Chapter 295 Wasteland Reclamation (3)
At the same time, the news of Wangjiazhai Village's land reclamation and land reclamation quickly spread to the four townships, because this area has not carried out a large-scale land reclamation operation for more than a hundred years. Because it was said that many strange tools were used during this land reclamation, it also attracted many people from outside the village to come and watch the fun. Some of the villages are within the jurisdiction of the time traveler, and some villages are not controlled by the time traveler.
However, time travelers are willing to accept this. As long as it does not interfere with production work, they will be allowed to watch it, because this is a good opportunity for villagers in this area to showcase the power of industrialization and the strong production capacity of time travelers. Although the villagers are different from mechanized production, they can understand whether these machines are useful and effective in agricultural production. Therefore, time travelers even designated an area on the avenue as a visiting area.
It turned out that the time traveler destroyed Wangjiazhai Village, which caused quite a shock in the surrounding areas. In the past, the Wang family was quite notorious in this area. The surrounding villages were more or less bullied by some of the Wang families, such as fighting for water sources, fighting for land, etc. In the past two years, the Wang family's father had basically integrated the Wangjiazhai area and had begun to turn his attention to the surrounding villages. He had already discussed the purchase of land with the large households in the surrounding villages. If the time traveler had not destroyed the Wang family, the Wang family would have taken action against the two nearby villages after the beginning of the year.
After the news of the destruction of the Wang family reached the surrounding villages, many large landlords breathed a sigh of relief, and finally eliminated a major concern. Of course, some people also asked about which force destroyed the Wang family. Therefore, all rumors about overseas Chinese spread in nearby areas, so new worries arise again, but not to drive away a wolf, and another even more ferocious tiger, so they all went to Wangjiazhai Village to inquire about the situation.
The villagers in the nearby villages had some contact with each other, and the results found by the villagers in Wangjiazhai Village were reassuring, because according to the villagers in Wangjiazhai Village, this group of overseas Chinese were obviously much better than the Qing soldiers. In Wangjiazhai Village, they only destroyed the Wang family, but did not oppress other villagers. They also opened warehouses and released grain in the village, divided the fields and land, and organized villagers to reclaim land, etc.
Other villages were half-believing and half-doubted about these statements. Will there really be such a good army in the world? Because of the fact that land reclamation is not an easy task. In the first or two days of land reclamation, only a few villagers from other villages rushed over to watch, but the results they saw were shocked, especially the strong production capacity of several modern machines left a very deep impression on them.
After returning to the village, these people naturally talked about it with great energy. As a result, more and more people came to see the land clearance. Even many elderly and children rushed to watch it, because it is the slack season and there is no entertainment in the countryside. Once they know there is a lively place to watch it, they will flock to it and rush in. However, after seeing the land clearance scene, some people were amazed at the production capacity of these machines; some people hope that time travelers can use these machines to help them reclaim some wasteland in their villages, but some people felt fear and thought that these machines were using some kind of magic; some people felt instinctive fear of things they didn't know.
However, as the land reclamation work began, people who watched the fun gradually became accustomed to the movements of these machines. Some well-informed people also asked the villagers of Wangjiazhai Village that these machines were not magical arts, but machines brought by overseas Chinese, which not only could reclaim land, but also cultivate land by themselves. It is said that on the islands where overseas Chinese used to live, all of them were farming, and one person could operate hundreds of acres of land. Of course, the news that some people had learned was completely the opposite. This was a magic trick learned by overseas Chinese overseas. As long as they climbed the altar to cast spells, they could drive these big iron trucks to move on their own, dig the soil and dig the ground. Moreover, overseas Chinese could not only know these magics, but also what other shortcomings were called to the wind, sprinkled beans into soldiers, and the Five Elements Escape Techniques.
Sometimes the villagers would fight red and be reluctant to make friends. But one thing is certain, the overseas Chinese army is indeed much stronger than the Qing army, because there were some soldiers stationed during construction, and these soldiers had never suppressed the villagers, and sometimes they would help. Sometimes they came to maintain order, and they were all kind-hearted persuasion.
At noon, most of the villagers in the village who were watching the fun turned back. The construction site was much quieter. After lunch, the villagers sat on the side of the road to rest to preserve their energy for the afternoon work. Liu An and Wang Gui led their families to pack up their things and load them off. However, when they left, the two families went their separate ways and went their separate ways.
Wang Gui, with his eldest son Wang Qing and two domestic boys, pushed two wheelbarrows in the direction of Jiaozhou City, while his wife, with her youngest son, daughter, and a domestic young daughter, pushed other wheelbarrows, loaded with all the pots, buckets, chopsticks, and other things, and walked towards the village.
Because time travelers require that the villagers should not only be filled, but also ensure the necessary nutrition. Therefore, each meal should be accompanied by some Qinglai and a certain share of fish and meat food. In addition, the time travelers themselves must supply enough fish products.
Of course, there are self-grown vegetables in the village, but they can only buy fish in Jiaozhou City. Because the supply is large, they need to go to the city to buy goods every three or four days. Liu An and Wang Gui were originally relatives and their relationships are relatively close. This time, they serve lunch and dinner for the whole village, and the two families made it together. So the two agreed to take turns shopping in Jiaozhou City. Today it was Wang Gui's turn.
Since the time travelers and officials from Jiaozhou County have reached an agreement, and Jiaozhou County has also expelled the Wang brothers, the villagers of Wangjiazhai Village can basically ensure their lives safety when they go to Jiaozhou County. Marseille is not worried, so they do not send troops to protect each time they go shopping.
Wang Gui and his eldest son Wang Qing each pushed a wheelbarrow, and two domestic boys Wang Ji, Wang Ze, were holding the car while walking one by one.
The domestic boy is actually an orphan adopted by the landlord's family since he was a child. In fame, he is the adopted son of the landlord, but his actual status is similar to that of a slave. He basically serves the owner's family for life, and he has no wages. He only needs to care about him for a meal and not starve to death. However, generally only the small landlord's family raises so many, and the big landlord disdain to adopt any adopted son.
Originally, Wang Gui's family had no land at home, and the restaurant business was average, so he could only maintain food and clothing. Wang Gui had a wife, and his eldest son Wang Qing was eighteen years old, and he was considered an adult labor force. The younger son Wang He was fourteen, and his daughter Wang Xi was twelve years old. He could help his family. He was enough to treat the restaurant business. There was no need to adopt anything. Wang Ji and Wang Qing were actually from the village and had some relatives with Wang Gui. Because his parents died early, they had to join Wang Gui. Although Wang Gui was timid, he was kind-hearted and couldn't bear it for a while, so he adopted their brothers. Later, Wang Gui's wife adopted Zhao Mei, an orphan from his parents' home. As a result, Wang Gui's family raised three people at once.
Wang Ji is sixteen years old, Wang Ze is three years old, and Zhao Mei is only eleven years old. Although she is not an adult, she can also help her family. Although she doesn't need these people on weekdays, she has indeed helped a lot in the past few days. Liu An only has two sons and two daughters, and she has two small laborers less than Wang Gui's family, but she is not as good as Wang Gui's family. Of course, it is impossible to make the whole village meal with these two families alone. The village committee has arranged more than a dozen women to help them.
While walking, Wang Gui also thought that when he came to Jiaozhou County this time, he not only bought fish and meat, but also added something to his family. Today he made a lot of money and was much looser. He pulled a few feet of cloth and made a new set of clothes for his children, and then bought a pair of bracelets for his daughter and a new comb to dress up. It was time to find someone in two or three years, but now it is best to settle down and accept the betrothal gift. Because after receiving the betrothal gift, it is better for the eldest son to marry a wife. However, after the land reclamation is successful, his family can also be divided into ten acres of land, plus a restaurant, and the situation next year should be better than this year. The eldest son's betrothal gift can also be more abundant, marry a wife who looks more handsome, virtuous, and diligent.
After entering the city, Wang Gui rushed to the meat market first because after all, he still had to do the things in the village well. Although Wang Gui's restaurant business was average in the past, he would also buy some meat preparations. Therefore, there was a butcher shop that he had purchased for a long time in Jiaozhou City. However, he would not buy more every time, and the parts were the worst. The owner of the butcher shop did not have much good expression on Wang Gui. During this period, he bought too much and the quantity was also very large. The boss of the butcher shop had certainly changed his attitude. When he saw Wang Gui, he felt full of expression and he also bought something for Wang Gui every time. Sometimes it had two pig ears and sometimes a piece of pig intestine. These extra parts were naturally kept by Wang Gui to be used as New Year's goods for the New Year.
Because he came here often and the roads were very familiar, Wang Gui did not take the main road to the meat market, but pushed the cart and turned into an alley. This road could directly lead to the butcher shop that Wang Guichang went to, and it was almost 30% closer.
The alley was very narrow and there were not many residents, mainly the back doors of some shops. Two wheelbarrows were driving in the alley one after another. But after halfway through the journey, a small door opened with a creaking sound, and more than ten people wearing tight green clothes and masked with green scarves rushed out of the door. Everyone held sharp blades in their hands, blocking the two wheelbarrows in front and back, and putting the sharp blades on the necks, chests, backs, etc. of Wang Gui and his group. At the same time, they shouted in a low voice: "Stop, don't move, don't move."
Chapter completed!