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

The next day, Ye Qing did not go with them. The brothers were familiar with the process and could go by themselves.

Ye Qing went to the workshop to work. Before the New Year, everyone was buying New Year goods, and vermicelli was selling very well. The workshop hired a few more people, and the backyard of the meeting hall was almost full of people.

The charcoal business in the village is still going on, but the charcoal burning work in the mountains has ended.

Ye Lizheng took the village account book to the county government office, paid the taxes to County Magistrate Wu, and came back to divide the money.

Charcoal making was more bumpy this year. I burned more than last year and even went to Yangcheng twice to sell it.

Everyone in the village is waiting to share the money. After all, all the money they earned before was used to buy land, and they are still waiting to share the money to buy New Year’s goods during the Spring Festival.

Ye Lizheng was also a quick man. After the accountant calculated the silver to be divided, he directly rang the gong and distributed the money to everyone.

The family with more children does more work and gets more money.

This makes families with small populations very envious. Those who have already found a daughter-in-law will go to give big gifts before the New Year, hoping to bring her home early after the New Year to expand the family.

The head of the village stood on the platform and shouted at the top of his voice.

"We can make money from burning charcoal this year. We have to thank the county government for its support, the villagers for their hard work, and finally Ye Qing. It was she who first came up with the idea and made this happen last year."

Ye Lizheng stopped talking, and the villagers below shouted out of respect, "Thank you for your concern, Lizheng."

"Last year, because everyone was short of money, Ye Qing got less. She didn't participate this year, but we can't forget her contribution. This year, we will continue to give Ye Qing 30 taels of silver. I hope everyone has no objection."

The villagers were all grateful people, and thinking of Ye Qing's kindness, no one objected.

Seeing that no one objected, the village head looked very satisfied and continued, "But I also want to make it clear that this money will only be given for three years. After three years, if there is another contribution, it will be paid again. Do you have any objection, Ye Qing?"

Ye Qing didn't expect that she still had her own things to do. Last year, she wanted to make money for her family, so she came up with this idea. She didn't expect that the villagers still remembered it.

Ye Qing did not hesitate and replied that he had no objection. The village money distribution meeting officially began.

Some women gathered around to watch the fun; they also wanted to make money and spend it with dignity.

When Ye Qing was mentioned, they quickly gathered around.

"Qingya, does your workshop need more people? I have nothing to do at home, so I can go and work." An aunt from the Wang family asked with concern.

Ye Qing looked at the backyard of the meeting room, which was almost full of things in the workshop. She planned to add another stone mill after the New Year to produce more vermicelli.

This requires building your own workshop, and after expanding the workshop, you need to hire people.

She cleared her throat and said, "Don't worry, if the workshop needs someone, we'll choose people from the village first."

Everyone felt relieved after hearing this, and praised Ye Qing for his ability, saying that he could run such a large workshop at such a young age.

Ye Qing felt embarrassed by the praise, so he went back to the workshop to help cut sweet potatoes.

Ye Xi and Ye Xiang were very attentive to the workshop and kept the accounts clear every day, which saved Ye Qing a lot of worry.

Outside the workshop is where the money is divided. From morning to night, the sounds of chatting and children playing outside never stop.

When he returned home in the evening, Ye Lao Da helped Ye Qing collect the thirty taels of silver that Ye Qing had received.

Old man Ye was paid according to the amount of charcoal he burned in the charcoal kiln, and he received ten taels of silver.

Boss Ye was the sales team leader and got a lot of money, twelve taels of silver.

Ye Dalang, on the contrary, received more. He went to Yangcheng and brought back an improved plow and received twenty taels of silver.

Old Man Ye’s money was the same as last year, and Zhou did not confiscate it, but let the old couple keep it. With money in hand, they felt at ease.

He kept twelve taels of Ye Dalang's money and eighteen taels of Ye Qing's money, and let them keep the rest.

Wei Xin was holding eight taels of silver in his hand, feeling a little nervous.

Although Ye Dalang said that the family money and the public income would be divided into 40% and 60%, in this era, the emphasis was on not dividing the family, and the younger generation could not have private property.

I didn't expect the Ye family to be so open-minded. With so much money, they just don't want it.

Seeing Wei Xin's uneasiness, Ye Dalang patted her hands under the table and told her to accept it with peace of mind.

Wei Xin felt less anxious and bravely accepted the money.

Ye Qing became much calmer and reached out to take his money.

Zhou also felt sorry for the money she had to share, but after all, she was still at home. Thinking of this, she felt much better.

After the money was divided, it was the 23rd day of the lunar year. Everyone got up in the morning and started cleaning the room.

The custom in the village is to clean the house on the 23rd and then send the Kitchen God to heaven to speak good things in the evening.

After cleaning the house, Boss Ye has time to go and see the fish in the pond.

I asked the Xu brothers to help me release the water and catch fish. Fish are expensive before the New Year, so I could make some money.

This is the coldest time of the year, with thin ice on the water surface, and most people are unwilling to do this job.

The three Xu brothers have many brothers in their family and are burdened with heavy responsibilities. They all have to arrange marriages after the New Year. If they can earn some money now, they will have more money in their hands after the New Year.

First drain the water and let the fish run aground. Then wear rabbit-skin boots and put on a layer of shoes outside the boots. This way your feet won't touch the cold water and your body won't feel so cold.

Some of the villagers who loved to watch the fun went to play by the pond, watching and discussing how many fish there were in the pond.

The more I looked at it, the more I wanted to try it. An acre of pond produced more than 600 catties of fish, and at ten cents per catty, it could be sold for six taels of silver.

Boss Ye didn't care about these things. He was too lazy to go to the city to sell them bit by bit, so he found a fishmonger and gave him all.

The same is true for Ye Laoer’s pond. They keep the fish to be eaten during the New Year and sell the rest.

Including the money from selling lotus roots and lotus seeds, Ye Laoer earned more.

"Brother, are you buying some ponds this year?" Ye Laoer made money and wanted to buy some more.

"Buy it. Money in your hand can't make babies. Only by buying more land can money make money." Boss Ye was successfully brainwashed by his daughter.

Ye Lao Er thought it made sense, so he went to the village head in the afternoon and bought two mu of land. Everyone in the village who heard about it went to buy some.

Boss Ye also went to buy, and bought three acres of paddy fields, three acres of dry land, two acres of ponds, and two acres of forest land.

Ye Qing checked the accounts in the workshop and took a day off on the 25th day of the lunar year.

Each person was given an extra month's salary, as well as couplets and seafood brought from Yangcheng.

Later, Ye Xuan went to Yangcheng alone. Ye Qing gave him a little more silver and a total of five taels of silver, which was a recognition of Ye Xuan.

Ye Xi gave red envelopes just like Ye Xiang. They were managers, and each of them gave one or two taels of silver.

This year started late, and there were still costs to be invested. After dividing the money, Ye Qing still had more than 40 taels of silver left, plus the more than ten taels he earned from marine products.

He gave Zhou another 60%, leaving him with more than 20 taels. Adding the share from the villagers, Ye Qing had about 40 taels left.

Ye Qing planned to build his own workshop after the new year. He planned to keep the twenty taels of silver in his hand and use the rest to buy land.

Ye Qing was one step closer to her dream of becoming a landlord's wife. Fortunately, there were not many families living around Kaoshan Village, and the surrounding villages were not willing to buy land so far away, so the villagers could buy as much land as they wanted.