Villager of Daming

Chapter 595: Collect more eggs to see the cave dwelling

"Summer, summer, this is summer, it's too warm." With five days left until Mangzhong, the team finally arrived at Datong County on Datong Road.

The army dispersed and set up camp near people's homes. They needed to rest for three days, and then some of them set off for Peiping.

Time was saved by everyone. The half-month journey was completed in eleven days. Now is the time to enjoy it.

During this process, the people of Xiaqiu Village, Zhu Biao, and Zhu Fang all walked on the ground wearing leggings.

The advantage of arriving early is that you can catch up with the wheat harvest, so you need to speed up after resting in Peiping.

The winter wheat harvest time in Peiping is in mid-June, and now it is June [-]st in the Gregorian calendar. They have three days of rest and June [-]th. It takes them eight days to complete the [-]-mile journey.

Or they take one less day off so they can catch up on the wheat harvest.

Those who went to Peiping first were traveling lightly and did not bring the steam engine. They only brought food and tools with the help of horses.

After they harvested wheat in Peiping, they immediately plowed the land with horses, knocked down the wheat stubble, and then watered, fertilized, plowed the ground, and made ridges.

Plant sorghum and soybeans. When the time comes, sorghum will grow quickly and help shade the soybeans. The soybeans do not need too much sunlight, and the soybeans will fix nitrogen for the sorghum.

When it comes to planting alone, the yield of any one type of crop is not as high as planting just one type of crop. When the two are added together, the yield per mu is much higher than planting one type of crop alone.

The troops guarding Datong Road knew about the situation and came to visit them. Zhu Biao gave them some dried smoked fish and asked them to go back to their respective places.

Datong Road is under the jurisdiction of Taiyuan Prefecture, which is actually called Shanxi Xingzhongshu Province. The main officials are in Yangqu County, and they have not received the news.

Taiyuan is more than [-] miles away from Datong in a straight line. There is no time to argue with the officials there, so hurry up and help collect the things and plant food so that everyone can move to Peiping.

Datong Road was conquered by Chang Yuchun. Now it is guarded by the army and people farm here.

The dynasty has changed, and the people look at it and find that there is no danger, so they continue to cultivate their own land. Everyone does the same thing, just pay the rent!

As a result, now that I saw so many livestock and sergeants, I found that they were different. They were different from the soldiers guarding this place.

It turns out that the soldiers did not bully others, but they were as distinct from the people as the water of the Yellow River.

Now that each team has set up camp, they put out the dried smoked fish and someone is responsible for selling it.

“Weigh, exchange one pound of dried smoked fish for one pound of wheat or sorghum, and exchange one pound of beans for two pounds of dried smoked fish.

Look at this dried fish. It’s very hard and can’t be dried any more. If you replace it with another, you can eat it for several days.

There aren't many left. If you need to change, change it quickly. Don't leave, baby. Come here, I'll give you some popcorn sticks. "

The soldiers shouted one by one that they wanted to eat staple food and carbohydrates, not smoked fish.

There is little staple food, I can't bear to part with it, and I can't take it away from the people. I can't even spend money to buy it, because they don't sell food.

There was a child who was watching the excitement and was yelled at. He stood there and wanted to leave but did not dare to move. His mouth was pursed and he looked like he would cry at any time.

Until the soldier brought the popcorn stick, took a bite first, and then passed it to the child's mouth. The child took a curious bite, and everything changed.

"Which one of you is guarding me?" Someone from the cave dwelling community came out, hunched over, and inquired about the situation.

"Can't you see the big words on the flag?"

The soldier handed a popcorn stick to the child coming next to him and pointed to the flag.

"You're illiterate! Are you here to collect rent? General Chang has agreed not to collect rent yet. It's only been a few years!" the lieutenant looked sad.

After the war, counting this year, it has only been four years. "Uncle, we don't collect rent. The Crown Prince and His Highness the King of Qin don't care about collecting rent. We are here to help harvest the wheat. After harvesting, we will give it to you. We don't want it.

If you are willing to trade, trade with us for dried smoked fish, which we catch in the winter from He Lin. We are tired of the taste and want to have a serious meal.

oops!If there is a river here, you can go fishing when you turn around. Yes, there are Yuhe Section, Hehe Section, Shili River, and Sanggan River. The Sanggan River is big, right? "

Children from Xiaqiu Village stepped forward to help explain the situation.

"Is it the team of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the King of Qin? Hey! The Crown Prince is here. Let's take out the good things from home and send them to the Crown Prince and the King of Qin."

When the hunchbacked leader heard that it was the prince's team, he straightened up a lot and turned around to greet others to get their things.

The people ran back to the cave, some carrying a basket, and some grabbed a chicken outside the cave.

"My dear, where is the prince? Let's go kowtow and pay tribute. If the prince doesn't give orders to encourage the seedlings, the wheat in our fields will be completely destroyed." The hunchback said, looking at the children in Xiaqiu Village.

The child took a look at the hen. It was a hen. He rolled up his sleeves and touched it. He shook his head and said, "No, it's a hen that lays eggs, and even the eggs are gone. There will be bugs to eat in spring. The prince and the King of Qin won't want them."

We want those eggs. Everyone, take out all the eggs you have. Take the chickens home and continue laying eggs, ah!It's almost coming, why is it so soft?It's like water, no.

Got it, don’t worry, we’ll solve the soft-shell egg problem when we catch the fish later. Isn’t there gypsum and limestone here? "

As the child said this, he put down the old hen, took out a silk handkerchief and wiped his hands vigorously, as if he wanted to find water to wash them.

Some people in the cave area were stunned. This child wore beautiful clothes and belonged to a wealthy family, but he knew how to touch eggs, but he still disliked being dirty.

"Go get the eggs. The prince and King Qin want eggs. Don't be stunned. Without orders from the prince and King Qin, let's just eat grass this year!"

The hunchback doesn't care about anything else. When someone asks for something, he gives it to him.

So everyone took out every egg at home, and their children pursed their lips and said nothing.

The camp locations of other armies were similar. People from Xiaqiu Village were assigned to each place to help with communication, as they were afraid that the sergeants would not be able to speak.

Everyone collected a lot of eggs and wheat. This wheat was the last grain stored by the people, and they were just waiting to harvest winter wheat.

Those who bring wheat, sorghum and soybeans as tribute will be given smoked and dried fish as previously agreed.

The craftsmen looked at the situation and began to use steam engines to dig wells. On the Loess Plateau, most people lived in cave dwellings.

Even if they are not cave dwellings, they are still houses made of mud and grass. There are only a few brick houses in the county.

The craftsmen built the fire pit as quickly as possible, put on the thermometer, and began to lay eggs. The fertilized and unmixed good eggs were left for artificial incubation, and the others were eaten by those in the team who were not in good health.

In addition, some craftsmen banged the iron, quickly built iron boats, and put them in the river to pull the nets.

By the way, candles are distributed to the people for free, and a few packs of matches are given to the village chief for use.

Once the two days were up, another group of teams left. They recovered after two days of rest and rushed to Peking to help.

The soldiers who did not leave regained their energy and asked the people where they wanted to build cave dwellings.

A cave dwelling is a home for ordinary people. When you get married, you must take out a cave dwelling and live your own life in it.

Digging a cave dwelling is very laborious. Many people work together to help, and it is not possible to rely on one family.

(End of this chapter)