No matter if you are a human or an immortal, you can still farm for me after traveling through time!

A small open area in front of the house was paved with stone slabs. Several farmers gathered at the gate one after another. They did not dare to poke their heads inside the gate to inquire, but stood respectfully at the door.

Ji Qingyue walked around the house, looked at it every time, and discussed it with Li Erlang from time to time.

The layout and decoration of the house are full of antique charm. Every brick, tile, step, stone, door and window is not perfunctory because it is just a farm. Although it is not brand new, every corner is carved with unique features by time. The traces make Ji Qing more happy than the new ones.

The only thing is that the location of Zhuangzi is still a bit remote for someone like him who has the luxury of going out. After leaving Dongcheng, the carriage still has to run for ten or twenty minutes. If he wants to walk to Zhuangzi, it will at least take One hour.

It's really far away.

Li Erlang learned that Ji Qingyue was worried about this, so he came up with a plan: "Yue Lang, the markets in Hu City and Xicheng not only buy and sell livestock, but also rent them. According to the rental time and distance, the rental price of each type of livestock is different." He leaned into Ji Qingyue's ear and whispered: "Aweng and Dad are thinking about buying a cow recently, why don't we let them help look at each other."

Ji Qingyue nodded, now is the time to buy a transportation tool.

Shopkeeper Qin heard this and introduced: "The Erlang of the Li family is right. If Mr. Ji wants to rent a means of transportation, it is better to rent a mule. Although the price is more expensive than a donkey, a mule has a better personality than a donkey and is less likely to make mistakes." He is stubborn and has strong endurance. But if you want to travel faster, horses are the best choice."

"Thank you, Shopkeeper Qin, for your advice!" Ji Qing thought about it more and more, but unfortunately, the place he lived in was too small and he couldn't make room for a horse. Before moving to a bigger house, he might as well rent a mule from the rental house to travel.

At this time, a waiter came in and reported that qualified tenants were waiting outside.

Hearing this, Ji Qingyue and others came out of the house and saw three farmers wearing faded indigo linen robes. They looked nervously at shopkeeper Qin and the new boss next to him.

The reason why he was judged to be the new owner was because shopkeeper Qin not only treated him with great respect, but also treated him with courtesy in every aspect.

The tenants looked at Ji Qingyue cautiously, thinking that the new owner looked young. Although his skin was not as white as that of a woman, they rarely saw fair-skinned men in their experience. Even the sons of noble families often Racing and hunting will also result in a darker tan.

Could it be that the new owner is a frail young master who doesn't know how to farm? But they found out that the new owner was the supplier who personally supplied Tai'an Restaurant. Tai'an Restaurant has recently been enthusiastically sought after by diners in Shandan County, largely because of the new owner's supply.

The tenants thought a lot and finally decided to wait quietly for the instructions from Shopkeeper Qin.

Shopkeeper Qin didn't fail to see the tenants' assessment of the situation. He deliberately kept silent and made a gesture to let Ji Qingyue do what he wanted.

The reason why Ji Qingyue chose tenants was because he could not cultivate so much land himself and did not want to waste these fields. He knew the difficulties faced by tenant farmers. Not only did they have to pay a share of the grain harvested to the owner's family, but they also had to pay the government for grain. The last bit left over was their harvest for the year.

These tenants are all from the Tai'an landlord's family. They originally had their own land, but sold off all their farmland for various reasons. In the end, they had no choice but to rent the land. If they meet a good landlord, they can still have a little more food left. Black means risking your life without getting a bite of food.

Ji Qingyue said, "Who was cultivating this farmland in Zhuangzi before?"

A farmer slowly took a step forward and said, "Back to my boss, the twelve acres of land in Zhuangzi were contracted and rented by a small family."

Ji Qingyue looked suspicious and asked, "Since your family rented the seeds before, do you plan to continue planting them in the future?"

The farmer looked at Ji Qingyue: "If possible, of course I hope to continue renting crops!"

Another farmer followed up and said: "Shopkeeper Qin said that the new owner is looking for honest tenants. We are all honest and we still have enough energy to farm. It just depends on how much the owner wants to rent the land and how much of the rented grain he wants to harvest."

Ji Qingyue nodded: "Except for this Zhuangzi, how much land do you have elsewhere?"

Several people answered one by one.

Hearing their answers, Ji Qingyue sighed in his heart. Many talented people have been created under pressure. Among these people, renting forty or fifty acres of land is the least, and their families do not have many people. In contrast, among the dozen or so members of Li Erlang's family, only eight of them can farm regularly. They own hundreds of acres of land, and only sixty or seventy acres are used to grow food. The rest are planted with fruit trees or mulberry trees.

For these tenant farmers, a family of three or five people has to cultivate dozens of acres or even hundreds of acres of land, and what they grow can only follow the orders of the owner, and they cannot plant other crops at will. Cultivating food requires intensive and laborious work, and it is impossible to get a good harvest if you try to be opportunistic.

The person who rented forty to fifty acres of land was the man named Sun who rented farmland near Zhuangzi. His family had the least land and received less food.

He tried to beg Ji Qingyue: "My boss, can you continue to rent the land in Zhuangzi to Xiao? If the boss is worried about it, he broke up and sub-leased it. Please let Xiao renew the lease of a piece of land."

Ji Qingyue calmly continued to ask: "Tell me, what are you growing on the farmland near Zhuangzi?"

Tenant Sun replied: "It's nothing more than planting corn and wheat in turns, and sometimes planting some beans and flax separately."

"How's the harvest?"

The farmer replied: "When the harvest is good, one acre of millet field can yield two stones."

This is why Ji Qingyue never dared to say that he worked hard in farming. He sighed and regretfully told the tenant: "I plan to rent the land separately."

Upon hearing this, the farmer's expression dropped.

Ji Qingyue looked at the other two tenants: "There are two reasons why I want to rent the land separately. First, I don't need you to pay me any rent or rent. Therefore, if I only rent twelve acres of land, Planting your family will only cause an imbalance of order. I don’t think Shopkeeper Qin will have any objections to splitting it into three parts, right?"

The less food Ji Qing needs, it doesn't matter much to him whether he takes it or not, but this food is very important to these tenants. If you directly rent all twelve acres of land to one person without charging rent, then this person will definitely be very concerned about these lands and will ignore other places. In this case, shopkeeper Qin will definitely be dissatisfied and may also be harassed by other tenants. of jealousy. Divided into three families, each rents four acres of land. Even if they cultivate these four acres of land intensively, the food production will not be so large that they can ignore other fields.

It is better for three companies to work together and make profits than for one company to do it alone.

Shopkeeper Qin understood Ji Qingyue's intention and nodded to indicate Ji Qingyue to continue.

When the farmers heard that Ji Qingyue said that he would not charge rent for grain rent, their faces showed surprise.

Ji Qingyue continued: "Don't be happy yet. I haven't finished the previous point. Although I don't charge rent or food, I want the three of you to share my food tax." He has settled in Shandan and will follow him in the future. Ordinary people pay grain and silk taxes, join the army and perform corvee duties, but they know some obligations with their toes and cannot fulfill them personally, so in the future they can only pay money every year in exchange for exemption from military service and corvee, and the silk tax will probably also be After using the money to deduct it, only the grain tax is left. Save whatever you can.

The three farmers naturally agreed. Compared with Tai'an House charging half of the rent, the new owner was simply showing great kindness. The three families shared two dan of grain, which was a drop in the bucket for them.

"The second point is to ask the three of you to help me plant things. I haven't decided what to plant yet. I'll talk about this later."

That's it……? The tenants thought that Ji Qingyue would put forward many conditions that were unbearable for them, but now these two points are really not a problem.

They subconsciously looked at Shopkeeper Qin.

"By the way, with my new boss, you now have two bosses. I have made an agreement with Shopkeeper Qin that Tai'an House will not inquire about Zhuangzi's information. Although Tai'an House is still your largest boss, I hope you know your limits and don't try to touch my bottom line." Ji Qingyue looked at shopkeeper Qin indifferently, and shopkeeper Qin immediately stood up and expressed his position: "Ji Langjun is right, Tai'an Tower will definitely not inquire about Ji Langjun's work in Zhuangzi. You must serve Mr. Ji well in any action you take, Zhuangzi is the only one who obeys him."

The farmers agreed one by one.

That's good.

The subsequent lease was signed smoothly. Both parties signed and pledged, and the twelve acres of land were leased to three families respectively. The remaining land was a fraction of the size of the land. Ji Qingyue asked the farmers to free up the land for him to keep. Next he will use it as an experimental field.

After signing the deed, shopkeeper Qin took them to have a rough look at the scope of the field and the location of the pond.

The pond is not far from Zhuangzi. It only takes ten minutes to walk two sticks of incense. Among the fields, there is a canal passing by the pond. When you need water, you can divert water from the canal.

The more Ji Qing thought about it, the fish in the painting had a new place to go.

Before going back, Ji Qingyue and Li Erlang packed a bag of soil from the field. Shopkeeper Qin looked at it and chose to shut up.

Back in Dongcheng, shopkeeper Qin asked Ji Qingyue and others to be sent back to the alley.

Just once I went out, the sun was almost setting.

Aniang Li cleaned the house and chatted with the neighbors. When Ji Qingyue returned home, Aniang Li was cooking in the yard and chatting with some aunts next door: "Our Yue Lang is good-looking and capable, so marry an official." Any lady can do it. Hey, hey, hey! Don't give him any nonsense. Since he is not in a hurry, he just has an idea in his heart. My Erlang also has an idea. I want to propose marriage to him, but he always gives me a proposal. I turned to the side..." Just as they were talking, they saw Li Erlang coming back with a big bag of something, and Li Erlang was looking at them with a very unhappy expression.

"No more, no more, let's talk when we have time. I'm rushing to cook for a few children."

After everyone dispersed, Li Aniang asked what was in the big bag. "Dirt? What are you doing bringing dirt back?"

Before Ji Qingyue could answer, Li Erlang pulled Aniang aside and heard him ask in a low voice through gritted teeth: "Aniang, didn't we agree not to mention the marriage?"

Aunt Li was puzzled: "But now the garlic has been sold at a high price, and with the money your father and I have saved, it is enough to complete the wedding!"

Li Erlang choked and glanced at Ji Qingyue secretly, only to see him and Jin Niang talking about something. Then he returned to the painting and handed out pottery basins one by one.

"I don't want to say goodbye yet. Hu Suan only planted the first batch, and Yue Lang will plant others in the future. His identity..."

Li Aniang interrupted her son: "Now Yue Lang has an identity and has moved to the county. As long as we keep it secret for the time being, your wife will be fine."

"Bah, bah, bah, what about my wife? She hasn't even said her birth date yet. Mom, you'd better not mention it again. I just don't want to get married so early!"

Li Aniang suddenly exploded and stopped holding her throat: "How early! Your eldest brother got married at the age of twenty, so he had no choice. There are many people who get married at the age of seventeen, how early! Although I have hurt you before, but you and I Dad still saved the money for your betrothal gift first, and now that you have plenty of money, why don’t you want to get married?!”

Ji Qingyue and Li Jinniang, who had already come out of the painting, did not dare to say anything. They looked at each other and saw the helplessness and amusement in each other's eyes. They imitated quails and shrank their heads, and started to play with things on the ground.

Li Jinniang was curious: "Is this the seed of Baidiezi?" It's hard to imagine that such a seed, which is as black and ugly as rat droppings, can grow into such a white and beautiful Baidiezi in the future!

"Well, I want to see what it would be like if I planted it outside." Li Erlang said that cotton is difficult to grow, but because of the magical land, he didn't think it was so difficult to grow cotton. Especially during the period when the seedlings emerge and grow taller, there will be many problems with cotton. The problem is, now in a different environment, he wants to see the difference.

Li Erlang in the corner was so anxious that he looked at Ji Qingyue frequently. Seeing that Ji Qingyue lowered his head, he could only hold his neck and refuse to kiss: "Mom, why don't you kiss Sanlang first!!"

"You don't blame me, do you?" Li Aniang made her second son feel uncomfortable for a long time because of this mistake. Looking back now, she still feels that her son is blaming her.

"No! This time I really hope that my mother-in-law will kiss Sanlang first!" Sanlang is sorry!

Aunt Li sighed: "You don't have to make excuses if you don't want to get married. That's all. Forget it for this year. I'll see if you have any excuses next year!!" She glared at her son and went to cook angrily.

Li Erlang breathed a sigh of relief, walked to Ji Qingyue and squatted down. He saw that they were filling the clay pots with soil, and he also helped: "Yue Lang, you asked me to get the bag before, so it turned out that it was to contain soil."

"Well, I just want to see what will happen after the cotton emerges."

"The weather has gradually turned cold now..." They had already put on their jackets. In another month, the ground will be frozen. "These pottery pots should be placed in the room. There is no fire pit in the bedroom. It will need to be lit by then. A charcoal basin will do the trick. I'll buy charcoal tomorrow."

Ji Qingyue didn't think about this. Fortunately, Li Erlang reminded him. Otherwise, during the few months when the college returns to the village for winter vacation, the weather will get colder and colder. If they don't take measures to keep warm, they will definitely be woken up by the cold one night.

When it comes to keeping warm, Li Aniang said: "The batch of fabrics Yue Lang bought before is still a few pieces short of being sewn."

The more Ji Qing thought about it, the last batch of cotton was not enough to fill every cotton coat. It happened that the cotton on the hillside was now ripe and ready for picking. "If you are not busy, Aunt will stay for two more days. The new batch of cotton will have matured. When I pick it for you and Jin Niang to get the seeds, I will give Erlang the production method and the tools to pop the cotton, and then go back and pop the cotton. There should be enough for filling in the end. If there is any leftover, you can make another quilt."

Aniang Li happily responded: "Okay, we know that when the new clothes are ready, we will 'promote' them to Yue Lang!"