The workers were hard at work transplanting, the people from Xiaqiu Village were giving instructions, and the employed people listened carefully and felt grateful.
They know that there is no shortage of manpower in Xiaqiu Village. They can plant rice, but why can't they do hemp?
It's nothing more than giving yourself some dignity while giving yourself a bite to eat, benevolence and righteousness!
Therefore, when working, you should allocate your energy. You would rather have to go back after two days of work than delay it.
There are so many people, it’s just a transplant, and it will be over soon.
Zhu Wentian walked around the fields, observing the rice seedlings to see if they were lacking any fertilizer and to make up for the missing fertilizer.
At the same time, I will write down the details when I go back. The crops in the Ming Dynasty must be different from my own.
After sorting it out, hand it over for the people of Ming Dynasty to use.
Agriculture is the foundation of the country and cannot be shaken. It must be vigorously promoted and developed.
It would be too much of a waste to use my abilities in just one village.
There are always people working hard for this country, including those who wrote "Essentials for Elevating the People", "Tiangong Kaiwu", "Compendium of Materia Medica", etc.
At present, I have to solve the problem of not starving before the rice harvest in the surrounding villages. After transplanting the jute, there is still work to do.
After a frog croaked, a frog jumped on Zhu Wentian's feet, startling him.
When I looked down, I saw it was a frog, not a toad.
very good! There is no feeling like a toad lying on the feet, not biting people, or being in pain.
"You can eat frogs! It's easiest to use a two-pronged fork. Uh... I'll spare your lives! There is meat in the village."
Zhu Wentian thought of eating it. Stewed frogs are best. If there are chili peppers, stir-fry or dry them.
He looked at the paddy field, and there were tadpoles in it. The ones with smooth backs were toad tadpoles, and the ones with spots were frog tadpoles.
In addition to tadpoles, there are also fingernail-sized bugs with a tail and carapace called horseshoe crabs.
Yes, find the villagers to catch the medicinal materials.
The villagers went to the fields to catch bugs. The village guard said it was useful for treating diseases, and he was right.
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At noon, the shadows shorten and the villagers greet everyone to eat.
Today’s lunch includes braised pork, braised tofu, pickled eggplant strips, cucumber scrambled eggs, and rice.
On the main table, there are braised pig ears, fennel beans and fried liver tips mixed with cucumbers.
The helpers eat rice as their staple food. The villagers have recently become accustomed to eating noodles, so they make the noodles by hand and use well water. It tastes good in hot weather.
The village chief was drinking with the officials, while Zhu Wentian just ate noodles, fried sauce with diced meat and eggs, mixed in a noodle bowl.
Li Zhixian ate a shaky piece of braised pork, drank a sip of wine, and sighed: "This is the people's livelihood in the lean times! Life in Xiaqiu Village is miserable!"
Everyone smiled and felt free to eat and drink without any psychological burden.
"By this time next year, nearby villages will also be able to have enough to eat and have one more crop."
The manager took a look at the employees who were eating fiercely with their heads down. He didn't feel sorry for how much meat was being eaten.
Li Zhixian nodded: "If it happens next year, we should vigorously promote it. At least Ningguo Mansion will follow suit."
He came on a mission. People from Fucheng asked him to see the situation of jute interplanting with rice.
The person who had been sent up before, I heard from people who had close contacts with the court, was the prefect of Song Dynasty, and had been paid attention to Xiaqiu Village.
Since the emperor is paying attention, he can stay there permanently.
"Full, hmm! Hey hey hey..."
Zhu Wentian here finished eating, greeted him with a smile, was very polite, and turned around to get off the table.
The officials smiled back one after another. As Xiaqiu Village became prosperous, their status as village guardians also improved.
The chief clerk looked at Zhu Wentian's leaving figure: "Oh! You are still stupid... you are a good village guard!"
Others also say that fools are happy, especially the fools in Xiaqiu Village.
Li Chang: "..."
He wanted to say that the people I worry about most in Xiaqiu Village are the fools you think.
What else is there to be carefree? He is supporting the happy life of 551 villagers.
Do you think he went to play? He took the children for a walk, took a nap in the temple, and got up to teach.
The director thought so in his heart, but said: "Seeing Hanhan's smile puts us in a good mood."
Others, especially the hired workers, ate just as fast and did not dare to overeat for fear that they would not be able to bend down for a while.
They continued to work, and the meat they ate in this meal could last for ten days and a half.
It was only a quarter of a second before the officials finished eating. The food was so delicious!
If it weren't for the benefits provided by the village, it would be very difficult for their family to have a meal of meat.
Seeing that the village chief was going to prepare things, Li Zhixian stopped him: "Yichang, tonight we... will keep vigil with you."
"Great! I'll find someone to arrange it."
The headmaster understood that if he prepared another meal in the evening, he would not leave.
It is estimated that at this time of year, there will be few things going on in the county.
The county magistrate and others don't know what the village chief thinks, otherwise they would definitely tell the other party that it's not that there are few things to do, but that the things in your village are important.
How can you have nothing to do when you are not working? It is difficult to change other places, so let’s learn from your village.
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Before evening, the hired workers finished their work, and Xiaqiu Village sent horse-drawn carriages and mule carts to take them home.
When leaving, prepare a bowl of braised pork and braised tofu for each of them, and tell them to take the empty bowl with them when the car picks them up tomorrow.
They took the food and meat and left. When they returned, they would take out the meat and cook it with the rice for their families to eat.
You can't keep it because it's hot, unless you go back and salt it a lot.
Li Zhixian looked at the other villagers riding home, pursed his lips and clenched his fists: "Next year, everything will be fine next year."
He turned his head and looked at the inside, worried, how should he be rewarded?
One village has done what the county should do. Give me a place to study, but people don’t want it.
Give money? I am still taking advantage of others!
While drinking in the evening, Li Zhixian asked, "Yichang, what do you want? We can give it to you."
Li Chang: "..."
He wanted to say, I just hope you won't cause trouble for me. I don't need you in other aspects. There are Hanhan in my village.
He couldn't say that, so he responded with a smile: "If you have any news, it would be best if you let us know."
"This is easy to handle. From now on, I will ask someone to ride a fast horse to deliver it to you every day. Remember to feed the horse and the messenger will take care of the meal."
Li Zhixian agreed happily, otherwise he would not be able to do anything else.
"Not to mention the people who come from the yamen, even if the beggars come to the village, they must be given a full meal."
The chief assured that eating would not be a problem.
And it not only provides food, but also takes things with you when you leave, so that people will be willing to come next time.
Everyone drank while they were talking, mainly because they couldn't talk about Fengyue. The officials were meeting, and the village chief couldn't cooperate.
Talking about poetry or something, Li Changgan stared.
He knew that Hanhan acted like a fool, but he couldn't expose it. When selling soap, all the words he said were written by Hanhan.
There was lightning and thunder again in the middle of the night, and heavy rain fell with loud rumbles.
The wife of the head of the house sat up and pushed the head of the house: "His father, where is Hanhan staying tonight?"
The headmaster yawned: "He said it looks like it's going to rain today and he's staying at the memorial hall. Go to sleep! It's close."
"Oh! Why not build the road in the village to the mountain temple? When it rains, it will be muddy. Then pave the gravel road and compact it."
"Well! When you wake up tomorrow, remind me that I drank too much tonight."
The headmaster responded, turned around and continued to sleep.
"Is it more important to be a Hanhan or to drink? Where would you go to drink without a Hanhan? How about drinking with the magistrate and the others? Hum!"
His wife complained again, then adjusted her position and fell asleep with her back to him.
