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

Ye Qing glanced at Liu Bao. He didn't expect him to be so observant. "The trees on the mountain have been cut down. We don't need so many people. They are all busy cleaning up at home and preparing for the New Year."

"There is still a month left, why are you preparing so early?" As long as Liu Bao is well fed, the whole family will not be hungry. In previous years, he would buy some prepared dishes a day in advance and celebrate the New Year with a few brothers drinking.

"We've been busy in the mountains recently and haven't had time to clean up the house." As they were talking, they arrived at the charcoal shed. The person who was weighing charcoal was sorting firewood nearby and came over after waiting for a while.

Ye Qing took the broom home, and only the old master was left on the mountain, along with a few people led by Wang Chun, to deal with the chopped firewood.

When I returned to the village, I saw many aunts with their daughters and wives doing laundry at home. All household items were new and they had to be cleaned before the New Year.

"Mom, where is my dad? Did he go to the city to deliver coal?" Ye Qing didn't find Boss Ye at home, so he asked.

"Your father went to the city. He said he was going to check on the yard. He hasn't been there for a few days. He brought some food to your brothers."

"Is my brother going to take a rest soon? We have some spare ribs waiting for him to come back and eat together."

"You should rest these two days. Your second brother will be back tomorrow. He will probably come back with your father today."

"Wait for Dad to come back and ask him to help me ask if the rabbits in Ji Village should be returned."

Zhou had forgotten about it and was in a good mood. When the rabbit was returned, it would be another income.

After Ye Qing finished speaking, he went to the backyard to clean the rabbit cage. The cage was not full yet, but it would be almost full when they came back.

After finishing his work, Ye Qing went to his uncle's house again. "Uncle, are you free these two days? I plan to collect rabbits these two days. If it's later, the caravan will have to go home for the New Year."

Uncle Zhou has been thinking about this these past two days, but the village has been very busy, so he only found time these two days.

"Qingya, it's winter now, I don't have much to do. You decide when to start harvesting, I'll take your cousin and the others to Ji Village to help your family harvest."

The two chatted for a while, then went into the house to chat with grandma for a while before going home.

After working hard for a whole winter, I suddenly have some free time and I’m a little uncomfortable.

Ye Qing watched Li making clothes, so he took his sewing basket and sat over, slowly sewing a piece of clothing.

moo~

A familiar sound of a cow mooing was heard outside the door. Ye Qing threw down the clothes in his hand and walked out.

Ye Qing's happy voice came from outside the door, "Second brother and fifth brother, you are all back. Mother is stewing pork ribs. We will have something delicious tonight."

Li and Zhou came out. They hadn't seen their two children for half a month and they missed them very much.

"Nanny, we're back. We're so hungry. Is there anything to eat?" Ye Chenjing started to complain of hunger before he even sat down.

Zhou didn't bother to ask about the two people's situation and went back to the kitchen to continue cooking.

Ye Erlang followed him into the kitchen, "Mom, let me help you cook."

Zhou looked at her son carefully, and was relieved when he grew taller and stronger. "Erlang, we don't need you. Go inside and talk to your grandfather. You are so tired outside, so don't do it at home."

Ye Erlang didn't agree, and accompanied Zhou in the kitchen. The two chatted about the interesting things they experienced when they were learning to cook, and before they knew it, they had already prepared dinner.

Ye Dalang came over to help bring the stewed spare ribs to the main room. The family gathered together, eating dinner in a lively atmosphere and caring about each other's recent situation.

That night, the Ye family finally turned on the lights that they were reluctant to turn on. Ye Qing was chewing on a big bone and looking at the smiles on his family members' faces under the light. He suddenly felt fulfilled.

In the morning, before Ye Qing got up, Ye Lao Da and his three sons were already outside making arrangements. Ye Da Lang was moving the cage onto the cart, Ye Er Lang went to his second uncle's house to borrow an ox cart, and Wu Lang was looking at the account book.

When Boss Ye came back yesterday, he told the people from Ji Village who came to collect charcoal that he was going to collect rabbits today.

A few of them waited for their uncle and cousin to come over in a ox cart, then went to pick up the village head and went to Ji Village together.

Li Zheng Xu was waiting for them at home early in the morning. He welcomed them into the house first, and then asked his grandson to call the villagers to bring the rabbits over.

After a while, voices came from outside. "Li Zheng Xu, let's go outside to collect the rabbits. There's a lot of open space outside, and we can stand there."

Xu Lizheng's son helped move the table out of the house, and the people in Ji Village lined up consciously.

Ye Erlang and Ye Chenjing checked the names and quantities with the account book, while Ye Dalang weighed the portions beside them. The uncles who met the standards grabbed them and loaded them onto the car.

After Ye Qing's family finished counting the rabbits, they took over the account books from their second and third uncles' homes and continued counting the rabbits.

The rabbits in Ji Village are raised with great care, their fur is smooth, and they weigh more than five kilograms. Some families are reluctant to part with the rabbits they have raised for so long, so they just buy them with money they earned from selling charcoal.

Ye Qing curiously asked the villagers of Ji Village, "How many babies did your rabbits give birth to?"

"At least six. We raise them with great care. We don't even want to eat the food ourselves, so we feed it to the rabbits first."

Ye Qing looked at the people in Ji Village with admiration. She couldn't do that, so she must eat first and then think about other things.

Ye Qing's family and his two uncles' families had to rent out nearly five hundred rabbits, and took back more than four hundred of them. The rest were paid off with money.

Xu Lizheng looked at the rabbits handed over by the villagers and nodded with satisfaction. Ji Village's reputation was saved.

When spring comes, I will go to Kaoshan Village to buy some chicks and raise them. Then I can start to live my life slowly.

Boss Ye first sent the head of the village home, then took his son and brother-in-law to Qingyunzhai, and finally sold the house for more than ten taels of silver.

The few of them did not dare to delay. It was almost the New Year, and the city was in chaos, with many people stealing things. Boss Ye did not bother to buy ingredients for Laba porridge, and first sent the silver in his arms back.

Ye Qing felt that the weather was too cold, so he didn't go to the city with them. He just enjoyed eating freshly baked cakes in front of the stove.

Boss Ye handed the money to Zhou, then poured himself some hot water to drink to warm himself up.

When it was almost time to go to bed at night, Zhou brought Ye Qing's part over.

Ye Qing removed a brick from the wall and put the money into the money jar inside. This was the place she had secretly left for herself when building the house.

The next day, the group was still the same, collecting rabbits from Uncle Zhou in the village. This time, the two of them had two days off.

The rabbits in Kaoshan Village are not as good as those in Ji Village, but they still weigh more than five kilograms. The villagers spend more time burning charcoal, so they are not so timely in feeding the rabbits.

This time when they went to sell rabbits, Ye Lao Da did not go with them. Uncle Zhou brought his sons to deliver the rabbits and brought back more than ten taels of silver.

The rabbits raised by the Sun family were taken to the city by my uncle when he went to sell tofu. The old couple raised fewer rabbits, but they sold them for nearly ten taels of silver, enough for the two cousins ​​to go to school next year.