After dealing with the matter of Heiyu, the group set off again. After more than ten miles, I finally came to the Liuhe River, where there was already a boat waiting, and then turned into the Luanhe River through Panjiakou after getting on the boat, and a day later, I came to the Qian'an New District.

After getting off the boat, Zhu Youxiao and the other five people still acted alone, and the large army was led by Wang Chengen and Li Chaoqin respectively. Qian'an was built in full accordance with Zhu Youxiao's intentions, and he wanted to see a real Qian'an in order to test whether his transformation of this society could be successful.

Going up from the pier, there was already a big car waiting there. Wei Zhongxian first invited the Hakka family into the car, and Zhu Youxiao and Duan Ying rode horses and walked on foot. The group slowly walked towards Qian'an New Village.

On the avenue, Duan Ying exclaimed, "It's so beautiful." "I saw a straight road, about eight paces wide. There is a canal on each side of the road, and willows are planted next to the canal. Now is the time when the willows are at their best, and the jade-like willow branches hang down, which is very beautiful.

Roads and canals are made of cement, smooth and sturdy. The carriage walked on it, and it was very comfortable. Keshi said: "Brother, this is better than the road in the capital." ”

Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "Don't worry, the capital will soon build such a road." I want to build such roads throughout the country. ”

Along the way, the houses on the side of the road are well repaired, and there is a fence in the yard in front of the house, which separates it from the main road. Behind the fence, chickens and ducklings were happily searching for grass seeds.

In front of a house, Zhu Youxiao got off the horse and said, "Let's go and have a look." ”

The five of them came to the fence, Wei Zhongxian pushed open the small door on the fence and entered, and then the master also saw the visitor in front of the door and greeted him from the house. She is a woman in her twenties, and judging from her dress, she should be considered to have a better family condition.

The woman said, "Where do the guests come from, but they need to rest in the humble house?" There is sweet well water at home, which can relieve the fatigue of the way. ”

Ke Shiqi said: "The little lady speaks a good language, but there are scholars at home?" ”

The woman bowed and said, "The concubine's Lang Jun is the gentleman of the school here, and when the concubine was in Liaodong, she studied a few books with her mother. ”

They followed the woman into her house, which was a three-room tiled house, which was neatly tidied up, although there were no carved beams. Everyone entered the hall, the woman offered tea, and the Ke family quietly said to Zhu Youxiao: "She actually has tea in her house, which shows that she is a solid family." ”

I didn't want the woman to hear it, and said with a smile: "In our new village, most people have tea. The Han family is in the new village, which can only be said to be an ordinary family, and it cannot be regarded as solid. ”

Ke Shi exclaimed: "Ordinary people have tea? If that's really the case, the old body can't believe it. ”

The woman said, "As long as you are not too lazy, you can live a relatively prosperous life here for two years." ”

Zhu Youxiao asked: "This sister, your family is Mr. Xuetang, so who planted your field?" ”

The woman said: "My uncle is seventeen years old, and he basically does the farm work in the family. ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "At the age of seventeen, can you finish fifty acres of land?" ”

The woman said, "Yes." We all use ploughing cattle or wooden cattle now, and it is easy for several companies to cooperate in spring ploughing. During the busy farming season, there will be a small number of farmers around to help with the harvest. In fact, if there is no uncle, my husband can be busy. So this year, my uncle is going to join the army and wants to get a career. ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "Is there only three people in your family?" ”

The woman smiled and said, "There are two children who are studying in the school." ”

Ke Shiqi said: "How old is the little lady?" The child is actually reading? ”

The woman said: "Thank you for the compliment, the concubine is twenty-eight this year, and the eldest child is nine years old." ”

Zhu Youxiao asked, "How do you cooperate with several companies?" ”

The woman said: "A large piece of land is twenty households, and every five families form a cooperative group, and during the spring ploughing, they work together to determine which one to do first, and take turns to come, and in the autumn harvest, in fact, if there are no outsiders coming, everyone can do it." But now that everyone is living a better life, they are willing to pay for someone to help, firstly, they don't want outsiders to come empty, and secondly, they don't want to be too tired of themselves. ”

Zhu Youxiao nodded: "Eldest sister, if you don't feel presumptuous, I want to ask, how much does your family earn a year?" ”

The woman smiled and said, "It's okay, after my family pays the imperial grain for a year, I can probably balance forty yuan." ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "Is it after removing all the expenses?" ”

The woman said, "Of course. Our family is not much, but the more can save a hundred yuan a year, and the less one has twenty or thirty yuan. ”

Ke praised: "Such a good day, the old body can't even think of it." Like when we were young, we worked hard for a year, and we ended up barely getting a round belly, and if we didn't pull down the famine, it would be very good. ”

The woman said: "Yes, the villagers often say that the emperor is wise, and the current days are really like being in heaven compared with the Wanli years." ”

Duan Ying quietly gave Zhu Youxiao a thumbs up, and Zhu Youxiao smiled smugly, but when he thought of the poor people he saw on the road, the pride in his heart quickly disappeared.

Zhu Youxiao said: "Can you take us to see your pigsty." ”

When the woman led them to the back of the house, she saw two small huts, one of which contained two pigs, and when she saw them, they began to howl.

The woman said, "There are three sheep in the other room, and they have been taken by my uncle to the mountains to graze. There are also twenty chickens, ten ducks, two geese, and now you can receive eight or nine eggs and three or four duck eggs a day. ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "Are there any farmers who don't raise pigs, sheep, chickens and ducks? ”

The woman hesitated for a moment and said, "Not for nothing, but very rarely. Generally, there is no lady in the family, how can a few gentlemen raise these little animals? ”

Zhu Youxiao thought, men can't raise pigs, sheep, chickens and ducks? There is no reason for this, I'm afraid it's because I'm lazy.

The people said goodbye to the woman and came to the main road, but the woman tried to keep them without success, so she had to wave goodbye to them.

Before getting into the car, Keshi said, "Brother, you are really good!" The Queen Mother should be relieved in the spirit of heaven. I wish it was like this everywhere. ”

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "It will all become like this in the future." ”

Keshi nodded in satisfaction and got into the car. Zhu Youxiao knew in his heart that it was impossible for the whole country to become like this. Qian'an New Village is reclaimed from a barren beach, and the real estate is clear, so it can be used by itself, and most places in the country are owner-owned, and it is not feasible to follow the experience of Qian'an.

Of course, there is also a solution, and that is land reform.