Many families in the village have some food stored at home, but now they can't farm and can eat outside, so why eat their own food?
Everyone knows this calculation. There are many people who want to work. Zhou Lizheng knows several people in his own village well. Except for a few who are really weak, basically everyone who can be hired will be hired.
Some smart people even thought about bringing their relatives over as well. Fortunately, Zhou Lizheng immediately issued a ban prohibiting the random relocation of people into the village.
There are only a few thousand kilograms of grain, not enough for the people in the village. If a few people from other villages come, you bring this, this person brings that, and the mixture will never end.
Next, the entire village of more than 400 people, regardless of gender, age or status, got busy. Women carried mud and made bricks, while men chopped down trees and built walls.
The farmhands on the Dongshan side were also busy at work. With the compound as the center, they began to lay the foundation for building a defense wall on 20 acres of land.
A few days ago, Zong Yi contacted the brickyard and asked them to bring all the bricks they fired every day to the compound, taking as many as they could.
At the end of June.
The potatoes on the 30 acres of land on Dongshan Mountain can now be dug. Now there is enough manpower, and it only took three days to harvest almost all of them. As you can imagine, this year's output is not as good as that of the previous year. It is estimated that it will be about 40,000 kilograms of potatoes.
After harvesting the potatoes, Zhou Dafu was finally able to free up his hands to help build the wall with the people below.
Now there are only more than a hundred pigs left in the yard. It will take more than four months for them to be slaughtered. If they are kept alive now, not only will it cost a lot of water, but also a lot of food. I don't know if I can get two kilograms of meat from feeding them more than a hundred kilograms of potatoes.
After much calculation, Song Yuehua felt that this deal was not worth it.
The next day, Song Yuehua asked Master Ma to bring a message to Zhu Wenyan and Li Hongxia, asking them to come and collect the pigs.
Song Yuehua and Liu Xue agreed that they would take 70 pigs away tomorrow and kill the remaining 30 at home and dry them into bacon or jerky, which, if properly preserved, would be enough to eat for several years.
"Are 30 too many?" Liu Xue felt that under normal circumstances, eating two pigs a year was enough. Killing 30 pigs at once was still a bit heartbreaking.
Song Yuehua smiled and said, "It can be preserved for several years if made into bacon, so it won't be wasted anyway."
The next day, as soon as Li Hongxia and Zhu Wenyan entered the village, they saw the villagers building a wall. After arriving at Dongshan, they saw that the foundation of the courtyard was being laid.
When asked, Liu Xue just said it was a wall. Li Hongxia quickly guessed it was almost correct.
The pigs were not yet ready for slaughter, but the recent high meat prices made it necessary to weigh them, for a total of more than 700 taels of silver.
Li Hongxia asked Song Yuehua to call on a few men to help drive the pigs back, just like last time. The number of pigs driven back each time was getting smaller and smaller, so they had to drive several times a day, and it took four days to finish driving all the pigs.
On the last day, Song Yuehua asked Li Hongxia to come over another day when she was free to help kill the pig, and she would get the silver she deserved then.
Li Hongxia smiled flatteringly and said, "Miss Song, let's not talk about the money. Can you send my two children to school again? I'm willing to give you any amount of money."
Zhu Wenyan is a student of the academy, so it is not a problem for him to come back, but the expenses of living in Granny Wang's house may not be as easy as usual.
Just as Song Yuehua was about to speak, Zhu Wenyan quickly spoke up, "Aunt, without me here, how can you handle it all by yourself? Just let Ping An come over. I have no interest in my studies anymore."
"Okay! I have my own plans for these things, don't interrupt." Li Hongxia said in a deep voice.
When she turned to Song Yuehua again, Li Hongxia forced a smile and asked, "Miss Song, do you agree?"
Song Yuehua said, "There's no problem with the school, but as for food and accommodation, it depends on whether Granny Wang is willing to accept it."
"Okay, okay." After hearing what was said, Li Hongxia happily drove the pigs away.
On the way, Zhu Wenyan was still reluctant to come back. His aunt was a woman, and no matter how strong she was, there would always be some men who would cause trouble. With him by her side, he would not be looked down upon at least.
Li Hongxia was able to explain after she had walked away, "Did you see that wall? That's not a wall, it's clearly a city wall. Many people have left the county. If we wait for some time, our business won't be able to continue. I think Miss Song is a good person. If you and Ping An can stay in the school, you will have a chance to get protection."
"Let Ping'an come to school. I will go wherever my aunt goes." Zhu Wenyan said stubbornly.
Li Hongxia was a little angry, "I didn't treat you well, why do you care about me?"
Zhu Wenyan lowered his head and whispered, "My aunt treats me very well..."
Three days later, Li Hongxia brought Zhu Ping'an and Zhu Wenyan to Taoyuan Village. This time they did not come to kill pigs, but the family wanted to stay in Taoyuan Village.
After sending both of her children to school, Li Hongxia gave all the pigs she had to wealthy farmers and then quit her job. She decided to just stay with her two children so that she could stay safe.
The village has just said that no one is allowed to move into the village at will. Zhu Wenyan and Zhu Ping'an are studying and are not included. The problem is Li Hongxia.
Zhu Wenyan went to discuss with Zhang Rushan.
The head of the village made this rule for the benefit of the villagers, so Zhang Rushan could only ask Ji Ming to help him find a solution.
"Is your aunt willing to work for someone for two months for free?" Ji Ming asked.
"willing."
As long as I can save my life now, what does it matter if I do some work?
Ji Ming said, "I'll go find Baozi next door and make an agreement. You guys should find a house and move in as soon as possible. You can only take advantage of this loophole once, and it won't happen again."
"Thank you, Brother Ji Ming!" Zhu Wenyan bowed deeply.
With the help of Zhang Rushan, the Zhu family rented the Bai family's house from Liu Xue for 50 cents a month and signed a six-month lease.
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