Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

After breakfast the next day, Liu Xu asked someone to invite Liu Dahai.

Yesterday, the servants sorted out the potatoes, and there were actually four or five hundred kilograms of small potatoes that were not suitable for planting.

Liuxu gave about 50 kilograms of potato seedlings to the other two families, and picked up all the potato seedlings, giving half to Xing'er and leaving the other half in the new yard, all to feed the pigs.

In addition, Liu Ming was arranged to take about 100 kilograms of small potatoes and letters to the county town to find Chang Yifei.

Liu Dahai hadn't arrived yet, but the others had already arrived. After sitting in the study for a long time, Liu Dahai finally arrived.

"Xu girl, what good news is this?" The old man asked before he even came in.

When I stepped into the study, I was a little surprised to see other people inside.

"Haha, grandpa, how do you know I have good news for you?" Liu Xu said in a teasing tone.

"If it's not a good thing, I'd like to ask your housekeeper He how many wrinkles he can have when he smiles?" The village chief is the village chief. Even if nothing else, he still has some eyes.

The others just smiled and said nothing. Liu Xu replied cheerfully, "Hahaha, good things, good things. It must be good things! And there's more than one thing."

"Everyone is here, it looks like this is a big deal! Tell me quickly!" Liu Dahai sat down on the sofa.

"Grandpa, don't be in a hurry. Let's eat something first." Liu Xu asked someone to bring up the steamed potatoes and shredded potatoes that had been prepared earlier.

"Grandpa, try some new food!" Liu Xu personally peeled a small potato for the village chief.

Liu Dahai took it and looked at the others. Xu Yiru smiled and said, "Village Chief Liu, please eat. We have all eaten."

Liu Dashan also said: "Yes, big brother, try it quickly, this earth...potato is very fragrant."

The other two nodded, and the old man put it in his mouth. After chewing it for a few times, his eyes lit up, and then he ate two more. Liu Xu gestured for him to try the shredded potatoes. Because there was no chili, he made shredded potatoes with vinegar.

After the old man finished eating seven or eight potatoes and a plate of shredded potatoes on the table, he couldn't help but burp in satisfaction, his old face slightly red from the embarrassment.

"What kind of food is this potato? It tastes good, soft, sweet, but a little filling. And this shredded pork, sour and crunchy, is a good thing to eat with rice! If I had known, I wouldn't have eaten breakfast at home."

"This is one of the two things I want to tell you today. Let's talk about the other one first. The workshop in Linhe Village is almost completed. I want to ask my uncle Xing to be the manager of the workshop. He will manage the workshop together with the village chief Zhang, and the monthly salary will be ten taels! Do you think it's feasible?"

The person Liu Xu was talking about was Liu Dahai's third son, Liu Qixing, who had studied for a few years and used to be the shopkeeper of a grocery store in the county town. He was also the biological father of Liu Dahai's grandson, Liu Shuhan.

"I think this is a good idea, but you should go back and discuss it with your uncle!" Liu Dahai did not agree immediately. After all, his son was already an adult and had worked in that store for many years. What if he was not willing to come back?

"Well, that's natural! Another thing is that the potato you just ate..."

Liu Xu was not disappointed. Liu Dahai was an open-minded clan leader. Fortunes are sought in danger. Besides, their village was not without support, so the old man accepted Liu Xu's suggestion calmly.

Liu Dashan and others said that they had prepared a lot of persuasive words, but they were of no use at all.

Not only is it useless now, it will also be useless in the future...

"Then we have to hurry up. One month will go by very quickly. Let Foreman Zhu and his team build it at the entrance of the village. After they leave, we will build it ourselves under the Woniu Hill." Liu Dahai not only agreed, but also gave suggestions.

"Grandpa, I have another idea."

"What's your idea? Tell me!"

"Aren't most people in our village carrying water for irrigation in the east? It's okay for the land on the east side, but for the land on my side, which is far away, it's tiring and troublesome to water it."

"Indeed, the harvest here is a little worse every year."

"So, I think we should find land to dig two ponds in the west and south of the village before the rainy season arrives, and then connect some of the existing ditches. This will not only make it easier to irrigate the land in the future, but also allow us to raise some fish. We can eat them ourselves and make cured fish to sell. Everyone can make some profit."

This was an idea Liuxu had years ago. The south of the village was better, there was a pond, and some smart people also dug a small pond in their own fields. Although it was a drop in the bucket, it at least reduced some of the burden.

But the west side of the village is mostly dry land and wasteland, so people have to carry water from the river every year, which is really not easy.

"It's a good idea, but will it occupy farmland? I wonder if those guys will agree?" Liu Dahai thought about it and hesitated.

Liu Xu was not very familiar with the land in the village, so she didn't say anything else. Anyway, she was just making a suggestion.

However, she planned to dig one in the new courtyard, which would not be too big, about 100 square meters would be enough. There was a stream coming down from the mountain, which could be led to the pond when the time came.

Liu Xu was just thinking about it when she heard her grandfather say, "Brother Hai, doesn't our clan still have some money? Why don't we spend a few taels to buy two pieces of wasteland and then make them our clan property?"

Not only Liu Xu, but also Liu Dahai's eyes lit up, "Hey, that's a good idea. You old man have a sharp mind!"

"These two things are important. My words alone won't count. I have to inform a few elders. You guys wait for the news. There will be a reply by this afternoon at the latest."

Liu Dahai was about to leave, so Liu Xu quickly asked Uncle He to pack some potatoes for him. Not many, about ten pounds. He had a large family, so they would be gone after two or three meals.

After Liu Dahai left, the people in the study looked at each other and smiled silently. They just came here to join in the fun early in the morning.

However, Liu Laishun did mention that his family was planning to buy a few acres of land. There were many depressions at the foot of Woniu Hill in the south, which could be used to make paddy fields. If they could open up a few acres of dry land in the west of the village, their family would have land and roots in Liujia Village.

"Okay, try to buy as much as possible. Now everyone has some money in their hands. Once the house is built and they react, they will definitely go to open up the wasteland." Liu Xu suggested.

"But if we buy too much, I'm afraid they won't be able to handle it?" Liu Dashan was a little worried.

"Grandpa, we were too busy in the past, so we could hire someone else! If that doesn't work, we could buy some animals! You're worried that we can't handle it, but when the pond is built, we'll have to plant not only potatoes but also corn. I'm sure the villagers will scramble to buy land to open up wasteland."

Liu Changshun and Liu Laishun looked at each other after hearing this, and both were thinking about how much to buy.

"I think what Xu said is very likely. As far as I know, Uncle Dalin and Brother Dazhu are planning to buy cows. In previous years, only my family, my second uncle's family, and the village chief's family had cows in the village, and the village would finish the work early every year. With livestock, it will be faster."

Liu Changshun bought the cow after the family split up, otherwise his family had so much land that he and his wife would have been exhausted just relying on them.

Liu Laishun planned to go back and discuss it with his wife. They had two sons, so they had to prepare more.

It was just the money... Liu Xu seemed to know what he was worried about. When she sent them away, she whispered to Liu Laishun, "Uncle, go buy it once you have made your plan. If you don't have the money, tell me. You can pay me back when you have it."

Liu Laishun was filled with gratitude and said "eh" softly before following Liu Dashan away.