Good farming at the foot of Changbai Mountain

Chapter 217 Going Out
On the tenth day of May, a group of people set off from the county.After walking for a day, I arrived at a village near Xianghaipao in the evening.At night, we can only stay in this village. Fortunately, Jinghan and the others have been here before, so they are quite familiar with this place.

Chang'an took people to the village to find the village head, and then arranged accommodation for everyone.The people in the village were very enthusiastic. As soon as they heard that there were distinguished guests coming, many daughter-in-laws came to the place where the guests lived and brought home food.Also help with cooking etc.

Since Jinghan's body is quite heavy now, naturally she can't be like before, without a girl.This time, all three of Ruyu followed, plus Mrs. Xue and Mrs. Qian, there were quite a few people now.Fortunately, the village chief's house where they live is quite big, so they can live there.

The village chief's daughter-in-law is a very neat woman, she arranged the meals deftly, and everyone had a meal together.After eating, Jinghan wandered around the village with Mrs. Xue and Mrs. Qian, and of course Ruyu followed.

The terrain here is very flat, basically a plain, so the view is very wide.The afterglow of the setting sun dyed the western sky crimson, and the junction of the sky and the earth is so far away.Jinghan stood there, watching the sky gradually darken. "Mother, we can't see such a scene."

"Yeah, our place is full of mountains, so it doesn't feel so empty." It was also the first time Xue saw it, and thought it was pretty good.

A few women were strolling and playing outside, and all the children in the village looked at them strangely.Ruyu brought some sweets and distributed them to the children.As soon as the children saw that there was candy, what else could they do, they all came over to ask for it.

An older boy was allocated two pieces of candy, but he didn't eat any of them, holding them all in his hand.When Rumei saw it, she asked him why he didn't eat it.

"The younger brothers and sisters are all at home. If they haven't come out, I have to leave them." The boy was a little shy.

Jinghan suddenly remembered the past, "Mom, do you remember? The elder brother used to be like this too. He was reluctant to eat good things, and then left us a few small ones. The elder sister also let me no matter what. And Wenxuan." Thinking of the past, Jinghan felt that time flew by, and the time of being young and carefree seemed to be in a dream.

Mrs. Xue also remembered, "Isn't it? At that time, the family was not good. Although I couldn't be hungry, there was nothing delicious. It's very good that you can eat lumps of candy. Remember once again, your elder brother divided I gave you candies, but in the end you were reluctant to eat them all and left them all for Wenxuan. The kid Wenxuan was quite sensible, he didn’t finish eating all of them at one time, so he put them away. Who would have thought that, when I watched it the next day, it was crawling all over the place. Ants. I cried Wenxuan's heartache, and then you all have a long memory, and you don't usually keep candies overnight. And Wenhan asked your third uncle for medicine to repel ants. Since then, our family has been very Don't get in ants." In front of Xue's eyes, it seemed that the children were still very young, but when she turned her head, she found that her daughter was about to become a mother.

"These things seem to be in front of your eyes, but you have grown up one by one, and each has a place to go. The days go by so fast." Xue couldn't help but sighed.

Jinghan asked Rumei to bring out a few more pieces of candy to the boy, and then Jinghan said, "little baby, hurry up and go home with the candy, and share it with your younger siblings. Remember, if you If you can’t bear it, put it in a tight jar so that ants don’t crawl in.”

The boy nodded, thanked them, and ran home quickly.

It was late, and the women were a little tired after a day's driving, so they went back to rest.

Zixuan was still talking to the people in the village. He had developed the habit of asking the locals carefully wherever he went.In this way, you can have a good understanding of the local customs.At this time they were talking about opening up wasteland.

"The magistrate gave an order to encourage us to open up wasteland. This is a good thing. In the spring of this year, many people in our village also went to open up wasteland. We didn't plant so much land before, and it was useless if we planted it. The food could not be sold. When you go out, you can only change something. Now it’s different, the county magistrate said that as long as the grain is planted, the county government will collect the grain at the normal price. So what are you afraid of? We farmers are not afraid of contributing.” An old man Said.

"I also heard that the county magistrate asked the people over there to raise ducks and geese. In fact, we can also raise ducks and geese here? It's just a problem. What if we raise ducks and geese and can't sell them? So we I don’t dare to raise it.” Li You, who was next to him, said so.

Zixuan smiled, "You don't have to worry about these things. Maybe the county magistrate will try it at Moon Pao now. If it works, maybe they can be raised in other places. It's not easy to get the whole county all at once. This, right? This has to be done slowly. Life is not a day, and we do the same thing, right?" These people didn't know Zixuan's identity, and Zixuan didn't intend to say it.The village chief knew about it, but with Zixuan's instructions, he didn't disclose it.

"This is possible. No matter how powerful the county magistrate is, he can't take care of all of them at once. After all, our place is too big. If it weren't for our poverty and our small population, we might be able to divide it into five or six. The county seat." The old man who spoke first nodded. "We don't need to worry, just like this guest said. Take your time, you have to eat every bite, live a little bit, and you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. If the county magistrate will spread the stall as soon as he comes, then we Still can't believe him."

Zixuan listened beside him, secretly admiring the wisdom of these old people.He didn't want to fight an uncertain battle. Now how to export those ducks and geese is still a problem. How dare he let the whole county do it?On the other side of the moon bubble, at least there are still winter fish hooked, so there is still a bit of a bottom.In other places, let's plant the land first.

Even if it is farming, it should be done steadily.The seeds that Jinghan got from the south had to be tested on a small plot of land for several years.If it works, the improved seeds can be distributed to everyone for planting.This kind of seed improvement is definitely not something that can be done in a year or two.Otherwise, if everyone recklessly asks everyone to plant new seeds, if there is a mistake, wouldn't it harm everyone?

Anyway, there is Jinghan's wine shop at the bottom, the worst thing is that the food is used to make wine.The grain harvested last year will be gone by the beginning of spring, and the last batch of wine has long been taken away by the Sun brothers and sold out.Last year, the distillery produced a total of [-] catties of wine. Of course, this is the reason for the high alcohol content of the wine brewed in the distillery. If it is like the previous wine, it is estimated that more wine will be produced.That's it, I still don't buy or sell, and now there are many places to urge the goods.Anfu and the others had no choice but to go to other prefectures and counties to collect some grain at a high price.This fall, we need to store more grain so that the winery can do better.

"Let's grow grain honestly first. Didn't the county government say that they would all be collected at the normal price? How sure is that?" Zixuan still advised everyone to plant more land.

"Yes, the guest is right. Let's farm the land honestly. When these things are really sold, we don't need to worry about it. The county magistrate will help us find a solution." The old man also agreed with Zixuan's statement. "Speaking of which, our county magistrate is really good. He can think about us, and he will be exempted from taxes for two years, which is amazing. Just like this, can't we save a lot of money? ? I just don’t know how many years this lord can be an official here. If he only stays for three or two years, what will happen when the new county magistrate arrives? So, hurry up while the magistrate is still here. Now, earn as much as you can."

Zixuan's heart trembled, didn't he?I have worked so hard here to serve the people.If the emperor transferred himself before he saw results, wouldn't his efforts be in vain?I really have to think of a way to do this. I don't want to do anything else, but I want to do something practical for the people, so I can't give up halfway.

Everyone talked for a while, and it was getting late, so they went home to sleep, and Zixuan also returned to the village chief's house.

Zixuan and Jinghan live in the north room of the East Wing. There is a small dim oil lamp in the room. Jinghan is lying on the kang and has already fallen asleep.Zixuan quietly got on the kang, and just about to lie down, Jinghan woke up.

"Zixuan, you're back."

"Well, I'm sorry to wake you up." Zixuan felt that he was already very careful, why did he wake up Jinghan?
"No, the child kicked me. Hehe, this little guy must be a night owl in the future. He doesn't sleep at night and bullies me." Jinghan lifted the quilt and let Zixuan in.

"When he comes out, I'll spank him and teach him a lesson for you." Zixuan put his arms around Jinghan, and reached out to touch her round belly.It happened that the fetus moved again and kicked Zixuan's hand. "Look, this little guy quit when he heard he was going to beat him up. He even kicked me."

The little thing in Jinghan's stomach is very naughty and often makes trouble at night.Sometimes, when the two of them are next to each other, Zixuan can feel the little guy moving around in Jinghan's stomach. "So restless, maybe he's a son." Zixuan muttered.

"What do you mean it can't be done well? My son is good. I like my son." Jing Han was upset when he heard that, what's wrong?Dislike your son?

"No, it's not that I don't like it, but I just want a daughter like you. If the daughter is so good, looks like you, and is eccentric, then I will spoil her to the sky." Zixuan In his mind, he remembered Jing Han's appearance when he was a child.

"Then you have to talk about the two sons. The eldest daughter is very tired. It would be great if there is an older brother to protect, just like the eldest brother." Jinghan also wants a daughter, but she doesn't want to be a husband. Better still have a boy first.

"Okay, it's up to you, then let's have a son first, and when he grows up, he can protect his pretty girl." Zixuan hurriedly agreed.

(End of this chapter)