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

Boss Ye looked at Xu Lizheng's reaction and knew that he had misunderstood. "Xu Lizheng, I'm not here to ask for money. We are here to help save the man-hours when your village built a house last year. My family wants to plant trees, so I'm here to find someone to help."

"About this matter, I was still wondering if I borrowed the money and forgot about it." Xu Lizheng said with a smile.

"I was too anxious and didn't explain clearly."

"Whenever you want to go, we're here anytime." Xu Lizheng thought that the wasteland had been almost turned over, so he could still spare a few days.

"It's better to go today. The saplings are already at home. If we wait too long, I'm worried they won't survive."

Xu Lizheng called his son, "Boss, go check the account book to see which group it was at that time, and go and inform them while it's still early."

Xu Lizheng's eldest son took out the account book from the room, looked at the names of the people in the groups, asked about the number of people needed, and was about to go out to call people.

"Brother Xu, please ask them to bring shovels. They will be needed to dig the tree pit. I don't have so many tools at home."

"Don't worry, I have definitely brought everything." After saying that, he went out. If he was a little later, no one would be home and the wasteland would need to be cleaned up.

Boss Ye waited anxiously for a quarter of an hour. Then he heard footsteps outside and it sounded like there were quite a few people.

"Xu Lizheng, I heard someone coming. Please take note of the number of people. We will go back to work first."

"Let's go, don't delay the work. It looks like it's going to rain in the next two days. Plant the trees before it rains and you can save yourself the trouble of watering them." Xu Lizheng knows how to read the weather.

Boss Ye took twenty people back with him, but instead of going home, he went directly to the mountain to dig a tree pit.

Old man Ye brought his grandchildren to the mountain first, selected a location to plant trees, and marked it with wood ash.

By the time Boss Ye brought his men over, they had already marked half of the area.

"Boss, two people in a group, dig according to the location of the wood ash." Old man Ye was worried that his son didn't see the wood ash on the ground, so he shouted to his son on the mountain.

Boss Ye agreed loudly and asked the people from Ji Village to dig tree pits in groups of two.

Eight more people were assigned to dig up the tree roots. The dead trees were all large and difficult to dig up.

Two people work in a group, and one person will dig for most of the day. After the digging is done, they will dry it and chop it into firewood for burning.

There is a lot of rain in the south, and the soil on the mountain is soft. It is easy to dig tree pits. In one morning, more than 30 tree pits were dug.

Boss Ye was busy transporting saplings to the mountain. After the pits were dug, he planted the saplings in them and then put the soil back in.

Li was also busy on the mountain. She and Zhou had to cook for more than 20 people.

First cook the rice and sweet potatoes together. People in the mountains do heavy work and they can't work if they are not full.

Second Aunt and Cousin Xi helped steam the buns at home. When they were ready, they put them on the ox cart and pulled them up the mountain.

The dishes prepared were rabbit stewed with radish, and pork, cabbage and vermicelli, each in a big pot.

"It's time to eat, everyone come and eat." Li shouted towards the mountain.

"Coming." Boss Ye agreed.

Everyone put down their tools and followed Boss Ye to eat.

Each person had a bowl of porridge, two steamed buns and a large bowl of vegetables.

"Brother Ye, this meal is so delicious, and there's meat. Don't bother with it next time. Just eat whatever you want." A tall and strong man from Ji Village said. When they were building the house, they had nothing at home and only made wild vegetable porridge.

"Brother, this is nothing. Only when you are full can you have the strength to work. Eat quickly. We still have a lot of work to do in the afternoon." Boss Ye was worried that the people in Ji Village would feel embarrassed, so he spoke in a deliberately careless manner.

Ye Qing advised, "Everyone, hurry up and eat. We still need your help to plant more than a hundred saplings."

Everyone stopped talking and started eating. This was much better than what we had at home. We hadn't eaten meat since the New Year.

Everyone stood up with a burp. It had been a long time since they had eaten so full. Just for the meal, they were willing to work even if they didn't have to pay their working hours.

The people from Jicun are also hardworking and diligent. In order to repay the lunch, they worked harder in the afternoon.

When the work was over in the afternoon, more than 60 saplings had been planted. Ye Qing looked at the saplings that were still a little bare in front of him, and his heart was filled with joy.

The people from Ji Village went back. The Ye family didn't care about dinner. Boss Ye put the tools on the ox cart and took them home.

If we bring it back early tomorrow morning, they will feel more relaxed on the journey.

"Brother is back. The shopkeeper brought the wolfberry seedlings. I'll bring them to you." Ye Laoer heard the noise and walked out of the house.

"I'll ask Dalang to come get it later. You don't have to cook tonight. Come to my house to eat. Thanks to your help in cooking at noon, I was able to come here."

Ye Lao Er waved his hand, "No, Xiya has prepared everything at home. You have been tired all day, so go and rest early."

Ye Lao Da didn't insist, "Second brother, when are you going to plant the trees? The sky is cloudy and it looks like it will rain soon."

Ye Laoer looked up at the sky, feeling anxious. "We'll plant tomorrow. I've been to Ji Village this afternoon, so I'll help my family plant first. The other families bought fewer seedlings, so we don't need their help."

"I'll come to help you after I finish planting. Don't worry, I'll go back first." After saying that, he drove the ox cart home.

Early the next morning, the first thing Boss Ye did when he got up was to look at the sky. There were more clouds in the sky.

After breakfast, the family went to the mountain. Ye Qing also stopped his morning exercise, as the work on the mountain was very tiring.

People from Ji Village have arrived and are continuing to dig holes and plant trees with shovels.

The mountain is bustling today. People from the village who bought saplings have all come to plant them.

Those who were close to each other chatted and discussed future plans, and work didn’t seem so tiring.

Ye Qing arranged the location of the fruit trees and went to the charcoal kiln to help cook. Second Aunt couldn't come to help cook today, and Li and the others didn't have time to cook.

Ye Qing helped to light the fire. The aroma of steamed buns wafted out from the edge of the pot, making the people working nearby even hungrier after smelling it.

After lunch, there were more than a dozen trees waiting to be planted in the afternoon.

The shopkeeper came over with the people who were guiding the tree planting. "Brother Ye, do you need any help? I came all the way here and saw that your trees are planted very well."

"Thank you for the compliment, shopkeeper. I'll ask the master to help us see how the fruit trees are doing and how to take care of them in the future. Please teach us."

Ye Qing came over and asked the master some questions about managing the fruit trees. In fact, this was to serve as a cover for scientific management of the fruit trees in the future.

It was still early in the afternoon, and the saplings were planted. Everyone helped to lift the tree roots from the mountain onto the oxcart and pulled them to the riverbed to dry. It took several trips back and forth to pull all the tree roots back.

Boss Ye asked the people in Ji Village to tell Xu Lizheng that his family would use up the remaining working hours and send more than 30 people tomorrow to help reclaim the wasteland.

Ye Qing and Ye Dalang did not go home after coming down from the mountain. Instead, they took a walk in the wasteland first.

The wasteland is full of dead grass and stones. If you want to grow crops, you have to weed first.

"Qingya, there's too much grass in the field. I don't think we can finish it tomorrow."