Chapter 41

The morning after three days.

The land reclamation work has been completed, and Liu Qingcao waited at the door of the house early this morning with the copper plate exchanged from Huibailou.

This time, Jiang Dafu was still leading the way, followed by hundreds of dozens of people. Those who knew it were here to collect wages, but those who didn't know it thought they were here to fight.

Liu Qingcao sat on a stool, and there was a small table in front of her. On the table were a notebook, a brush and a red seal.

"Brother Jiang, good morning!" Liu Qingcao waved to him with a smile on her face.

Jiang Dafu has been in contact with Liu Qingcao for the past two days, and he also knows the three words "good morning" to greet him.

"Good morning, Sister Qingcao, everyone is here, and everyone is very happy. Unexpectedly, in just two days, a lot of changes have taken place in our village."

Jiang Dafu happily said to her, yes, when he came to open up wasteland yesterday, people greeted him, and he set up a dragon gate. If he goes back today, he might not be visited by someone.

This change is real. His father has said nothing for more than ten years, so he doesn't care about Liu Qingcao's role in these two days.

"We should find a way to face what happened in the previous generation, so as not to let it happen again, instead of running away.

Brother Jiang, let's start paying wages. I have something to tell you later. "

"Okay, then I'll be the first one." Jiang Dafu got money by himself for the first time. He hadn't touched money for more than [-] years. Now that he could hold silver money, he felt so excited.

"Brother Jiang, your family has a total of two acres of land reclamation, a total of three hundred Wen, you count it, if it is right, let's hand it over with a fingerprint."

Liu Qingcao took out a bunch of copper coins from the box, put them near Jiang Dafu, and asked him to check them again.

In the beginning, Jiang Dafu and others reserved four acres of land, and many people from the village came. In the end, Liu Qingcao wanted to open it up quickly, so he gave two days to open up wasteland.

The villagers didn't object either, and it was up to their ability to drive more or less, as long as they could give money in the end.

Jiang Dafu counted in front of Liu Qingcao, just three hundred cash, and when the amount was right, he stamped his fingerprint on their page.

Jiang Dafu took the money, pressed his fingerprints, and stood aside to watch.

Liu Qingcao quickly counted the money for the second one.

The second is Tianlin's family. Their main family has little labor. With him, his wife and two half-aged children, they can open up an acre of land non-stop.

"Brother Tian, ​​you have opened an acre of land. This is 150 Wen. You are right."

Liu Qingcao pushed the money to the tall man on the opposite side of the table, Tian Lin didn't procrastinate, and counted directly, then followed the way Liu Qingcao said, pressed his fingerprints, happily put the money in his pocket, and stood with Jiang Dafu We chatted together.

There are more than 100 people, and only one person needs to be sent out to receive it, so the speed is still very fast. For the kind of partnership of three or five people, it is natural to wait for the money to be collected and divide it by yourself.

The money and the goods were settled, Liu Qingcao looked at the smiling crowd waiting aside, and said:
"Uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters, you have worked hard these two days. Next, during this period of time, the land that has been reclaimed will need to be burned with dead branches, and then plowed again, watered and so on.

Therefore, if you have dead branches and fallen leaves at home, you can bring them over, and you will need two baskets for one penny. After the land is burned, people will be needed to renovate it.

Uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters who are free, and those who want to come to work, can come early tomorrow morning, you rest first today. "

After Liu Qingcao finished speaking, she thought for a while, but didn't find anything to add, so she let everyone disperse. More than 100 people dispersed, and Liu Qingcao suddenly felt that the air was much fresher.

The villagers left one after another satisfied with their money, but Jiang Dafu stayed behind, looking at Liu Qingcao in confusion.

Liu Qingcao smiled when she saw him embarrassed and eager to try again.

"Brother Jiang, what's the matter?"

"Uh, it's like this, the thing about you collecting firewood, those orphans in the village brought it, will you collect it?"

It was the first time Jiang Dafu made a request to an outsider, and he felt uneasy in his heart. He just couldn't see that the little children in the village were hungry every day, didn't have enough food and clothing, had no income, and he didn't have the extra ability to help them. Given the opportunity, he would naturally be willing to ask more questions. If it could be done, those children would not have to live so hard.

Hearing what he said, Liu Qingcao smiled: "Brother Jiang, I don't know who sent it, as long as it is delivered, I will pay for it, but let's keep the villagers close to this matter first, if more people from other villages come , your tax money this year will be distributed a lot."

Focus on your own village first. The villagers in other villages are all natives. Let’s not talk about how rich they are, but there is no problem with food and clothing. Their village is different from others. They are all victims of disasters. They have no ancestral property, weak foundation, and They can't hide from the world, so compared with other villages, they can't compare.

This point is understood by the younger generation in the village, and Jiang Dafu is no exception.

"Sister Qingcao, I'm leaving first, and I'll come back tomorrow." Jiang Dafu got Liu Qingcao's answer, and he couldn't wait to tell the children that if he told them earlier, they would be able to earn more.

Liu Qingcao nodded, and after seeing him turn around and leave in a hurry, she slowly moved the table and chairs back to the room.

Because of Liu Qingcao's actions, the villagers changed from being lifeless in the past. No, the three or two young guys I knew walked towards the forest with baskets and burdens on their backs, laughing loudly all the way.

Liu Qingcao returned home and went into the firewood house. She frowned when she saw the Avalokitesvara leaves piled up in the corner. Originally, she was going to make these Avalokitesvara leaves for the villagers to eat, but she was busy adding water to the seedling field these two days and went to the town to discuss cooperation. , I have never had time to start.

"There are so many Avalokitesvara leaves. If you don't use them, they will be broken. I'm not busy now. Get some and send them to everyone in the afternoon."

She spent a lot of time making these Guanyin leaves. If they are left to rot and stink and compost, she might as well spend some time getting them out as a favor.

Liu Qingcao did what she said, and she took out a large pot, muslin cloth, and a bench, and after rubbing in the yard for more than an hour, she finally got out a large pile of Avalokitesvara leaves.

When the old man Niu came back, Liu Qingcao had just been done, and with the old man Niu helping to carry it, she was much more relaxed.

Guanyinye finished, Liu Qingcao thumped her sore back, bent over and went to the kitchen to cook.

"Uncle Niu, is Luo Shiyuan coming for lunch?" Liu Qingcao asked when she thought that there was one person missing, and she didn't know if she would come to eat.

"eat!"

Knowing that Luo Shiyuan was coming for lunch, Liu Qingcao poured half a bowl of rice into the basin.

Other people's daily dishes are mixed with porridge, but in theirs, they eat rice every meal, just like Chinese New Year.

But this can't be blamed on other people, who told her that she loves to eat white rice and dislikes bran swallowed vegetables.

"Cabbage, pork ribs, yam, cucumber, that's enough." Liu Qingcao went to the firewood room to get the vegetables after she planted the rice. The food was a bit spicy yesterday. Liu Qingcao was afraid that the two people's stomachs would not be as good as hers, so she took some light dishes for cooking .

Yam pork ribs, vinegared cabbage, stir-fried cucumber, three dishes, not a little spicy, but they are full of color, flavor and taste.

"Liu Qingcao, I'm here, is the meal ready?" Luo Shiyuan began to mutter before entering the courtyard, his voice was so loud that Liu Qingcao couldn't hear it.

"Okay, okay, let's eat." Liu Qingcao was about the same age as him, but she only regarded him as a child. Except for the first time we met, he looked like a cold-faced uncle. After getting to know him better, he found that it was just his disguise...

"Niu, Uncle Niu, it's time to eat!" Luo Shiyuan's tongue was tied, Uncle Niu?If he hadn't been threatened, he wouldn't have called it like that.

The old man Niu got up, fetched a ladle of water, washed his hands and walked straight over. Seeing Luo Shiyuan's reluctance, he narrowed his eyes and said coldly:

"Have a meal!"

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