Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 150 Don’t worry about scarcity but inequality

150 What is worrying is not the scarcity but the inequality

Although the fry survived well and grew a lot, Hualei, standing on the shore, could only see the sparkling lake surface, but no trace of fish. Wu Sansi, who was in charge of the fish pond, said that the fry were still very active when they were fed in the morning and evening.

The tofu shop added a few more people, and the business was getting better and better. In addition to delivering to Aunt Fang and the restaurant, Hualei recently found a few restaurants to deliver tofu and dried bean curd to them. Even the mule carts for delivery in the village were added several times to meet the delivery requirements. Every day, the tofu dregs were all eaten by pigs, chickens, ducks and geese. Occasionally, Wu Sansi, who managed the fish pond, would come to the tofu shop to ask for some tofu dregs to feed the fish in the fish pond.

Everyone in the village was busy, doing their own things with all their heart and soul.

After having lunch at the farm, Rong Jin took Rong Jue and Xiao Yuan to practice horse riding. Zhenzhu also changed into riding clothes and followed behind. The few of them shouted happily and chased each other as they ran far away.

Hualei entered her study room on the farm. It wasn't really a study room, after all, there were no books on the bookshelf except for books on farming and planting, and no Four Books or Five Classics. But Hualei had placed a large table here, and she would basically stay here when she came to the farm to do things.

At this time, Hualei had just sat down at the desk when Uncle Fu walked in with an embarrassed look on his face. Since buying Yuanying Manor, Hualei asked Uncle Fu to focus his main energy here. After all, Yuanying Manor is quite large and has many kinds of things. There are farms, tofu shops, and vegetable growers, and they all need someone to look after them. There are a lot of small things to do here.

"Miss, the villagers near the village are coming to ask for manure fertilizer again. Although there is indeed a lot of manure fertilizer and we certainly can't use it all, but it is quite troublesome that people keep asking for it at any time and in any place.

Some people would take the fertilizer and take a chicken or a duck home, or even a handful of green vegetables or a carrot home. Although the price is not very expensive, it is really annoying. If you don’t give it to them, you will feel embarrassed.”

It turned out that since chickens, ducks, geese and pigs were raised on the farm, these poultry and livestock excreted a lot of feces every day. After a little accumulation and fermentation, it became very good fertilizer. At first, Uncle Zheng and Uncle Zhao from Baihua Village brought the feces back to Baihua Village and put them in the fields. Uncle Zhao even buried this fertilizer under every fruit tree.

Therefore, this year, both the crops and the fruit trees in Baihua Village have achieved a bumper harvest. The crop yield is more than 10% higher than in previous years. The fruits in the orchard are even bigger and sweeter, and the yield has increased significantly.

But there is too much manure, and now Baihua Manor can't use it all. The land where vegetables are planted in Yuanying Manor is also covered with manure fertilizer, but it still can't be used up. So there is extra manure fertilizer.

When the villagers nearby saw this, they came to ask for it. Uncle Fu thought that he would not be able to use all the fertilizer on his farm and not many people would ask for it, so he agreed. Within a few days, word spread and more and more villagers came to ask for fertilizer. Now, every day people would come carrying wooden buckets to ask for manure fertilizer.

Moreover, the amount that each person wanted was increasing. As a result, people were constantly loading manure and fertilizer in the chicken and duck coops. Besides scaring the chickens and ducks and causing them to run around, some dishonest villagers even took advantage of the time when the fertilizer was being loaded and hid them back home, making it difficult for the people in the farm to guard against them.

Several times they were caught and started quarreling, and the other party got so angry that he smashed the chickens and ducks to death or injured them.

Uncle Fu was so angry that he couldn't sleep well for a long time. Seeing Hualei coming over, he came over to talk about this matter.

Hualei thought for a moment and said, "Uncle Fu, from now on, no matter who comes to ask for manure fertilizer, you won't give it to them?"

"Ah, no, but miss, we can't use it all. It's such a pity to waste it. Putting it into the fields can increase the harvest. Didn't the master always teach us to do more good deeds and accumulate virtue? You pay for it yourself to make free vegetable soup for others in the bun shop. Why don't you give this endless manure fertilizer to others?"

"No, Uncle Fu, it's only the beginning, less than three months, and so many things have happened because of this manure fertilizer issue. In the future, more and more people will ask for manure fertilizer, and there will be more and more dishonest villagers. What are you going to do?

And the amount of manure fertilizer each of them wants is increasing. As time goes by, more and more people are asking for it. What if there is not enough manure fertilizer? Will there be a fight? What if someone gets hurt and asks us for compensation? We should do good things, not stupid things. There is a saying that goes, "It is not the lack of it that is worrying, but the inequality of it." So starting today, we will not give it to them. "

"Then...then..." Uncle Fu was speechless.

"Can we find a way to give it or replace it?" Hua Lei said.

"Change? How to change, Miss?" Uncle Fu asked, scratching his head.

“Well, starting today, you put up a notice at the gate of the farm, saying that manure fertilizer from our farm will not be given away for free, but can be exchanged. One load of manure can be exchanged for one load of dry rice straw, or wheat straw.

You think, the weather is going to get cold soon, and these poultry and livestock also need to keep warm. Straw and wheat straw can be broken up and used as padding in the chicken coop, duck coop, or pigpen.

Even if we take all the rice and wheat straw from Baihua Village, it won't be enough, so we let them exchange it. Of course, you can also exchange it for rice bran as feed for pigs, or for fresh grass for chickens, ducks and geese.

Firewood is also fine. Our bun shop in Qingyun Lane will need a lot of firewood. Baihua Village will also need firewood to make canned fruit. If we buy it or chop it ourselves, it will cost money and manpower, so let the villagers exchange it.

Think about it again, anything we need in our shop or farm can be exchanged, and you can also ask them to tie the straw into straw fans. Straw fans can be used to keep poultry and livestock warm in winter, and can also be used to keep vegetables warm. If there are a lot, we can use the straw fans to build some thatched houses for poultry and livestock, as well as chicken coops and duck coops.

If we have to do all of this ourselves, we will definitely not have enough time. Also, if you don't want to exchange anything, you can ask them to do the work and exchange two loads of manure fertilizer a day. Of course, you can slowly figure out how much is appropriate, or you can discuss it with the people on the farm.

It is enough to determine the specific replacement standard. It does not need to be too strict. It will be fine if it is almost right. After all, we are not relying on making money," Hua Lei paused and continued.