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

Now that the sales channel was opened, Ye Qing turned his attention back to charcoal making.

Bamboo is everywhere in the south, and Ye Qing wants to try making charcoal from bamboo.

Trees grow slowly and cannot be cut down on a large scale, but bamboo is different. New bamboo grows every year.

The head of the village supported Ye Qing and assigned several people to the tree-cutting team to specialize in cutting bamboo.

Old Man Ye has been a charcoal burning master for many years. He helped dig a small charcoal kiln and burned one furnace every day, trying to control the right temperature.

After two days of experimentation, Old Man Ye finally made bamboo charcoal. Although it is not as durable as charcoal, it is better than firewood, and most importantly, bamboo is cheaper.

Ye Qing was very excited holding the bamboo charcoal in his hand. With one more kind of charcoal, the villagers could have a good New Year.

The village head was also very happy to hear the news. It seemed that the decision to flee the famine was the right one. Thanks to the ancestors' blessings, the villagers could have enough food and clothing.

"Ye Fang, take your men to dig two more charcoal kilns and burn more bamboo charcoal."

Ye Fang agreed and asked a few people to dig before it snowed, and some women also helped to carry the soil.

As the two were admiring the charcoal, Ye Zhu trotted over. "Grandpa Lizheng, the Lizheng of Ji Village is here."

Ye Qing didn't bother to pack up. He put down the charcoal and followed the headman down the mountain. On the way, he was guessing what the headman Xu was here for.

When the two men reached the entrance of the village, Xu Li was circling the ox cart, stopping from time to time to look up the mountain with an anxious look on his face.

"Xu Lizheng, how come you have time to come here today?"

"Brother Ye, I didn't expect that your village could make charcoal. You must help us." Xu Lizheng pulled Ye Lizheng and started to complain.

Since they stopped collecting lobsters, few people from Kaoshan Village go to Ji Village and they don’t know much about the situation in Ji Village.

"Brother Xu, your house has been built and you have land. Isn't life great?" Ye Lizheng didn't respond but just praised Ji Cun.

The two villages have no relationship. Helping Ji Village build a house is already a favor. It is impossible to do more, and the opinions of the villagers must be considered.

Xu Lizheng looked miserable. After the village built houses, there was really no extra money. In winter, people didn't have to go out to work, so they had very little to eat. Some families only had one meal a day, which was thin porridge.

Some families only had one set of cotton-padded clothes, so whoever went out wore it. Xu Lizheng had no choice but to come here after seeing the Wei family buy charcoal.

"Brother Ye, I came here to borrow some silver to buy food. I will pay it back after the food is harvested."

Ye Qing felt that something was not right. Ji Village should go to the authorities for help. Kaoshan Village had only arrived a few months earlier than them.

Since Jicun arrived, he has come to ask for help many times. After forming a habit, will he become dependent on the village?

Ye Lizheng was in a dilemma. The two villages were the closest to each other and Xu Lizheng had already come to him. It would be a bit awkward to refuse directly.

Ye Qing suddenly thought of the pile of charcoal on the mountain, and an idea came to his mind.

Just as Ye Lizheng was hesitating about how to refuse, Ye Qing's voice rang out. "Grandpa Lizheng, I don't think borrowing money can solve the problem. We still have to pay it back in the future. It's better to let Jicun sell broken charcoal in the village below Wu'an City, but it's a bit harder."

Ye Lizheng's eyes lit up. The restaurant and the residents in the city prefer whole charcoal and rarely buy broken charcoal.

There are a lot of them piled up on the mountain. The villagers collected them and took them back to burn. There are still a lot left, and it would be a waste to just leave them there.

"Is it the broken charcoal that the Wei siblings brought back? We are not afraid of hard work. As long as we can make money, it's fine." Xu Lizheng's anxious voice sounded in the room, for fear that he would be rejected if he spoke too slowly.

"Brother Xu, we are keeping this charcoal for our own use. Since the village is in difficulty, let you take it and sell it first." Ye Lizheng is worthy of being the head of the village for so many years. His speaking skills are very high.

While expressing his gratitude, Xu Lizheng did not forget to confirm the price.

"The price I give to the Wei family is ten cents per pound. If you buy in large quantities, it will be nine cents per pound."

Ye Qing patiently watched the two people haggling over the price and learned a lot of speaking skills from them.

Finally, the price was settled at eight cents per pound. The payment could be made later, but it had to be settled before the next batch of goods was delivered.

Xu Lizheng left with satisfaction, and the car was not empty, it was full.

Before dark, a few more people came from Jicun, loaded two trucks and went back.

Looking at the clothes on Jicun and the others, the people in Kaoshan Village were even more grateful to Ye Qing. If Ye Qing hadn't bought the lobsters, they wouldn't have the money to buy new clothes and would have shivered in the cold wind like them.

Ye Qing clearly felt that the people around him were treating him better. When he walked on the street, his aunt would give him snacks such as peanuts and dried sweet potatoes.

The weather was getting colder, and the sun seemed to have lost its warmth. The sun shone through the thick clouds and sprinkled on the earth, but it could not warm the cold air.

Ye Qing changed into thick cotton clothes, and the family started using the brazier at night.

But there is no need to worry about poisoning. The windows of the Ye family are covered with paper, and the sealing is not very good. You can still feel the wind blowing in next to the window.

Ji Village's business is getting better and better. They are not afraid of hard work and get up early and go to various villages to sell their products late every day.

They not only sell broken charcoal, but also bring some tofu from the Sun family to sell together.

There are fewer vegetables in winter, so there will always be a few families in a village buying some to change their meals.

At first, they came every two or three days to collect charcoal, but now they come every day. The charcoal fragments on the mountain are getting less and less, and the cotton-padded clothes worn by the people in Ji Village are getting thicker and thicker.

The Wei siblings came to buy several more times. Wei Jia had a gentle personality and Ye Qing had a good impression of him. He didn't look like a farm boy at all.

But everyone has a story, and Ye Qing won’t ask about it. The most important thing is to manage the present life well.

When Liu Bao came to pull coal, he met people from Ji Village and became alert instantly. "Uncle Ye, why are there still people doing this business? Wu'an City is not big, don't hurt the relationship."

Boss Ye didn't understand what he was thinking. He glanced at the people in Ji Village and explained, "They won't compete with you for business. They don't sell in the city, they sell in the village."

Liu Bao was relieved then and changed the topic to ask about the problem he encountered while selling charcoal.

Boss Ye liked Liu Bao more and more and was willing to teach him. Their business was doing well and they could make more money from the mountain village.

The people of Ji Village were very grateful to Kaoshan Village. All the young people in their village went out to sell charcoal. They took turns to buy charcoal every day, but Xu Lizheng was also a sensible person, and Xu Da and his brothers never showed up.

Xu Da and his brothers were forced by Xu Lizheng to sell charcoal every day, and they were only given a small living allowance. The remaining money was used to repay the debt.

"Boss, boss, just give me one truckload of charcoal today." Liu Chong ran over breathlessly.

The smile on Liu Bao's face disappeared. "Uncle Ye, why are you only giving us one car? Is it because our brothers did something wrong?"