Chapter 4 Clearing Wasteland and Farming

Taking advantage of the warm afternoon, Shen Yue took Ping Yuan to set up the fish cage. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoThere is no need to go back to the river where Shen Yue originally placed the fish basket, follow the stream in the mountain, find the river at the foot of the mountain, choose a location where the water flow is gentle, Shen Yue put the three fish cages on the earthworm fish food and sink into the water.

Taking advantage of the interval between waiting for the fish to enter the urn, Ping Yuan took Shen Yue to check the terrain near the cave, intending to find a few fields suitable for farming. In the end, a 5-meter-square slope near the stream was selected and a flat land of the same size near the fishing spot, and the reason why I chose two places was mainly because I was worried that there would be wild beasts in the mountains and forests, and I didn't have many seeds, so the probability of preserving them was higher.

Shen Yue took a kitchen knife, cleared the wasteland to remove weeds and shrubs, and leveled the land, fortunately, the two plots of land were not large, and with the help of Ping Yuan, they were leveled out near sunset, and the forests and mountains were ploughed for the first time, and the black and swarthy soil made Shen Yue see some hope.

Before dark, Shen Yue returned to the river, fished out the fish cage placed in the water, and found all of them, skewered the fish with branches through the cheeks, and put earthworms in the fish cage to sink back into the water. The two returned to the cave with a full harvest.

Pinglan in the cave is boiling water and boiling wild vegetables, it seems that this little girl is very diligent, unlike the little princess and little emperor who was held in the heart by her parents in later generations. When Pinglan saw Shen Yue coming in, she raised her head and asked a little shyly, "Mr. Shen, do you still have any salt?" ”

Shen Yue was about to go to get salt, and thought that the packaging of the salt bag was a bad explanation for later generations, so he asked Pinglan for a clay pot, turned around and poured out two bags of salt from his home and poured it in, and the bag was carefully hidden. Wang and Pinglan were a little surprised when they saw a jar full of salt as white as snow.

"My family was originally a maritime businessman, you can just call me Brother Shen, don't call me sir." Shen Yue saw that he wanted to reveal his stuffing and quickly changed the topic. Pinglan blushed, took the salt shaker with both hands, smiled at Shen Yue shyly, lowered her head and continued to burn the fire.

Wang called Shen Yue, took out a gray cloth shirt, and said, "I sewed a piece of clothing for you, which was changed from Pinglan's father's clothes to a smaller size, you can change it to see if it fits." ”

Shen Yue saw that she cared so much about herself, a stranger, and dragged her sick body to sew clothes for herself, she was a little moved in her heart, and hurriedly took the clothes and changed them.

At night, Shen Yue drank delicious fish soup, looked at the mother and daughter who were laughing and eating, and felt a little melancholy in his heart, and couldn't help but think of his relatives in distant time and space.

Even before the crossing, such a happy family meal was a luxury for him, and now his parents at home learn of his disappearance. What kind of heartbreak and sadness should it be, and I can only pour out my heart to Mingyue, pouring out distant thoughts and regrets.

Early in the morning, Shen Yue woke up in a haze, and the cuffs of his headrest were a little wet. wiped away the remaining tears from the corners of his eyes and got up to get out of the hole, but he bumped into Pinglan walking from a distance with Wang's support, and when he saw Shen Yue coming out, Pinglan lifted the basket in his hand and shouted happily: "Brother Shen, we dug up a lot of wild vegetables."

Looking at the look of the little girl who had resolutely run more than ten miles in the open air, Shen Yue felt a kind of satisfaction of being needed.

Since her father never came back and her mother was bedridden, she had too much sorrow in her heart, and at this time there was finally someone to share and rely on, showing the unique softness of a teenage girl. After breakfast, Shen Yue took out the preserved seeds, potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn are sure to be planted as high-yield crops that do not need to be cared for.

Wang has never seen these crops, and he was a little puzzled when he heard Shen Yue say that the yield per mu of each kind can exceed 500 catties, and the yield of corn per mu in the Ming Dynasty is at most about 300 catties.

Shen Yue smiled secretly, even at the end of the Ming Dynasty, it is estimated that only a few areas in the south can see these crops, and the imperial court has not been able to promote these high-yield crops for many years. If it had been promoted earlier, why would the famine at the end of the Ming Dynasty cause the rebels to rise up in all directions, but they were taken advantage of by the Tartars and robbed of the great rivers and mountains for prestige.

Other cowpeas, peanuts and other Wang are recognized, but they are not suitable for planting in this mountainous area. In this case, these things are no longer planted, and it is important to use them to supplement nutrition first.

At that moment, Shen Yue explained the planting method of the three of them, and went to the field to divide labor and cooperate and began to cultivate. Near noon, the two small fields were planted, and Pinglan listened to Shen Yue talk about these crops so magically, and carefully planted branches and fences around them to prevent wild beasts from turning over and eating them.

Although they were a little tired, the four of them felt hope, which would also be the hope of Da Ming in the future, Shen Yue thought to himself.

After being able to eat well for a few days and recuperate, the mother and daughter were in good spirits, and their faces were no longer as yellow as when they first met.

In the past few days, in addition to daily fishing, Shen Yue has taken advantage of his leisure to patrol the mountains, but he is thinking about the way out in the future.

Why did Heaven send Himself to this distant time and space? Was there anyone else in the fire at that time? Why did the rescued old lady stubbornly insist on going in by herself?

How did the spooky fire happen? It stands to reason that a gas stove that boils water should be extinguished, rather than igniting debris in the distance. How did you come to this plane?

Shen Yue couldn't help but feel uneasy about the thoughts that popped up one after another. It is estimated that a time channel similar to a wormhole accidentally appeared on the balcony of that house, disrupting the spatial structure, causing the debris around the gas stove to catch fire, and later the explosion of the gas tank caused the space-time rift to increase, and then involved himself in another time and space, as for the body becoming younger, it may be some side effect of the space-time tunnel. Shen Yue tried his best to find some slightly logical inferences to suppress the thoughts that kept surging up.

Walking towards the cave with the fish he had caught, Pinglan suddenly appeared in front of Shen Yue, frowning and stopping. Shen Yue saw Pinglan's hesitation, and said lightly with a smile: "Tonight, you take me back to the village while it's dark, Ling Zun may be caught by the Yuan soldiers, see if there is a chance to rescue him."

Pinglan suddenly had the spirit, took the fish in Shen Yue's hand, turned around and ran towards the hole.

After lunch, the two explained their plans to Wang, who hoped to find her husband and family reunion as soon as possible, but was also worried that her daughter would not return. But seeing that Shen Yue was accompanied, he also agreed, and after a few days of getting along, it could be seen that Shen Yue was not a reckless person.

Bidding farewell to the two, Pinglan led the way and took Shen Yue through the forest to cross the mountains, and rushed to the dense forest outside the village in the evening. The mountain village is called Pingjiazhuang, which is adjacent to the river at the foot of the mountain, and there are only a dozen courtyards in the village. Shen Yue thought to himself that if he hadn't met Pinglan that day, he would have to pass by this village along the river for half a day, and he was afraid for a while.

Looking at the outskirts of the village, there are some chariots and horses, and you can hear the noise of the Yuan soldiers in the village, a group of twenty cavalry patrolling the village, and some groups of horses are guarded grazing on the grass by the river.

After observing for nearly an hour, Shen Yue estimated that this group of Yuan soldiers numbered about 300 people, but they were strictly disciplined and not as unscrupulous as the wanderers who invaded and plundered, and the wanderers generally snatched up and left, and would not stay in one place for a long time.

Ping Lan suddenly clenched Shen Yue's arm and whispered excitedly, "There is my father in that team over there." ”

Shen Yue looked in the direction that Pinglan pointed out, and saw a team of people and horses in the distance dragging more than a dozen carts towards the village, about fifty Yuan soldiers in this group were escorted, and more than 100 young men of Han people walked in the middle, pulling the cart with ropes on their shoulders. The carriage was covered with a tarpaulin, but it was certainly heavy.