novelaction Chapter 149 Wasteland
Chapter 149 Wasteland
But the wall of the yard had long been gone, and Li was afraid that their horses and cattle would be secretly taken away while they were asleep. They had just arrived and were unfamiliar with everything, so they had to be careful. "I'd better sleep in the yard. I have to keep an eye on the animals at home."
During the escape, every time they slept or rested, whether it was day or night, there were people in the team taking turns to keep watch. Now that they had arrived at the village, although they should have relaxed, their house didn't even have a door, and who knew when the courtyard wall disappeared.
Zhou Guo felt that such a house hardly gave him a sense of security. These animals were the most valuable things in their family. If they were stolen, he would have no place to cry. "Then I'll sleep outside. Mom, leave one of the carts for me, and I'll sleep on it." This was probably the aftereffect of fleeing. He was suspicious of everything and everyone looked like a thief to him.
Zhou Dacang pushed the cart out, put a stone on the ground to make sure both ends were almost level, and lay down on it. "Okay, I'll sleep here, everyone else go in and sleep."
After saying that, he tilted his head, closed his eyes and fell asleep. Snoring sounded instantly. I don’t know how tired he was, but he fell asleep as soon as he closed his eyes.
Li opened her mouth and hesitated for a while before saying, "...This child is sleeping so soundly, can he hear it?"
Zhou Guo comforted her, "It's okay, mother. Most people wouldn't dare to steal if they saw someone guarding the yard. This is a deterrent. If you rely on your uncle, even thunder can't wake him up."
Zhou Gu yawned and said in a daze, "This drafty house is no different from sleeping outside. I'll sleep outside too."
After saying that, he did the same thing and pushed out another cart and lay down on it. The uncle and nephew stood on the left and right like two door gods.
Seeing this, the group had no choice but to go back to their rooms.
Zhou Guo followed Li and took Li Lai to choose a room outside so that she could listen outside at any time.
She rested her head on her hands, looking at the dark roof, and glanced at the holes next to it. The little night light that came through the holes made the room not so dark that she couldn't see her hand in front of her.
I don’t know when it will rain, so I have to repair the house as soon as possible, and also fix the gate and courtyard wall. I also have to clean up the open space next to it. I can still grow some vegetables there so I don’t have to eat wild vegetables every day.
As I thought about it, my eyelids became heavier and heavier. Soon I knew nothing and fell asleep peacefully.
When I woke up the next day, it was already bright. There was no one around me. From outside the yard came the sound of chattering and clanging of work, and the smell of rice mixed with a hint of smoke.
She lay in bed, unwilling to move. Such an ordinary day was a luxury that she had never been able to achieve when she was fleeing in the past. Now there was nothing that she had to do urgently. Although there was still a gap in the roof above her head and a big hole in the wall, she felt extremely comfortable at this moment.
With his left leg resting on his right leg and his hands behind his head, he couldn't help but hum a little tune. They finally settled down and were no longer wandering.
After lying down for a long time, she got up, supported herself on the kang with her hands, sat up, turned around, jumped off the ground, and went out happily.
In the yard that had been cleared of weeds, the eldest sister Zhou Xing was cooking, it seemed that it was porridge again. Her uncle, together with her brothers and sisters, had cut a bunch of small branches and were making a fence around the yard. Her mother was clearing the weeds beside the house with a hoe. The master was practicing boxing, and her aunt was sitting silently beside the eldest sister.
This small yard can accommodate the whole family.
"You still remember what I told you before? Forget about today, but starting from tomorrow, you have to get up early every day to practice. If you continue to be lazy, I think you should stop learning. You will never make any progress in your life."
The old man finished a set of punches with great enthusiasm. Just as he was about to finish, he saw his apprentice standing at the door with a hedgehog-like hair. He was immediately furious, "Humph, you are sleeping at this hour and even the youngest one in the family is awake. What a shame."
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "I'm too tired, why didn't you call me, Master?" He was turning the tables.
The old man gave her an unpleasant look, washed his hands and face, then sat in front of the pot to eat.
Zhou Guo washed his face and walked towards the fence-building team. Before he could start, he heard Zhou Xing shout, "It's time to eat."
Everyone threw away the things in their hands and went to wash their hands. "It's time to eat. I'm hungry."
Zhou Guo walked over and looked into the pot. It was a mixture of grains and wild vegetables. There was everything in it, including rice grains, various beans, and the green and tender wild vegetables that were obviously just dug that morning.
Although drinking porridge in the morning doesn't satisfy hunger, there is too much porridge. It's a big pot and everyone can drink several bowls. Zhou Guo held his bowl and drank three bowls in a row. After drinking, he felt a stomach full of water, so he had to use something to suppress it.
"Eat quickly, and then go to the village. Someone told me this morning that the village will distribute land to us." Li said.
Zhou Dacang and his friends quickly gulped down the porridge.
Someone had to be at home, so Zhou Xing took the two younger ones, Xu and Li Lai, to stay at home, and everyone else had to go.
As soon as I went out, I ran into Wang Qian from next door with her son and daughter.
The two parties walked together.
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"Each of your families has a different situation, with different populations, so the land you are allocated is naturally different. There are few people in our village, and each family has a small amount of land, so there is naturally no cultivated land for you. You can only reclaim wasteland. These lands have not been cultivated for many years, so you can only reclaim them by yourselves. The first year of reclaiming wasteland is tax-free."
This is a wasteland that no one has cultivated for many years. Even though we are mentally prepared, when we really hear that there is not a single cultivable land, our hearts sink. How many years will it take to cultivate the wasteland?
"Come on, I'll take you to the fields."
A group of people followed in a mighty procession and left the village.
Zhou Guo looked at the fields beside him along the way, one piece after another. There were people everywhere in the fields. When he saw them, he straightened up and looked.
After walking forward for a while, we came across a large piece of relatively flat land. At a glance, it looked like five or six hectares, and the soil was fertile.
Someone couldn't help but ask, "Zhang Lizheng, this land is nice. Is it all our village's?"
The village head shook his hand with his pipe behind his back and sighed, "This is not ours, this is Mr. Li's land, this whole piece is his. There is also a large piece of land in the west of the village belonging to Mr. Chen, which is even larger than this. Every year during the busy farming season, both families have to hire temporary workers."
When people first heard that the land belonged to a wealthy family, they lost interest. But when they heard that they were looking for temporary workers during the busy farming season, they immediately became interested. It would be best to recruit temporary workers from nearby. They were in the village, and with such a large piece of land, there would definitely be work to do.
It took them almost half an hour to reach their destination.
It's not a good piece of land either. It's just a bunch of patches halfway up the mountain. The weeds in the land are taller than people, there are thorns everywhere, and the small trees are as thick as a person's wrist. It looks like no one has cultivated the land for at least ten years.