However, the constables didn't take it to heart. After seeing the potatoes, each one bigger than a fist, and learning about the basic planting methods of this crop, they...
He looked at Old Man Liu and the villagers of Qingshan Village.
"I'll make the decision to allocate that piece of land over there to you first. After you hand over the potato seeds, if the experiment proves it's true, then we'll reallocate more land to you."
"but……"
"If the potato yield is not as high as you say, then the land that was allocated will be reclaimed."
"Now that you have land, cultivate and plant it properly. If there is any waste of land, the imperial court will take it back."
After finishing his sentence, the constable hurriedly took the potato seeds and left.
"Brother Liu, those potato seeds were given to you by your third son's wife's tutor, right?"
“Since it’s a high-yield grain variety, did you keep some for yourself? Our village has a large population, and if we have high-yield grain varieties, we won’t have to go hungry anymore.”
After the official left, the old village chief and all the villagers looked at Old Man Liu with great interest.
“It was sent by my third daughter-in-law’s boss. I kept 200 jin for myself, which is enough for everyone in our village to share!”
Old Liu then explained the potato planting method to the villagers in detail.
Everyone was filled with excitement and gratitude when they learned that each household would receive a small share.
Although Old Liu said that after the potato harvest, his family would have to return double the amount of grain they had given out.
But considering the potato yield, every household was determined that if the crop was indeed highly productive, they would have to repay the favor tenfold.
The remaining time was used by the old village chief to organize the villagers to make adobe bricks and cut down trees to start building houses.
At Lin Xue's request, the Liu family chose a location near the mountains and river to build their house.
At Lin Xue's suggestion, the villagers of Qingshan Village also built a simple brick kiln.
Everyone worked together, and bricks were produced in batches.
Although these bricks were made under slightly worse conditions than those produced in large brick kilns, they were still more sturdy than adobe bricks when used to build houses.
At this time, the old village chief's leadership skills were also demonstrated, as he adopted a collective housing construction model.
The houses are not far apart, but they are not too close together either.
The houses were kept in a straight line at least, and three rows were built in total.
Many families took this opportunity to split up, and the number of households suddenly increased from 56 to more than 100.
The family that originally had seven or eight brothers living together took this opportunity to separate and build their own houses.
The houses of each household are all similar in design, with large enough yards and vegetable gardens.
It was more than three months later that the entire village was completed.
Because of the village's planning, Qingshan Village looks exceptionally clean and bright.
At least it's not like before, where people were scattered here and there without any arrangements.
Lin Xue's family lived near the mountain, so they ended up in the last row.
Because she was thinking about the future, after the child was born, she would go hunting with her husband.
After all, Lin Xue's love for hunting is second only to the 629 system.
The Liu family's three houses were built next to each other, while Lin Xue's house was placed in the middle.
Old Liu's idea was to protect Lin Xue and the child in her womb, and to arrange Liu Qing's family in the middle so that people on both sides could take better care of them.
Lin Xue had no objection to these things.
After the houses were built, each household began clearing the land.
With the Lunar New Year just around the corner, we'll have to wait until next year to plant any crops.
Now that the land has been cleared, it can be used to plant things after the New Year.
Although the Liu family also received land, they did not give up their work as hunters.
The three brothers would go hunting in the mountains from time to time, and then take their prey to the city to sell.
They live a better life than the villagers.
The geographical location of Jizhou City is different from that of Qingshan Village where they originally lived. Winters here are not as cold; a cotton coat is enough to keep out the cold.
At noon, many strong laborers were still working shirtless.
However, compared to the north, the people here have relatively darker, yellowish skin, not as fair.
"Liu Qing, Liu Ping, Liu Qing!"
"You three families should hurry to the riverbank! The village chief has discovered a lot of big fish in the river today and is organizing the villagers to fish!"
Just a few days before the Lunar New Year, someone from the village came and asked them to go fishing by the river.
The old village chief had already prepared the fishing nets, blocking the downstream area.
The river upstream, whose origin is unknown, brought many schools of fish when it reached them.
"They're here...they're here, they're here!"
"My wife hasn't had much of an appetite these past few days, so it's a good opportunity to catch some fish to improve our meals!"
Liu Qing picked up the basket from her house and knocked on the doors of the two neighboring houses, calling her brothers out.
Old Man Liu and Old Woman Liu couldn't sit still either, so they took their wooden buckets and went along.
Wang was digging her own small vegetable garden, while Zhou was busy hatching chicks.
These hens were bought from the county by Lin Xue. The task of hatching the chicks was given to Zhou Shi, since she was already heavily pregnant and didn't have the energy to do it herself.
It's agreed that the chicks will be divided equally among the three families once they hatch.
We can return the hen later.
Aside from taking short walks while holding her pregnant belly, Lin Xue didn't have to do any housework.
Either Liu Qing, that husband, was doing something, or Old Lady Sun would come over from time to time to lend a hand.
They seem to be living a pretty leisurely life.
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