Boss Wang spoke first: "I'll help you plow the land after spring."
The Zheng brothers also rushed to say, "We are good at sowing seeds and hoeing the land."
While they were chatting, many villagers gathered together. Looking at the Gu family's large farm, they all rushed to express their willingness to go and help.
Grandpa Gu nodded with a smile, feeling very relieved. All the efforts were worth it.
Seeing that they were grateful, Gu Xinran didn't mind guiding them for a while. Also, since they would be planting on a large scale soon, they would definitely need to hire a lot of people, so it would be best to have trustworthy people to help.
Gu Xinran whispered a few words to Grandpa, then smiled and said, "Thank you all for your kindness. My farm is most in need of skilled workers like you to tend to the crops. I'd like to ask for your help after the spring. The wage for strong laborers is currently 20 wen a day."
When everyone heard that there was such a good thing, they all grinned.
Boss Wang and the Zheng brothers were stunned. They had only wanted to repay a favor by helping with the farming, but how had it become a lucrative job? The more they owed the favor, the more it grew.
After buying the farm, the villagers still had some savings, but they needed to build houses and buy food, and were worried about having no way to make money. The Gu family extended an olive branch to them.
Upon hearing such good news, Village Chief Li hurried over and looked at Gu Xinran lovingly, "Don't worry, girl. The uncles and aunts in Qingshan Village are all good at farming. They will definitely help you take care of the farm. However, I see that this is mainly paddy fields, and no one has experience in growing rice."
When it comes to farming, Gu Xinran knows a little bit. When he was a child, he saw adults raising seeds and planting rice. However, professional matters need to be done by professionals. He would find a few experienced farmers to guide him when the time comes.
Oh, it would be great if I could operate it like space. I’d better not dream in broad daylight.
He smiled and said to the village chief: "Uncles and aunts are good, don't worry, I will find someone to teach them when the time comes."
After thinking for a moment, he continued, "You haven't prepared the seeds for next year yet, right? If you trust me, don't go out and buy them. I have channels to get high-quality seeds."
"Really?" Village chief Li exclaimed in shock. Food is the lifeblood of farmers. Land is limited, so high-yield grain varieties are particularly valuable.
"Really? My family has decided to use only improved varieties on our farm. However, this is the first year of experimentation, so everyone can consider it and make a decision."
Before the adults in the family could express their opinions, Xiaokang and Qiu rushed to speak: "Use improved seeds. Xinran, your decision is not wrong. We will follow you."
Uncle Zhang and Master Qiu each glared at their sons, then smiled and agreed, "Please ask Xinran to help us buy good seeds."
The villagers began to express their desire to follow Gu Xinran's pace. Everyone was talking at once, and the atmosphere was very lively, like eight hundred ducks having a meeting.
Village chief Li took out his precious gong and clanged it a few times to suppress everyone's excited voices.
After a period of silence, the village chief's voice rang out: "Don't worry, the fields haven't been divided yet. Once it's finalized, everyone can come to me to register. After the number of improved varieties is counted, I will discuss it with Ran Yatou."
Gu Xinran breathed a sigh of relief and finally walked out of the encirclement of the villagers.
Zhang Hong and Li Mingzhu laughed out loud when they saw Gu Xinran patting his chest and taking a long breath.
Holding her arms on both sides, Zhang Hong jokingly said, "How about it? The enthusiasm of the uncles and aunts is like a fire. Let's see if it's burning. Haha..."
After the two of them looked her up and down, Li Mingzhu said, "Wow, this little face is so white and rosy, her mouth is so soft, and her eyes are like autumn water..."
Gu Xinran smiled and let them joke around.
Before Li Mingzhu could finish her chatter, she was interrupted by Village Chief Li, who drove the two away.
"Xinran, I'll leave the matter of raising high-quality seeds in the village to you. Although I don't have specific figures, this farm has 150 mu of paddy fields and 50 mu of dry land. You should have a rough idea of the standards for rice and wheat seeds.
It won't do if your village is always empty. I'll have the villagers check on it from time to time."
Gu Xinran nodded and thanked the village chief for his kindness, thinking that the matter of buying people had to be put on the agenda.
Seeing that it was getting late, after informing the village chief of the address of the city, the grandfather and grandson said goodbye to the enthusiastic villagers and returned to Duan's house in the sunset.
The red clouds lit up half the sky. Gu Xinran stood at the gate of the mansion and admired it quietly, with a happy smile on her face. She thought to herself that everyone's life would definitely get better and better.
For the next two days, Gu Xinran put everything aside and concentrated on decorating the Gu family's new house.
Because Grandpa Gu asked someone to calculate a good day, the 25th day of the 12th lunar month is suitable for moving, which is two days later.
The house is fully furnished and you can move in right away, but to make it a new home with a new feel, it still needs to be decorated according to everyone's wishes.
Everyone first chooses the yard and room they like.
My grandparents live in the fourth main house, and the east and west wing rooms are temporarily vacant and can be used as guest rooms.
Gu's mother brought Tingting to live in the main house on the third floor, Gu Xinran lived in the west wing on the third floor, and the east wing was reserved for Tingting.
Gu Yuchen lived in the second west wing, Gu Yuxuan lived in the second east wing, and the main house served as the central hall, dining room, and side hall for waiting guests.
Zhao Mancang took the initiative to request to live in the side room behind the entrance hall and be responsible for guarding the gate.
Xiaolan, Manniang lives in the fifth courtyard.
Gu Xinran's west wing has three main rooms, a small living room, a bedroom, a study, and two side rooms, including a bathroom and a toilet. The layout is very good.
Following Gu Xinran's suggestion, all the furniture remained unchanged except for the bed.
Xuanxuan loves reading, so two bookshelves were added to the study, and he filled them with books collected by the Sun family, picking out suitable ones for him.
When Xuanxuan saw the book his sister prepared for him, he was so happy that he lost his mind. He sat down at the desk and read for a long time.
He is truly a scholar chosen by heaven! Unfortunately, due to the previous rebellion and the fact that it is close to the end of the year, the provincial school has not yet opened. It will not reopen until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month next year.
However, Mr. Fan and Li Daru assigned him some regular homework, and he never stopped practicing calligraphy and reading.
Gu Yuchen loves to practice martial arts, so he set up a training area in the second courtyard, which is fully equipped with swords, guns, sticks, stone locks, stone shoulder poles, and sandbags.
There is a small garden in the courtyard of my grandparents' house. My grandparents, who love farming, decided to set aside a piece of it for a vegetable garden.
That's all the hardware needed, and it was done in one day.
The next day, everyone went out to buy new cups, bowls, dishes, bedding, clothes, and ingredients for the banquet...
Everyone was busy for two whole days, and the house was completely new. A new plaque was put up, red couplets were posted, and it was ready for moving.
On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, the weather was sunny.
Early in the morning, the Gu family bathed in the morning light, led the mules and drove the horses, and moved the simple luggage back to the Gu Mansion in one trip.
Everyone looked at the upright plaque "Gu Mansion" on the majestic Guangliang gate, their eyes welling up with tears. They finally had a home again!
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