At the end of the month, Xie Wenwu came back quietly.
This time, in addition to recruiting long-term workers in the village, Guan Yingwu also found a dozen people from other places, all of whom had experience in growing cotton.
Therefore, next year, except for the 10 acres for building houses, the remaining 190 acres of Guan Yingwu’s 200 acres of land will most likely be used to plant cotton.
If it was just about growing cotton, there would definitely be no problem, but the more Song Yuehua thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong. With the Guan family's wealth and status, why would they be interested in growing cotton?
If you just want to block the cotton fields, you can just buy the land and leave it alone. Why go through all the trouble of building houses, relocating people, and planting crops?
When something is abnormal, there must be something wrong.
Just when Song Yuehua was racking her brains and couldn't figure out what Guan Yingwu was trying to do, Xie Wenwu said, "Guan Yingwu will be back in a few days, and Baozi, who is beside him, will be in charge by then."
steamed stuffed bun?
Is that the bun that Guan Xiaodie said was very thoughtful?
Song Yuehua sighed and said, "This bun is not simple. You guys go back and keep a close eye on it. If there is anything wrong, let me know in time."
In November, the weather is getting colder.
Song Yuehua didn't know whether Bai Daxian was hibernating.
Although the injury on his leg has healed well and he can walk without crutches, he still has to use a board and he walks with a limp.
Compound.
Just as the short-term employment contract was about to expire, Song Yuehua signed long-term employment contracts for the six new employees in the compound.
Except for Luo Si'er and Dao Xiaoyi who were assigned to the large compound, the remaining four people were Tian Duo, Wu Datou, Niu Cai, and Zeng Zhi.
Tian Duo and Wu Datou were assigned to Zhou Dafu, while Niu Cai and Zeng Zhi were assigned to Zong Yi.
After signing the contract, the pig keeper came to collect the pigs in the afternoon.
The pigherd looked much richer now. Not only did he bring his subordinates with him, but he was also dressed much more decently than before.
After weighing the 50 pigs, the total price was 290 taels of silver. The pig herder looked at the chicken pen and asked with a smile, "Do you want to sell the chickens?"
"The chickens are not coming out for the time being," Liu Xue said, "Didn't you just take away so many?"
The swineherd laughed and said nothing more.
"Did you leave the 100 piglets for me as you promised last time? Don't forget them." Qin Xiuxiu came over and said.
"No matter who I forget, I can never forget you, my aunt!" the swineherd said jokingly.
Liu Xue also smiled and said, "Then we'll go pick them out tomorrow, so we can clean the pigsty in the afternoon."
"This time it's 100 piglets. If you don't give me some more rice bran, I won't acknowledge it." Tan Xiuxiu said with a smile.
Song Yuehua smiled and said, "Don't worry, Aunt Qin, Uncle Zhu will suffer a loss, but no one else will suffer a loss like us."
"Oh, ladies, please be gentler." The swineherd quickly bowed and begged for mercy.
When everyone saw him like this, they couldn't help but laugh. After they agreed on a time, the pigherd gave the silver to Song Yuehua.
Before leaving, the swineherd went to the school to see Zhu Wenyan.
Looking at Zhu Wenyan's patched clothes, the swineherd felt guilty. "Wenyan, how are you living at Grandma Wang's house? How about your uncle transfer you to the school?"
Zhu Wenyan shook his head, "No need, grandma treats me well."
"All right."
The swineherd took out 10 taels of silver and said, "Keep the silver well. Remember to give the money to Grandma Wang. We don't need any money for pens, ink, paper, and inkstone. If you run out of money, ask someone to tell your uncle. We can't do anything about studying."
Zhu Wenyan held the silver in his hand and was a little hesitant to accept it.
The swineherd straightened his shoulders and said, "Uncle is a man, there are always some imperfections. From now on, you can ask someone to buy you food and change your clothes. We are scholars after all, so it is necessary for us to dress ourselves up."
Zhu Wenyan still looked dazed.
"Okay, uncle will come to see you next time. Go back to class quickly." The pigherd patted Zhu Wenyan on the shoulder and drove away with the pig cart.
Two days later, when Song Yuehua went to the compound to see the newly bought piglets, she happened to see Dao Xiaoyi standing at the wellhead to draw water. He swung long pieces of rope behind him and drew two buckets of water. When she turned around, she saw Song Yuehua carrying a bucket of water.
"Boss, let me do it." Dao Xiaoyi ran over and said.
Song Yuehua only had one bucket to carry, so seeing Dao Xiaoyi doing it with ease, she asked, "Are you very strong?"
"Yes, it's very big." Dao Xiaoyi said confidently.
"You are so strong, you can be hired anywhere. Why do you have to come to me?" Song Yuehua asked.
According to Zhou Dafu, Dao Xiaoyi was waiting for him in Caiyun Village at that time and had no intention of looking for work elsewhere.
After Dao Xiaoyi poured the water into the water tank, he raised his head and said seriously, "Because the boss is a good person."
Song Yuehua, "..."
In Dao Xiaoyi's opinion, the boss who can accept Liu Youfu and not deduct too much from his wages is a good person.
Dao Xiaoyi's father wanted to sell her to Mr. Jin as a concubine, but fortunately the housekeeper didn't like her, so she escaped temporarily.
Since she turned 14, in her father's eyes, she has become a commodity that can be exchanged for money.
Thanks to my mother's help, my father agreed to let her find a job. As long as she sent the wages back home every month, she would not have to get married.
Song Yuehua really didn't think she was a good person. If Dao Xiaoyi wasn't strong and able to work, she wouldn't have accepted him.
There were hundreds of piglets crying in the pigsty. Everyone in the compound was very busy these days. Song Yuehua, with her lame leg, decided not to go and cause trouble.
Huahua and Xiaohei have grown up a lot, but when they see her, they still play around her legs like they did when they were little.
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