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Chapter 8 talks about three things: gathering soil to create fields [seeking for further reading]

Five wooden houses are lined up in a row facing north and south, only ten steps apart from each other.

For safety reasons, Liu Sheng chose the westernmost house, and placed the Liu family in the easternmost house, with the other three families in the middle.

And because Zou Runniang and Li Xiangyun were both female and literate, Liu Sheng arranged to live next door to him.

However, his arrangement had other meanings in the eyes of others - compared to others, the mother and daughter were indeed more beautiful, especially Li Xiangyun, who looked like a beautiful child after washing up.

Except for the location, there is actually no difference between the five wooden houses, so everyone was very happy after the rooms were allocated.

If they continue to flee south, whether they can survive or not, even if they get to where they want to stay, it will be difficult to live in a house.

Now that I have followed Liu Sheng to the Tianmu Mountain, no matter whether I become a bandit in the future or whether I can grow food for export, at least I can live in a house now and have enough to eat every day.

The Liu, Zhou, and Zheng families could not live such a life even before they fled.

After the four families simply moved into the wooden house, Liu Sheng called everyone to the open space in front of the house.

"Tell me a few things," Liu Sheng cleared his throat, "The first thing is, I won't arrange any work this afternoon. Let's take this time to boil some hot water, take a hot bath each, and wash all the clothes before using them. Boil water once.

This is not only to keep things clean, but also to prevent diseases.Therefore, in the future, if you have the conditions and time, you must take hot baths frequently.

In addition, you must wash your hands before eating, go to the latrine when using the toilet, and do not urinate or defecate anywhere.Children can't be taught. If adults fail to remember and violate these rules, don't blame me for being rude. "

After hearing this, everyone looked surprised, including Zou Runniang, Li Xiangyun and her daughter.

No one expected that the first thing Liu Sheng talked about was health issues and that he paid so much attention to them.

“The second thing is that there are few people among us now and it’s not safe in the mountains, so we still eat from a big pot.

I will try my best to arrange what everyone does every day.If you finish what I arranged and do it well, and then do other things, I won't stop you.

The third thing is that all young men and women between the ages of 16 and 45 from each family must follow me for military training in the morning, one hour for men and half an hour for women.

The world is in chaos, and we may not be safe in the mountains.After practicing, if you encounter an enemy, everyone will not be helpless to fight back. "

The second thing was expected by everyone, and the third thing was also expected by everyone.

Everyone guessed that Liu Sheng would become a bandit in the mountains. Of course, a bandit must be able to fight, otherwise how would he steal money and food?
After explaining these things, Liu Sheng let everyone go about their business while he took a set of equipment to explore the surrounding mountains and forests.

After Liu Sheng left, everyone couldn't help but started talking while waiting for the big pot to boil hot water.

"Brother Liu, do you think it's possible for my boss to take us as bandits in Tianmu Mountain?" Zhou Maohua asked worriedly while chopping firewood.

Liu Dachuan used the remaining wood cut a few days ago to make some simple furniture.He can also make good furniture, but the wood has not been processed, and it will not take long to make furniture. There is no need to make it very good.

Hearing this, he said: "Whether it works or not, we have no other choice."

Zhou Maohua sighed when he heard this, "Oh, we are only such people, and we were all good people before. How can we become bandits?"

Hearing this, Liu Dachuan smiled.

"You don't have to worry about this. We have a small number of people now, but won't our boss recruit more people? As for whether we should become bandits or not, our boss will take us with us, so what are we afraid of?"

Everyone felt relieved when they thought of Liu Sheng's tall and strong body and the skills he showed running on the mountain road.

Liu Erhe, who was building a stove in the shed, also said: "I think my boss must have been a capable hero before. Even five or six people might not be able to defeat him."

Zou Runniang, who had recovered from her illness and was lighting the fire, said with a smile: "Erhe You said this as if he had seen a hero."

Liu Erhe suddenly blushed and said: "I have really seen heroes. When the invaders came to Henan, didn't one of them come to our Lu family? It is said that they destroyed Master Cao's family in Hewan Village. I am far away I saw them from a distance. They were all riding horses with bows and swords on their backs. Their aura was terrifying..."

Before the sun went down, Liu Sheng carried a deer back to the south slope of Fangshan Mountain, where the village was built.

There are only a handful of large prey in Tianmu Mountain, and they are all very clever. He was able to catch this deer, not only because of his good equipment and skills, but also a little bit of luck.

It can be seen from this that if a person wants to survive by hunting in this mountain, it is still possible; but if it is a group of people, it is not realistic.

However, if it were replaced by the forests in North America, fishing and hunting would be promising.

"My boss is back!"

"My boss shot a deer? This thing is rare nowadays!" "My boss is so awesome!"

"···"

Seeing Liu Sheng back, everyone who was busy greeted him one after another.

Liu Sheng sent the deer to the kitchen and said to He Chunfang: "Find someone to take care of the deer, stew, stir-fry, and grill it. We will add dinner to everyone in the evening. It will be a wedding banquet to celebrate the completion of our village."

"Eh!" He Chunfang responded happily.

Liu Sheng returned to his wooden house and saw Li Xiangyun cleaning.Originally there was only one bed in the room, but now there is an extra cabinet, a table, and two chairs.

Although they are all simple, they can definitely be used, and the room looks much better than the original empty one.

Seeing Liu Sheng come in, Li Xiangyun blushed slightly and said, "My boss, I've fumigated the house with mugwort and cleaned it so that there will be fewer mosquitoes at night."

After speaking, he walked out quickly and almost bumped into Liu Dachuan and He Guiyou who were about to come in.

"Master."

When the two met Liu Sheng, they bowed and saluted.

Liu Dachuan was okay, but He Guiyou was more reserved.

Liu Sheng himself sat on the small wooden table and motioned for the two of them to sit on the chairs.

The two even said they dared not.

Liu Sheng didn't force anything, just sat on the small table and asked, "What's the matter?"

Liu Dachuan said: "My boss, Uncle He has some ideas about opening up wasteland for farming."

He Guiyou said: "Although Tianmu Mountain is rocky and has little land, as long as there is water, it is not impossible to cultivate land. It just requires more effort and the method of 'gathering soil to create fields'."

Then, He Guiyou stumbled a bit as he explained the method of "gathering soil to create fields".

Only then did Liu Sheng realize how advanced these ancestors were in farming in the late Ming Dynasty.

In a place like Tianmu Mountain, even if there is no farmland, we can make a farmland for you.

To put it simply, the small amount of soil in the mountains is gathered together to artificially build some fields along the streams.

It's a bit similar to the southwest terrace model, but more laborious and thankless.After all, Tianmu Mountain is rocky and has little land. Even if the soil is gathered to create fields, the soil fertility will inevitably be thin.If it is built with great efforts, the yield may be acceptable in the first two years, but the yield will drop sharply due to exhaustion of soil.

After He Guiyou finished speaking, Liu Dachuan said: "My boss, this method of gathering soil to create fields will definitely not work in the mountains, but if we don't have many people, it is enough to create a hundred acres of fields to avoid war disasters for several years. "

With his back to North America, Liu Sheng naturally disdained this thankless method of gathering soil to create fields.

But he knew that before taking everyone to North America, he had to let everyone think about it.

After all, it is not safe to be a bandit and plunder. If they can survive by clearing wasteland and farming, these people will probably feel much more at ease.

The house in later generations and the space door to North America are extremely important secrets.Liu Sheng doesn't have a trustworthy helper now, so naturally he won't take these people to North America as soon as he comes up - at least he will have to inspect them for a period of time to understand their character and abilities.

During this period, in addition to building a cottage, it is not impossible for everyone to gather soil and cultivate fields.

When the fields are built, they can not only calm people's hearts, but also cover their ears and eyes.

Thinking of this, Liu Sheng smiled and said: "It is indeed a good idea and can be done. However, the village is where we will settle down and live, so it should be done as a top priority, and gathering soil to create farmland should come second."

He Guiyou wanted to say something more, but Liu Dachuan stopped him.

After leaving Liu Sheng's house and walking a little further, He Guiyou finally couldn't help but said: "Dachuan, why don't you let me talk? Right now, gathering soil and creating fields is the top priority. If we work harder, we can at least plant more than ten acres." For soybeans, it would be great to wait until September to inoculate winter wheat with other newly cultivated land.”

Liu Dachuan said: "Uncle He, what my boss said makes sense - these are troubled times and the stockade has not been built well. If bandits come, how can we defend ourselves? If we lose our lives, no matter how much land we cultivate, it will be an advantage for others."

He Guiyou sighed after hearing this, "Oh, when will this world be peaceful?"

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(End of this chapter)