Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

The next thing to do is to dig out the roots of weeds and various bushes on the ground throughout the village, and to turn the soil, prepare the land, and tidy up the vegetable plots.

Because the weather has just started to warm up, it will take some time before planting, but you can start tilling the soil first. Xiao Lan is a person who has a plan in mind, so she naturally can't wait until the fire is at the edge before she starts to worry.

Because Sheng Xuan had to watch over people and build a food shop, Xiaowen, Xiaohu and other boys had to take classes with Mr. Huang, Zhang Shanfeng had to manage the weaving workshop, and Zhang Qingfeng and Zhang Qingnian, one was in charge of the tofu workshop and the other was in charge of the soap workshop. The only people who could be used at home were Zhang, Xiaolan, Xiaoting, Shen and Xiaoyan.

Zhang was full of energy, and Xiao Lan was also confident, but when she saw the vast expanses of land on the farm, she had to face reality. It would be impossible for the mother and her children to turn over all the land.

Practice is the only criterion for testing truth. Xiao Lan knew that if she just told Zhang that they couldn't finish the work, her mother would definitely not listen. The only way to make her mother give up was to let her hit the wall.

Since Zhang was full of energy, Xiaolan would never give her a cold shoulder. After breakfast, Zhang, Shen, Xiaolan, Xiaoting and Xiaoyan came to the fields carrying shovels.

Because it was a wasteland, the soil was hard and Xiao Lan started to turn the soil with a shovel that was taller than her. Because the surface was very hard, only a shovel could be used to turn the soil. If a plow was used, it would not be possible to plow into the soil because the soil was hard and slippery. The weeds were okay because the roots were shallow and could be plowed up in one go with a shovel. But when it came to removing the shrubs, it was not so easy. The shrubs had a well-developed root system and were woody plants with deep roots, so the shovel had to be dug very deep to dig out their roots.

The mothers worked hard and sweated profusely before they dug out a small piece of land, but it was time to make lunch.

If lunch is for family members, they can just make do with it. But since it is to provide meals for the workers who are building the food shop, the meals have to be prepared with more care.

The mothers put away their shovels and went home to prepare lunch.

While washing vegetables, Zhang talked about the digging work in the morning. "This job is much more tiring than I thought. It would take us ten days or half a month to finish it."

When Xiao Lan heard Zhang say this, she knew the time was right. "Mom, I know you can do it, but we don't have the time. We haven't caught our chickens, ducks, geese, and pigs yet, and we have to provide three meals a day for the workers who are building the house. If we open up this piece of land, even if a strong laborer comes, I'm afraid it won't be able to do it."

The problem Xiaolan mentioned was very practical. This morning, Zhang had taken a good look at her family's farm. Although there were workshops and houses for farmhands, pig pens and chicken pens, except for a piece of land that could not be cultivated, the rest of the land was also very large. With the labor intensity of the mother and her children, it was indeed difficult to dig up the entire piece of land.

It's not that they can't do this job, but as Xiaolan said, they don't have the time to do it. The family has to prepare three meals a day. This is not just for a dozen people, but for more than 30 people. Just cooking is enough to take up their mother's time.

Seeing Zhang thinking silently, Xiao Lan quickly proposed a solution, "Mom, we still have to ask someone to help."

"Mom, the family can't do without you. My grandma, my sister and sister Xiaoyan have to help you cook three meals a day for the workers. I also have to keep accounts. If we go to dig the land, we really won't be able to handle it."

Xiaolan makes money to make money, not to put her experience into these things. Her labor is very valuable, and she wants to create greater wealth, not to dig for food in the field.

"I'm afraid we'll have to hire people to work on the land on our farm in the future." Xiao Lan thought for a moment and continued.

This could not be helped, as the family was indeed short of manpower. Anyway, she had made a lot of money from Xingyuan Prefecture this time, so it was enough to hire people to do the spring ploughing.

Zhang sighed, "We can only hire someone, but the wages are quite high."

Xiao Lan smiled and said, "Mom, we are not short of money now. Besides, we make money just to have a better life."

Zhang was convinced, and in the evening, the family sat down and discussed the idea of ​​inviting someone.

"We still need to hire a farmhand, and he has to be someone who knows how to farm," Xiao Lan suggested. "In this way, the farmhand will lead the hired people to work in the fields, and my father will just have to grasp the general direction."

Sheng Xuan nodded, he also agreed with his daughter's opinion. Ever since the family built the food shop, he felt that he was overwhelmed, and hiring a few long-term workers would just help share his burden.

"Then let's ask your uncle Yugui to help us hire someone." Sheng Xuan said.

Since the family was going to hire someone, there would be no shortage of manpower to do the work, so Xiao Lan told her grandfather about planting fruit trees, which he had mentioned before.

This idea coincided with Sheng Xuan's plan. Trees could provide shade, and if fish were raised in the pond, they could eat the fallen fruits. The branches cut every year could also be used as firewood.

Xiao Lan was used to eating fruits in modern times. After coming here, it was fine when her grandfather's family lived in Xishan Village. At that time, they would send fruits every year. Since the two families lived together, the fruits stopped coming.

She has not eaten fruit for ten days or half a month. She is happy to think that she can plant fruit trees on her farm in the future and realize fruit freedom. However, the happiest person is Zhang. She is a girl from Xishan Village. Because her family has an orchard, she has eaten a lot of fruit since she was a child. Since she married into Shengjia Village, she rarely eats fruit.

As the daughter-in-law of the Sheng family, she would not be able to enjoy the delicious food and drinks. Besides, the Sheng family lived frugally and would not spend extra money to buy fruits. Even if they did, it would not be her turn to eat them.

Thinking that her family was going to plant fruit trees, she would be able to enjoy fruit freedom just like before she got married, and she couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"That's a good idea. Why didn't I think of it, hahaha." Zhang said with a smile, "Ask your grandfather to ask someone to get us some fruit tree seedlings, such as apples, pears, apricots, plums, and peaches. We can plant some of everything at home." As she spoke, she couldn't sit still anymore and walked out the door excitedly, "I'll go find your grandfather now."