Sign in and get rich in farming

On the first night staying at Zhuangzi, it was Xu who slept with her daughter. Although the room was as empty as a snow cave, both mother and daughter slept very peacefully.

Early the next morning, Qian Sanmei took Qian Simei and followed Yu Hongdou to run around the yard in circles. Then they watched Yu Hongdou squatting and doing boxing, and helped her wash and eat.

Today is the second day the shop has been open, so the business is certainly not as busy as yesterday. There are more and more passenger ships at the dock, but Yu Hongdou has no intention of going over to take a look for the time being.

She has something important to do today.

"Third sister, look for a place nearby with a better and quieter environment." Yu Hongdou took out the bag that had previously wrapped the dog skin, ready to find a place for it to rest.

"Woo woo~" As soon as the bundle was taken out, Wangwang came over and circled around Yu Hongdou, putting his front paws on the bundle and started digging.

"Miss, there is a small valley on the left side of Huanghua Mountain." Qian Sanmei thought about it and offered a place to Yu Hongdou.

Yu Hongdou picked up Wangwang, asked Qian Sanmei to hold the bag, and asked Qian Simei to take two shovels, and headed for the small valley she mentioned.

The so-called small valley is really small, probably just a depression of about 30 square meters in size. However, there is actually a small spring in the center of the depression, bubbling with clear spring water.

"Oh! The spring is alive again!" Qian Simei exclaimed.

"Miss, this spring has been dry for many years. I didn't expect it to be alive again. It turns out that you are Zhuangzi's lucky star!" Qian Sanmei was also very excited, but she was looking at Yu Hongdou.

Yu Hongdou laughed and shook her head. The spring dried up probably because of the bad weather and drought in the past few years. This spring, it has rained continuously and the groundwater reserves have increased, so the spring has come back to life.

Since the spring is alive, the package cannot be buried here. Yu Hongdou climbed up the small hill opposite Huanghua Mountain. He thought it was a fertile field or continuous small hills, but what he saw was a vast green grassland.

"? What is this?" Yu Hongdou was not sure whether such a large grassland could be considered part of the manor.

"Miss, I know that is a wasteland." Qian Simei saw her sister following the young lady and followed silently. Now that she saw the young lady was confused, she stepped forward and rushed to explain.

"I heard Duan Zhuangtou talk to my father and others and say that this wasteland is not for cultivation. It seems that it was left by the owner for future generations." Qian Simei told them what she heard from others.

She likes to hang out in crowded places, especially when adults are talking, so that she can hear a lot of news and stories from the outside world.

"Oh~ I roughly know it. This seems to be called descendants' field." Yu Hongdou realized.

She actually knew this. She had read in a novel before that rich families’ farms, clan sacrificial fields, and mountains would all have some space reserved.

On the one hand, the family was not short of money and food for the time being, and if they had more than they could eat, they could leave the land empty and not plant any crops, and thus would not have to pay taxes.

Another thing is that the land becomes thinner and thinner as it is cultivated more and more (nutrient loss in the soil). If these lands are left uncultivated, they will remain fertile land, and more surplus food can be left for future generations.

"Is this wasteland also ours?" Yu Hongdou looked at the vast expanse of green grassland, but what flashed through her mind was the roasted whole lamb she had eaten during the company's team building in her previous life...

"Yes, many people in the village regret that they can't grow crops here." Qian Simei didn't say that she also regretted it. If these lands were planted with crops, people in the village would not starve.

Yu Hongdou nodded. It was really a pity for the farmers who made their living from the land to see such a large piece of land left vacant.

She hesitated for a moment. The labor force in the village was limited. Many people had been transferred to the shop and the soap and toy workshop. It would be a heavy burden to open another piece of land. Besides, their family was small and they could not eat as much as they wanted.

Instead of taking the trouble to grow and sell crops and taking risks, it is better to keep it this way.

Of course, such a large grassland cannot be left empty. You can raise some cattle and sheep. When the time comes, they will produce milk to make milk slices, milk candies, and milk tea. You can also kill the sheep and eat their meat!

And there’s the rabbit at home!

Before going out yesterday, Yu Hongdou heard her mother go next door to ask her second aunt to help look after the cats for a few days. She thought it would be better to ask Duan Zhuangtou to send someone to move a few cats over to raise first.

Yu Hongdou chose the edge of the grass, asked Qian Sanmei and Qian Simei to dig a hole, threw the bundle in and buried it.

After filling the soil, they grabbed Wangwang, who was rolling on the grass, and held him in front of the pit for a while, as a farewell to his relatives.

Having solved a worry and discovered a large piece of wasteland that would bring her income, Yu Hongdou felt much more relaxed. On her way back, she deliberately turned to the pond in the back garden to pick lotus leaves.

She wanted to eat glutinous rice lotus leaf chicken in the evening, and also wanted to try lotus leaf porridge and soak lotus leaves in water.

What surprised Yu Hongdou was that this time she actually saw the sign-in location in the pond.

[Sign-in location: Lotus Pond in Anbei Village. Does it cost 1 point to sign in? ]

Yu Hongdou was sure that there was definitely nothing like this in the pond when she came last time.

Anyway, it was only 1 o'clock, and when Yu Hongdou passed by in a small boat, she just picked some.

[Successful sign-in: Obtained 1 black fish. ]

When seeing this sentence, Yu Hongdou couldn't help but laugh. It turned out that there were more fish in the pond, or that the original fish had grown up and could be eaten?

Just as I was happily thinking about how to take out the fish I had signed in and eat, I suddenly heard Qian Sanmei, who was rowing the boat, scream.

With a "splash", the water surface broke open, and a column of water soaked Yu Hongdou completely. Then, a heavy black fish appeared in her arms.

Yu Hongdou was surprised and happy. Was this what she wanted? She saved the fish in her backpack!

……

After returning to the yard and handing the big black fish to Aunt Qian, Yu Hongdou quickly washed up, then called Duan Zhuangtou to talk to him about raising sheep and rabbits.

From her limited knowledge of animal husbandry, it seemed that sheep rarely suffered from plague, and sheep were raised in many difficult areas, which showed that sheep had strong survival abilities.

The most important thing is that raising sheep can not only make use of the grassland, but also does not require paying taxes. Moreover, sheep are quite expensive. It is generally known that mutton is a tonic, not to mention that sheepskin can keep you warm.

"Miss, I think it's feasible. Raising sheep is not difficult. You just need to get up early and drive the sheep out to graze, and drive them back in the evening. You just need to add some grass at night, and you don't need too many people to watch over them. A half-grown child can do it."

The more Duan Zhuangtou spoke, the brighter his eyes became. Why hadn't he thought about it before?

"Well, first ask someone to find out where there are sheep for sale. If there are cows, you can buy two." After finalizing the breeding plan, Yu Hongdou instructed Duan Zhuangtou to remember to separate the account books of the farm, workshop and shop, etc.

As they were talking, the gatekeeper came to report that an old man named Shang came knocking on the door.

Yu Hongdou immediately became excited. This should be the teacher that Master Shang introduced to the people in Zhuangzi.

She took Duan Zhuangtou to greet him in person, but she never expected that Mr. Shang did not come alone, but brought a sick patient with him.

And this patient is an acquaintance of Yu Hongdou.