According to Master Xue's plan, he would acquire that piece of land and then rent it to the Song family for cultivation.
As for the Gu family members who lost their land, they were simply treated as tenant farmers.
Master Xue chuckled dryly, touching his thin face: "Even farming has good and bad years. They can rely on their eldest brother and second sister as tenant farmers and have enough to eat every year. They should be grateful, not complain."
This is like skinning someone's bones and then rendering oil; it's a trick that Master Xue is used to.
However, Song Liyun was unwilling to do evil: "Don't force those farmers who have lost land. Just hire them to help with the work, and make up for the rice and grain they are owed."
She just said that not only should oats be planted, but rapeseed should also be planted on a large scale.
Only by planting large quantities of cash crops can we make up for the shortcomings in animal husbandry.
Song Lizheng had seen rapeseed oil extracted and had even tasted it a few times. Knowing it was a good product, he immediately agreed.
Master Xue didn't know what rapeseed, cash crops, or food crops were, but seeing that both Song Lizheng and Song Dequan nodded in agreement, he followed suit.
Therefore, Master Xue was responsible for allocating the land in Gujiazhuang, while Song Lizheng was in charge of planting rapeseed in Xiaoshi Village.
Song Liyun never expected that her trip back would result in an additional farm of over 100 acres.
Moreover, the farm was managed by the morally corrupt Master Xue, making him an accomplice in his corrupt practices.
But what do these things have to do with the Song family?
I'll just focus on the future acquisitions; the issues that need to be resolved are those of Master Xue and the Gu family.
She stayed in Little Stone Village for ten days, and Abu couldn't stand it anymore, so he started reminding her that it was time to go back to Broken Gold Town.
As autumn deepens and the mornings and evenings grow colder, the grasslands must be getting chilly, and Song Liyun's wedding is just around the corner.
Song Zhenping and Yang Hua grew more anxious each day.
Since there are no elders in the Song family, Song Zhenping is the only elder brother and should be the one to escort the bride.
However, Yang Hua is almost nine months pregnant, her body is heavy, and she is nearing her due date, so she definitely cannot make it to Suijin Town to attend Song Liyun's wedding.
If Song Zhenping leaves, there will be no one to take care of the new mother.
"Brother, you should stay with your wife and don't need to send me off to my wedding. Xiao An is an adult now, he can come with me to the grasslands," Song Liyun said to Song Zhenping, holding Yang Hua's hand.
"This, this is not good. Your marriage is a big event, a once-in-a-lifetime event, and it's a marriage to a distant place, and you're even having your brother escort you!"
Yang Hua refused. The Song family only had one younger sister, and she was marrying into such a place. Her family had to support her during the marriage.
"Yes! Your sister-in-law has the village head's wife and second aunt here, and the town's doctor and midwife have also been arranged long ago. They'll come over to keep watch if there are any changes, so nothing bad can happen!"
Song Zhenping also felt that it was more important to send his sister off to her wedding.
Song Liyun shook her head: "My marriage is important, but there is no danger. As long as I know that I have the care and blessings of my family, that's enough."
My sister-in-law is having her first child; what good are a lot of outsiders around?
At that time, what my sister-in-law wanted most was for my brother to be by her side.
Giving birth is always a very risky thing, no matter when.
Even though I've brought ginseng to replenish qi, angelica to replenish blood, bird's nest and white fungus for postpartum nourishment, and doctors and midwives, I still can't prevent a difficult labor.
Moreover, when a father, who has been living in fear and anxiety, hears his child's first cry, the joy and excitement he experiences can quickly build a father-son bond.
Song Zhenping rubbed his hands and sighed: His sister's marriage and his wife's childbirth should have been a double celebration, but now he wished he could split them in two.
No matter where I stay, I'll always be thinking about the other side, but...
If everything goes smoothly, the phrase "May all your wishes come true" would not be used as a congratulatory phrase. Song Liyun insisted that Song Zhenping stay by Yang Hua's side.
After secretly collecting some more charcoal, Song Liyun prepared to leave Qingping Town.
But before he left, Song Dequan summoned him to the town hall.
A large crowd had already gathered outside the government office in Qingping Town.
Song Dequan pointed to the burly men below and said, "The men who went with Erlang last time brought letters and money. These men also want to go to Suijin Town. Do you think we can take them to work?"
Song Liyun frowned; of course she needed people.
However, how to arrange this group of people needs to be discussed with Han Ming first, and he doesn't even know who they are.
The dozens of people that Song Erlang brought last time have all been taken care of.
Some worked at the cardboard box factory, some at the feed factory, and the rest...
Anyway, she can't just take these people away.
“Uncle, I need to go back to Suijin Town first to fill out the work order, and then I’ll have Uncle Erlang come over to select people,” Song Liyun said.
Knowing that Miss Song couldn't choose her partner now, a commotion arose below.
A tall, dark-skinned man squeezed through the crowd and said to Song Liyun, "Miss Song, do you still recognize me? I'm Uncle Qin."
Song Liyun recognized the person with just a glance.
"Uncle Qin, I didn't expect your family was also from Qingping Town?" Song Liyun was pleasantly surprised.
Qin Huai chuckled: "It's not exactly Qingping Town, it's just a neighboring town. A few days ago I heard someone say that the Song family in Suijin Town was hiring, with high pay and no delays in payment, so I came to see who it was."
This person was sent to Suijin Town by Commander Luo along with the three Song siblings when he was performing corvée labor.
Because of his hard work and fair character, he was trusted by others and became the head of a squad of laborers. He also took good care of the Song Zhenping brothers.
There were many people around, so Song Liyun didn't want to chat with them. She simply asked him to wait aside: "Uncle Qin, please sit down and have some tea. I'll thank you after I'm done here. My brother often mentions your kindness."
Upon hearing Song Zhenping's name, Qin Huai chuckled and asked, "Is Daping feeling any better now?"
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