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

"Brother Xu, why are you here? Come home and have a seat." Ye Lizheng greeted him warmly.

Boss Ye also brought his children to greet Xu Lizheng. Ever since the breakup with Xu Feng's family, Ye Qing's family still let Xu Lizheng's family collect the lobsters, and the relationship between the two families was pretty good.

"Brother Ye, I came to ask you for help today."

Ye Lizheng couldn't think of anything he could do to help, so he stopped thinking about it. He asked, "Brother Xu, if you have any questions, just tell me. I will definitely help if I can."

Xu Lizheng frowned and hesitated for a moment before he spoke, "To be honest, we still live in shacks in our village. Winter is coming soon, and many people will freeze to death if we don't build houses."

"It's not cold yet, you still have time to build it now. You should have made the mud bricks in the summer." Ye Lizheng knew this situation. If the ground was frozen in winter, it would be difficult to build a house.

"That's true, but our village has a small population, and we don't know when we can build the entire village. The autumn harvest will soon be here, so time is even tighter."

Ye Lizheng still didn't understand how his village could help. "Brother Xu, what do you need us to do?"

"I heard that all the houses in your village were built by themselves. You must be good at it, so I would like to ask for your help." Xu Lizheng stated his plan.

"That's not a problem, it's just a matter of how much the daily wages are." Ye Lizheng also wanted to find a way for the villagers to make money.

Xu Lizheng's face turned red. "Brother Ye, can you please pay me back for now? The money we earn from selling lobsters in the summer is just enough to build a house. I will definitely pay you back when I have money in the future."

Ye Lizheng didn't dare to agree to it. Everyone had little money. Now he could go to the city to do a short-term job and get some cash back.

"Brother Xu, I will discuss this with the villagers and then give you a reply. It is not for me to make the decision on this matter." Ye Lizheng was not very optimistic.

Ye Qing was listening at the side and had an idea in his mind. He would tell the village head about it later.

Several people stood up and saw Xu Lizheng off. After watching Xu Lizheng walk away, they turned around and went home.

"Wen Ning, what do you think? Are you willing to do this?" asked the village head.

"Uncle Lizheng, I don't think it's good. If they delay paying the money for a few years, there's nothing we can do."

"That's why I didn't agree to him."

"Grandpa Lizheng, I have an idea. Would you mind listening to it?"

"Qingya, you say." The head of the village was very interested.

"Our village went to help them build houses, but it was all voluntary and we didn't ask them to pay."

"Why don't you give me the money? What's the explanation?" Ye Dalang couldn't help but ask.

Seeing that some people were cooperating, Ye Qing continued, "We record their working hours, one day counts as one working hour. They have to come back to pay back a few days of work during the summer harvest next year. They have little land, so they have time to come."

The village head thought about it for a while and felt that this method was feasible.

Ye Qing added: "Our village has successfully developed composting, so we can buy some wasteland."

Boss Ye figured it out. He didn't have much to do now, but he would be too busy next summer.

The village head still felt that there was a problem. "If we help too much this year, what will we do if we can't finish the work next year?"

"Grandpa Lizheng, those of us who need help here can go next year, and those who don't can go to the city to earn money. We will form a fixed group here, and they will also form a group over there, and both sides will help each other one-on-one."

"This is also a solution. I will ask everyone tomorrow. If you are willing, you can do it." Ye Lizheng is not a arbitrary person. He is still willing to listen to everyone's opinions.

Boss Ye stood up and said goodbye. The three of them had to hurry home to take a shower and change clothes. Xu Li was coughing from the fumes just now.

Old Man Ye looked at his eldest son and asked, "Why did you come back just now?"

"My father's fertilizer pile was ready, and he taught the villagers how to make it. He came back only after he had turned over all the piles at home."

"I was wondering why the smell is so strong. Go change your clothes quickly, then wash them in the river and come back." Old Man Ye was a little disgusted with the smell on the three people.

Only then did Ye Dalang realize that age is always the best. Why didn't his grandfather, who always liked to work in the fields, want to go today? It turned out that he had already thought about it.

Ye Qing washed himself from head to toe and finally felt comfortable. He washed and hung his clothes before going inside to eat.

"Grandma, I haven't seen my aunt these past two days. Is her family going to sell tofu? The tofu made by Grandpa Sun tastes really good."

"Your aunt just left and came to talk about this. There's not much work to do at home now, so I decided to continue making tofu."

"You can cooperate with your third uncle. He has to go to the city to sell things every day. You can help him sell them. Your uncle can drive a bullock cart to sell them in several nearby villages."

"This is also a solution. I'll tell your aunt about it tomorrow. But Mr. Sun is a successful man. He has been in business all his life and he knows what's going on." Li was willing to marry her only daughter to the Sun family because the family was more affluent.

Ye Qing went to rest after dinner. He walked a lot yesterday. He was busy for most of the day and felt like he could fall asleep while standing.

As expected, Ye Qing got up late the next day, and her family was reluctant to call her.

Li was sewing clothes when she saw Ye Qing coming out. "Qingya, get up. The breakfast is warming in the pot. Wash up and go eat."

"I know, I'll go eat it right away."

Ye Qing quickly washed his face, walked to the kitchen, opened the lid of the pot, and saw a boiled egg inside, and there was still porridge in the pot next to it.

While Ye Qing was picking eggs, he listened to Boss Ye and Old Man Ye chatting. The two were calculating how much wasteland to buy.

"Dad, is the wasteland still cheap? What does the village head say?"

"We are fleeing from famine. If we buy land within a year, we will give you a discount. The price of wasteland is two taels of silver per mu, but it will not be the same price next year."

"Dad, buy more. If we can't handle it, we can hire someone to do it." Ye Qing still has the dream of becoming a landlord in his heart.

"That's fine. Buy another ten acres. I estimate that the ten acres of land that were rented out will be returned next year. Their family is also discussing buying wasteland."

"When is Dad going to burn charcoal? Is the village planning to do so?" When Ye Lao Da went to the headman's house, Ye Qing did not follow him.

"In a few days, our family will also burn some. The villagers plan to sell them together, so we can make some money." Boss Ye bought the land because he thought about the money he could make.

"Where do you get the wood for charcoal burning, Dad?"

"Forest land. Some of the trees on the acre of forest land we bought are dead. We use them for charcoal burning. We will replant them next spring."

Ye Qing knew about his family's plan and stopped asking questions. He quickly finished his breakfast.

Just then, the village head's grandson came over and asked Old Man Ye to discuss something with him. This time, he only invited a few elders in the village to discuss it.

Old Man Ye already knew about Ye Qing's proposal and agreed with the idea in his heart, but he just wanted to listen to other people's opinions.