Chapter 259: Autumn Harvest

In the sound of screaming, the summer of the fourth year of Zhenguan gradually passed. Looking up, you can occasionally see one or two green leaves floating down.

By September, the most eye-catching thing in the imperial court was about Li Chengqian. Li Shimin crowned the former prince Taibao Li Gang as the prince's young master, and crowned the imperial historian Xiao Yu as the prince's young master. Since the last time the East Palace was ordered to deal with the lawsuit first, there is another clear signal. The crown prince has gradually moved to the foreground and to the core of power in the Tang Dynasty.

However, when he heard the name Li Gang, Zhang Yunwen couldn't help but laugh secretly in his heart, this Li Gang served as Yang Yong's crown prince when he was in the Great Sui, but Yang Yong was deposed and was taken the throne by Yang Guang. Gaozu served as Li Jiancheng's crown prince Zhan Shi, but Li Jiancheng was killed and Li Shimin ascended the throne. Now, he has become Li Chengqian's crown prince Shaobao, uh, Li Chengqian in history seems to have been abolished!

Of course, Zhang Yunwen categorically did not dare to say these things.

The other is about Li Jing. Less than a month after Li Shimin reprimanded Li Jing, Li Shimin said in the court: "Someone slandered the public before, but now I have lost my intentions, and the public should not think of it." Li Jing was rewarded with 2,000 silks again, and the left servant of Jiashang Shu shot.

Since the breaking of the Turks, there have been nomadic people attached, first Xue Wanshu sent the Khitan chieftain to tell the Northeast Zhuyi, such as Xi, Murowei, Fuyu and other tribes, successively attached; Later, the Turkic Turkic brother Desire Gushe led the people to surrender.

Li Shimin issued an edict to take Li Daliang, the governor of Liangzhou, as the ambassador of the Northwest Province to pacify him, store grain at the mouth of the moraine, and give relief to those who came to comfort the Western Turks. This edict was opposed by many ministers, and with the support of Confucian ministers such as Kong Yingda, Li Shimin still issued an edict to say something like "sowing benevolence and righteousness in the four seas". However, after the edict, Li Daliang said: "Those who want to be far away must first settle close, China is like the root, the four Yi are like the branches and leaves, the tired China is to serve the four Yi, and the roots are still plucked to benefit the branches and leaves." The ministers were far away from the Qin and Han dynasties, and the Sui room was close to the Sui room, and the foreign affairs were all exhausted. Today, they are recruited, but they see the labor costs, but they do not see their benefits. In addition, Hexi Prefecture and County were depressed, and since the Turks were weak, they had to be cultivated; Now for 100 million of this battle, the people will be unbearable, if it is better to give up and comfort it. The land of Yiwu, the rate is all sand moraines, and its people may set up their own monarchs, and those who seek to be subordinates of the ministers will be restrained and accepted, so that they will live outside the fortress and be sheltered for China. ”

After receiving this recital from Li Daliang, Li Shimin thought about it for a long time, and finally gave up the matter of comforting the Western Turks.

With the arrival of autumn, agricultural affairs related to the autumn harvest were gradually put on the agenda of the imperial court. The imperial court sent a central inspector to inspect the autumn harvest.

However, none of this has anything to do with Zhang Yunwen, he is a military general, he only cares about military-related things, and he doesn't care about these things. At this moment, he was being dragged into a carriage by Zhirou.

"Rou'er, can't you ride a horse for your husband? Do you have to ride in this carriage? Zhang Yunwen said helplessly to Zhirou.

Today is the ten-day holiday, and Zhirou seized this gap and had to drag Zhang Yunwen to the farm she opened. Because the steward who was in charge of the farm yesterday came to report to Zhirou that the autumn harvest would be tomorrow, and asked the owner to go to the farm and cut the first bunch of wheat. However, there was a disagreement on how to go to the farm. Zhang Yunwen was not used to riding in the carriage, so he had to ride a horse, but Zhirou had to pull him into the carriage.

Zhirou crossed her hands on her hips and said angrily to Zhang Yunwen: "Xianggong, do you want to see me and Sister Yu sitting alone in the carriage?" ”

looked into the carriage, but saw Li Yu's dark eyes.

"Alright, well, take the carriage and take the carriage!" Zhang Yunwen said helplessly.

So a carriage with a decorative style with a bit of fat powder smell slowly left Chang'an City and went all the way to the east under the drive of Rui'er.

The carriage drove along the official road without hurrying or slowing. On one side of the official road is the Grand Canal, with rippling blue waves, slight waves undulating, boats of all sizes shuttling across the river, sail shadows, reflected in the blue river water, it is very beautiful. On the other side of the official road, there are neat patches of fertile fields. All the wheat in the field hung their heads, and the heavy ears of wheat swayed regularly with the wind blowing of the river, like waves dividing the waves.

Lifting the curtain and looking at the Grand Canal with sail shadows, Zhirou suddenly said: "Xianggong, let's go down and take a boat!" I've been in Chang'an for so long, and I haven't been on a boat a few times! He looked at Zhang Yunwen expectantly.

Zhang Yunwen was about to refuse, but the soft branch leaned into his ear and whispered: "If the concubine agrees, the concubine will be disposed of casually tonight!" After speaking, he also blew lightly in Zhang Yunwen's ear.

Hearing this, coupled with Zhi Rou's teasing, Zhang Yunwen suddenly got into his head, and immediately responded without thinking about it: "Okay!" However, at this time, he saw Li Yu's upturned mouth, and smiled bitterly at the moment, this errand of hugging left and right is not easy to do!

He put the carriage in a post house, and then came to the ferry next to the post house, and hired a small boat, which was slowly released by an old captain. The sleeves of the male trousers were pulled high, and he swayed hard, and his hands were bruised. Although he was dressed a little shabby, he was generous and laughing with Zhang Yunwen and others, and he didn't seem to look at the gorgeous clothes on everyone's eyes.

Sitting on the bow of the boat, facing the wind of the hunting river, looking at the large and small boats coming and going on the water, Zhang Yunwen suddenly remembered Pi Rixiu's poem: The Sui Dynasty died in this river, and it has been thousands of miles away from the waves. If there is no water hall dragon boat thing, Gongyu will not have much merit.

In the old man's hard work, the boat soon arrived at its destination, Xinfeng.

The boat leaned on the edge of the ferry, Zhang Yunwen jumped ashore first, and then carefully picked up Li Yu, Zhirou and Rui'er ashore, turned around and took out a string of copper coins, about 1000 pieces, and handed them to the old captain, who repeatedly excused himself, saying that it was not so much. Zhang Yunwen forced the copper coin into the old man's hand and quickly left with a few people.

The farm that Zhirou bought was located in the west of Xinfeng County, not far from the canal. Everyone got off the official road, walked along the country road for a while, and gradually entered a large wheat field. Zhirou pointed to the large wheat field flying in front of him and said, "Xianggong, this is our farm!" ”

Zhang Yunwen raised his eyes and saw the golden wheat fields surrounding him, and several people in his line seemed to be in the golden sea, stretching out, boundless, layered, and there seemed to be no end in sight. The river wind blew, and the wheat waves surged, making a frictional sound of "Huohuozzi".

Not long after, a middle-aged man rushed to the wheat field with more than a dozen people.

Zhang Yunwen recognized that this middle-aged man was the steward who came to report the autumn harvest last night.

Under the leadership of this middle-aged man called Wei Changli, Zhang Yunwen and others came to a farm.

The farm is small, with about 50 households, and it is said that they are homeless people recruited by Zhirou, and some are herdsmen of the Xi ethnic group. And the nearby fields were all bought by Zhirou with the 100,000 yuan given by Zhang Yunwen at the beginning. Both farms and fields are registered in the household department.

The arrival of the owner made the atmosphere in the farm gradually warm. The farmers put together a large table of wine and food to entertain Zhang Yunwen and others. After running out of wine and food, Zhirou called Na Wei Changli and asked about the preparations for this year's autumn harvest.

Wei Changli said: "The owner, this year, there are three people from each household in the farm, a total of 165 laborers, and a total of 13 hectares of wheat fields!" ”

Zhi Rou nodded, and the shrewd appearance of a female landlord stunned Zhang Yunwen and Li Yu.

"Good! Go and tell the peasants that if you can harvest all the wheat fields within a month, you will get 100 yuan per person per day, and if you can harvest it within two months, you will only get 30 yuan per person per day. As for this year's tenants, let's take seventy percent! Zhirou said with a smile.

Wei Changli bowed and went out. A moment later, there was a cheer outside the house.

Zhang Yunwen smiled and said to Zhi Ju: "Hehe, Rou'er, looking at you like this, you are clearly a living landlord's wife!" ”

Zhi Rou smiled, but looked at Li Yu.

At this time, Wei Changli entered the house and said to Zhiju: "The owner, the farmers are waiting for you to open the sickle outside!" ”

Zhi Rou was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Okay then, let's open the sickle now!" ”

Zhi Rou carried a delicate and small hat, held a brand-new sickle in his hand, smiled at Zhang Yunwen, and then came to a field to gently cut a piece of wheat straw.

In the cheers of all the farmers, Zhirou picked up this piece of wheat straw and walked to Zhang Yunwen's side: "Hehe, this is the second piece of wheat straw I have cut!" Last year, I'm still keeping it at home! ”

Zhang Yunwen took the straw with the fragrance of grass, looked at the farmers who flocked to different wheat fields, and was stunned for a while.

In the excitement, Zhang Yunwen and Li Yu also picked up the sickle and ran to the wheat field with Zhirou, and experienced the addiction of being a farmer, but they came with a playful mood, and it didn't take long for them to drop the sickle and play in the wheat field.

After playing in the wheat fields of the farm for more than an hour, everyone needs to go back to Chang'an. If it is any longer delayed, the city gate will be closed, and I am afraid that I will have to live in a post station.

When they stopped and drank two sips of water, Li Yu and Zhi Rou found that their beautiful dress was already a little wrinkled, and traces of red appeared on the snow-white skin, and from time to time there was a hot pain, but it was the wheat whiskers that were pierced.

Looking at the pitiful appearance of the second daughter, Zhang Yunwen laughed and said: "It's nothing, it can be restored in a day or two!" The second daughter was relieved.

Before leaving, Zhang Yunwen and the others remembered that it seemed that their carriage was still at the post station, and it seemed that they had to take a boat back.

When he came to the ferry, he found that the old man who was carrying him was actually parked there, Zhang Yunwen smiled and said: "Old man, we are really fateful, we met again!" ”

The captain smiled and said: "It's not that I met, it was the little old man who charged three times the fare of the son, so naturally he has to wait here and send the son back!" ”

Zhang Yunwen immediately hugged his fists gratefully and said, "Thank you, old man!" But old man, if we have already returned from the land, then the old man will not be waiting here in vain? ”

The old man smiled "hehe": "The little old man will board here for two days, if you can't wait for the son, you have to go back!" Okay, please come up and the three girls, and the little old man will take you back to the ferry! ”