"Brother Wang, what about work?" The old man in the village walked to Wang Lao Wu's ground, squatted down and picked up a piece of soil, crushed it into powder with a light force, and sprinkled it on the ground. This is because there is a lack of water in the ground, and the soil cannot be formed. He clapped his hands and stood up, the owner of the land smiling at him, but not speaking.

"This is the place," said the old man, "and the county has to dig a canal to bring the water of the Longwang River." ”

"Good thing." Wang Lao Wu said cleanly, still squatting in the ground and weeding with a small shovel.

"It's a good thing, it's to get out of people." The old man crossed his hands and said: "The county has food, and the villages that want to bring water will pay their own manpower, but they don't have any wages, so I will ask you if you want to go." ”

"Go." Wang Lao Wu smiled: "What kind of salary do you need to bring water to your own land?" ”

"You're right to think so." The old man was very happy, stood up and said, "Shandong is actually a good place, but there is a shortage of water to make a famine. You have half an acre of land, if you have water, it's really not bad! Don't look at it, it's been abandoned for a few years, but alfalfa grass has been growing, and the ground is fat! ”

"Yes." Wang Lao Wu smiled and said, "I just haven't planted this potato, and I don't know the bottom of my heart." ”

"This thing is a good seed! Put your mind to it. In fact, the old man had never planted before, but when he went to the county for a meeting, he had already heard the order that he should spare no effort to persuade farmers to reclaim wasteland and grow food. Especially in the eyes of traditional farmers, wasteland, tidal flats, rocky land, and saline-alkali land, if you can't grow rice, fruits and vegetables, you must plant potatoes, sweet potatoes, and maize.

Maize is not bad, but some people have planted it when they are old, and they can only be mixed to a full, but the taste is not very good. The advantage is that you don't pick the land, and your life is cheap and easy to feed. Potatoes came from Beijing, and I heard that they were a good thing for the emperor's family to eat, and they were not picky. If you throw it into the ground according to the method, it will grow in a nest. Sweet potatoes are better than these two, and they can grow in saline-alkali land, and the government has also issued seedlings according to the names on the household registration.

"Speaking of which, during the great drought in the past two years, it would be good if the county was sitting in the court, and he would never starve to death." The old man sighed. Suddenly he shouted, "Hey, what did you throw that?" ”

"Grass, ......" Wang Lao Wu was stunned.

"That's sativa! Good stuff. The old man laughed angrily, walked into the field quickly, and picked up the "weeds" on the ground: "This thing is drought-tolerant, and it was a life food during the great drought a few years ago!" This year, the county has opened ditches and dug cellars, and pulled a lot of ice, it seems that it is not needed, but this grass is also very good for feeding livestock, fat! ”

"Hey, hey." Wang Lao Wu smiled awkwardly. Hurriedly went to the ground and brought a bamboo basket over, threw the pulled alfalfa into it, and said with a smile: "Go back and send it to your home, just to feed the donkey." ”

The old man's eyes narrowed, and he just said, "That's embarrassing." ”

"Yes, our grandfather and I are here, and we are not familiar with the place, so we all rely on you to take care of it." Wang Lao Wu said a rare long sentence: "What's more, I don't have livestock at home." ”

The old man no longer refused. lowered her voice, as if a girl was talking to herself. said: "Actually, I can see the old man, brother, you have read books, right?" ”

"Huh." Wang Lao Wu didn't deny it, just smiled.

"Why don't you tell the county if you read the book?" The old man leaned back and glared at him: "As long as you know more than 100 words, you can take the A, B, C, and D exams...... Right! D Diploma! When the time comes, they will copy and write in the county, and if the wind does not blow and the rain does not touch the ground, they will take the silver. Isn't it better than digging in the ground? ”

"Hehe, just the two words I know, don't show my ugliness." Wang Lao Wu shook his head and said, "I still have a piece of land and my heart is steady." ”

"You don't have this land your own." The old man said, "You have to plant it for 20 years before I give it to you." ”

"It's only twenty years, very fast." Wang Lao Wu said with a smile.

The old man also smiled: "It's really fast, in the blink of an eye." It's gone. Hey, your brother is fifteen, right? ”

"Yes, Xiao Long's."

"Then why don't you give him an independent account?" The old man patted his leg: "If you have a household registration with him, he can only get four points of land." If you let him have an independent account, it's eight points! You are also literate, so why can't you settle this account? Did the county not tell you? ”

"Said it." Wang Lao Wu hurriedly said: "I'm afraid that if each family goes out, isn't there still someone left to take care of the field?" ”

"Be careful!" The old man looked like he hated iron but not steel: "The court has said that the whole province of Shandong is exempt from forced labor!" Do you know who told the emperor no? It's Taiwei Xingjun, the prince! The notices stamped with the red seal have been posted in the village, who dares to latin mouth? Have you heard of any man who has been dragged away these days? A few days ago, Liu Fangliang's army of more than 100,000 came to fight us, and the prince personally put on the battle, but he didn't pull you to go! ”

"That's right." Wang Lao Wu's voice lowered: "The prince is amazing." ”

"So, the old man advises you: set up a household registration for your brother as soon as possible, and there will be no good land if there are many people in the future." The old man patted Wang Lao Wu's hand.

Wang Lao Wu bowed his head to be taught, and his jaw was repeated.

"Daddy! Father! Father! ”

A slightly immature shout came from afar, with the joy of the young man's jump.

Wang Lao Wu and the old man looked into the distance, and after a while, they saw a young man in a short blue coat running towards the ground, holding a fluffy yellow ball in his hand. When the boy ran closer, the two saw that the yellow ball turned out to be a chick.

"Where did it come from?" Wang Laowu's face was flat, and there was a cold air in his voice.

The old man didn't say anything when he saw it, and said in his heart: This man's family education is quite strict, in fact, which doll has never done anything like stealing chickens and touching dogs......

"The gentleman gave it to me at school." The young man was yelled at by his father, and his previous joy suddenly came to naught, and he hurriedly said: "As long as you are willing to raise it, give one." ”

"Tell me the truth! How can you give it to a chicken for no reason! Wang Lao Wu clenched the hoe in his hand and raised it slightly, as if it would hit it at any time.

"Really! If you don't believe me, ask Mr. to go! The young man jumped away and said hurriedly: "As long as you hand over three catties of locusts, you will give a little chicken." If you raise it well, you can also exchange it for locusts! Ergou, Dani, and Erni have it! Father! When did I lie to you! ”

"Really?"

"Seriously!"

"Three catties of locusts?"

"Three catties!"

The father and son asked and answered, and finally calmed down. Only then did the old man come up and say, "This locust can be fed to chickens and ducks, but don't feed too much, otherwise it will be strained and killed." ”

"Oh! I heard from my husband. The young man saluted the old man and said with a smile: "Mr. also said that even chicken manure is a good thing and can fertilize the fields." ”

"Huh? Huang Desu still knows this? The old man was stunned: "This prince is really a fairy, even such a dog official can be trained to understand agricultural affairs?" ”

"Not Mr. Huang." The young man said, "It's the new Mr. Chen." Later, Mr. Huang taught literacy and Mr. Chen taught naturalism. ”

"Mr. Chen?" The old man was stunned again: "Which village?" ”

"Listening to the accent, he said that he used to be the net army of Nanhaizi."

"Oh, it turned out to be my husband from Beijing." The old man turned his head to Wang Lao Wu and said, "Now that the holy driver has come to Shandong, the people in the palace have also come." The old man went back to the county government on business, and met two white-faced and beardless husbands copying inside. There's nothing scary to look at. ”

"Mr. Chen is kind, and his handwriting is beautiful." The boy added: "No worse than Mr. Huang." ”

Wang Lao Wu was not happy to hear what his son said, and said, "Go home and put the chicken away, and take advantage of the daylight to review the homework you learned today." ”

"Order!" The boy took a step away, his mouth grinning, revealing a mouthful of neat white teeth. He ran backwards as he shouted, "Daddy! You caught locusts in the field, but keep them for me!" I'm going to raise a rooster crowing too! ”

Wang Lao Wu waved his hand, indicating that he understood.

The old man also happily put his hands behind his back, hummed a little song in his mouth, and walked away by himself.

Since the imperial court rebuilt the Shenming Pavilion, each village has to elect a respected old man. Although this old man is not an official, he can manage everything, according to the county's saying, it is necessary to "educate customs, mediate disputes, persuade agricultural affairs, and make peace with the country."

Every three or five days, the county's ox carts will come to pick up the old people from several nearby villages, and serve tea and vegetables and fruits, and the county order will personally accompany them to eat a meal, and chat for a long time before sending them back. And the official does not worship, which was a privilege that could only be enjoyed after seventy years old in the past. (To be continued......)

PS: Ask for a recommended ticket and a monthly pass~~~ This week is a strong push in the history category, and the recommended ticket can't be on the classification list...... So shy......