After he and his mother-in-law separated, he built a house and stocked a warehouse full of grain and

"My brother-in-law never thinks about how he will live his life in the future. He just eats the last meal without the next meal. I also know that he has no money to buy it, so I asked him what he can give in exchange for it.

He said that he would exchange it for more than twenty acres of wasteland. I knew that the wasteland he was talking about was because the weeds grew taller than the corn stalks, but I thought it was still twenty or thirty acres of land, which was better than clearing out wasteland.

Besides, the children in the family are older and there are more people working. If we work more diligently, we can cultivate the land. But before, we only left enough potato seeds on the original land, and the rest was given to the people in the village. We also There's nothing you can do to come back. "The smile on Aunt Zhang's face became deeper and deeper, and she couldn't help but feel happy as she spoke.

She was worrying about what to plant in these [-] to [-] acres of wasteland.

No matter what you plant, the harvest will be incomparable to potatoes!

Zhang Xiaocao took over the conversation and said happily: "My mother is worried, especially because this land is not as good as a field. A field can grow winter wheat for a season, but a wasteland cannot.

Our family is still thinking about growing some vegetables on this land. We can only wait until next spring to plant the remaining wasteland. "

Bai Ziqian: ...This is indeed a coincidence.

Shui Qing didn't think it was a coincidence, "You are diligent and seized the opportunity. It will only be a matter of time before there are more fields. Don't worry, there will only be more and more fields, mountains and forests in the future."

If he hadn't been diligent and seized the opportunity to earn some money and property, there would have been nothing he could do even if Zhang Tuzi and others wanted to exchange their fields for food.

They can only go to the old village chief and other wealthy people to exchange.

Tong Niu, Iron Niu and Wooden Niu have been looked down upon by others in the village because of their poverty since they were young. When children quarreled, they would always make excuses for his family's poverty. He had never heard such kind words.

Especially when these words were spoken by sister-in-law Shui Qing who often helped them, I felt so comforted in my heart and so peaceful all over my body!

"Without you, let alone seizing the opportunity, our family would be like my brother-in-law. No, his family still has a lot of fields that can be exchanged for food. My family doesn't even have a few acres of fields!" As she said this, Aunt Zhang thought again. In the sad days before, tears overflowed.

The four children also recalled the pain of being so hungry that they could not sleep in the middle of the night and had sour water rising up in their stomachs.

"Mr. Bai, don't feel embarrassed. Even if the potatoes are on the wasteland, there will be a harvest of more than 1000 kilograms. We also know that the tenant farmers outside will pay [-]%!

Besides, after this is handed over, we will still have at least [-] kilograms per acre, which is no better than planting anything. "Aunt Zhang looked at Bai Ziqian, who was blushing and feeling uncomfortable, and comforted him.

The family's gold and silver oxen also help Mr. Bai deliver potatoes. The two of them can earn one tael of silver in five days.

Mr. Bai must value potatoes very much. If there was no other way, he wouldn't be able to grow them here.

There is nothing to grow in our own wasteland anyway, and it would be a waste to leave it empty. If we plant twenty to thirty acres of potatoes, the rest will be enough to feed the entire family for two or three years.

Bai Ziqian didn't expect that Aunt Zhang would comfort him in turn, and his fair cheeks turned even redder.

He secretly glanced at Aunt Shui Qing beside him and found that her expression was natural.

Shui Qing's voice calmly announced: "Aunt Zhang, you and your family will plant well. The best is to have a high harvest. I will charge the price of coarse grains for the rest if you can't finish it."

Bai Ziqian's eyes widened in surprise. Didn't Aunt Shui Qing tell her about this incident before she came?

Shui Qing: .... How can I tell you everything?

Aunt Zhang honestly didn’t expect that potatoes could still be sold for money!

The village will plant it in the second half of the year, and every household will have it by then. The yield of this food is huge, and it is impossible not to buy it next year or even to exchange it for corn flour.

It was shipped out to be sold, and no one else saw it, and they didn’t know if they would dare to buy it and eat it.

She rubbed her hands and asked in a nagging tone: "You, here, the price of whole grains is too high, how about the price of black noodles?"

It’s not that she doesn’t earn money, but her potato seeds are all given by Shuiqing! Sell ​​it back to her at the price of coarse grains, isn't it a loss of conscience?

Shui Qing waved his hands and said straightforwardly: "It's okay, but let's agree first. I'll buy it at the current price of coarse grains, nine cents per pound, right? Otherwise, if the price of grains goes up to the sky next year, I'm afraid I won't be able to afford it. .”

It is better to say ugly things up front than to leave trouble behind.

"Next year, the price of food will be as high as the sky, and it will be at this price!" Aunt Zhang happily decided.

Zhang Xiaocao, Tongniu, Iron Ox and Wooden Ox all nodded heavily.

No matter how high the price rises, it has nothing to do with them. Without Shuiqing's sister-in-law, how would they live in the big house they have now and eat every meal until their bellies are full!

What's more, the potatoes haven't been planted yet, so only Aunt Shui Qing is willing to pay nine cents per catty to harvest potatoes with a large yield.

Shui Qing and Bai Ziqian were sent a long way away by the five people, and then they reluctantly returned.

The two of them had experience this time and knew that the families who planted potatoes in the first half of the year would leave enough potato seeds. After all, there were only a few people like Aunt Zhang who temporarily added land, so the two of them avoided the families that planted potatoes in the first half of the year.

Bai Ziqian walked on the dirt road in the village and asked hesitantly: "Auntie, what if the price of food increases so much next year that they are unwilling to sell it?"

Dad said that those feudal kings are very likely to rebel. Once they rebel, there will be a war, and during the war, the food supply will skyrocket.

Aunt Shuiqing collects potatoes to store food, right? Wait until the time comes and sell it at a higher price to make a lot of money.

"If you don't want to sell, just don't want to sell. Anyway, I still have [-]% of the payment, which is almost enough." Shui Qing said nonchalantly.

A larger quantity means more sincerity, but a smaller quantity doesn't make much difference. After all, her batch of potatoes is neither for eating nor for selling.

After Bai Ziqian heard this, his previous guess was overturned. At this moment, he missed his old father very much. If his father were here, he would definitely be able to solve his doubts!

Bai Manshan, who was escorting the car on the road, suddenly sneezed loudly.

He murmured to himself: "Strange, who is talking about me?"

Well, Hu Yu must have missed him!

Fortunately, he sent a letter back to report that he was safe. When the potatoes here are delivered, he will rush back!

Thinking of potatoes, he looked at the long, endless line.

People in rags and rags holding wooden sticks on both sides of the official road stopped and stared straight at the raised oilcloth on the vehicle.

"Don't look at it, don't look at it. My boss, I'm in the cloth business. These are cloths soaked in water. If you can't sell them at a high price, you can only transport them to places without floods and sell them at low prices!

It’s worthless, you can’t eat it, it’s heavy, and there’s not much to see. "Bai Manshan shouted all the way.

After he shouted, part of him stopped watching and continued on his way silently, while the other part still stared directly at the vehicle.

In the team, the men who had been to the city after the flood were fine, but the men who had not been to the city were so nervous that their palms were sweating.

Fan Erzhu swallowed a big mouthful of saliva and asked with a trembling voice: "Why do they look like we are food?"