Chapter 225 Hold on tight
After lunch, Magistrate Lu and his entourage set off for home shortly afterwards.
Before leaving, he took away a basket of sweet potatoes and a basket of potatoes from Xu Zhichun.
Once the county magistrate and his men left, the whole village became more excited as the restraints were released.
Relatives and friends flocked to every household, warmly saying nice things to try to make friends, hoping to get in touch with them.
Xu Zhichun stayed indoors and was really annoyed by the knocking on the door, so he simply went out the back door and went to Liang Lizheng's house.
"Uncle Lizheng, I think we should remind everyone to take these sweet potatoes and potatoes home as soon as possible. Only when they are taken home can we feel at ease, don't you agree?"
Otherwise, what if someone secretly digs it up in the dark of night?
The things growing in the ground have no legs to run and can't make any noise, so they are perfect to steal.
If it really gets stolen, I won’t even have anywhere to cry.
Liang Liru seemed to have just woken up from his dream. "Yes, yes, yes. Look at me. I was really too happy today. I didn't even think about this."
This is of the utmost importance.
"I'll go and beat the gong."
Liang Lizheng was very decisive.
Otherwise, it’s hard to say when those relatives and friends will be willing to leave.
Even though they are jealous, it is useless.
The crisp sound of the gong startled every household, and the villagers hurried out of their homes and gathered under the big locust tree.
Liang Li was standing on a high place. When he shouted, everyone reacted the same way as him. They no longer had time to show off or play Tai Chi with their relatives and friends. They hurried home to harvest.
Finally, the village quieted down and relatives and friends felt embarrassed to stay any longer.
It is important to harvest quickly. Many families did not plant much, so they planned to have the whole family go out and work until dark, so that they could bring all the sweet potatoes and potatoes home in one go.
Xu Zhichun also started to harvest. In fact, she was the most worried one because her family planted the most.
Fortunately, most of them are on the slope behind the house, making them easy to collect.
She decided to go to a distant place to collect first.
I haven't carried a heavy load for a long time, but I'm afraid I can't avoid it today.
Xu Zhichun didn't expect that the Spring Equinox would come.
"Sister Zhichun! I'll go with you to harvest sweet potatoes and potatoes."
Xu Zhichun was stunned for a moment: "You're going with me? Don't your family need to collect it?"
Chunfen smiled and said, "My mother said that she, my father, and my brother can go, and asked me to come and find Sister Zhichun. I am receiving the wages from Sister Zhichun."
Xu Zhichun smiled and said, "That's fine. I'll give you more money today."
Although she paid me Chunfen wages, and because Chunfen's sister-in-law came to her house privately, she intentionally did not give Chunfen a raise and just recorded it in the account book and would give it to her when the opportunity arose, but if Chunfen had something happen at home, she would not force Chunfen to serve her.
She also remembers the kindness of the coming Spring Equinox.
The land in the distance is about three acres. One acre is planted with soybeans and peanuts, which were harvested a few days ago, and there are two acres of sweet potatoes.
She has never watered this piece of land, but she applied base fertilizer when planting, so it is still growing well, better than any other plants nearby.
The output is naturally higher.
It’s a good thing, but the gains are too great and the burden is heavy.
It takes two people half a day to harvest one and a half acres of sweet potatoes, which is quite tiring.
Xu Zhichun tried, but he couldn't lift the load, which was nearly 3,000 kilograms. Chunfen could only carry about 300 kilograms at a time using a large basket, but it still took ten trips.
Xu Zhichun felt a headache just thinking about it, so he decided to just forget it and come back tomorrow.
Fortunately, Liang Mingliang and his brothers, Yang Ming and his son, and Liang Kuanling, the eldest grandson of the Sixth Master, also came to help, and they were able to carry everything back in a hurry.
Xu Zhichun thanked them repeatedly and said to them, "I have to harvest the sweet potatoes and potatoes behind my house tomorrow. If you uncles have nothing to do tomorrow, could you give me a hand? I'll pay you forty cents a day."
Yang Ming and others were very happy, saying that forty cents was too much wages.
Xu Zhichun smiled. "Of course, it's necessary. It's a hard job, and you have to be careful not to break or damage it. Forty cents isn't much. Everyone, take your time. There's no need to rush."
Everyone thought about it and agreed. They had to be more careful and not break or damage the wood. After all, they had to do a job that was worth the forty cents.
Everyone thanked him and then left.
Xu Zhichun sent Chunfen home and asked if she had harvested the sweet potatoes and potatoes. If so, he would ask Chunfen to come and help tomorrow.
Although the house had not been fully stocked yet, anyone who didn't earn forty cents a day would be a fool. Chunfen's mother smiled and promised to go.
Let the son go, and the two of you can continue to collect the household items.
Xu Zhichun gave another thirty cents to Chunfen's mother, saying that Chunfen was tired today and this was her wages.
"I'll help you out at Chunfen's house tomorrow. I'll be paid forty wen a day, just like everyone else."
Chunfen Niang laughed so hard that she felt a little guilty. "Hey, this, this seems..."
Seeing that she was about to refuse, Chunfen's sister-in-law hurriedly smiled and said, "Okay, okay, Zhichun, don't worry. We will tell Chunfen to work hard and make sure he won't be lazy!"
Xu Zhichun also smiled: "The Spring Equinox is already very good."
Sister-in-law Chunfen: "Of course not. We Chunfen are very capable. One person can do the work of two people!"
Chunfen's mother thought her words were not very pleasant and quickly changed the subject.
Xu Zhichun didn't know whether Chunfen's sister-in-law meant that she had paid Chunfen too little, but she didn't respond and pretended not to know. She responded to Chunfen's mother a few words and went to hire someone else.
As soon as Xu Zhichun left, Chunfen's mother couldn't help but criticize her daughter-in-law in a tactful way. After all, her daughter-in-law was pregnant, so she couldn't say anything harsh, but she felt it was inappropriate not to say anything.
Ever since she got pregnant, Chunfen's sister-in-law has become more and more arrogant. She's keenly aware of something different, and feels like she's superior to the whole family, calling the shots. She wasn't happy about what her mother-in-law said, and pouted, "Why are you talking about me, mother? I'm not wrong. Isn't our Chunfen the only one who can do the work of two? With her strength, to say she's the equivalent of two is too little. Zhichun hired her, which is like hiring two people, and only paid her for forty coins. How can she be so embarrassed! The richer you are, the more stingy you become! The more I think about it, the more I feel that Chunfen working for her for three hundred coins a month is too little. Our family is suffering."
Chunfen's mother was stunned and said hurriedly, "Don't do anything rash. Three hundred coins a month is not enough? Chunfen had lunch at her house, right? You know how much Chunfen eats. If she eats a full meal by herself, she can make an ordinary family go bankrupt. Since she started eating at Zhichun's house, she has never complained of being hungry."
Sister Chunfen was obviously not convinced and snorted softly, "How much is a meal worth? It's just a nice talk."
Anyway, she still felt that her family was at a disadvantage.
Every family is harvesting sweet potatoes and potatoes with great enthusiasm. The extremely high yield makes people smile but also beat their chests and stamp their feet in regret.
"The village head and the Qitian family are really smart. They bought so much land and planted so much crops. They're going to be rich this time!"
"I should have opened up new land earlier. I regret it now!"
"What are you regretting? Leave more seeds and start clearing the land quickly. There's still next year."
“Yes, yes, yes!”
"I have to say, spicy and sour potato shreds are really delicious."
"My family gritted their teeth and made some steamed sweet potatoes last night. They were so sweet!"
Everyone couldn't help laughing when they remembered that a few families had mistakenly steamed the seeds and eaten them.
The entire Liangjia Village was immersed in a happy atmosphere.
(End of this chapter)
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