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

Wei shouted towards the southwest, and soon a boy of about twelve or thirteen years old came running over.

"Aunt, what do you want from me?" It was the youngest son of the Wei family who came.

"Your Aunt Wang asked for two piglets. Go and help send them back."

"Aunt, which two do you want? I'll go get them for you."

"The two in the corner."

Ye Qing also helped to remind them, "They are the two with flowers on their bodies."

Wei Zhao rolled up his sleeves and jumped into the pigpen nimbly.

His family is in the pork business and they have to slaughter pigs every day. At a very young age, he can help distribute the meat for the family.

Ye Qing turned to the other side of the pigpen and helped him attract the piglets' attention.

Wei Zhao walked over casually, almost to the piglet, and with one quick step, grabbed a pig's leg with one hand.

The two little pigs screamed in fear, but Wei Zhao ignored them, held one of the little pigs under his legs, and freed his hand to take the rope handed to him by Ye Qing.

The four legs of the piglet were tied up so that it could not move. The piglet was put on the ground and the other leg was tied up neatly.

He carried the piglet out of the pigpen with both hands and put it in a backpack.

Before Wang could react, the piglet was put into the backpack.

"Sister, your nephew is young and works so skillfully. You don't have to worry about him in the future. You can support him with this skill."

"Sister-in-law, this kid has been helping the family slaughter pigs since he could walk, and now he is very skilled. If you want to buy meat, go to his house. The pigs are definitely slaughtered that day."

Wang was busy making a new quilt at home and had hardly gone out since she arrived.

"That's great. I don't have to go to the city to buy them. I have someone to lead the way today. I'll go buy some and give them some tonic."

Wei took the five hundred coins given by Wang and enthusiastically took her to the Wei family.

Ye Qing didn't go with them and went home to help with cooking.

Everyone in the family has been busy these two days. Li is old and no longer goes into the kitchen.

When he got home, Wei Xin was busy in the kitchen.

"Sister-in-law, what are we eating today?"

"Eat dumplings. I found some shepherd's purse outside today. Make some shepherd's purse dumplings."

Wei Xin put the shepherd's purse in the pot and blanched it, while Ye Qing went to knead the dough.

It’s still early today, so we have time to make dumplings.

After kneading the dough and chopping the meat, Li took Ping'an to the backyard to watch over him so that he would not disturb them while they were working.

After Zhou came back from the vegetable garden, they started wrapping them.

Zhou washed her hands and sat at the table to wrap them together.

This is the first time I’ve made dumplings since the Chinese New Year, and the whole family enjoyed them deliciously.

Five hundred mulberry seedlings were delivered, and the whole family helped plant the trees.

Ye Qing bought another twenty acres of land, which was a wasteland near the foot of the mountain. There were many rocks on the ground there, making it unsuitable for growing crops, but it was very suitable for growing mulberry trees.

Boss Ye then bought ten acres of wasteland. He bought a hundred mulberry seedlings, but there was no place to plant them.

The soil quality of this wasteland is poor and there are many large rocks. The government never thought that it could be sold.

Five hundred coins per mu, which was half sold and half given away.

Other families in the village also bought a few acres of land and planted mulberry trees at the foot of the mountain. When the breeze blew, the saplings swayed, which was a spectacular sight.

The pepper seedlings raised by the Zhou family can now be transplanted. After the news spread, people came in one after another to buy the pepper seedlings.

The Sichuan pepper seedlings are a bit expensive, twenty cents a piece. Even so, people come to buy twenty pieces at a minimum.

Although pepper seedlings are a bit more expensive, you can pay for yourself after two years with one tree.

Zhou was in a good mood these two days. She sold nearly a thousand pepper trees and earned nearly twenty taels of silver.

"Qingya, go buy some spareribs. Let's stew them for dinner today."

Ye Qing took the copper coin with some surprise. He didn't expect that Zhou, who was usually frugal, would be willing to spend money to buy meat.

Ye Qing took the money, went to Wei's house, and bought ten kilograms of ribs and five kilograms of pork belly.

There are many people in the family and the work is heavy, so this little bit of meat will be eaten up quickly.

After buying meat and returning home, I saw Ye Erlang talking to Li.

"Brother, why are you back? You are busy in the store."

"Now I can finally get out and move around without being tied to cakes."

"You've hired some people. How many people have you hired?" Ye Qing thought it would take another month or two to get rid of him.

"I hired three people. I made the stuffing before I came. It took two days to make. It won't go bad now that it's cold."

"Then you are in for a treat today. Mom asked me to buy some meat and cook it for you."

Ye Erlang looked at the basket with interest, "Oh, there's pork belly too, I'll make braised pork."

This is what Ye Qing planned. With Ye Erlang helping with the cooking, he would cook more rice tonight.

Ye Erlang first cut the meat into suitable sizes while talking to Ye Qing.

"Qingya, do you want to go to the city to play? The city is very lively now. The bandits have been eliminated, and many caravans have come to Wu'an City. There are many things I have never seen before."

Ye Qing became interested, "I'll go with you tomorrow. We haven't been to the city since the New Year. The winery is moving in a few days, so we won't have time to go there again."

After the two made an appointment, they talked about the mulberry trees on the mountain.

When the workers came back, the yard was filled with the smell of meat.

A large pot of stewed pork ribs was made, and radishes were put in to absorb the oil. Ping An was so greedy that he kept shouting.

Wei Xin washed her hands and walked over to hug her son.

"Little greedy cat, you're still young and can't eat yet." As he said this, he carried the baby to the room to feed him.

After waiting for a while, the scholar came back.

Zhou asked Wei Jia and his brother to stay. There was a lot cooked at home today, so she asked them to eat some.

It was getting late after dinner, so Wei Xin didn't let them go back. Tomorrow was a day off, so they could go back early in the morning, so they would have enough time.

The braised pork made by Ye Erlang tasted better than the one in the restaurant. Ye Chenjing ate three bowls of rice before stopping.

"Brother, your braised pork is so delicious that my stomach is about to burst."

Before Ye Erlang could say anything, Zhou started scolding her son.

"No matter how delicious it is, you can't eat so much. If you have food accumulation at night, you will feel uncomfortable."

Ye Chenjing felt a little guilty and didn't dare to say anything.

After dinner, Zhou asked them to take a walk in the yard, and then wash up and go to bed when they were not so full.

The next afternoon, Ye Qing followed Ye Erlang into the city to play, and helped to tidy up the yard.

Ye Erlang accompanied his sister to go shopping, and Ye Qing could hardly recognize the appearance of this street.

The number of people selling things increased several times, and there were also some caravans shouting while selling things.

Ye Qing visited every stall, and if he came across some seeds that were not available in Wu'an City, he would buy some to take back.

She also bought some wheat seeds brought from the north and asked her elder brother to plant them to see which one had a higher yield.

Or combine the two and see if you can create a new variety.

Ye Erlang was not annoyed and patiently accompanied Ye Qing on the tour.

If Ye Qing comes across some rare things, he will buy some and take them back to play with.

"Second brother, look at this hairpin. The style is so novel."

"Sir, this was brought in from the neighboring Daliang Kingdom. The craftsmanship is different from that of the Great Zhou Kingdom and is more exquisite."