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

Aunt Hua and the four members of the Ye family went to the Wei family together. Ye Qing also went this time. He hadn't seen Wei Xin for a long time and missed her a lot.

The Wei family is small, so Wei Xin wore a new set of clothes and helped pour tea.

Grandpa Wei took his grandson to chat with Boss Ye. Aunt Hua and the two families praised each other back and forth, and the atmosphere of the chat was very good.

Zhou felt a little distressed when she saw Wei Xin busying around. "Good boy, sit down and have a rest. We are not strangers. If you are thirsty, we can drink it ourselves."

Wei Xin poured a cup for each of them and sat down with a red face.

Zhou didn't need Aunt Hua to tell her anything, she just made her point clear herself.

"Auntie, we agree to your request. If the two Weijia brothers are pleasing to Master Jiang, they will follow our Wulang. We have a courtyard in the city, where they can live while they study, and we have also hired a cook."

The Wei family was also a down-to-earth family. After hearing that the Ye family had agreed to this matter, they did not raise any requests. They loved their granddaughter and would not ask for her betrothal money.

Seeing that the biggest problem had been solved, Aunt Hua talked about the engagement gift she had brought again.

Qian was happy for her granddaughter, as she had found a good family. She immediately said, "My family does have some assets, but we didn't dare to show them because we were fleeing from famine. Xin girl just needs to live a good life in the future. She doesn't need to worry about her two younger brothers, as Wei Jia will soon be an adult and has his grandfather with him."

The two families exchanged more intimate details and prepared to find someone to calculate the date for the wedding, and they planned to get married before the New Year.

Ye Lao Da's family did not stay for dinner, and they prepared to go back after discussing it. They decided to pick up the grandfather and grandson of the Wei family early tomorrow morning and go to the city to find Master Jiang.

The Wei family came out to see Ye Lao Da and his family off. Ye Qing took Wei Xin's hand and quietly told her that the silver hairpin was picked by her brother himself. Ye Xin's face turned even redder and she didn't dare to look up at Ye Da Lang at all.

Ye Dalang was engaged and his heart finally settled. He drove the ox cart steadily and well along the way.

Several families were paying attention to Ye Dalang's marriage. After the marriage was settled, Old Man Ye took Grandpa Zhou out for a good drink.

Boss Ye made a special trip to Wuyun Temple and asked the master for help in choosing a date.

Wu Yunguan helped calculate for a long time and concluded that the two were a match made in heaven and that the marriage could be scheduled for the autumn.

Boss Ye donated one or two taels of incense money and went home happily. He also asked Aunt Hua to go to the Wei family to send off the date, and the Wei family agreed.

Boss Ye took the three members of the Wei family, grandfather and grandson, to see Master Jiang, who examined the two children separately.

Both children have studied with their father for several years. Wei Jia, in particular, has already become a Tongsheng. He has passed the exam at such a young age, so his future prospects cannot be underestimated.

The Wei Jia brothers went home first, prepared their bedding, and brought their clothes, writing materials, and writing brushes to the city.

Grandpa Wei also prepared two apprenticeship gifts for Master Jiang and taught him three months of tuition.

Ye Dalang drove a ox cart to send the three people off, and first went to the courtyard in the city to put down their luggage.

There are three main rooms in the yard and two side rooms for living. Two of the three main rooms are for living, and nine teenagers can live in four rooms, which is completely spacious.

Ye Dalang and Grandpa Wei sent the two children to school and did not go back immediately. They stayed with them for lunch before leaving.

It also allows the youngsters to get familiar with each other, and allows Grandpa Wei to taste Grandma Sun's cooking skills, so that he doesn't have to worry about the two children in the city.

At noon, Mrs. Sun came over early to cook four dishes and one soup. The portions were big enough that there was some left over after ten people finished eating.

Ye Dalang introduced them to each other and asked the Ye family and the Sun family to take care of the two of them. The teenagers were of similar age and soon became friends.

Ye Dalang took Grandpa Wei home. On the way, he learned that Ye Erlang had finished work and would stay with them at night, which made him feel more relieved.

"Da Lang, I need to give you money for food. How much is it per month?"

"Grandpa Wei, no need. This is how much two people can eat." Ye Dalang really thought so.

Mr. Wei firmly disagreed. He said that asking the Ye family to help raise the child was nothing. His family had the money and could afford to support the child.

The two talked all the way, and finally it was Grandpa Wei who made the decision. Like several other families, each family would be responsible for a month's worth of food and vegetables, all delivered from home.

Mrs. Sun's wages were divided equally among the five families.

Ye Dalang sent Grandpa Wei home. Wei Xin came to open the door. The two were too embarrassed to say anything under Grandpa Wei's nose. They just greeted each other and went back.

After Ye Dalang got engaged, his family continued to work on the farm, especially on the prickly ash trees on the mountain, where some small saplings had sprouted from their roots, and these could all be transplanted.

Ye Qing put on his hat, took his water bottle, and went up the mountain with his brother. Of course, he did not forget to bring Wangcai and Heizi.

"Heizi, run faster." Ye Qing ran in front and the two dogs chased behind.

Ye Dalang was very happy watching his sister playing with Wangcai and Heizi. At this time, Ye Qing looked like a child, not like a little adult as usual.

The two men cut down the small pepper seedlings, as they would not survive easily after transplanting, and cutting them down would not provide the peppers with any competition for nutrients.

There were also some that grew strong, which Ye Dalang carefully moved out and planted in open space.

"Brother, come and see if the peppercorns are about to bloom." Ye Qing couldn't believe his eyes.

Ye Dalang put down the hoe in his hand and walked over quickly. He pulled aside the leaves with his hands and saw flowers with a similar color to the leaves.

The flower is yellow-green in color. If you smell it closely, you can smell a very pleasant fragrance.

"Qingya is open, but we didn't notice the color."

The two looked at the surrounding pepper trees again and found that several of them had bloomed, but not many flowers.

"Brother, the pepper tree should be able to produce some fruit this year. It usually bears fruit every two to three years. This is the second year."

"I'll go home and get some of the compost to add to the pepper trees."

The two men worked faster as there were still some extra pepper seedlings but no place to plant them on the mountain.

They took the seedlings home and distributed them among several families.

"Uncle, you guys should plant them as soon as possible. The weather is too hot, and the roots will dry out without soil." Ye Qing reminded.

"Got it. I'll go to the mountain and plant some soon. The ones I planted previously have sprouted. Can I transplant them?"

Ye Qing carefully explained the precautions for transplanting before going home with peace of mind.

When they got home, Ye Dalang pulled up the fertilizer and went with Old Man Ye to spread the fertilizer on the pepper. The cotton on the wasteland had grown tall and needed to be stubbled.

The family wanted to be split in half, as people were needed to work in the fields.

Ye Qing called his second and third uncles, as well as his three uncles, over and went to the wasteland together while the weather was cool.

Ye Qing first taught them to recognize branches, which branches could be removed and which ones would bear fruit.

But it is still early now, so pinch off one or two branches from each plant. As the cotton grows, continue to pinch off the branches that compete for nutrients and do not bear fruit. Finally, to prevent the cotton from growing too tall, pinch off the head.

There is no rush for this step, wait until the cotton grows longer. Several adults learned to pinch the branches. At the beginning, they were not skilled and needed Ye Qing's guidance before they dared to do it. Later, they became more and more skilled.