After dressing up as a superb old lady, I became the backbone of the whole village One hundred and twentieth eight chapters do not suffer from widowhood and uneven
One hundred and twentieth eight chapters do not suffer from widowhood and uneven
In Chen Yu's view, he has entered another stage, and this stage is the next necessary step for the Su family to take off after breaking free from the shackles.
To be an ambitious old lady is what she thinks now.
As the head of the female school, Chen Yu became a powerful person in the hearts of the people in Sujiazhuang, so when Su Deyan summoned the villagers to the Su family to discuss how to plant spring seeds, almost every household came.
When Su Deyan first mentioned corn, Chen Yu thought about how to mobilize the enthusiasm of the whole village. There is a saying that any good thing must be shared by rain and dew equally. Isn't that right? We don't have to worry about the disadvantages being uneven, so we want to talk to these people face to face.
Clear.
In the Su family's big house, the heads of each household were sitting in the room, and there were some women's families outside the door. Most of them just wanted to see Chen Yu up close.
In the minds of these women, Chen Yu is a legendary woman.
When she married into the Su family, she was a scholar with a superior status. After the scholar died, many people thought that the Su family was over. In fact, it was really over. In the days of plummeting, the prodigal Su Silang, the failed Su Sanlang and almost
The girls of the Su family who were married off at the drop of a hat, the originally aloof Su family could not even compare to ordinary families.
Just when everyone thought that the Su family was doomed, the scholar lady actually became more mature because of her age. She beat Su Silang away, took back the second daughter who was angry, and collected medicine to treat diseases. This ability was terrifying, and even more so.
In one year, it has become the largest portal in the village. Look at this courtyard, wow, there is no one like this even if you count the eight villages in ten miles!
There are all women who don’t want to be Chen Yu, but they don’t dare to be Chen Yu, because apart from being able to give birth to children and working hard with their backs turned to the sky, they don’t have much ability. It’s so annoying to compare people to others, not to mention that Chen Yu has become
People don’t know what a female school captain is. These women don’t know much about it, but they sound powerful.
At this time, Chen Yu was sitting on the main seat, and brothers Su Erlang and Su Sanlang were accompanying Chen Yu.
In the eyes of everyone, this family at this time is somewhat out of reach.
In front of Chen Yu was a round table. On the round table were corn ears and corn kernels, which were all yellow and orange. Sitting next to the table was Geng Ruchun.
"Speaking of which, we are all a family. Thanks to everyone for taking care of us these years. Now that something good has happened, I want to discuss it with everyone." Chen Yu said, picking up the corn ears: "This is what the children are doing when they grow up."
It was discovered in Junshan, and Saburo named it corn. I plan to plant it in large quantities. Is there anything you want to try?"
Except for Su Deyan, everyone looked at each other. Su Cheng was so angry that he didn't know what the second sister-in-law was doing. They said they were all a family, but there were some close relatives in the family, so why didn't they discuss it with him in advance?
?
"I think this will work. We are all old farmers. These ears of corn are really big and we can harvest more grain." Su Deyan said immediately.
Someone said: "Village chief, we have never seen this thing for generations. What can we do by collecting more grain? Can the government use it to collect taxes?"
This is a big problem. Chen Yu raised his eyebrows slightly. The government must not collect taxes because they don't have this kind of food. Can the government take this risk?
"Yes, besides, the taxes are getting heavier year by year. If you don't pay enough for food all year round, you have to make up for the money, so you don't dare to plant." Someone agreed.
Everyone discussed it for a long time, and the result was unanimous, that is, no planting.
Chen Yu was not surprised by this result and said calmly: "I understand everyone's difficulties. Let's do this. I want to collect some fields and rent them for a year. Our Su family will plant them first. As long as we rent the land, taxes will naturally be paid."
Full of gratification."
Su Sanlang was a scholar and was exempted from most taxes, so there was nothing wrong with Chen Yu's words.
Su Deyan was a little anxious. He understood what Chen Yu was thinking. He still wanted to form a partnership, but he just watched helplessly as he missed the opportunity to get a share of the pie.
"Renting land is very expensive now. Last year, one acre of land cost three bushels of grain, but this year I heard it's five bushels of grain." someone said.
Chen Yu tapped her fingers lightly on the table, doing calculations quickly in her mind.
In ancient times, land measurement was based on a pair of steps, that is, two steps were considered a pair of steps, and an acre of land was measured using a pair of steps. Sixteen steps in length and fifteen steps in width constituted an acre of land.
Furthermore, both the fertilization of the land and the optimal selection of seeds were in their infancy in ancient times, and the direct consequence was that the annual yield was very low.
This is also the main reason why food prices are high and people don’t have enough to eat.
"In other words, the rent for an acre of land is about one and a half to three and a half, right?" Chen Yu asked.
Su Deyan still wanted to talk, but Chen Yu didn't give him a chance and said with a smile: "I will rent an acre of land for three taels of silver for a year. You can go home and discuss it. If you think the price is right, come over and we can write a deed."
This was like a stone that stirred up a thousand waves. Everyone looked at each other in amazement. Farmers worked hard from spring to autumn, and those who could have a balance of three to five taels of silver after the autumn were all wealthy families. There were also many families who could not make ends meet. This
What are the second old ladies of the Su family thinking?
Everyone was silent. Firstly, they didn’t want to take advantage, and secondly, they didn’t want to stand out. If someone really took the lead in selling the land, they were not fools. They had to rush forward to sign the deed immediately!
"You don't have to worry about making a living without the land." Chen Yu glanced at Su Deyan.
Su Deyan coughed twice and said: "Our village is going to open a wine shop. This wine shop was advocated by the second sister-in-law and needs some manpower. The second sister-in-law also said that we have the same ancestry and the same origin, so we must use people from our own family, so
The winery will employ some people and pay them monthly wages."
Is that all it takes to get a chicken blood injection? There are simply no worries.
"And for those of you who learned how to collect herbs last year, you have all learned how to collect herbs. You can still collect herbs. This is also an income that can supplement your family's income." Chen Yu said this, stood up and took a bamboo woven bag from the side.
Basket with lid.
Opening the basket revealed a basket of bright red seven-star peppers: "This is a seven-star pepper. The seeds are grown in the vegetable garden in front of and behind the house. The yield is not low after careful maintenance. Dried peppers cost one tael per pound. Fresh peppers are highly watery and are discounted in half."
For half a tael of silver per catty, I will provide seedlings for free."
The women outside were eager to try.
Chen Yu sat down and said again: "I only rent the farm for one year, so that everyone can have a good idea of what we are farming. If you feel good about it, you can plant it yourself next year. Of course, if you are willing to sell a few more in a row,
I’ll accept it even if you’re young, let’s keep the ugly words for now, don’t come to me to make trouble when you regret it.”
So many people, there was total silence.
Su Deyan was embarrassed. He would never rent his land to Chen Yu, but if no one said anything, the matter would not go forward.
"Dad Zhuang, our land is rented."
The voice was so clear that Chen Yu looked over and saw a plump middle-aged woman squeezing in from the outside, walked up to the thin man sitting in the corner, pulled his arm and stood up, turned her head and said to Chen Yu
: "Second Grandma, I am the daughter-in-law of Su Tiezhu from the east end of the village. Three acres of my land have been rented to Second Grandma. Please write a deed for a three-year lease."
Chen Yu suppressed the urge to laugh, raised her hand and waved to the fat woman: "Come here and talk over here."