The Blessed Princess
Chapter 240 Let the villagers of Shitou contract the sandy soil
Wei Ruo walked out of the brewery and passed by Shitou Village The villagers passing by greeted Wei Ruo enthusiastically.
"Young Master Xu!"
"Benren Xu!"
"Good man, come to my house for a drink!" "
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Wei Ruo responded to everyone's enthusiasm with a smile, but declined their invitation. Shi Dayou walked out of the house with a hoe on his back, and when he saw Wei
Ruo, he was smiling all over his face: "Master Xu! You're right here! Can I help you in the winery?" Wei Ruodao: "Thank you for the kindness of the village chief. I have nothing to do at this time. " "Young master Xu, don't always call me village chief. It makes me feel ashamed. Just call me Dayou. "Shi said Dayu. "Okay, Brother Dayou." Wei Ruo then asked Shi Dayou, "Brother Dayou, how was the sale of bamboo mushrooms on the mountain recently?" Shi Dayou replied with a smile: "Thank you to Mr. Xu, this bamboo mushroom was transported to the city. Sales in the market are very good. The money I exchanged was exchanged for rice, noodles and meat. I share it with the villagers. Everyone is very happy and thank you for telling everyone about this lucrative business. " "Divided ? Not after everyone has taken it for themselves Did you take it for sale in the market?" Wei Ruo asked. Shi Dayou explained: "No, there are not many bamboo mushrooms on the mountain. If everyone rushed to pluck it, they would be picked at once, and this thing would not be fresh for a long time, but the amount was not much." people bought this item. If everyone is selling it for cheap, it is not good for us to take it, and it is not good for us to plant it. "Shi Dayou went on to say:" So after we discussed it, we decided to send some women from the village to retrieve it.The money sold is considered to belong to everyone collectively, he said, and the money sold to pay the pluckers women a certain wage was considered to belong to everyone, and the rest continued to work in the fields. ”
Hearing Shi Dayou's reply, Wei Ruo inevitably showed his appreciation.Shi Dayou is indeed a good village head with a long-term vision.
Seeing the enthusiastic Shi Dayou in front of him, Wei Ruo suddenly had an idea in his heart.
"Sister Dayou, have you considered leading the villagers to another livelihood?" Wei Ruo asked.
Wei Ruo had known in the past two days that the fertile land area per capita of the Shitou villagers was not much, and there was an excess of manpower in the village for farming, he said, and Wei Ruo only had a place where labor was needed.
"Other work?" Shi Dayou looked at Wei Ruo in surprise.
“It's still a matter of planting crops. I have seen that there is still a lot of vacant land in places far from my brewery. It belongs to the village next to you. I just bought them a few days ago and plan to use them. I need manpower, I plan to find someone to sign him," Wei Ruo said.
Wei Ruo, the sandy soil near Fucheng, had been eyeing it since the beginning, but it was only delayed due to a lot of things last winter, and was only put on the agenda now.
And the silver taels used for the purchase of this land were the medical expenses Zhu Zongyu paid last time.
Wei Ruo now had a lot of people in the village, and he did not want to continue hiring long-term workers.Choosing to contract others could save him a lot of work.
Shi Dayou looked surprised: "But Lord Xu's vacant land cannot be planted. Not only was the terrain bad, but there was also a lot of sand and gravel, so no plants could grow at all.
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Who wouldn't want a little more, a little more variety? Farmers are not afraid to suffer, but they are afraid of not having land to farm.
Wei Ruo said, "Sand soil can also be used for growing crops."
"really?" Shi Dayou looked at Wei Ruo in disbelief.
"Yes, I think you should have heard of sweet potatoes as a plant recently," Wei Ruo said.
"I've heard it and tasted it. It is said to be resistant to cold and has high yields. Many people in Taizhou have already started growing this type of plant."
"Actually, planting in the mountains is not the best place to grow sweet potatoes. Instead, sandy soil is more suitable for planting. Sandy soil has good air permeability and is more suitable for the growth of tubers, and mature tubers will be sweeter." Wei Ruo explained.
"A sweet potato really good?" Shi Dayou could not help his surprise.
“Our village also has sandy soil, can it be used to grow sweet potatoes?” ask Shi Dayou.
Although there were not many deserts in Shitou Village, it was still possible to grow a little, who would have thought there was too much food!
"Yes." Yeah." Wei Ruo replied firmly.
"What seeds do you use for sweet potatoes?" Shi Dayou asked again.
"You don't need seeds, you can use vines for cuttings. When I bring the vines, I will share them with you," Wei Ruo said.
"Why is this so embarrassing? Master Xu, you have helped us a lot!" Shi Dayou was extremely embarrassed.
"Nothing to be ashamed of. If you want to count the money, you can cut it out of your paycheck. After all, you won't ask for a few dollars" Wei Ruo said.
Hearing Wei Ruo's words, Shi Dayou felt excited, hoping that he could follow Wei Ruo to immediately reclaim the vacant land.
"Then what does Master Xu need us to do?"
Fortunately, Shi Dayou still had a reason. He knew that there was no rush, so he had to take it step by step error.
"I produce soil, seedlings, and finally half of the yield on the ground," Wei Ruo said.
"Half of the output? What if the output is very low?" ask Shi Dayou.
Generally, the owner's requirements for the tenant will be clear about how much catty, regardless of age or harvest, the tenant will have to pay the rent to the landlord according to this amount.
However, these past two years have been less than good, with many tenants not producing enough grain to pay rent, as a result of which they owe a lot to landlord families, even becoming refugees and becoming homeless.
"It doesn't matter what the outcome is," Wei Ruo said.
Just taking a commission without rent remains a huge loss for landlords. If the tenants below steal and play and hide the output value, the landlord's interests will be harmed. Most people do not want to do this from .
But Wei Ruo was willing to apply such a method to the Stone Village residents led by Shi Dayou, this was due to the trust in Shi Dayou and the others, he said, and of course it can be considered a test.
If they chose to steal and cheat, then Wei Ruo would not cooperate with them in the future.
Shi Dayou looked at Wei Ruo's stern expression and said, "Young Master Xu, we will do our best to help you plant sweet potatoes!"
Wei Ruo nodded, "Sister Dayou will organize the workforce in the future."
As for Shi Wei Ruo it would not interfere with the internal arrangements of the village.
Wei Ruo felt that judging from Shi Dayou's arrangement for picking bamboo mushrooms, it wouldn't be a problem to arrange for people to contract his sandy soil.
"OK, Master Xu, don't worry, I will never disappoint your confidence in us!" Shi Dayou made a serious promise to Wei Ruo.