idyllic tranquility

At the end of the war, the conscripted civilian husbands and craftsmen were the first batch of people who were able to return home. Fortunately, the imperial court also realized the urgency of living with the people, so it was rare and efficient to complete the steps of rewarding military officers and soldiers for meritorious service. Due to the strength of the troops during the non-war period, they were ordered to return home to cultivate and restore the fields that had been abandoned for many years.

The expropriated males from Beili Village came back one after another, bringing back some joy and some sorrow.

He Xiaotian's father, He Kui, was one of the lucky ones. Although he lost a few fingers, he came back on a group of skinny horses.It is said that he was supposed to be promoted to be a centurion, but he pushed him away, preferring to come back to be a farmer.

Li Dan's father and elder brother were not so lucky, and only a few clothes, two waist tags and some bits and pieces of silver came back.When He Ning heard Xin'er, he didn't say much, but came to the door with the funeral supplies he had bought to help the family's collapsed women, children and children with the funeral.

As for the exiled males, even though the survivors no longer dared to report any hope of survival, and did not even mention their bodies in the past, in the dead of night, who didn't secretly pray to God and Buddha in their hearts, begging them to return safely?

When he really heard that that person would never come back, even the person who could not have concealed it better in the past could not control the grief and despair gushing out of his heart.

He Dashun was the last one to come back from the village. When they learned that he had secretly taken the place of the eldest grandson, the people in the village were all shocked, only then did they realize that the iron rooster who was so stubborn was actually a real man who was not afraid of death.

Fortunately, the old man was old and thoughtful, and he was good at cooking, so he was assigned to the kitchen. He escaped several life-and-death crises, but survived safely.However, none of his three sons who were confiscated before had the same luck as the old man, and stayed on the battlefield forever.

After several funeral affairs in the village, the atmosphere in the village was very gloomy.

Several men who came down from the battlefield gathered together in private, discussing how to simply set up a mat to ease the atmosphere in the village.A small part of the reason is also to celebrate the survival, and more is to thank Uncle He's family for helping several families during the famine.

After a few days, the men who came back also heard from the women at home that in the past few years, when they couldn't eat a few meals and were so hungry, it was thanks to the help of Uncle He's family, otherwise, when they came back to see I'm afraid there are several graves.

Uncle He's family is the only one in the village other than the village chief who has not lost staff. Although everyone has guessed in their hearts that there must be some other relationship with the He family besides Li's house, but this relationship is not much. It is solid, maybe it was made with money.After all, all the men of the He family were conscripted.

But when no one had enough to eat during the famine, the He family was able to tighten their belts to help so many families in a village, and organized the village boys to patrol day and night to guard against the riots of the refugees, and saved so many families in a village. Women, children and children, who is not grateful and admired?

The scale of the banquet was not very large, but all the people who were invited were those who could speak well in the village.

What is memorable is that there was no village chief at the banquet, and no one mentioned this matter. It seemed that everyone had forgotten the existence of such a person.

After all, when the villagers were about to starve to death, the village head's family kept the food and thanked the guests behind closed doors, being blind.Now that the village is gradually getting better, don't think too much about it, just keep avoiding it.

Many sensible people guessed in their hearts: After this banquet, the post of village head of Beili Village may not be far from being replaced.

He Ning doesn't know if he will change the village chief, and he doesn't care. Apart from his family, he still has a small part of his mind on how to make full use of the seeds he brought back.

This trip has gained a lot, but it has to be handed in.Ordinarily, these seeds have nothing to do with him, but He Ning does not need to be an official and does not need to be promoted, nor does he need so many gold and silver treasures. When the emperor rewarded him, he only asked for some seeds back.

There are not many of these seeds, and most of them are fruits and seasonings. Although they are rare, they are not what He Ning values ​​most. There is only one most important seed - cotton.

Yes, it is the cloud-like soft and warm cotton with white flowers and white fibers.

Although there are only a handful of seeds, it is enough for He Ning to be excited. After coming here for so long, I really miss the padded clothes and quilts with cotton, especially in winter, when the whole person is not well after leaving the kang.

However, when it comes to farming, He Ning is really not good at it. Although he knows the habits of cotton, sometimes there is a big difference between theory and practice. It is better to leave such a professional thing as farming to a professional comparison good.

The farmer in the village has never seen cotton, let alone plant it. When He Ning mentioned it, the people at the table looked at him with confused expressions like copy and paste.Not to mention that when he saw the cotton seeds that He Ning took out, each of them was strangely ineffective. Are the things that look like silkworms really seeds, and can they really grow something?

Although the old uncles and uncles in the village were curious and skeptical, they still kept their faces in mind, and each of them put on a shelf and pretended to be deep. When He Ning said that the fruits of cotton can be made into soft and warm cotton-padded quilts, Some people couldn't control the deep expression on their faces and began to crack.

"Is what Ning said true? Is there really such a crop in the world that can produce white, light and warm crops like you said?" It was He Kui who asked the question first. The two families are so familiar that He Kui didn't bother to be in front of He Ning. Pretend to be deep.Others don't know, and he doesn't know what virtue He Ning has. The little kid is smart and proud, and never bothers to lie and deceive others. If he wants to say anything, the whole family can hold him in front of his eyes.

He Kui was the first to stand up and confirm repeatedly because he knew He Ning was familiar with him. If this was true, it might be a major event that could change the future destiny of the village.

No amount of explanation is as good as seeing is believing. He Ning, who is familiar with this truth, was prepared, and directly asked He An to open the package he brought, and took out something the size of a square scarf.

If there is a modern gay man on the scene, he can recognize it at a glance, hey, isn’t it just a thin cushion; if a lesbian is afraid, he will say, tsk, it can be used as a small mattress if it is bigger^_^.

So, when the cushion circled the table a few times, was studied inside and out, and returned to He Ning's hands, it was getting late, and grandma came to call him home for dinner!

However, the effect is really remarkable!

The next day, Uncle He, his grandfather and grandson were called to discuss again, and He Ning mentioned the thoughts he had told Uncle He before.

"All uncles and uncles have seen it these days when they came back. In the past few years, wars and famines have caused our village to lose its vitality. There are men who are the most important men in the family. As long as they are willing to go to the field, they can still have a full stomach, but so many There are only old, weak, women and children left in the household, if there is no support from the villagers, I am afraid it will not last long."

Thinking of the situation in the village these days, everyone who was working felt heavy.They are all from the same village, so who doesn't want to help them?

But now they have all just returned from the battlefield. Although they have saved up some scraps of silver, they have no choice but to feed a group of half-sized children at home when the fields are running out of crops.Can they really keep so many orphans and widows in the village with just the morsel they saved?

"So, grandpa said that he wanted to buy ten acres of land and donate it to the village as clan land, and the annual harvest would be distributed to these families. Although it may not be enough to feed them, at least it can be used as food for survival."

He Ning's words shook everyone's spirits, and they turned their heads to stare at Uncle He in unison, fearing that this was an ignorant decision made by a child without the consent of adults.After all, ten acres of land is not a small expense, not to mention that the He family only has fifteen acres of land.

Uncle He imitated what they did yesterday, nodded his head on airs, and admitted, "That's true, but... one acre of land has to be used to grow cotton, and the seeds produced each year are enough for one acre of land. The seed is equally divided among the seats."

The turning point of Uncle He's panting made everyone's hearts beat.

Everyone is naturally happy when someone contributes a lot to make a donation, but they are all shameless people. Let the He family be in charge of the affairs of the entire village, and they will be ashamed to tell others.Moreover, there are still cotton seeds to be taken every year, no matter how they look at it, it seems that they have taken advantage of it.

Several people discussed it, and managed to scrape together the silver taels of five mu of land, and donated them together as family land.

Then, everyone remembered the real purpose of calling the grandparents and grandchildren over, and they kept asking He Ning about cotton.

Although most of the things I am doing have been soldiers and killed enemies, they are still farmers at their roots, and their interest in crops is stronger than a bow or a gun.What's more, it is a new crop that most people have never even heard of. If I can take care of it well and really grow it alive, it will be a great event for the glory of the ancestors. Later generations pay homage to them.

Thinking of this, a group of elders' eyes lit up, waiting for He Ning to answer, He Ning didn't intend to hide anything, after all, he was counting on them to use their valuable experience to grow cotton.

But he doesn't know much, and most of them are based on the availability of pesticides in modern times.

In line with the idea that it is better to know a little than to have a dark eye, He Ning explained what he knew in a few words.

However, how can it be so easy to pass the people here, one by one in turn to ask questions, asking tirelessly, actually showing the momentum of interrogating the enemy spies in the past, after several rounds of fighting, He Ning was miserable, and Uncle He was also killed Trapped dead outside the encirclement, unable to do anything about the situation of his grandson.

Fortunately, Mrs. He's fighting power is still at the top of the list. With a rolling pin, she followed He An's leadership to find He Ning who was trapped, and successfully rescued her grandson.

After dinner at night, when he returned to the house, He Ning still had lingering fears, and he hugged He Jianan in a daze, begging for comfort.

The soft-hearted He An couldn't see Da Lang being wronged, but he was stupid and couldn't say nice words to please him, so he gave up his face and imitated the tricks He Ning used to comfort him, kissing each other's cheeks, eyes and Mouth.

The whole healing process became a seductive temptation in the eyes of the old driver. How could he be worthy of his brother if he didn't eat the white rabbit delivered to his door?

As a result, He An couldn't get out of bed the next day...