In almost all of these cases, the employer's involvement is evident.
Just thinking about it makes one feel incredibly lucky to have such a wonderful employer.
This is why when they first heard about the mandatory autumn planting, they only panicked and didn't complain.
Old Master Li let out a soft sigh, “My Li family has received much kindness from our master, but we regret that we are too weak to repay this kindness. With only this little strength left, we are content if we have the opportunity to do something for our master. As long as our master wants to do something and our Li family has the ability, we will definitely support it wholeheartedly. Not to mention, the estate originally belonged to our master, but she always thought of us and gave us peasants enough respect, never letting us suffer any loss. Such a good master, I only regret that I am old and weak, otherwise I would be willing to work like an ox or a horse day and night.”
The memories stirred in everyone's hearts already made them feel quite emotional.
Hearing Mr. Li's heartfelt words now, I am even more moved.
They immediately expressed their understanding of the Li family's choice to grow their own crops.
The Li family is trying to repay a debt of gratitude; they're too embarrassed to take their employer's wages again.
Li Chengzhi also laughed and said, "We were originally thinking of giving our employer an extra 10% of the tax grain, but our employer is kind and unwilling to take even a penny more from us. We were already struggling because we had the strength but nowhere to use it, and we had grain to give away. Now we have the opportunity."
His words caused many people to pause and hesitate.
To be honest, it wasn't just the Li family; every family had received favors from their employer.
The most prominent achievements were the abundant harvests of sunflowers and grains.
They were sincere when they delivered the grain.
The employer was quite disappointed that they didn't want to take it.
Looking back now, wasn't this an opportunity to repay my employer?
Regardless of why the employers suddenly wanted to plant in the fall, they couldn't just turn around and disagree after receiving such a great favor.
Anyway, the grain was originally intended to be sent out.
Consider it another way of sending it.
As for planting in autumn and winter, it only lasts a few months anyway. Since the food probably won't last long, I'll just stay indoors and do nothing, so I'll just put in some effort.
Now I feel so embarrassed to take money from my employer.
Of course, relatively few people think this way.
After all, everyone still has to make a living.
With such a good year, who can guarantee what next year will bring?
Why not take the money that's free?
Sending grain and losing it are two different things.
Everyone knows that wheat seeds don't survive in winter. Giving this grain to the landlord to play with is a waste.
So I still firmly chose the second option.
Li Chengzhi glanced at them and immediately understood.
He frowned involuntarily; the quantity was far below his expectations.
He thought for a moment, then prepared to speak again.
Old Master Li coughed lightly.
Li Chengzhi turned his head to look.
But the old man gently shook his head, and then addressed the crowd.
"Alright, the landlord values this matter highly and it's quite urgent. It's best to make a decision today. Everyone should go back and discuss it with their families first, and then come back to register in an hour. Those who want to sell wheat to the landlord should calculate carefully, choose the grain properly, and not cheat or ruin everyone's reputation. The sunflower seeds will be ready to harvest next month, and we'll sell them to the landlord then as well. Consider this a chance to gain experience and familiarize ourselves with the process. Don't make a mess of things. If the landlord dislikes us and we can't plant sunflower seeds next year, the whole village will not let him off the hook."
Upon hearing this, everyone tensed up and immediately responded loudly.
Some people, however, began to frown and ponder, their initial decisions now wavering.
You could say that experience truly matters.
Old Master Li's words were a double entendre.
By using the sale of wheat and sunflower seeds, they subtly hinted at and warned everyone.
After all, the income from one acre of sunflower seeds can be as much as that from planting ten acres of wheat.
If the employers all promise to accept the money, then it's all tangible cash.
But the employer didn't say whether they would provide planting services next year.
The smarter ones would take this opportunity to make a good impression on their employer.
Who knows, after this year's experience, it might be easier to get what you want from your employer next year.
Previously, I only thought about choosing the food and labor that would be the first thing to pay.
But no one expected what they could get next year, or how to get it.
Now that Grandpa Li has reminded them, many people have come to their senses.
Just then, Li Shurong drove his donkey cart over.
The truck was filled with bags of grain.
The weight of the fish that were seen off was about 1,000 jin (500 kg).
As soon as he arrived, he called out, "Father, Grandfather, I've packed the first batch of grain. Should we send it directly to the village, or should we wait until I bring the remaining thousand catties over and send it all together?"
Old Master Li couldn't help but smile to himself. Good lad, you've come at just the right time.
The group of people who were about to leave were all taken aback when they heard this.
The cart already has about a thousand catties of grain, why do you need to bring another thousand catties?
One mu of land normally requires 30 jin of wheat seeds, and it takes about 200,000 seedlings to grow.
According to the exchange policy, 10 jin of wheat can be exchanged for 50,000 seedlings.
Even if the Li family has 12 mu of land, they only need 800 or 900 jin of wheat.
But they soon figured it out.
The extra stock is probably going to be sold to the owner.
However, some people don't believe that the wheat was sold to the employer. After all, Old Li's previous statement indicated that he didn't want to take more money from the employer, so he probably wouldn't take the opportunity to sell grain.
Then someone asked out of curiosity.
Old Master Li needed someone to pose a question, so upon hearing this, he immediately smiled broadly.
"It's not about selling grain, but about seeing if we can pre-order next year's wheat seedlings."
Upon hearing this, everyone's hearts skipped a beat once again.
Ordering wheat seedlings for next year?
Then, many people remembered something they had overlooked.
The landlord wants to plant in such a short time, and he certainly won't be able to send out all the wheat seeds immediately.
With so many fields in the whole village, how could we possibly plant enough seedlings to fill them all in ten days?
Therefore, the wheat seedlings obtained through the exchange may not be seedlings from their own seeds, but rather seedlings that the landlord distributed in advance.
Can these wheat seedlings be considered ordinary?
Just think of the medicine the landlord casually took out, which increased their wheat yield by more than 100 jin.
Then think about the fruits and vegetables grown by the landlord; they were fortunate enough to taste them, and their flavor was incomparable to ordinary fruits and vegetables.
I heard they were all bred using special methods by nobles.
The exchange rate between wheat and wheat seedlings is so low; does this mean that these wheat seedlings are unusual?
Of course, even if they thought the wheat seedlings were unusual, they didn't think they could survive the winter.
But they're thinking more about next year.
If we can get good seedlings from the previous owner next spring, will we be able to have an even better harvest next year?
They don't ask for much; this level of quality is fine.
Instantly, many people surrounded him again, wanting to ask Grandpa Li about the situation.
But Old Master Li waved his hand, urging everyone to hurry back and discuss it.
Then the father and son quickly went to help carry the grain.
Upon seeing this, everyone thought for a moment, then immediately turned around and hurried home.
This matter could be big or small; it really needs careful consideration before a decision can be made lightly.
Especially now that it concerns next spring's planting, we cannot be careless.
Some people, even before they've fully figured it out, feel a strange surge of excitement.
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