At this time, Chen Qiaoer suddenly ran into the house and brought out a bowl of water and brought it to Chen Xiaobei, "Brother, drink water."
Chen Xiaobei took it and drank a large bowl, then handed the bowl back with a smile, "Qiao'er is so good."
After praising his sister, Chen Xiaobei then remembered that he had promised to boil water for Lidong and the others.
But just as she was about to speak, Cui Hongyu had already spoken first. She pointed to the kitchen, "Husband, please rest first while I bring some water to Lidong and the others."
Chen Xiaobei shook his head. Thinking of what those men said to him, if Cui Hongyu went there, if they made some dirty jokes, Hongyu would definitely not be able to adapt.
Thinking of this, he stopped Hong Yu and said, "I'd better go and see how they are doing."
Chen Xiaobei brought out a wooden bucket, poured boiling water into it and put on the water ladle.
After all, there weren’t that many bowls at home, so everyone just drank.
I saw Chen Xiaobei actually bringing water to everyone. At the beginning of winter, everyone was invited to stop and rest for a while.
Seeing two people soaking directly in the river, Chen Xiaobei felt sorry for himself, so he scooped half a ladle of water and handed it to them.
"Come on, drink some water, take a break and then do it again."
There was a man soaking in the river who was from this village, named Dayong.
He looked at Chen Xiaobei with a puzzled look on his face, "I heard that your lowland will be given to the village ten copper coins a year!"
Chen Xiaobei nodded, "You're right, ten a year will last twenty years."
Dayong sighed, "Brother Xiaobei, you have really been tricked. This land is originally wasteland, and no one is cultivating it at all."
Chen Xiaobei shook his head, "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter."
"After paying the rent, I feel at ease."
Lidong next to him joked, "That's right, if Xiaobei wants to raise fish, he can just take it to the county town and sell a few fish to get his money back."
Dayong looked at Chen Xiaobei in disbelief.
"No, you have to raise so many fish in the river yourself?"
Chen Xiaobei smiled and said, "That's right, Brother Dayong, if you count on the fish in the river, you have to rely on the weather to make a living. If you don't have a day, you might as well just raise it yourself."
After hearing this, Dayong couldn't help but point forward.
"The reeds in front are full of small fry. Just catch them. But if they want to grow up, I'm afraid they have to wait until the Year of the Monkey."
Everyone laughed again.
Lidong coughed and said, "Okay, work hard and stop talking sarcastically."
Xiaobei stood up and walked back. This trip to the water was not in vain. At least he got a message, that is, there were many fish fry in the reeds.
But just raising seedlings is not enough, you also have to get some big ones.
Therefore, one fishing net is not enough.
But it’s too painful to change it with an umbrella. An umbrella costs five bucks.
After learning from others, he decided to develop his own.
Although I don’t know how to do carpentry, my hands-on skills are pretty good.
Tie it up with wooden sticks and ropes and then connect the net. Although it is not very delicate, it can be used. Of course, the biggest advantage of doing this is that it is easy to repair. If it is smashed by a big fish, it will not be that big. It hurts, but it can be repaired and used again.
Chen Xiaobei became excited thinking of this. After returning home and putting the barrel down, he turned around and ran to Dachun's house. There are a lot of ropes in Dachun's house, and he knows it.
When he arrived at Dachun's house, the scene in front of him made him feel a little dazed.
Dachun was sitting in the yard under the shade of a tree in a daze, and didn't even notice that he walked in.
"Brother Dachun, what's wrong with you?" Chen Xiaobei couldn't help but ask.
Dachun came back to his senses and looked a little flustered when he saw it was him.
"Brother Xiaobei, sit down. Sit down quickly."
Chen Xiaobei sat down with a concerned look on his face, "What's going on? I see you're distracted."
Dachun quickly shook his head, "It's okay, it's okay, I just have to leave Hetou Village, and I feel reluctant to leave!"
Chen Xiaobei looked confused, "You, you want to leave? Where are you going?"
"Go to the city. I bought a house in the county seat and will move there in the next two days. By the way, when you go to the county seat from now on, you will live in my house."
"Brother, buying a house in the county is not a small sum of money!" Chen Xiaobei couldn't help but sigh.
Dachun was stunned for a moment, maybe he didn't expect that Chen Xiaobei didn't seem to know about this.
"Xiao Bei, I have to thank you for this. It was you who saved Liu Tie. I, I deserve it."
Hearing this, Chen Xiaobei understood that Liu Rumei wanted to give him money at the beginning, but he didn't ask for it. He asked for a waist card of unknown use. Seeing how practical Da Chun was, he asked for the money and went to the city immediately.
But then I thought about it, if I really had to go to the city by myself, what could I do? It seemed like there was nothing I could do.
Dachun went on to say, "Since you are here, it saves me the trouble of looking for you. My mother and I have agreed that after we leave, the five acres of land at home will be farmed by you. You won't have to add more to your family." It’s easy, just pay the rent for us, and I won’t take any of the rest.”
Yes, this is a simple matter. If we completely break with Hetou Village, we won’t even need the land.
"Brother Dachun, think about it again. If you go to the current county, you must have a livelihood and a way out."
Dachun smiled continuously, "I have already thought about it. We will open a steamed bun shop when the time comes. Don't worry, I won't take any money from you if you go to eat steamed buns."
Well, now that he has a clear business plan, I can only wish him a good life and a safe life.
After all, they gave me five acres of land to cultivate.
After saying that, Dachun stood up and said, "Come on, I will take you to the fields and tell you the boundaries. Don't make any mistakes then."
After walking out of the courtyard, Chen Xiaobei understood completely. No wonder his second aunt Xiumei ran to him and told him that Dachun couldn't do the repairs on the house.
It's not because of physical weakness, it's because people don't like the hard work.
Anyway, since spring won't work, let's leave this job to the beginning of winter. Anyway, there will always be someone to do the work for me, so I don't have to worry about it.
What makes Chen Xiaobei feel a little regretful is that in his memory, growing up in Hetou Village, this Chen Xiaobei seemed to be a good brother like Dachun, and the rest were just casual acquaintances.
But, having said that, as long as you have money these days, you are the boss, and you can just talk.
The land of Dachun's family is quite far away from the village, surrounding the foot of Qingniu Mountain and almost reaching the southeastern foot of the mountain.
A small stream winds down the mountain.
It's not a drought year, so you don't have to worry about watering.
When Chen Xiaobei walked here, his first feeling was that this place seemed very stuffy.
Looking at the fields, they are also drier than other fields.
"Brother, it's time to water my field. Remember, it has to be watered once in a few days. My field needs more water than other places."
Well, your place is obviously much drier than other places.
"Okay, I'll note it down." Xiaobei nodded. There is no room for opportunism in this kind of land. A lot of food can be harvested from five acres of land after autumn.
"Brother Dachun, one yard is one yard, and I have to pay you rent." Chen Xiaobei said solemnly.
