After I became a general, I went back to my hometown to farm

Chapter 44

◎There are two cows in the family, which one is used to pull the cart is unfair to the other cow. ◎

Gu Zeyu didn't ask, after all, potion is a secret.

It's just that I have a bottom line in my heart. It seems that it is a good decision to invite Li Hua to this kind of fruit tree. The pests and diseases of fruit trees are very serious. Once infected, it can't be cured. The fruit trees were all bitten by insects, and large areas died.

Gu Zeyu followed him to the village, which was quite out of the way, and it took him a while to get there.

Li Hua directly took Gu Zeyu to the field to have a look at the fruit trees. Most of the fruit trees are peach trees, there are also apricot trees, and there are also a small number of pear trees, but there are very few, maybe only a few.

A rough look shows that there are about four or five acres of fruit trees. Because they have been abandoned for several years, most of the fruit trees seem to be malnourished. They are low and short with few branches, and one third of them are dead. There is not even a bud in this spring.

But there are still some that grow well and are full of flowers.

Gu Zeyu was a little worried, the flowers are already in bloom, will it be hard to live if they are transplanted again?

But it's also in the village, and it won't work if it doesn't need to be transplanted. I can only pray that it can survive in Gujia Village.

After Gu Zeyu looked at the fruit trees, he said to Li Hua in a discussing tone: "Uncle Li, this tree is still a bit big, I can only pick some that grow well and are relatively small and dig them away. If I dig them all, it will be really difficult to transport them." , the cost is too high."

Li Hua thought for a while, then said: "You can dig as much as you want, anyway, I don't plan to plant this fruit tree anymore. After you dig it away, I will cut down the remaining fruit trees and use them as firewood, so that I can save them." These few acres of land will be freed up to grow food at that time, which will also be an income.”

In fact, after he stopped planting fruit trees a few years ago, he should have dug up the fruit trees, and then planted the land into wheat, but he was hit hard at that time, and digging fruit trees also required manpower and material resources. The root system is well developed and difficult to dig.

It is very difficult to dig by one person, and he does not have the money to hire someone.

So it can only be put on hold.

This time Gu Zeyu proposed to buy the fruit trees in his field, he was ecstatic, he would rather not pay a penny, as long as he dug up all the fruit trees and freed up the land.

Li Tong also agreed, saying: "It's really unlucky. If the sapling is okay, it will be transported once. If it grows into a fruit tree, it will have to be transported twice."

Gu Zeyu asked Li Hua again, "These can only be dug up to plant three acres of land, and I need seven acres of fruit seedlings. I wonder if you can introduce the way. I will buy some."

Li Hua fully agreed, and just said: "Brother Zeyu, it's all on me. I used to buy fruit seedlings from him. It is cheap and affordable, and the survival rate of fruit seedlings is also high. It's just that his place is quite far away. It's not in Qiushui Town, but in Qiushan Town, dozens of miles away from here."

Li Hua felt that it might not be possible to go today, so he thought about digging up the fruit trees here first, and then went to Qiushan Town to buy fruit seedlings in a few days.

Gu Zeyu also agreed. He looked at the sparse fruit trees in the field, and he was in a good mood. After all, this tree has grown for several years. Maybe it will bear fruit if it is taken care of this year, and it will be edible at that time. It's the long-lost fruit.

So I asked Li Tong and Li Hua to find some people in the village to help dig fruit trees. Of course, he will pay, no matter how many people he finds, he only said a total of three taels of silver. The fruit trees were all dug up.

The two naturally agreed, and even felt that the price Gu Zeyu offered was very high.

There must be a lot of people coming to work. After all, the work in the field is almost done, and they must all be willing to have a chance to earn extra money.

So I took Gu Zeyu to find the village chief. It is most appropriate to entrust this matter to the village chief. After all, the money is divided according to the head. If someone picks up trouble, the village chief can suppress it.

The village head of Lijia Village was very happy when he heard about this, and he promised that it would be on him.

He directly attracted everyone from the entire village, yelling that there was something to be notified.

The villagers came one after another and assembled in front of the village chief.

Someone has already impatiently asked the village chief what happened?

Said it was nothing serious and had to go back to work, the family was busy.

The village head struck the gong again, loudly maintained order, and said, "Everyone be quiet, I have something to inform you, and I have money for it."

Some people have already started booing, asking the village head what a good thing it is, and how to get money.

The village head pointed to Gu Zeyu and said: "This man wants to buy Li Hua's fruit trees, so he wants to hire some people to dig the fruit trees. He said that it doesn't matter how many people work, as long as the digging is finished, a total of three taels of silver will be given. We share."

This time, there was a commotion, three taels of silver was a lot, and there were not many people in this village, and it would be enough to produce more than 30 men. Wouldn't it be possible for one person to get a hundred copper coins?

It can be done almost in one day. This is not earning a hundred copper coins a day. This is a good job that can't be found even with a lantern.

They all yelled at me to go, all of them were very active, and even took Gu Zeyu as a victim, looking at him as a tall and powerful man, he was quite imposing, but who knew that he spent a lot of money, presumably his brain was not very good.

That unsmiling appearance directly made them look dull and introverted.

Who would have known that Gu Zeyu didn't know whether digging fruit trees was good or not, so he offered three taels of silver when he saw that he could dig out three acres of fruit trees.

It is estimated that if you know that you are being taken advantage of by others, you will be dumbfounded.

Gu Zeyu also said a few words, hoping that the big guys can work hard and finish digging the fruit trees today, and also pick the small and good-growing fruit trees to dig.

Pay attention to protecting the roots. When digging out, you must bring soil.

In this way, the villagers soon went to Li Hua's field.

They also took their own hoes and other tools, rubbed their palms one by one, and prepared to do a big job.

Gu Zeyu didn't dig with a hoe, but he was busy explaining to the villagers which fruit tree to dig.

It had to be carefully selected. He went to Li Tong's house to borrow some old cloth, which he couldn't wear anymore. He was going to make it for sanding and shoe soles, and then cut it into very thin strips.

Mark each fruit tree that needs to be dug up, so that the villagers can have a goal and ask him without digging one.

After marking, Li Tong gave him a thumbs up, thinking that Gu Zeyu was quite smart, and this saved time.

Gu Zeyu also said that he would ask Li Tong to do him another favor, that is, to accompany him to the carriage and horse dealer in the town to hire some ox carts to prepare for the delivery of fruit trees.

He conservatively estimated that dozens of fruit trees can be planted on one mu of land, and more than 100 fruit trees can be planted on three mu of land.

He sighed, said his judgment to Li Tong, and then worried about whether he could find so many ox carts.

Li Tong was not worried, he said: "Brother Zeyu, don't worry, there are still many ox carts in Qiushui Town, because there are caravans passing by here from time to time, and they will choose because of the death or illness of the livestock. Then go to the chariot and horse shop to buy cattle suitable for pulling carts, so there are a lot of cattle, and there are also many people who make money by pulling goods in bullock carts, at least dozens of people."

Gu Zeyu was relieved this time, he still hoped that everything would go well.

So I went to the town to hire a coachman, the price was [-] yuan a day, and a dozen or so people hired together, which shocked many people's attention.

Gu Zeyu didn't care about other people's eyes, but Li Tong got excited, and when he went back in the car, he kept chatting with Gu Zeyu.

Said that he had never seen such a battle, a dozen bullock carts were walking together on the road to their village.

Gu Zeyu answered a sentence from time to time, and finally forced Li Tong back with his eyes. This guy had an invisible chatterbox factor.

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It is said to be an ox cart, but in fact it is a cart pulled by an ox, with only one board and no carriages, because after all, it is to pull fruit trees, so this kind of cart is suitable.

When Gu Zeyu showed the ox cart in front of the villagers, they all opened their mouths in shock, but at this moment they felt that Gu Zeyu was quite a bold man.

For example, planting fruit trees is a bad thing, and you will lose everything and lose your fortune. This man actually bought fruit trees even though he had failed before, and planted them in his own field. I heard that he is not from Qiushui Town. It's from the next town.

I never dared to do such a risky thing in my life.

So I worked harder to dig the tree, after all, the ox carts were waiting.

Finish it early, and the ox cart troop can start early.

Gu Zeyu didn't rest here, and after explaining what Li Tong and Li Hua had said, he asked about how deep to dig to plant fruit trees, and the distance between the fruit trees.

After inquiring all this clearly, he turned back to Gujia Village, and he still had to call for him to dig a hole, so that he could plant the tree directly when it came.

Leave the matter here to them, and Gu Zeyu trusts them.

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This time Gu Zeyu directly hired a carriage. After all, the carriage was going fast and he needed to be in a hurry.

He felt more and more how inconvenient it was to not have a means of transportation. He had to hire it every time, and it cost money.

But his own cows are only two years old. Every time he feeds them, he can't bear to let them pull the cart when he sees their moist eyes. Although the two-year-old cows have grown up, pulling a cart is very restrictive of.

Let's talk about two oxen, which one he chooses to pull the cart is unfair to the other oxen.

They are in the prime of life, and the work in the fields is hard enough.

Because his family has too much land, the two cows will definitely be very tired when the farming is busy, so he is still willing to let them have a rest when the farming is not busy.

In fact, one of the most important reasons is that the ox cart is too slow, and it is very bumpy and uncomfortable to sit on. Gu Zeyu doesn't like sitting very much, and most of the time he chooses to walk when he goes to town.

But it just so happens that he is about to get engaged to Cheng Cheng. It will be great to buy a horse to pull a cart. The carriage is more stable. He also likes horses. What a spiritual animal. Ever since he left the barracks, he has been very I seldom see horses, and I really miss them.

At that time, one person and one horse, walking in the fields will be excellent.

He also thought to himself, Cheng Cheng also likes animals, and he must also like horses. Maybe he can teach him how to ride a horse, and he thinks he must be happy.

The author says:

Gu Zeyu: I'm very fair, I don't need two cows.

Buy a horse directly, (dog head).

When Cheng Cheng saw that beautiful horse later, he was astonished and fell in love with it.

Thanks to the little angel of irrigation nutrient solution: 1 bottles of Tangtang;