Chapter 109 Planning
With the red deed in hand, the hill behind the house now belongs to Li Qiusui's family.

Li Qiusui heard from her father that it only cost 200 taels of silver, such a large area, no matter how small the mountain top is, it is more than a few hundred acres!

"How can it be so cheap?"

Before Li Sanzhu could speak, Mrs. Liu gave her a white look, and said, "You think 200 taels of silver is not enough. How much grain is enough to buy? How much is that barren mountain worth? It doesn't matter how many acres of land can be leveled at the foot of the mountain, I am Life and death will not let you two fool around...Look, the place where the real money is spent is still behind."

Even if you bought the top of the mountain, why don't you hire people to open up wasteland? Counting on the few people in your family will exhaust you to death, and you will have to work until the year of the monkey.

Li Qiusui was thoughtful.

Li Sanzhu reminded: "The imperial court encourages land reclamation, not to mention not paying taxes for three to five years, and even giving out seeds for free in the first year. Let's not buy that mountain. I mean, if it weren't for the more than ten acres of fertile land at the foot of the mountain, it really wouldn't cost that much money."

It seems that the imperial court attaches great importance to farming and treats farmers preferentially. In this way, Li Qiusui can farm her fields with more peace of mind.

The fourth brother is quite gifted in reading, and after two years, he might not be able to pass the examination of scholar, and after that, he will go to the examination of Juren and Jinshi.

The imperial court has strict control over merchants. Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and merchants not only rank last, but also set a rule that the three generations cannot be admitted to the imperial examination.

That is to say, if someone in your family runs a business and wants to change his family by studying, he must return to his hometown to farm for three years before he is eligible for the examination of merit.

Therefore, Li Qiusui has to be more cautious in doing things, and must not cross the line and ruin the future of his family.

As for the pills she sent to Jimin Hall, they were not reselling for profit, nor did they open large-scale workshops. They had to go through every detail of her handiwork, just like poor people who have good embroidery skills and embroidered two square handkerchiefs. It is a reason to exchange some coins or screens for some money.

Compared with doing business, farming was paid more attention to, and the government's decrees showed preferential treatment everywhere.

The food, vegetables and fruits produced by your own family, whether you eat them yourself or exchange them for money, are not included in the scope of business.

"Father, are there any fruit trees or tea trees around our village? What kind of fruit trees are they, and how is the quality of the tea trees?"

"In Xiahe Town, there are people who have fruit trees, such as Ping An fruit and citrus. But... my daughter, it's not the season to transplant fruit trees. As for tea trees, I heard that there are old tea trees in the mountains, and we don't have any. I have seen it with my own eyes, and there are also people who plant tea trees, and they are all common varieties." Li Sanzhu guessed a little girl's plan and reminded.

"Just ask first, if they are willing to sell, let's buy more next year and plant them on the newly purchased hills."

As for whether he can survive...

Li Qiusui explained, "I read a lot of books at Zheng's house, so there is a way to keep them alive. Does Dad know how many years they are fruit trees?"

The Zheng family is really amazing, they even have books on farming!

Li Sanzhu didn't doubt his daughter's words, "Then, turn around and ask Dad."

Li Sanzhu also agrees with her daughter's idea. The crops on the mountain need water, and it is too hard to get some water in the event of drought. The fruit trees are tenacious. As long as there is a way to deal with the pests, there will be some harvests.

Li Qiusui went home for two days and turned around her father's orders.

It will soon be the fifth month of the lunar calendar, and the weather is getting hotter. Li Sanzhu has to drive a mule cart to pull fruit trees.

Wiping off the sweat, she thought to herself, this girl is really capable of tossing around, all the fruit trees are already bearing fruit, she is still thinking about it, so she must get two first and plant them.

OK!You can do whatever you want, if you agree to let me be the housekeeper, then let me be the housekeeper.

The road stepped on by the villagers up the mountain can run mule carts, but the weeds on the top of the mountain can be as tall as a person, and the work in the field is not finished yet, and there is no head to open up wasteland. You have to dig two holes first.

Li Sanzhu parked the mule cart at the foot of the mountain, standing in the backyard of his house, he could see all the people coming and going, so he didn't have to worry about who would steal it.

Li Sanzhu carried the stuff and went to work by himself.

Li Qiusui followed closely behind.When they arrived at the mountain, they marked it for planting fruit trees and asked Li Sanzhu to dig it.

In some places, the weeds are taller than Li Qiusui, and we can only cut them with a sickle first.When the mowing is finished, dig down with a shovel, but it is only the surface layer, and the bottom is full of grass roots, so it is difficult to dig deep without exerting great effort.

In autumn, when the isolation zone is made, the weeds can be burned. It is too laborious to dig now, so I can only plant two trees first.

Li Sanzhu was also pestered by Li Qiusui and had no choice but to let the girl only plant two trees, otherwise, she wouldn't be allowed to mess around.

It took a long time to dig two big pits, and drive the mule cart over there.

The fruit trees are not too big, just two apple trees, which are already bearing fruit.

When the fruit tree entered the village, many people saw it and gathered around to watch the excitement.

Someone asked: "San Zhu, how can anyone plant fruit trees in this month?"

I want to ask the same question!

Li Sanzhu looked at Li Qiusui, running around, and regretted letting this girl mess around.

Ma Liuzi also came over with others to watch the excitement. The two houses lived close to each other, and they could go in and out without looking up and looking down. He had long since disliked Li Sanzhu.

He was not polite when he spoke, "I think it's because the money was burned. I haven't heard of it. Whoever planted fruit trees in May is really a waste of things! If your two fruit trees can survive, I will wring their heads off and give them to you. You sit on a stool."

I haven't heard of it, there are so many things you haven't heard of!

Li Qiusui had already seen that something was wrong with this person, and he did not hesitate to cover up the jealous look in his eyes without saying anything to her father.

Li Sanzhu was not angry when he heard that people were running out, "My family has already bought the top of the mountain. Everyone go up the mountain to cut firewood, pay attention to your feet, and don't trample on the things that my family just planted. It won't be possible to open up wasteland for a while. Plant two fruit trees and see, left and right, it’s just an extra effort.”

Li Sanzhu spoke politely. The people at the top of the mountain bought it and did not say that they would not let the villagers go up the mountain to collect firewood. Most people were grateful, so they all stepped forward to help plant fruit trees.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Ma Liuzi yelled in a sharp voice, "I said three wishes, did you feel overwhelmed when you were full? Didn't you hear me saying that your fruit trees are not alive... and you guys It’s because there are many people who have a lot of money, why are you joining in the fun!”

Li Qiusui really wanted to kill this man with a shovel, so I said... "Who are you?"

Seeing that Li Sanzhu's little girl paid attention to him, Ma Liuzi deliberately put on airs and said, "I am your Fourth Uncle Ma, so I moved next door to your house."

It turned out to be Mrs. Ma's youngest son!
In my impression, some villagers compare this man with his uncle.

My grandparents dote on my uncle, at most they just give him an extra egg or a piece of meat, if he does less work, his grandfather will beat him up.

As for this one, it is said that laziness and laziness are all taken care of, but the old lady Ma has to protect her, even if she is 30 years old, she is still not in good shape.

"Oh, then you continue to bask in the sun, we are still busy, when you are free, my father will chat with you again!"

That means he has no winks!

Don't look down on Ma Liuzi, Li Qiusui is running on people, he understands right away.

(End of this chapter)

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