When she returned to the yard, many of her acquaintances were there looking at the gifts with Zhou.
"These gentlemen in this city are very generous. Look at this vase, it's so beautiful. It must have cost a lot of money."
"Just watch, don't do anything. If Mrs. Zhou falls, you won't be able to compensate even if you sell yourself." Everyone laughed. When they saw Chunxiao came back, they gathered around her. "Chunxiao, I just heard from this guy that they also grow cotton."
Chunxiao nodded. "We met before when we were buying land in Su County. He's from Liquan. I heard that the entire county of Liquan is devoted to cotton cultivation."
The villagers smiled and said, "People like us have only been to the county town a few times in our lives, so we don't know what's going on outside. I think that man was quite polite."
"I didn't pay attention to what he said just now, but I noticed what he said about buying land. The farm we run in Tongzhou is very profitable, and now we can grow cotton here. Can the village organize to buy another farm?"
One person suggested it, and the others agreed, saying that they would go together to find someone to find the head of the village, and the people in the yard immediately evacuated.
"People in our village are quite smart. Now they can think on their own without anyone telling them what to do."
Yan Bingfa laughed at the side, "As long as they can make money, they are eager to do it." He looked at Chunxiao, "You really don't want to buy the manor."
"I won't buy one this year. I'll focus on building the house first."
"When your second brother left, he left a note saying that if possible, he wanted to buy a special farm here. Your eldest brother also has this idea. He will be traveling around after arranging the farm these days. I was thinking about whether you should each buy a new farm."
Chun Xiao sighed, "It's not that I don't want to buy it, I just really don't have anyone here. I won't lose money if I buy this land, and I don't have the energy to manage it this year." She chuckled, "Unless you and big brother run the show for me from beginning to end."
"Let's wait and see. If there's a good place, we'll talk about it. I think the villagers will probably want to get involved. They're very enthusiastic about buying land now."
"Mom, let me see what good things you have." Chunxiao went over to look at the box. It was full of exquisite porcelain and cloth, and it was obvious that it was of top quality.
"I told you that you accepted everything. It was obvious that people came here for our cotton-growing skills, but you didn't tell them. Now that you've accepted other people's things, I always feel like we're inferior." Zhou felt a little uneasy.
Tian looked at those things with great curiosity, "Mother, my little sister has always been sensible in what she does. She is not greedy for these things. If she says to take them, then of course she will take them. There is nothing to be afraid of."
Zhou looked at Chunxiao doubtfully, "It's really alright."
Regardless of whether it was a problem or not, they had accepted it now. Chunxiao didn't want to admit that she was simply out-argued. "Sister-in-law is right. It's okay." She smiled and looked at the cloth in the box. "Mother, look, this is silk. Do you like it? I heard that this piece of silk costs more than ten taels of silver."
"It's obvious that this pattern isn't suitable for people of our age. It might be suitable for you, but it's a shame to use such expensive cloth to make clothes like this. Put it away for now. When your house is finished, I'll carry it to your house."
Chunxiao looked at Tian, who was looking at her with some regret, and said, "Mother, stop carrying all these things. Let my sister-in-law put them away. Shuwen is getting married soon, so give these things to him when the time comes. Give some of the cloth to Duoer and keep some for my future niece-in-law. Don't say that I, your aunt, don't love him."
Tian knew Chunxiao was always generous, and she didn't expect that so many things would be given to Shuwen. She didn't know what to say, "Little sister, you should take a look at what you like and keep a few for yourself. He's a young man, there's no need to be so particular."
Chun Xiao waved her hand and said, "When I build my house, I can buy whatever I need myself. This is also a kind of fun. Please don't deprive me of the joy of shopping."
At the end of the month, the village held two wedding banquets, both of which were weddings within the village, and everyone was having a great time.
On February 3rd, the people who had gone to Pengdong to transport the seeds returned. The villagers were overjoyed, and each family began to busy themselves with cotton planting. Yan Dashan delivered the seeds to Tian's family and Zhang Yuqing.
Shuwen helped deliver the seeds to the farm. Each family began to work on their own fields.
The previously mentioned issue of collective land purchase has been brought up again, and the village head has come to Yan Dashan and others to make a decision. It just so happened that Yan Dashan wanted to look at the land, and he felt that there was nothing wrong with buying the land as long as everyone was willing.
"Uncle headman, there's nothing wrong with buying land, but our village wants to grow cotton now. If we buy the land, the village can't spare that many people, unless we hire farmhands." Zhouzhuang's village is still hiring farmhands from the village, so if that doesn't work out, they might have to buy people.
The village head frowned. Manpower is a problem. He used to think that the village had too many people, but now it is not enough.
"Besides, Brother Mingli has been there all the time in Tongzhou. Who do you plan to put on guard here? We haven't decided yet. I'm afraid it's too late now."
"Everyone has considered the timing. They said they could buy the farm first, plant crops this year, and then plant cotton next year. They all want to have another farm and more income."
"This matter can be discussed by the villagers. Just like Chunxiao said before, with so many people involved, we must not let the responsibilities be unclear in the future. Look at the village in Tongzhou, it's running well now, and everyone is happy."
"This is natural, Dashan. You need to go and look at the land. I'll first select a representative from the village to go with you. If there is really a piece of land that you like, we will definitely come up with a charter like last time."
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