On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, many lanterns have been hung on the streets of Jiangning City. Fifteen years are still counted as years, and after fifteen they begin to be busy. Duan Fengming and his wife ate the food from the cafeteria, discussing taking their children to see the lanterns tomorrow. The candles emit a soft light in the glass lampshade, illuminating the dining table of the family of three.

As soon as he finished eating, there was a knock on the door of Duan Fengming's house. When I asked in the door, it turned out to be Duan Renfeng. Duan Fengming hadn't seen Duan Renfeng appear in Jiangning City for a long time, and it was a little strange to come here at this time. Opening the door, Duan Fengming and another guy were outside the door. After entering the door, they introduced each other, and it turned out that they were also children of the Duan family. It's just that this one is not in Jiangning City, but in the countryside Zhuangzi.

Seeing the candle, Duan Renfeng praised: "Yes, you don't even need a kerosene lamp." ”

Duan Fengming laughed a few times after hearing this, but did not answer. Using kerosene lamps is much cheaper than candles, but Duan Fengming's daughter can't stand the smell of kerosene lamps since she came home from birth, and she cries when she smells it. Duan Fengming could only choose candles with a light smell.

As soon as Duan Renfeng sat down, he said, "Feng Ming, I heard that you are going to the house to take charge of important affairs. ”

"In charge of big things?" Duan Fengming didn't understand where this was starting.

"The patriarch said that our clan should learn to farm in the government, and said that someone would teach. I think about it, and you're the only one who understands this. Isn't that a big deal? Duan Renfeng explained.

Duan Fengming thought of Duan Tiande's words before, and felt that there was a relationship between the front and back.

"How is it, did the patriarch tell you how much?" Duan Fengming asked excitedly.

"How much? Nothing. Duan Fengming replied angrily. For so long, he has basically done things for Duan Jiabai, except for a few cups of tea and a few plates of snacks, Duan Fengming has no benefit.

"No, it won't. How can you endure it for so long? Duan Renfeng asked in surprise.

Duan Fengming didn't answer. If you treat these things as doing things for the unit, it is not particularly unacceptable. The salary on the unit's side is fixed, and the bonus also has a charter. If you insist on doing something and settle the bill immediately, you will not be able to stay in the unit. Duan Tiande is not welcome, but he does not often look for Duan Fengming. From the perspective of maintaining the relationship with the Duan family, this level of dedication is within the range that Duan Fengming can accept.

Looking at Duan Fengming's unfathomable appearance, Duan Renfeng, who felt that he had already made his words, looked at the brother next to him. When he got the hint, he immediately spoke: "Brother Fengming, I'm from the township. Our township is not willing to follow the government to learn. ”

"Oh?" Duan Fengming responded. The job given to Duan Fengming, director of the Bureau of Agriculture, Cai Zijun, was to find out the reason why the Duan family sold the land, Duan Fengming thought that he would have to go to many places to inquire, but he didn't expect that the Duan family in the township had already come to the door. Duan Fengming cheered up and asked, "What do the elders in the township think?" ”

"The villagers always think that if they can raise the price of food by 20%, it is more real than anything else. In the past, where was the price of grain like now, not to mention that one stone of millet was more than two guan, most of the time it could be sold for four guan, and when it was not green, it could be sold for six or seven guan. Brother Feng Ming, you are an official, can't you change this grain price......

At this time, Feng Ming's wife brought tea, which temporarily stopped the conversation. When the brothers in the township touched the teacup, they only felt that it was very hot, and hurriedly thanked: "It's troublesome to boil water in the middle of the night." ”

Duan Fengming couldn't say that this was water from the boiler room in the community, and now the effect of the glass thermos bottle is getting better and better, who is boiling water for uninvited guests in the middle of the night. It's just that people said it so politely, and he could only respond perfunctorily a few times. Black tea has a unique aroma that will refresh you after drinking it. Duan Fengming was worried that he would not be able to sleep at night after drinking it.

Taking advantage of the fact that the tea was not cooled, the Duan brothers continued to tell the views of the Duan family in the countryside. There are many angles, and there is only one core, and the low price of grain is a disaster for the landlords. When this Duan brother was drinking tea, Duan Fengming sorted out his thoughts for a while, and then asked, "Does the brother mean that he doesn't want me to go to the township?" ”

"No, no, no." Brother Duan hurriedly shook his head, "The township wants Brother Feng Ming to stay in the city to help our family increase the price of grain." ”

After talking about things, Duan Fengming sent the clansmen away. Sending his brother home, Duan Fengming's wife laughed in a low voice: "Your family is really amazing, and the price of food will be increased at the first order." It's more effective than the official family. ”

Duan Fengming didn't blame his wife for being sarcastic, he sighed: "If it is according to what they said, the Jinshi back then would be terrible. Able to control national policies and determine the level of food prices. ”

“…… So it is. Duan Fengming's wife also had some sudden realization. The officials under the Zhao Guanjia are actually the general name of officials and cadres, Duan Fengming is now barely mixed up to the official level, and Duan Fengming was a cadre like his wife in the past, that is, the status of a small official. Petty officials are not qualified to make irresponsible remarks about policies, and only officials from Jinshi are qualified to intervene in policy-making.

The government does not have a holiday on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and if you want to rest on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, you can only hope that it will be a rest day on Sunday. Duan Fengming went to meet Cai Zijun, director of the Bureau of Agriculture, early in the morning, to tell him his latest views. Cai Zijun was thoughtful after hearing this, and was silent for a while before he said: "Wouldn't the landlord earn more by digging more grain?" ”

Duan Fengming asked for a piece of paper and wrote on it a multiplication method that he had learned in elementary school. 2*3 and 5*2. After finishing writing, Duan Fengming pushed the paper in front of Cai Zijun and asked, "Director Cai, which of these two numbers do you think is bigger?" ”

"Of course it's 5*2 big." Cai Zijun replied.

"If the number in front is the price of food, the number in the back is the amount of food produced. These two equations are that the lower the grain production, the more the landlords earn. ”

Hearing this, Cai Zijun frowned and thought for a while. Suddenly, Cai Zijun showed an expression of sudden realization, and he exclaimed: "It turns out that the imperial court and the landlord are not in the same group. ”

Duan Fengming scolded secretly in his heart, do you know now. But he can only scold in his stomach, but he can't show it directly. As a son of a landlord's family, Duan Fengming has long known that the landlord and the court are not in the same group. From the perspective of the imperial court, of course, I hope that the people will live and work in peace and contentment, be fed, and have money to spare. From the landlord's point of view, the common people should naturally not have land, and should be tenant farmers for the landlords. When the seedlings were young, they borrowed money from the landlord, and it was best to borrow it at a profit. The children and grandchildren will pay the interest without any scarcity.

"Hmm...... However, ...... the landlords produced more grain, they still made money. Cai Zijun was clearly in a state of confusion.

From the point of view of agricultural technicians, more grain is harvested and more grain is sold, and this is the basis for making money. This is what the people at all levels of the Agricultural Bureau have learned, and this is the direction of their work. Not to mention the reduction in grain production, even if the grain output has not reached the maximum, it can also make these agricultural technicians very unhappy.

Duan Fengming didn't want to discuss any reason with the guy with a confused brain, because Duan Fengming only felt that he understood something, but he couldn't grasp the context of the matter. And Duan Fengming didn't want to delve deeper at this time, but facing things so shallowly, the Duan family was no longer a good person when they looked at it up and down. If you chase it deeper, you will feel uncomfortable when you think about it.

"Director, I'm done. I'll be back to work. Duan Fengming said.

"Hmm...... Good. Cai Zijun replied.

On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, Duan Fengming sat on the canopy boat, thinking in his heart whether it was right or wrong for him to end his work in such a hurry. The awning boat has a wide hull and a flat hull, making it ideal for shallow waterways. Three black-canopy boats loaded with grain sailed to Hedong Village, near the farm. The boat stopped at the river at the entrance of the village and unloaded the rack cart from the boat. The guys on the boat began to carry the grain off the ship.

"Tsk. This mountain is not bad. Deputy Section Chief Zhang beside Duan Fengming praised.

There are several hills near Hedong Village, and if you carefully plant trees, you will definitely be lush and green. However, the trees on the hill were now clearly cut down, and looked like leper heads, with grass in some places and bare in others.

"What's so nice about that?" Duan Fengming asked puzzled.

"Some mountains can only be planted with trees and bamboo. Chestnuts can be grown in the mountains here. "Deputy Section Chief Zhang is a technician of the Forestry Bureau, and when he talks about this, he immediately feels energetic.

"Chestnut? Hairy chestnuts? Duan Fengming asked.

"Hmm. It's hairy chestnuts. ”

"That's edible." Duan Fengming recalled that he had eaten it at home, and at that time, when he was burning the fire, he put the hairy chestnuts in it, and after burning it for a while, with the crackling and popping sound, the hairy chestnuts were probably ripe and ready to eat.

"Burning chestnuts is not the best course of action. When I went to Hangzhou to study, I saw a new method in Hangzhou, where chestnuts are made into chestnut flour and then made into something that looks like meat jelly. It's sweet, soft and very tasty. It's delicious! Deputy Section Chief Zhang was drooling when he talked about the food in his memories.

"This mountain is already the government's, and we can plant whatever we want in the future." Duan Fengming said with a smile. This time, he and Deputy Section Chief Zhang did not come together to go to the countryside to send warmth to the people, but to let the two of them come here to see the new land. After two years of tax struggle, the landlords on this side finally couldn't resist anymore and sold the hilly and mountainous land to the government. In addition to the land that was previously owned by the government, the hills and mountains in this area have completely become official land. Duan Fengming came to see the land with Deputy Section Chief Zhang. I took a boat from the farm to Hedong Village.

While the two cadres were looking at the scenery, the young men had already unloaded the food and began to transport it home in a rack car. Someone also invited the two cadres to go home with them for a meal. Duan Fengming asked, "Is there a rice shop in the village?" ”

"Restaurant? Ha ha! The young man laughed out loud after hearing this, "Section Chief Duan, do you think this is on the farm?" ”

Duan Fengming didn't get angry after hearing this, he smiled and said, "If you don't have a restaurant, forget it, just stay on the boat." ”

"Come home and eat with us." Someone persuaded.

"It's too hard to walk back and forth. We came this time to see the mountains. ”