Chapter 254: The Village Starts a Land Reclamation Boom
Thanks to the unremitting efforts of Liang Lizheng, all the rice from every household, except for the one they kept for themselves, was purchased by the government. On the day the officials left the village, the dust settled in the village and everyone celebrated.
Everyone was in high spirits, congratulating each other, and looking forward to the coming year.
"I'm rich, haha, I'm rich!"
"I've never seen so much silver in my life, haha."
"Who isn't? It's all thanks to Zhichun."
"Yes, yes, it's all thanks to Zhichun. Without her, we wouldn't be able to survive."
"Of course not."
In this matter, even the most cunning family in the village had to acknowledge Xu Zhichun's favor. Liang Lizheng asked each family to give 20 kilograms of sweet potatoes and 20 kilograms of potatoes to Xu Zhichun. No one had, or dared to have, any objection, and they all handed over everything obediently.
Xu Zhichun accepted them all.
Although it is not rare for her, no one will cherish things given for free. Charging a certain cost will make people more in awe of the effort.
Everyone was in high spirits and working hard, but suddenly a question occurred to them: Everyone said that we should plant more crops next year, but how can we plant crops without land?
We must reclaim the land immediately!
Everyone came to their senses at once, and a wave of land reclamation immediately swept the village.
"Village head, my family wants to reclaim two acres of land—no, three acres! No, no, no, four acres!"
"My family also wants to reclaim land. We're going to reclaim five acres!"
"My family also has five mu. The village head, village head, originally had almost one mu of land in the Qingyangpo valley. We reclaimed it right next to it. That land is for our family, don't give it to anyone else."
"My house also needs to be connected to the original one. Lizheng, Lizheng, please remember this."
"Uncle Village Chief, can we go survey the land today? Will you come into town tomorrow? Can the land deed be issued tomorrow?"
"Nephew, the village head, my family has gone to open up wasteland first. Anyway, it's that piece of land, and we definitely want it. We can just go back and get the land deed."
"Is this okay? Then our family will go and open up the wasteland first, and we can fill in the land deeds later."
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Liang Li was extremely busy, and it felt like there were a thousand ducks quacking in his head, making such a deafening noise that he was about to collapse.
However, as a responsible and conscientious village chief, Liang Lizheng still patiently registered and asked who wanted which land and how much they wanted. If there was a dispute between two or even three families, he would coordinate on the spot.
In addition, a kind reminder: the price of potatoes and sweet potatoes next year may not be so high. Of course, it is also possible that the government will not want them next year, but merchants will want them, and the price will be higher. In short, everyone should have their own ideas and judgments, and consider the matter of land reclamation by themselves. No matter what the result is, each family will bear its own responsibility.
How could the villagers above listen to this?
"We know, we know. We all understand!"
"If we grow our own crops, we're definitely responsible for them. We'll definitely plant five acres, and if we can't sell them, we can eat them ourselves."
"Yes, yes, that's what we thought too."
"It will definitely sell. Even if the price is a little lower, with such a high yield, we won't lose money. Zhichun has already planted so much, so what are we afraid of?"
“That’s right!”
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Liang Li was rubbing his noisy head that was about to explode. Well, he had already said everything he needed to say, so he didn't care about anything else.
Xu Zhichun was quick-witted and quick-handed. He quickly bought another 200 acres next to the konjac field. Unlike others who planted sweet potatoes and potatoes, he continued to plant konjac.
The scale of konjac product series can be expanded starting next year.
She was so wealthy that she bought the entire mountain behind the yard, a total of 330 acres, plus the original 65 acres, it was nearly 400 acres.
It’s just right, let’s plant konjac.
It’s also time to consider building a konjac workshop.
When the time comes, we can hire villagers to do the work and make money together. This is the long-term solution.
These lands, together with the small Qingquan farm near Quanshan Village, will inevitably be handed over to Yang Xiaoan and his son to manage, so that there will be no need to trouble two people.
Yang Ming was stunned, and then a little panicked - he was afraid that he couldn't do it well.
Yang Xiaoan was so happy that he almost jumped up and down with excitement. "Don't worry, Sister Zhichun. If there's anything I don't understand, I'll definitely ask you for advice and learn from you. I'll also ask Xiaoman for advice."
Xu Zhichun knew that Yang Xiaoan had been frequenting Liang Lizheng's home since Xiaoman returned to the village. Now he understood: Yang Xiaoan's visits weren't just for company but also to learn from her. Xiaoman had spent several years in the county town's trading company, and his perspective and experience far surpassed Yang Xiaoan's. Yang Xiaoan was sure to learn a lot from him.
He is so thoughtful, which shows that I didn't make a mistake in choosing him.
Xu Zhichun nodded and smiled. "Xiao Man does know a lot. It wouldn't hurt for you to learn more from him. We're all from the same village, so I feel safe leaving these matters to you."
While the village was celebrating the harvest and vigorously carrying out the land reclamation campaign, relatives and friends of each family also heard the news and came to visit.
Of course, there is only one purpose: I want sweet potatoes and potatoes.
Xu Zhichun closed the door as usual and ignored everyone.
She had already given Mr. Qin the share she had promised, and she had no interest in dealing with others.
Konjac tofu and konjac noodles are still sold in the county town, so I still have to go into the city every day.
Now that the scale has grown so big, it is not worthwhile to spend too much time on it. Xu Zhichun has recently been planning to buy a shop and hire someone to run the shop and sell the konjac tofu and konjac noodles. Once the konjac tofu and konjac noodles are made, Liang Mingliang only needs to deliver the goods to the city early every morning.
Master Qin was the first local landlord to get sweet potatoes and potatoes, which made others envious.
Knowing that Xu Zhichun was looking for a suitable shop, Mr. Qin generously offered him one of his good shops.
It is said to be one shop, but in fact it was originally two shops merged together. The shop is very spacious. Although it is not on the main street, the location is also very good. It is just right for selling things like konjac tofu and konjac noodles.
The most convenient thing is that there is a large yard behind the shop. There are houses on both sides of the yard. In addition to providing accommodation for the people who guard the shop, there are also several rooms that can be used as warehouses.
Xu Zhichun particularly liked a tall, thick-bottled magnolia tree nestled against a wall in the empty lot where no houses were built. The tree had a smooth, tall trunk, tall, branching branches and lush leaves. In early spring, its blossoms, like snowflakes, must have been breathtakingly beautiful.
"If anyone else wants this shop, I definitely won't sell it. If Madam Xu wants it, three hundred taels of silver will be fine."
How could Xu Zhichun be willing to take advantage of Mr. Qin when the shop is so big, so well-equipped, and ready for immediate move-in?
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