idyllic tranquility

The process of finding new crops was not smooth, and it took much longer than He Ning imagined.

What is even more surprising is that He Ning found that the geographical features of this world are very likely to be different from those in his previous life. If so, it is unknown whether there are five continents and four oceans in this world. Whether the exotic high-yield crops still exist and in what form has become uncertain.

But thinking about it better, there might not be some crops that he doesn't know but are very productive.

Secondly, in the era when there is no Mandarin and no international common language, the barriers to communication are infinitely magnified.

At the beginning, they could still find local people who could understand the language of the Xia Kingdom and hire them as translators. As they traveled southward, it became more difficult to find people who could understand the language of the Xia Kingdom, and communication became more difficult until they reached the southernmost southern Xinjiang. Because the two countries have visited and exchanged envoys, there are some people who can speak the language of Xia, but these people are either officials from southern Xinjiang, or Qing people who have been supported.Even if they undertake outsourcing business, He Ning and his party are not at ease to hire them.

Today, Xia Kingdom is in a weak period of civil war. He Ning is not sure whether or not Southern Xinjiang knows, or how much they know. Such news should never leak out of their mouths.

In the face of inquiries from various forces, they can only learn the local language by themselves, and speak cautiously.

Fortunately, there are people who are familiar with the customs of southern Xinjiang in the accompanying team, which not only avoids many misunderstandings that may cause disputes, but also speeds up their process of getting acquainted with southern Xinjiang.

The main purpose of He Ning and his party is to find food crops with high yield and high survival rate. Although he secretly has the intention to go to sea to search for them, and there are even shipbuilding technicians in their team who were asked by the third prince, but for the sake of safety , it would be better if you can find a suitable one locally in southern Xinjiang.

Therefore, He Ning spent a year identifying most of the edible plants in southern Xinjiang. Limited by the backward information technology and traffic conditions, after the whole trip, He Ning almost traveled all over southern Xinjiang. The place.

However, with little success.

No good food crops have been found, but a lot of plant seeds that can be made into seasonings have been collected, as well as a few fruit seeds that may be suitable for planting in the north. Among them, the most satisfying ones are all kinds of peppers.

Although He Ning couldn't help being disappointed that he didn't find the good crop he wanted, it makes sense after thinking about it carefully. The southern Xinjiang and Xia Kingdom are not blocked by natural barriers such as unattainable mountains and vast rivers and seas. The most difficult road to walk, apart from climbing mountains and ridges, is a big river that took about ten days to find a ferry.In addition, the two countries have envoys to and from each other every few years, so that although the two regions have a huge span from north to south, the main types of food crops they rely on for survival are not different.

It seems that if you want to gain something, you still have to go to sea to find it.

In the year in southern Xinjiang, He Ning not only searched for crops, but also roughly figured out the landform of the entire southern Xinjiang. He also asked a lot about going to sea, and he already had a charter in his heart.

Things turned out better than his worst-case scenario.Fishermen living on the southern coastline of southern Xinjiang often go to sea and know a lot about the nearby islands.

From the information handed down by these fishermen, He Ning really found an island that can be landed in about a week of sailing. The important thing is that there are residents on these islands. He can learn about the farther geographical situation from the island residents.

Looking at the endless sea in front of him, He Ning never thought that one day he would become a member of the great voyage to explore the world. Thinking about the significance of the great voyage to human history, He Ning couldn't help but feel excited.

Here He Ning's great voyage is in full swing, while the Xia Kingdom in the far north is like a phoenix undergoing nirvana. The baptism of war caused her pain and made her reborn from the ashes.

Xia Guo, Dingzhong Town.

Dingzhong Town is located in the Central Plains, and was occupied by the Three Princes early on. It is the rear area of ​​the Three Princes' family, supported by several generations of local famous families. The Three Princes' power in the Central Plains has already taken root. Firmly grasp the dynamics of the entire Central Plains.

As the base of the Great Rear, the Third Prince naturally attaches great importance to base construction and refugee resettlement. After three years of rectification, ten out of ten refugees in the Central Plains have been well resettled.

Some people who learned that their hometown was out of the war were checked by the local county government and redistributed the documents; some wanted to stay in the Central Plains to make a living, but they were also dispersed by the local county magistrate and assigned to their subordinate villages to open up wasteland. There are also some handy women who are recruited by local textile factories to work. Although they have no wages, they can get some food every day. Even if it is not much, they can still support their families.

However, there are still a small number of people who hid in the mountains to avoid the war. Due to insufficient information, they missed the hot opportunity to regain their status as good citizens.

Fortunately, there are not many such people, and it is not difficult to go back to live at the bottom of the mountain. As long as you cooperate with the investigation, explain your identity clearly, and have not committed any heinous crimes, you can still settle down.

After all, if Xia Guo wants to regain his vitality and rest his life, what he lacks most at present is manpower.

North Lee Village.

Not many people knew the truth about He Ning's departure. Most of the villagers thought that he was conscripted to fight as a soldier. Only the He family and the really important elders in the village knew something about it.But at most, it is just a vague guess that He Ning, the grandson of the He family, is valued by the third prince and sent out to do some errands. It is still unknown what exactly he will do.Even so, the young and old of the He family were still highly regarded by these clan elders.

But in the war years, human life is worthless. It is not known whether He Ning can come back alive, let alone whether he can flourish in the future.Therefore, the clan elders' emphasis on this point is just a matter of saving face. When it is really difficult, there is still no need to discuss the issue of borrowing food.

The young and strong in every household in the village were either conscripted to the front line or conscripted into corvee, and the same was true for the He family.

However, fortunately, with He Ning's relationship, Li Zhai also worked hard to take care of it. He Dazhu and He Daxing were sent to Yiyang City to participate in The weapons in the arsenal have been manufactured, which is already excellent compared to other families in the same village.

In fact, based on He Ning's contribution to the Third Prince's camp, it is possible to exempt the family from corvee and avoid the impact of the war. Carpenter.

Gaining stability at the cost of freedom is definitely not He Ning's first choice when there are other options.Prosperity, wealth and power, although it makes people fascinated, is not his pursuit.

For the He family who have been farmers and craftsmen for generations, digesting the overwhelming wealth and power will be a test of life and death, and there will never be flowers and applause behind the gate of the new world, only endless interest entanglements .

Although He Ning's choice does not seem to be the best now, in the long run, it is definitely the safest.

He Dazhu and He Daxing were taken away, leaving only old and weak women and children in the family, and the burden of life fell on He An at once.

And He An lived up to expectations, provoking the leader of the He family, not only joining the patrol and guard team in the village, but also undertaking most of the hard work in the fields.

Perhaps it was due to the blood of half of the Northern Meng tribe in the grassland, or perhaps due to the physical characteristics of Shuang'er, He An was not only stronger and more powerful than women at the age of upright growth, but also surpassed ordinary men in physical fitness.After more than two years of famine, when no one had enough to eat, He An managed to grow to almost 1.8 meters.

However, the lack of food has left traces on this person who should have grown up vigorously. He Ankong is tall, but so thin that it makes people feel distressed. His muscles are strong and hard, and it really makes people fear that he will be blown away by a strong wind one day.

Ordinarily speaking, judging from the population left by the He family, with a little effort, they can still take care of five or six acres of land and raise a large family. He An shouldn't be so thin and pitiful.that's the truth.

But people are not plants and trees, who can be ruthless.

They are all fellow villagers who have lived together for many years in the same village. How can they really watch their neighbors starve to death?

The women in the family are more reliable, and they can grow some food to make a living, but those who have no women to rely on and have sick people to support, even if they tighten their belts, it is difficult to survive. At this time, is it possible to see the remaining Do these orphans, young and old starve to death at home?

The He family didn't have such a hard heart, so they had to take out food reserves again and again to help those villagers who really couldn't survive.

Three years have passed, Beili Village has been dilapidated a lot, and many houses in the village have been vacated. The lively laughter of the children in the village in the past has disappeared, and most of the surrounding fields have been barren due to no one farming. After that, only a few tens of mu of fertile land are still being taken care of by the old and young in the village, and it has become the only hope to support these old, young, women and children to survive.

The sun in the morning has not yet fully exposed the clouds, and the remaining night is dark and shrouded in the silent Beili Village. There are slight sounds gradually coming from the street like the scene of a ghost movie.

A young man with a longbow walked out of the night in the dim light. His slender and tall figure was much clearer. A thin black dog was following the young man's feet, and he obediently followed his master's pace while keeping an eye on the movement around him.

If the villagers living in Beili Village would recognize him, this young man was He An, and the dog following him was Dahei raised by the He family.There is another one that seems to be called Er Hui. Last year, he went out to look for food and never came back. It has been forgotten for a long time.

While the villagers were still asleep after a tiring day, He An took Dahei to the depths of the forest on the mountain.

Recently, Uncle He and Mrs. He are not in good physical condition. The doctor said that it is caused by fatigue, and they need to rest and recuperate quietly.However, there is not much food at home, let alone poultry. He An has not seen meat on the dining table for almost a year.

Fortunately, most of the refugees have been resettled and no longer hide in the mountains. Only then did He An get the consent of Mrs. He to enter the mountains to try his luck.

In such a situation, He Ning had anticipated the beginning but not the result.

Before leaving, He Ning explained to Uncle He many times, and if he couldn't do it, he went to Li's house, where He Ning had asked Li Miao to take care of his family.In order to appease his grandson's worries about his family before his departure, Uncle He naturally agreed.But now facing such a Beili village, how could Uncle He accept the protection of Li's house without hesitation, and let the old and weak, women and children in the village starve to death at home?

When it was really difficult, Uncle He just asked He An to go to Li's house to borrow some food, so as to get through the difficult period of shortage.

Being so stubborn, he would rather starve the whole family than move to Li's house, Uncle He is not just out of conscience.At this age, life is full of vicissitudes, and Uncle He has seen a lot of birth, old age, sickness and death, and his heart is not so soft. He insists on doing this fundamentally for the future life of his children and grandchildren in Beili Village.

Don't you see, which big family's reputation in the world is easily established?In peaceful times, time can still be used to pile up, but in war-torn times, it is often supported by the bottom line of human nature.

Perhaps, what Uncle He was thinking at the time might not be these long-term principles, but he just didn't want to be suspected, jealous, and lost by the villagers when his son and grandson returned from hard work.

But I have to say that this move has indeed established the reputation of Fuze for several generations in the local area, and it will become the best endorsement for He's productions in the future.