Now the villages have gradually regained order, and the government has sent people to "re-educate" them. No one has come to harass them for several months.
What does it mean to come here at this time?
Jiang Yue felt that she couldn't be so passive every time. She instructed Yuan Zhuangtou, "If you see anyone acting suspiciously again in the next few days, bring them into the yard and we'll have to question them."
As soon as Jiang Yue finished speaking, Dajiang Dahe came in with two farmers, looking angry.
"Boss, these two people have been watching in the fields. I thought they were very suspicious, so I brought them here."
The two felt sad when they thought of the vegetables that were pulled out last year. They had to plant crops this year. If these people had some bad intentions again and pulled out the rice, they would be so nauseous that they would die!
The two men didn't expect that the owner of this farm was actually a young lady. They didn't dare to look at her and kept their heads down, shrinking timidly.
Jiang Yue looked at their tangled fingers, which were covered with thick calluses, their feet wearing straw sandals, and their clothes with all kinds of patches.
"Where are you from? What are you doing here at our farm?"
The man on the right shuddered a bit, then answered haltingly with a southern accent, also a refugee.
"We're from the next village. We're short of money and food, and someone's opened up our wasteland, so we don't need so many people. So we came here to ask if you're looking for temporary workers."
"We have been farming for twenty years and we are good at work! Just half of the grain will be enough..." another man hurriedly expressed his opinion.
The few acres of land my family was allocated had to be reclaimed. I had no money to buy good seed, and I didn't know how much grain the government-distributed seed would yield. I had to find another way out; I couldn't just starve to death.
Jiang Yue looked at the wrinkles on their faces and realized that they had suffered for half their lives. She had no idea how old they were now.
However, most people started working in the fields at the age of ten, so it is not an exaggeration to say that they have been farming for decades.
She then asked, "Are all the people who have come here recently from your village?"
"Most of them, but there are a few I don't know. Because..." He looked up cautiously, met Jiang Yue's eyes, and then quickly lowered his head.
"Because there was a rumor that wild beasts were kept on this farm, we didn't dare get too close, nor did we dare to come up and ask questions..."
Jiang Yue: Being sneaky is even more suspicious...
"Do they all want to work here as temporary workers like you do?"
"Yes, there are some who want to rent your land."
Tenant farmers? Yuan Zhuangtou mentioned that half of the farmland was previously rented out to tenant farmers, who collected a fixed 40% of the grain as rent each year.
Jiang Yue lowered her eyes in thought, then continued, "My family won't rent any land this year. We'll see in two years. But we can hire a few temporary workers."
The two men didn't expect the boss to be so easy to talk to. They looked at each other, grinned, and were so happy that they didn't know what to do with their hands and feet.
Jiang Yue turned to Yuan Zhuangtou and said, "You can choose a dozen or twenty people, or even more. It doesn't matter if they are honest and strong. If there are some who are cunning and dishonest, we don't have to worry. After all, I know the officials. It's easy to send them to him for a beating or imprisonment."
It wasn't like she was asking for money, it was a legitimate job, so she didn't mind. You have to give to get something in return.
Yuan Zhuangtou raised the corner of his mouth, feeling amused, "Yes, ma'am."
The two men below paused, their faces turned stiff, and they nodded, not daring to respond.
Who said this boss was kind and easy to talk to?! He could even talk to the government, that's incredible!
The next day, Yuan Zhuangtou went into the village to select people, offering them half a liter of grain or ten copper coins a day, and many people were willing to work.
With more people and enough farm tools, plus three mules, the Jiang family's farm already had dozens of acres of land, and they opened up dozens more acres before the spring plowing.
The spring rain is drizzling, the fields are good for planting, water is flowing in the ditches, and the ponds are full of water. All things are reviving and full of vitality.
These newly hired temporary workers were strictly controlled by Yuan Zhuangtou and dared not disobey. After the crops were planted, Jiang Yue did not let them go. He simply turned over the remaining fields in one go, planting half with herbs and half with fruit trees.
Anyway, they have plenty of pig, chicken, sheep, cow, mule and human feces at home, enough to make fertilizer!
There were enough people in the fields, so Jiang Yue picked out Jiang Er, Jiang San and Yan Gu's youngest son, and planned to take them to Qingshui City to do some reselling business.
Jiang San was lively and courageous, so they let him lead the group. The first time, she and Jiang Nian took them, but next time, Fan Bai would be their guardian. Things weren't peaceful outside yet, so with Fan Bai around, they felt more at ease.
Nowadays, there are more people doing business in the city. There are three or five more cloth and meat and vegetable shops, and there are also many other grocery stores, but it is still far from the prosperous state of four years ago.
They have many stores and their reputation is already established. It would be a waste if they don’t use them!
In May, Jiang San and two others pulled a mule cart. Their faces were tense and they were obviously a little nervous. After all, it was their first time traveling far away since fleeing.
Jiang Yue and the other person sat on the shaft of the cart, breathing in the fresh air. It was nice to go out from time to time, just like going on an outing.
There was a "bang" sound from inside the carriage. Jiang Yue turned around helplessly and opened the door. A furry little wolf cub fell from the seat and lay underneath, smiling at her.
She picked up a piece of cloth nearby, wrapped him in it, then pulled him out and held him in her arms.
She didn't want to take it with her at first, but she didn't know how many days it would take her to come back, so she felt a little reluctant to leave it with her.
Sui Sui sat obediently in his mother's arms, but soon he couldn't help stretching out his claws to hook his father's clothes. He was very happy when he hooked a piece of silk.
Jiang Nian was on his way, and he just glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, then used his free big hand to pat his head.
"Woo~"
Jiang Yue retracted his claws, "If you keep making trouble, your father will throw you out of the car and let you run behind by yourself!"
Suisui basked in the sun and soon felt sleepy.
Seeing that the boss's mule cart slowed down, Jiang San drove forward and drove side by side.
He tilted his head and called out curiously, "Boss, have you brought the young master out?"
Huh? That's not right, he saw a long tail.
Jiang Yue smiled and replied, "No, this is our puppy. I brought him out to play."
After saying that, she turned and went into the carriage.
It turns out to be a dog. It does look a bit like a dog's tail.
Jiang San felt strange. Why was the way she held the puppy the same as her wife held her son?
However, wealthy people raised pets like their own children, so it wasn't a big deal, so he just ignored it and didn't think about it anymore.
Last year, there were not many people weaving cloth, and the cloth was expensive. Sui Niu could not use it now, so Jiang Yue had no plans to purchase more for the time being.
She went straight to the Baisha Village where she was before.
The hole at the entrance of Baisha Village seemed to have been dug bigger and was quieter than in the previous two years.
Jiang Yue frowned, hoping that the whole village would be massacred...
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