One went to search the files and copied out the list of street children.
One goes to prepare food and drinks to deduct wages.
In the next few days, Zheng Ruqian and Zhang Qiquan visited alone. After finding hundreds of homeless children, they finally collected thirty acres of land.
The people hired were also very interesting. There were eight families selling land in Shilipu Village, so eight people from these eight families were selected to work, and each person was paid five cents per day.
Ninety percent of the street children were willing to work, because the contract Zheng Ruqian gave them was not money, but three meals a day, a set of clothes every six months, and taxes for them at the end of the year.
This move can be regarded as a win-win situation, and everyone solves the problem.
But there is also an important key. Xu Mo specially reminded his brother, "The street children are not disciplined and have never learned to farm. Don't fail to grow beans and cause trouble for you."
Zheng Ruqian already knew this.
At Zhang Qiquan's suggestion, he did not directly let the eight day laborers in Shilipu Village be responsible for the fields in Shilipu Village. Instead, he taught them the procedures for growing beans and then asked them to take care of dozens of homeless children.
It is difficult for one person to take care of dozens of people, but it is much easier for one person to take care of five or six children.
With the help of Zhang Qiquan, Liu Cui and Zhang Xianglian, after a spring rain, the bean planting operation started in full swing.
This long bean is also known as cowpea. The sowing season is from April to May. If the climate is pleasant, it can also be sown in June and July.
Xieyang County is located in the north and the temperature is relatively low. May is the most suitable time.
Soak the bean seeds in warm water to germinate them, and then sow them in the plowed land at a distance of a palm.
When the sprouts grow after more than half a month, you need to set up a stick for the sprouts to climb. By July or August, the long beans will be hung on the stick, which is very cute.
According to the experience of people in Anyang County, the yield of beans from one acre of land is about a thousand kilograms, which looks like a lot. When dried, it only weighs about a hundred kilograms, which is not enough to load a cart.
I don’t know if the dried beans from these thirty acres of land can be sold for a year.
Zheng Ruqian's farming is in full swing here, wages are paid every day, and street children are fed every day, which makes the common people who do not sell their land to work red-eyed with envy, and some people are angry.
In the Niu family compound.
Wearing a colorful dress, the butterfly-like girl stamped her feet angrily and pulled an old man with a white beard, "Dad, our family is interested in the land owned by the homeless children. How come they were all bought by that man named Zheng? He destroyed it." our plan."
Yes, Zheng Ruqian is not the only one who is eyeing the land of homeless children.
The cow and horse families also have plans.
It's just that they despise the land that the homeless children got for free, and don't want to buy it at a real price, so they deliberately wait until the homeless children can't pay the taxes, wait for them to be arrested and go to jail, and then buy it at a cheap price after they feel scared. .
As for what will happen to the homeless children who have lost their land, they are not very concerned.
Who would have thought that Zheng Ruqian would come out of the assassination, acquire the land of a large number of street children, and hire the street children to work for him with just a few mouthfuls of food? He really took advantage of it.
The girl in the colorful dress swayed and the old man with the white beard lost her grip and turned around angrily, "It's already annoying to have the Ma family in Shili Town to get a piece of the pie, and now the Zheng family is coming? I don't agree."
"Hey, Xiaoxian, don't do this nonsense." The old man with a white beard yelled, "You must first find out the background of the Zheng family, and you can't act rashly."
"I know, I know." The girl in the colorful dress didn't take it seriously. "I've asked about it a long time ago. Isn't he just a homeless wanderer who has made some money outside and wants to feel proud when he returns to his hometown? .”
"I really thought doing business was so easy. If I don't show him some color, I won't call him Niu Xianxian."
She snorted coldly, twisted her body and left, leaving the old man with a white beard sighing.
About three days later.
Zheng Ruqian, who was watching the street children farming in the field, suddenly received news that the field where the seeds were first sown had been maliciously trampled on, crushing all the good sprouts. If the seeds were not sown again, there would be no harvest in two months.
But re-seeding requires new manpower and material resources, as well as wages.
This was tantamount to heart-wrenching pain for Zheng Ruqian. He rushed over angrily, wishing he could strangle the instigator to death.
When they arrived at the place, Jiang Sheng was already there.
She squatted on the ground with her chin in her hands, looking at the mess on the ground, with heartache and a hint of regret in her eyes.
"Who did it? Who did it?" Zheng Ruqian's voice broke in anger.
Jiang Sheng turned around and said softly, "It's the Niu family."
Doing good things pays off.
The brother and sister who had helped Jiang Sheng came over coyly and told her the truth. They also told her to be careful because the Niu family was unruly and would not give up.
"I knew it was them." Zheng Ruqian was so angry that he was fuming, "I'm not done with them."
He looked murderous and wanted to cause trouble for the other party.
Jiang Sheng quickly hugged his arm and said, "Second brother, don't be angry. The eldest brother said that if there is any matter, go to the Yamen to resolve it."
Fighting in private is unacceptable.
Zheng Ruqian raised his head in surprise.
Jiang Sheng grinned. From the Chinese New Year to now, she had studied with Xu Mo, which broadened her horizons a lot, and she also knew the importance of government offices to the people.
"Being trampled on for no reason is a violation of property. It is also in civilian fields, and there are always people witnessing it with their own eyes." She opened her clear eyes and said, "Second brother, we can sue them."
Sue whom? Sue those who trample crops.
As for the Niu family behind it, don't worry about it at all.
Whoever tramples on them will be accused, summoned by the Yamen, and interrogated by the county magistrate.
With Xu Mo here, it took half a day to pull out the Niu family.
Immediately afterwards, Officer Niu was summoned.
But this time, Xu Mo did not immediately interrogate Niu Yuanwai, but temporarily detained him in prison.
In his lifetime, Zheng Ruqian finally realized the joy of collusion between government and businessmen.
Xu Mo detained Mr. Niu in prison without trial for the time being because he was looking for physical evidence that Mr. Niu had hired someone outside, but he was also partly venting his anger on Zheng Ruqian.
Spent the night.
With all the witnesses and material evidence in hand, Xu Mo took a carriage to the Yamen.
All the brothers came to join in the fun, and even Wang Fufeng followed behind in his carriage.
Zheng Ruqian sat on the shaft of the carriage, holding the horse bit in one hand and holding up the curtain with the other to talk to his brothers inside.
Suddenly a carriage crashed into him at high speed.
No matter how quickly Zheng Ruqian reacted and stopped his horse, the two cars still inevitably collided.
There was only a "bang" sound, and several boards fell off the carriage behind Zheng Ruqian, and the overall frame was even more shaky.
Looking at the carriage on the opposite side, it is still stable and solid, as motionless as a mountain.
Zheng Ruqian took a deep breath, stared at the girl in colorful skirts sitting on the carriage, and shouted angrily, "Are you crazy? What do you want to do?"
"You are crazy. Let my father go." Niu Xianxian stood up and shouted, "It was my idea to trample on your field and it has nothing to do with my father. Let my father go."
It turned out to be the daughter of the Niu family.
Zheng Ruqian laughed angrily, "It's reasonable for you to trample on my fields. Believe it or not, I will sue the officials and arrest you right away."
"How dare you!" Niu Xianxian was furious, "You were the one who robbed my land first. I stepped on your land to warn you. It's okay if you apologize to me. If you persist in your stubbornness, I will definitely ask you..."
The rest of the words were left unsaid.
She stared at the carriage behind Zheng Ruqian. Because it was rickety and dangerous, the people sitting in it had to get out quickly.
The first person to bear the brunt was Xu Mo, who was dressed in a blue robe. The young master was as gentle as jade and had a graceful demeanor. He landed safely and did not forget to hug his frightened sister.
When he turned around, his clear face, impeccable demeanor, and straight back made him stand out from the rest of the street.
Niu Xianxian was stunned and pointed at Xu Mo, "If you marry him into my Niu family, I will let you go."
