Chapter 131 There is hope for the future
Looking at his guilty look, Su Tai suppressed a smile in her heart and agreed according to his wishes.
In the next two days, apart from delivering pot helmets, Shen Yi spent the rest of the time in the wasteland next door. There was no need to pick up stones on a hot day and no one came to their place, which made it easier for him to do many things.
It only took this guy two days to finish the foundation of the fence. Then he measured and laid out the foundation of the house himself.
It looked like a mountain of river rocks, but not much was left after finishing the foundation.
When the foundations were almost dry, Shen Yi covered them with soil, continued to find people to help pick up river stones, and built up the walls one after another.
September is here in the blink of an eye, and the mountains seem to have changed their clothes overnight.
The courtyard wall next door has been built ten feet high. The villagers should have complained that something was wrong, but because Shen Yi was boiling frogs in warm water and the autumn harvest was coming, everyone put all their thoughts on the ground, but no one continued to stare at Shen Yi's house. We only have three acres of land, and we don’t even have the heart to talk about it.
Shen Yi took this opportunity to quickly clear the soil on the foundation of the house, and asked Su Tai to buy a pile of bricks, trying to build the prototype of the house as quickly as possible.
Su Tai didn't hold him back. She made a quick trip and ordered 10,000 yuan of bricks and 10,000 yuan of sand, gravel and cement, leaving the rest to Shen Yi himself.
At this time, Mrs. Xu once again found those who had done the spring plowing, and everyone gathered in the Shen family yard to discuss arrangements for the autumn harvest.
Su Tai is about to give birth in more than a month, and her energy is limited. Xu's own family is too busy with the work, so naturally she can help, so she can only entrust everything to Huang Xinghua, "Auntie, you also know the situation in our family. Shen Yi can only go to the fields for half a day at most, and the rest of the day can only be bothered by you watching.
I won't let you suffer in vain. In this way, from the beginning of the autumn harvest, I will give you sixty wages a day, and until the end of the autumn harvest, you will help me keep an eye on the food in the field and arrange for everyone to harvest it. Okay? "
"No problem! Cover it with me." Huang Xinghua smiled from ear to ear, suppressing her inner excitement.
Su Tai, the remaining person, also increased their wages to forty cents a day. This was definitely a big surprise to the working villagers, who all said they would work hard.
Before the autumn harvest, Su Chunlin was worried and came over to take a look. Seeing that Su Tai had arranged everything, he went back with peace of mind. Their family had gained 60 acres of land this year, and they couldn't even take care of it, which could kill people.
When the gong of the autumn harvest sounded, the entire Shenjiazhuang came out in full force. Nine out of ten rooms were empty, and everyone was buried in the ground.
Su Tai stood on the ridge of her field and looked out. When she saw that no one was lazy, she turned and returned to the yard.
The autumn harvest, which lasts for more than half a month, is like a battlefield without gunpowder smoke. The farmers’ enemies are the unpredictable weather and their physical strength that cannot keep up with their mentality.
At home, Su Tai often heard that someone had fainted in the field, or that someone was injured and collapsed, and she couldn't help but feel anxious.
Others can't help, but she can give everyone the best working conditions within limited conditions, such as food.
The most lacking thing for people in this era is oil and water, so Su Tai put in a lot of effort, making big pots of steamed buns for everyone every day, steaming a big basket of steamed buns, and cooking a pot of pheasant and wild vegetable soup.
Anyone who comes to her house to pick up farm tools every morning can eat a steamed bun and a large bowl of chicken soup.
You can come to her house for a steamed bun and a bowl of chicken soup at noon, and after finishing your work in the evening, you can get a steamed bun.
Even the village chief Shen Ying was envious of this food. He couldn't help but said to Shen Yi: "If we didn't have work in our fields, I would definitely come to your house to help!" Shen Yi smiled helplessly and said modestly: "My wife is the same. I was afraid that my aunt would be too tired to explain to others in the hurry, so I prepared some extra food."
Shen Ying waved her hand, "Come on! Who doesn't lose weight in the autumn harvest? Your wife is a noble person, and she is generous, but the seams are too loose. Fortunately, you can make money."
He now regrets why he didn't have the discernment to settle such a good son as Shen Yi first.
However, this thought passed by in a flash. After all, Shen Yi had no father or mother, and the relationship between the six relatives was weak, so he was still somewhat taboo. Moreover, Shen Yi could make money, but there were many places to spend it, which made people feel uneasy everywhere.
The autumn harvest ended in such a chaotic and busy situation. The food of Shen Yi's family was also harvested smoothly. After paying the taxes, their family still had nearly 23,000 kilograms of wheat, 10,000 kilograms of peanuts, and more than 6,000 kilograms of soybeans. .
This year, there are more people growing high-yielding wheat in Zhaohua County. County magistrate Liang Qiushi did not visit each county in person. Instead, he asked the town officials of each town to arrange the tasks. The township and village chiefs will collect high-yielding wheat in a unified manner. Charge well.
Since Shen Yi's family only had high-yield wheat, the village chief did not pay attention and only focused on other villagers' homes.
When it was Shen Yi's turn, Shen Yi had already packed the grain sold to the county government. "Village chief, here are 16,000 kilograms of wheat. Please check it carefully."
Shen Ying was very surprised, "Shen Yi, I remember that your farmland only has six acres, and the rest is the output of the wasteland?"
Shen Yi nodded honestly, "Although it is our first time to grow food in our wasteland, it was well maintained in the spring, and Aunt Xinghua and the others also took good care of it, so the harvest was not bad."
"What do you mean, the harvest is not bad! It's very good!" Huang Xinghua, who was following, said excitedly: "Village Chief, I am in charge of the crops over there in the wasteland. The grain yield per mu is definitely not low. I don't know the specific amount. Not bad, but the seeds are full and definitely a good grain. ”
Shen Ying and the grain collector opened it and took a look, and found that Shen Yi's grain was indeed very good. Just one glance made people happy.
"Not bad! It's really good." The officer said with satisfaction, and weighed all the grains. Sixteen thousand catties of wheat, fifty cents per catty, totaling eight hundred taels.
The official gave the money to Shen Yi on the spot and asked him to stamp his fingerprints.
After the wheat seeds were sold out, another batch of government officials arrived in the afternoon, this time harvesting peanuts and soybeans.
Their family still had to do business, and Shen Yi didn't want to sell at all, but it was impossible not to sell. He could only distribute five thousand kilograms of peanuts and three thousand kilograms of soybeans, which was normal compared to other families' yields per mu.
The officer did not suspect anything, collected the things and went to the next house.
Shen Yi got another two hundred and sixty-five taels.
This autumn harvest, their family made a net profit of more than 1,000 taels.
Shen Zhuang and Mrs. Xu also earned more than 400 taels from selling crops. This money made a family of four happy and made everyone smile. If everyone hadn't made money, they might have been jealous!
Apart from the Shen Yi and Shen Zhuang families, the happiest families were those who helped Shen Yi work.
Originally, they were short of land, and they were so busy all year that they couldn't even feed the whole family. This year, because they farmed land for Shen Yi, there were as many as yellow apricot flowers, and they actually saved a small seven taels, and as few as those who only had spring plowing and autumn harvest. The aunt who came to help also earned one or two and a half.