Rebirth Farmhouse

Chapter 83

Liu Yun said with a smile: "Could it be that someone from the aunt's village came to deliver a message?" Isn't it just the two aunts who can be called grandpa?

Xiuyao hurriedly said: "I'll go and have a look." Don't let Mammy say nothing, let her go home.

When Xiuyao ran out, she saw a boy coming in from behind her grandfather. She didn't know her at first glance, so she didn't worry about it. She turned around and was about to leave, but the boy called her, "Hey, girl, I'm looking for you."

Xiuyao was surprised, "I don't know you when you're looking for me."

The kid was anxious, "Hey, why don't you know me? Why didn't you say you didn't know me when you ate our sweet potatoes?"

Xiuyao recalled that time she smelled the smell and went to Qi Feng's house to watch them burn sweet potatoes and eat them. There was a circle of people under the sycamore tree. It seemed that there was such a kid.

The boy said again: "Remember, I'm Xiaoqi, our sixth brother asked me to come to you and your grandfather." After seeing Lao Liu looking at him, he smiled again: "Grandpa, my sixth brother Let me do business."

Old Liutou smiled and said: "You can't talk nonsense, kid, who is your grandfather." After speaking, he asked Xiaoqi to sit on a bench in the yard, and asked Xiuyao to pour water for him.

Xiuyao poured Xiao Qi a bowl of water and soaked two red dates in it, Xiao Qi took it, took out a stack of papers from her pocket and handed it to her, "My sixth brother asked me to give it to you, saying that you have already we agreed."

Old Liu took a look at Xiuyao, "Girl, what's going on?"

Xiuyao explained: "Grandpa, the sweet potato belongs to their family, and they still have a few acres of land, and they want us to plant it for them." She opened the few pieces of paper and looked at them. Nine and ten, it turned out to be the land deed and the lease contract, which said that they would rent about ten acres of land to them for planting, as long as the land would not be left barren. good.

The contract was very simple, so Xiuyao could basically understand it. She asked curiously: "There are more than ten acres of land here, why don't you plant it yourself?"

Xiao Qi smiled, showing her white and neat teeth, "My sixth brother has become Master Qi, and he will earn a lot of money in the future. Who will farm the land? Others in the village dare not plant my sixth brother's land. The main reason is that he doesn't care about planting them for them, and if it is left unused, it will be in vain."

When Xiuyao heard this, she said, "Your village doesn't dare to plant, how dare we? You should speak clearly."

Xiao Qi hurriedly waved his hands and said: "Don't think about it, it's like this, my sixth brother has several brothers. His family is rich, but the old man died early, and the family business was in the hands of several brothers. Later he grew up When I got older, I went to ask for his share, but my brothers refused to give it after many times of trouble, but my third brother asked for it twice, and finally gave it to more than ten mu of land."

He drank a big sip of water, and said: "Because the people in this village planted the land of his brothers, it is not easy to plant my sixth brother's. It can’t be planted. Now that my sixth brother and my aunt have gone to the county, the land can’t be left in vain. Don’t worry, the land belongs to my sixth brother and has nothing to do with others. My third brother sent it In other words, and my sixth brother is amazing now, his brothers will be no different, everyone is safe and sound."

Xiaoqi didn't dare to speak too clearly, how dare the brothers of Sixth Brother dare to provoke Sixth Brother now, wishing to worship him as a bodhisattva, so that he would not talk about the family property when he went home, someone planted it for him Well, they still have to help.

When he said this, Lao Liutou and Mrs. Li remembered the matter that Mrs. Liu had explained before. At that time, they couldn't find out the details no matter how much they inquired. They only heard people say that big families were fighting for property, but ordinary people just said it as gossip. No one knows the details.Later, it was Xiuyao who took the sweet potatoes again, and they realized that the boy was the Qi family who was fighting for the family property. He dared to hold a knife at a young age, he was really not an ordinary person.However, Qi Feng and the others are not considered the wealthiest family in Shahe Village, and they are just a branch of the Qi clan. After that incident, they were very calm, so they didn't take it seriously.

Now that he heard it this way, that kid was really not easy, he was able to get the land out of his brothers at a young age.

After a long time, the Qi family's tone became less tight, and Lao Liutou quietly asked his close friends again.The ex-wife of the old man of the Qi family died early, leaving behind three sons, and he continued when he was in his 60s. The new bride gave birth to a son, Qi Feng.The old man died when his younger son Qi Feng was three years old.Before he died, he asked everyone in the family to witness that he gave most of the land, shop, money, and house to the three sons born to his ex-wives. The youngest son only had [-] acres of land in a small courtyard.But because the son is young, the older brothers took turns to take care of the land, and only gave the younger son a few shi of grain every year to make ends meet.And if Xuxian is still young, if he wants to remarry, he can do it. If he doesn't remarry, he is willing to guard his son, let the three sons give a few shi of food every year, and the younger son will be taken care of by him when he grows up.

Naturally, the older brothers would not be able to provide enough food later, this Qi Feng was raised by his mother doing some needlework, and was looked after by neighbors, so he grew up peacefully.It’s just that he danced with guns and clubs at a young age, dared to fight with adults when he was eight or nine years old, and when he was 11 years old, he asked his brothers to ask for property. After two years, he finally came to twenty acres of land.

As for the bloody face last year who was being chased with a knife, Lao Liutou couldn't find out why.As for the third brother, I only know that his name is Li Cunjiu, and he is very easy to get along in the county, so I can't find out if there are too many.

Later, Old Liutou didn't inquire about what Qi Feng was doing, after all, as long as he found out that he didn't have a holiday with his family, it was not for the people in the village.

This is of course a later story.

Old Liutou looked at the title deed, "Although you say that, the land is far away from us, so it's inconvenient." Shahe Village is far from Yangliu Village, after all, it's not convenient.

When Xiao Qi heard this, he laughed and said, "Grandpa, you are mistaken, the land is close to you, just behind your village. Otherwise, my sixth brother would not be able to find you. Knowing your family, we exchanged sweet potatoes for your cakes, and those cakes are delicious." Although the three elder brothers had given them land, they didn't feel any good intentions, so they gave him the piece of land farthest from home.That piece of land is just behind Yangliu Village. It was originally Yangliu Village's land, and it was mortgaged by someone during the usury.

Old Liutou pondered for a while, if this is easy, he said with a smile: "If this is the case, then we will help plant it."

Xiaoqi breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "Oh, grandpa, you just promised not to do it, and you said it for a long time, and I was so anxious that I was afraid that if you didn't plant me, it would be difficult to tell my sixth brother, and let him feel that I am If you can’t handle such a little thing, then what should you do.” Saying that, he was about to leave.

Mrs. Li hurriedly said: "It's already noon, let's go after eating."

Xiao Qi shook her head, "That can't be done, I have to go to the county to report to my sixth brother."

At this time, Mrs. Chen came out and asked, "Mother, by the way, bake some leek pancakes."

Mrs. Li hummed, "I've washed all the leeks, you can cut them up."

As soon as Xiao Qi heard about rolling cakes, she immediately regained her spirits and said with a smile, "Grandma, do you want to roll cakes?"

Mrs. Li smiled and said, "Yes, do you want to stay and eat?"

Xiaoqi hesitated for a moment, and muttered: "I'll eat a pancake, so it's okay to stop on the way, it's not a waste of time." Then he smiled and said, "Grandmother, it's nice to be kind, thank you so much." As he said that, he reached into his bosom, took out a box of ink pads and said, "My six brothers have already done their fingerprints, so you should too." After saying that, he handed it to Xiuyao.

Old Liu hurriedly said: "She is a child, let me do it."

Xiao Qi hehe said: "Grandpa, don't worry, it's okay, it's just like that, even if you leave the land empty, my sixth brother can't do anything, anyway, he didn't say what if it was empty, he didn't look for it except me. Guarantee, hey, it's all right."

Xiuyao smiled, thinking that these two people were a bit amusing, remembering Qi Feng's serious face, and felt that such absurd thing was not like his doing, so she took it, "Okay, I will plant it for you guys." Come on, I'll give you sweet potatoes then."

Xiao Qi said: "It would be the best if we can grow Kazakh cakes directly." After speaking, he laughed.

Mrs. Li went to roll the cakes in person, and Xiao Qi walked around Xiuyao. Xiuyao took him to see the sweet potatoes on the table and told him how to grow sweet potatoes. Xiao Qi scratched his head, "You tell me this is difficult, I'm lazy You are greedy, but you don’t know how to farm, so it’s useless to talk about it. Why don’t you tell me what you like, and I will bring it for you when I come back next time.”

Xiuyao glanced at him, saw that he was smiling, his eyes were as clear as water, and there was nothing uncomfortable, so she said, "I want to see what kind of cotton cloth is available in the cloth shop in the city. Next time you go shopping, come back Tell me about it."

Xiao Qi said: "I'll pull a few feet of cloth for you."

Xiuyao hurriedly waved her hands and said, "No, I don't want cloth, I just want to know what kind of cotton cloth is popular in the city, what kind is easy to sell, and what price."

Xiao Qi scratched his head and said: "Okay, I'll remember, let my sixth brother ask later, I can't say this kind of thing well, I think the cloths are all the same, they are blue, red and green. What catches your eyes."

After Mrs. Li baked dozens of Kazakh cakes for him to eat, he wrapped the rest for him.

Looking at it, Xiao Qi hurriedly reached out to dig it out. After digging for a long time, he took out a silver hairpin and said with a smile: "I only have a little travel expenses left, let's exchange this for cakes."

Mrs. Li smiled and said: "No, this cake is for you to eat. I heard the girls say that you love my baked cakes, and you even exchange them with sweet potatoes. My old man and girls are very rare for your sweet potatoes. There were only a few of them last time." Cake, I made money from you guys, this time get some more, come back again if you want to eat."

But Xiao Qi refused to take it for nothing, and must have given the hairpin to Xiuyao, "You wear it, I think you look good in it."

Mrs. Li packed him a few green onions, a small jar of fresh sauce, and wrapped it in a bag. Xiao Qi took it and left with a smile.

He also came on horseback, went out, put the bundle in the pouch, said goodbye to Xiuyao and grandpa, and then rode away.

Old Liutou was still a little overwhelmed, "These young people are really capable. They ride horses and gallop at a young age, and they go back and forth in the county and the countryside without any fear."

Xiuyao smiled and said, "Grandpa, have you ever been to the county?"

Old Liu shook his head, "No chance."

Xiuyao said: "Grandpa, let's go and have a look next time. Didn't you say that the dim sum shops in the county say our noodles are good? Let's open the water mill early, and then the flour will be fast and good. The county needs more noodles. Let’s hurry up as many times as possible, let them come to us to buy noodles.”

Old Liutou smiled and said: "This is a good idea. Let's go and see the ten acres of land first, and then figure out what to plant."

According to Lao Liutou's judgment, the Qi family's [-] mu of land is located behind Yangliu Village. The soil is fairly fertile, and it is close to a water source, neither drought nor flood.

But when they went there to have a look, Old Liutou changed his judgment. He said, "Unfortunately, the land has been damaged too much in the past few years, and the fertilization is not enough. It has become much thinner, and it needs to be raised if it is to be replanted."

Xiuyao thought for a while, fertilizer is not the problem, they fertilize more, can change the quality of the land, this land is not bad, it's just that the intermediate breeding is overused.

She wanted to grow cotton by weeding and thinning out seedlings, beating out branches, and picking up cotton. Her fingertips were all poked when picking up cotton. The stabs she poked in her hands picking up cotton last fall are not healed now.If it is planting peanuts, although it does not require much maintenance during the period, it is also troublesome when harvesting peanuts. It has to be picked up and then dropped, and the ground has to be cultivated.Old Qin's family always picks wheat in summer, and pours fruit (peanuts scattered in the ground) in autumn.As for sorghum, it's useless to plant too much, and it's not like waiting to build a house with sorghum stalks tied to handles.

She said: "Grandpa, let's plant a crop of beans first, and then plant wheat." The crop of beans and wheat is several buckets more than ordinary fields, and the beans are easy to take care of. It is even more convenient when harvesting, just cut it back and dry it in the sun, and then hit the field.Beans can not only extract oil but also grind tofu and soy milk, and they have many uses.The first batch of beans was planted, and the nitrogen fertilizer in the field became richer, which was beneficial to the lean land. Then, wheat was planted, and the next year's wheat harvest could be increased.

Old Liutou thought for a while, and said: "Yes, plant beans, and then wheat. The few pieces of our family near the river can be added together to add sweet potatoes."

After talking, the two walked back, and Xiuyao said again: "Grandpa, when we planted the wheat, we ridged it bigger. By the way, we planted spinach and cabbage in the middle of the wheat field. The cabbage will be harvested in the beginning of winter, and the spinach will be dug in the next spring and we will interplant it." Cotton is not a waste of land, and there are vegetables to eat."

Old Liutou laughed and said: "You girl, where did you learn so many tricks? This is a good way. It's just that we need to make more fat."

Xiuyao smiled and said, "Grandpa, this kind of planting has advantages, not only can the land be cultivated reasonably, save fertilizer, but also reduce grass growth and prevent insects from growing."

(End of this chapter)