They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 253 The Glory of Liangjia Village
At Magistrate Lu's command, a team of yamen runners were left to help, and Liang, the village head, took the lead, and the purchase of sweet potatoes and potatoes began in a flurry of activity.

Liang Lizheng personally went to each household, weighed out 200 jin from each and kept it for himself, and sold the rest.

He prepared a contract, had people sign it, affix their fingerprints, and guarantee that he would not keep anything for himself.

"You all need to be more responsible. Don't think you're so smart. If anyone finds out that you're hiding something, don't blame me for being ruthless. You can forget about staying in Liangjia Village. It won't be of any use begging me then."

"Bring it all out! Ten coins a pound is already a lot of profit. One should be content. Besides, there's always next year. If anything goes wrong and it affects the village's chance to get the plaque, I'll smash whose house it is."

After Liang Lizheng's tireless efforts, he visited every household without holding back any information.

Even those who initially had some intentions were too scared to do so.

Although everyone realized after calming down that if they sold it on the market, it would definitely fetch more than ten coins per kilogram, the plaque was gone, which meant the glory was gone.

Forget about the benefit of a three-year tax exemption.

Thinking about it this way, the village head is right; honor is even more precious!
Make more money next year! Plant more crops next year!
Everyone asked each other questions, and the whole village was filled with joy.

How many did your family sell?

"My family only sold a little over 3,000 jin, not much."

"Sigh, they have more than my family; mine only has a little over two thousand kilograms. I regret it, I regret it!"

"Don't say that, it's still quite a lot!"

"That's true, haha."

When it comes to the families of Xu Zhichun, the village head, and Aunt Qi Tianzhu, everyone is incredibly envious.
Xu Zhichun's sweet potatoes and potatoes cover a total area of ​​about 67 mu, and the yield per mu is also higher than others, estimated to be around 2,900 jin.

Besides keeping some for seed, the ones secretly left for Master Qin's family earned a total of 1,960 taels.

She settled accounts with Manager Tang for a total of 270 taels for tomatoes, strawberries, and the extra ice jelly she sold. Adding to what she had earned from setting up her stall recently, her savings now amounted to a total of 23,000 taels and several hundred taels.

That doesn't even include that 300-acre farm.

This time, Liang Lizheng's family and Zhu'er's aunt's family each earned more than 500 taels from potatoes and sweet potatoes.

The Liang family were so happy that they gave money to everyone in the family. The eldest, second, and third sons each received a huge sum of twenty taels of silver as pocket money, and their grandchildren each received two taels. Xiaoman, the eldest grandson, received an extra two taels. The whole family was overjoyed.

Aunt Zhu and Qi Tian were overjoyed.

They earn quite a bit of money these days, but they've never seen a five-hundred-tael silver note before. Holding the thin, light piece of paper in their hands, the two of them grinned and carefully examined it, unable to get enough of looking at it or touching it.

Five hundred taels, and with other income accumulated, it should be close to a thousand taels, right?

I never dared to even think about it before, not even in my dreams.

It's now a reality!
"We want to build a big house too, a house with blue bricks and tiles. We'll also dig a well in the yard!"

"Yes, yes, let's make it like Zhichun's house and yard, but not that big, just the same style. And the furniture should be like that too."

"Okay, okay, hehe!"

Yang Xiaoan and his son Yang Ming were overjoyed, and Zeng Xiaojuan was both shocked and delighted. Qiao'er didn't quite understand, but since everyone in her family was happy, she was also very happy.

They listened to the advice and planted everything they could, even the smallest corners and nooks, leaving no space uncultivated, not even the front and back of the yard.

Hard work pays off. I've earned over sixty-seven taels and three qian. That's more than enough to build a new house, and I can even furnish it with some really nice furniture.

Every household in the village made a fortune; even the least wealthy earned around twenty taels of silver.

With just this little bit of produce from the land, we earned twenty taels of silver, something we never dared to dream of before.

When everyone meets, isn't that what they all talk about?

Everyone regretted it, but once the money was in their hands, heavy with cash, they were happy again.

The Chunfen family also earned more than thirty taels, which was already a great joy. However, when Xu thought about how the village head's family and Aunt Zhu'er's family had earned several hundred taels, Xu felt resentful.

"She claims to treat Chunfen like a sister, but what benefits has she brought to our family? Why did she only encourage the village head's family and Aunt Zhu'er's family to grow more crops, and not tell our family at all? In the end, isn't it just that she thinks our Chunfen is a fool and doesn't care about her or take her seriously?"

Forced to stay at home during the Spring Equinox, she was listless all day. Upon hearing this, she looked up at Xu Shi and said, "Sister-in-law, Sister Zhichun told me to go home and plant more sweet potatoes. You said we don't have enough land to plant many, and we should plant soybeans instead."

Enraged, Ms. Xu retorted, "Nonsense! That's completely untrue! When did you ever say that?"

Spring Equinox was startled and said aggrievedly, "I clearly remember, I did say that."

Mrs. Xu, unable to save face, slapped her angrily, "What do you mean? You're insisting that something didn't happen, are you just deliberately siding with outsiders to provoke me? If you keep arguing with me, we're not family anymore! You remember? Ha, what could someone like you possibly remember!"

"I--"

"Alright, alright, Spring Equinox, stop talking now, don't upset your sister-in-law, okay? Be good."

When Chunfen's mother saw this, she quickly tried to smooth things over.

Chunfen always listened to her mother, and upon hearing her mother's words, she obediently said "Oh" and shut her mouth. However, she felt very wronged, and kept her head down, listless, feeling very sad.

Mrs. Xu was even angrier and insisted on clarifying the Spring Equinox: "It was clearly you who remembered it wrong, and you're acting all wronged? Who are you trying to impress with this act?"

Chunfen looked up at her, opened her mouth, then turned and walked away in a huff.

Mrs. Xu was still angry, so Chunfen's mother quickly tried to coax her.

"She's simple-minded and stubborn, don't pay her any attention, don't get angry, please don't get angry. I'll make her apologize to you later."

Uncle Liang and Uncle Liang's families also sold more than thirty taels of silver, and they were very frustrated.

How could they know that this thing was really worth so much?

Because these were things that Xu Zhichun had brought, they subconsciously felt resistant, as if their resistance would prove that Xu Zhichun was useless.

Therefore, they didn't plant seriously at all, didn't plant much, and didn't manage it much after planting. It was as if managing it at all was equivalent to bowing down to Xu Zhichun.

I never expected that when it came time to sell it, I would truly regret it!
Zhang cursed and complained throughout the village that Xu Zhichun hadn't advised his family to plant more, which was why they had planted less.

Except for a very few exceptions, everyone else couldn't help but secretly roll their eyes: Are you three years old? How much more care do you expect? Whether to plant or not, and how much to plant, isn't that your own decision? Can they force you to plant if you don't want to?

Even when the village head and Qi Tian's family bought the land, it wasn't done secretly. Everyone in the village knew about it, and the village head and his family even encouraged everyone to cultivate more wasteland.

Some people just laughed it off, while others were tempted and tried opening a small or two acres, and now they've all made a profit!

How can you blame someone?