Li Yunze took a sip of tea, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Uncle Lin, I plan to go to the capital next year."
Lin Zhongcheng frowned and said disapprovingly: "The capital is in such chaos now, and Li Yunkai is looking for you and the young master everywhere. We don't have many manpower left there. It will be very dangerous if the master goes there."
Li Yunze put down his tea cup and said calmly: "We can't hide all the time. Brother Li Yunkai and I will confront each other sooner or later, and I'm not looking for him in the capital this time.
The Marquis of Dingbei is currently under house arrest in the Marquis Mansion in the capital. I went over to visit him and asked him if he still wanted to take back the military power in the north. "
Lin Zhong asked hesitantly: "Master, are you too hasty?"
Now the world is in chaos, and vassal kings from all over the country are revolting.
It would be better for them to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, hibernate first, wait until those people are almost beaten, and then another fisherman will profit.
Li Yunze smiled, "Uncle Lin, don't worry, I have no other ideas now. Since Li Yunkai thinks so highly of me, I will find something for him to do, just to test his capabilities."
As the saying goes, knowing yourself and the enemy means you can win a hundred battles. He always needs to know the opponent's strength so that he can deal with it in the future.
Ye Yutong took down most of the seeds from the car, and Li Yunze wrote the planting time and method on paper and gave it to Butler Lin.
They rested here for a night and then prepared to go back.
Lin Zhong led eight people and pulled four carts of grain and various dried vegetables.
The four people were leading the way, and they would definitely take this road often in the future. Open it wider now, and it will be more convenient whether you are driving a car or riding a horse in the future.
The eight people Lin Zhong led were all experts. For safety reasons, Li Yunze did not let Ye Yutong and Ye Mingxuan enter the space during the rush.
When resting at night, he took Ye Yutong farther away, and the two of them went in and worked for a while, picking up eggs from the mountain.
I will leave the vegetables and fruits in the fields aside until I return home.
By the time they arrived at the valley, several adobe houses had been built.
Yongchang and Wencai are leading a few boys to build a large kitchen.
Li Wenxiu and several women are harvesting sorghum.
The sweet potatoes and potatoes can also be harvested. There is a big bulge underneath, and some of the sweet potatoes are exposed.
Li Yunze first introduced Li Wenxiu to Lin Zhong, "Uncle Lin, this is my mother-in-law."
Then he said to Li Wenxiu: "Mother-in-law, this is my cousin Lin Zhong."
Lin Zhong stepped forward, cupped his hands towards her, and said respectfully: "Mrs. Ye, you told me about Ping An. Thanks to you and the two young masters for taking care of him during this period, we are all very grateful."
Li Wenxiu smiled and said, "Uncle Lin, you're welcome. Ping An is my son-in-law and my family's child. You should take care of him as you should."
Li Yunze smiled again and introduced Master Zhou and Zhang Daqian to everyone.
"Master Zhou, Mrs. Zhou, Tongtong told us when he came back last time that you wanted to live with us and let us build a few houses for you."
Li Wenxiu pointed to the four newly built rooms and said with a smile: "Those four rooms are built for you, and the kangs are also installed. Your family and Daqian's family have two rooms each. Our conditions here are poor, and we can only force you to live in adobe houses." ”
Master Zhou hurriedly bowed his hands to her and said sincerely: "Mrs. Ye, in such troubled times, I can be grateful to you for your kindness in taking me in.
With such good conditions, it would be disrespectful to be picky. "
Mrs. Zhou and her children saluted them and said gratefully:
"Don't worry, just call us if you have any work in the future. Whether it's farm work in the fields or sewing and mending, we can do it."
Li Wenxiu patted her hand and said cheerfully: "Mrs. Zhou, from now on we will be a family. We will work and eat together. You don't have to be so polite. You can ask us to do anything in the future."
She then said to Yongchang and Wencai: "Stop what you are doing first and invite Master Zhou and a few brothers to come in and sit down."
The two people hurriedly stepped forward and said politely: "Brothers, please come inside."
Lin Zhong said: "Shall we unload the things from the car first?"
Yongchang pulled him and smiled: "We don't have to worry about it, just let the boys at home do it."
Wencai said to Mantang who was next to him: "Just take a few of them to pull the carriage to the cave and put the things there."
Mantang nodded, "I understand, Uncle Wencai."
Li Wenxiu took Madam Zhou to see their house.
Ye Mingzhe and Qiaoer accompanied Zhang Daqian and his sister to their new house.
The boys pulled several carts of things into the cave, which was very clean. Wencai also made two wooden doors to prevent small animals from entering.
Lin Zhong walked around the valley and said, "Ping'an, this place you are looking for is really good. It is surrounded by mountains and wild animals can't get in. You can't find it unless you look carefully outside. It's a good place to hide from the world."
"Tongtong discovered this place by accident."
Li Yunze led them to the fields.
Ye Yutong was digging sweet potatoes with a hoe. When he saw them coming, he greeted them with a smile: "Peace, the sweet potatoes and potatoes are ripe. Why don't we start digging tomorrow."
Li Yunze walked to the field, first pulled out a sweet potato vine, then picked up the hoe next to it and dug it up.
Several sweet potatoes were nestled together under a vine. He carefully shoveled away the soil around the sweet potatoes.
The big red sweet potatoes were exposed, and there were five or six in each nest, weighing about ten kilograms.
He went to dig potatoes again. There were about four or five potatoes under one, and there were also five or six. The big ones were about the size of an adult's fist, and the small ones were about the size of eggs.
Li Yunze looked at this piece of land and mentally calculated the yield of this acre of land.
Although the yield is not as high as that of Shenxian, the yield per mu is still amazing now.
He was in a very good mood and said with a smile on his face: "Tongtong, don't wait until tomorrow. Let's dig today. Uncle Lin and the others have to rush back early. It's snowing on the road and it will be difficult to walk."
Ye Yutong doesn't care, they are all mature anyway, there is no difference between digging today and digging tomorrow.
Yongchang and Wencai were no longer busy building the kitchen, and came over with hoes to help.
Because there were not enough hoes, a few adults dug in front while the children picked up in the back.
Ye Yutong is going to have a feast of potatoes and sweet potatoes tonight.
They hunted a lot of game on the road, and it was just right to stew game with potatoes tonight.
She took half a basket of potatoes and half a basket of sweet potatoes and walked to the kitchen, preparing to cook by herself today.
Maodan's grandma and Mantang Niang were making noodles, and there were packed pheasants and hares in the basins next to them.
She smiled and said: "Grandma Hu, Auntie, Ping An told me how to make potatoes and sweet potatoes. Let me take the spoon today."
The two of them really didn't know what to do. Grandma Hu smiled and said, "Well, let Tongtong take charge today, and we will help you."
Ye Yutong asked them to wash the sweet potatoes and potatoes and set them aside.
She was originally going to peel the food, but thinking that food is so tight now, she might as well eat it with the skin on. In ancient times, there was no pollution, so it was healthier to eat it with the skin on.
