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

Uncle Zhou laughed angrily, "Are you still a child? You think everyone in the world is your father and will forgive you if you apologize."

Ye Qing secretly gave a thumbs up to his uncle in his heart, and a sentence flashed through his mind: If apologies are useful, what is the use of the government?

"Li Zheng Xu, you have understood it clearly. What do you think we should do? Or we can report him to the authorities." Ye Li Zheng picked up the water on the table and took a sip before speaking.

Xu Lizheng felt a little embarrassed. When he came to Kaoshan Village, he was not even given a cup of tea. When had he ever suffered such an injustice?

It's all Xu Feng's family. They have caused so much trouble to the village. If it weren't for the fact that the two families have the same ancestors, we would have ignored them today.

Xu Lizheng looked at the red and swollen faces of the men and pleaded for mercy. "Ye Lizheng said, these guys are ignorant. Don't bother with them. They are still young, so don't send them to the authorities. If you need any compensation, we are willing to pay it."

Ye Lizheng discussed it with Ye Lao Da and decided not to report it to the authorities. After all, no one was hurt, and the authorities would not do anything to them, at most they would just give them a few beatings.

"15 taels of silver, and you don't have to repair the gate." Boss Ye said the agreed price.

"My family has no money. That dead girl took all the money away." Xu Da said hatefully.

"Shut up, you have no right to speak here." Xu Lizheng was worried that his words would add fuel to the fire.

"Nephew, ignore him. Can it be cheaper? We just escaped from the famine and don't have much money left." Xu Lizheng said pitifully.

Ye Qing was worried that his father would be soft-hearted, so he spoke first, "If he doesn't have money, just give him to the government. If he doesn't suffer a little, he will dare to do it again next time. Xu Lizheng, you won't follow him to clean up the mess every time, right?"

Xu Lizheng was stunned. He had sons and grandchildren at home, and he couldn't let their family bring burden to the village.

"That's it, we're willing to pay 15 taels." Xu Lizheng looked at the tied people and sighed helplessly.

"Xu Lizheng has one more thing to make clear. If Xu Da and his men come to cause trouble again, their entire family must be expelled from Wu'an City. If you can't do it, I will bring people there myself." Ye Lizheng's voice was threatening.

This was the second time that Xu Lizheng had worried about them, and he was very annoyed. "I promised Ye Lizheng this, and if it happens again, our village will not forgive him."

Xu Da and his companions became completely obedient. Without the protection of their clan, they would be bullied outside.

Li Zheng Xu called two boys and asked Xu Feng to go back and raise money.

Seeing that the problem was solved, Ye Lizheng smiled. He took Xu Lizheng's hand and sat down, "Dalang, pour a glass of water for the brothers in Jicun. Let's sit down and wait."

Both sides began to exchange pleasantries, but Xu Da and his companions were still tied up and sitting on the ground.

After waiting for an hour, the person who raised the money came with 15 taels of silver and said, "This is what the whole village has collected. They will pay it back with their whole family's work in the future."

Xu Lizheng took the purse, looked at the small change inside, and handed it to Ye Lizheng reluctantly.

Ye Lizheng took it, shook it, and gave it to Boss Ye. Boss Ye weighed it and nodded.

Seeing Boss Ye's actions, Ye Lizheng stood up and said, "Xu Lizheng, it's getting late. We won't keep you any longer. Go back quickly."

Xu Lizheng asked people to untie the ropes and helped several people get on the ox cart and go back.

Even from a distance one could still hear Xu Lizheng scolding Xu Da and his brothers. After this incident, the brothers went to the village to work every day to pay off their debts, and their laziness and greed were cured.

Boss Ye was grateful for the villagers' help, so he set up several tables of food and invited everyone to dinner.

Every Mao Wa who came to deliver the letter received half a pound of candy, which Ye Qing specially asked his uncle to bring back from the city.

The weather was getting colder, and the crops in the fields had been harvested. The villagers began to go up the mountain one after another to find a place to build a kiln.

Ye Qing took Ye Lao Da to the village head's house again, "Grandpa village head, how much charcoal can a family burn? We have to dig a kiln this year, so we can't burn much."

"Qingya, this is a long-term livelihood. Build the kiln this year, and it will be convenient in the future." The head of the village did the math and it would take about ten days to build the kiln.

It takes more than ten days to cut down the trees and drag them down. It takes several more days to sort the trees into small pieces. After burning them, they are taken out to sell to customers. Winter is almost over.

"Grandpa Lizheng, I have an idea for you to listen to."

The head of the village immediately became interested. "Qingya, you talk, I'm listening."

"You can't make charcoal by yourself. The whole village needs to work together, just like building a house, and try to finish it in the shortest possible time."

"And then what?" the village head asked.

"We need to produce charcoal as soon as possible so that people in the city can order charcoal from our village. If it's too late, they will order charcoal from outside." Ye Qing feels that seizing the market is the most important thing.

Ye Lizheng then remembered that although there were few people burning charcoal in Wu'an City, there were always people coming from outside to sell charcoal every year.

"Qingya, please tell me in detail." Ye Lizheng became serious.

"Grandpa Lizheng, the people working in the village are divided into three groups."

"Why are there three groups?" Ye Lizheng was a little confused.

"One group is digging a kiln. Don't build a kiln. That's too slow. Use the terrain to dig one directly. It's faster."

"Tell me about it in detail after we dig the kiln."

Ye Qing nodded in agreement, "There is another group of people going to the mountain to cut trees, and another group of people will help transport the trees down first, and then go to the city to deliver charcoal later."

"Digging a kiln, is it troublesome? We used to build charcoal kilns."

"To dig a kiln, you just need to find a slope and dig three holes. One hole is hollowed out at the bottom of the slope to store firewood. One hole is in the other direction and can be smaller. It is used to ignite the firewood in the charcoal kiln. The last hole is at the top and is used as a flue." Ye Qing spoke while dipping his hands in water and gesturing on the table.

Ye Lizheng listened and watched, and had a general idea of ​​what the charcoal kiln looked like. After thinking for a while, he felt that this method would save a lot of time than building a new one.

"Qingya, how come you have so many ideas in your little head? If it really works, I'd like to thank you on behalf of the whole village. We can earn some money this year and send all the children to school." Ye Lizheng had completely believed in the dream. He believed that Ye Qing was sent by God to help the Ye family.

The village gong sounded again. It happened that the farm work had been completed during this period and everyone was at home. When the gong sounded, everyone rushed over.

"What good things has the head of the village come up with? Is he going to help us make money?" An old man wearing a hat joked.

"Hahahaha, what good things are you thinking about? It's going to snow soon. How can you make any money? Stop daydreaming." Another person also joined the chat.

When most people arrived, Ye Lizheng said with a smile, "This is really not a joke. I want to help everyone get rich."

There was a great uproar in the audience, and everyone was guessing how to get rich.

"Everyone, please be quiet and listen to me. If you are willing, just follow me. If you are not willing, you can do it on your own." Ye Lizheng went straight to the point.