Chapter 232 What a Treasure Land
Taurus had never been looked at like this before, and felt a little embarrassed for a moment.
The head of the Jin family, Jin Chenghou, stood up directly, walked over and shook Jin Niu's hand with excitement, his eyes full of excitement.
"Jinzhu, is your family really producing 400 kilograms per mu? This is double the yield of our medium-sized land!"
Wan Lao Er smiled and said, "Chief Jin, not every acre is like that. Most of them have an acre yield of about 300 kilograms, and only a few have 400 kilograms."
Despite what Wan Laoer said, several clan elders still looked at Wan Laoer as if he were a rare treasure.
"Jinzhu, your land is a wasteland that you bought in the spring of this year, right? This is only the first year of harvest, and it is still virgin land, but you can get 300 kilograms per mu. How did you plant it? Is it because of different seeds? We have also checked your land, it is not fertile, and it is the lowest quality land since it was only planted in the first year. You can still produce 300 kilograms of land like this. Do you know how big a deal this is? No one in the entire border can do this."
Wan Laoer was shocked to realize that his family might have really found a treasure this time. No wonder his daughter said that the land was shining with gold? It turned out that the yield per mu had doubled? Even Wan Laoer himself was not calm, because it was his first time to participate in the autumn harvest. Although he knew that the land at the border was barren and the yield was low, he did not expect it to be so low. Their yield was considered average in the interior, but it was the best at the border. What kind of concept was this?
If he goes back to the interior to farm, can the yield reach 500 or 600 kilograms?
Wan Laoer was frightened by his own thoughts. If that was true, would he no longer have to worry about being hungry?
Taurus spoke at this time.
"Everyone, don't get excited. Listen to me. This is my plan. Since Jin Zhu's production is so high, I was thinking whether we could exchange the grain we each harvested for his, one pound for one pound. No one would suffer a loss. Anyway, the government officials will come to collect taxes in a few days. We can just use ordinary grain for the government officials. We can use the grain we exchanged from Jin Zhu's family as seeds for next year. Maybe our production will increase next year as well."
When everyone heard this, they were a little hesitant and did not agree immediately. Everyone had their own considerations.
"Uncle, what do you think?" Taurus looked at Patriarch Jin and asked eagerly.
Jin Chenghou stroked his beard and said slowly, "I think we should not rush this year and wait until next year. After all, there is also an element of luck in this matter. It is hard to say whether it is because of the good weather or the good quality of the seeds that increased their income. Moreover, once you spread this news, everyone will be attracted by the news of increased production and change the grain seeds. As a result, the grain they grow will not be as much as this year's harvest. You will not be able to keep your position as village chief. This is related to everyone's food supply. By then, you will be drowned in spit."
After listening to the patriarch's words, Jinniu felt that it made sense. He thought that old people are always wise and that he was too impatient and always hoped that everyone could live a good life. However, he had already made up his mind to change the seeds for Wan Laoer.
"Okay, I think the clan leader is right. Let's wait another year. Jinzhu, whether our Shizi Village can live a good life depends entirely on you. You must work hard next year and strive to cultivate better seeds."
Wan Laoer was suddenly entrusted with an important task by the village chief, and he felt a sense of responsibility. He never thought that a farmer like him could be noticed by everyone. This honor made him straighten his back, and he secretly swore in his heart that even if he had to work hard to grow crops next year, he would increase the harvest to a higher level.
After everything was discussed, Wan Laoer returned home, where lunch had already been prepared.
Wan Lao Er told Grandma Wan everything that had just happened, and Grandma Wan sighed.
"I didn't expect that this woman wanted to kill you this morning, but she was killed now. It's true that evil people will be punished by evil people. God is watching what people do. This person can't be too bad. However, death is the greatest thing. The food can't be found anymore. Just spend money now to avoid disaster. When the village needs help in the afternoon, you and your wife should go to help. Fellow villagers, don't let people talk about us behind our backs. As the saying goes, it's better to offend gentlemen than villains. In the future, try not to be too conspicuous when doing things. You don't know when you will offend others, and you don't know that they are doing things behind your back. This is the result of not being friendly to your neighbors."
Wan Laoer and Wan Ersao agreed immediately. After dinner, Liu went to wash the dishes. Wan Laotai took the children to take a nap on the kang. Wan Laoer and Wan Ersao went to the village to help without resting.
So many people came to the village at once, and many families needed help. At this time, the advantages of those who were popular on weekdays were revealed. There was an endless stream of people helping out. Everyone did not come just to get a free meal. After helping out, they would go home consciously at night.
Wan Laoer and Wan Ersao were busy until dark and then they came back, patting each other on the shoulders.
The family hasn't eaten yet and is waiting for the two of them to come back before eating.
Little Fubao was hungry, so Grandma Wan ate half a bowl of rice in front of her.
The family finally had a job, and Wan Lao San and Wan Lao Si both came back.
"Mother, second brother, second sister-in-law, are you home?"
Wan Laosi banged on the door panel, his voice sounding anxious.
Wan Laoer quickly put down his bowl and ran out.
"Fourth brother, third brother, why are you back so late?" Wan Laoer looked at the two men outside the door who had rushed back exhausted with a look of surprise.
"Second brother, are you all right? Did anyone from Beiliang enter the village last night?"
Wan Laoer and Wan Laosan only heard the news in the afternoon, and they rushed home without stopping.
They finally got back at dusk and saw that Wan Laoer was fine. The two of them finally put their minds at ease, as they had been hanging in the air all the way.
"Let's go back and talk." Wan Laoer pulled the two into the house.
When Old Mrs. Wan saw her two sons coming back, she knew that the news must have spread to the town.
"Hurry up and sit down to eat. Let's talk after dinner. It's cold at night. Don't go back to town at night. Come back after breakfast tomorrow morning."
Liu quickly served the two of them food.
At this point, the whole family was hungry. The house was filled with the sound of chewing, but no one spoke. Soon all the food on the table was finished. Liu and Wan Ersao cleaned up the house, and then the family sat down to talk.
"Mom, second brother, what happened last night? We heard from the guests who came to eat at noon today that people from Beiliang sneaked in last night, slaughtered more than a dozen villages, and stole more than 100,000 kilograms of food. Is it true?"
When Old Lady Wan heard this, her face turned pale. She really didn't know this. These damn Beiliang people, if they wanted to rob food, why did they massacre the village? They were so heartless that they would destroy their country sooner or later.
Seeing that Old Lady Wan looked unhappy, Old Second Wan spoke up, "Fourth brother, our village doesn't know either. My mother and I haven't heard of what you said. We only know that the Xiaowang Village next door is gone. Someone escaped and reported the news. He was found by people in our village and escaped. Otherwise, our village would probably be gone too."
Wan Laosi told Wan Laotai and the others the news he had heard from the town.
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