"Boss, I want to arrange some people to pull out the cotton stalks tomorrow."
"After we pull out the cotton stalks, we can send some more to Guanshan. If they are all burned there, we won't even have firewood for the winter. It's tragic enough." It's a little funny to think about it.
Seeing that she was still in the mood to joke, everyone knew that she didn't take the burning cotton to heart, so they chatted without any taboos, "Boss, I heard Xiaohua say that you are going to see the general. Aren't you afraid?"
"I'm afraid. We didn't go to see the general just to see him. We bumped into each other by accident. But fortunately, I'm just a commoner girl and I'm not looking for trouble. He won't do us for no reason. The general is a good man."
"Xiaohua said that you went to beg for money, boss. Now I don't admire anyone but you." Who can be as brave as their boss and go to the government to beg for money?
Chunxiao looked at Xiaohua speechlessly, "Listen to what Xiaohua said, am I really that short-sighted? Of course I didn't come here to ask for money, I came here to ask about something else."
Everyone asked her what the military camp was like and whether there would really be no more wars in the future.
It is hard to say whether there will be war in the future. After all, there are many people in history who go back on their words. But for the time being, there will definitely be no more war. Everyone knows that being able to live a peaceful life is enough to make them content.
Guanshan Manor was built very quickly. After rebuilding one side of the main house, Chunxiao decided to demolish the other side as well. He decided to build a new one and added a few more rooms, for fear that he would have to rebuild it again if needed in the future.
Since the establishment of a sales point in the county town, cotton has been selling very quickly. The first big order came from the county government, which purchased cotton for the charity to make mattresses and quilts.
Every day, they would haul several carts of cotton to retail, sometimes even one round trip a day wasn't enough. Chunxiao also distributed 10 kilograms of cotton to each of the farmhands from Guanshan Village and Chengjiao Village.
By the end of October, the cotton had been sold out, and when they went around the village to pull out the cotton, they collected about 3,000 kilograms of residual cotton. Chunxiao let them keep it and didn't sell it.
The final income from cotton was about 37,000, and Chunxiao was already very satisfied. Although there was a loss here, thinking about the farm in Hejian, he was sure to make a lot of money.
This year's accounts have been settled, and Qingzhou will definitely not limit cotton planting next year. The price of cotton will soon fall back to normal. She suddenly felt that it would be okay even if she retired now.
It turns out that with money in hand, the world is mine. Next year, I can use the money to travel wherever I want and I don’t have to go through the trouble of buying a farm anymore.
Thinking of this, she felt extremely relaxed.
On November 9, someone from the county government came and asked her to go to the county government for a meeting the next day. As soon as the person who notified her left, Dongsheng also came, wearing casual clothes. Several fellow villagers from the same village came with him. This made Chunxiao feel surprised and happy.
"You are all here. Come, sit down quickly." She looked inside the house and smiled embarrassedly. "Just sit in the yard. It's being renovated inside and it's very messy." Although she couldn't remember the names of these people, they all looked very familiar.
"They are the only ones we have encountered in our village now, and I brought them all here today." Dongsheng looked at her with a smile.
"Uncle, brothers, hurry up and sit down, Xiaohua," she called out to the back. Xiaohua came over soon. "Go find the people from the farm and go to the town to buy more meat and vegetables. Tell them to drive my carriage. Go quickly and come back soon."
"Don't be busy, don't be busy," several people hurriedly stopped him, "We heard that you were here with Dongsheng and came here to sit for a while, don't be busy."
"Hurry up." Chunxiao sent Xiaohua away. "We finally get together, so we have to have a meal. The carriage is fast, so we'll be back soon."
Several people looked at the farm with a smile, "I didn't expect you to build a farm here, Chunxiao. Last month, we fought here. When we ordered the fire, we felt sorry for the good cotton. I didn't expect it was actually planted by you." Several people sighed and their faces darkened, "Your loss is not small."
"I've already collected half of it before I left. It's no big deal. If we can win the battle, it's worth it."
Several people laughed, "You really think it's a good thing."
"Uncle, have you had any news from home in these years?"
Several people shook their heads. "We've been to many places before, staying in the barracks all day, so how could we know anything? We only heard some news from Dongsheng yesterday. Dongsheng is now a captain, and he's a rare and promising person in our village." The older one looked at Chunxiao and said, "I heard from Dongsheng that cotton planting is not allowed in Qingzhou, and the people in our village are following you to build a village in Pengdong."
"Yes." Chunxiao nodded. "Now many people in the village have built houses, and our village has even built a school."
Several people clapped their hands excitedly, "Great! We originally thought that life at home would be difficult now that all the men in the village have left, and we were worried every day. We didn't expect that our village is getting better and better. We don't have to worry about it when we go back. Great."
"Yes, everyone at home is looking forward to your return."
"This time we can finally go back," the young man said with emotion. "Every time I went to the battlefield before, I thought I might not survive the day. Now I've finally been looking forward to the day of returning. Great."
"We've been looking forward to the day of returning home, so let's not say these depressing words. Chunxiao, can we take a look around?"
"Look, I'll get someone to take you guys. There's plenty of space around here."
"No, let's just walk around. It's been ages since I've been able to visit the fields. Now it feels like I'm back in the village, and I just want to take a good walk around the fields."
"Okay, then. Do as you please. Remember to call me if you need anything." She smiled and escorted him out of the yard. She turned to look at Dongsheng who was standing beside her. "I only felt familiar with him in the village before, but now seeing him here, I feel particularly close to him."
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