The Nameless of the Common Clans

"Brother Ergou, are you okay?" Early the next morning, Chen Mo ran to the fields with a basket on his back. Aduo ran after him and looked at Chen Mo with a sunny face curiously. This one was not the same at all last night. .

"Think of some truth." Chen Mo looked at Ado seriously.

"Er... Brother Ergou, why are you looking at me like this?" A Duo was a little confused by Chen Mo's look.

"The Master said that when three people are walking together, they must have my teacher. Ah Duo, what can you teach me?" Chen Mo looked at Ah Duo and asked seriously.

"Me?" Aduo was a little dreamy, shook his head and said: "Brother Ergou, you are the most powerful among us. What can we teach you?"

"Yes." Chen Mo nodded thoughtfully: "It seems that the words of the sage may not be correct. Maybe you are the other two."

Ado: "..."

"Let's go quickly. Don't let those outsiders come to grab food. Let's see if the fertilization this year has any effect." Chen Mo shook his head and ran towards the fields with A Duo.

"Brother Ergou, wait for me~"

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The days that followed were relatively peaceful. Although outsiders occasionally came over, since the last incident, Li Zheng specially sent people to guard the perimeter. If any outsiders came, they would sound the gong to warn the villagers. Yong will put down his work and gather together. Although it takes a lot of time, it can also prevent the crops in the field from being robbed.

This year was supposed to be a good year for Chen Mo and others. With the help of manure, each family's crops were at least 10% more harvested. However, it was difficult for everyone to be happy. Not only did they have to pay taxes to the court, but the people of the Taiping Sect also had to pay taxes. A group of people will come and leave. Although people from all over the country have a good impression of the Taiping Religion, among them, they are obviously somewhat repelled by the Taiping Religion.

Uncle Wang never came back. Chen Mo's sadness at the beginning gradually faded away. Because he helped various families buy manure, Chen Mo's popularity here was much better than before, and fewer people called him a manure man. After learning a lot, Chen Mo gradually gained a new understanding of the teachings of his mother and Uncle Wang.

"We paid taxes to the imperial court, and then the Taiping Cult came and took another payment. After all, although this year's harvest is a bit more than last year, the harvest in our hands is actually 20% less." Chen Mo moved the grain into the cellar. He looked at his mother and said.

"That's right. These are not chickens and ducks sent by various families. There are also some meats. When I go to the city next month to sell the red wine made by my mother, in fact, this year's harvest will be no less or even more than in previous years." Mother Chen smiled.

Indeed, because Chen Mo helped each family use manure, each family also gave a lot of things. Some sent chickens or eggs, and some sent some coarse cloth. Li Zheng Aweng even asked his daughter-in-law to send a stone of rice. , this is a good thing, it is almost twice the price of corn when it is put on the market.

Adding all these, the Chen family's harvest this year was much larger than in previous years. If it was all counted as money, it would be almost twice that of last year. However, Chen Mo still felt that he was at a disadvantage. Those things from the Taiping Sect should not be given at all.

"Mom, I'm going to take advantage of the winter to find someone to help open a few more acres of land." Chen Mo came up from the cellar, holding Heizi in his arms, looking at his mother and smiling: "Or just buy some thin fields. I've asked about it, one acre of thin fields It costs about 2,000 yuan. Putting aside our expenses, after selling these things, we can buy two acres of thin farmland. In this way, our family will have 12 acres. We will spend another 1,000 yuan to hire someone to help cultivate another acre. Mu, that’s thirteen acres. Next year’s harvest can be increased by 30%. We have a certain amount of food. After next year’s autumn harvest, there will be more food left. I did the math and I can add another five acres by then. In less than three years, our family will have thirty acres of thin farmland and can hire tenant farmers to help.”

Chen Mo counted on his fingers. If his family had thirty acres of thin farmland, even if they could not be as wealthy as the Aweng family in Li Zheng, they would still have enough food and clothing. If this continued, they would have thirty acres of thin farmland. In the future, in another three to five years, my family will have a hundred acres of thin farmland. By then, I will definitely be more capable than I am now, and I can concentrate on thinking about how to become an official.

Seeing her son happily looking forward to the future, Mother Chen nodded with a smile, and then asked with a smile: "But no one here is selling their land. How are my son's preparations?"

Generally speaking, because Li Zheng Aweng is not the kind of person who takes advantage of others, the life of the villagers here is pretty good, and for the people, the fields are their lifeblood, and no one is willing to sell them.

"I know." Chen Mo said confidently: "But it's not here, there is indeed it outside."

"You can't do things like this." Mother Chen shook her head and said.

"Why?" Chen Mo asked confused.

"We only have so much land here. When they sell the land, it must be Li Zheng who buys it. If you snatch it away, wouldn't you offend Li Zheng for no reason?" Mother Chen said with a smile.

"Mom, why is this? The one with the highest price will get it. Besides, how can there be any reason for my own family to bully my own family?" Chen Mo frowned.

"Sometimes truth and facts are contrary." Mother Chen sighed and said, "We should be lucky to have met a good Li Zheng, but most of the Li Zhengs in the world are not like Aweng."

"Mom, why is this?" Chen Mo didn't understand. In his impression, even though Li Zheng was different, he wouldn't persecute his own talents.

"Didn't you just tell me the reason?" Mother Chen looked at Chen Mo and said with a smile: "Actually, everyone wants to live a good life, and then they keep occupying territory, but for Li Zheng, this one mile of land is... It's theirs, and they only have this land. If the small family has a good year, it's okay, but if there is a disaster and they can't resist it, they can only sell the land. At this time, the better ones will give a good price, but if there is a bad year, the land will be sold. A vicious person will take the opportunity to lower the price and buy it at a low price. If an outsider comes to buy land, he, as a local upright, has many ways to make it impossible for you to get any food even if you own the land. In the end, you have to deal with it obediently. Sell ​​it to them.”

"This..." Chen Mo looked at his mother blankly and wanted to refute, but it seemed to be the case. The most important thing is that Chen Mo's plan for the future, except for the part of clever and plundering, is basically the same as what his mother said. .

"In most cases, as we have very few cases here, most of the people living in the same village are tenant farmers of the Li Zheng family. It's like this here, but it's rare." Mother Chen touched Chen Mo's head and said with a smile: "Back then This is why your father chose to be in trouble."

Chen Mo was a little confused for a while. He wanted to be rich, but this method always felt a bit dirty. Chen Mo suddenly felt a little confused about the way to go in the future. Regarding this, Chen Mo did not say anything, but just watched quietly. Although I can't bear it, Chen Mo has raised a family at a young age. There are some things that he must know earlier than others. When reality and the good thoughts in his heart are in conflict, Chen Mo has to make the decision himself, and as a mother , what she had to do was to put these issues in front of Chen Mo.

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