The western part of the country is vast and sparsely populated, and it is not false at all. After passing the Hangang Province and further west, I walked for several days without encountering a single town. Although there is a danger in the rainstorm on this road, the road condition is much better than the previous dirt road. Because this is already a wartime security area, the road is wider than the ordinary official road, the roadbed is made of large stones, and the road surface is sandy. Although there is no maintenance due to perennial disrepair, the road is very potholed. But it's a hundred times better than a dirt road when it's raining and not being able to walk.

Although the bottom end of the new carriage of the Er Ya family is much lower than that of the old carriage, she calculates it according to the height of the off-road vehicle, so even if there is a big difference between the height here, it is not to the point where the car can't go.

The villages on both sides of the road are sparsely scarce, and the fields are sparsely cultivated, with crops mostly millet and sorghum, one in the east and one in the west. In fact, it is not that these lands cannot grow good crops, and Erya knows that these places in later generations are all high-yield places for potatoes, sweet potatoes, pearl fruits, watermelons, cotton, grapes, sunflowers, lavender, wolfberries and other crops. Now there are large tracts of wild grass and thorns, and some of them are bare yellow earth washed out by the rain. Seeing patches of green made Erya feel at ease, at least not to the extent of semi-desertification.

In later generations, perhaps it was the reason for road construction, maybe it was because it was too much wasteland, or maybe it was because the mudslides were getting more and more serious. When Er Ya knew in the map that Xiaolong was going to govern this land, he also sweated for him. For my brother to be able to make achievements. She also came with her family, not that she was arrogant and thought she could do anything. It's just that she at least knows more about this land than Xiaolong, and she has more than Xiaolong about what future generations will plant and harvest on this land.

While resting at noon that day, Erya couldn't help but ask the frowning and worried little dragon: "Little dragon!" Along the way, you also see the land that you will manage. What's in mind? ”

Xiaolong had been in a dull mood and worried since he stepped into the area he was going to manage, and he couldn't see it when his sister-in-law asked him now. He replied sullenly: "There are not many people here." How to manage it? And who to manage? I really don't understand, how can there be a fool who doesn't have a long heart to come and rob from afar in this place where there is nothing? ”

"Whew!" Xiaohu has seen the desolation of this place ever since. When I heard that it was Xiaolong's jurisdiction, I was also worried about my brother's future official career, and at this time, I saw that my brother was full of frustration, and he said something with a choking taste. Instead, it squirted out funny. Afraid that my brother would be even more uncomfortable, he hurriedly comforted him: "Okay! Don't be bored. And me and your sister-in-law! I don't understand anything about officialdom with your sister-in-law, but we can still help you more or less with this agricultural matter. ”

Er Ya also said with a smile: "Because this is the junction of the two provinces, it is normal for the sparsely populated land to be barren. After this, to the city ahead, and near the place where the exiles from the frontier gathered, it would not be so desolate. There is always output in the land over there, and those people in Western Xinjiang are not fools who don't have long brains, so don't worry! Now calm down and think carefully about how to manage the affairs of the government. As for the farming of this land, I'll check around with your brother first. Then come up with a step-by-step plan. Make sure that during your time in charge of the state capital, there is a change that will make a visible difference. ”

Xiaolong really doesn't understand farming, although he has done the transformation of reeds independently, but it is too far away from real farming. What he is worried about is that he is not only half a jar of vinegar in farming, but also has no vinegar at the bottom of the altar, how can he transform this uninhabited place well? As for the affairs of officialdom, although he didn't understand anything like his brother and sister-in-law, but fortunately, Anzi's brother wrote a long letter, explaining to him all the bits and pieces since he became an official and his own feelings and gains. Coupled with some of his own cleverness, he can always cope with it. Now that he has his brother and sister-in-law in farming, he has gone four-fifths of his mind at once, and the remaining fifth is a little timidity and panic when he first became an official.

The little dragon who had let go of his mind finally returned to his spirit, and after eating, while everyone was resting and eating, he actually had the leisure to take the four entourages to take a walk a little farther away.

"Go ahead! Take your sword, and don't go too far, lest we find you when we set out later. Seeing that Xiaolong was rarely happy and willing to take a walk alone, Erya nodded in agreement. (Xiaolong is now an official, and it is natural to wear weapons for self-defense.) Erya has no taboos, and now that the family has money, of course she will not be stingy with a sword. ）

Xiaolong climbed up the high slope with his entourage, and looked at the patches of verdant green in the distance, and couldn't tell whether it was the crops planted by the farmer or the weeds that grew on the wasteland. On a barren slope on the right-hand side, a white flock of sheep moved and graze, and the shepherds waved their whips from time to time and shouted. There were two black dogs running around the flock, barking twice once in a while, and the sheep in the flock would also bleat a few times in response. Xiaolong, who was already relaxed, began to feel cheerful and happy this time.

He suddenly felt ashamed of his depression and sorrow, how undeserved! At the beginning, I heard that the Northland was the same as here, with wilderness everywhere, but now it is not very well cultivated and cultivated by its own family. It's just that the soil is better than here! The soil here is loose, and the rain is a little heavier, and the surface layer of the humus that can be used as fertilizer will be carried away by the water, and the slightest bit of it will not be retained. But I can encourage people to raise more cows, pigs, and donkeys with more manure, if people don't dare to raise them, then their brother and sister-in-law will definitely be the leader, and they will naturally take the initiative to learn to raise them when they see the sweetness when they earn money

Xiaolong, who was in a good mood, returned to the resting place with his entourage with a smile on his face, seeing that everyone had packed up and waited for him to come back and set off, he apologized to his brother with a little embarrassment: "Just waiting for me?!" Why didn't you call me? I'm over there, and I can hear it shouting. ”

Xiaohu smiled: "You are finally willing to take a walk." Relax, what did I tell you to do! When you're back, get in the car and go. By the way, do you want to ride a horse? ”

Several of his family's good horses were brought out. Of course, these horses could not be used to pull the cart, and they either rode separately or tethered to the carriage along the way. Now Xiaohu saw that Xiaolong seemed to be in a very happy mood, so he wanted to follow Xiaolong on horseback and take a closer look at the situation of agriculture and animal husbandry here.

Xiaolong was in a good mood, so he nodded immediately, and the entourage behind him took Xiaolong's black horse over and handed it to Xiaolong. Seeing that the weather was good, Er Ya and Wen Yue also rode their own mounts. Keep up with the convoy and walk.

There are many inns on this road, which are specially designed for military emergencies to change horses, replenish dry food, water and other materials. Although there were no major wars in the Damin Dynasty for decades, it was relatively stable. However, because the western region is often plundered by aliens on the western border, even if the frontier army will soon drive it away, the military information, civilian information, and government newspapers will still be transmitted one by one. Therefore, the use rate of the inn on this road is still very high, and it is not deserted. If there are a few people staying occasionally, it can also be accommodated. They stayed overnight at these inns along the way.

Because there are a lot of mudslides and flash floods here. Erya and Xiaohu are not familiar with the terrain, so of course they don't dare to find a place to camp for the night. When they came to an inn again, they were obliged to stay even though it was still early, and if they had done so, they would have to stay outside for the night. And the shopkeeper of the previous inn had said that there was a high probability of a heavy rainstorm today or tomorrow, and they did not dare to take it lightly.

The shopkeeper expected it well. In the middle of the night, it rained heavily. Erya and Xiaohu were very vigilant all the way, and they would immediately get up to check at the slightest noise. When Erya heard a strong wind blowing outside the window. When the big tree in the courtyard was desperately crushed in one direction, he jumped up from the bed, stood sideways by the window, carefully lifted the curtain with the tip of his axe, and looked over the courtyard, where the little tiger was doing the same. Even though the two of them knew that it was caused by the sudden wind, they did not immediately turn around and go back to sleep, but stood there and watched for a while.

It wasn't until they saw what the real downpour was like here that they knew that the torrential rain in their hometown was really nothing here. The heavy rain in my hometown may not be small, but it will be much longer, and the rain can flow away for a while. And the torrential rain here is terrifying, the same amount of rain, the south and the Central Plains can be completed in half an hour, but here it is a few minutes, all of it seems to fall from the sky at once, there is no chance for the earth to drain and discharge. No wonder there are always flash floods and mudslides, and the rainstorms are too fast and too urgent.

After seeing the torrential rain here, the two of them looked at each other several times in a daze, and blinked in disbelief, as if they had just entered a dream.

"Oh my God! The rain was too scary, wasn't it? It's really like water pouring down from the sky, no wonder there is such a thing as pouring rain in the book. Isn't this a downpour? "The little tiger has grown so big, although he has run a lot of places, but it is really the first time he has seen such a rapid and violent heavy rain, and it is not surprising that he has such a reaction. Although there are not many such heavy rains, they are not nothing, but they subconsciously think that there is little rain in the west, and there should not be such a heavy rainstorm, which is completely unexpected, so they will be surprised.

After the rainstorm, the yard had quieted down, and even the wind had stopped, so the two checked the situation of the yard in the dark, and when they saw that there were no safety issues, they went to bed and continued to sleep.

When I got up early the next morning, I heard the shopkeeper in the courtyard say to the only junior two: "You ride a horse to the west side of the road to see, if there is mud and sand blocking the road on the road, go to the government to report the news, and let them send someone to clean it up quickly." (To be continued......)

PS: In fact, when writing an essay, it will save a lot of time if you write according to the names of people, places, regions, and events that are readily available in history. But I didn't do that, but took great pains to give the characters a matching name, a new name to a state capital, and a new name to a familiar place, all in order to prevent readers from unconsciously bringing the article into history, thus causing some misunderstandings.

There is a Luzhou Mansion in front, I didn't want to use the name Luzhou Mansion, but I couldn't think of a more suitable name to replace it, and because it was too late, I had to use the original name of Luzhou Mansion in history. When I need it for the second time after use, I regret it, but it's not good to change at this time.

Saying this, I just want you to be rigorous in your knowledge, when you see a lot of messy places, regional names or other things that you can't accept, please don't get angry and angry, this is just a pastime to relax yourself and everyone, don't take it seriously.