Chapter 240 Let the villagers of Stone Village contract the sandy land
Wei Ruo came out of the brewery and passed by Shitou Village. The passing villagers greeted Wei Ruo warmly.
"Master Xu!"
"Xu Enren!"
"Benefactor, come to my house and drink some water!"
"..."
Wei Ruo responded to everyone's enthusiasm with a smile, but declined everyone's invitation.
Shi Dayou came out of the house with a **** on his back, and when he saw Wei Ruo, he smiled all over his face: "Mr. Xu! You are here! Is there anything I can help with at the brewery?"
Every time he sees Wei Ruo, Shi Dayou always asks this question.
Wei Ruodao: "Thank you for the kindness of the village chief, there is nothing to do now."
"Young Master Xu, don't always call me the village chief. I'm embarrassed to call you. Just call me Dayou." Shi Dayou said.
"Okay, Brother Dayou." Wei Ruo then asked Shi Dayou, "Brother Dayou, how are the sales of the bamboo fungus on the mountain recently?"
Shi Dayou smiled and replied: "Thanks to Mr. Xu, this bamboo fungus was transported to the market in the city and sold very well. The money exchanged was exchanged for rice, noodles and meat. I distributed it to the villagers. Everyone was very happy. Thank you for telling everyone about this lucrative business."
"Divided? Didn't everyone pick it up and sell it in the market?" Wei Ruo asked.
Shi Dayou explained: "No, there are not many bamboo fungus on the mountain. If everyone rushes up to pick them, they will be picked all at once, and this thing will not be fresh for a long time, but there are not many people buying this thing. If everyone sells it at a low price, the price will not be high, and it is not good for us to cultivate the land if you fight for me to pick it up."
Shi Dayou went on to say: "So after discussing, we decided to send a few women from the village to pick this. The picked ones are collectively owned by everyone, and the money sold to pay the picking women's wages is considered everyone's. Just keep busy with the things in the field."
Listening to Shi Dayou's answer, Wei Ruo couldn't help showing appreciation. This Shi Dayou is indeed a good village chief with a long-term vision.
Looking at the enthusiastic Shi Dayou in front of him, Wei Ruo suddenly had an idea in his heart.
"Brother Dayou, have you considered leading the villagers to do some other livelihood?" Wei Ruo asked.
Wei Ruo has already figured out in the past two days that the per capita arable land area of the villagers in Stone Village is not much, and there is a surplus of labor in the village for farming, and Wei Ruo just has a place where labor is needed.
"Other jobs?" Shi Dayou looked at Wei Ruo in surprise.
"It's still a matter of planting crops. I have seen that there are still a lot of wasteland in places that are far away from my brewery. They belong to your village next door. I just bought them a few days ago and plan to use them to grow some crops. I need manpower , I plan to find someone to contract it." Wei Ruo said.
Wei Ruo, the sandy land near Fucheng, had been interested in it early in the morning, but it was only put off because of the many things last winter, and it was only put on the agenda now.
The silver taels used for this land purchase were the medical expenses that Zhu Zongyu paid her last time.
Wei Ruo now has a lot of people in the village, and she doesn't want to continue to hire long-term workers. Choosing to contract to others can save a lot of work.
Shi Dayou looked surprised: "But Mr. Xu's wasteland can't be planted. Not only is the terrain bad, but there are also a lot of sand and gravel, so no crops can grow at all."
As long as crops can grow, the people next door will not leave it empty, and will not easily sell it to outsiders.
Who doesn't want to have more and more variety? Farmers are not afraid of suffering, but they are afraid of having no land to grow.
Wei Ruodao: "Sandy land can also grow crops."
"Really?" Shi Dayou looked at Wei Ruo in disbelief.
"Well, yes. I think you should have heard of the crop of sweet potato recently." Wei Ruo said.
"I have heard and tasted it. It is said that it is cold-resistant and has a high yield. Many people in Taizhou have already started to grow this crop."
"Actually, mountainous areas are not the best places to grow sweet potatoes. Instead, sandy land is more suitable for planting. Sandy land has good air permeability and is more suitable for tuber growth, and mature tubers will be sweeter." Wei Ruo explained.
"Sweet potatoes are really so good?" Shi Dayou couldn't help being shocked.
"Yes, I don't have to lie to you."
"Our village also has some sandy land, can it also be used to grow sweet potatoes?" Shi Dayou asked.
Although there is not much sandy wasteland in Shitou Village, it is possible to grow a little bit. Who would think there is too much food!
"Yes." Wei Ruo's answer is naturally yes.
"What kind of seeds do you use for sweet potatoes?" Shi Dayou asked again.
"You don't need seeds, you can use vines for cuttings. When I bring the vines over, I'll share some with you," Wei Ruo said.
"Why is this so embarrassing? Mr. Xu, you have helped us so much!" Shi Dayou was very embarrassed.
"There's nothing to be embarrassed about. If you want to calculate the money, you can just deduct it from your wages at that time. Anyway, you won't ask for much money." Wei Ruo said.
Listening to Wei Ruo's words, Shi Dayou felt excited in his heart, wishing he could follow Wei Ruo to reclaim wasteland immediately.
"Then what does Mr. Xu need us to do?"
Fortunately, Shi Dayou still has reason. He knows that there is no rush, so he has to take it step by step. The first thing is to ask clearly what Mr. Xu wants them to do, so as not to make mistakes.
"I produce the land, the seedlings, and finally half of the output on the land." Wei Ruo said.
"Half of the output? What if the output is very low?" Shi Dayou asked.
Generally, the landlord’s requirements for the tenants will be clear about how many catties, regardless of the age or harvest, the tenants must pay rent to the landlord according to this amount.
The past two years have not been good, and many tenants have not produced enough grain to pay the rent. As a result, they owe a lot of money to the landlord's family, and even become refugees and homeless.
"It doesn't matter what the output is." Wei Ruo said.
Only taking a commission without a fixed rent is a big disadvantage for the landlord. In case the tenants below steal and play tricks and conceal the output value, the interests of the landlord will be damaged. Most people don’t want to do this of.
But Wei Ruo is willing to implement such a method on the villagers of Stone Village led by Shi Dayou, this is out of trust in Shi Dayou and others, and of course it can be regarded as a test.
If they choose to steal and cheat, then Wei Ruo will not cooperate with them in the future.
Dayou Shi looked at Wei Ruo's firm expression and said, "Young Master Xu, we will do our best to help you grow sweet potatoes!"
Wei Ruo nodded: "How to arrange the manpower in the future, you need Brother Dayou to arrange it."
Wei Ruo will not intervene in the internal arrangements of Stone Village.
Wei Ruo felt that judging from Shi Dayou's arrangements for picking bamboo fungus, it would not be a problem to arrange manpower to contract her sandy land.
"Okay, Mr. Xu, don't worry, I will never disappoint your trust in us!" Shi Dayou made a serious promise to Wei Ruo.
(end of this chapter)
