Parents are busy farming

Zi Zifen would go to pick up the doctor every day these days to treat that person.

Although the man's tuberculosis was not completely cured, he was able to get out of bed and walk around.

However, the doctor has made it clear to her: "His disease cannot be cured. He seems to be more energetic now, but he won't last two years."

Ye Zifen nodded, "In another two years, his children will be able to support the family when they grow up a little. By then, the children will not have no one to rely on, and their lives will be arranged at will like duckweeds! In this way, she Then you can feel at ease.”

The doctor had never seen anything at such an old age, and he nodded when he heard the compassion expressed by everyone.

The longer they spent together, the more he was moved by this girl's kindness.

Her kindness is different from those who give two bowls of porridge. She is teaching people to be self-reliant and self-reliant, and she believes that it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish.

Other people in the village knew that Ye Zifen had brought the doctor, and they also brought their family members to let the doctor take a look.

Most of them are children, because children in the village often don't have enough to eat, so malnutrition is common.

Among the many diseases, the most serious is bow legs.

Ye Zifen once heard from her grandma that this is actually a disease caused by calcium deficiency and that children need to be supplemented with calcium when they are young.

She didn't know exactly what calcium was, but grandma said the best way to supplement calcium was to drink milk and give the children sunshine.

People in the village don't have enough to eat, so women don't have much milk after giving birth, and the children are more likely to suffer from calcium deficiency.

Suddenly, Ye Zifen had an idea and said to the doctor: "We have a folk remedy where we eat sesame paste. I happen to have some left over from frying sesame oil during the Chinese New Year. I will ask the caravan to bring them over when they come next time." . In this way, they may be much better than they are now."

After listening to Ye Zifen's words, the doctor nodded and said: "Although I don't know if these are useful, it is better than doing nothing. Girl, you are good. As for the result of my taking their pulse, it is also It’s just that we can see that their bodies are too depleted.”

Ye Zifen nodded, thinking about bringing some goats with milk. Later, she gave up the idea. Sending goats with milk would be a problem on the way.

The caravan masters were already working too hard, and she couldn't put any more burden on them.

It's better to search here to see if anyone raises sheep and find a way to get them over.

They rely on the sea to eat, and their fishing tools are too simple, so they are simply not enough to feed so many people.

After returning, Ye Zifen went to Mr. Mo again, with a sad look on his face.

"What are you going to say again?" Mr. Mo put down the tools in his hands and asked warily.

Ye Zifen looked at him, but still didn't speak, just lowered his head and thought.

This was the first time that Mr. Mo saw this girl in such a depressed mood.

"Speak out and I'll see what's wrong with you, and we'll work with you to find a solution."

Zi Zifen thought for a moment and asked, "How were people living here before the sea trade was closed?"

Mr. Mo thought for a while and said: "At that time, people could go to the docks to work as coolies, but because they had money, people's lives were better than now. But it's not much better."

"Then how can we keep everyone fed and clothed?" Zi Zifen asked.

"That should be a question that officials should think about, but if you want people to be full, you need to have enough food. Where does the food come from?" Mr. Mo had never thought about this question, so he just followed her words. .

Ye Zifen heard this and thought: 'In their place, food comes from the land. Seeds are planted on the land, and then grains and vegetables are harvested. Herders raise cattle and sheep to harvest milk and meat. Can people at the seaside only do fishing? Is there any other material source? ’

"It would be great if things could be grown in the sea!" Ye Zifen blurted out with emotion.

After saying that, she was stunned, ‘Yes! Why can’t we plant or breed in the sea? If they master the living habits of sea creatures, can they raise or grow things in the sea? ’

The more she thought about it, the more excited she became, and then she said 'thank you' to Mr. Mo!

Then he ran away.

Mr. Mo was inexplicably thanked by her, but now that she was gone, he could concentrate on his work.

Let's go and see his three silly sons, who are also looking at the situation here.

They were so trained by Ye Zifen that they didn't dare to move forward if something happened.

So he can only deal with this girl.

Ye Zifen ran back to the tent, took out a pen and paper and started writing out her thoughts.

Seaside farming requires fishing nets or boxes to be fixed, so that the farmed things will not be washed away by the sea water.

As she wrote, she suddenly felt that she was working behind closed doors. She might as well find experienced fishermen and ask them!

Then she started searching the village for people to ask if they knew how things in the sea grew and whether they could be artificially bred.

After questioning in several villages, she has come to a basic conclusion. People only raised shellfish at home and did not feed them. They just kept them alive.

Since it can be raised at home, can it also be raised in the sea?

She thought she should prepare some things and try to raise them in the sea. But I have stayed here for too long this time. I can continue when I come next year.

That day, she was about to bind the manuscript she had finished before, when she suddenly heard the sound of many people approaching outside.

She quickly put down what she was holding and walked out of the tent to check.

In the distance, Zhang Gaoyi was walking at the front, followed by Mu Hongzhou.

Looking at the familiar people, Ye Zifen smiled, and it was about the same time as she calculated.

Mu Hongzhou stepped forward and Ye Zifen said to her: "Master, please live in a tent with me! I'll boil some water. Can you get familiar with it?"

Mu Hongzhou shook his head, "No, it's only a few days, let's talk about it after we get back! It's not convenient for you to boil water. The most important thing right now is to make some food, especially some soup."

Ye Zifen understood, nodded and said, "Then you go in and drink some water! I'll make some delicious food."

Zi Zifen went to the village to get some seafood, and people in the village saved some more these days.

Looking at the vegetables he collected and what Zhang Gaoyi and the others brought, he decided to make a seafood radish soup and then make a few more dishes.

The staple food is naturally sorghum rice.

Looking at so much sorghum, she felt confident that what they brought last time was almost at the bottom.

While Ye Zifen was cooking, Zhang Gaoyi gave Ye Zifen the letter that Ye Zifei asked him to bring.

Zhi Zifen first read the words on the letter, and then threw the words Zhi Xuan wrote into the fire without even opening it.

Then he looked at the four remaining letters in his hand. One was written by Ye Yongwang, which contained some caring words.

There was also a letter written by Ye Zitong, which talked about his engagement, the income of the mutton soup restaurant, etc.

The rest is a letter from Wang Chuanxing and Wang Chuanshan.

Wang Chuanxing said he would come back to take the exam next year.

Wang Chuanshan heard that the paper mill had started making paper and wanted to express his excitement.