Villager of Daming

Chapter 536: Working together to recognize the same identity (Third update)
The fires in the blacksmithing sheds and smelting furnaces were always on, and the sand-turners slept only four hours a day.

People who go fishing sleep on the sledge, bring the fish back, and arrange it in a good position.

Everyone is working hard. We have a backbone and are full of hope for the future. A good life is coming.

The benefits are real, whether it is a soldier or a herdsman, there is fish to eat, and the children of the herdsman will occasionally get popcorn sticks and rice crackers popped by the boiler.

What is particularly important is that in the past, when winter came, some herdsmen would get sick and die, but this year there was no such thing, and illnesses were dealt with by the imperial doctors.

There is soap for washing hands, drinking hot water, and the tent is sterilized, so the chance of getting sick is very small. In addition, eating fish to supplement nutrition will enhance the body's resistance.

The herdsmen donated all their unused furs and made dog-skin hats and dog-skin gloves.

For half an hour every day, someone is responsible for giving lectures and teaching literacy and arithmetic.

Paraffin and paraffin can be applied to the hands and face to keep out the cold, and people with missing teeth can have their teeth fixed. Herders will not sell teeth with gold cores.

Having good teeth is better than selling gold. Sometimes they need to eat meat and chew bones. Without teeth, they can only eat thin food.

The gold was left by Emperor Beiyuan and others, and it was just in use. Gold is not valuable here because it cannot be eaten.

Some pearls of poor quality were ground into powder and prescribed for people to eat. The herdsmen watched the imperial doctors grind the pearls and then prepare the medicine for themselves.

Especially when the baby is frightened and cries at night, the valuable pearls turn into powder and are added to the medicine, and the effect will be seen after drinking it.

The herdsmen are supporting the prince more and more. The imperial doctor said, His Royal Highness the prince told him that as long as anything can be used for the people, the price is not concerned, only safety is concerned.

The herdsmen have never felt such care and kindness. Now that everyone is cold and need furs, they take out their home reserves.

On the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, a few days in advance, cast-iron stoves, tin chimneys and various iron tools, including pots, knives, spearheads and arrowheads, were delivered to the herdsmen’s homes one after another.

Among the five thousand craftsmen, one thousand craftsmen who knew how to blacksmith led the soldiers to build things. The army that mined iron ore came back and had enough, and the coal mining continued.

Women in herdsmen's families wash coal by the river in large iron pots, and the washed coal is also used at home.

The returning army rested for two days and went out to camp and fish along the river.

In order to attract more fish to gather, the hay was tied into bundles and a location was chosen at intervals where the holes in the ice had been drilled.

Few people know what this is for, because they don’t raise fish. This is a method used by fish farmers in the north in winter.

Especially when raising fish in ponds, half of the harvested corn seedlings, sorghum stalks, and straw bales are put in. After freezing, they can provide oxygen to the fish in the pond.

Fish will swim to this place to breathe, so the pond will freeze over the winter, but the fish will not die.

The south of the Ming Dynasty couldn’t use it, so who would raise fish in the north?Yes, they are not raised in the south and are fished directly from rivers and lakes.

If you use it now, the fish will gather. Next time you drill a hole from the side and lower the net, it will be easier to catch.

However, the mesh must be large and the net must not be used for every household. It already belongs to the Ming Dynasty and will be fished every year in the future.

"Sure enough, there is strength in numbers, and all the tents have stoves."

Wearing a dog-skin hat and a handbag, Zhu Xi came to the city wall despite the cold.

He sighed as he looked at the smoke rising from each tent.

The chief was unwilling to come up and was forced to come up. What he saw was that the distance between the tents was getting closer.

"Everyone starts a stove, and if they are close to each other, they need to be scattered. The coal is still good, with little smoke and dust, and low sulfur content."

When the head of the district expressed his opinion, it was actually an administrative order, and Brother Zhu Biao would not refute it.

The coal is indeed good coal, with low sulfur content, and it has been washed with water. What is selected is all lump coal.There were many people, they were united, and they worked efficiently, so they just opened up another hundred acres of land and built a greenhouse.

Zhu Wentian, who was also standing on the city wall and was blown by the cold wind, thought of a certain era in the past, when the people were the same.

The [-] acres of greenhouses will not be demolished and can be used for breeding in the summer and vegetables in the winter.

The green vegetables in the first two acres of greenhouses are already edible. This green vegetable is a general term, not just a specific type.

Later, the leafy vegetables in the [-] acres of land are almost ready to be harvested. As for the later ones, they need to be harvested after the Spring Festival, before the tenth day of the first lunar month.

Every family of the herdsmen is beaming with joy, and they all have iron stoves!Iron pot, kitchen knife, iron spoon...

oops!It turns out that there can be so many iron furniture, I dare not think!
The herdsmen calculated based on the previous prices of ironware that an iron pot was a big deal, not to mention that they were given not just one pot, but a set of three.

A large stew pot, a small wok, and a small, flat-bottomed frying pan.

A set of kitchen knives is given, including scissors and clothing needles, plus two copper thimbles.

The herdsmen feel that they cannot earn back these things in ten years. In normal times, they would not ask for such precious gifts and cannot afford to pay them back.

Just as they would not care about other herdsmen borrowing salt, salt is life. If they care about others borrowing salt, it means that they have reached the point where they can no longer bear it.

If others don't borrow it, it's revenge!Easy to kill and rob.

If someone borrows it, what will they give in return?Maybe others don’t have much salt.

So when you want to borrow salt, you will say something sideways so that the other party can understand it. If the other party is willing to borrow it, you will mix the salt with horse dung, cow dung, or sheep dung and hand it over with something.

It means I didn’t lend you salt, so don’t publicize it. What if others come to borrow salt?At the same time, you are not asked to pay it back.

Things related to survival are always the most precious.

But the herdsmen wanted these things, including the salt and medicine they had taken before.

They are not borrowing from individuals to show their loyalty. The kindness of the Emperor and the Crown Prince of Ming Dynasty will be the people of Ming Dynasty in the future. When Bei Yuan fights back, they will fight Bei Yuan together.

If Bei Yuan wins, his things will be gone, and the emperor and prince of Bei Yuan have not given them to him.

The herdsmen who got the things were happy, and those who happened to be resting sang and danced, and were not afraid of the cold.

Especially the sound of the Matouqin, which sounds like telling a story, uses silk strings and horsetail bows.

Music does not distinguish between instruments. When you are in a good mood, you can express yourself with any instrument.

The matouqin actually played a very cheerful rhythm, and everyone was happy after listening to it.

Zhu Xi enjoyed it for a while, then turned to look at Li Chang: "Li Zhang, can you do it?"

The head of the village: "I haven't learned yet. We have a meeting. I will give you a team during the banquet."

The head of the village reminded me that there are so many good people in your house, you ask me, where can I learn?
"Sure enough, when manpower is limited! No! Your village has a music box and can make music boxes. How can you not know these musical instruments?"

Zhu Xiangang felt regretful and suddenly realized that the music box sounded great. It was a kind of musical instrument. If someone could make a new musical instrument, wouldn't he know other musical instruments?

The director was also stunned, and then smiled: "Yes, yes, I will find an opportunity to learn from it in the future."

　It’s just three updates today, and I’ll catch up later. I ran too far yesterday and I’m tired. Today I’m fixing the computer again, and I’m exhausted.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)