Reborn Nongmen's little lucky wife

Chapter 2011 Arable Land
Xiong Da saw it, and didn't bother them much. Anyway, with Nanny Tao around, they couldn't make any trouble.

Inside the brick kiln, Steward Feng was shocked when he saw the small brick kiln where the green bricks were fired: "Here, how are these green bricks fired?"

Uncle Mu Tong nodded: "Exactly, this kind of small kiln has existed since ancient times. It used to be used for firing pottery. After Lao Lu improved it, it can be used for firing blue bricks."

Uncle Mu Tong picked up two blue bricks, looked at Steward Feng, and said, "Steward Feng, take a look."

Bang bang bang!
Uncle Mu Tong smashed two blue bricks at each other, and even smashed three times, but the bricks were not broken, only two small corners flew away.

Steward Feng was startled, took the blue bricks in Uncle Mu Tong's hand, inspected them one by one, nodded and said: "Very strong."

Unexpectedly, the small brick kiln, which is only one meter high, can produce such strong green bricks.

Uncle Mu Tong said: "Steward Feng, you don't have to worry about whether the green bricks are good or bad. When you pick up the goods, you can smash each brick twice like this. The good ones will be taken away, and the bad ones will be kept."

Steward Feng was happy, glanced at the hill-like pile of broken green bricks in the distance, and said with a smile: "Brother, you are so eloquent, thank you first."

Many of the blue bricks made by Changliangwei were broken, and the blue bricks in the northwest were much more expensive than those in his hometown. He was also afraid that if he bought too many broken blue bricks, he would be scolded by adults.

He said again: "Brother Wu, what should we do with the pile of broken blue bricks? It's a pity that there are so many broken bricks."

Uncle Mu Tong and Mrs. Wu's surname, full name Wu Mu Tong.

Uncle Mu Tong smiled, and said, "Don't worry Feng Steward, these broken blue bricks can also be used to build houses, lay floors, and build well walls, so it won't be wasted."

"Can it be used to build a house?" Feng Butler became interested, and Uncle Mu Tong went to the pile of broken green bricks, picked up a few broken green bricks, smashed them on the ground, and found that the green bricks were not broken. He nodded and said, "It's not broken, it's really usable."

As long as the green bricks are hard enough, they can be used to build a house. The really unusable green bricks are the ones that are like dry soil and fall apart after being smashed twice.

"Brother Wu, why don't you burn green tiles?" Feng Butler said with some regret, "If you sell tiles, we don't have to go to Mu County to buy them."

The road is far away, not as close as Changliangwei's side, and the blue tiles are easily broken, so there will be damage on the road.

Uncle Mu Tong said: "The tiles are curved, and it is more difficult to make raw embryos, and the price is cheaper than green bricks. Madam ordered not to make tiles, but to make blue bricks."

Steward Feng nodded: "Tiles are indeed not as easy to make as blue bricks."

Steward Feng followed Uncle Mu Tong to see the blue bricks that were swimming and the brick kiln under construction. After watching them, he said, "Brother Wu, the green bricks of Changliangwei are good, first give us 1000 yuan to go back." ... Some relatives of Shaliuwei have not yet had a new kang, so we have to hurry up and build a few for them, otherwise they will get sick from the cold and have to spend money on medicine."

The medicinal materials here are expensive, and they are not easy to buy. It costs twice as much to cure a cold as compared to back home. Even if the Feng family is rich, they can't afford it.

Alas, I have always heard people say that raising soldiers is like sucking blood and eating meat, but Steward Feng has realized it in the past few months.

If you don't have any family background, you can't support the soldiers and their relatives just by relying on the supplies provided by the Daokougou camp.

And after June, the accompanying relatives can no longer receive supplies, and have to rely on farming to support themselves.

Thinking of this, Steward Feng asked, "Brother Wu, does your guard divide the land for farming, or do you not divide the land?"

The reason why the guard is so big is that it includes the cultivated land. The land inside and outside the guard, with a radius of nearly [-] li, can be reclaimed, and the food grown is owned by the guard, and there is no need to collect taxes.

But the land cannot be bought or sold, and the land still belongs to the guard.

The guard is an important place for the military, if the land of the guard is sold, what will happen?

However, if this is not the first line of defense in the future, there is no need to build a guard, and the land can be bought and sold.

Uncle Mu Tong said: "Our guards divide the land for farming. This is what the relatives agreed when they came to the northwest. When the harvest comes, each family will hand over [-]% of the grain according to the regulations to reserve military rations."

Feng Guanjia said: "Divide the land for farming? But there are many women and children in the guard. What if the family has few hands and the farming is delayed?"

"After June, you won't be able to receive supplies. You have to rely on the guard to be self-sufficient. Part of the cultivated food has to be handed over to the Daokougou camp. punished."

One of the important responsibilities of the guards is to plant land and stockpile military rations. If the rations are not paid enough, it is a violation of military law, and in severe cases, they may lose their lives.

Uncle Mu Tong said with a smile: "The cultivated land is divided according to the head. This family has few hands, so they will get less land. If they are still too busy, Madam will send people to help, and the cultivation will not be delayed."

He added: "If someone deliberately delays the work, the guard will punish accordingly."

Steward Feng nodded, and then asked, "What food do you plan to grow in the guard?"

This question sounded a bit like an investigation, and Uncle Mu Tong said, "That is, sorghum, soybeans, and corn are the grains stipulated by the camp."

After speaking, he smiled at Steward Feng.

Butler Feng was a little embarrassed, knowing that Uncle Mu Tong was upset, he quickly changed the subject and said, "Brother Wu, it's getting late, let someone help us install the blue bricks."

"Success, I'll find someone right away." Uncle Mu Tong asked Dou Chengzi, who was working in the brick kiln, to call Danian, and asked him to bring someone over to install the blue bricks.

"Hey." Dou Chengzi ran out of the brick kiln and brought Da Nian and the others in less than three quarters of an hour.

In the new year, he greeted the servants, picked 1000 yuan of good blue bricks for Steward Feng, picked out the guards with baskets, and loaded them into Feng's carriage, which was full of five carts.

Widow Xiao, mother and daughter followed the whole process, and they didn't stop until they got a tael of new year's money from Steward Feng and Nanny Feng.

Steward Feng and Nanny Feng are tired of Xiao's family, and even look at them with disgust, so they only talk to Uncle Mu Tong.

"I don't know when Qin Qianhu will come back?" Steward Feng asked with a regretful tone.

And his regret is not that he failed to meet Qin Sanlang, but that he failed to meet Uncle Cao and the Zhong family.

Uncle Mu Tong said: "Master Qian Hu was ordered to go to Qingniu Mountain Villa, and he didn't say when he will come back."

Tsk, this Mutong is really difficult to deal with, and he is not even given an exact date.

But don't worry, the Feng family intends to come to Changliang Weiyun Qingzhuan in person, as long as they come a little more diligently, they will always meet Uncle Cao and the Zhong family on the way back.

So Steward Feng didn't ask any more questions, and cupped his hands at Uncle Mu Tong: "Brother Wu, we'll go back first, and I'll leave the green bricks to you, our guards are in a hurry to use them."

"Brother Feng, don't worry, our brick kiln will first burn 5 yuan of green bricks for Feng's family, and then burn green bricks for ourselves." Uncle Mu Tong sent Steward Feng and his party half a mile away before returning to the guard .

After the Xiao family took advantage of Butler Feng and Nanny Feng, they went to look for Gu Jinli with their elder brother in their arms.

(End of this chapter)