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"Grandpa, Wan Xinyao said she's looking for a partner. She's only going to be thirteen later this year. It's really scary. I asked her if she wanted to find a partner, but she said she didn't know. She just knew she had to get married when she reached the age, and she would follow her family's arrangements."

"Silly child, it's useless to worry. We can't change anything. But don't worry, grandpa and your mother won't urge you to get married. It's okay even if you stay an old maid for the rest of your life. As long as you are not afraid, we are not afraid of gossip. Do you understand what I mean? It means that we just need to be strong enough not to be afraid of those rumors."

"Well, I understand. Thank you, Grandpa."

Liu Xiaolu knew that her grandparents, mother, and aunt were not afraid of the rumors outside, so she didn't need to be afraid. Life was better now, and she just had to be happy.

Liu's father used to pat Liu Xiaolu on the head often, and there was nothing special about the two of them doing any intimate things like arm in arm.

But it won't work here, and Liu Xiaolu is quite tall, almost 1.5 meters, almost 1.6 meters, at this age.

She was a grown-up girl. To put it bluntly, she was better developed than most girls from poor families at that time.

With adequate nutrition, physical development will naturally occur much earlier. There are many girls who start menstruating at the age of ten or even younger.

The two of them kept a certain distance from each other as they walked on the road.

In the evening, after dinner, Father Liu gathered everyone in the family and held a meeting. "I went to the village chief's house today and made arrangements. The village chief will gather some people and bring them here tomorrow morning to prepare for building houses and clearing land. A meal will be provided at noon. Tomorrow, the family will prepare meals for about fifty people, which means six tables. The old woman will take care of Xiao Sun, and Xiao Liu will stay busy at home. You can also take care of the children. Caiyun, if you are willing, you can also go to the mountain to help. After all, you are strong, and someone will be needed to look after you there. I told you that there is no limit on gender for clearing land. It is all men who are building houses, and I will watch over here. Let Liu Hao take care of clearing land, and if you go there, you can also take care of those aunts."

"It's okay. Having them at home is enough. I'll go over there to help. We'll open up the land and sow the seeds as soon as possible. I'll also learn about the land and plan what to plant there. If there are any inconvenient places, we'll leave them empty and plant fruit trees. We secretly saved some fruit seeds before. If we can grow them into seedlings, they should bear fruit in two or three years."

"I know this. Caixia told me before. You can make the arrangements on your side when the time comes. If that doesn't work, try to buy some fruit trees here."

"And the potatoes can be taken out too. The wood ash is all in baskets. There are too few potatoes, so we can plant one crop first, and when they grow back, we can plant another crop and there will be more."

Liu Xianxue: "Take out whatever seeds you have. It's still a little cold outside in the mornings and evenings. I'm setting up a few wooden frames against the wall in the kitchen to grow seedlings. When the weather warms up later, I'll transplant them to the ground outside."

"Yes, we have been composting during this period. We have dug a pit in the backyard with the pig manure at home, mixed with rotten vegetable leaves and artificial fertilizer in the pit. After fermentation, it can be used for fertilizer."

"The main reason for the low grain yields now is the lack of fertilizers, and they don't know how to make compost."

Father Liu sighed and said, "We will use this composting method ourselves. Don't tell anyone for now. I'm afraid it will arouse suspicion. We will think of a way when the time is right. The village chief has learned that no one here castrates boars. The village chief also reminded me to hand these methods over to the court. If others know about it, it will easily arouse others' covetousness. I may not be able to keep the methods and get into trouble."

"Yes, these methods are indeed good methods that benefit the country and the people. It doesn't matter if you hand them in."

Qi Xin felt that these methods were not secrets and should not be selfishly kept for herself.

"We can't tell you now. First, we don't have any reliable acquaintances, we don't have any power or backing, and second, we don't have any successful experience to convince others. Let's wait until we develop steadily and see if there is a chance to get to know the county magistrate better in the county and see if he is someone we can get along with. We also need to look at his character when giving him political achievements. If he is a corrupt official who is only interested in his own interests, we are trying to find a way. I also heard that the prince of Zhongzhou has good character. If that doesn't work, we can try to make friends with him. But this is difficult. We have to wait until we become strong before we can talk about these things. Well, don't think too much. Let's take it step by step. Everyone, go to bed early if you have nothing to do."

The next morning, the village chief led a group of people to the open space outside the Wang family residence. When Liu's father heard the noise outside, he immediately came out to open the door and saw the crowd standing outside whispering. He quickly walked up to the village chief who was about to knock on the door and said, "Village chief, you are here. It's too early. It doesn't matter if you come later."

"It's okay. If we have to start work today, we won't delay anything. If we don't, you can tell everyone what you have to say, and they can go home to help with their own work, or go to the city to find work, and it won't delay anything."

"Okay, since everyone is here, let's start working today. The village chief should discuss the wages with everyone."

"It's agreed that building a house is eight cents a day, including a lunch. Reclamation is six cents a day, including a lunch."

"Okay, okay, it's fine as long as we agree. Then you make the arrangements. The people who build the house will follow you, and the people who open up the land will follow Liu Hao."

Father Liu called into the house, "Haozi, are you ready? If you are, come out quickly."

"Hey, here we come."

Liu Hao and Liu Caiyun came out with some tools. "Village chief, these are all the tools we have at home. If you don't see enough, we will arrange other tasks. There are also many dead branches and rotten leaves on the mountain that need to be sorted. When the time comes, just follow Liu Hao's arrangements."

"It's okay, it's okay. If you have extra stuff, you can bring it with you. If you can't spare some at home, there's nothing you can do. Just make arrangements based on the situation."

After the village chief finished speaking, he said to the people outside, "Dazhu, you lead the people who are building houses to stand over here, and Uncle Shanlin, you lead the people who are reclaiming the land to stand over here."

Instantly the crowd split into two sides, one side had six or seven women, and the rest were men. Father Liu looked at them and nodded, "Okay, then Haozi, you guys take the people and go."

Liu Hao said to Uncle Shanlin, "Uncle Shanlin, let's go."

Uncle Shanlin took some tools from them and distributed them to the men behind him. Each of them took a hoe and followed Liu Hao towards the back mountain.