On the tenth year of the natural disaster, I went to farm with me

Chapter 638: Hiring Workers to Clear the Weeds
Xia Qing was stepping on the wide iron-toothed flat rake, letting Boss Yang pull the rake to clear the weeds in the territory, when he heard Tang Huai post a new message in the Lord Channel:
"Have you heard? The safe zone has decided to abandon the western territory and open up a new territory to the south of our territory."

Xu Juan had already told Xia Qing the news, so she didn't react much. She was just a little worried about the mother and son living in the ruins of the southern town.

The lords who had just received the news reacted violently, "Brother Huai, are they going to open up wasteland to the south next to our territory?"

Tang Huai replied, "I don't know the details yet."

Qi Fu spoke up, "It's unlikely that they are right next to each other. The area to the south was not originally arable land. The terrain is uneven and the soil layer is not thick enough."

Zhao Ze thought it was very likely. "I think it will open southwards next to our territory, because it is the safest place here. Even if there is little arable land, we can clear it and use the hillside to plant fruit trees and terraces."

Wen Nengjie was more concerned about a specific issue. "If they open up wasteland next to our territory, do we have to expand our iron fence as well?"

No one except the No. 8 Territory could answer this question, and the people in the No. 8 Territory did not like to chat, so no one answered.

Wen Nengjie didn't wait for an answer, so he continued to shout and solicit business, "You haven't cleaned up the weeds in your territory yet, right? If you don't clean it up, the weeds will be destroyed. Which territory needs someone to weed? Five points a day, no food required, and we'll weed it out."

What Wen Nengjie didn't expect was that Xia Qing actually spoke up, "Brother Jie, how many acres of land can you clean up by yourself in a day? If the weeders are in danger while working, how will the responsibility be calculated?"

There is a shortage of people in Territory No. 6, and the fields in Territories No. 4 and No. 5 are growing more and more. Xia Qing doesn't want to trouble his allies to help him clear the weeds, so he decides to hire people in Wen Nengjie's territory.

Wen Nengjie immediately replied, "One person will clean at least three acres of land a day. We will bring our own protective clothing, tools, and food. As long as we are not injured by people in the territory where we work or by aggressive and evolved plants or large beasts, it will be ours. Sister Qing, how many people do you want and how many days of work do you want?"

An average person has to clear three acres of weeds a day, which is already a very intensive task. Xia Qing responded, "I need eight people to work for five days. Can we start tomorrow?"

Wen Nengjie was overjoyed. "Yes, of course! I will lead people to the south gate of Territory No. 3 at 6:30 tomorrow morning. Thank you, Sister Qing, for taking care of our business."

Tang Huai also spoke up, "Xia Qing, have you caught all the rats in your territory? I'll go over and help you catch them. It's free."

Everyone...

Xia Qing held the sheep boss, pulled off the weed roots that were plowed up by the iron teeth of the flat rake and threw them on the haystack beside him, then calmly replied, "There are evolved wolves in my territory, and I have cleared them out. How many acres of land do you plan to plant in Territory No. 2 this year?"

Tang Huai immediately replied, "Twenty acres, all planted with wheat."

Wen Nengjie quickly replied, "If twenty acres of wheat are planted well, we can harvest tens of thousands of kilograms of wheat. Brother Huai, do you have any extra wheat seeds? I would like to exchange a few kilograms with you."

Tang Huai chuckled, "If I had seeds, would I only plant 20 acres of wheat?"

Wen Nengjie was speechless. The lords were not short of land, but high-quality grain seeds. Of course, Wen Nengjie could buy wheat seeds from the Territory Management Department, but the quality of the yellow rapeseed sold by the Territory Management Department last winter was too poor, so Wen Nengjie did not want to buy seeds from the Management Department unless it was absolutely necessary. Otherwise, he might work hard for half a year and get nothing, and it would be in vain!
Work should start early. At 6:30 the next morning, Wen Nengjie led seven people to enter Territory No. 3 on time. After entering the territory, he praised everything he saw, even the weed wall in Territory No. 3, which he praised as straighter and thicker than the weed wall in his own territory. Tang Huai, who was digging for worms in Territory No. 2, rolled his eyes when he heard it.

Xia Qing suddenly understood his idol's feelings, interrupted him expressionlessly, and directly designated the task area, "The uncleared area south of this line drawn with white lime is all yours to clean up. Brother Jie, don't let your people cross this line. There is an evolved wolf in my territory. If you cross the line and get bitten or killed by it, I will not be responsible. During the cleanup process, any snakes or other small animals caught will be yours."

Not all areas south of the white-ash line needed to be cleaned up by Wen Nengjie's team. Xia Qing had already used a micro-tillage machine to cut the weeds in the flat and open areas in the south, and had Yang Laoda use a rake to clean the roots of the wall grass. The rest were uneven areas such as deserted village ruins, which could not be cleaned up by machinery or Yang Laoda, so she hired people to clean them up.

"Understood, Sister Qing, rest assured, we will never cross the line. We will make sure to clean up the southern part for you!" Wen Nengjie said, and asked with a careful smile, "Sister Qing, do you have any extra wheat seeds? The winter wheat planted in our territory was wasted. We want to plant more spring wheat, otherwise these brothers will have to rely on food rations to survive in the second half of the year."

Xia Qing shook her head. "I have planted all the wheat seeds I saved last year. This spring, I only got 30 kilograms of seeds in exchange, which is not enough to plant two acres of land."

Xia Qing was telling the truth. After successfully helping the wolves drive away the monkeys a few days ago, Yang Jin helped her get 20 kilograms of green-light wheat seeds from the base; in December last year, Tan Junjie also brought her 12 kilograms of yellow-light wheat seeds from the Red 10th Base, so Xia Qing now only has 30 kilograms of seeds.

Wen Nengjie continued to ask, "Do you have any extra green lantern pumpkin seeds?"

Wen Nengjie is very good at selecting varieties. The requirements for growing green lantern pumpkins are not high, but the yield is not low. It can be used as food or vegetables, and it can be stored for a long time. Xia Qing nodded, "How many green lantern pumpkin seeds do you want to exchange?"

Last year, Xia Qing had a total of five green lantern pumpkin plants. Each pumpkin plant produced 6-10 pumpkins, and each pumpkin contained 200-500 seeds, so Xia Qing had no shortage of pumpkin seeds.

However, last spring, many lords received pumpkin seeds from the Territory Management Department, so the price of pumpkin seeds has dropped this year. The green lantern pumpkin seeds that sold for 20 points last spring can now only sell for 4 points.

When Wen Nengjie heard that Xia Qing was willing to exchange, his eyes lit up. "Can you exchange 200 pills?"

Xia Qing readily agreed, "Okay, I'll get you the seeds."

The reason why the seeds were given to Wen Nengjie in advance was that they could start breeding in the next two days. Wen Nengjie thanked Xia Qing profusely, and after watching Xia Qing cross the white-gray line, he immediately called out to his brothers to get to work.

After Xia Qing handed the green light seeds to Wen Nengjie, he drove the micro-tillage machine and took the sheep boss and the sick wolf to pull fertilizer, spread fertilizer on the newly opened farmland, and prepared to plow the soil and sow seeds.

Hearing the sound of the machine, Wen Nengjie, who was weeding, stood up and looked towards the north with envy.

Except for Territory No. 14, Xia Qing planted the least fields, but she lived the best life.

It would be a lie to say that he wasn't jealous, but Wen Nengjie had no evil intentions of robbing or stealing at the moment.

He didn't have that ability. He just wanted to cling to Xia Qing's thigh like Zhao Ze and Kuang Qingwei and live a stable life.

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