After fleeing famine, I have thousands of acres of fertile land

The head of the village promised to talk to the villagers, and Ye Qing went home to tidy up the yard and plant the saplings.

"Grandma, we also bought some flowers. Take a look at where to plant them." Ye Qing thought Li would like them.

"How many Qingya are there? Plant them outside the wall. They won't get in the way and they'll bloom beautifully."

Li came out of the house in high spirits. Ye Qing accompanied her to the outside of the yard, and the two gestured to indicate the location for planting flowers.

"If we plant them around the wall, people passing by will know they are ours. It looks good and gives us face."

"Grandma, I'll listen to you. I'll ask my brother to loosen up the soil around the wall and tidy it up so we can plant the flowers when they arrive."

Ye Dalang came out with a hoe and, following the two men's instructions, he opened a 50-centimeter-wide opening in the corner of the wall, which would not affect walking but was enough for planting flowers.

Boss Ye brought two buckets of water, watered the open areas thoroughly, and added some fertilizer.

The sun was setting and the person delivering the saplings had not arrived yet. Ye Qing was a little anxious, suspecting that someone had intercepted the saplings they had ordered.

I went out to look two or three times before I finally saw the ox cart.

"Dad is here with the saplings. Come and see where we should put them."

Boss Ye had just finished sweeping the backyard and came out with a broom in his hand.

Seeing the ox cart parked at the door, he put the broom behind the gate and went out to greet him.

"Shopkeeper, you are here, thank you for your hard work."

"Master Ye, I was delayed by something. I am here just now. I hope I didn't delay you."

"It's still early, come in and sit down."

"Master Ye, it's getting late, so I won't sit down. Let's count the saplings first, so we can go back while it's still early."

Boss Ye looked at the sky and stopped being polite. "Dalang, come and get the saplings. Put the fruit tree saplings in the backyard."

Ye Dalang followed the young man brought by the shopkeeper to move the saplings and put the flower seedlings outside the yard first so that they could be planted soon.

Ye Lao Er heard the voices and came out. Seeing several ox carts parked in front of his eldest brother's house, he walked over quickly.

"Brother, these are the saplings my family bought. I'm here to help move them."

"Second brother, do you want some? His saplings are really good."

Ye Laoer was no longer in a hurry to move the saplings, and just stood around the car to look at it.

Ye Chencong, who followed Ye Laoer, took a look at the saplings, but couldn't recognize what variety they were, so he went to move the saplings with Ye Dalang.

Ye Qing was holding a piece of paper and a charcoal stick with two leaves wrapped around it, and was writing down the number of trees next to the car.

"Brother, this sapling is good. There is still mud on the roots and buds. I want to buy some too."

The shopkeeper saw that there was business, so he enthusiastically took Ye Laoer to introduce himself to the business.

Finally, Ye Laoer ordered a few fruit trees and thirty saplings, and agreed to have them delivered tomorrow.

More and more villagers came over after hearing the noise, and everyone bought ten or twenty trees at a time.

The shopkeeper was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. An entire village bought half of the saplings he brought.

After counting the saplings, Boss Ye gave six taels of silver to the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper was also very generous. In recognition of Boss Ye's help in introducing business, he gave him five more wolfberries and asked him to bring them over tomorrow.

The shopkeeper left with his men, and Boss Ye began to worry. With so many saplings arriving, how could he dig so many pits and not only that, he also had to dig out the tree roots.

"Don't worry, Dad. Tell the head of the village early tomorrow morning and find someone to help plant the trees."

Boss Ye slapped his thigh and said, "How could I forget about hiring someone?"

There are four people working at home, and they will find another twenty people to help. There is a stove at the charcoal kiln, so as long as they bring food up, they can eat directly on the mountain.

Old Man Ye and Ye Dalang planted the flowers first. Ye Qing directed his eldest brother to break off some of the branches of the flowers, leaving only thick branches.

"Qingya, what's the point of breaking these off? Aren't flowers prettier the bigger they are?"

"Brother, these are the branches that absorb nutrients. If you break them off, the flowers will grow better."

Ye Dalang didn't ask any more questions. He followed Ye Qing's instructions, took care of the flowers, and then went home to prepare dinner.

Boss Ye went to the village head's house. He originally planned to go and talk to him early tomorrow morning, but there was nothing else to do at home now. If he talked to him now, he could go and find someone early tomorrow morning.

The head of the village agreed to Ye Lao Da's request. Ye Lao Da did not stay at the head of the village for dinner and went home.

Boss Ye returned home just in time for dinner. He sat down, picked up his chopsticks and drank some porridge. "Qingya, where are you going to plant the grapes?"

"Dad, I plan to plant it on the hillside. There's good sunlight over there, and there's nothing blocking the view. It's also a hillside, so I can't plant anything else."

"That's a really good spot. We can plant a few grape vines there. It will be easier to manage."

Old Man Ye remembered where the place they were talking about was. There was little rain last year, and there was a hillside over there that could not retain water, so many trees dried up.

"That place is really nice. We can plant some fruit trees there. It is also close to the water flow from the mountain, so we can draw water to irrigate the trees when there is drought."

Seeing that everyone in his family agreed, Ye Qing proposed the location of the wolfberries, and they were planted at the foot of the mountain.

When the wolfberries are ripe, you can pick them and sell them to pharmacies.

Speaking of the medicine shop, Ye Qing thought of her previous plan. "Dad, let's buy some more medicinal herbs and plant them in the forest. There's plenty of space on the mountain, and they can grow under the shade of the trees, and we can sell them for money."

Ye Lao Da had never grown herbs before and was worried that they wouldn't survive. "Qingya herbs are not easy to grow, so we'll just grow soybeans like we did last year."

"Dad, herbs are more valuable than soybeans. We had nothing to eat last year, so we had no choice but to plant soybeans. I asked Doctor Lin, and he said that Bupleurum should be planted in a sunny place, while Angelica dahurica should be planted in a shady place."

Boss Ye was very moved when he heard what his daughter said.

Old Man Ye agreed first, "Just do as Qingya said. Fortunately, it was Chaihu that helped me reduce my fever while fleeing from the famine, and saved my life."

"I'll ask around tomorrow to see where I can buy Bupleurum and Angelica dahurica seeds." Boss Ye is the kind of person who will execute his decisions immediately after making them.

"Dad, I've asked Doctor Lin to help me find it. He's in the clinic and often deals with people in the herbal medicine business. It would be much easier for him to find it than for us."

After listening to the discussion, Zhou urged her daughter to wash up as she had to get up early the next day.

After Ye Lao Da's family had breakfast, Old Man Ye took his two children to go to the mountain to do some work.

Boss Ye drove the ox cart to Ji Village. When they arrived at Ji Village, Xu Lizheng had just finished breakfast and was preparing to go to work in the wasteland.

"Nephew, how come you have time to come here today? Come in and sit down." Xu Lizheng put down the hoe in his hand and led Boss Ye into the house.

Xu Lizheng's son first went to the kitchen to pour two glasses of water, brought them in, and then asked about Boss Ye's purpose of coming.

The Ye family was very busy and had no time to exchange pleasantries with them. He directly stated his purpose, "Xu Lizheng, I am here today to collect a debt."

Xu Lizheng was confused and couldn't remember what debt he owed. "Nephew, what are you talking about? I've paid for the rabbits and the charcoal I bought, so what else do I owe?"