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

The meal was ready. Those who had worked in the fields and studied came back. Several people sat around the table, and Ye Qing told the story of raising lobsters again.

"Dad, do you think we can raise them? All the lobsters have been caught this year, so there will definitely be fewer next year. There will be more lobsters for sale next year, and we won't make as much money." Ye Qing felt that if he wanted to make money next year, he would still have to rely on raising lobsters.

Ye Dalang has completely surrendered to Ye Qing, and every decision Ye Qing makes is right.

"Dad, I think what Qingya said makes sense. River ponds are not expensive. If you can't raise lobsters, you can still grow lotus roots." Ye Dalang also advised.

There is plenty of water in the south, with rivers everywhere, and there is no shortage of fish, so raising fish is not profitable.

Boss Ye still couldn't make up his mind, so he looked at Old Man Ye. Old Man Ye thought it was possible, lobsters can be raised anywhere, just feed them some grass every day.

"Then raise some. I'll go find the head of the village tomorrow and buy an acre of pond to try, and then ask other families if they want to raise some." Boss Ye made up his mind.

After dinner, the family members started to decorate their own rooms. After that, they would go to other people’s rooms to take a look at the decorations. If they saw something they liked, they would come back and move them around.

Ye Lao Er thought about it all night, and discussed it with his family, and decided to buy an acre of river pond. This year, the government has a discount to help the victims, and it can be cheaper.

Ye Lao Da and Ye Lao Er went to the headman's house with two bags of cakes. As soon as they said they wanted to buy a pond, they heard the sound of a gong in the distance.

The village head and several others got up and walked out of the house. Looking into the distance, they saw a group of people who looked like disaster victims walking towards them.

The head of the village took out the gong from his home and started to beat it according to the agreed rhythm.

Dongdong~Dongdong~Dongdong

The men in the village ran out with hoes and sickles, while the children and the elderly hid at home.

"Who is that village head? He looks like a refugee dressed like one. How come there are still refugees now?" a man holding a stick asked.

"Wait a little longer. As long as they don't enter the village, just ignore them." The head of the village said calmly.

The villagers waited at the entrance of the village for the group of people to come. When they got closer, they saw that they were led by officials. Only then did the villagers feel relieved.

"Put all the weapons back and don't let the officials misunderstand." The head of the village directed everyone.

The villagers first put the things at Wang Laoshi’s house at the entrance of the village. Everyone wanted to ask if there was another disaster outside.

The officer leading the group was the same one who had brought them here last time. The village head brought two other people to meet them.

"Where are you going, sir? Stop and rest, come to my house and have some water." The head of the village bowed.

"No, I'll send them over first. They are also disaster victims from the north." The official was very happy when he saw the villagers who were sent over half a year ago. They now have clean clothes and have built houses.

"Sir, there is another drought. What's wrong with these people?"

Several officers had been walking for most of the day and were willing to stop and chat for a while.

"No, it rained a lot this year. These people are from the same village, and they settled in the city ahead. It's more prosperous over there, with a large population and high consumption, and they couldn't survive there, so they decided to come here." The official knew the details.

The head of the village took the water brought by the village boy and poured a few bowls for the officials.

The officer took a few sips and continued, "They are between you and Lianhua Village. The village is called Ji Village. You should get along well with each other from now on."

The village head repeatedly assured them before sending them away. The villagers gathered around and asked, "What's wrong with the village head? Is there another disaster?"

"There is no disaster and things are fine outside. These people are also refugees. They couldn't live well in the places where they were settled, so they moved here. Now that things are better, they can go back and get busy."

The villagers slowly dispersed with the things they had brought with them, but the two brothers of the Ye family did not leave.

"Village head, the official is here. Can you help us measure the river and pond? I will get the land deed when I go to the city." Boss Ye asked.

The head of the village also thought it was feasible, "Boss, you go drive the cart, and we'll invite the official to the village for dinner, at my house."

"The village head is coming to my house for dinner and helping my family measure the river and pond. It makes no sense for you to cook. I'll tell my family to come to my house for dinner in the evening." Boss Ye went back to catch the car and asked Zhou to prepare dinner.

"Qingya, we have never eaten with the official, so what dish should we cook?"

"Mom, make a few more. There will definitely be a lot of people coming in the evening. Let my eldest brother kill two rabbits and then a chicken. Make more snails and lobsters. Make scrambled eggs with leeks and fried eggplant with meat. Stir-fry two more green vegetables, some beans, and some cucumbers. That's about it." Ye Qing was thinking about the vegetables in the family's vegetable garden and making a menu.

Ye Dalang went to kill the chicken first, while Li went to the field to pick vegetables. Ye Qing washed the lobsters, while Zhou made pancakes. Second Aunt also came to help, cutting the vegetables first and then cooking the meat dishes.

As soon as the last dish came out of the pot, there was a voice at the door, and Boss Ye came in with a few people.

In the summer, the house was hot, so the table was set up in the yard. The owner was chatting with a few officials, and Old Man Ye and his two sons also sat beside them.

"Grandpa, your grandchildren are great. Train them well and they will have great potential in the future."

"Thank you for the praise, sir. As long as they are willing to study, our family will continue to support them." Old man Ye was also very proud when he looked at his grandchildren.

They chatted for more than an hour and made an appointment to measure the pond early tomorrow morning before going to the headman's house to rest.

After getting up in the morning and having breakfast, they measured two ponds. Then Boss Ye sent several officials to Ji Village, where the land also needed to be measured.

Boss Ye drove the ox cart over and looked at these people who were so thin that their bones were just skin and bones. He was about to cry, as he remembered the time when he was fleeing.

The shacks in Ji Village have been built, and it seems that the conditions are even worse than those in my village. It is already late summer, and the crops cannot be harvested before the weather gets cold, so we can only plant more vegetables to fill our stomachs.

Boss Ye went back and took all the fermented fertilizer at home to the dry land to fertilize it. Winter wheat would be planted soon. If the fertilizer is sufficient, they can harvest more next year and pay back the grain debt to the government.

Ye Qiu has more than a hundred rabbits now. The first batch of big rabbits have been born. There is enough green vegetables and grass at home, so all the little rabbits are alive.

Ye Qing now asked Zhou to help collect snails and lobsters, and he cut more grass and dried it while it was still tender. The rabbits would eat a lot in winter, and the cows at home also needed to prepare food.

Li is old and doesn't go out anymore. When she is at home, she picks the dried peanuts and leaves the remaining peanut vines to feed the cows.

The river and pond at home have also been cleaned. We hired people from Ji Village to do the cleaning. They didn't ask for any wages, only five pounds of gray flour a day.

The Zhou family has so many rabbits that they can no longer fit all of them at home. They have started taking them to Qingyunzhai to sell them. If they sell twenty a month, they can earn two taels of silver.

My cousin didn’t have time to come and play with Ye Qing. She went out to cut grass every day because the rabbits ate too much.

Ye Qing looked at the little rabbits from the two families, and an idea came to his mind.