Ye Mingzhe finished the last can of wine, stood up, thumped his waist, and went to the fields.
He sat down next to the slice of cream strawberries, picking and eating them.
Ye Dafeng came down the hillside with two baskets of eggs and asked with a smile: "Have you finished brewing?"
"The grapes picked yesterday are finished and the grapes on the mountain are red again. I will pick them after a break and continue working tomorrow."
Ye Mingzhe became very motivated when he remembered what his sister and brother-in-law had said about the price of wine.
Seeing the grapes on the mountain is like seeing silver ingots.
Now he specializes in making wine, and his father, his eldest brother, and his brother-in-law do the work in the fields.
My younger sister has become obsessed with guzheng during this time and practices it at home every day.
Maybe because I just started learning, I can’t really say that the playing is good, and the sound is harsh to the ears.
But my brother-in-law said that it was like this in the beginning, but after practicing for a long time, it sounds better.
He didn't understand this, and he didn't know whether what his brother-in-law said was true or false.
Now that Qiao'er doesn't live at home anymore, her mother goes to visit every night with her needlework and waits until her sister stops practicing before coming back.
Yesterday, even Li Chaoyang and Dayuan went to the racecourse with their blankets to sleep, saying they would come back after a while.
Although they didn't say it explicitly, the meaning was self-evident.
If he and his eldest brother didn't have to come in to work every night, they would also want to move out.
Ye Yutong didn't know how they disliked them, but she ignored the little brats at home.
She has just started learning now and is not proficient in anything. It will definitely not sound good. She originally wanted to practice in space.
But the second brother disagreed, saying that it would disturb his brewing. After listening to the music she played, he was afraid that the brewed wine would not taste good.
Li Yunze and Ye Mingxuan were breaking corn in the field.
Ye Mingxuan touched his shoulder and said funny: "Brother-in-law, sister has been practicing for two or three days, why is her playing so bad?
Is she not suitable for playing the guzheng? Why don't you talk to her and tell her to stop learning? The family really can't stand the magic sound she plays. "
Li Yunze glanced at him and said speechlessly: "Brother, Tongtong has learned quickly, do you think guzheng is so easy to learn?
Mr. Pei will also give you guzheng lessons in two days. By then, you may not be able to learn as fast as Tongtong. "
He was very dissatisfied with the performance of his two uncles, Chaoyang and Dayuan in the past two days.
Tongtong is so smart that he can get started faster than when he was learning the piano.
A few people actually thought her playing was unpleasant, which really blew their minds.
He had been thinking in his mind since the afternoon, how to find an opportunity and how to deal with them.
Seeing that his brother-in-law was unhappy, Ye Mingxuan quickly explained with a smile, "Brother-in-law, don't be surprised. My eldest brother doesn't know much about this, so I asked you for advice, but I definitely don't mean to dislike my sister."
Li Yunze glanced at him with a half-smile, pushed him aside, and returned to the courtyard with two large baskets of corn cobs.
The days passed leisurely like this, and the weather became colder and colder.
After more than a month of practice, Ye Yutong has become very good at playing the guzheng and can now play a few simple songs.
The sky was overcast and it looked like it was going to snow heavily soon.
The two were planning to go to the base to have a look. When they went there last month, the courtyard walls and gates had been built.
Hundreds of houses were built, and Li Yunze asked them to build another 500 single rooms in preparation.
The houses on the base are built like modern dormitories, and fire walls are built around the houses.
This was discussed with the two craftsmen after Li Yunze saw the modern architecture in the space.
There are upper and lower wooden beds in the room, which Li Yunze drew and asked the craftsmen to arrange for them to be made.
Each room has six beds and can accommodate twelve people.
If there are family members accompanying you, you can be assigned a separate room.
Several leaders are also assigned a room each, or two people to one room, or four people to one room, and the houses are allocated according to their positions.
This time Ye Yutong and Li Yunze did not let their two brothers follow them.
They have to learn their homework. There is not much work in winter now, so they should learn some knowledge from their husband.
Before they left, Ye Dafeng and his son collected the food in the space and planted the seeds. There has been little need to take care of the fields in the past three months.
When the two arrived at the base, Uncle Lin had already returned.
He brought back more than 2,000 people this time, and there is another batch on the way, which will arrive in a few days.
Including the original 300 people, the base now has almost 3,000 people.
Li Yunze ordered: "Lin Jiang, let me know and we will start training tomorrow."
"Yes, Master."
Li Yunze then said to Lin Zhong next to him: "Uncle Lin, take someone to the other side of the valley to bring some horses over."
Lin Zhong nodded, "Master, how many horses will you lead?"
"How much fodder are prepared here?"
As soon as Li Yunze finished speaking, a man in his mid-twenties next to him immediately reported the amount of fodder.
"Master, there is enough to feed three thousand horses until April next year."
Li Yunze was very satisfied with his answer. He glanced at him appreciatively and said with a smile: "Then bring four thousand horses over first. If there is not enough fodder, Lin Hong will think of something."
"Yes, Master."
Ye Yutong glanced at Li Yunze and didn't know why he wanted to make things difficult for others.
There isn't that much fodder, so why don't we just bring a few horses here, or pull some fodder over there in the valley?
But she knew that when Ping An did this, he must have considered it, so she sat beside him and said nothing.
Lin Zhong and the others received the order and went out to carry it out. Only then did Ye Yutong ask his doubts.
Li Yunze explained to her in detail, "Tongtong, the war hasn't started yet, we have sufficient material preparations.
But have you ever thought about it, if a war breaks out, you need to prepare enough food and grass. As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses move, food and grass go first.
Some time ago, Butler Lin told me that Lin Hong was my uncle’s nanny. This man is very capable and trustworthy.
I plan to reuse him in the future and let him and my eldest brother help me manage food and grass. Now I want to test how capable he is and whether he can take over this important task? "
Ye Yutong nodded, "So that's it, what did Lin Hong do before?"
"I have been following my uncle in the capital. After Li Yunkai ascended the throne, the two of them escaped from the capital.
When his uncle went to Jinzhou City, Lin Hong took a few guards and ran around to help his uncle check the accounts of shops in various places.
I came to the mountain just a few months ago on my uncle's order, also to help me. "
Ye Yutong sighed: "Uncle, you really have good intentions. We are in need of people now. Since he is uncle's person and trustworthy, we can use him with confidence."
During the Chinese New Year, let the eldest brother come over and let the two of them get to know each other. After all, they are going to be partners in the future, so now they can get in touch with each other well. "
The two discussed the management and food of the base.
This time they brought twenty piglets and fifty chickens, ducks and geese.
Some of the chickens, ducks and geese we brought last time have begun to lay eggs, and the piglets are also growing very fat.
Ye Yutong took a look just now. The big pigs weighed more than a hundred kilograms, and the small ones weighed eighty or ninety kilograms.
The two of them walked around the base, looking at the neat rows of dormitories and the busy figures, they both felt that the future was promising.
