Huang Tian's main job field is under a small hill, next to a pond. It is surrounded by wasteland and swamps, and does not border the fields of other families.

There used to be people cultivating here, but it was abandoned many years ago, and it became like this. Because the plot is too small, the camp has not been cultivated, and it has been idle here. When Huang Tian arrived, Qi Yuan was herding cattle in the field.

Seeing that Huang Tian was carrying a shovel over, Qi Yuan hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Xiaomin has seen Huang County Lieutenant. ”

Huang Tianzheng was a little unaccustomed to it, and after returning the salute, he squatted down on the ground and looked at the ground in front of him.

There are more than 20 acres here, because it is wasteland, and it is not measured, so it is counted as 20 acres for Huang Tianzheng. There are still traces of the ridges and canals used to be cultivated, but they have been silted up and destroyed, and it will take a lot of work to rebuild. It has already entered April, and if it is not repaired as soon as possible, it will not be possible to grow grain this year. Huang Tian was thinking that he was familiar with this place, and he wanted to hire some people to help him tidy up the field. Later, you can do it yourself.

Seeing that dozens of cows were grazing in the field, Qi Yuan stood aside, and Huang Tianzheng asked, "The cows in here are all from your family?" ”

Qi Yuan said: "A small ordinary household, where are there so many cows? This is the camp of the field, and the small ones help with the grazing. ”

Huang Tianzheng nodded, and asked again, "Is this cow for sale?" How much money is a head? ”

Qi Yuan laughed when he heard this: "County lieutenant, of course the cattle in the field are not sold." Besides, it's not cost-effective to buy cattle here. After the fields were opened, cattle were used everywhere, and there were no idle ponds and marshes, and the price of cattle went up. After walking for a few days, I went to Anzhou in the south, where cattle were cheap, and for a dollar or two, I could buy a sturdy and young one. ”

Huang Tianzheng sighed: "I'm busy with affairs now, where can I find a few days?" Something tricky? ”

Qi Yuanqi said: "It turned out that the county lieutenant wanted to buy cattle." I don't know what to buy for? Do you want to plow the fields? ”

Huang Tian said: "Yes." Here is the job field allocated to me, which is twenty acres. Look at this, now that it's the festival season, how can you plough and plant rice without a cow? It is the best time to cultivate, this season, not early or late, and the seedlings are not easy to raise. ”

When Qi Yuan heard this, he was surprised: "County lieutenant, do you want to farm the fields yourself?" This is something I've never heard of. Aren't all the officials' jobs rented? Tan Erlang, who I was familiar with, was the county vocational field that was planted, and it was rented by his family for decades. ”

Huang Tian Zhengdao: "Those are all ripe fields, and the officials have changed, but the job fields have not changed." There are even some officials who only collect rice for rent a year, and they don't even know where their fields are. I'm different from them, the yamen doesn't have much to do, and I know how to farm, so I naturally come to plant it myself. ”

Qi Yuan was amazed, he had never heard of an official coming to cultivate the field in person. But think about it, Huang Tianzheng is different from other officials, he is a barbarian, although he has been an official for several years, he has always been famous, and he is a farmer. Now that I have come to the Yamen of the camp to take charge of things, it is difficult to say what will happen in the future. If you do it for a few years, it will only be a few months, and it will return to the original state, so it is better to take care of the field. Anyway, he used to rent other people's land in the county to grow vegetables, but now he has his own land.

While the two were chatting, a man came over there and said in a loud voice: "Qi Saburo, go back to the village quickly, and discuss something!" ”

Qi Yuan replied: "I'm herding cattle here!" If there's anything, when you get home, just tell me. ”

The man was a little impatient, and said, "The village is discussing important matters, and all the people in the village must participate." You let the cows graze here first, and then discuss it when you go back, and then come back and catch up!" ”

Qi Yuan was helpless, and said to Huang Tian on the side: "County Lieutenant, since this is your family's field, it is not suitable for herding cattle here." I was going to rush to another place to graze the cattle, but you see that there is an urgent matter in the village to go back. Let the oxen stay in the field one more day, and tomorrow they will not come here. ”

Huang Tianzheng said: "It's okay these days, just don't come when I plant seedlings in my field." ”

Qi Yuan thanked him for his kindness and hurriedly followed the field path towards the village. These cows are branded on their bodies and are not afraid of being lost. There are really bold cattle thieves, surrounded by land and fields, and if they don't wait to sell them, they will inevitably be caught. In particular, it is forbidden to slaughter ploughing cattle, and it is useless to steal cattle, and as soon as beef is sold, someone will inevitably report to the official.

Most of the prefectures and counties in the Song Dynasty had official cattle for farming, which were concentrated for grazing during the slack period and rented to the peasant households during the slack time. The ox is branded with the official seal, and if it is lost or stolen, the people can report it according to the official seal. Most of the folk cattle are also sealed, which is a sign to prevent disputes. When the owner of the cattle is changed, it will be re-branded, and some cattle have many marks on their bodies. There are even official seals with private seals, and how to deal with disputes is very complicated.

Qi Yuan returned to the village and hurried to the village masa's house. Unlike naturally formed villages, where the property of each family is basically the same, there are no large households, and there is no naturally formed person in charge of the village. It is based on the establishment of village leaders in each village, which is equivalent to errand service, and the village leaders no longer serve other services.

When I arrived at the place, I saw that the courtyard was already full of people, standing or squatting, and there was a lot of discussion.

Seeing Qi Yuan coming in, Murazheng Wei Haiyuan said: "I have gathered you here today to discuss the matter of establishing a club under the rule of Yingtianwu. In recent days, the shopping malls in Fancheng have selected goods that sell well and can be produced locally, and put them in the villages under the rule of Yingtianwu. Ask for the establishment of a club and conclude a contract with the mall in the name of the club. What is produced, I sell it exclusively to them. The regulations have not yet come out, so I can't say in detail. However, it is probably not much different from the previous cattle clubs and the like. Two days ago, outside the town's historians, because of the evil people who came to him to sell groceries, the mall was not allowed to accept his eggs. I thought that this was a way to make a fortune, and I specially recruited you to come and set up a society specializing in salted eggs and Songhua eggs. The village is close to the town, and there are many ponds and marshes around, so it is very easy to raise ducks. In addition, we have a lot of agricultural tools and a small number of people for farming, so we are doing exactly that. ”

Zeng Xiaoyi on the side said: "It's just a person who collects sundries for the yamen, when he goes to the Shi family to sell goods, Shi Dalang has set a rule that he will open the door to receive the goods on one three or five days, and he will not be allowed to come to the door on the rest of the days." It's not a big deal, just because the mall won't let his family do business? How so! ”

Wei Haiyuan said: "What do you know! Shi Daqing not only made rules, but also insulted everyone and hated the people of the yamen. Director Xu of the shopping mall came from Fancheng on purpose, just to not do business with the Shi family, how could it be a trivial matter! ”

Qi Yuan said: "If you are in this business, buying duck eggs and making eggs is not small. If the mall is like this, will we be allowed to do the same in the future? This kind of business is a bit risky. ”

Wei Haiyuan said: "I have said a few times, it is Shi Daqing who has hated the people of the yamen, so it will be like this. Those of us who farm are usually indisputable, how can this be? Besides, the deed is a guarantee for the farmland, and we have signed a contract with the shopping mall, how can we be so sloppy. ”

For a while, there was a lot of discussion, and the villagers discussed. There are also those who agree, and there are those who have doubts, and they can't settle down for a while.

The historian's family raised ducks not far from the neighborhood, and the villagers all knew about it. Ikejiri can't afford to raise ducks, and it's not difficult to make salted eggs and Songhua eggs after collecting eggs, but it's a good business. Moreover, the business of Fancheng shopping mall is booming, and the number of sales is really a lot. If this business is done well, it is a way to make money, and it will be a great temptation for the villagers.

Wei Haiyuan couldn't settle down for a while, and said loudly: "I'll tell you another news." Because the shopping malls in Fancheng are doing well, in the next few months, shopping malls will be opened in Suizhou, Dengzhou, Tangzhou and other places around. If you settle down early, you can have big business to do in the future. ”

Hearing this, the villagers' discussion became intense. A Fancheng shopping mall, the business is already not small, if the surrounding states are opened, then it is still necessary? Listening to Muramasa's meaning, these shopping malls are connected together, and the goods are collected together, so it is really big business.