Chapter 140 The whole family goes
Wu sighed, "But now we don't even have a hoe. Even if we remove the stones, we can't turn the soil over and level it right away."
Moreover, she had asked Jiang Goudan and others about some matters related to the land before, and knew that reclaiming the land was not that simple. It was not enough to just level the land and turn it over; the land also had to be maintained.
Whether it is land preparation or land maintenance, relying solely on bare hands is very laborious and thankless. Ultimately, they still need to purchase several sets of farm tools.
"Mr. Qin has already promised to make the things I drew. Before that, let's go to the big yard across the street and borrow a few pieces to use." Shen Qingqian thought for a while and said.
There are more than just their group of people living in this area. These should be old-style earthen houses that were abandoned in the past.
Not far from them, there was a particularly large yard where most of the former convicts lived.
In the past two days, some people came over there to ask about the situation, but they were very cautious and didn't talk much to them, so they naturally went back in embarrassment.
Wu was stunned for a moment, "Will they be willing to borrow it from across the street?"
After all, life as an exile is not easy. The people on the other side also have heavy work to do every day. Even if there are tools, they will need them. How can they lend them out?
Shen Qingqian said, "We've just harvested the crops and planted the seeds. All that's left to do is weed and fertilize the fields. I think we can still borrow a hoe and a shovel."
But she wasn't sure whether the other party would be willing to lend it to her.
"Okay, I'll give it a try. If it doesn't work, we'll see." Mrs. Wu was helpless.
Who would have thought that someone like her would have the chance to work in the fields, and not only that she didn't even have a suitable farm tool, but had to borrow it from others.
Shen Qingqian originally wanted to talk about some plans for farming, but seeing Wu's worried look, he shut up and quickly said goodbye.
In the afternoon, the old lady of the Liu family came to tell Mrs. Wu with a happy face that they had already exchanged land with someone else.
After Mrs. Wu agreed, Old Lady Liu went back happily.
That night, Wu told several families that she would go to the fields to work for a day the next day. None of them objected, and they all said that they would go to the fields with the Shen family tomorrow.
However, after returning home, there were some undercurrents among the families.
At the Chen family, as soon as Old Mrs. Chen told the story, the family members started talking about it.
"How many of us are going tomorrow? We can't all go."
"Yes, our family has the most people. If everyone goes, we will suffer a loss."
"Didn't the Liu family join in? They're all lazy. If more of us go, we'll suffer a huge loss."
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The Chen family members talked at once for a long time, and their words implied that they did not want to be taken advantage of by the Liu family, and even wanted to take the opportunity to slack off.
Old Mrs. Chen had a sullen face and said nothing.
Chen Er yawned and spoke, "Are you stupid? Do you know why the Shen family wants to separate from the Wang family? Isn't it because they hate people who are narrow-minded? And the Shen family is not blind. Can't they see who is being taken advantage of and who is being lazy?"
Anyway, he felt that if these troublesome people in his family dared to play tricks on the Shen family, they would be kicked out sooner or later.
Judging from how the Cheng brothers interact with the Shen family, they like people who work hard and don't play tricks. In other words, everyone should be less calculating and treat others with sincerity.
Old Mrs. Chen then spoke, "Stop talking about it. Tomorrow, everyone in our family, except those who are going to the mine, will go to the fields."
Everyone in the Chen family looked at each other, but no one dared to refute the old lady's words.
The same situation was also happening at the Liu family, but this time Mrs. Liu was smarter and said directly, "Tomorrow, all of you go to the fields. If any family is missing one, don't blame me for being ruthless."
The next day, all the members of the Shen family except Shen Xiao went out. Even the three-year-old Jin Jie'er was carried on Xiao Lin's back.
What they didn't expect was that the Chen family, the Liu family and the other two families were just like them. Except for those who were not at home, everyone went to the fields.
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