After leaving the fruit forest and leading the donkey, Yuan Ning asked again: "Are you really okay?" ”

"Look at me," Su Heting pointed to his nose, "like the kind of person who can lie?" ”

When he doesn't say a word, his face has a sense of seriousness, which makes it easy for people to trust.

Yuan Ning shook his head involuntarily.

"Isn't this the end of it?" Su Heting reached out and took the reins in her hand, "The downhill road is not easy to walk, you pay attention to your step." ”

Yuan Ning followed him to the avenue in a daze, and Su Heting made a choice for her, "Then go to Liu Village, the folk customs over there are not bad, I have visited it before, and I am more familiar with it." ”

Yuan Ning followed and asked, "Have you visited here?" ”

"Yes," Su Heting bowed, "I don't dare to say that I have traveled all these villages in Tianqing County, but I have walked at least six out of ten stops, and some places have been there more than once." ”

"Isn't that hard?" Yuan Ning couldn't help but feel a little distressed, running around like him, no wonder he was so thin all the time.

"If you are not in your position, you will not seek your own politics, and if you are in your position, you must do your duty," Su Heting said lightly, "It's all what should be done, what kind of hard work is it?" ”

When he arrived on the flat road, he first helped Yuan Ning to get on the donkey, and he also rode up with him, showing Yuan Ning the route.

Yuan Ning asked curiously: "In that case, isn't it that you have a very limited time to stay in the county seat?" ”

"Yes," Su Heting smiled, "so most people in the county still don't know me!" ”

This is also the truth, not to mention the common people, people like Lin Yue who used to be on errands in the yamen, didn't they rarely see him?

Yuan Ning couldn't help but sigh: "It's really difficult to be a good official!" ”

"Therefore, many people can't endure this hardship," Su Heting sighed, "In fact, most readers still have a pure heart."

"Their original intention of studying and taking scientific examinations is to serve their family and country. It's just that once the title of the gold list became famous, some people became fluttering. I feel that after ten years of hard study, in exchange for becoming famous all over the world, it is time to enjoy it, enjoy it enough, and then go to serve my family and country.

But I didn't expect that it was easy to go from thrift to luxury, from luxury to thrift, and enjoyed a life that I had never enjoyed in the past, how could I still be willing to endure hardship?

"There are also some people who don't change their original intentions, but it's better to go to a relatively stable place, and if you come to such a chaotic place like me, you will either be frightened, or you will simply retreat and compromise."

"Of course, when I say this, I don't say this to flaunt how noble I am. In fact, there are still many good officials who are willing not to change their original intentions, live up to heaven and earth, and live up to the people.

"There are even some who know that there are tigers in the mountains and prefer tigers, but they don't have that strength, and they end up regrettably.

"In fact, I have always advocated that everything should be done according to our ability, otherwise, if you fold yourself, you will fall second, mainly because you will leave a mess that cannot be cleaned up."

Yuan Ning turned his head to look at him, "You have repeatedly emphasized to me that you are prepared to do things, and that's why. ”

Not a question, but an affirmation.

Su Heting smiled happily, it's good to meet someone who understands himself!

Gradually, the two shifted the conversation to farming.

In fact, this dynasty has already started the cultivation mode of two years and three crops in the north, but the coverage is not particularly thorough, and some places still have one crop a year.

The geographical location and climate of Tianqing County were originally not bad, but before the chaos was born, it had always been two years and three crops, and the farming methods and farming skills were also relatively mature.

Even sturdy buildings can't stand up to heavy hammers.

For so many years, Tianqing County has become a pot of porridge, and I don't know how much farmland has been abandoned.

In the past two years, Su Heting has worked hard to eliminate bandits, so that farmers can farm with peace of mind.

But it will take a long time to get agricultural production back to thrive, if not with special skill.

The two talked about grain seeds, and Su Heting originally planned to buy corn seeds from Yuan Ning out of his own pocket.

Yuan Ning persuaded: "You pay out of your own pocket, how thick can your pocket be?" What's more, this whole Tianqing County is not big or small, if you help here and don't help there, what do you think the people will think?

"They don't think it's easy for you to do these things, they will only say that you are partial, and they will say whether you have received any benefits."

Su Heting's eyes sank, he hadn't thought about this problem, but the people of Tianqing County were too poor, and if you let them pay for the seeds themselves, no matter how low the price is, they can't afford it.

However, if only a certain place and a few people are responsible for this kind of thing of grain promotion, it will be ineffective at all.

"I know," Yuan Ning said slowly, "you are very tired, it is difficult, there are many things to do, and there are some aspects that you can't think of for a while." ”

"What are you ......" Su Heting chuckled, "Find me under the stairs again?" ”

"Isn't it?" Yuan Ning had a playful smile on his face.

Su Heting laughed.

"I know, you already have a plan for it!" Yuan Ning's smile widened.

"You trust me," Su Heting was in a relaxed mood, "I do have an idea, I tell you to listen to it." ”

In fact, it can be roughly regarded as "half credit and half borrowing", he provides grain seeds, and the farmers need to buy them, but they only need to pay the cost price.

Moreover, the peasants can buy that part of the money, which may be only half or even one-third of the two prices, or even less. However, they must have a paper to prove that they bought on credit, and when they have harvested the grain of the season, they must repay the balance, and if they really have no spare money, they can pay in installments.

What should I do if I meet someone who is really poor and white?

You can't ignore it, you need the other party to make an IOU, and then slowly repay it when you have the money in the future.

Or they are not willing to pay it back with money, and it is okay to pay it with food.

Before that, he had to tell them about the difficulties of Su Heting, who was the county magistrate, and he had to announce his fortune to the outside world, the inventory of the Tianqing County Government Treasury, and the hardships of not using the grain without authorization.

Yuan Ning couldn't help but nod his head when he heard this, and said approvingly: "I'm glad that you're not the kind of person who conforms to the rules. ”

If you change the person who doesn't know how to be flexible, and only knows how to tell the people about borrowing on credit, the people will still think that the parents and officials are inactive.

Like Su Heting, who complains first and then proposes a way to help the people solve their difficulties, who among the people is not grateful?

"I've suffered a loss," Su Heting smiled bitterly, "You were born so shrewd?" That's because I have fallen my heels, and I know how to learn a lesson. ”

Yuan Ning smiled and said: "If you can learn a lesson, it will show that the fall was not in vain." Life is a long road, and it is not a bad thing to suffer a little loss when you are a child. ”