Bianshanhan [farming]

When they were in the birch forest, Li Qingwen and the Jiang brothers made a lot of wooden boxes, rode through the woods, and re-arranged them in suitable places. I hope that the bees will come to these convenient nests after they segregate. They will come here in summer. Cut a little honey as a reward.

In the evening, I vaguely heard something calling in the distance. The leader of the wild horse that was tied to the tree suddenly raised his head and barked a few times in the direction of the sound.

There are wild horses here? !

Li Qingfeng was so happy that he immediately unhooked the leading horse, patted it on the head, and told him over and over again that he must bring those wild horses back.If you make meritorious service, go back and immediately exchange for a month's good material.

The leader of the wild horse ran away without looking back, with an impatient look, as if he had forgotten all about the harem at home.

Li Qingfeng, Li Qingwen and others followed from a distance, and saw a group of wild horses scattered in the birch forest. The leader of this group of horses was a mare, but there were only a few male horses, and half of them were foals. .

The leader of the wild horses in the camp eats well, drinks well, and is physically strong. He is much stronger than the stallions who have just survived the winter and are still gnawing grass. He rushed in and drove the stallions away, and then surrounded the remaining mares I worked hard all night.

Early the next morning, the hard-working leader of the wild horses was mercilessly driven away by the mares...

The exhausted leader of the wild horses was driven back, his legs were weak, and his voice was weak. The wild horses disappeared into the birch forest on their own.

The bamboo basket fetched water in vain, and almost lost his wife and lost his army. Li Qingfeng patted the head of the leader of the wild horse very puzzled, and asked what was going on.

Zhou Yao leaned back and forth with a smile, winked at Li Qingwen and said, "If you have difficulties in this area in the future, don't go to the doctor indiscriminately. I have medicine here."

Li Qingwen: "..."

The leader of the wild horse didn't come in handy, and Li Qingfeng didn't stay idle, he touched basket after basket of wild duck eggs by the water and among the bulrushes, both gray and white.

This season is the time when wild ducks lay eggs. Li Qingfeng brought countless nests of duck eggs, and the baskets on their carts were full of eggs. He came here for this, and the preparations were complete. A layer of duck eggs was sprinkled with a layer of hay. , Be careful, and you won't be easily smashed when you walk.

Hunting is not allowed in spring, but he is so suffocated, thinking that there are too many hunting rules, he might as well take the duck eggs back to hatch, raise them, and when they grow up, they can eat whatever they want, regardless of spring, summer, autumn and winter.

He just takes back all the duck eggs here, it's fine, and in a few months, the ducks here will lay eggs again.

In addition to duck eggs, Li Qingwen also collected a few barrels of tree sap from the birch forest, dug some small saplings, and went back to continue planting along the way.

When leaving, I cut down a few trees and put them on the car, took them to the cellar, and repaired the tattered exterior with wood. After all, this is also a place for them to rest, so they should be treated kindly.

After repairing, the remaining wood, branches and leaves were not thrown away, and stones were used to press them outside. There are many shrubs on the wasteland, but they can't help but burn. When winter comes, these are good things.

The wood is unloaded here, and it will be much easier to start again.

Li Qingwen was riding on the horse, and the puppy sometimes went around to have fun, and sometimes ran to Tianzao's side, the dog brother kept stretching out his paws to Li Qingwen, looking at him with watery eyes.

Li Qingwen bent down from the horse and spread his hands downwards. Brother Gou immediately put his paws on his hands, and then he was hugged by Qingwen and squatted on the saddle, shaking the thick fur on his body, his face was serious, and he looked like a king look like.

Let the three of them come up in turn to show off their majesty, Maomao is more stable, it will not take the initiative to ask to go on the horseback, Li Qingwen has to take the initiative to hug her, and she will hold her head up in Li Qingwen's reserved arms.

Walking back and forth between the camp and the birch forest, it was rare for Li Qingwen to be free these days.

After returning to the camp, Li Qingfeng was busy putting the duck eggs into the chicken coop one by one, and let the hen help them hatch. Li Qingwen planted the remaining saplings, and then began to walk between his home and the new city.

Not only Li Qingwen, but everyone inside and outside the camp was like this. The spring planting was almost over, and before everyone had time to take a breath, they started to work in the new city.

Besides reading, practicing calligraphy and archery, Li Qingwen also had to do things during the day.

Whether it's officers and soldiers, exiles, or people fleeing famine, almost all men, women and children from the border towns gather here in Xincheng, some are grinding lime, some are pulling, unloading, and some are sifting soil... Everyone is busy.

There are the most people on the wall.

At this time, the stone strips of the foundation have been laid, and tall wooden boards are erected on both sides of the city wall. The people use shovels to shovel the compound soil made of lime and loess into the wooden boards, fill a few inches of soil, and carry them in pairs. Hit the stone tamp, lift it up, throw it down, lift it up again, throw it down again, once again, the stone hits the soil heavily, compacting this layer of soil tightly.

This is the most boring and tiring one. Many men have already torn off their shirts, are shirtless, and sweat is dripping from their chests and backs.

After filling a layer of soil and ramming a layer, Zheng Jun inserted wicker into the soil from time to time. These wicker will be used as wooden bars and will remain in the earth wall forever.

When the earth wall is about to hit the top of the board, the boards on both sides of the inside and outside will be dismantled, erected again to a higher place, and then continue to throw soil into the middle of the board...

Li Qingwen and the fourth brother smashed the stone together. At first, they didn't think it was too heavy. After waiting for a long time and the number of times, they only felt that their arms, shoulders and even the flesh of their back were trembling. After working for a long time, The wall under my feet was getting higher and higher, and my head was smashed into a log.

After working on the wall for a day, Li Qingwen couldn't pick up his pen when he returned home. The next morning, he couldn't hold the bowl with his left hand, and couldn't hold the chopsticks with his right hand. Fortunately, his mother thoughtfully baked the cake.

The two put the cake on the edge of the table, and they could eat it in their mouths only by moving their necks and heads.

There is one thing that Li Qingwen’s family can’t finish eating now, and that is sorghum syrup. Last year, Li Maoxian and his family rolled all the straw at home for a whole winter before they finished pressing all the straw. From the back, at a glance, it is very spectacular.

So, although the current cakes were still sorghum noodles, more and more sugar was put in them, Li Qingwen and Li Qingfeng squatted on the ground.Just stretching out my mouth to nibble on the cake by the table, I felt the sugar water inside flow into my mouth, and my mouth and tongue had to be busy to prevent the sugar from falling to the ground.

Normally, if they ate in such a strange shape, Chen would definitely nag, but now seeing their brothers tired like this, it's too late for her to feel distressed.

In fact, women's work is not easy. They have to set up carts to dig loess, and then load it back to build the city wall. The most used is soil, and they are more tiring than farming.

When farming, at least you know how many acres you have, how many ridges you have, and how many days it will take to finish planting.

It is the first time for most people to build the city wall, they don't know anything, they can do whatever they are asked to do, and they don't know when they will be the boss.

Many people said that they thought that building a city was like building a house at home, but it turned out to be completely different, and it was impossible for their home to fix such a high and wide wall without any trouble, and it hurt their brains to smash it.

Many people told Li Maoxian that he must have been troubled back then, but Li Maoxian just smiled, and Zheng Zhun also laughed. Compared with the time when the capital was moved to build the capital, the border town is nothing at all.

Back then, the foundations of the palaces in the inner city were built with dozens of floors, and the outer city walls were also the top priority. If the workmanship was even slightly flawed, they would lose their heads. At the beginning, they did their best to warn all the craftsmen, but they did not stop killing chickens to make an example to monkeys, and countless people died .

The exiles were not only tired, but also had accidents all the time. Some smashed their feet and smashed their feet, some fell from the wall, and some injured themselves by shoveling...

Most of the accidents were exiles who had just arrived. Those who arrived before had also gained some strength in farming, such as Sun Yonghao, who is very proficient in working now.

Lin Tan didn't care at all about the injuries or deaths of the exiles. The new emperor was strict. If all the officials hadn't dissuaded them, these exiles would have lost their heads. Since they angered the emperor, no one would care about their lives, maybe Dying here can also relieve the emperor's worries.

Zhou Fengnian was also ramming the earth. The turban on his head had been replaced with a long piece of silk. According to Zhou Congxin, it was cut out of cloth and sewn by someone with the best needlework. It fit him quite nicely.

After working hard for a few days, the soreness has passed, and I am still tired every day, but my hands will not tremble like at the beginning.

After getting used to it, Li Qingwen's arrow practice resumed.

Originally, Li Qingwen had to eat four or five meals a day, but now that he was tired from working on the wall, he became hungry even faster, so he went to the side pocket to get eggs and jerky. These two things were the most hungry, and he and the fourth brother shared the meal. , and can work for half a day.

He didn't want to delay his work, so he didn't avoid people. The people under the wall were so envious. They would eat meat once in a while to satisfy their cravings. Li Qingwen only had three meals a day outside, so he might not have something good to eat at home.

Envy is envy, and the big guys know that there is no comparison. There is Li Qingfeng in the Li family looking for food everywhere, and Jiang Cong and others have been sending all kinds of prey, and there is no shortage of meat all year round.

Seeing his younger brother's size approaching him day by day, Li Qingfeng felt a little bit worried. He would also gnaw some bones and eat some fried pine nuts every day, hoping to make up for the food left behind by his poor family in the past.

From the end of spring to summer, the city walls around the main city gate were rammed. The inside, outside and top of the wall were covered with green bricks with white mortar. Wide, it is a stable trapezoid, and the stone foundation below bears the weight of the wall. The wall is very strong and invulnerable.

There are gutters made of blue bricks on the city wall, and the rainwater can be smoothly discharged from the city wall.

Although only one side has been fixed, but standing in front of the wide city gate, it looks so indestructible, people can't help but have a thought - it must be very safe to live in the city.