Bianshanhan [farming]

Thinking about the item coming back again, Li Qingwen didn't get angry for a long time, and stared at Jiang Cong with round eyes, "Brother, will you still trade it for something indiscriminately in the future?"

Jiang Cong refused to admit what he did wrong before, and gave the golden shield to Li Qingwen, "Zai Er, I will let you handle it later."

Li Qingwen liked all valuable things, and happily put them away.

Even so, the mouth is still a little deflated after falling asleep.

As soon as the oil lamp was extinguished, the room went dark. Jiang Cong was not affected too much, and he could clearly see Li Qingwen's flattened mouth.

He stared at it for a while, then suddenly reached out and pinched Li Qingwen's mouth lightly, and sighed slightly.

The next day, Li Qingwen and Li Maoqun took a cart of soybeans and grain to Mrs. Cui in exchange for miso.

Aunt Cui is the best bean paste maker in Yangshu Village, and Li Qingwen and the others grew up eating her bean paste.

Seeing the amount of food he pushed, Aunt Cui said in surprise: "What is this for? If you want to eat, I will send you a jar, but you don't need to exchange it for food. Besides, this is too much!"

As she spoke, she ordered her son to carry the sauce in the wing room.

Li Qingwen said: "Ma'am, I'm changing it for Brother Jiang and the others. I brought these beans to trouble you to make sauce. There is no salt yet. When I get back the salt, it's not too late for you to do it. If you don't accept the food, I will be embarrassed to eat your sauce in the future."

The cart was loaded with soybeans and sorghum. The soybeans were used to make the sauce, and part of the sorghum was used to exchange the sauce.

Aunt Cui's family is small in population. At the beginning of the year, the young people in the village went to the border town to farm. There was no one in his family, and there was no harvest this year. Until this time next year, he had to borrow food to survive. How could Li Qingwen let her work for nothing.

Aunt Cui's son put the sauce in the car, but he refused to take Li Qingwen's sorghum.

They were able to make it all the way alive thanks to the help of the Li family and Jiang Cong. If the savior had some sauce to eat, what was the matter if they wanted something.

While tearing up here, Li Qingfeng heard the movement and came over, helping to move the soybeans to the wing, he said: "Mother, if you don't accept it, my mother and my aunt will come later, you must be unable to resist them, It's better to accept it happily."

Hearing this, Aunt Cui froze, she had a clumsy mouth and cheeks, but she really couldn't speak to those two people.

She was so dazed that Li Qingwen and the others had already left with the empty cart.

After returning, he put down the car, Li Qingwen touched the hard money in his arms, went to Zhou Yao's place, and gave the money to the officer and soldier.

No matter what, he gave Jiang Cong the sweet dates, so he can't let him suffer this loss. As for saving lives... who would refuse to save them?

The officers and soldiers didn't want to take it, but he was lying on the kang and couldn't move. Li Qingwen wrapped up the money and threw it into the kang, and the officers and soldiers couldn't chase him back...

After solving this matter, Li Qingwen walked south along the river. After about half an hour, he saw several brick kilns erected in the distance, surrounded by a group of people.

There are officers and soldiers and common people, Li Maoxian and Chen Shanhe are also there.

As soon as Li Qingwen arrived, Liu Daguang and the others gathered together, and they started to make rough parts today, and they were discussing what to do.

The house is built with small blue bricks, so as long as the fire and other conditions are taken care of, they will not go wrong now.However, large bricks use a lot of soil and are thick, so the length of drying or burning, as well as the size of the fire are different...

After listening to them, Li Qingwen narrated what he was thinking—make more kinds of blanks, ranging from small to large, and put them in a brick kiln for firing. There is a comparison.

The same is true of what Li Maoxian and the others discussed just now. To do things that have never been done before, you can only find out a little bit.

After exchanging breaths, Chen Dingxin and others started to make a new adobe formwork.

Li Qingwen didn't know anything about brick kilns, so he didn't talk nonsense, fearing that it would be a waste of help, he just followed others to carry water and mud, and was dragged out by his aunt after working for a while.

"Boy, take a break." Lu's face was distressed, "Why is your chin sharp again?"

Li Qingwen heard this from many people. Before he came, his body was well fed by Mrs. Chen. According to the villagers, his chin was round.

He has been walking around Bingzhou and border towns in recent years, plus working, he is obviously thin.

But it's not thin. To prove this point, Li Qingwen rolled up his sleeves, wanting to show his aunt his strong forearms and smooth tendons.

Lu didn't look at it, and immediately pulled back his sleeves, "You child, don't catch a cold."

Li Qingwen: "..."

Just like his mother and sister-in-law, she doesn't listen or read at all, but you think you are thinner, you should eat more and wear more...

Li Qingwen had no choice but to leave the brick kiln because Mrs. Lu prevented him from working. Anyway, it would take a while before the bricks were dried before the bricks were fired. He went back to look at the vegetable fields and rice.

Before he got home, he saw his third brother running towards him and said out of breath, "Zai'er, we have a guest."

The guests don't look for father and mother, why call me...

Li Qingwen thought, could it be that he has become the third person in the family after his parents to be able to call the shots?

Soon, Li Qinghong said that the person who came was Liu He, who came here specifically to find him.

This time the big dog was not with Liu He, he came on horseback, and he took off his leather robe, wore a sackcloth, and his hair was combed neatly, if he stood with the villagers, Li Qingwen might not recognize him for a while .

Upon seeing him, Li Qingwen said happily: "Brother Liu, I wanted to ask something, but Zhengchou didn't know where to find you, but you came to the door on your own initiative."

Liu He smiled at him, "Then you talk first."

Li Qingwen immediately asked: "What is that stone I picked up? I thought it could be used as a magic arrow, but I found another piece in the Nuanhe River and took it to the bow and arrow shop in Fanyang City. They couldn't break it even if they smashed it. The saw didn’t move, so I had no choice but to take it back.”

"What?!" Liu He, who has always been calm and composed, said excitedly, "You found another piece?"

Li Qingwen nodded and said yes, Liu He stared at him, his expression constantly changing, and said for a long time, "Show me."

Li Qingwen lay down on the edge of the kang and took out the oval stone from under the mattress. He went to sleep in the camp yesterday and forgot to take this with him, so it's easier now.

Liu He took it with both hands, looked at it, calmed down slowly, and said slowly: "You guessed it right, this thing is called black green wood by our tribe, in the past, let alone... this wood is as hard as a stone , can indeed be made into arrows, destroying gold and breaking jade, the piece of wood I got from you has been hammered into shape."

"What?!" This time it was Li Qingwen's turn to turn pale with shock, "Yes, is it true?"

What he had been thinking about for so long, could it be so easy to come true? !

Are you not dreaming?

Liu He nodded, and said solemnly: "It can withstand the tempering of the wheel of time for a year, and it can be shaped into an arrow. There is no need to doubt it. I am here this time to tell you the news."

Li Qingwen blinked excitedly, and said impatiently: "Brother Liu, you have really helped me a lot. Where are the things, let me see!"

Liu He showed a bit of embarrassment, "The arrow fell into the boulder, and you can take it away only if you take it out yourself."

Li Qingwen still had an excited look on his face, but his eyes were a little blank, "W-what does this mean?"

"This wood is extremely hard. Ordinary tools can't deform it. We follow the method of our ancestors..." There are some things Liu He can't say to outsiders.

"Okay!" Li Qingwen responded happily, "You guys have done such a great favor, I should come to thank you."

After talking about Li Qingwen, it was Liu He's turn this time, and he said, "Lin Xiuyun is gone, life and death are uncertain now."

The joy on Li Qingwen's face froze, and he said, "Has she committed suicide again?"

"No, she lived well in the clan, so she should have been taken away." A look of worry appeared on Liu He's face, "Dozens of clan members who were with her were also lost."

"Arrested? By whom?" Li Qingwen asked.

Liu He sighed softly, "I don't know if you've heard of Luoche Kingdom. To the north of that forest, it's covered with ice and snow all year round. Their people are tall and burly, with brutal nature. Anyone caught by them will be killed." To be a slave is better than death."

Hearing what he said, Li Qingwen's heart turned cold. Lin Xiuyun's life was too hard. She had just lived a good life, and then suffered a catastrophe. This time, there are Liu and the people of their tribe...

Liu He said: "We will look for her and the people in the tribe. I just want to remind you to be careful when you go to the forest."

After speaking, he took out three more boxes, and when he opened them, they were filled with ginseng, and the one on the left was a particularly large one with luxuriant roots.

"The forest is not peaceful this year. I went to see it before I came here. The ginseng is still there. I will bring it back for you along the way." Liu He said, "I can only see two other plants except this one. You can pick the rest yourself later." .”

Li Qingwen quickly nodded his thanks, but his heart was a little heavy. Originally, he wanted to make candles in the forest during the autumn harvest, but this time he had to discuss it carefully.

He was thinking about it, Liu He asked if there were any candles, the last one was used up.

Li Qingwen explained his plan, and Liu He said, "The place you stayed in last year is not a big deal, just send more people to check it out."

Hearing what he said, Li Qingwen felt a little lighter in his heart.

Liu He still brought deerskin and medicinal materials this time. Not only did he want to change candles, but he also wanted syrup. The jar Hu Lichuan gave him last time was eaten up soon after returning home.

"I'll teach you, you can make candles by yourself in the future." Li Qingwen said: "Those oily fruits are originally from the forest. There is no reason for us to take them and use them. You can exchange them with us."

Liu He was stunned for a moment, "That's not the reason. Things in the world can be used in different ways. I can't take advantage of this for nothing."

Li Qingwen said: "If you can make the arrow, you are doing me the greatest favor. The method of making candles is my reward. If you don't disclose the recipe to the outside world, it will be even better. I still hope that making candles will sell more money." Woolen cloth."

Li Qingwen said it frankly and generously, he was short of money, but he would keep in mind that Liu Hetribe could realize his dream.