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

After all the corn was brought home, Grandpa Wei urged Ye Dalang to go back to work, as the Ye family had a lot of land and needed manpower to work.

The Wei family has little land, so they can slowly peel the corn cobs when they get home, dry them, and then thresh them in winter.

"Grandpa Wei, I'm leaving now. Please leave the corn stalks in the field. I'll come back to work after I finish my work at home."

"Go back quickly. You don't need to worry about this place. I'm not that old yet. I can still do it."

Ye Dalang returned home, worked in the fields during the day, and peeled corn husks at home at night. The little flesh he had on his body was all lost in one autumn harvest.

Li felt sorry for her family, so she killed a rooster and stewed a large pot of it to provide nourishment for her family.

"Boss, the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. Have you bought the gifts? Especially for the Wei family, we can't be careless." Li calculated that there were only five days left before the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Boss Ye patted his head and said, "I was so busy that I forgot about it. Fortunately, my mother still remembered it."

The next morning, Boss Ye first brought some things from home and then went to the city to buy some more.

First, I gave the festival gift to Master Jiang, and then I went to give the gift to Ye Erlang's master.

Boss Ye bought some cakes and meat in the city and sent them to Master Liu, the chef of Fu'an Pavilion, to thank Master Liu for helping his son introduce a master.

When Boss Ye returned, he bought a few jars of good wine and some cakes that the old man liked to eat.

I happened to meet the Wei brothers selling pork in the city, so I ordered half a pig and had it delivered home early the next morning.

The next morning, Boss Wei personally delivered the pork. It looked like the pig was freshly slaughtered and was very fresh.

Boss Ye took his son to the pond and caught six fish, and then went to the backyard to catch two chickens.

Let Ye Dalang take half a pig, two fish, two chickens, two jars of good wine, and a few packets of snacks to the Wei family as a holiday gift.

After seeing Ye Dalang off, Ye Lao Da went to Zhou's house with wine and cakes. He chatted with his father-in-law for a while and then came back. There was still a lot of work to do in the fields.

Two days later, Sun Dazhu also came to give holiday gifts, and brought clothes that Ye Qiu had made for Old Man Ye and Mrs. Li.

Old Man Ye put it on right away and it fit him perfectly. He praised Sun Dazhu and Ye Qiu for their good taste and good clothes.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Ye Chenjing took a day off and helped to thresh the corn kernels at home.

In the evening, Zhou cooked two fish, killed a chicken, and made a few dishes. Boss Ye accompanied Old Man Ye to drink two glasses of wine.

Today was a festival, and Mrs. Li ignored Old Man Ye's drinking. After the family finished their meal, they shared mooncakes.

Old Man Ye and Mrs. Li were very tired these days, so they went back to bed early. Boss Ye got drunk, so he went back to sleep, too.

Zhou brought her children and told them the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, while eating corn kernels in her hands.

After a few days of hard work, the corn cobs on the ground were threshed, spread out on the ground to dry, and then collected and stored in the cellar.

Ye Dalang went to dig corn stalks for the Wei family. Ye Lao Da found a few people from the village to help with the work, earning thirty cents a day.

The field was cleaned in three days, and the corn stalks were put aside to dry. Some were used as compost, and some were taken back for firewood.

Then plow the land and leave it to dry for a few days, spread fertilizer and plant winter wheat.

This year, the yamen runner Zhang was still sent to collect taxes, and the villagers in Kaoshan Village were very cooperative. Within one day, the whole village came to pay the taxes on their own initiative.

After paying taxes, Ye Qing rested at home for a few days, lying on a recliner in the yard, not wanting to move.

After the winter wheat was planted, the sweet potatoes on the wasteland could be harvested. Ye Qing was responsible for cutting the sweet potato vines with a sickle. He cut them off at the root, and Ye Dalang picked them out with a fork.

Once all the sweet potato vines were pulled out, rows of sweet potatoes were revealed.

Boss Ye dug up a plant first and weighed it with the scale he brought with him. It weighed about seven or eight kilograms. Old man Ye was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.

Now there is plenty of food at home and we no longer have to worry about going hungry.

Every family in Kaoshan Village has bought land, and it is difficult to find anyone to help harvest sweet potatoes.

Boss Ye went to Ji Village and asked the three Xu brothers, neighbors of the Wei family, to help with housework.

The three Xu brothers were recommended by Grandpa Wei. They were capable and kind young men, but their families were burdened with heavy responsibilities, so they were willing to work around the village to support their families.

Boss Ye observed for a few days and seeing that the three Xu brothers were hardworking, he decided to keep them.

When my family has more money in the future, I will definitely buy more land. I signed a long-term contract with them. They will come to work if there is work, and not come if there is no work.

The work was calculated by the day, 20 cents per person per day. When there was no work, they could take on other people's work, and sometimes Boss Ye would introduce them to jobs in the village.

The three Xu brothers, each with four members, could earn eighty cents a day, and after the autumn harvest, they could earn a lot.

All the sweet potatoes in the fields were brought home, and the cellar at home was filled with grain, much of which had to be left outside.

Some of the sweet potatoes were damaged because they were not carefully dug. Old Man Ye and his son cut them into slices and put them in the sun to dry.

After drying, they are collected and hung on the beams. They can be pressed into powder and made into cakes or cooked into porridge.

"Qingya, are you done with your housework? My brother is on a break at school today, so he's going to the mountains to pick wild fruits. Do you want to go?" Zaohua, my cousin from my eldest uncle's family, called Ye Qing at the door.

Ye Qing said something to his family, then went up the mountain carrying the backpack.

"Sister Zaohua, what are you going to pick?"

"Some time ago, I found a jujube tree. The fruits should be ripe now. Let's go pick them." Zaohua also discovered it when she was chasing a rabbit with her brother.

"Red dates, let's go quickly. We haven't eaten fresh dates for a long time." Ye Qing pulled Zaohua and ran forward.

My cousin Tietou followed behind them anxiously, fearing that they might fall.

The three of them soon arrived under the jujube tree. Ye Qing looked at the tall jujube tree with a depressed look on his face. "Sister Zaohua, we forgot to bring the ladder."

Zaohua covered her mouth and laughed secretly, "Qingya, are you stupid? Tietou can climb trees, and all the children in the mountains can climb trees."

Ye Qing slapped her head, she had forgotten that her uncle's family grew up in the mountains and were much better off than her.

Tietou took off the backpack and quickly climbed up the tree which was more than three meters high. He sat on a thick branch and threw down red dates.

Ye Qing was happily picking up dates. His cousin picked all the ripe dates. Ye Qing picked one, rubbed it on his body, took a bite, and it tasted sweet.

"Sister Zaohua, this date is as sweet as you."

Zaohua glared at him with her almond-shaped eyes, "Okay, you innocent girl, you still make fun of me, I will beat you to death."

The two of them were making a mess. Tietou looked at his two sisters being lively from above, but he did not stop them. He continued to throw dates down diligently.

The two of them played around for a while, then picked up the dates.

Tietou saw that it was almost time, so he slid down from the tree and helped pick dates. The three of them each carried a basket and went down the mountain.

The three of them passed by the village and saw a group of people chatting there.

"Third Uncle, you guys are chatting." Ye Qing greeted first.

"We're just chatting. Everyone is worried. This year there's a bumper sweet potato harvest and we don't have any land to grow them at home." Although Third Grandpa was complaining, he was actually happy in his heart.