The area around their hometown, involving several counties and state capitals, has gradually changed their clothes and turned in the direction that Erya wants. But as they left their place and went west, more and more of them saw the same kind of clothes with large waists and wide sleeves. It's just that it looks a little awkward, and there's nothing else uncomfortable. It's that the further west people go, the more torn and ill-fitting their clothes become, which is the main factor why they feel uncomfortable along the way. Originally, I only paid attention to the living conditions of the people in the surrounding areas and in the north, and thought that the lives of most people had improved, at least food and clothing were not a big problem. But as far as this road is concerned, there is still a long way to go!

Especially in the village called Qujiaao, the boys running around can be said to be hot and cool. What does it mean that a girl wears a long gown that only an old woman wears? It's not poor yet, and you don't have a piece of clothing to cover your shame! The second girl looked uncomfortable, and the Xiaohu brothers were also uncomfortable when they saw that the women's single clothes were patched and patched. The men were shirtless, and they said that they were working hard, and the woman's clothes were almost torn and could not cover her body, so she could only say that she was poor and had no edges.

Women may have one thing in common, the poorer they live, the less they care about dressing up. One by one, these women were not only wearing tattered clothes, but their hair was also fluffy and messy, and it could be seen that they had not combed their hair properly for several days. The grime on her face could be seen clearly even if she stood seven or eight paces away from her. Erya is a person with a slight cleanliness fetish, and he really can't look directly at these women who don't even have the most basic cleanliness and neatness. But you can't look at men without looking at women, you can only look at the excited and curious children. She couldn't accept this even more.

Children in this era have long hair no matter where they are, whether they are boys or girls. It's nothing to have long hair, but can't it be cleaned and combed neatly? All the hair is knotted, and the snot is long. When the child rubbed the back of his hand with a crutch, it was all on his face, and after a long time, it formed a black strip. It's not a desert where water is more expensive than gold, and besides, it's a hot and rainy season when heavy rains often occur, so why can't you clean up your children and yourself?

Although Erya was a little annoyed that this woman did not take good care of her children and did not clean herself, she did not show it at all. When someone greeted her and received her, she immediately smiled at her.

It was the mother-in-law of Quli Town who came to greet Erya. She was much more decent among all the unkempt women, and her clothes were neat, her head was clean, and her hair was neatly combed. Although he didn't wear a gold and silver headdress, he only used a bamboo chopstick to fix the hair, which looked much more refreshing.

"Hello aunt! I'm sorry to interrupt you! ”

"This lady is polite! It is an honor for our family to be able to entertain distinguished guests! "The mother-in-law in Quli Town only felt that she was too tired. Fortunately, I learned some official dialect from the old man. Although it is a little slow, I hope this guest can understand.

In fact, their language is not difficult to understand, even if it is their local dialect, if they speak it slowly, they can understand it.

Soon, Xiaolong, his brother, sister-in-law, and nephew were all invited to their home in Lizhen. Although the home in the town looks no different from other houses on the outside, it is still very different when you enter the inside. People may have more than a dozen people living in a cave, but his family is an old man and an old lady sitting in the middle of the big cave. Upon entering the cave is a living room with a square table and stools, which is specially used to entertain guests. It's not very wide, but it's deep when you go inside, and you can put at least three more square tables. The cave is separated by a half-wall barrier inside, and behind the barrier is the bedroom of the old couple. There is another small room next to the shelter, which is the bedroom of the little girl who has not yet married in Lizhen.

His kitchen is placed on the left hand side of the main cave, and a small cave is opened, so that the lighting and ventilation are very good, which is suitable for the needs of the kitchen.

On the other side of the kitchen is the cave of the second son and the family of five in the middle of the main hall, which is the same as the main hall of the old couple in the middle of the main hall, but they have opened two bedrooms on both sides of the main hall for the children to use outward. On the right hand side of the house is the cave of his eldest son's house, in addition to the main hall in the middle is the same as the main hall of the town, and four other huts were opened on the walls on both sides of the main hall as the children's bedrooms.

Next to the caves of the eldest son and the second son of Lizhen are the caves of the third son and the fourth son respectively. They are the most spacious family living here, and they are all made of green bricks, which can be regarded as the most luxurious cave in this place.

Xiaolong and Xiaohu followed Li Zhen and his sons to talk and drink tea in the living room, while Erya followed Li Zhen's mother-in-law to see the homes of her sons. Seeing such a cave, even in the former world, people who were not wealthy could not do it so well. Erya was immediately very interested in the actual economic income of this town, so he inquired about the town's fortune and his family's real estate harvest.

I learned from the mother-in-law of Lizhen: Lizhen has 800 Wen in January, and there are 5 liters of high-grade 100 meters, a bucket of brown rice, and a bucket of white flour every month. These are all reluctant to eat at home, and all of them are used for money, oil, salt, and other household expenses. In addition, his family has a lot of strong labor, and there are more than 100 acres of land that have been cultivated one after another. In addition to the rations left by his family, he can also sell them for ten taels of silver every year. In addition, her family has the capital to raise some livestock, and she can earn more than ten or twenty taels of silver every year. In this way, his family's annual income is really not low, and it is indeed not a problem to build such a few caves.

Er Ya is very careful to understand the situation of crops, animal husbandry, and climate on their side. Along the way, she saw that there was a long period of wasteland from Hanjiang Mansion here, considering that this side was far away from the border pass and close to the north, it was more suitable for them to be unfamiliar with everything when they first arrived, and they were empty-handed. Human, material, tools, seeds, etc., which are needed to open up the wasteland here, can be quickly transferred from the north.

She went out with her mother-in-law and went to the fields to see the crops, which were basically red sorghum and millet, because only these two crops were high and safe. As for wheat, it can also be grown here, but the yield per mu is less than one stone. If you don't catch up with the sky, it is very likely that you will not be harvested. There is also the fear of wild things spoiled, here voles, hares, sparrows, turtle doves, crows, pheasants every wheat ripening season. Groups come in search of food. As soon as people come, they run away, and as soon as they leave, they quickly fall to the ground and peck at them, and there is no way to get rid of them. So, just as they don't want to take the risk of raising livestock, no one takes the risk of growing wheat.

Erya followed the mother-in-law of Lizhen to take a look in the east and west, and already had a plan in her heart. In addition to sorghum and millet, she also has sweet potatoes, potatoes, grapes, cotton, flowers, tomatoes, melons and fruits and many other cash crops that can be planted. In addition, she also has the capital to vigorously develop animal husbandry. With the current strength of their Wang family, she is confident that she will develop this place as soon as possible.

The second girl outside looked at the sorghum fields that were about to be harvested everywhere, full of confidence. is full of ambition to do a big job here, but the little dragon inside is under a lot of pressure.

"Your Excellency! It's not easy to govern here. Not to mention that there are few people here, there are many people, and the people are thin and barren, and the robbers and bandits alone have to ask the government for a long time. At first, the bandits were not very rampant. The government has no power to control it. Now that I heard that they dare to come to the door to rob it, can the little soldiers of the government still be able to manage it? ”

Xiaolong was puzzled and asked, "Isn't there still a border army?" Don't they care? ”

Li Zhen shook his head: "They just drive away the people from Western Xinjiang who ran into our border to rob, the robbers and bandits within the people, if there is no order from the imperial court, they will not take the initiative to come and suppress the bandits." ”

Xiaohu frowned and asked, "Uncle Lizhen!" How are the robbers and bandits? Are they in groups or separate factions? ”

Li Zhen replied: "Obviously, they are not in a group with the outside world, there are Lingshantou, Yanshantou, and Liangshantou, but no one knows whether there is communication in secret." Anyway, for so many years, I haven't heard of them fighting for the top of the mountain or anything. Even if it's not a bunch. That's not a sworn enemy either. ”

As soon as Xiaohu heard that there were so many mountains, he immediately thought that it was not enough for him to ask twenty or thirty people to come. In the evening, the message will be re-transmitted. At least a hundred good players.

Xiaolong was worried when he heard this, he was not afraid that the robbers and bandits would be bad for him. He thought more, since there were so many robbers and bandits, it was impossible for them to rely solely on the looted goods for food, they at least had to farm. The robbers hidden among the people are the most terrible existence, they are the most difficult to manage the people, as long as it is not to their liking, what the officials do is wrong. It can be said that these people are the stumbling blocks ahead, and it is good to be able to find and dig them out, but if a careless person does not find them, he can trip over them here, and it will be difficult to get up.

Xiaohu wanted to call a lot of people over, so he planned to ask about other things, but when he saw his younger brother's worried look, he reached out and patted Xiaolong's shoulder: "Don't worry! Brother, I have never encountered ruthlessness, and I always feel that it is not enjoyable. This time, being able to face these robbers and bandits may allow my brother to let go of the fight, but it has fulfilled my brother's long-standing wish. ”

Since the war in the grassland, Xiaohu has not had the opportunity to show his majesty again, and he has always regretted it. I'm afraid that when I'm old, I won't be able to move, and I won't be able to give full play to the martial arts I have learned. Ever since he heard the innkeeper say that there are robbers and bandits here, he has been excited, and he finally has a chance to fight, but he really doesn't worry about those robbers and bandits at this time.

Xiaolong was worried and comforted by his brother, but he also understood his brother's kindness, so he put away the sadness on his face, and followed his brother to talk to Lizhen about the management of the current prefect.

Li Zhen also understood from the occasional few questions from the young prefect that this little prefect was not a child who knew nothing. Although they are still very immature in the officialdom, like a baby who has just gotten off the ground to learn to walk, their knowledge of agricultural governance and lawsuit handling is not bad.

At this point, he secretly had some expectations for the incoming prefect in his heart. (To be continued.) )

PS: It's been hard to get into the column from the starting point these days, and it's been refreshing. Today Microsoft forced another upgrade, which lasted more than an hour, and there was still no progress. It still needs to be constantly refreshed to get to the next column step by step. It's really sinful!

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