Chapter 211: Land Reclamation
The cattle dealer finally understood. "So you didn't intend to sell the cattle for ten taels of silver at all. You did this just to lure us over and sell us the cattle?"
"yes."
The cattle dealer laughed instead of getting angry. "That's interesting. We also like to do business with smart people. Show us your goods!"
They could see that Heihe Village was different from ordinary villages and had certain strength, so they didn't want to be enemies with Heihe Village.
Anyway, as long as the price is right, they will buy it. It doesn’t matter who you do business with, right?
The villagers brought out the cows, and after a round of bargaining, the two sides finally sold the thirty-seven cows for sixteen taels each.
For the villagers, although this price was not as high as the 19 taels they had sold before, they were able to sell all the cattle at once, which saved them a lot of trouble.
If they sell slowly themselves, they may not be able to sell out by next year. The money is only theirs when it is in their pocket.
For cattle dealers, this batch of cattle are young, strong and of good quality, and it is no problem to sell them for twenty taels of silver each.
But they are really curious, where do these cows in Heihe Village come from?
The village head said frankly, "You may not believe me, but we caught these cows from the mountains."
The cattle dealers naturally didn't believe it, but they didn't dare to ask too many questions.
They believed that Heihe Village had its own channels for buying cattle, but because they could not compete with them, they chose to cooperate with them.
These thirty-seven cows were sold for five hundred and ninety-two taels of silver, plus the four cows sold previously, for a total profit of six hundred and sixty-eight taels of silver.
The forty-six households divided the money equally, with each household receiving fourteen and a half taels of silver.
You can build a big house in the countryside with just a dozen taels of silver.
However, the villagers don’t have time to build houses now. They have to hurry up to open up wasteland and sow seeds.
Ye Yan'an made two more curved plows, and together with the previous straight-beam plow, there were a total of four plows in the village.
Including Sanheizi's cows, there are a total of six cows.
However, after Sanheizi's old cow finished plowing his own land this year, it was rented out to several villages in Jingui Village, Baxia Village, etc.
Speaking of Jingui Village, let's mention the former village head, Wu Liangshan. After his family was locked in the house, they banged on the doors and windows at first, but then they became silent.
The people in Jingui Village thought they had starved to death, but when they opened the door, they found that the house was empty and there was a big hole in the wall.
Wu Liangshan and his family actually tore down the wall and no one knew where they fled to.
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So Heihe Village now has four plows and five cows.
The plow is shared by the whole village, but the cows are not. Those who don’t have cows and want to use them to plow their fields have to pay to hire them.
They regretted it so much, tears were flowing in their hearts, but they still had to smile and express their gratitude to the forty-six families.
After the wasteland in the village was developed, the money earned was divided equally among the whole village. These cows were used to open up wasteland for the whole village completely free of charge, and they did not have to pay any money.
By this calculation, they have gained something, but they just want to cry. But who can they blame? They can only blame themselves.
It took the whole village more than half a month to open up all the wasteland, and it was finally time to start sowing.
"Get the seeds!" The gong in Heihe Village sounded.
The villagers came with a small cloth bag in their pockets. Some of them didn't even bring a small cloth bag and planned to use their clothes pockets to carry the things.
How many seeds can I get?
As a result, when I arrived at the ancestral hall, I was dumbfounded.
Oh my god, why are there so many seeds?
The village head stood at the entrance of the ancestral hall, holding the little girl in his arms. "Everyone line up and bring plenty of things to pack. There are a total of twenty kinds. Don't get them mixed up!"
The villagers were shocked. "Twenty kinds of seeds?!"
In previous years, we only grew cabbage, leeks and other things.
The seeds that Xiao Jiuer took out from the space included peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, eggplants, lettuce, loofah, green beans, celery, romaine lettuce, cabbage, Shanghai green, and bok choy.
These vegetables are basically not available in Dayu Chao.
After receiving the seeds, everyone started sowing without stopping. The plow cart made a comeback and became the great contributor to the sowing cause.
The Ye family has been very busy recently because someone came to buy black gold.
Although it is spring, the weather will still be cold for a while, and some wealthy families still need black gold to keep warm.
The previous black gold was in a honeycomb shape, but now it has all become animal shapes. Because of Rong'er's mold, black gold has become more popular.
The Ye family is short of manpower.
Ye Yanan was busy making money and made black gold styling at home every day.
Ye Yanshun was not at home because he went to the academy. Ye Yanping was busy farming, Luo Qiuyue and Yunniang were helping in the fields, and Rong'er was responsible for housework.
Ye Buwei and Zhao Xingjian teach cultural courses in the morning and martial arts in the afternoon.
When he has free time, Ye Buwei wants to practice martial arts, after all, his eyes have not fully recovered yet.
Zhao Xingjian didn't know how to do farm work, so he helped Ye Yanshun to shape the black gold. The two of them divided the work, one was responsible for making it, and the other was responsible for collecting the dried ones.
"Master, please take a rest. I can do it by myself!" Ye Yan'an urged several times.
"Yan'an, why are you being so polite?" Zhao Xingjian said with a smile, "I heard Rong'er say that you insisted on splitting the money earned from the black gold with her 50-50."
"It's Rong'er's creation that's why the black gold sells so well. She deserves it." Ye Yan'an sighed, "But she just won't accept the money. I really can't do anything about it."
Zhao Xingjian said, "Rong'er has been with me since she was little. She's used to a nomadic life. For her, having a house to live in and food to eat is enough. This child doesn't have any desire for money."
"Master, will you stay in Heihe Village forever?" Ye Yan'an's eyes flashed with anticipation.
"I think so." Zhao Xingjian said.
He didn't say the second half of his sentence, "Wherever your father is, there I am."
"Okay!" Ye Yan'an raised the corners of his lips, "Master, please take a break. I'll go get you some tea!"
After saying that, he ran away.
Rong'er was preparing dinner in the kitchen when she heard familiar footsteps outside the door.
Rong'er immediately turned her back and pretended to be cutting vegetables.
Ye Yan'an ran in excitedly, "Rong'er, the teacher said that you will stay in Heihe Village forever. Is this true?"
Rong'er didn't even turn her head and said angrily, "How come Brother Yan An has time to talk to me today?"
Ye Yan'an was stunned, "I... I just want to ask..."
Rong'er suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of grievance in her heart.
Ye Yan'an is such a warm person, nice to everyone except her.
When I met her on weekdays, I either looked up at the sky or looked down at the ground, but I never looked at her directly.
At the beginning, she still had some vague hope in her heart; now, she was disappointed and her heart was filled with grievances.
The first person she liked in her life not only didn't care about her, but also hated her.
This was a huge blow to her, and she really couldn't understand what she had done wrong.
Even if you don't like her, there's no need to be so ugly!
"Brother Yan An, what do you want to ask me? Don't you always ignore me? You finally paid attention to me this time, but you want to share the silver with me. Now you come to talk to me, are you going to share the silver with me again? I've already said that I don't want that silver!"
Ye Yanan said helplessly: "Rong'er, actually I..."
"How are you?" Rong'er turned around, her eyes red. "You were so nice to me before. I don't know what I did wrong to offend Brother Yan An! If you don't want to see me, don't make it so difficult. I'll move out as soon as possible!"
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