Chapter 114 Spring Plowing Begins
After saying that, she immediately changed the topic to business, "The snow has melted. When do your family plan to go to the fields? Xinghua and the others are waiting!"
Su Tai smiled lightly and said, "Second Aunt, you are so anxious that you can work as long as the ground thaws. If they think it's okay, they can come over today. We just happen to have all the farm tools ready."
"Ah? You are all ready!" Mrs. Xu was greatly surprised, "Where is it? I'll go and have a look."
Su Tai quickly took her to the woodshed.
When Mrs. Xu saw those brand new and strong shovels and rakes, she couldn't walk for a moment, and she was so excited that she couldn't speak coherently, "Then, can I try it?"
"Second Aunt, you can try it if you want, and play with it as you like. This farm tool is not easy to break anyway." Su Tai didn't care.
Mrs. Xu immediately picked up the hoe and gestured with it, jealous with envy, "Which blacksmith made this? It's so easy to use! How much does it cost?"
Su Tai looked apologetic, "Second Aunt, these matters are handled by Ayi. I really don't know, but our farm tools are all custom-made. They are different from those outside and are much more expensive."
"Huh? Are farm tools custom-made?" This was the first time Xu had heard of it.
Su Tai said helplessly, "Yes! It was originally custom-made to suit me for farm work. Who knew I was pregnant, so Ayi immediately went to the blacksmith to make more. Anyway, I will have to find someone to help with the spring and autumn harvest this year."
Mrs. Xu nodded thoughtfully, "That's true. You won't be able to help me much even next year!"
Su Tai doesn't look like she can work at all. It will be good if she can take good care of the baby next year.
Mrs. Xu got the right words from Su Tai and left.
The next day, Huang Xinghua and her group gathered outside Su Tai's house.
Since most of the people who came over were women, Su Tai went out to talk to everyone instead of Shen Yi.
"You ladies, aunts, and sisters should have heard my second aunt's request. I'll pay you 30 a day's wages. Just come to me and get it after you finish your work. Of course, I also have arrangements for what everyone does every day.
It will take at least three or four days to clear up twenty acres of wasteland, so I hope that everyone will clear up twenty acres of wasteland in four days, and then use one day to fertilize the fields. After that, they will plow the land every day, and wait half a month before sowing. "
Huang Xinghua counted the time silently and nodded slightly, "This will not delay spring plowing, but I'm afraid there won't be that much manure in this fertile field."
Every household saves excrement for fertilizer, and no one has extra fertilizer.
Su Tai nodded and said with a smile: "We will solve this matter. You just need to help clear the wasteland first. I have prepared all the farm tools. Come and get them, and then register with me."
After that, Su Tai went back to the house to get a wooden board and charcoal, sat on the stone bench in the yard and started recording.
When everyone saw that she could still write, they immediately looked at Su Tai with more respect and caution.
Huang Xinghua even stuttered when she spoke, "Shen Chenyi, his wife, what else do we do?"
Su Tai raised her head and smiled gently at her, "Auntie, just call me Su Tai. You first choose the tools you are good at and come to register with me. Shen Yi will take everyone to the wasteland in a while. He will tell you how to do it. Today, let's start with the wasteland. Remove the rocks and weeds.”
Su Tai registered very quickly, and everyone became more and more respectful.
After she finished registering, Shen Yi led the people out.
As soon as the people left, Su Tai immediately went to the stove to light a fire.
Although their family had said in advance that they would not be responsible for the food, the first day of work could not be without any ceremony, and they had to get everyone some food. Of course, she didn't dare to take out the white flour at home, so she could only get some wheat and process it at the transfer station to make rough flour.
Then we went to Mu Shikong Vegetable Store and bought some cabbage and made cabbage brown bread for everyone.
It just so happens that there is still some unused oil residue left in the lard refining before. Mixing the oil residue in together can replenish some oil and water.
The cooking time passed very quickly, and it was already past noon when Su Tai finished making pancakes according to the number of people.
She quickly fetched the rattan basket and called Mrs. Xu to come over and help.
Mrs. Xu didn't expect that Su Tai would prepare so many rough flour cakes, and she couldn't help but feel distressed, "You said you all paid thirty cents to others, why did you take advantage of me and prepare so many cakes?"
"Second Aunt! This is the first day. It's just a good start. There's nothing fishy about it. Just help me!" Su Tai said coquettishly.
Mrs. Xu had no choice but to shake her head and grabbed the two rattan baskets, her steps feeling windy.
Su Tai tried her best to catch up but couldn't catch up.
When the two came to the wasteland, Mrs. Xu shouted at the top of her voice. Huang Xinghua and others came over and were surprised to see Su Tai preparing pancakes for everyone.
Mrs. Xu hurriedly explained: "Today is the first day. Our little moss said that it is a good luck, so we will provide rice today, and everyone will receive one."
When Huang Xinghua got the pancake, she found that it was still hot to the touch, and the pancake was large and thick. One pancake was enough for the two of them to eat. She immediately put the pancake into her clothes carefully and worked harder.
Su Tai stood on the edge of the marked field ridge, looked out, and sighed with Xu: "They are really fast, one person can turn over an acre of land in one day."
"No! If it weren't for the wasteland, their speed could be faster. They will be busy for another day tomorrow, and they will finish plowing the first time. The second time they plowed the land, it will be much faster. It is not a problem to finish two acres of land in one day. You can also You can prepare the fertilizer," Xu reminded.
When Su Tai went back, she immediately entered the water space. There was a large, quiet lake here, and there was as much river mud as there was fertile land!
I just don’t know how to sell this river mud?
She returned to the transfer station angrily, turned on the water and time and space, and looked carefully at the rules and regulations, and found that they actually made requirements for this.
Capturing creatures in water space and time costs one virtual coin each, regardless of species size. If you pick aquatic plants, you will get ten virtual coins per kilogram, and you will get ten virtual coins per ton of river mud.
She looked at the price carefully again, and after confirming that she had read it correctly, she immediately ran to the media tool vending machine to rent a fully automatic long-arm excavator and frantically dug out river mud.
All the dug river mud is stored in several large wooden barrels in the yard. Shen Yi bought these barrels from the villagers specifically for digging river mud.
After Su Tai filled several wooden barrels, Shen Yi and the others came back.
Su Tai quickly paid everyone their wages, which was 360 yuan for twelve people.
After Huang Xinghua and others received the money, they all smiled happily and expressed that they would come over to help early the next morning.
Su Tai sent the people away and immediately pulled Shen Yi to look at the river mud. "I used a special method to catch the mud from the lake where I fished. It is better than the mud from the Daxun River."
The lake in Water Time and Space is relatively calm, and the sedimented river mud has a better effect of fertilizing the fields.
Shen Yi didn't expect his daughter-in-law to do things so quickly. He smiled helplessly. Before the river mud was dry, he immediately pushed the barrels into the ground and irrigated the good and bad fields at home first.
After three days, all twenty acres of wasteland were cleared.