Smallholder Farming Daily

Chapter 138

On the first day of the new year, people in the village will start to celebrate the new year after breakfast.

Qian Feng and Shiliu also got up early, and the whole family put on festive new clothes, gathered around a table and had an auspicious spring dinner.

Yang Shi, Pomegranate, and Ge Taohua entertained guests at home, while Qian Feng went to the homes of a few older than him to pay New Year's greetings, while Qian Feng and his brother went to every house with Songqiu and Sui'er to pay New Year's greetings, and had a bite to eat Snacks for everyone.

Every household takes this opportunity to showcase the best food at home. You can tell which one has money but not by looking at the food in the boxes on the first day of the new year.

Seeing that the three boxes in her house were all full, and there were many items that she had never eaten before, she was so happy that she sat with Pomegranate and Ge Taohua and chatted about how poor and greedy they were in the past. Comparing it with this year's situation one by one, the smile on her face has not restrained.

I thought it would take a long time for someone to come to their house to pay New Year's greetings, because their house is located at the western end, and according to the habit of previous years, the villagers like to start from the east to the west.

But this year is different from the previous ones. Yang and his two daughters-in-law chatted and laughed for a while before seeing the villagers coming to pay New Year's greetings.

Pomegranate doesn't know the habit of previous years, but it warmly welcomes guests, and desperately grabs food for those who come to pay New Year's greetings.And Yang Shi and Ge Taohua were a little uneasy, because they probably guessed why the villagers were so diligent this year, and after all, they didn't want to follow Qian Feng.

But the villagers came so positively, the two of them didn't have to be sullen, they still had to put on a smiling face to welcome the guests.

Pomegranate was busy pouring tea and stuffing food into other people's hands, "Eat more, there will be more after you finish eating, my family bought a lot!"

When the villagers who came here talked, they had one meaning in the open and in the dark, that is, spring is coming, and spring plowing will be required in more than a month. They don’t have many fields, and even if they are busy with spring plowing, they are still quite idle. It would be nice to find work somewhere.

Because these people are all men, they are ashamed to pester Pomegranate bluntly like a woman, and it is not easy to rush to talk about how much benefits they will give at that time, but the meaning of the words will soon be broken without poking.

Pomegranate still responded with a smile, but didn't respond.

At this time, Father Qian paid respects to several elderly families. As soon as he came back, those men took Father Qian to do the chores, and they were not in a hurry to go to other houses to pay New Year's greetings.

More and more people came, so that the main room was full. Father Qian also knew what everyone meant, but he didn't know how to deal with it other than pretending to be confused. It doesn't seem too good to say no.

Yang thought this would not work. If Qian Feng came back, he might accidentally offend everyone in the village.

Yang looked at the pomegranate next to her, and felt that she still had to rely on her.

Mrs. Yang touched Shiliu's arm, winked again, let Shiliu follow her into her room, and said in a low voice: "Pomeliu, you saw it too, everyone wants to follow Feng'er up the mountain to work, On the surface, they are polite, but if they haven't left for so long, they just want to stay at our house, and if your father-in-law doesn't talk or nod, they won't leave!"

Shi Liu suddenly realized, she was still wondering just now, why these people ate and drank, why they refused to leave, so they were thinking about such a good thing.

"Mother, what should we do then? I...I'll bombard them!" Shiliu said as she walked out, but was held back by Mrs. Yang.

"When it's Chinese New Year, you can't go to the people who come to pay New Year's greetings. If you want to get along with the villagers, we have to spread the matter out and tell everyone. If you and your father come forward and say it, it will inevitably be offended. People, but they know you're always straight and they won't be mad at you, so it's up to you to say it."

Pomegranate smiled, "Okay, I'll talk, but... what should I say?"

Yang shi whispered in Pomegranate's whisper for a while, Pomegranate nodded and ran out.

She grabbed something for everyone to eat first, and then pretended to ask casually, "You all want to find work? I heard that Ji Zhuang's home is hiring long-term labor. Why don't you go?"

Everyone immediately responded in unison: "The long-term workers can only rest for a few days during the New Year all year round. This job is impossible to do, and they can only earn eight or nine hundred yuan a year. They don't care about the fields at home. not on."

"That is, the people who go to work at Landlord Ji's house are all people who are so poor that they have no food to eat and have little land at home. It would be great if they could find someone who can work for a few days and take a day off. Of course, the money should not be too much." not enough."

Shi Liu suddenly became frowning, "It would be great if Qian Feng could ask for more people, so you don't have to worry about it. But he said that Shitou Mountain will not be able to go on any longer. In order not to cause trouble for everyone, he only agreed to let the elder brother Help me with Shi Yazi."

"What's the trouble?" Everyone asked nervously in unison.

"Qian Feng didn't let me say it, but I couldn't hold it in my heart, he told me..."

At this time, Yang Shi deliberately ran over to interrupt her, "Pomeliu, if Feng'er won't let you speak, you must not speak!"

Shiliu raised her brows, "Mother, there's nothing you can't say about this, and it's no good to hide it from everyone. Let me tell you, it's actually my Qian Feng who offended someone. Didn't I send a lot of stones to the county to sell last time? But they were all going to be sent to Lin Zhuang to build a post station. I heard that many stones were cracked when the post station was built, and the workers were killed. What Qian Feng was afraid of was whether the government would come to him to settle accounts. If all the more than 50 factory workers are arrested, it will be finished!"

Everyone was shocked, you looked at me, I looked at you, and felt that this was not a good sign, but don't just go to work and fail to earn money, and instead be caught in prison with bad luck.

They knew that Shiliu was a straightforward person and would not lie, so they all believed her, and then left in a hurry, saying that they would go to another house to pay New Year's greetings.

Father Qian thought it was serious, his face turned pale with fright, "Pomegranate, did Feng'er really tell you that?"

Seeing that everyone was gone, Shiliu quickly shook her head, "Father, Mother told me to say that."

Sitting there, Mrs. Yang ate sesame candies proudly, "You old man, I don't say that, what should we do if such a large group of people are stuck at home and won't leave?"

Father Qian heaved a sigh of relief, and suddenly became nervous again, "Isn't it unlucky for you to tell a lie on the first day of the Spring Festival? At that time, Feng'er will have to lie, and earning money will be a troublesome thing, alas."

Ge Taohua also thought it was true just now, and was still thinking about whether Qian Tong would do it or not. Now that she heard that it was fake, she immediately said happily: "I can fool you for a while, anyway, the second brother has a lot of ideas." , don't be afraid."

(End of this chapter)