There was still less than half a month before leaving for Huzhou. Shen Zhengcheng, Zhao and Yu Zhan studied harder and studied until midnight every day.
At this time, the breath of spring was getting stronger. The cotton seedlings in the nutrient field behind Cheng Wanwan's yard slowly grew up. The ones that grew better gave birth to two young leaves, which looked very gratifying.
"Dashan, go and ask Uncle Lizheng to come over and transplant the seedlings."
Zhao Dashan responded and immediately ran to call someone.
Zhao Anhe was mainly engaged in farming at Li Zheng's family. He carried two soil dustpans over and carefully put the nutrient bowl for cotton seedlings into the dustpans.
After several trips back and forth, a total of 300 seedlings were picked out. On the last trip, Zhao Anhe brought a bucket over, which was full of small miscellaneous fish.
He touched his head sheepishly and said, "I made a fishing net a few days ago and tried it. I actually caught some small fish. My sister-in-law can make soup for her."
Their family had taken away so many cotton seedlings, and Sister-in-law Zhao wouldn't take it if they gave her money, so she could only bring some exotic food.
Cheng Wanwan was also polite: "The fish in spring are the freshest and tenderest. Thank you very much."
These fish are finger-length, coated in flour and egg liquid, and deep-fried in a pan until golden and crispy. I don’t know how delicious it will be.
She couldn't help but swallowed her saliva. The biggest problem now was that she had to take care of these things herself. She actually didn't like going into the kitchen, but the eldest daughter-in-law was busy in the restaurant every day, so she could only do these things at home.
There is a real shortage of people. If we want to make life easier, we must recruit more people.
There are also tens of thousands of cotton seedlings under our feet. If we want to plant them all, it will take more than one person to rely on the mountains.
Cheng Wanwan thought about it, maybe recruiting long-term workers, so that these long-term workers can help during the spring plowing and autumn harvest every year, so that they don't have to worry about hiring people all the time.
While she was thinking about the specific details, Zhao Dashan brought several people to the backyard.
They are some women doing farm work in the village.
"Dashan Niang, I heard from Uncle Li Zheng that you have seedlings of Baidiezi at home. What is Baidiezi?"
"Didn't Uncle Li Zheng say that Baidianzi is something similar to catkins that can keep you warm? You can plant it and collect it in autumn, so you can use it in winter."
"Ms. Dashan, can we ask for some seedlings in our family? If you don't get them for free, I'll buy them with money."
"I also want to buy some seedlings of Baidiezi and plant them so that no one will freeze to death in winter."
"..."
"These seeds were given to me by others for free." Cheng Wanwan said with a smile, "Uncle Li Zheng's family plans to plant half an acre and picked out 300 seedlings. You can just pick them up according to the actual situation."
The first year of planting is mainly to test the water. After it reaches an industrial scale, the planting will be expanded. This will become the main income of Dahe Village.
The risks of being a coal digger are too great, and she prefers that the villagers make a fortune through farming or crafts.
Women in the village came to pick up cotton seedlings one after another. They followed Cheng Wanwan and Li Zheng's footsteps unswervingly, but they had no choice. They had limited farmland and limited labor force. They could only plant half an acre, which was considered good. There were many cotton seedlings. People just took fifty plants and planted them in front of and behind the house, and that's what it meant.
After all, no one has really seen what Bai Diazi looks like when he matures, so for now he is just following the trend.
After they see the effect of Bai Diazi in keeping out the cold, I believe that without her having to say anything, people in the village will plant it on a large scale.
A total of 30,000 cotton seedlings were cultivated in the nutrition field. Many people from the village came to ask for seedlings, and a total of about 5,000 cotton seedlings were dug up.
Although Cheng Wanwan stated that there was no need to give money, these simple Dahe Village people still sent their thoughts.
Some people brought a basket of spring bamboo shoots, some brought the freshest toon leaves, some picked freshly grown wild dates, some brought bird eggs dug in the mountains, and many fresh river foods...
There are all kinds of things piled up in the yard of Cheng Wanwan's house.
She was on the verge of tears. The children at home were busy with their own affairs, and she had to handle all these trivial matters.
After the opening of Dahe Banquet, she no longer has a free life. She wakes up every morning to make breakfast, and then cleans the livestock shed in the back yard. After doing this, it is noon. She has to make lunch quickly and wash up after eating. Bowl, and she had no free time in the afternoon. She had to read the soap workshop's account books and receive customers who came to order and pick up goods from time to time.
While doing the above things, I have to look after my little granddaughter from time to time.
The whole day has been very busy.
"Mountain!"
Cheng Wanwan shouted.
Zhao Dashan, who was busy transplanting seedlings in the backyard, immediately wiped his hands and came over: "Mom, what's the matter?"
"You ask Si Dan to write a list and stick it on the wall of the soap workshop, telling the whole village that our family will hire ten long-term workers." She sat on the chair and rubbed her waist and said, "The long-term workers mean, They are always on call. Whenever our family needs someone, they have to come and help with the work, and the salary is forty cash a day."
Whether it's spring plowing or autumn harvest, it's always busy all day long. It's much more tiring than the work in a soap workshop, and working for forty-one days is not considered high.
Zhao Dashan nodded and immediately went to do this. He used to have only twenty or thirty acres of land at home, and he could carry it by himself. But now, he can't even split hundreds of acres of land in half. He can do it all by himself. When people are farming, it is easy to miss the great springtime of planting, so recruiting people is the best policy.
Cheng Wanwan slumped on the wicker chair, thinking rapidly in his mind whether to find two little girls to help at home.
If you are sure to look for it, who is more suitable to look for?
"Wow wow wow——"
The little granddaughter in the room burst into tears.
Before Cheng Wanwan could get up, Mrs. Zhao, who had reached the door of the yard, rushed in and picked up the little girl.
The goat's milk was warming on the stove, and the old lady carefully fed the goat's milk to the little girl with a spoon.
That is to say, thanks to the old lady's job, she doesn't need to be busy all the time. She will come to take care of the children after a round of inspections, otherwise Cheng Wanwan will be even busier.
"Mom, are there any more capable little girls in our village?" Cheng Wanwan asked casually, "Hui Niang is busy in the city every day, Chunhua also went to help, and his second and third aunts also have their own things to be busy with. I There are a lot of things going on at home, and I don’t know who to ask for help. Mom, please give me some advice.”
Mrs. Zhao kept her family treasures in mind: "Zhao San's mother-in-law, the eldest daughter of the Zhou family, the blacksmith's mother-in-law... they are all hard-working people, but they all work in your soap workshop, and the others who do not come to work in your home , they are all shady people...otherwise, let this girl Qiu Hua come to help."
Cheng Wanwan waved her hand: "How old is Qiu Hua? How can I let a child do what I don't want to do myself?"
"Then you can only buy people." Old Mrs. Zhao shook the child in her arms, "Last time you bought that girl from the Xu family for twenty taels of silver. Do you know how many people two taels of silver can buy from Ren Ya Zi? , a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old, half a tael of silver can buy one, and twenty taels of silver can buy four. You are now a seventh-grade child, and the royal wife of the court, so you must have girls around you to take care of you."
Cheng Wanwan was a little dumbfounded. She really didn't expect that the old lady would give her such advice.
"There are many servants in the county magistrate's house, why can't you do it?" Old Mrs. Zhao said as she should, "Wait two more months and Ergou's daughter-in-law will also marry in. That one is from the Cao family. The eldest lady, she has been surrounded by girls who have been waiting for her since she was a child. She can't have someone to take care of her daughter-in-law. As a mother-in-law, you have to work hard on your own."
Cheng Wanwan: "..."
This statement made so much sense that she was unable to refute it.
