Chapter 264: Changing to Chives
"Grandma, Phoenix just told me that there is spring water at the foot of the mountain, slightly north of the west. It's very sweet."
Jiang Fubao estimated that the water in the river could only last for ten days at most. With so many fields to be irrigated, it might be too late to fetch water from the big river outside Zhangjia Village.
Maybe we will have to harvest in autumn earlier.
As for what grandma said, bringing back a bucket of water from the shop every day is probably only enough for eating, drinking and washing your face, forget about taking a shower.
Maybe the whole family has to use one basin of water to wash their faces. The thought of it is unbearable. Although she can go into the space to take a bath, everyone in the family smells bad, but she smells fragrant. It's too disconnected. She can't lie and go to the fairyland to take a bath every night.
Jiang Ruyi, who was sitting opposite Jiang Fubao, heard her words.
A little confused.
Did Phoenix speak just now?
Isn't it my sister who is talking all the time?
Could it be that she heard it wrong?
Although Jiang Ruyi was confused, she didn't say it.
In her heart.
My younger sister is a fairy from heaven who came down to earth and was reborn into our family.
Have the ability to reach the sky.
I guess only my younger sister can hear Phoenix talking.
She thought to herself.
"Really? Let's go take a look after dinner. We got home early today anyway, so we might as well take a walk."
Zhang Jinlan never doubted her granddaughter's words.
After dinner, she and Jiang Shoujia took their three sons and granddaughter and headed west.
As for Zhu Yingqiu and the others, they stayed at home to wash dishes and clean the yard.
The west is a wasteland with no villages.
This piece of land is wasteland.
Because there are many stones of different sizes in the soil, not many people come here to open up wasteland and grow crops.
In this dynasty, even if you reclaimed wasteland, it did not mean that the food you grew would belong to you.
As for paying grain taxes, it all depends on your own awareness. After all, the officials will not always watch you to see if you have reclaimed the land.
But there are too many jealous people in the village.
If you secretly reclaim wasteland without paying taxes, and they find out, they will secretly tell the clan leader or village chief. The more ruthless ones will directly tell the officials when the taxes are paid, which will be a disaster.
It is possible that all the food grown on the wasteland will be confiscated.
It's really not calculated.
These were also what Jiang Fubao heard by piecing together from here and there.
Holding her grandmother's hand, she walked and walked for nearly two quarters of an hour.
Come to an open space.
This land is sandwiched between two high and low mountains on the left and right.
Jiang Fubao suddenly saw a thin stream of water flowing at the foot of the mountain on the right, with many strange-shaped rocks scattered on it.
The big ones are three or four meters tall, while the small ones are only as big as a head.
Squeezed together, they formed a small stone mountain.
The sun is about to set, and the golden sunset is imprinted on the pool.
She walked over with her grandmother, and when they got close to the pond, the two of them lowered their heads again.
Look into the water.
"Grandma, there are fish in the water."
Jiang Fubao said excitedly.
"Yes, it is, but it is a little small, only the size of a finger."
Zhang Jinlan's eyesight wasn't as good as her granddaughter's, so she bent down a little to see clearly.
I saw that the mountain spring water below me was particularly clear.
There were a few pebbles in it.
Jiang Fubao couldn't help but squat down and move the water surface with his hands.
Very cool.
"Wow, it's really spring water, um, sweet, but not very big, like the bath tub at home. Yamato, bring the wooden bucket over and take two buckets of water back for washing tonight and tomorrow morning."
Zhang Jinlan scooped up some mountain spring water and took a sip.
Sweet and sweet.
There is still a cool breeze.
"Grandma, Grandpa, do you want to tell the villagers about the mountain spring water?"
Jiang Fubao stood up, raised his head and looked at them.
"Let's not talk about it for now. The river in the village hasn't dried up yet. Besides, even if it dries up, there is still a big river outside Zhangjia Village. We can keep this spring water for our own use. When the big river runs out of water, or when the water in the big river is no longer drinkable, it won't be too late to tell them.
If we tell them now, they will probably come here to fetch water for the brown rice in the fields. It is a pity to use such good spring water to irrigate the fields.”
Jiang Shoujia has never been a kind person.
Even though he became the clan leader or village chief, he would first consider his own family.
Besides, the pond is very small, even if we tell the villagers.
It's simply not enough.
Look, after fetching two buckets of water, the water level dropped by half, and the water flowing out of the cracks in the rocks was very small, almost the same as the water flowing out of the bamboo pole that his family used to use to draw mountain spring water.
Jiang Fubao was very satisfied with his grandfather's answer.
She stopped talking.
"That's not right, Dad. If that's the case, why do we still need to farm? The river is going to dry up, what will we use to irrigate the crops in the future? If we grow brown rice now, won't the rice all dry up when there's no water to irrigate it? Are you going to ask Jiang Cheng and Jiang Meng to fetch water from the river? They're exhausted from doing this trip after trip, even before they finish watering the crops."
Jiang Eryong looked at his father with confusion.
If we plant brown rice now, it will take at least three months to harvest.
And the water in the river could not last until the middle of the moon.
Do I have to go to the river to fetch water every day for the remaining two and a half months?
Even though he was cruel, he couldn't bear to tire Jiang Cheng and Jiang Meng to death.
"I forgot about this before. I definitely can't grow brown rice. It seems that I have to pay the land tax this year. Oh, I really regret it. If I had known, I would buy it next year. Why did I become impatient after becoming the tribe leader? I didn't expect the river to dry up so quickly.
But don't worry, leeks are the best seller among the barbecued vegetables in the shop. When I get back, I will tell Jiang Meng and Jiang Cheng to plow the newly purchased land, leave the second and third grade land empty, and use all the first grade land to plant leeks. This stuff can be eaten in a month at most, and it can be harvested in batches, so you don't have to buy it anymore in the future."
Jiang Shoujia slapped his thigh in regret.
Why did he buy the land at this critical moment?
A year's land tax was paid in vain.
The land is not yet suitable for growing food.
"It's okay. Anyway, we bought the land at a much lower price. So, we neither lost nor gained. As long as it rains next year, we can continue to grow food. Now, it's getting dark. Let's go back."
Zhang Jinlan had just said one word of advice when she realized it was already getting late.
It will take another quarter of an hour to get back.
She hurried back with her family.
As Jiang Fubao was young and could not walk for a long time, he was held in his father's arms.
As for the phoenix, it was flying in the sky, following them.
As night fell, many families who could not afford to light oil lamps went to bed early.
Today's moon is hiding in the clouds and refuses to show up.
It was quite dark outside, and from three meters away, one could not distinguish between people and animals.
At this time, the town's gate would be closed in half an hour.
Bai Qianshan and his wife were pacing back and forth in their yard.
They have been waiting since yesterday.
Neither of them slept well.
Eighty taels of silver disappeared.
And their son, along with the money, suddenly disappeared from the world.