaving, she saw that the shop also had shampoo and bath cream. How could she miss such good things? She always washed her hair with plain water, and now her hair was very dry. She thought she had lived such a rough life before, so she bought two large bottles of each.
After leaving the cosmetics shop, she went to the embroidery shop to buy a handkerchief. It was her first time to be in such a place. As soon as she entered, she could smell the fragrance of osmanthus. The owner was very enthusiastic when she saw her. Knowing that she wanted to buy a handkerchief, she hurriedly introduced it to her.
Chunxiao didn't look at the handkerchief, but was attracted by the ready-made clothes inside. The clothes in this embroidery shop were much more beautiful than those she made herself. Not only were there beautiful pictures and texts on the clothes, but the collars and cuffs of the winter cotton coats were also trimmed with white fur. They would definitely look good when worn.
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