The weather in May has revealed a trace of heat, taking advantage of the coolness of the morning out of Chang'an City, let go of the five flowers and let it run wild, and it didn't take long to arrive at Sunjia Zhuangzi.

I haven't been here for a while, and Xiao Zheng was startled by the scene in front of him. The dozen acres of crops he planted were surrounded by a fence made of wooden sticks as thick as an arm high, and there were two wooden watchtowers three feet high in the corners, and strong men in groups of three or five patrolled around the foot of the fence with waist knives, and if these people put on armor, they would be no different from the big battalion.

Just before approaching, I suddenly heard someone shouting on the watchtower: "Don't go, go further, and release arrows!" ”。

"Fuck you! Lao Tzu is here to deliver food to Taijun", it makes sense that Lao Tzu's territory has been occupied by you.

After a while, I saw a strong man running inside, and when I came to Xiao Zheng, I saw that Cheng Kui, Cheng Yanjin's general.

"Hurry up and open the door, plant a few crops and make it look like a robbery."

Cheng Kui gave a salute and said: "Grandpa, don't be surprised, the villain is also ordered by General Cheng and Grandpa Wei Chi to guard the land you planted."

When I went inside, I saw that Sun Laohan was weeding with a few old hands, and when I looked up, the ground was very soft, and there was not a single weed between the seedlings, and several farmers were very careful to take care of the land.

Lao Sun feels like a dream these days, the identity of Xiao Zheng and a few people back to a village, the whole village is excited and moved, after a few days the occupied fertile land on the east side of the road is back in the hands, this time everyone believes Sun Laohan's words, finally someone for our group of bitter haha out, see Xiao Zheng come over after Sun Laohan put down the hoe and kowtowed.

Hurriedly stopped the old man, looked at a few crops in the field, the pumpkin had grown to the size of a fist, and more were blooming with yellow flowers and still bearing melons. The alfalfa has been edged into patches, the top of the buds is still hanging with dewdrops, and the other two crops are also growing well.

When I arrived at the pear grove, I looked at the grafted branches and saw that the grafted branches were alive and well, and the green pears had grown to the size of dates, and I was chatting with Sun Laohan, and found that the smoke and dust were billowing on the official road, and Li Shimin led a group of people to rush over. When I walked up, I found that there was an extra teenager behind Li Shimin, in addition to Li Chengqian's brothers, and this young man's eyebrows were very similar to Li Shimin.

"This is my second son Li Ke", Li Ke came over and gave Xiao Zheng a salute and led everyone to the field.

Standing in the field and introducing these crops, Li Shimin said with emotion: "Since the Han Dynasty came to the Western Regions, the passage has been opened for thousands of years, and many people are just transporting silk and porcelain, only Qing can think of bringing these crops back, and every more crop will be one less hunger for the people of the Tang Dynasty, and I want to thank Qing for the people of the world" After Li Shi finished speaking, Zhengguan gave Xiao Zheng a salute.

Li Shimin's worship like this also deeply moved Xiao Zheng, a descendant, knowing this guy's reputation, I didn't expect him to really have this mind, even if he pretended to be, it was better than those braided emperors in later generations!

Hurriedly replied to him and said: "These skills of the minister must also be appreciated, in the past, the minister invented the plow and the cart, if you don't meet the virtuous monarch and the lord, you don't hide in the deep mountains and wilderness and no one knows", although the words are very vague, but everyone understands in their hearts, good words carry people, Li Shimin also smiled and nodded again and again after listening.

Squatted down and looked at the carrots, pulled a few down in some dense places, pinched some alfalfa shoots, and looked at the faces of the gentlemen and the ministers, it seems that if everyone didn't know that these were planted by Xiao Zheng, it was estimated that someone would cut him down. After pinching, he explained to everyone that the alfalfa had taken root, and it was okay to pinch the leaves before calming down the gang.

When I arrived outside, there were already two stoves, pots and pans were clean, and the last time I came, I found that there were a lot of carp in the river, and I was sorry for myself if I didn't eat a few of these good things.

Xiao Zheng personally cooked, the two big pots of carp stewed for a long time before the aroma overflowed, and it made people drool after smelling it, at first Fang Xuanling and others were a little surprised to see Xiao Zheng fiddling with the carp, and turned their heads to see that Li Shimin didn't say anything and was relieved.

When the fish is almost cooked, people dig two large pots of wild vegetables from the ground, blanch them in water, and pour hot oil and garlic foam. Chop the alfalfa sprouts and mix them into the prepared mixed noodles, pat them into cakes and paste them into the fish pot to slowly turn golden brown, Yu Chi Laohei and Cheng Yanjin both asked several times if they could eat it, and Li Shimin wanted to kick them.

Before the meal, Li Shimin invited Sun Laohan and a few people over, and after a few old men pushed a few times, they sat down crampedly, each of them had a bowl of fish and meat plus two multigrain cakes, the first bowl no one spoke, no one drank the wine, just heard the bowl and chopsticks ringing, and looked back to see that the old black vegetable soup of Yu Chi who bowed his head and ate it was poured into the bowl.

After drinking a mouthful of fish soup and a few glasses of wine, Li Shimin sighed and said: "How can this ordinary thing become so delicious in your hands, which is amazing."

"This alfalfa is good, and the carrots are very sweet," Li Shimin said, chewing a finger-thick carrot in his mouth.

"The old man also thinks that it is, how can this wild vegetable be so delicious in your hands," after drinking a few sips of wine, Sun Laohan also said with a big tongue.

Eating with a few old people, Li Shimin did not show any pretense, and under his influence, everyone slowly relaxed, talking and laughing. When a few old men sent him out, Li Shimin, who was a little drunk, asked, "Old man, is there anything else in this Zhuangzi that I want to help with?" ”

"No, the grass people are very lucky to see the saint, but there is another idea to see if the saint can repair the road," Sun Laohan said with the strength of wine, pointing to the road below.

"Tell me about it," Li Shimin said, stopping his steps.

"This official road is through Luoyang, Xiao Lao'er remembers that it was only repaired once during the Kaihuang period, since then it is the great cause of the world in the great chaos, to my Tang Dynasty has not been repaired after the founding of the country, now the road is full of potholes and is very difficult to walk, if you can repair it, sage, all the villages and towns on both sides of this road will remember your kindness."

After hearing this, Li Shimin laughed and patted Sun Laohan on the shoulder and said, "Okay, I agreed!" Why don't you just build a road?"

"That little old man, thank you on behalf of the villagers" Sun Laohan knocked his head down and didn't get up, drunk.

"You two must guard this land, if there is a hail disaster, even if you stand in the ground with a shield, you have to protect these melon seedlings for me," Li Shimin pointed at Yu Chi Laohei and Cheng Yanjin with drunken eyes and said.

Turning his head to Xiao Zheng, he said, "As for repairing the road from Chang'an to Luoyang, you are responsible."

"Sage, the matter of road construction is not in the hands of the ministers, it is the business of the Ministry of Industry," he said carefully to Li Shimin with a smile.

"The Ministry of Industry has your great ability, you don't have to worry about this, I believe in you" After speaking, he hugged Xiao Zheng cordially with an expression of "I am optimistic about you".

After sending Li Shimin, 10,000 draft horses roared past in his heart, looking at Sun Laohan who was sleeping under the pear forest, and wanted to dig a pit and bury this guy.

"Old Hei, are you short of shield-wielding soldiers in your fields? No, I'll go".

"There is no shortage! I'm afraid that after I use you, I will be hung up by the saint on the city gate building, so you should go and repair the road," Yu Chi Laohei and Cheng bit the gold and looked at Xiao Zheng gloatingly with big teeth and said.