kingnovel Chapter 754 Catching Sparrows
Chapter 754 Catching Sparrows
Zhou Guo shook his head and said, "Then let's wait until I manage these lands. You recruited soldiers and took away all the men, leaving behind many women and children. Although they are not as strong as men, they can still do some work."
After looking at the land at home, she took her to various counties to look at the villages below. "Uncle, look, these villages and these fields, I will get a share of the grain they harvested during the autumn harvest this year. Last year, I harvested more than 4,000 dan of grain from less than half of the households in the three counties. This year, these 23 counties plus those in other states are estimated to harvest 120,000 dan of grain."
She didn't tell anyone about this number, not even her family. The number was too big, so it was better to keep it secret.
Zhou Dacang took a deep breath, and after a while he asked solemnly: "Have you told anyone about this?"
Zhou Guo shook his head, "I didn't tell anyone, not even my mother or my master."
Zhou Dacang said, "You did the right thing. You need to store the grain in several places. Guoguo, the world is in a turbulent time and there is a shortage of grain. You must not let anyone know that you have so much grain, understand?"
The Zhou family is now at best a large landlord family. It is as easy for others to bully them as it is to bully an ant. He still understands the principle of being guilty of possessing a treasure.
Zhou Guo knew it was serious, "Uncle, don't worry, I saved it, but the family can't finish all the food. If you really have no food, send me a letter and I will donate all the food to you."
Zhou Dacang laughed, "So generous? Who said that she spent a lot of effort to improve these lands, and she won't give up even an acre of land?"
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "That's the land, of course I can't give it up, but I can give you the grain from the land. If the general is worried about food, you can tell him that we have grain. Then the general will value you more, and your position will rise rapidly. Maybe when the world is settled, he can even make you a marquis. Then won't our family rise to prominence?"
Zhou Dacang thought she was joking and didn't take it seriously.
Zhou Guo stopped laughing and said, "Uncle, what I said is true. I can give you food, but I can't give it away easily. If you are desperate and really short of food, just give me a message. As long as you keep enough for your family, you can take the rest."
It would be better to give away the grain instead of selling it for money. By giving away so much grain, does that mean she is tied to Xu's army?
There should be no one trying to trip me up behind my back, and it can also give my uncle extra points, how great!
Zhou Dacang saw that she was not joking, so he became serious and said, "You have to think carefully. This is not just a few hundred or a few thousand shi of grain. If all of this grain is sold, it will be a disaster for our family."
Zhou Guo said, "I know. So, didn't I tell you that when it's absolutely necessary and you really have no other options, just write to me. Besides, I don't sell this fertilizer just this year, I sell it every year. When the world is peaceful again, I will sell this fertilizer all over the world, and I will get the money back sooner or later."
Zhou Dacang was stunned. Now he could collect 100,000 stones. If he sold it to the whole world...
I can’t even imagine it, isn’t this richer than the national treasury?
He advised: "Guoguo, we have money here, we should hide it, don't say anything about selling it to the whole world, we have more grain at home than in the national treasury, how can we do that, if someone with ulterior motives hears about it, it will be a disaster sooner or later."
Zhou Guo said: "I'm telling you, the world is so big, if I want everyone to have enough to eat, it will take many years."
Zhou Dacang was silent, and then he remembered that this child's wish was to ensure that everyone in the world could have enough food to eat, like a saint. He was indeed a person who had a connection with the Bodhisattva, and he really wanted to help all living beings.
Two days before Zhou Dacang left, grain harvesting began in various places.
Zhou Guo took him to various counties and sent out all the people in the village, including all the farmhands, several hundred people.
It was also because we sold too much this year and there were not enough people at home, so we had to send in a long-term worker.
Zhou Dacang was waiting at home, wanting to see the grand spectacle of seeing the truckloads of grain being transported back, and also to feel the joy of the harvest.
Seeing his eager look, Zhou Guo decided to start harvesting his own grain.
There are only 38 acres of land, 26 acres of which are planted with rice, and the rest is wheat.
The rice is not yet ripe, so we can only harvest the wheat first.
A thick layer of grain was drying in the yard.
Zhou Dacang worked in the fields for half a day, and then returned to the house to guard the wheat to prevent sparrows from falling from the sky to eat it.
But this job is monopolized by a few bold black men every year, and it would never be his turn even if they tried to snatch it.
Zhou Dacang picked up the wheat on the ground, smelled it again and again, and was deeply moved. He had not smelled the smell of fresh wheat for a long time.
The last time he looked after the wheat was a long, long time ago. At that time, his parents and his older brothers were still alive, and he was just a child. In the blink of an eye, he has grown up and everything has changed.
“Pululululul~~~”
“Woof woof woof~~~”
He looked up from his thoughts and saw that Hei Dadan had somehow caught a sparrow, and several of his dog brothers were surrounding him and barking.
Zhou Dacang licked his lips. The roasted sparrow tasted delicious.
When Zhou Guo came back from the field, he saw Zhou Dacang setting up a winnowing basket in the yard. A rope was tied to the stick supporting the winnowing basket. He was staring intently at a few sparrows under the winnowing basket, not moving at all.
Zhou Guo: “…”
How old are you, and you still catch sparrows?
After half an hour, a dispute broke out in the yard.
"It's my turn now. You've already grabbed a handful. If you hold on to it for too long, you'll waste so much food. Be careful that your grandparents will beat you in their dreams for wasting food like this!"
"I played like this when I was a kid, but I only picked empty wheat husks and bugs. If your grandparents knew about it, they would just scold me. Besides, I'm going back to the camp soon, so let me play again."
"...Okay then, I can only play one round. You've already played three rounds."
In the evening, a new dish was added to the Zhou family’s dining table: fried sparrows.
Zhou Mai and the others looked at the large basket of sparrows with their eyes wide open. "How many have been caught? Who caught them?"
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "My uncle and I caught them. We spent the whole afternoon in the yard."
Li was both angry and amused, "I was talking about that. You caught so much. I don't know how much wheat you used. You can make a pot of noodles."
Zhou Su said, "Mom, you must be exaggerating. How can so many sparrows eat so much wheat?"
The old man took the lead and took one, breaking off a small leg and eating it, nodding repeatedly, "Yeah, yeah, delicious, worth it, this pot of noodles is worth it!"
"Really? Then I'll try it too."
Everyone rushed to grab one.