Bianshanhan [farming]

Going to the forest this time was originally decided, and because a large amount of food was transported away, it was even more urgent now. Not only the people outside the camp packed up their things and were ready to go, but those inside the camp also went hunting.

The leader was Chen Wen, who was very familiar with them and agreed to set off together.

The villages outside the camp were all young and strong. This time, Jiang Cong and the others were not there. Li Qingwen, Li Qingfeng and young and strong men who had been out several times before became the protectors of this collection.

In addition to them, Lao Zhong will also go with him. Although he has never been there, he has heard that Jiang Cong met Puju people in that forest. Although they arrested each other and were enemies, at least he could find Puju people there. trail.

While the big guys were packing up, Li Qingwen couldn't help thinking about what happened that day again, rolling the quilt from the top of the kang to the end of the kang.

Although he deliberately didn't wash his face for several days, the smell that would make his head dizzy was gone, but when he thought about the short time in the back of the room, which was less than a quarter of an hour, Li Qingwen wanted to shout a few times.

Li Qingfeng lived in the same kang with him, saw his younger brother rolling like this, touched the bottom of the kang mat again, it wasn't hot, why was it so hot that he was rolling all over the kang?

Soon, Li Qingwen couldn't be happy anymore. Mrs. Fang led those girls to walk around the house, saying that it was normal.

After these people came to the border town, they were familiar with almost everything in the camp, and they all had a short meeting with the people they were looking for. Now it's time to get acquainted with the people in the village.

The kang in the east room was full of people, and the table on the short-legged kang was full of fruits, dried meat, and sugar. The fruits were picked by Li Qingfeng on the way to catch pike.

Yangshu Village has a very close relationship with the Hongzhou government soldiers. It is no exaggeration to say that half of the in-laws’ family, these girls all know that when they first came, they were all very reserved. When they talked later, they saw Chen and Jiang very enthusiastic. Slowly let go.

Liushan County is remote, but in the past, village after village, people walked around each other without feeling anything. After staying in a place far away from human habitation like a border town, after staying in these two years, every face outside is familiar, even the ones we often see The officers and soldiers are no strangers, so they are naturally enthusiastic about outside visitors unconsciously.

Of course, another important reason is that most of the girls here will become the daughters-in-law of the government soldiers, and the rest, no, there are no more. There are so many bachelors outside the camp, how could they be left.

Therefore, knowing that the East House was almost full, some aunts in the village took advantage of their work to join in the fun, and most of the people who came were those who had a few boys in their families who were eager to find a wife.

It's okay when I'm busy, but when I'm free, I see such a tall boy wandering around the house, and the wife has never been found, and every family is anxious.

Although they knew that it was not easy to go out to earn a living, they were envious of those who went to the capital with Li Qinghong, who could gain knowledge and find wives. They all planned that when Li Qingwen went to study in the capital this year, he must have the cheek to let his boy accompany him.

Of course, if a girl came to the door, I would be happier.

While reciting the book, Li Qingwen listened to the people in the east room with his ears open. There was a lot of movement from the other side, but the west room could hear it clearly. Li Qingfeng had already gone out with the dog to feed the ducks. Li Qingwen had his own thoughts and tried to listen. to what you want to know.

Li Qingwen was not very interested in other people's affairs, as long as he heard "Jiang Cong", his ears would tremble, but it seemed that his brother didn't appear many times, Li Qingwen felt like a cat was tickling him.

He didn't want to know which girl the Jiang family brought, but also wanted to find out which girl it was.

Confused like this, Li Qingwen followed after hearing Jiang's going to the back kitchen to make tea, and asked casually, "Sister-in-law, who are all here today?"

"I came with you Uncle Jiang and the others, have you forgotten?" Mrs. Jiang thought he was studying too hard and didn't hear what he said just now, "When Jiang Cong and the others come back, many of them will become your sister-in-law. "

Li Qingwen was stunned for a moment, "How many wives does my brother want to marry?"

"What are you thinking about!" Mrs. Jiang scooped up a bowl of sugar water for Li Qingwen, and said with a smile, "Aren't Zhang Yuhai and the others all your brothers?"

All the soldiers in Hongzhou were older than Li Qingwen.

The "brother" in Jiang's mouth refers to everyone in Hongzhou's army, and the "brother" in Li Qingwen's mouth is just Jiang Cong.

Li Qingwen didn't move while holding the sugar water, and blocked the door. Jiang looked at his face tense, and only felt amused, "Why. Seeing that someone else is getting married, are we anxious too?"

Li Qingwen thought to himself, of course I am anxious, I am about to die of anxiety, if I don't hurry, everyone I like will be snatched away.

Thinking of Jiang Cong, Li Qingwen finally asked, "Which girl is the Jiang family showing my brother?"

He wanted to ask this question since the uncle of the Jiang family came, but at that time he suddenly realized his special feelings for Jiang Cong, and he was flustered all the time. After being kissed by Jiang Cong, he glimpsed a possibility, and his mood was completely different .

"Uncle Jiang and the others didn't find a wife for Brother Jiang." Jiang said, "If they really did, they would have come to our house earlier."

Li Qingwen was stunned by this response, but he did not forget to get out of the way and let his sister-in-law pass.

After the daze, there was surprise, doubt, and annoyance.

Li Qingwen drank the sugar water in the bowl in one gulp, blushing from his face to his neck as if he had been drunk.

In other words, I have been fighting with that non-existing girl for so long? !

Li Qingwen covered his face with his hands, afraid that his face would disappear. It was too embarrassing. He even shed tears when he thought of Jiang Cong marrying another woman and having children...

Burying his head deeply into the blanket, only in this dark place did Li Qingwen feel less embarrassed at this time.

Maomao felt that this posture was not good and would be suffocated, so it grabbed Li Qingwen's pants and pulled them out.

Seeing her sister playing this, the other three also jumped over the threshold from the outhouse and opened their mouths. The four siblings worked together and finally tore Li Qingwen's pants.

It was so hot in every house, no one wore leather pants at home, they only wore a pair of linen trousers, which they put on when they went out.

With a sound of "tearing", the thin trousers were torn open.

Li Qingwen sat up suddenly, the four dogs were still a little confused, Mao Mao squatted on the ground with a serious face, the other three also knew that they seemed to have done something wrong, and they were very well-behaved.

After changing his pants, Li Qingwen pulled the blanket over his face, feeling very sad and indignant.

Perhaps sensing his emotional change, Sister Mao Mao bit off the blanket with all her might, and her fluffy head rubbed against Li Qingwen's body.

Continuing to stay at home, Li Qingwen worried that he would be "coaxed" by the four of them, so he decided to go out.

He patted his face a few times, trying to wipe out the red color, but the result became more and more red. Li Qingwen had no choice but to give up, put on his clothes and go out. As soon as the biting wind blew outside, the heat on his face faded away, leaving only a A little bit of thin red, the red is especially obvious on Bai Bai's face.

But in a place like Border Town, it is windy and cold, and everyone's face turns red, but his is not abrupt.

Li Qingwen ran to the camp with his four dogs, but found no one in the house, so he went to the cowshed and sheep pen. Sure enough, Jiang Jiahe, Lao Zhong and Lao Xingtou were shoveling cow dung.

Li Qingwen also picked up the shovel next to him, and while working, he "accidentally" mentioned Zhang Yuhai and the girls, Lao Zhong and Lao Xingtou all said that it was a great thing, they spread out in the border town, and they will be more prosperous in the future.

Jiang Jiahe didn't talk much, but Li Qingwen couldn't help asking, "Uncle Jiang, what about my brother?"

"He decides on his own affairs," Jiang Jiahe said.

Li Qingwen thought about this sentence for a while. It probably meant that the Jiang family would not force his brother to get married?If so, not bad.

He was thinking about it when Old Zhong said, "Jiang Cong has been stable since he was a child, and he has ideas, and there are no shortage of young girls who like him. If he wants to find a wife, he doesn't need to look for it from his hometown."

This is the truth, Li Qingwen thought to himself, although his brother rejected the aunt in the village face to face, there are still many people thinking about it.

Jiang Jiahe stopped the shovel in his hand, wiped off his sweat, and said, "I know he's doing well in the border town, so there's nothing to worry about. Uncle is here this time to see you and your father."

The Jiang family said this when they first arrived. Li Qingwen thought it was a polite gesture, but he didn't expect it to be true...

The Jiang family didn't bring any girls here at all!

Li Qingwen, who knew the whole story, felt even more ashamed. It turned out that he had been thinking about it all this time!

Li Qingwen didn't want to mention what it was like, he struck while the iron was hot and said tentatively: "Uncle, if my brother doesn't want to get married, no, he doesn't want to get married so early..."

"Let him go." Jiang Jiahe's face remained the same, "I don't care about the affairs of the two lifetimes, as long as he doesn't do anything wrong, I don't want to worry about it."

This, this is too enlightened!

Li Qingwen was amazed in his heart, what more could a husband ask for if he had a father like this!

Originally, he wanted to say a few more words, but when he saw Lao Zhong winking at him, Li Qingwen's heart moved, and he immediately shut up and stopped asking.

Several people cleaned up the cowshed, and went to open the silage cellar with some other officers and soldiers.

There are more than a thousand farming cattle in the camp. If they only eat grass, one cow will get 6 to [-] catties a day, and a total of more than [-] catties of grass will be obtained. More water, less nutrients.

This is just cattle, without counting the more numerous and harder-to-serve horses. They eat more than people, so exiles, officers and soldiers are busy all year round for fodder.

For silage, you only need 25 catties of feed per day, plus [-] catties of dry fine forage. This is because silage does not have so much water, but it is diarrhea-causing and cannot be fed alone. It must be mixed with other grains and grasses. .

This is the first time you try this, you have to be extremely careful. These fodders are only fed to cows and not horses, because horses are more precious and cannot be lost. Of course, calves and cows with cubs are not fed. From the beginning, a cow is mixed with three to five catties of silage Feed, feed for many days, see no abnormality, and then increase the amount of silage a little bit.

Feeding this one needs to be extra careful. Therefore, Lao Xingtou has been in the cowshed during the day and night these days. He not only treasures these cows, but also wants to take a good look at the silage. If it is done, he will not see grass for half a year It is a great deed for the border town, and this credit can also be given to Li Qingwen and Jiang Cong.

As soon as the earthen kiln was opened, a different smell spread out, but the wind was strong, and after blowing through, the smell was not so unpleasant. There was a faint sour smell of wine, and Lao Xing couldn't help swallowing.

Everyone took the tools and immediately loaded the feed outside.

There is a lot of silage in each kiln, as long as it is opened, no matter how much there is in the kiln in a day, it is best to eat all of them at once, otherwise the remaining ones will be damaged by rain and snow.

In the first year of experimentation, many grasses in the kiln were rotten and the smell was suffocating, because the grass that was harvested was improper and the earthen kiln was not sealed tightly enough.

But as long as they are successful and see the benefits of silage, the camp will pay more attention to it in the coming year, and not only build more kilns, but also pay more attention to it.

Li Qingwen and Li Qingrui also packed a few carts for the sheep at home.

After several years of reproduction, Li Qingwen's family now has dozens of sheep, large and small. Although the winter in the border town is a bit tough, they have all survived, and they have a lot of fodder regardless of spring, summer, autumn and winter, and they are all very strong.

After feeding the sheep, Li Qingwen wanted to ask Lao Zhong why he was giving him a sneaky wink just now, but he didn't wait for Zhong Yuan who was the order, instead he was called back by his family first.

The weather was getting colder and colder. In case of a big change, Chen Wen went to Li Maoxian and decided to leave early. The village also had the same plan.

In this way, the prepared officers and soldiers and the people outside the camp packed up, took their own things, and drove the sledge to the forest together.

Zhou Yao originally wanted to follow, but this time without Jiang Cong and the others to protect her, Li Qingwen still advised her to stay in the camp and it would not be too late to go back next time.

In this way, the two teams set off mightily.

After walking such a long distance, except for Mao Mao who used their own methods to mark the road, officers, soldiers and civilians also threw logs or piled snow on the road to mark.

Mao Mao and the others have lived in this icy and snowy land for generations. This trip is more exciting than anyone else. They keep running around the team. Not only can they spot wild animals early, they can also hunt for themselves. Drive back and let everyone take it down with bows and arrows.

At this time, everyone discovered that these four dogs are so powerful!

Not only did the Mao Mao siblings receive admiration from everyone, but Li Qingwen was also praised for his good teaching.

In fact, Li Qingwen didn't teach them to hunt, but just played with them. The reason why these four behaved so well was probably because of their blood. It can only be said that Liu and the dog fathers and bitches of his tribe raised them well. Don't dare to take credit.

Because of the large number of people traveling together this time, and the clever dogs, their journey from the camp to the forest went smoothly except for freezing.

Facing this vast forest, no one dared to take it lightly. Chen Wen first followed Li Qingwen and the others to the wooden house, agreed on a date to go back together, and then parted ways.

They went hunting, where Li Qingwen and others made candles, collected fruits and other edible things.