Li Laosi didn't want the old men to suffer, so he wanted to refuse when he opened his mouth, but Mrs. Li went to speak first.
"Okay, I'll just bother the old brothers from now on."
Ever since they signed the farming document, the old men have been eating with the Li family.
It has to be said that with the addition of six people, there is a lot more work in the kitchen.
Fortunately, the old men are not picky, there is nothing to say, as long as it is cooked and hot.
Therefore, the Li family did not find it too troublesome, but the old men still felt a little guilty.
Each person is only willing to drink a bowl of porridge and a pancake for each meal. Just eat more than half full, they don't want to take advantage of the Li family.
Now, they have a job and can help the Li family share the burden. From now on, I will definitely be able to eat to my fullest again.
Sure enough, Mrs. Li handed over the mule to them, and the old men were very happy.
When the children had enough, they took the mules back.
The second brother Li and his two brothers gathered some things and re-nailed the pig pen on one side of the Zhao family's entrance. From now on, it will be the mule's territory.
For a whole day, there was no one in front of the Li family and Zhao family.
People all over the village, old and young, came to see it and were naturally envious.
Such a good mule cannot be bought without twenty taels.
There is also the 80% new cart and plow pole, which can't be replaced without adding more than 25 taels.
The Li family has not yet started farming in spring, but it is already so prosperous.
Some people are envious, and naturally others are jealous. When gossiping in private, it is inevitable to say a few sour words.
"The Li family just wants to show off. They only have a few acres of land in total, so they just bought livestock. It's more than 20 taels, and I don't know when they can make it back. I'm afraid that they will work in vain for two years, and only one mule will be left."
It's easy to say . Coincidentally, the village chief happened to hear him and scolded him.
"Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand. What do you know?"
He took the opportunity to tell Old Man Zhao about the six fields he had given to the Li family.
"Even if the Li family has a lot of labor, thirty acres of land is a lot. Buying an animal will save the family effort! Besides, the fourth brother is a escort. The fourth son's wife is good at cooking, the second son is a gentleman, and the third son can do masonry work.
Li It is not difficult for the family to make money, but there is only twenty taels of silver missing. You have time to gossip, why not think more about it and learn some crafts, so as not to be jealous of other people's lives!"
The villager blushed after being scolded. After thinking about it, he was not convinced. shouted.
"On twenty acres of land, the Li family only provides food rations. They are really taking advantage."
The village chief glared, "Taking advantage? Do you want me to make peace with you?"
The villager immediately shrank his neck.
Twenty acres of land, to put it bluntly, one acre of land can produce at least two taels a year.
In fact, there have been too many natural disasters in recent years, and it is good to be able to make a living if we can produce for one year.
Moreover, Old Man Zhao and the others are getting older. Should they care about illness or disaster in the future, or should they ignore it?
It's hard to say whether to take advantage or to suffer.
The village chief sneered and waved his pipe and pot.
"My heart is like a mirror, but I have to speak loudly. I'm warning you, our village has just gotten better. You dare to mess up the good omen of the village because of your bad mouth. Don't blame me for being cruel and kicking you out!"
"No! Dare, don't dare."
Everyone lowered their heads and expressed their assurances one after another.
They really had a good time talking about it just now. Thinking about it carefully, it seems that the village is really lively when the Li family comes.
Even people from other villages would not frown and go around when they saw them. Instead, they would take the initiative to say hello.
One asked Li's fourth daughter-in-law if she was good at cooking the stove, and the other asked if the Li family's little granddaughter was really lucky. I heard that anyone who hugs her would win money...
I won't tell you how noisy it is in and outside the village. I just want to say that the Li family is still doing things step by step. of living.
It's March now, and Jiayin finally learned to crawl.
Not the frog pose, but a serious crawl on all fours, crawling very fast.
Now the big Kang at home is hers.
Tao Hongying came in with rice porridge and salted duck eggs, and saw her daughter's tired face flushed.
She couldn't help but laugh and said, "This kid is so energetic. He was even more noisy than Jiaxi Jiaan and others when they were young." When
Mrs. Li faced her granddaughter, she automatically put on more than a dozen filters to see where her granddaughter was. all good.
"It's good to have good energy, and our little girl is in good health."
Tao Hongying had no choice but to knock on her rice bowl.
Jiayin quickly crawled over, took the rice bag and stuffed it into the old lady's hand.
The old lady laughed and quickly tied it in front of her.
Jiayin then took the spoon and put it against a bowl of white rice porridge and half a salted egg yolk.
Before she could eat, she was salivating.
I'm so excited to finally eat salted egg yolk, what's wrong with it?
Last year, I arranged for my family to collect duck and goose eggs, and during the Chinese New Year, my family also started eating them.
But she was too young and couldn't get it.
Now she is eight months old and her diet has become much richer.
Although the little hands are still not very obedient, they often spill everywhere.
But she still insists on eating by herself, practicing again and again, all in order to eat independently as soon as possible!
In order to eat more, in order to grow up quickly...
the days passed faster and faster in the hope of good news.
Just when Jiayin stood up from the window sill for the first time, spring plowing also began.
Except for Mrs. Li and her granddaughter cooking at home, everyone in the family went to the fields.
Jiaren College also had spring plowing vacation, and Jiayi also rushed back from outside.
In this way, the Li family has eight strong laborers.
Jiaxi, Jiaang, and Jiaxi count as one.
The newly bought mule was named Daqing. It was harnessed to a plow stick and went out early in the morning and came back late at night to plow the fields.
For this reason, in addition to fodder, the Li family also feeds them a meal of beans every day.
Uncle Zhao and several others were responsible for delivering water and food to the fields, and they also plowed the vegetable fields of the two families, carried ridges, and planted rapeseeds.
In short, no one, old or young, was idle.
Jiayin felt sorry for her family but couldn't help them, so she went out to get things from the courtyard every day.
A piece of pork today, a pile of eggs and duck eggs tomorrow.
The day after tomorrow there was a pile of fresh radish and cabbage, and even two hens were thrown in.
Of course, the most common ones are rabbits, because the rabbit couple in the courtyard are so fertile!
There is not enough cabbage or radish for their family to eat.
Good news can only help them to realize the value of rabbit life quickly...
Mrs. Li is also used to it. She will not refuse anyone who comes, and her granddaughter will do whatever is given to her without any reluctance.
Originally, seasons like spring plowing and autumn harvest were the most tiring times.
How many meals do the poorest families have to eat?
If you don't have enough to eat, you won't have the strength to work if you don't eat well.
As a result, the Li family's dinner table was richer than ever before.
There is a pot of braised rabbit almost every day, and occasionally a chicken and mushroom stew.
Scrambled eggs and steamed egg custard are indispensable every day.
The young and old of the Li family had their mouths watering after eating, while Uncle Zhao and the others next door were frightened.
Will the food stored at home be enough? Will the whole family be starved to death after spring plowing?
But the Li family was afraid that they would not be able to eat without worry, so they gave a lot of food every time and refused to take back any leftovers!
The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and food eaten overnight is prone to spoilage. It's hard to say, the old men can only eat in silence.
The village chief was thinking about his old brothers, and after finally finishing his work at home, he came over to take a look.
As a result, the old brothers didn't look tired at all, but they all gained a lot of weight...
Looking at the breakfast table, each person had a large bowl of two-meter porridge, a greasy salted duck egg, and a large plate of pancakes.
He couldn't help drooling, so he divided half of the duck eggs to satisfy his craving...
In addition to cooking, Mrs. Li also cleaned the house and took care of the logistics.
When she had free time, she would walk around the village, begging for seeds.
Cabbage, radish, oil beans, cowpea, mustard greens, purple eggplant, pumpkin, in short, as long as there are seeds.
Then, he took it home and gave it to his granddaughter.