After spring returned to the land, the hundreds of people working in the fields began to get busy.
Lan Tian asked Li Yang to harvest all the green manure on the farm in advance, bury it in the field during spring plowing to increase the fertility of the land, and complete the sowing during the spring rain.
One advantage of militarized farming is that they work relatively harder. Although the people were very uncomfortable with it at first, because people's laziness often appears at work, it becomes extremely easy once they develop a habit.
Reward the superior, punish the inferior, praise the strong, and support the weak.
Whether their performance is good or bad will be reported and recorded in a book. Lantian will reward or punish these people in kind at the end of each season. For those people with poorer talents, strong people will also be arranged to provide one-on-one support and guidance.
The thinning of seedlings in May has ended, the millet plants in the ground have grown up, and the fields are all green.
Gao Shun asked these villagers to start training in turns. Previously, Li Yang and Mr. Deng were doing the work. Most of these common people understood Lantian's intentions.
Men all have a competitive spirit, and even these farmers who work in the fields all day long are no exception, so the participants in the training are very motivated.
Practice your skills not for others, but to protect your own home and the food you have worked so hard to grow.
After starting farming in Dengjiazhuang, Lantian not only had to go to the fields from time to time to guide production, but also personally cultivated and improved new grains, fruits and vegetables, so he and Lu Lingqi simply moved to live in the village.
Liu Bei had nothing to do recently, so he came to Dengjiazhuang with Guan, Zhang and Zhao Yun.
Hearing shouts from the village in the distance, Zhang Fei wondered: "What kind of tricks is this Lan Ziyu doing?"
"Let's go and take a look." Liu Bei raised his whip and said.
After everyone arrived at the village, they found that Gao Yuan was training a queue, and the trainees were farmers wearing different clothes.
Gao Shun saw Liu Bei clasping his fists and nodding. Liu Bei asked in confusion: "General Gao, what are you..."
"This is arranged by Mr. Ziyu." Gao Shun didn't say much.
"Lan Ziyu is really training troops? It's really interesting. Where are they? I, Lao Zhang, came to see him for a drink." Zhang Fei asked with a smile.
"I'll take you there." Gao Shun said and led the way.
Lan Tian lived in the home of Mr. Deng, the owner of the village, and happened to be door-to-door neighbors with Li Yang.
When Liu Bei and others walked to the door of Mr. Deng's house, they happened to meet Lan Tian walking back with a straw hat and a hoe.
Several people were standing there waiting for him to come. Lan Tian asked in surprise: "Brother-in-law, why are you here?"
"There is nothing going on in Xinye today, so I came to see how your fields are doing. I think the millet seedlings are growing well." Liu Bei said with a smile.
"Lan Ziyu, you, the captain of Diannong, still go to the fields in person?" Zhang Fei asked in disbelief.
"You guys go first and rest in the courtyard. I'll wash my feet and then come back. General Gao, please say hello first."
Lan Tian was wearing a straw hat, his trousers were rolled up high, his legs were stained with mud, and his feet were bare, making him look like an old farmer in the countryside.
"No." Gao Shun cupped his hands and introduced Liu Bei into the courtyard.
Lu Lingqi was more alert. She heard someone talking outside the door and walked into the courtyard first. She found that it was Liu Bei and others, so she greeted them and saluted them in turn.
Inside the house, Mr. Deng, the owner of the village, heard Lu Lingqi greeting the guests and guessed that the noble man must have come to find her.
His little grandson thought it was Lan Tian who had returned, so he ran out and ran directly on Liu Bei's legs, shouting: "Lan...Lan...Lan..."
At this time, the child was so rough that Deng Fan's nose was so heavy that it almost touched Liu Bei's hem, and Liu Bei didn't know what to say.
Zhang Fei asked quietly from the side: "Brother, isn't this the child Lan Tian gave birth to in Xuzhou?"
Liu Bei turned around and saw Lu Lingqi looking at them, and whispered: "Third brother, please don't talk nonsense..."
Liu Bei saw that little Deng Fan refused to let go, so he asked awkwardly: "Old man, whose child is this..."
"This is the grandson of my Deng family. The country boy is a bit naughty. Fan'er, you have recognized the wrong person..." Mr. Deng, the owner of the village, was not able to move and could only call from a short distance away.
Little Deng Fan looked up and saw that this guy had big ears, but he was much older than Lan Tian, so he stepped back and said, "You... you... are not... Lan..."
"How old is this child?" Zhang Fei asked puzzledly when he saw that the child had a stutter.
Deng Laozhuang's main speaker held little Deng Fan in his arms and said kindly: "She is more than three years old..."
"Already three years old? Are you still so awkward when speaking?" Zhang Fei said in surprise.
"Third brother." Liu Bei (Guan Yu) scolded at the same time.
Zhang Fei knew he had said something wrong and explained: "I don't mean anything else. I don't have any children now... I don't know what to do with three years old..."
Mr. Deng Laozhuang sighed: "In this age of war and chaos, it would be good to live safely. Fan'er was born with an illness and failed to seek medical treatment in time. However, Mr. Lan once said: Those who know do not speak, and those who speak do not speak. I don’t know, Fan’er may become a great person...”
Zhang Fei learned to be smart and didn't answer, thinking that these were Lantian's comforting words, old man, you still believe it.
At this time, Lantian happened to walk into the yard. He added: "Although this child is only three years old, he has a tenacious character and is willing to learn. I was farming on the farm during this time, and he often came nearby to watch. He seemed to understand. We say the same thing."
"Lan...Lan...Lan..." Little Deng Fan broke away from Mr. Deng, and then threw himself into Lan Tian's arms.
Lan Tian held little Deng Fan in his arms, pointed at Liu Bei and others and said: "Little Dengzi, this is General Liu, this is General Guan..."
The name Little Dengzi was given by Li Yang, because he was called Little Lizi in Lantian, Ganjiazhuang. This guy finally became an elder and decisively exercised his privileges.
After everyone exchanged greetings, Mr. Deng stood up and left.
Lu Lingqi and Gao Shun entered the house and brought melons and fruits to entertain the guests. Lu Lingqi tried her best to show her kindness and virtue in front of outsiders.
Several people sat together, Liu Bei took the lead and said: "I see Zhuang Shang is practicing the formation, what is Ziyu's plan?"
"Now that the spring plowing time has passed, we don't need too many people in the fields. I thought there would be nothing to do, so I asked General Gao to train them. If there is a war, maybe they can help transport grain and grass." Lan Tian explained .
"Asking Boping to train them is simply overkill..." Liu Bei shook his head.
Lan Tian said: "It is easy to become strong from the strong, but difficult to become strong from the weak. If we can really train these farmers into elite soldiers, then we can show the ability of General Gao."
"This matter is quite difficult, I will try my best." Gao Shunyan said concisely and comprehensively.
"Every time I talk to Ziyu, it's like seeing the sun through the clouds. You get completely different answers to the same thing." Liu Bei sighed.
"Lan Ziyu is a good talker, but he's not as good at drinking as me, Lao Zhang." Zhang Fei interjected from the side.
Lan Tian smiled and said: "Looking horizontally, it looks like a ridge and a side looks like a peak. Just change the direction and you can see a different scenery."
Liu Bei nodded and said, "Ziyu's words are very kind. I have one more thing to ask you for today."
"Brother-in-law, it doesn't matter."
"Yuan Benchu was defeated in Guandu last year. I heard that Cao Cao sent troops out of Xudu last month. What does Ziyu think of the situation in Hebei? What will happen to us in Xinye?" Liu Bei asked worriedly.
