Bianshanhan [farming]

After returning to the camp, Jiang Liping went to Chen Wen and asked about Linsu.

Linsu ships back to the capital four times a year, and the last time this year will be three months later, and the seafood tribute they caught will be sent to the capital as a gift.

Chen Wen asked him what he was doing, Jiang Liping smiled wryly and told about his wife's arrival.

Chen Wen nodded, "Your wife wants a family reunion, it's only human."

On the other side, Li Maoxian and Li Qingrui were planing wood in the yard. According to what Li Qingwen said, they were going to make a big wood squeezer, or there was so much sorghum straw in the field that they would not be able to squeeze it out in time.

Li Qingwen squatted on the ground to pick up the planed wood flowers, and told about his desire to go to the capital.

Both Li Maoxian and Li Qingrui disagreed, so it was not his turn this time.

This year Li Qingwen walked between the border town and Bingzhou twice. He has been on the road almost all the time since the beginning of the year. This time he can't go so far again.

The Chen family and the Jiang family also disagreed, and asked Li Qingrui and Li Qinghong to go by name, and other people in the village followed if they wanted to. Unlike before, there is no shortage of Li Qingwen.

Not only did Xu him not be allowed to go out, but also Li Qingwen was not allowed to harvest in autumn. Although there is a lot of land planted this year, there are more people in the village and fleeing famine. This time there are many helpers, so he is not needed at all.

Except for Yangshu Village, the other people who fled from famine did not farm land in the border town this year. They have to rely on helpers to earn food, or how will they live in the future?

If Li Qingwen competed with them for jobs, it would be robbing them of their livelihood.

It's fine not to work, and let him read less and practice calligraphy, and just rest at home.

Li Qinghong even took care of all the work of growing vegetables and weeding in the medicinal fields.

For the first time, the whole family shook their heads, Li Qingwen's mouth drool dried up, and he was pushed aside by his mother.

Even the little nephew looked at him and said, "Uncle, be obedient and don't let grandparents worry about them."

Li Qingwen: "..."

These words are so familiar, they are obviously what Jiang said to Li Zhengliang every day, even the tone is exactly the same.

Li Qingwen went to the camp to look for Jiang Cong, but he didn't see anyone. He heard that he seemed to have left the camp, so he didn't know what he was up to.

No one was found, Li Qingwen ran into Zhou Congxin when he was leaving, and stopped to ask him about the capital.

Hearing that he wanted to go to the capital to pick him up, Zhou Congxin was very surprised, "It's a coincidence that you asked. After a while, our son will go back to the capital, and we will also take a boat from Linsu."

Going back to hide from the disaster, Zhou Fengnian had to go back to celebrate his old mother's birthday, so he planned it early.

Hearing that Zhou Fengnian was going to the capital too, Li Qingwen cheekily asked if they could follow, Zhou Congxin said with a smile: "The boat is very big, it's fine to carry 40 or [-] more people."

Li Qingwen regained his energy immediately, and after asking carefully, he went back and told his father and elder brother about it.

Li Maoxian and Li Qingrui nodded repeatedly, saying they got it, they would discuss it with Zhou Congxin, and told Li Qingwen not to worry about it.

Inside and outside the camp, everyone was preparing for the autumn harvest. The adults had to walk to the fields several times a day, and the children were also cutting weeds quickly. It seemed that Li Qingwen was the only one who had nothing to do.

All the books brought by the second brother were already familiar by heart, so Li Qingwen added an hour and a half to practice calligraphy.

After practicing calligraphy, he went outside and stretched himself.

There was warm water in the pot of the rear stove, Li Qingwen scooped it into a bucket, and carried the bucket to the cowshed.

There are too many Yakut wild horses, and the stables in the camp cannot accommodate them. Now they are all taken outside. People in the village have built a new stable together. This winter, they will also have their own new homes.

In addition to the wild horses and sheep, Tianzao and Li Qingfeng's pony are still being raised in the stables, and Lao Xingtou and the others are in charge of the water and fodder.

Li Qingwen wanted to give them a bath while the weather was still warm.

As soon as he arrived at the stable, he saw Lao Xingtou entering the cowshed carrying a pot of white rice porridge.

Li Qingwen was stunned for a moment. Generally, when cows and horses are off their foals or are sick, they will get some delicious food, most of which are fried soybeans or fried wheat. This is the first time I have seen them being fed rice porridge.

Putting the barrel outside the stable, Li Qingwen followed to the cowshed.

When he walked to the door, he saw an old cow lying on the ground with its big eyes half-opened and half-closed, looking not very well.

Old Xingtou put the rice porridge bowl next to its head, and murmured: "Eat it, after plowing so much land and planting so many crops, you should know what rice tastes like..."

It was very difficult for the cow to pant, let alone eat, so Lao Xingtou fed it with rice porridge.

The cow stuck out its tongue and licked his hand, mooed twice, its big moist eyes were full of sadness and reluctance.

Old Xingtou put a rope on its horn, and said in a low voice: "Work while alive, and eat meat when you die...Don't be a cow in your next life, I will help you with the horn, and let me be a human being in the future." ..."

After finishing speaking, he seemed to feel that something was wrong again, and untied the rope from the horns again, "It's hard to be a human being, if you reincarnate badly, your life will be even harder."

It was very quiet in the bullpen, and the whispers of old Xingtou could be clearly heard.

Li Qingwen watched, feeling a little sad, wanted to say a few words of comfort but couldn't speak, so he just stood there.

Seeing his shadow falling in, Lao Xing turned his head and asked, "Little boy, do you think it's better to be a man or a cow?"

Li Qingwen walked into the cowshed, half-kneeled on the ground, stretched out his hand to caress the old cow's head, and said, "It's better to be a human being."

Old Xingtou took off his old clothes and covered the cow, saying: "Then I hope it will be a person who has no worries about food and clothing in its next life."

The two stood beside the cow and fed it little by little the rice porridge in the basin. When the rice porridge bottomed out, the old cow slowly closed its eyes.

Soon someone came to carry the cow, and everyone was very happy, and finally they could eat a meal of meat.

Old Xingtou squatted on the ground without moving. Li Qingwen asked them if they could keep the cow and exchange it for other meat.

Those people recognized Li Qingwen and knew that he had no shortage of wild animals. After thinking about it, they agreed, but they had agreed in advance that the weight should not be less than that of the cow.

Li Qingwen agreed, and led them to the nearby wooden shed, where the officers and soldiers picked the meat hanging inside.

At this time, the old Xingtou finally made a move, he picked up the shovel and left the cowshed.

After a while, people from the kitchen came, and they only took half of the meat picked out by the officers and soldiers, and hung the rest back.

Later, when the old Xingtou came back covered in mud, Li Qingwen went outside to call a few people, and waited until it was completely dark before carrying the old cow out together and burying it in the pit.

Li Maoqun brought Lao Xingtou a jar of wine.

Old Xingtou took a few sips before he was carried away by Li Qingwen. Li Maoqun smiled, "It's not my fault."

After taking the wine away, Li Qingwen made up a table of good food, and it was too late after eating, so he slept in the camp.

The few rooms that were originally full were mostly empty.

Because of the construction of the new post station, many people went to Ma Yongjiang and others. The brothers Liu and Guo Daquan also moved out of the camp. Although Li Maoqun built a new house, he never lived there once and stayed here all the time.

It seems that after taking the villagers back from Yuanbei City and sleeping in the wild for a long time, this is the first time for Li Qingwen to return to the camp...

The kang was loosening up quickly, but it didn't feel very comfortable. It just missed the time when Li Qingwen closed his eyes and was still thinking about going to the capital even more when people were crowded.

From the border town to Linsu, it took about ten days to get there on a sledge, and then to the capital by boat, the journey took about a month, which was unbelievably fast.

Whether it's a carriage or a sledge, it has to be said that the waterway is fast.

Riding on a sledge or a boat is not tiring... Before going to the capital, quickly make a batch of candles and gather more medicinal materials... I have to go to the forest to meet Liu He, and ask carefully about the stone...

Thinking about these things, Li Qingwen gradually felt sleepy.

Just when he was about to fall asleep, the door opened, Li Qingwen was startled, opened his eyes, but couldn't see the person clearly, judging from the sound of footsteps, it should be Jiang Liping.

Sure enough, as soon as he asked, Jiang Liping said in surprise: "Little boy, you haven't slept yet?"

"Where's my brother?" Li Qingwen asked as he lay still.

"He was dragged by your fourth brother and Li Qingyong to find Pearl." Jiang Liping said while taking off his clothes: "Your father told me to let your eldest brother and third brother go to the capital, this time I have to cause trouble for your family again .”

"Just drop in, this time I can follow Mr. Zhou, it should save a lot of trouble." Li Qingwen said: "Where did my little fourth brother go?"

"It's a bit far away." Jiang Liping yawned and said, "I'll take you there tomorrow."

After speaking, he lay down and started snoring.

Since receiving the letter, Jiang Liping hasn't slept well, but this time the matter has some clues, and he is half relieved.

The next day, Li Qingwen practiced the word "Shi Chen" for a while, ate a hastily, and went out with Jiang Liping on a sweet jujube.

When leaving the camp, Li Qinghong saw it, and shouted at the top of his voice, "Didn't I tell you to rest well, why did you go out again?"

Li Qingwen didn't stop, and waved to his third brother, "I'll be back soon!"

After saying that, he ran away without looking back.

This time, they crossed the river and headed west. Li Qingwen could catch up with Jiang Liping on horseback. The two of them drove more than 100 miles a day, and they arrived in the evening of the second day.

In front of him was a wide river, and the place where he dismounted was a flat river beach. The river flowed slowly, and in the setting sun, it shone warmly like satin.

Before seeing anyone, Li Qingwen saw tall mussels piled up on the beach.

Soon, Li Qingyong, wearing only a pair of short trousers, came out of the water, carrying a bag in one hand, and wiping the water on his face with the other.

Not only was he not surprised when he saw Li Qingwen, he also complained, "Why did you come here? Come on, hurry up and get into the water. The sky is getting colder and colder, and it will be uncomfortable to touch the mussels in the future."

While taking off his clothes, Li Qingwen said, "Why didn't you call me when you left!"

"I wanted to shout, but your mother said, we'll go by ourselves if we want to go, she won't let Li Qingfeng let us out if we dare to call you..."

Li Qingwen: "..." Fortunately, I didn't say anything before I came out, otherwise I would be able to come out this time.