After dressing as a widow

When the petty official said that the farmers were wasting grain, the old village head and Uncle Ma who led Gu Lin and the others heard it too, and they were so anxious that they were afraid that the adults would blame them.

Looking at Lin Zhen who explained to them that he had taught them to compost manure, he was very grateful.

The little official didn't expect that what he said was wrong, his face was a little red, he slowed down and landed at the end, praying that the adults in front would not remember his face.

The land in Lizhou is flat, with few slopes and hills, and the reclaimed wasteland is all flat, and it seems that there is no end in sight at a glance.

Assigned to their side, let them identify whose family these lands belong to, and what kind of plants are planted. After seeing Lin Zhen, Ma Sanshu was not so nervous and said: "Look, Lin Fulang, that piece of land is newly opened by my family. The wasteland is planted with sorghum, buckwheat, and two fields of soybeans."

Uncle Ma was still worried about the little official next to him at first, but he was soon overjoyed by the extra acres of land, and pointed to the continuous acres of land to talk to Lin Zhen.

Lin Zhen looked at this piece of land that had not been weeded for a long time, and the pigweed and weeds were still a little fresh: "Is it drenched in dung water?"

"Not yet, wait until the weeds are hoeed before watering. Lin Fulang, you told us that it is best to water the dung water in the morning or in the evening. At noon, the sun is too high and it will burn the seedlings, so my family will prepare it tomorrow morning. Pick up the dung water to drench."

"Well," Lin Zhen nodded, looking at the well-growth seedlings, "After drenching the dung water, wait for the seedlings to grow to the height of the knees, and then again when the seedlings are as high as the shoulders. Although it will be a little tiring, but The seedlings will definitely grow well, and the tassels will be dense."

Uncle Ma thinks that Lin Fulang is really likable, he is so good-looking, but when it comes to farm work, he is very sensible and right.

He grinned and said, "The farmers are not afraid of being tired, as long as they add two buckets of grain and can eat an extra bowl of rice, they will be satisfied!"

"Then what we said before, does it count? Exchange eighty catties of grain for the output of one mu of your land?"

"Hahahaha, don't change, don't change. From now on, Mr. Gu, Lin Fulang, if you tell us to go east, we will never go west. If you tell us to chase the dog, we will definitely not chase chickens. Follow Mr. Gu and you will have something to eat!"

That day, they were worried that what the state government office and Lin Zhen said would be useless. In order to reassure them, Lin Zhen offered to make up for them with his own pocket if the grain yield per mu this year was less than [-] catties. Momentum, eighty catties should be enough, as for how much more than that, I don't know.

Lin Zhen was amused by his pile of chickens and dogs. This uncle is about the same age as Father Lin. When he saw him, Lin Zhen thought of Father and Father, so he couldn't help chatting with him: " Uncle, how many acres of wasteland has your family cultivated this year?"

Ma Sanshu said: "For ten acres of land, the curved plow that your lord asked someone to make is really easy to use. One person pulls it at the front and the other person supports it at the back, and the field can be turned out."

"It's much faster than digging with a hoe!" He gestured as he said, showing Lin Zhen how to use a Quyuan plow.

Lin Zhen smiled and said: "Plowing the plow by manpower is still slow. If there are animals in the house, put the plow on the animal, and the plow will be faster. One person can plow several acres of land in a day."

Uncle Ma shook his head and waved his hands: "Lin Fulang, we already feel very good, but we don't dare to think about raising livestock, that's something only people with a solid foundation can think about."

"Life is passed day by day, if you don't dare to think about it now, you will dare to think about it in the future." Lin Zhen said.

"Hey," Ma Sanshu's eyes lit up when he thought that his family would be able to buy one or two livestock in the future, and he said, "This year we will cultivate some wasteland while tending the crops, and next year we will grow more."

As they chatted and walked, Gu Lin, Guan Peng, Gao Tong, Jiang Jing and other officials in front of them were also listening to the old village chief talking about this year's farming.

After a while, when they were walking for a mile or two, several aunts and uncles in their fifties led a dozen women with water jars and came towards them: "The women have seen the adults, Let's bring some water, it's hot and I can't live without water."

The old village head who was walking beside Gu Lin hurriedly bent down and said to Gu Lin, "My lord, this is the old wife of Cao Min. These people are all from our Majiatun."

Gu Lin's eyes passed through the crowd, and landed on Lin Zhen who was chatting with the villagers, his face was a little red from the sun, and there was sweat on his forehead.

He nodded, "Rest here for a while."

All the officials and petty officials in the state government yamen have nothing to worry about eating and drinking. Although the master who only wanders around in the yamen on weekdays, although he has some fists and kicks, he is only a little showy after not using it for a long time, and he is suddenly pulled out by him. After a few miles, I couldn't hold on.

As soon as he said he could rest, he didn't care about whether it was muddy or not, and he sat down on the rock next to the field on the ridge.

The girls and husbands, led by the old wife of the village head, hurriedly took out the bowls carried in the baskets and poured water for them.

"Thank you." Lin Zhen also got a bowl of water. He drank it so much that his throat was about to smoke. He took a sip while holding the bowl, and felt something was wrong while he was stuffy. What is it?

Looking at the water in the bowl, Lin Zhen looked down and sniffed it carefully.

A light flashed in his head, and he asked the husband who brought the water to him: "Uncle, where did you get the water? Is this the only water source nearby?"

Fu Lang, whom he called Uncle, said: "I installed it in the Qingquan Cave over here. The water there is cold and clear. We were afraid that it would be hot from the sun when we installed it from home, so we specially went there to install it."

"Well, is there something wrong with this water?" Fu Lang asked with a heart.

Lin Zhen stood up, drank the water and said, "It's nothing, I just want to trouble Uncle to take me to see the Qingquan Cave."

After drinking the water, Gu Lin walked towards him: "Uncle Lin, is there anything unusual?"

"I'm not sure yet. You have to see it with your own eyes to be sure. If it is really what I think, it will be a treasure for us." Lin Zhen couldn't wait, and called the husband who brought him water to leave.

Gu Lin said: "Take two yamen servants and pay attention to safety."

"Okay." Lin Zhen looked at the two yamen servants, and strode towards the direction led by Fu Lang.

Qingquan Cave was not far from them, Fu Lang still didn't know why Lin Zhen was so interested in a cave, and said, "Lin Fulang, is there something bad for people in that water?"

"It's really not good for the human body. If you take that kind of water for a long time, your teeth will turn yellow." Lin Zhen glanced at Fu Lang's teeth, "But you shouldn't drink the water here often, it won't affect much."

"Yes, Qingquan Cave is a little far from our village. There is also a big well in our village, so except for busy farming seasons, no one comes here to fetch water, and during free time."

"Ahead is Qingquan Cave." Fu Lang pointed to the front.

Lin Zhen looked in the direction of his finger, and saw that the front was so flat that there was not even a bump in the ground, and it didn't look like there was a hole.

However, when he and Fulang got closer, they saw that the so-called Qingquan Cave was actually a sunken hole with a diameter of more than 20 meters wide and a depth of more than ten meters. A winding path.

Fu Lang said: "This is Qingquan Cave, we got water from there just now."

Lin Zhen glanced at the hole where the rocks inside were exposed because of the long-term rain, and it seemed that it was not easy to collapse. "Come on, let's go down and have a look."

As soon as we reached the bottom of the cave, the temperature dropped suddenly. A lot of slightly damp sandy soil was spread on the bottom of the cave, which was very comfortable to step on.

Lin Zhen followed Fu Lang to the entrance of the water-logged hole, and touched the slightly yellowish color on the stone wall with his fingers. Suddenly, he bent down and picked up a thumb-sized black stone from the water drop.

Sure enough, this thing is developed.

Looking at the black stone in his hand, Fu Lang who brought him said: "This stone is useless, it will break if you hit it."

Lin Zhen smiled, shook off the water on the stone, and put it in his purse: "This thing is good."

"Uncle, tell me, during the flood season, are there many black stones that rush out of this cave?"

Fu Lang saw that he took a black stone as a treasure, and Monk Zhang Er said puzzledly, "It's not too much."

Lin Zhen looked into the dark hole when he heard the words, and estimated that these pieces of coal were washed here by the water of the underground river. If he was lucky, it meant that the coal mine was not far from Majiatun. Well, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack.

But as long as there is, there is a little hope.

Lin Zhen stood up, shook the water off his hand, "Come on, let's go back."

They walked this trip, and when they returned, the women and husbands were taking the bowls and pitchers back, when Gu Lin walked up to Lin Zhen.

Lin Zhen handed him the thumb-sized piece of coal that he had picked up.

Gu Lin took the small black stone, judging from the color and hardness, he couldn't judge its usefulness for the time being: "Uncle Lin, what is this?"

"This stuff is called coal, and it's a kind of fuel. In winter, knock a few pieces into the stove, and it won't go out until the next morning."

"And the temperature is more stable and higher than that of firewood, and the fire it burns makes iron faster and better."

Whether it is people's livelihood or iron smelting, coal has a great effect. Gu Lin is very smart. Hearing Lin Zhen's words, he realized the huge effect that this small black thing can bring.

Lin Zhen took the coal back and said: "It's a pity that the origin of this coal is not clear. After you go back, you can send someone to ask around. It would be better if you can find it. If you can't find it, you can only put it on hold for now."

"Well, I will give orders after I go back."

This time to check the farming affairs, one is to check whether the number of acres of fields reported by each village is consistent, and whether there is any false report to defraud the state government of grain and seeds. The most prepared, the places that need to be adjusted should be adjusted as soon as possible.

However, the results of the inspection are all good. The people who have received such great benefits from the state government are very grateful to them. No matter how dare they lie to them, the grain they planted is also good.

The fields of more than 100 households add up to a lot. Naturally, they will not go to all of them. After looking at more than ten acres of land, they make a note in the booklet and plan to go to the next village.

The old village head and Ma Sanshu brought Gu Linlinzhen and the others to Changba, and said, "My lord, we have asked the family to prepare some simple tea and light meals, let's go after eating."