Chapter 52: Poor Tenant Farmers
Wu Qingyuan, with the commercial goods in hand, was not in a hurry for the time being. All he brought back were goods that could be stored, and all the goods that could not be stored outside were put in the space.
It’s already nearing planting season this year. The most urgent thing is to buy the fields as soon as possible and plant them at the end of the spring, otherwise, he will have to waste most of his time this year.
The purchase of fields is easy to handle, he just needs to ask the village chief directly. However, because of the large quantity he wants to buy, the fertile fields that Liushu Village can sell to him are not enough. He can only open up a wasteland by himself or buy it in the neighboring village.
Finally, after a discussion, Wu Qingyuan bought all the remaining public fertile land in Liushu Village, a total of 50 acres, as well as nearly a hundred acres of wasteland and a hillside behind the village, which cost nearly three hundred taels of silver. In addition to the more expensive fertile land, the prices of wasteland and hillsides are very convenient.
It’s just that the village chief has some questions about his purchase of nearly 100 acres of wasteland and a piece of a dry hillside.
“For the Wu family, you don’t seem to be a farmer. It may not be clear but let this old man give you some advice. I’ll remind you that you will want to take these one hundred acres of wasteland and hillsides. You have to think carefully about what you want in your hands…”
The old village head was very worried and reminded him that while he was naturally happy that the wasteland in the village could be sold, they were all people who lived in the same village. He, the head of the village, could not cheat people. He had to be cautious because of such a large sum of money.
He could see that Wu Qingyuan certainly had the idea of reclaiming wasteland, but it is not worthwhile to invite people to reclaim so much wasteland, because after a mu of wasteland is reclaimed, it will take a year or two to grow it into a fertile field and grow good food. The poor people in China don’t want to open up a wasteland on their own and use it as a last resort, so it is better to spend more money to buy fertile land directly.
“Village chief, don’t worry, I have my own plan. I will bother you to worry about it…”
Wu Qingyuan is as persistent as he did when he bought the coal kiln.
The villagers regard these hundreds of acres of wasteland and dryland hillsides as worthless waste, but it is a huge treasure in his hands because he has a lot of crop seeds suitable for such dryland cultivation.
Having traveled for so long, this time he has basically been familiar with the terroir of this place. Besides the technical reasons, the most important thing is the variety of the food grown by the villagers.
So far the most productive food in Xia Guo is sweet potatoes. High-yield crops such as corn and potatoes have actually appeared here, but they are very scarce and have not been popularized. And because of genetic reasons, when he saw it on the road to trade, the fruits of these crops are not as mature as modern ones, and the yield is very small.
So once he takes out the modern seeds for planting, coupled with his ability to support seedlings, after the autumn harvest, the food store will not lose money!
He revealed a part of these analyses to Amo. Although Amo was worried, he did not stop him. No matter what Brother Wu did, he would be able to live a good future.
“Grandpa village chief, don’t worry, our family has all thoughts about it, and you can write a contract for us.” Amo helped persuade.
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The transaction procedure of the village fields is very simple, and the contract is not as complicated as the modern contract. Once the money is given and the contract is written, the transaction will be completed.
Thanks to the village chief, the two of them did not delay their lunch and got up to leave.
At this moment, the door of the village chief’s house was suddenly pushed open, and an elderly couple ran in crying.
“Village chief, village chief, woo, please save our family, we are all in the same village, and my old man is still the brother who grew up wearing a pair of pants with you, you must help us this time to go to Lord Qian and beg for mercy. We didn’t mean to lose the grain. We will definitely make it up this year. If Lord Qian doesn’t rent the land to us, how can our family live this year, ooh…”
As soon as she entered the door, the old woman among them knelt down and cried directly to the village chief.
His husband ran to the back a little bit, came over and knelt down and begged, “Brother, you have to help me this time…”
“Big brother, sister-in-law, get up quickly, what are you doing? If you have something to say, do it slowly, what happened?”
The village chief was taken aback by the behavior of the two kneeling as soon as they came and quickly reached out to help others.
Amo also helped to help “Grandma Liu, Grandpa Liu, don’t worry, get up and talk…”
“Woo, how can we not be in a hurry? Just now, Mr. Qian’s right hand Wang Dafu came to my house and took back all the land of my house. He also said that he will not rent it to my house in the future. Our family depends on these few acres. Living with the land, if there is no land- isn’t this going to force our old Liu family to death, oh…”
The old woman on the ground refused to get up and started crying when she knelt on the ground. In fact, the matter was not complicated, it was just a matter of tenant farming and renting the land.
He has also mentioned the situation in Liushu Village before. The villagers do not own much land, and the food they grow is not enough to eat. Every year they need to rent land from the major landlords in Shiqiao Town to make a living, while the villagers in Liushu Village mainly rent one. The family’s surname is Qian.
This old couple is also one of Qian’s tenant farmers.
The land originally rented by her family was good, but last year, her eldest son went to work in the mountains and met a beast. He did not lose his life, but he was seriously injured.
The youngest son of her family is a schoolboy who can’t lift his hands or shoulders. In the end, the family’s land has to be served by the two old people. They can’t work as efficiently as the young when they are old, and the harvest will naturally be bad.
The Qian family relied on the villagers of Liushu Village to rent his land, and the rent was very high. Therefore, at the end of the year, the Liu family naturally could not pay for the grain. When the rent was renewed this year, the Qian’s dog legs came to the door to oust the Liu family. All the fields of the family were taken back and not leased to them.
These fields are just the tip of the iceberg for Lord Qian, but to the Liu family, they are the lifeblood of the family. Without these fields, the Liu family will starve to death this year, so they have no choice but to come to the village chief and invite the village chief to go and help intercede.
“Village chief, it seems that you grew up with my husband. You can go to the Qian family and help our family. Let’s talk about it. We really will pay for the grains. We must make up all of it by the end of this year. My family’s oldest is already well and we will also help in the field, please help us, village chief.”
“Brother, I know it’s hard to say where the money will come from, but my family really can’t help it.”
The two old couples of the Liu family cried desperately. If the village head refuses to help, their family will really starve to death this year.
“Hey…..”
After listening, the village chief sighed, sympathizing with them, but he didn’t dare to agree immediately.
It’s not that he is hard-hearted, but that the money clerk famously recognizes money and does not recognize people, and he doesn’t talk about feelings at all. It’s useless for him to ask cheekily. This kind of thing is not uncommon.
But the old man of the Liu family is an elder in the village. Everyone has been together in the same village for decades, and they are affectionate. He feels uncomfortable just watching the Liu family go to a dead end.
So in the end, the village chief turned his gaze to Wu Qingyuan to please him.
“Ah- Wu family, do you think you can rent a few acres of land to the Liu family? Don’t worry, old Liu and his eldest son are capable of working. Now that he is healed, he will definitely not owe rent again at the end of this year. When the time comes and Liu’s family can’t make the payment, I’ll take the charge and use the money from the ancestral hall in the village to help them pay the rent, okay?”
Wu Qingyuan just bought so many fields, and they must be rented by someone. The Liu family happened to come.
“Amo, Grandpa Liu also watched you grow up. You know the situation of their family. They are all honest people and won’t delay on rent…”
In the end, the village chief looked at Amer and asked, obviously hoping that he could help.
How much the Wu family attaches great importance to the Lin family’s ger is obvious. During this time, the villagers can see that if Amo is willing to help say good things, the Wu family’s man will definitely consider it.
“Amo, you can help Grandma and talk to your husband. My family will not delay on rent. Please, Grandma kowtows to you.”
The old husband and wife of the Liu family also put their hope in Lin Amo when they saw the opportunity. The two old people bowed their heads with red eyes and grabbed the last straw.
“I am… Brother Wu.”
Amo is a little embarrassed. The elders of the Liu family are indeed good people. He really wants to help, but the man is in charge of things like that. The ger has little place to talk. Since he doesn’t know what to do, he can only hope. His eyes looked at Wu Qingyuan.
“Our house, you can call the shots.”
Wu Qingyuan did not take the initiative to agree but gave him the decision-making power with a smile- his Amo could do whatever he wanted.
Such an overwhelming attitude made everyone in the yard stunned, and the village chief was even more secretly smacked in his heart. For such a big thing as land ownership, the Wu family said that if his wife is the master, then he will be the master, without thinking about it.
After a brief moment of stupefaction, Amo showed a smile on his face, and his heart was as sweet as a jar of honey. He nodded and then agreed to the Liu family renting land. The Liu family’s old couple was grateful again to the point where they couldn’t stop kowtowing.
Wu Qingyuan was cheered by his wife and smiled. After he finished speaking, he continued to add to the village chief.
“Village Chief, let us do this. We also need to go out for these fields. You will inform the villagers tonight so that you can come to our house tomorrow afternoon if you need something. Uncle Liu, you also go back first and come to our house tomorrow afternoon. I’ll write you a lease, and by the way, I will talk about the rules of my family’s renting.”
They do want tenants, but rules must also be established.
“All right, thank you, Master Wu, thank you, Madam Wu.”
Every landlord will set rules and conditions for the farmers in his own tenancy field. This is a normal thing. As long as there is a land lease, the old couple of Liu family is grateful and the name is changed according to their titles now.
Wu Qingyuan accepted it calmly.
Amo smiled embarrassedly.
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