After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Chapter 114 Spring Plowing Begins

After saying that, she immediately changed the subject to business, "The snow has melted, when are you planning to go back to the fields? Xinghua and the others are all waiting!"

Su Tai smiled lightly, "Second Aunt, look how anxious you are. As long as the ground thaws, we can start working. If they think it's okay, they can come over today. We've already prepared all the farm tools."

"Ah? You're all ready!" Madam Xu exclaimed in surprise. "Where are you? Let me go take a look."

Su Tai quickly led her to the woodshed.

When Xu saw those brand-new, sturdy shovels and rakes, she was instantly captivated, so excited that she stammered, "Can I... give them a try?"

"Second Aunt, feel free to try it, play around with it as you like. Anyway, these farm tools aren't easy to break." Su Tai said indifferently.

Xu immediately picked up the hoe and gestured with it, her eyes gleaming with envy. "Which blacksmith made this? It's so good! How much did it cost?"

Su Tai looked apologetic. "Second Aunt, A-Yi handled all these matters. I really don't know anything about them. But our farm tools are all custom-made, unlike those outside, and they are much more expensive."

"Huh? Farm tools can be customized?" This was the first time Xu had ever heard of such a thing.

Su Tai sighed helplessly, "Yes! It was originally made to suit my farm work, but who knew I would get pregnant? Ah Yi immediately asked the blacksmith to make a few more. Anyway, we'll need help with the spring planting and autumn harvest this year."

Madam Xu nodded thoughtfully, "That makes sense. Even next year, I doubt you'll be of much help!"

Su Tai doesn't look like she's capable of doing housework at all. Next year, the child will be small, and it will be good enough if she can take good care of the child.

After getting confirmation from Su Tai, Xu left.

The next day, Huang Xinghua and her group all gathered outside Su Tai's house.

Since most of the people who came were women, Su Tai went out to talk to everyone in Shen Yi's place.

"My aunts, sisters, and other ladies should have already heard my second aunt's instructions. The daily wage is thirty yuan. Just come and collect it from me after you finish your work. Of course, I also have a schedule for what you will do each day."

It will take at least three or four days to clear twenty acres of wasteland, so I hope everyone can clear the wasteland in four days, then spend one day fertilizing it, and then turn the soil over every day until half a month later before sowing.

Huang Xinghua silently calculated the time and nodded slightly, "This way it won't delay spring plowing, but I'm afraid there won't be enough manure in the fertile fields."

Every household saves up manure to make fertilizer, and no one has any extra fertilizer.

Su Tai nodded and smiled, "We'll handle this. You all just need to help clear the wasteland first. I've prepared all the farming tools. Come and get them, then come and register with me."

After saying that, Su Tai went back into the house to get a wooden board and some charcoal, and sat on the stone bench in the courtyard to start taking notes.

When people saw that she could still write, they immediately looked at Su Tai with more respect and caution.

Huang Xinghua even stammered, "Shen Shenyi's wife, what else do we need to do?"

Su Tai looked up and smiled gently at her, "Auntie, just call me Su Tai. First, choose the tools you are good at and come to me to register. Shen Yi will take you to the wasteland in a little while and he will tell you what to do. Today, everyone should clear away the stones and weeds on the wasteland."

Su Tai registered very quickly, which made everyone even more respectful.

After she finished registering, Shen Yi led her out the door.

As soon as the person left, Su Tai immediately went to the kitchen to start a fire.

Although her family had said in advance that meals might not be provided, the first day of work couldn't be without any ceremony, so she had to get everyone something to eat. Of course, she didn't dare bring out the wheat flour from home, so she could only get some wheat to be processed at the transfer station and made into coarse flour.

Then I bought a few cabbages from the Mu Shi Kong Vegetable Store to make cabbage flatbread for everyone.

There were some leftover cracklings from rendering lard, so I mixed them in to add some oil.

Cooking time flies by, and by the time Su Tai finished making the pancakes for everyone, it was past noon.

She quickly fetched a wicker basket and called Xu Shi over to help.

Xu had no idea that Su Tai had prepared so many coarse flour cakes, and couldn't help but feel sorry for her. "You all pay her thirty copper coins for her work, why are you being so stingy by preparing so many cakes?"

"Second Aunt! This is just the first day, it's just for good luck, there's no meat involved, please help me out!" Su Tai pleaded.

Xu had no choice but to shake her head, grab the two wicker baskets, and walk briskly.

Su Tai tried her best to catch up, but she couldn't.

The two arrived at the wasteland, and Xu shouted at the top of her lungs. Huang Xinghua and the others gathered around and were pleasantly surprised to see that Su Tai had prepared pancakes for everyone.

Madam Xu quickly explained, "Today is the first day, and our Xiaotai said that for good luck, we're providing meals today, and everyone will get one."

When Huang Xinghua received the pancake, she found it was still very hot to the touch, and the pancake was so big and thick that one was enough for the two of them to have a meal. She carefully put the pancake into her clothes and worked even harder.

Su Tai stood on the edge of the marked field ridge and looked out, exclaiming to Xu Shi, "They're really fast; one person turned over an acre of land in a day."

“That’s right! If this weren’t wasteland, they could have done it even faster. If we work another day tomorrow, the first round of tilling will be done, and the second round will be much faster. Finishing two acres a day won’t be a problem, and you can start preparing the fertilizer.” Xu reminded her.

Su Tai immediately entered the water dimension upon returning, where there was a large, tranquil lake with as much fertile river mud as she could need!

I just don't know how much this river mud costs?

She returned to the transfer station dejectedly, opened the Water Time Space app, and carefully examined the rules and regulations, discovering that they had indeed made such requirements.

One virtual coin is awarded for each aquatic creature captured, regardless of species or size. If aquatic plants are harvested, it costs ten virtual coins per kilogram, and river mud costs ten virtual coins per ton.

She checked the price again carefully, and after confirming that she hadn't misread it, she immediately ran to the media tool vending machine to rent a fully automatic long-arm excavator and frantically dredged the river mud.

The dredged river mud was all stored in several large wooden barrels in the yard. These barrels were bought by Shen Yi from the villagers, specifically for dredging river mud.

After Su Tai filled the wooden buckets, Shen Yi and the others returned.

Su Tai quickly distributed wages to everyone; for twelve people, that's 360 coins.

Huang Xinghua and the others were all beaming with joy after receiving their money, and they all said they would come over to help first thing the next morning.

After seeing the person off, Su Tai immediately pulled Shen Yi to see the river mud. "I used a special method to dredge it from the lake where we fish. It's better than the mud from the Daxun River."

The lakes in the water are relatively calm, and the sediment from the riverbed is more effective at fertilizing the fields.

Shen Yi was surprised that his daughter-in-law was so efficient. He gave a helpless wry smile and, before the river mud dried, immediately pushed the wooden buckets into the field and began irrigating the family's fertile and unfertile fields.

Three days later, all twenty acres of wasteland had been cleared.