They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 333 Spring Plowing

Mu Xiang was still a little unconvinced, "Madam is clearly not much older than me, so why does Madam's age make her seem superior?"

Granny Qin Qing lightly tapped her forehead with her finger and scolded with a smile: "You disrespectful child! Our lady is so intelligent, how many people can compare to her? Aren't you ashamed?"

Mu Xiang immediately smiled and waved her hand, feeling embarrassed: "Granny, I didn't mean anything by it. I just mean that those aunties are really something. Can't they just believe me once? Madam has to say the same thing several times a day. It's tiring to watch."

Granny Qin Qing: "The villagers trust Madam, and Madam doesn't want to betray their trust, it's that simple. If you care about Madam's cooking, put more effort into it and brew her a good cup of tea."

"Yes, ma'am!"

Granny Qin Qing sighed inwardly. The lady was not even twenty yet, in the prime of her life, what a pity.
At first, only a few people came to ask because they were worried. But when others saw that others had come to ask, they felt uneasy if they didn't come themselves, so they decided to come too.

It's good to have peace of mind.

Besides, Madam Xu's tea is delicious, and the melon seeds and peanuts are so fragrant.

Even more outrageous is that, I don't know how it started, but everyone says that Madam Xu is a very lucky person, and that her sweet potatoes and potatoes have a particularly high yield. After receiving her advice and guidance, it's as if you've received good fortune, and this year's sweet potatoes and potatoes will definitely have a bumper harvest!

Before leaving, they would vigorously rub the front door of Madam Xu's house twice, claiming it was to bring good fortune.

Some people even wanted to invite their own families and close relatives to visit Madam Xu and chat with her, but when Liu, the village head, found out, he sternly stopped them.

That's why there was no follow-up.

Xu Zhichun only learned about these things later.

Ugh, feudal superstition is terrifying.
Everyone has asked around and is now busy planting seeds.

Xu Zhichun's family planted even more sweet potatoes and potatoes this year.

The Qingquan Small Farm covers 160 mu, and later an additional 40 mu were opened, totaling 200 mu; in Loujia Village, over 100 mu were also purchased and reclaimed, bringing the total to 130 mu. All of these will be planted with sweet potatoes and potatoes.

Of the 400 mu (approximately 66 acres) behind the house, 300 mu (approximately 200 acres) are planned to be planted with sweet potatoes and potatoes, and the remaining 100 mu (approximately 160 acres) will be divided in two, with one half planted with tomatoes and the other half sown with seeds of physalis to grow physalis.

To ensure a stable supply of ice jelly, simply buying it isn't enough; we still need to grow it ourselves.

The yield from fifty acres of lantern fruit might not be enough, considering that the Qin family sells ice jelly very well at a teahouse in a neighboring county, and they want more in the future. Xu Zhichun has already agreed.

After all, with fifty acres as a cover, it's very convenient to take it out from the space warehouse.

In addition, 300 acres of land will be planted with konjac, and efforts will be made to enable konjac processing in the workshop in the second half of the year.

With so much land to plant, Xu Zhichun planned to sow the lantern fruit himself with Qin Qing, Mu Xiang, and Chun Fen, while Yang Ming and his son would hire people to do the rest of the work.

Prioritize hiring people from your own village; only hire outsiders if time is tight and manpower is insufficient.

The villagers were overjoyed. Thirty coins a day for labor—where else could they find such a good deal?
So he worked even harder to finish his own work, trying to get his sweet potato seedlings and potatoes planted, and started working for Xu Zhichun.

Yang Ming and his son Yang Xiaoan selected people, rejecting the old, young, and weak, but accepting everyone else, regardless of gender. Every household in the village sent someone. The father and son divided the people into groups, with each person overseeing a particular area.

Sweet potatoes are just starting to be bred; they can be planted in fields with base fertilizer. The main focus is on growing potatoes. Yang Xiaoan is becoming more and more experienced in handling affairs, especially since the two of them became very close while Liang Xiaoman was recuperating at home. He has learned a lot from Liang Xiaoman.

Now that Liang Xiaoman occasionally comes back, the two of them will chat together.

According to Xu Zhichun, she is very relieved to have Yang Xiaoan and his son handle the farm work now, and she doesn't need to worry about it at all.

Xu Zhichun plans to plant a lot of konjac this year. The group of them has been digging for so long that they have basically dug up all the wild ones that have grown to a certain size. The others that are scattered here and there have to be found slowly. It is time-consuming and laborious to dig them up, and the harvest is not much.

That's not worth it at all.

Fortunately, I planted more than 60 mu last year, and they grew very well. This year, I basically don't need to go out to find konjac to make konjac tofu anymore.

Xu Zhichun has already started leading people to make konjac powder. They make a large quantity at a time, dry it, and when making konjac tofu or konjac noodles, they only need to mix the starch-like konjac powder with warm water to dissolve it, and they can make it immediately.

One batch of konjac powder can last for seven or eight days.

Isn't it much easier than before?

Of course, Xu Zhichun played a part in this, adding her own touches. There was so much konjac powder in the space, so of course she had to take it out and mix it.

Each time, it can add almost half.

However, these konjac plants are far from enough to start a konjac workshop. The land has been prepared, and the next step is to plant them.

Xu Zhichun then posted another notice: Buying konjac.

Those with rhizomes that can be planted come in three sizes: small, medium, and large. The smallest costs one coin each, the medium one costs three coins each, and the largest one costs six coins each. Everyone can just go and find as many as they can get.

The whole village was in an uproar, and everyone worked even faster at their own jobs.

Yang Xiaoan rushed over to discuss with her that once the konjac was dug up, it needed to be planted, so the village was really short-handed. Could they hire people from the neighboring village?
Xu Zhichun nodded with a smile.

Of course you can.

I never expected that she could single-handedly take down all the unemployed labor force in the village.
Xu Zhichun still had some land within the territory of Quanshan Village. Yang Xiaoan was very good at dealing with people, so when he hired people, he specifically hired people from Quanshan Village, specifying that he wanted young and strong laborers, one person per family, a total of ten people, and each person would be paid thirty coins a day.

The villagers of Quanshan were overjoyed and rushed to sign up, quickly filling the quota.

Han Fengshi happily signed up, and Yang Xiaoan agreed, sending Han Songlian instead.

Han Fengshi meant that she and Liang Cuier should also go.

She dared not say anything like "our own people" or "family" again. News spread incredibly fast in the next village. Everyone knew what Liang Cuier had done, how she had had a very unpleasant falling out with Xu Zhichun, and how Xu Zhichun had publicly severed all ties with their family.

If Uncle Liang's family is like this, then let alone their in-laws.

If word gets out, people will laugh at us to death.

She was just showing weakness and pleading. Although the relationship was broken, the blood ties were real. Even if Yang Xiaoan turned a blind eye and took care of their family, who could object?