Bianshanhan [farming]

It was mentioned before that several post stations will be added, and planning will start after the land is planted this year. Jiang Liping and the others will build two post stations, one is near the border town camp, and the other is south of the dense forest.

After Jiang Cong left, Jiang Liping and the others also set off to build a new station a few days later.

The so-called "the three armies have not moved, the food and grass go first", when they went south, they pulled more than ten carts of food.It is impossible to plant the land next to Xinyi Station this year, and the food I pull will have to be eaten until next year's autumn harvest, so I dare not be sloppy.

When they arrived at Xinyi Station, they immediately began to break ground and build warehouses first. If it rains suddenly, people can avoid it, but the food cannot be watered and damp.

In the past few years, they have built quite a few houses. It can be said that they are familiar with the road. The warehouse was up in a few days. In order to dry it, the foundation of the main house was dug for a few days without capping the roof.

After the grain was put into storage, they felt more at ease. While working, they asked where Jiang Cong and the others were at this time.

After the main house was built, the big guys said they had a good meal and celebrated, so Jiang Liping and Ma Yongjiang took bows and arrows and rode on horses.

I don’t know if they were unlucky or something. They started a little late the day before. A few people went out and shot a few rabbits. The next day, they decided to go farther, and then they saw a long road coming from the south. fleeing team.

At first Ma Yongjiang thought he was an exile, and thought to himself, could it be that something happened in the capital, or why all these people were exiled here.

The horse approached and saw that the person in front seemed to be Jiang Cong, and then widened his eyes, Li Qingfeng seemed to be beside Jiang Cong...

"My mother..." Ma Yongjiang's jaw almost dropped, "This, Li Qingfeng and his family have too many relatives..."

Three hundred came during the Chinese New Year, how many of these, this, these, thousand or eight hundred, seems to be more than that.

Jiang Liping ignored him who was in a daze, and rode his horse to meet Jiang Cong and the others.

Unexpectedly, they met here, Li Qingfeng stared at Jiang Liping with bright eyes, "Brother Jiang, do you have something to eat?"

Looking at the food on the faces of the group of them, they knew that the road would be difficult, Jiang Liping immediately said: "Go, go to the post station, there is food there!"

Then Li Qingfeng rode his horse and ran forward at a fast speed. The people behind heard that there was food ahead, licked their chapped and peeled lips, and grabbed the burden on their backs.

When Li Qingfeng arrived at the post station, he quickly lit the fire, put water and rice in the pot, and the others laughed when they saw that he had lit all the stoves, "See how many bowls of rice you can stuff in your stomach..."

When Jiang Cong led the travel-stained people to the post station, none of the crowd could laugh, so they hurried out to help push the cart and carry the bags.

Because of Li Qingfeng's quick movements, the sorghum porridge was almost ready to eat after all the fleeing teams arrived at the post station.

Without Li Qingwen asking, Jiang Liping opened the warehouse and moved the grain out.

People from all households who had already eaten the half bag of grain came to collect it, and Li Qingwen counted the number of people nearby.

In this way, Jiang Liping and the others ate the meal for celebration at Xinyi Station along with a group of people who had traveled thousands of miles to the border town.

Hearing about the severe drought in Bingzhou, Jiang Liping and the others also frowned. Hongzhou will not lack water, but there will be floods, and the people will be miserable. They are full of sympathy and pity for those who fled from famine.

After dinner, Jiang Liping and Lao Sun talked to Li Maoxian and the elders of Yangshu Village, telling them to live in the border town with peace of mind, and they would definitely help if anything happened.

People in Yangshu Village feel relieved and reliable to have so many people willing to help in a place thousands of miles away from home.

The newly built main building of Xinyi Station can't accommodate many people, and the fleeing team has to lay their shop in the yard without walls. Although they are tired now, they are more and more confident.

Waves of people came to meet them, and they even felt that the border town was not too far away...

These many people couldn't delay on the road, and they started to pack their things and set out on the road at Yinshi the next day before dawn.

Jiang Liping and the others escorted them through the dense forest on horseback, and asked Jiang Cong to help hunt some prey by the way.

When passing through the dense forest, Li Qingwen saw those beehives again, and he couldn't help thinking about the taste of honey...

Seeing that his saliva was about to flow out, Jiang Cong smiled and said, "Be patient, wait until brother takes you to a place, there will be more and bigger beehives."

Li Qingwen nodded heavily, he's not greedy, he really hasn't eaten anything good in the past few months, and his body is cramped, his stomach seems to have leaked, and he's only half full after eating with the big guys every day , was fed jerky by Jiang Cong at night, only to be hung up and fainted from starvation.

He now understands why the fourth brother doesn't even dislike his saliva, it's really because he's hungry.

If Li Qingwen told Li Qingfeng this, Li Qingfeng would explain to him that when he was not hungry, he wanted to eat something delicious.

After passing through the dense forest, they had no shortage of food to eat. Jiang Cong borrowed it from people in various post stations, promising to return the food when he arrived at the border town.

The autumn harvest will be in a month or two, and the post stations that are not short of food will ask for other things in exchange, most of which are silver, Jiang Cong nodded willingly.

Although it was fleeing famine, but after hundreds of miles, although everyone was not full, they were not starving.

When we arrived at Qi Mingai's station, it was very close to the border town, and Li Maoqun was there. When he saw Li Benshan and the others, his eyes were red, "Second Uncle, Second Uncle, over there at home..."

The nephew has been in the border town for two years, and his body has become stronger. From the looks of it, life is going well. Li Benshan patted his arm, "People move to live, and trees move to die. As long as people are fine, the rest is nothing."

Li Maoqun went to kowtow to the ancestor, Mrs. Zhang stood by, and Li Maoqun called his mother after kowtow.

Zhang's tired face was like gold paper, and she replied feebly.

Jiang Cong went ahead and went back to the camp to find Zhou Fengnian, Li Qingwen, Li Qingfeng and Li Maoqun to lead the way.

Lin Tan frowned when he heard that people fleeing famine had come here, and he didn't speak for a long time.

He has already learned about the famine in Bingzhou from the guards escorting the exiles, and he also knows that the exiles are not allowed to go north in Yuanbei City. Will these people cause any trouble here?

Zhou Fengnian knew Lin Tan a little better. He said that the border town was short of manpower, and the city walls hadn't been built up to now. There were not enough exiles and officers and soldiers. The arrival of these refugees was not a bad thing, and they could make the border town better.

Jiang Cong also said that more people would settle down here, know how to farm and know various crafts, which would be of great benefit to the border town that lacked too many things.The border town is rich in products, and there will be more and more people in the future. A large amount of dry goods and medicinal materials will definitely attract the attention of caravans. Only when this place becomes more and more prosperous will it become a real city.

Lin Tan was tempted. With more people and more output, and attracting business, he would be able to get tax revenue. Not only would he no longer have to ask the court for money, but he might even be richer.

After being here for a few years, he knows better than those of the imperial court. Although it is bitter and cold here, the land is vast and there are many good things.

If one day, the border town can develop and grow like the exiles in the south, then he will become the most important general in the north.

In the past, the southeast was the most important place where Daliang was exiled, that is, a large number of exiles went there and brought a lot of things. Those places of exile have become more and more prosperous, and it is no longer a place where people suffer and suffer...

Therefore, he nodded and agreed that the refugees fleeing famine would go to the border town, but they were not allowed to enter the camp. They had to settle down in the lower reaches of the river and buy land.

Knowing that Lin Tan valued face and credit the most, Zhou Fengnian and Jiang Cong also said that the people would always be grateful for the general's compassionate mind, and that they would stay here in the future and obey the general's arrangements.

Coming out of Lin Tan, Zhou Fengnian let out a long breath. It seems that the city here will become more and more lively, which is very good. Since he will not go back to the capital for a short time, it is good to join in the fun here.

After thanking Zhou Feng, Jiang Cong went back to get the money, and asked the people in the camp to pull the grain and food out in carts.

Li Qingwen and the others heard the good news that they could settle here before they reached the border town. They were very happy and led people along the river, looking around with great interest, and choosing a place to build a new home.

This is not to build one house, or several houses, but several villages, with hundreds or thousands of families, and it needs to be discussed carefully.

The women set up a fire on the wild grass to cook, the children looked for firewood sensiblely, the men walked back and forth along the river, Li Qingfeng was teaching a group of people on the bank how to cast a net, and there were bursts of exclamations.

The sunset glowed half of the sky, the sound of frogs kept ringing in the distance, the horses that had been removed from the splint bowed their heads to graze, the breeze was blowing by the river, the weeds fluctuated, everyone looked radiant, and it was impossible to tell that they had only traveled more than 2000 miles of.

No matter how hard the journey is, no matter how much hardship one endures, everyone feels that they and their families will be able to survive in this vast and fertile land.

Li Qingwen, who was sitting by the river soaking his feet, thought, this is probably the power of hope.

Guo Dayong and the others also came, each found their own family members, wept with each other, and had endless words to say.

Li Qingwen didn't sigh for too long. Soon, Li Qingfeng brought down the fish net. Many people didn't know what to do with it. Li Qingwen rolled up his sleeves. This time his mother and sister-in-law could finally eat fish, so he had to let them taste it.

Li Qingwen was slaughtering the fish, and a group of people looked around, with those serious faces, those who didn't know thought he was doing something important.

Li Qingfeng didn't want to eat stewed fish in clear water. He was about to go back to the camp to pick up seasonings. Zhou Yao, Lao Xingtou and Li Maoyu's family came and brought what he wanted to go back with, as well as various dried pheasants and rabbit meat. .

They heard that the Li family and the villagers had come, so they naturally wanted to come out to have a look. Of course, they also wanted to have a meal by the way.

Mrs. Chen took Li Maoyu's hand, and seeing her face rounded, she knew that life was comfortable and extremely happy. The child's father was right, Maoyu was right to come to the border town!

While the people next to them were talking, Li Qingwen cleaned up the fish one by one, while Li Qingfeng and Li Maoqun chopped and sliced ​​the fish very skillfully.