Erya asked suspiciously, "Do you have a way to get there?" ”

Li Zhen smiled: "Why not! We are here as a war readiness zone, close to the northern border and the capital, and where there is an emergency, we need to give first aid to the other. There is no road, how can these soldiers rush to the front in time to rescue. ”

Erya said in surprise: "That's a war readiness road, how can the army let us use it?!" ”

Li Zhen shook his head with a smile and said, "You can send your appeal to the army in advance, and the army will arrange a time for you to pass Guò." The road is very close, and the last time there was an accident at the border pass, an army closest to the border pass heard that it arrived in one night. If you pass from us, you will be able to reach the border in three days at most. ”

Erya was said to be excited, and it would be better if he could go to the grassland nearby. It's just a pity that the time has to be postponed until August and September, in this case, then she has to speed up and deal with the matter here quickly, go back early, and let Xiaohu go to the grassland earlier, and change the cattle, sheep and horses back earlier.

Er Ya thanked Li Town, and asked Li Town to stay for dinner. That night, I decided to use my foot to step on the hinge, draw a picture and calculate the size, and then go to bed after I got it done.

The next day the carpenter came, and he began to toss and turn, and finished the matter. Mark the dimensions of each part in all directions, put it aside, and when the town comes, take it to someone to build.

Then he was busy taking Xiaohu and Daman out, holding a special iron drill for geological exploration, and looking for coal mines everywhere.

After a few days of traveling, there is a lot of gain. Only then did I realize that this is really a mineral treasure. Although there is some slight saline, fortunately, it does not affect many crops here.

Some mountains have saltpeter. Needless to say, this saltpeter is known to be a good thing: it can be used to make glass, gunpowder, ice, colorful fireworks, and can also be used in medicine. But what makes Erya a little difficult. She doesn't understand the purification, and she has to look for talents everywhere again.

There is also a mountain, less than two meters below is a brown soil rich in iron ore, although Er Ya can't tell how much iron ore it contains, but she can be sure that it definitely contains iron ore, because of the faint smell of iron, she can't be mistaken.

There's also alum minerals. Alum is also considered a good thing. Purifying water quality, sterilizing, frying fritters, making dyes, waterproofing agents, and making paper, although Erya doesn't know the use of alum in dyes, waterproofing agents and papermaking, she can experiment slowly. Someday I'll figure it out.

As for coal, it was even more surprising to Erya. Most of the mountains here are coal mines, and some are open-pit coal mines, and large patches of black coal are exposed to the surface. The villagers here know that the black stone can be used to make fires. From time to time, some people will use a basket to pick up a load and a half load to go back as firewood.

Except for iron, which is not able to move itself. You can buy everything else and mine it.

Erya originally thought that she had earned seventy or eighty thousand taels of silver over the years, which was already a lot, but now when she needs to use it, she finds that it is too little. If you want to open up the wasteland and buy these mountains again, it is simply not enough, so you can only start to open up the wasteland, and the matter of buying mountains can only be taken one step at a time.

First of all, this open-pit coal can't be wasted, although the people here haven't paid attention to it, but after all, this is at their doorstep, and they can't ignore their life or death. Fight them too much. The best thing to do is to buy from them the coal they dug up, that is. They worked hard to dig coal, and Erya paid for it and bought it back from them.

However, in any case, it is necessary to buy the hills with high-quality coal mines buried in the ground before coal is widely used in households. Otherwise, there will be no chance to do it yourself.

Erya, Xiaohu, and Daman are busy here with the modification of tools, busy talking to others about the price of buying coal, busy buying donkeys, mules, and cattle, busy recruiting long-term workers for land reclamation and grazing, and are so busy that they are dizzy, and they are unconsciously on the Dragon Boat Festival. Some of the traditional festivals in the north have been almost destroyed by the alien rule. This time, more than a year after the drought, many families have not yet recovered, and the Dragon Boat Festival is even more indifferent. Because the Wang family is here, they are selling meat, glutinous rice, and fruits, and the family has a special Dragon Boat Festival together.

Wang Shoucang was still not satisfied, and complained to his father: "There are so many people in our family, and this festival is not a little lively. During the disaster year, my family had a much more decent time than we did. Aren't they afraid that the family over there will blame us for not knowing how to be polite? ”

His father glared at him and scolded, "Don't look for trouble, can the situation on our side compare with that of our own family?" You have to do everything within your means, you know?! Besides, Xiaohu's daughter-in-law is not the kind of person who cares about eating and drinking, as long as you do what she explains, it is better than anything else. ”

Not to mention how the festival in the north is going, the people of Liujialing and Hepu Town are very lively these days.

Zhao Laoshi's house in the village of the grave, Zhao Laoshi's mother-in-law is using a big broom made of bamboo in the yard to sweep the that was pulled everywhere by the chickens. The woman of Zhao Yuanshan outside the door shouted at the woman inside:

"Sister-in-law! Why are you still busy at home? When you're busy, go get something from the owner! There are big white peaches, crisp and sweet, especially delicious, and yellow apricots are also delicious, and my family also got two catties of meat! ”

The woman, who was busy in the courtyard, asked in surprise, "Ah! Did the lady of the proprietor really buy fruit for our family to eat? "She wasn't surprised by the meat. Because when the treaty was signed, it was said that one person would give half a catty of meat during the New Year's holidays! Both young and old have it, and it was sent once during the Chinese New Year. It's just that this fruit can be eaten or not, how can it be given? I always feel a bit wasteful and extravagant!

The middle-aged woman carrying a basket of big white peaches smiled happily! "That's it! What the proprietor lady said can still be in vain?! I heard that the tree said that the lady of the proprietor also specially explained before leaving, that you must not want anything that is not delicious, and you can't buy it no matter how cheap it is. Buy only the delicious ones, and it's okay to be a little more expensive. However, sister-in-law, you have to remember that after eating the peaches and apricots, you must keep the peach seeds and apricot seeds, and the trees will come to the house to harvest them when the time comes. ”

Zhao's honest mother-in-law is not stupid. I immediately knew why the lady of the proprietor wanted to buy peaches for them to eat. "Is this lady planning to use peach seeds and apricot seeds to grow fruit tree seedlings?"

The middle-aged woman shook her head and replied, "I don't know this either!" I just heard that the owner was planning to plant an orchard on a hill this year. Because I didn't buy so many fruit tree saplings, I haven't planted half of the fruit trees on the hill until now. According to what you say, I also think that the lady of the proprietor is really trying to plant seedlings with peach seeds and apricot seeds. ”

Zhao's mother-in-law put the broom upside down against the wall and said, "I'll go get a basket and get something." Is there any other fruit? ”

The middle-aged woman asked funnyly, "What else can our family have besides peach apricots in May?" ”

"And plums! Some plums are also delicious. ”

The middle-aged woman patted the blue gang and said, "Roar! That's right, but I don't see it. Only see this peach and apricot. Why don't we go to those two groups? If there is, let's change a little bit back?! ”

"That's not necessary. I just thought that the owner might get a few more orchards. I heard that our lady is very capable, and if she can think of an orchard, she will definitely be able to make money. The more fruit there is, the more money the owner will be able to earn?! Our days will be better with them. Every time my man receives his salary, he has to worry about it. Even if the owner doesn't receive much one day. When the time comes, we will no longer be able to pay our wages, and we will have to live back to the poor life we used to have. ”

The middle-aged woman smiled and said, "You tell the eldest brother, we don't have to worry about this." Listen to my men and the trees! Our group is going to have a bumper harvest this year. The fish in the cage have grown to the length of chopsticks, and by the end of the year, when the fish starts, they must not weigh three or four catties?! There are so many fish, how much does it cost to sell! Ouch. Say it! This proprietor is also a woman like us, how can her mind be so coincidental! We have been farming for so many years. Worried about floods every year, why have you never thought about raising fish? You say, we women can't think of it, why can't they men think of it?! ”

Zhao's honest mother-in-law was not surprised, and replied to her: "Then how can it be the same!" We couldn't even feed our stomachs before, so we didn't just focus on growing food, where are we willing to use it to raise fish?! ”

"Huh! That's just as well! Now even the people in those two groups are hot on our group, and they come to see our group every once in a while to feed the fish and feed the yellow eels. During this time, the people in our group walked with the wind. Haven't you heard your big brother talk to you? Hahaha! ”

Zhao's honest mother-in-law also laughed happily, and secretly thanked God in her heart: That's good! Thank God. The proprietor can really earn more money, and he can finally receive this salary with peace of mind.

She picked up the bamboo basket hanging on the hook under the eaves of the porch, turned around and asked the middle-aged woman, "Big sister, do you want to go with me?" ”

The middle-aged woman hurriedly replied, "No! Go ahead, I have to go back, and while I haven't cooked yet, I'll send some of them back to my mother's family, so that their children can also satisfy their hunger. Ay! My mother's house is only across the river from mine, but unfortunately I can't get this way. Otherwise, why would I have to worry about my mother's life now! ”

Mrs. Zhao Laoshi closed the door and continued the middle-aged woman's words: "No, my sister-in-law married two Zhuangzi in the downstream, and she was proud to finally leave our village, which is a good marriage." Now I came back and cried several times, complaining that my mother-in-law shouldn't have married her away! ”

The middle-aged woman pursed her lips unscrupulously and snorted: "People's hearts are insufficient! Come on! Come on, don't be in a hurry, there will be a lot of people queuing up when I leave! ”

"Hey! I'm not in a hurry, go slowly! ”

Zhao Laishu is a fruit in this component, and the other two groups are also dividing. There are also the long-term workers' families in the town, the children in the school, the women in the courtyard, and the guards outside the courtyard, all of whom have a lot of things for the Dragon Boat Festival.

There are a few people in the north, except for a hearty lunch, they don't see half of the fruit. However, their affairs went smoothly and were not affected by the pitiful passage of the festival. Lizhen not only brought the land reclamation contract approved by the emperor himself, but also helped find more than a dozen blacksmith shops that specialized in making weapons for the army, and ordered 100 sets of lawn mowers, 100 sets of one-piece machines for ploughing the ground and raking and ploughing for Erya. Because of the intervention of the town and the government, although these two hundred sets of agricultural tools were used in large quantities, they were neither limited nor too high in price. Lizhen also helped contact donkeys, mules, and cattle, and nearly 200 heads of homes were bought, and the manpower has been recruited. Just waiting for the first lawn mower and the first tool for ploughing the ground and raking and ploughing to be made, Er Ya taught them how to use it before leaving.

Because Erya kept finding faults and correcting them in time, after the first lawn mower really came out, there was only a little inconsequential problem when it was used, and it was easy to solve it. The plough and harrow plough machine are all in one go, without any problems.

After Erya taught them how to use a lawn mower and a rake and plough plough, she left Daman with 10,000 taels of silver tickets, and rushed back with more than a dozen truckloads of black coal in the hottest weather in late June and early July. (To be continued......)