Bianshanhan [farming]

Jiang Cong went on this trip for almost half a year, and when he came back, he was immediately taken away by Zhou Fengnian.

Recently, a lot of people came from the south. They specialize in digging ginseng in the forest. There are Puju people and girders. They had disputes with the people of the Chatu tribe. There were many casualties. This ancient forest is not as peaceful as it used to be. up.

Naturally, the imperial court will not give up this rich forest. It has been designated as territory and sent to guard the forest, but compared to the huge forest, there are very few officers and soldiers, and the task of guarding is really heavy. This year, thousands of soldiers have been sent here .

The changes in the border town are not big or small. The inner city is almost built, and all the officers and soldiers have moved to the new city. At the same time, the walls of the outer city have begun to rise little by little.

Shops were opened on the north-south street in Xincheng, most of which were restaurants and taverns, and the patrons were exiles, officers and soldiers.

Because of the need to cultivate land, there are many livestock and livestock, and the water is convenient, the people in the village still live in the old city.

When the Li family entertained guests from the Lu family, Li Qingwen went to look for Zhou Yao, but in vain.

I've heard that Zhou Yao went back to Anyangguan to visit relatives, but it's really surprising that she hasn't come back after such a long time.

Resting at home for a few days, Li Qingwen followed the big guys to weed.

Last year's harvest was very good, and every household was full of grain. This year, a lot of rice fields came out. Fang and a group of girls from Hongzhou were here to teach the big guys how to grow rice.

Although the yield of cold-resistant rice is only 100 catties per mu, several mu of land has been planted, which has improved the food for the big guys. White rice is no longer what it used to be, it only appears in dreams.

Sorghum, millet, rice, wheat, millet, barley, buckwheat, and soybeans. There are more and more types of crops, and there are many more vegetables. Carrots, onions, peas, cabbage, and cauliflower are all from Luoche. The seeds obtained there have already taken root in the border town.

The most planted pumpkins are of course, because of their high yield and sweet taste, they are loved by everyone, whether they are ordinary people or officers and soldiers, they have planted a lot of them.

This season, standing on the hillside and looking down, you can see yellow pumpkin flowers everywhere.

The saplings planted before had grown quite a bit. Although Li Qingwen was away last year and this spring, there were still people raising seedlings and planting trees, and there were a few more forests than before.

When I was tired from work, I straightened up to take a breath, wiped off my sweat, and took a deep breath. I could smell the aroma of wine in the wind. It was Li Maoqun leading people to make wine.Sorghum is used to make baijiu and barley to make beer. A small part of these wines are kept in the border towns, but most of them will be brought to the capital to be specially supplied to the Yangxiezi Hot Pot Shop.

In the past, this river flowing from north to south was only used for people to carry water, fish and drink livestock, but now it is much more lively.

In addition to the paddy fields on both sides, there are swaying willow trees, and there are flocks of wild ducks, cattle and sheep downstream. There is an empty field in the sunny place, and a long rope is drawn to dry medicinal materials.

Last year, two new mills were built, one is a water mill located by the river, and the other is a second-floor wind mill. With these two, people and animals have saved a lot of effort.

Although the idea of ​​building the mill was conceived by Li Qingwen, it was the villagers who put in the effort, and Zheng Zhun also gave a lot of advice.

When he first came back, Li Qingwen saw that there were many new houses outside. In the past two years, many people got married in the border towns. If there are rich places, they naturally want to build more houses.

There are many marriages, and naturally many children are born. When eating outside at night, the crying of babies comes from all directions, which is very loud.

When delivering the things entrusted by the Zhou family in the capital, Li Qingwen heard from Zhou Congxin that the exiles from Linsu might be escorted to the border town, which would become the northernmost pier in Daliang in the future.

This was not aimless. Although there was no official decree yet, Li Qingwen had also heard from Jiang Cong that the border town was much more important than Linsu, and there was no need to spend so much manpower and material resources for that little tribute.

The most annoying thing about this season is that holding a big dog is very hot, not only people are sweating, but the dog is also sticking out its tongue.

Back this time, Li Maoxian and the Chen family have been entertaining the Lu family, but Li Qingrui has been asking Li Qingwen about going to Hongzhou, and asking if the Jiang family has urged Jiang Cong to marry.

Of course Li Qingwen couldn't say it, their affairs were exposed, so he could only try to prevaricate, and when he couldn't hold back, he said, "Jiang Cong has his own plans, big brother, you should worry more about the second and fourth brothers."

"You think I want to meddle in other people's business?!" Li Qingrui's expression was full of hatred, "If I hadn't promised you, I wouldn't have meddled in Jiang's affairs!"

"Promise to what?" Li Qingwen asked, taking a sip of water from the big sea bowl and turning his head.

Li Qingrui stared at Yaodi for a long time, "Don't you remember what you told me when you were injured?"

Li Qingwen shook his head, feeling a little strange in his elder brother's eyes.

Seeing his completely honest expression, Li Qingrui let out a long sigh, only then did he realize that he no longer remembered what he said before he fell into a coma...

No wonder, after he came back, he still kept a hidden appearance after various hints from himself.

Good guy, I tried my best to think about my brother and Jiang Cong, but he actually forgot, Li Qingrui's mood was not to mention complicated.

Seeing his elder brother turn his head and leave, Li Qingwen turned around and patted his chest, which startled him, thinking that the matter between himself and Jiang Cong had been discovered by his elder brother...

After weeding, Li Qingwen went to the camp, ate a few meals cooked by Mrs. Fang, and talked about all kinds of things in Hongzhou.

After the work in the field was over, Li Qingwen went to the birch forest with the fourth brother and the young people in the village. There were many flower seeds bought from the capital, colorful and colorful, and honey shuttled among the flowers to collect sweet honey. Water flies to the nest.

This is the annual honey-harvesting season. With the non-stop boxing and flower planting, more and more honey is harvested every year. Counting the linden forest in the north, there are almost 200 barrels.

The road from the border town to the birch forest has to go back and forth several times a year, and it has almost been repaired. When the wind blows, the small trees on the roadside shake their green heads.

Because there are so many wild animals, these small trees will be gnawed every year. The hard-fated ones can survive, and the dead ones have to be replenished. Not willing to eat them again.

As soon as the honey was pulled back, the women began to get busy. The big wooden barrels were placed on the ground to sink for a few days, and then the wax residue was removed with a filter cloth, and then distributed into jars and small wooden barrels.

Although Zhou Yao was not there, she said she would come back when she left, and the big guy was still used to leaving her everything with beeswax.

After returning home, the days passed quickly and busy, and it was August in a blink of an eye.

The wind in August is obviously not so gentle, and the dried flowers are blown down, the leaves of the early-maturing crops are blown dry, and the other ears are getting fuller.

Li Qingwen was still thinking about going to the Chatu tribe with Jiang Cong, so he followed the village team to pick fruit in the forest and set off from home.

In this business, apart from the villagers, there are also officers and soldiers. Some of the officers and soldiers are going to the east guard post and changing defenses in the forest, and some are picking fruits and various dry goods along with them.

In the past, they only went to the forest after the autumn harvest. At that time, they could only hunt and make candles. Now that they are more and more familiar with it, they began to go to the forest in autumn. The harvest here is not less than that in the field.

The people in the village were very curious about the capital city, they caught Li Qingwen asking questions, and at the same time complained that studying was too hard, shaking their heads every day, it would be better to ride a horse and herd sheep.

Now, both boys and girls in the village have to study. Although every parent wants their children to be successful, they all understand that it is easy to read and write, but it is really difficult to take the exam to become an official. After all, there is only one Li Qingzhuo, and not everyone's children can catch up Up.

Studying is really hard. Most of the girls are calm and can sit still. The boys used to run around the mountains and fields, and they were suddenly detained in the school, feeling uncomfortable.

Of course, don't look at how fiercely they yelled in front of Li Qingwen, none of them dared to be so presumptuous in the school, otherwise they wouldn't need to do anything with their master, and their parents and grandparents would take turns to teach them a lesson when they returned home.

If you don't study well, you can say that you are stupid. It is not a matter of reading. If you dare to disrespect your master, you will be guilty of a serious crime.

Among these people, most of them wanted to know how lively the capital was. Only a few asked Li Qingwen how he studied in his private school. These two people were also the top students among the children in the border towns, and none of them came from Yangjiacun.

There is a sentry post about fifty miles away. There are high watchtowers and wooden buildings that rotate upwards.

Li Qingfeng was very familiar with the officers and soldiers in the camp, and many people greeted him wherever he went.

The long carriage line went from the camp to the edge of the forest. At this time, the sun was not so strong, and the wind was even stronger.

What was different from the past was that officers and soldiers from the border town were stationed at the edge of the forest, and Jiang Cong had been here since he came back. After doing the math, Li Qingwen and him hadn't seen each other for more than a month.

Following the big dogs, the carriage arrived at the cabin in the forest. This is the time when all kinds of fruits are ripe, and you can smell the fragrance of grass, trees and fruits as you walk.

Many of the ripe fruits are easily broken, so instead of taking back a pile of rotten ones, they simply made jam in the forest, so when they came, there were large and small wooden barrels in the car.

Some of these wooden barrels are made by themselves, and some are bought in shops in Xincheng. I heard that the wooden barrel shop and the business of selling sacks and hemp ropes are booming all year round, and Li Qingwen's family uses a lot every year.

Women who pick fruit and make jam are the most agile, but they are inseparable from all the family affairs, so most of the people who do this now are as patient as Li Qingwen.

In addition to seabuckthorn, persimmons, and water grapes, there are dozens of unknown wild fruits. Li Qingwen found that there were blueberries in the small fruits they picked. After washing and tasting a few, the taste was the same as blueberries. It was his favorite. up.