Fortunately, this matter is over.
Yongzhou is located in the northwest of Dai Viet, and spring comes later than in the south.
The Su family got vegetable seeds, and they didn't want to miss the season, so they began to work hard to clear the land. When the vegetable seeds sprout, they can build a vegetable garden behind the house.
In any case, this is a good start for the Su family.
Perhaps because of the good ginseng, Huo quickly got farm tools for the Su family and gave them half a bag of thick noodles.
Time flies by and April is halfway through.
The vegetable garden behind the Su family's house is already in full swing. The ridges are neatly arranged in rows, and the transplanted vegetable seedlings are growing vigorously.
This small piece of green is inconspicuous in the vast and desolate Tubei Mountain, but it seems to have planted a ray of life here.
As long as given time, life will eventually cover the desolation.
As winter turns to spring, the accumulated snow on the Tubei Mountains finally melts away, and the weeds and thorns revive.
Old man Su came out of the field, put the hoe on the edge of the field, sat down on the hoe handle, and looked at the rows of green vegetables in front of him. His weather-stained face showed a comfortable smile, "In a few months, the small rapeseed in the field will , the cabbage will be ready to eat. When summer comes in July, the radish will be ripe... This time we will leave the vegetables to grow by ourselves, and we can plant another crop after autumn."
Several fruit saplings were planted in the four corners of the vegetable garden, including pear trees, peach trees, plum trees, jujube trees, and persimmon trees.
Mrs. Su was watering the saplings with a wooden bucket, with a comfortable smile on her face. "After setting up a vegetable garden, it's like we have grown another root system here, and we feel more at ease."
She turned her head and looked at the ground next to her. She saw a five-month-old baby lying on an old piece of clothing, her big black eyes open, quiet and well-behaved.
Old woman Su smiled, "When our sweet baby can run and jump, we can eat the fruits grown by Grandma."
Tianbao blinked, inexplicably looking forward to it.
There are many fruits in her dimension, but they are not grown by Ah Nai.
I don’t know what Ah Naizhong’s fruit tastes like, and Tianbao gets a little greedy just thinking about it.
She turned her little head and looked at the young saplings swaying their tender leaves in the spring breeze. "Grow up quickly. I will be able to walk soon."
I don’t know if it was an illusion, but the saplings swayed more happily.
At this time, Su Dasu and Su Er came in with buckets on their front and back legs and poured the water into the specially dug reservoir in the vegetable garden.
"Dad, Mom, when we just came back from carrying water, we found someone peeking outside the vegetable garden." Su Er put down the load and pulled the sweat towel on his shoulder to wipe the sweat.
The water source in Tubei Mountain is a bit far from home. They have to walk two miles around the foot of the mountain to find a Qingshui River. During this time, the brothers were exhausted just carrying water.
Su Da also put down his pick to take a breath and looked towards the low wall of the vegetable garden. He could still see a figure hiding and cowering outside, "It's someone who lives nearby."
Old woman Su sighed, "Your father and I have discovered it a long time ago. We are the only family within ten miles that has built a vegetable garden to plant vegetable seeds, so it attracts no attention. It's okay, let them go and take a look. They are thinking I guess there is a little more hope. They are all poor people, alas."
The vegetable garden was not big, and the family did not deliberately lower their voices when speaking. The figure peeking outside the wall paused for a moment, then quietly left with hunched shoulders.
Near noon, Liu Yuelan's sister-in-law and Su Xiuer came back from washing their clothes. They walked in a hurry. When they entered the door, the three of them looked unhappy.
"What's going on?" Mrs. Su, who had just come out of the vegetable garden, opened her mouth to ask.
"Mom," Su Xiuer called hurriedly. She didn't even bother to dry the washed clothes, her face turned pale. "On the way back, my sisters-in-law and I were waiting at the intersection. Someone who lived nearby was waiting at the intersection. They secretly told us the news that our family was being attacked. People are watching!”
He Daxiang squeezed forward and spoke quickly and urgently, "They say they are from Pier 12! They want to bring people to destroy our vegetable garden and teach us the rules!"
Liu Yuelan had the clearest idea, "Our family is the only one in Tubei Mountain who has planted a vegetable garden. If we start planting it, more and more people will follow us in farming like this. This situation must be something those people don't want to see. , so they are bound to come and suppress our family, just to establish their authority! Let everyone see the fate of their own farming!"
Old Man Su and Su Dasu had not put down the farm tools they were carrying in their second hands. After hearing the news, the smiles on their faces gradually disappeared.
The comfortable atmosphere in the air that made Tianbao feel good was gone. Tianbao frowned and took grudges against those who hadn't appeared yet.
Su Da clenched the pole tightly and said fiercely, "Whoever dares to destroy our things, I will fight with him at all costs!"
Su Er was so angry that he was trembling all over, "The poor have to do their best just to stay alive, and those unscrupulous bastards have to use their power to bully others and kill them all! If they come, I'll wait with my knife! It's not a loss to kill anyone, kill them all." They both made a profit! Damn it!"
Old Man Su's expression was solemn, "Everyone should be more alert these two days. The eldest and the second will guard the door with me at night. Women, keep an eye on the children!"
Although it was just a piece of unconfirmed news, everyone in the Su family did not dare to be careless and were cautious.
After staying here for a while, they already had a good idea of what the Exiled Land was.
The law of the jungle is more vividly reflected here.
The border town is a penal colony that has lost order and is a sinful abyss that even the imperial court has given up on!
Looting without supervision, burning and killing without accountability!
Being weak and showing weakness will only make those evil people worse!
Old woman Su gritted her teeth and turned around to go into the house, "I brought the bow and arrows that I had left at home. I'll take them out!"
Although the three cubs Su An, Su Wen, and Su Wu are young, they have been influenced by this family since they were young, and they know how to unite as one.
At this time, three little boys also poured out of the main room, "I have a dog beating stick! Ha! Ha! When the bad guy comes, I will beat him!"
"I have a cattle prod! I'll do it too!"
"I, I, I have scuds, I kick!"
People say Cao Cao and Cao Cao will come without telling them.
When a group of ruffians broke into the Su family's courtyard, the women and children didn't even have time to hide in the main room.
These people came in a swaggering manner, without concealing anything. When they arrived outside the Su family's courtyard, they kicked open the closed courtyard door with such force that the thorn wall connected to the courtyard door shook several times.
The Su family stood in a group protecting the children, looking at the visitor with vigilance and anger, "What do you want to do!"
"Hey, this place is well taken care of. It's clean and tidy. There's firewood in the kitchen? There's also a vegetable garden behind the house." The gangster at the head was wearing a thin cotton shorts jacket, and the material was patched in patches. In front of the patched bottom layer of cloth, he already looked bright and distinguished.
The other party swaggered around the yard with a sneer on his face and an arrogant look on his face, "They are all hard-working people, but it's a pity that they don't understand the rules and didn't ask who owns this place before doing anything! I'll give you two a choice. , First, pay taxes on farming, one tael per month! Second, pack your things and get out of here!"
Walking up to the Su family, the leader of the gangster raised his head high, with his hands behind his back and an arrogant expression, "Here, or get out?"
