Villager of Daming

Chapter 1099: After marrying a daughter, there will be joy in the drought

"It will be the beginning of autumn in less than a month." Zhu Di said suddenly when everyone was eating game in the evening.

The fifth child, Zhu Ru, looked up at the sky: "There is no moon, and I guarantee there will be no moon at the beginning of autumn."

"Hold on, it rained a little the past two days, and there should be heavy rain before the beginning of autumn."

The mayor doesn't look at the sky. Three days later it will be the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month. Where can I look for the moon now?
The Beginning of Autumn falls on the 22nd day of the sixth lunar month. It was promised that there will be a summer drought in Beiping. As autumn and summer pass, there will be no rain, and there will be a shortage of water for growing vegetables for winter storage.

The area where winter wheat is planted needs to be plowed in advance. If there is a drought, it cannot be plowed. Even if the animals are tethered, the animals will lose their temper and be tired! Quit.

Zhu Xi picked up a piece of venison and said, "The wild beasts are running out of water. Thanks to our help in cleaning up, it's a pity that this deer died."

The officials were given part of the venison and knew the origin of this deer. It was surrounded by wolves and could not be saved when the guards passed by, so they gave it a good life.

When there is a lack of water, the range of activities of herbivores increases, otherwise there will be no grass to eat, and at the same time they have to look for water sources. Carnivores will guard the water source when they find it, and wait for other animals to come and hunt.

If there are many water sources, herbivores will have more choices and are relatively safe.

Therefore, the guards look for water sources and hunt carnivores there. It doesn't matter if there are fewer food animals. If there are more herbivores, the number of carnivores will increase in a few years.

Hunters who hunt take this opportunity to obtain a large amount of resources and make money to support their families.

Jiang Wu took three walking children to participate. The one drinking milk was too small and could not be carried.

The daughter of Jiang Wu's family learned hunting techniques from her father, including digging traps, setting traps, archery, and breaking down prey.

If the journey is long, then after catching the prey, discard the bones, internal organs, heads, and hooves, and only choose the best meat to take away.

According to Jiang Wu, if his daughter gets married in the future and is not far from the mountain, or the wild boars on the mountain will come down to harm the crops, the daughter can obtain resources for the family and protect the crops.

Whoever can get more things will have a higher status in the family, at least the husband's family will not dare to bully him.

The winter in Taiyuan is cold and snowy, and there are pheasants and roe deer on the mountains. My daughter went to set a trap, and the next day she went up the mountain and took it home, and there was meat to eat.

At home, she is like other women, doing whatever she is supposed to do, and if she doesn't do anything, she will be beaten.

When chatting with Xiaqiu Village, Jiang Wu said that when his daughter gets married, she should be as close as possible, so that he can go to the nearby mountains to clean up the hunter's cabin. On the day when he really needs his daughter to take action, at least it will be safe.

The head of the village promised Jiang Wu that he would give Jiang Wu's family several sets of good tools, including ropes made of petroleum. If Jiang Wu was willing to help the yamen, that is, if he found the big bug and organized a roundup, he could give each of his children a flintlock. Wheel gun.

Therefore, Jiang Wu worked very hard as soon as he participated in the hunting. He saw the gun and was able to attack continuously without any effort.

Bows and arrows are definitely not as good as revolvers. Unless he can shoot a continuous stream of arrows, he can't do it himself.

"In a few days, the little eagle will come out. Uncle Jiang will take one and raise it well. In fact, we are going to Dingliao Duwei, where there is a better eagle, or falcon, called Sea Holly.

Let's see if there is a chance to get a few. Sea hollies are migratory birds. Like wild geese, they migrate south in late autumn.

Since it can migrate, it means that the little one has full wings and is difficult to raise. Try it! "

Ling'er saw the daughter of Jiang Wu's family holding a revolver without bullets and reluctant to let go, and thought about Ying.

If you kill someone's second fly, you have to give it to someone else. The daughter is not old enough to get married yet, so she can learn from it.

If you really have a chance to get sea holly, send it to the other party, get familiar with it, lock it up in winter, raise rabbits and bamboo rats to feed, and in other seasons, you can hunt the mature sea holly by yourself.

The neighbor raises chickens or something... uh... "People who heard from them said that the eagle is very fierce. In fact, I want to raise an eagle, big and powerful! Put down the gun, didn't I ask you to shoot twice today! You Didn’t hit anything again.”

Not far away, Jiang Wu snatched the gun from his daughter's hand, stopped playing, and talked about the eagle.

His family was close to the water and had weapons for practice. Today, he went out with a gun for the first time. His daughter used a water ball and fired two shots without hitting her.

It's not that the gun was taken away from her, but she had two chances to shoot. The guard couldn't wait for her, and she didn't have any special talent. The guard's marksmanship was fed by bullets.

"Just next time." Jiang Wu's daughter clenched her fist and waved it, not discouraged at all.

"I promise there will be no problem. There are more beasts over there. To eat vegetables, the soaking time was short today, and I used a lot of seasonings but I couldn't suppress the fishy smell."

Ling'er supported it. When it came to processing the game, the time was limited and there was not enough time to soak it in cold water after bringing it back. So she had to add a lot of seasonings and comfort herself that this is what game is like.

The dipping sauce has been changed, and has been changed to chive flowers. This has the best fishy smell and can also remove the smell. Anyway, people on the grasslands loved to eat it during Zhu Wentian's time.

Officials are the kind who do everything they can. It’s not them doing it anyway, so the food cooked in Xiaqiu Village is always delicious.

If you feel bad eating here, let alone eating elsewhere.

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On moonless nights, singing and dancing go on as usual.

The princes did not talk to the officials, but chatted with the chief, Xu Da, and Zhao Yao.

The officials were whispering among themselves, talking about administrative matters. Everyone knew that the opportunity was rare, so while the team was there, they discussed with each other first to see what difficult problems there were.

Everyone gained a lot from following this trip and saw with their own eyes how the local economy operates.

As for the issue of official integrity, no one raised it. It falls within the normal scope. Anyone who is not clean will be dealt with directly.

The guards and craftsmen do not drink. They take out the cooked meat, tear it with their hands, and eat it with chive flowers.

Real chive flowers are a paste made from crushed chive flowers and salt, not minced chives.

The best thing to eat is wild leeks, which are plentiful on the grasslands. If the team doesn’t have the conditions, just grow leeks.

In a few days, the leeks in Beiping Prefecture will bloom, and they can be picked to make sauce. The seeds should not be touched.

To speed up the fermentation, peel off the wild pear eggs and mince them into a puree, then mix in a little bit, but don’t add too much, as it’s not pickled spicy cabbage.

Zhu Di ate a skewer of grilled wild boar tenderloin: "I guess people are looking forward to the beginning of autumn. It's good to prepare in advance. The days of water shortage are really difficult!"

"Your Highness, the people who helped pick perilla leaves actually said during chatting that they don't care about the drought, they are very happy!"

The palace maid who came to deliver baked beans heard Zhu Di's words and said something by the way.

She is beautiful, her clothes are nice, and she has learned to be friendly to people. When she chats with the people while working, the young and old can't bear it and want to tell them all about their family.

"Why?" Zhu Di already guessed the answer, but still asked.

"Because what the court reported is accurate! The people are still worried about whether there will be a drought! If there is a drought, they will be relieved." The palace maid replied with a smile.

(End of this chapter)