Chapter 324 Harvesting Potatoes
"Thank you for making our family happy. Do you have any money left after buying such an expensive gift? If you don't have enough money in the future, just ask grandma for it. Do you understand?"
Zhang Jinlan took the wooden box and did not refuse it. Instead, she happily put the gold-plated bracelet on her wrist.
She understood her granddaughter-in-law's temperament.
Frank and unpretentious.
So, no need to be polite.
This morning was the second happiest day of her life.
As for the first one, it was the day my granddaughter woke up.
Time flies.
Mid-October.
The case of Zhou Yuanyuan was finally solved. Deng Jinian ordered his servants to beat others, causing the child to die prematurely. He was sentenced to fifty lashes of the cane, exiled a thousand miles, and ordered to compensate the Zhou family with five taels of silver and pay the rest of his property. Chang Ying was sentenced to hanging, and Deng Wangshu was released because he was pregnant.
Deng Siyuan was released without knowing the situation.
As for Ma Wuxing being beaten with twenty sticks, the incident caused a big uproar and soon reached Ruling Prefecture. The prefect, who had always been honest and loved his wife, angrily denounced him in public as a disgrace to the scholars of the world.
I'm afraid I'll have to remain a student for the rest of my life.
The victim Zhou Yuanyuan also suffered a bad fate.
Everyone said that she was a shameless, uninformed, seductive woman.
The Zhou family married her casually to a place in the mountains, took the betrothal money and compensation money, and prepared to move to the neighboring Fenyu County.
After all, they are already famous in Qixi County.
No matter how thick-skinned you are, you would be embarrassed to stay here any longer.
Unfortunately, they encountered robbers on the way, who robbed them of all their money and beat several men half to death with wounds all over their bodies.
The future is uncertain.
It was three days later when Jiang Fubao learned about this.
She was a little puzzled.
The county magistrate’s sentence was a bit too heavy.
But on second thought, the magistrate above did not seem to be a good official, and Deng Jinian had done many evil things but had a rich family fortune. I'm afraid the magistrate had already set his sights on him.
fine.
It's a disguised way of getting rid of harm to the people.
Winter is here.
The potato harvest is beginning.
Jiangjia Village fell into a busy state.
In the fields, everyone who had planted potatoes was wielding hoes and rakes.
Due to lack of experience, some people used too much force and smashed the potatoes into pieces.
Or it can go through the middle.
But they were heartbroken.
After working for a long time, we finally gained the strength. The adults dug the soil and the children picked potatoes. Everyone was working.
Small potatoes are not as easy to harvest as brown rice.
So it took some time.
It took the whole village seven days to finish the harvest.
When Jiang Fubao got home, he happened to see them bringing baskets of potatoes to his house to exchange for money.
"Don't crowd, line up, line up one by one, whoever cuts in line will be charged first."
As soon as Jiang Shoujia finished speaking, those who wanted to cut in line lined up one after another, fearing that the Jiang family would not accept them.
The first one is Ma Chunxia's family.
In order to make bamboo tubes and bamboo sticks, her family only planted two acres of land, each acre producing 1,500 kilograms.
According to what was agreed upon at the beginning, one cent per pound.
Jiang Shoujia is in charge of accounting.
Zhang Jinlan was in charge of distributing money. She took out three taels of silver and handed it to Ma Chunxia.
The villagers lining up behind were drooling at the sight.
"Oh, it really is one penny per pound. They didn't lie to us. So, my family can earn three taels of silver today. I planted three mu of land at that time."
"More than that, your family's yields on one acre look pretty good, maybe you can get four taels of silver. Luckily, my family has a lot of land, and I planted four acres. This year, I can finally have a good time. When I get the money, I will go to town to buy more meat and dry it in salted meat. On New Year's Eve, I will steam a bowl of salted meat, it will be so delicious."
"You guys planted a lot, but my family only planted one acre. I regret it so much. I really want to slap myself in the face. Why did I only plant one acre?"
"Hahaha, I have planted five acres of land. I told you, if you listen to our clan leader, you will reap the rewards. Look, my family can earn five taels of silver today, no matter how little we earn. My son will finally have enough money to marry a wife—"
"Don't be angry with me, Baldy. My family only planted two acres of land, and the yield is not high. If you make me angry again, I will hang myself with a rope and go to your house."
"Hahahaha, I'm just mad at you."
"......"
Some are happy, some are sad.
The Jiang family was extremely lively in the evening.
Zhu Yingqiu has finished cooking.
Jiang Tongjin served a bowl of rice to each of his grandparents.
Let them eat while they work.
Jiang Fubao was sitting on a small chair.
Holding a bowl and a spoon, I watched them work.
Some families took good care of their crops and planted potatoes on first-class land, and the yield per mu reached 1,600 kilograms.
Because they planted six acres of land and finally exchanged it for nearly ten taels of silver, they were very happy.
There are also some that were planted in small quantities and not well cared for.
The yield per mu is only 1,000 kilograms, plus one mu of crops has been planted.
He only took one or two taels of silver.
There was so much regret on these people's faces.
There are only two families in the village who do not grow potatoes, namely Jiang Guangyi's family and Jiang Zhuzi's family.
Ever since Liu Xiang'er got married.
The couple's life is getting worse day by day.
From time to time there were noises coming out.
Jiang Zhuzi disliked Sun Xiaotao for being lazy and doing nothing but eating and sleeping.
Sun Xiaotao disliked Jiang Zhuzi for being poor, unable to help her family, and unable to make money.
After selling the potatoes, the villagers left the Jiang family and headed back to their own homes.
The voices of a large number of people mixed together.
It attracted both Jiang Guangyi and Jiang Zhuzi.
"What happened? Did you exchange it for silver?" Chen Qiuju curiously asked the woman she was playing best with.
"Yes, my family's potatoes earned a full four taels of silver. This year we can finally have a good year, haha."
Hearing this, Chen Qiuju felt so sad that her teeth almost fell out.
She didn't want to say anything more and turned back to the house.
Jiang Guangyi had a sullen face and closed the door.
Jiang Zhuzi and Sun Xiaotao both had regretful expressions on their faces.
"It's all your fault. Why didn't you grow potatoes? Now everyone else is making money, but we are so poor that we can't even afford brown rice porridge. Are you being worthy of me? If I had known this would happen, I would have given up the child. I wouldn't have been able to raise him."
Sun Xiaotao was so angry that she sat on the doorstep and wiped her tears.
She had no money, so naturally she couldn't bring anything back to her parents' home.
Therefore, her family members no longer treated her well.
"Cry, cry, cry, you just know how to cry. You've broken up our good family. I go to town to work odd jobs every day and I'm exhausted. And when I come back I still have to serve you. Do you think I don't regret it? If I had listened to my mother and married a capable woman, would I be so poor now?
You only know how to go back to your shabby mother's home. Others get money from their mother's home to support their husband's home, but you are so ungrateful. You have nothing but a face, and you have spent so much money on me. If you return the five taels of silver to me, I am willing to divorce you, and you return it to me."
Good guys, the two started arguing again.
People passing by looked at them as if they were laughing at them.