The midday sun in the northern hemisphere summer is extremely scorching, and the dry and hot desert oasis has no air flow, and the far view is full of golden grains of sand, which seem a little illusory and unreal under the scorching heat.

"What are you going to do?"

Yun Yi asked the young woman beside her with a desperate look and a little unwillingness. Seeing the expression of gritting his teeth and insisting on not letting his tears flow, Yun Yi's mood was extremely heavy. Managing the desert and improving the planet's environment is not difficult in this era, and the cost is much less than building a rail elevator. It only takes a few thousand agricultural mechas, plus specially developed drought-resistant plants, to spend less than 100 million, and in five years at most, the environment of this planet can be greatly improved, although it cannot be said that it is fertile everywhere, but it is enough for ordinary people to survive.

However, in this filthy and decaying country, he was not willing to invest even this little money, and let a large amount of precious land gradually be swallowed up by the desolate desert.

The young woman looked at all this desolately, for a long time, her eyes fell on the little girl who was curiously playing with the sand not far away, and said in a low voice: "What else can I do, this is already my last hope, even if I am tired and tired, I will persevere for the sake of the baby." ”

Yun Yi took out his share of the title deed, and of the two hundred acres of land marked on it, at least one hundred and fifty acres were uncultivable neighbors and deserts. Of the remaining 50 acres, 30 acres are far from the oasis lake, and it is impossible to cultivate them without building a water pipeline. That is, he only has twenty acres of land to use. He had also seen the young woman's title deed, and although it was marked with three hundred acres of land, less than ten acres could be cultivated. After a year, in addition to feeding the two of them, I am afraid there is not much money left.

"Let's find a place to stay first." Yun Yi comforted, and the young woman nodded silently, calling the little girl to walk towards the town. With Yunyi helping him carry some packages, the young woman can be much easier.

Thankfully, rents in the town are extremely cheap. In the past, during the Zhao and Song Empires, many residential buildings were built in this town. Although the ground is soft and it is not possible to cover too high floors, the number of floors is huge. Later, under the economic recession and desert erosion, many people left here, and there were many vacant houses. Yun Yi rented a two-bedroom apartment of nearly 100 square meters for fifty yuan of imperial gold per month. As if she felt that Yun Yi was more credible, or that he was a good person, the young woman rented the one-bedroom apartment next to Yun Yi. In this strange place, there were too few people who could believe it, and the brief exchange along the way made the young woman temporarily recognize this man who still looked very young.

In the town, most of them are poor people, but there are no villains who bully and dominate the market. The town is run by a local baron's men, who rarely come and only come every year when taxes are collected. It seems that even the nobles' subordinates have little interest in this desolate and remote town.

In this way, Yunyi settled here. Through some exchanges, Yun Yi fell to know his neighbor, Lady Sabrina and the little girl Sabe.

After helping Lady Sabrina clean up her room, Yun Yi went out on the street to buy his groceries. Lady Sabrina received a lot of help from Yunyi along the way, so she volunteered to help him with his staff. I have to say that this lady's bargaining level is really remarkable, the furniture of two hundred gold yuan was cut by her to one hundred and twenty yuan, and the jaw-dropping Yun Yi looked at the other party to cut the price with such a confident and persistent look of admiration, if it was himself, he would already feel very satisfied if he could cut down twenty yuan. With the help of this bargaining master, Yunyi quickly bought all the things he needed.

And in Sabrina's eyes, she was also curious about this young man, the other party didn't care about the price of the items at all, as long as there was a need, she would buy them, although it was very remote, but the materials were quite complete, just some furniture and supplies cost no less than three thousand yuan, not at all like a desperate bankrupt like her. But the clever Sabrina didn't ask much about it, everyone has their own secrets, since the other party is not willing to say, why should she find out so clearly?

On the way home, Yun Yi went to the vegetable market again and bought a lot of local vegetables. According to him, the banquet was to be given to Lady Sabrina and little Sabe, which surprised the lady even more, could it be that the young man could cook?

It wasn't until dinner that the other party came to call them to eat, and she almost froze when she looked at the table of dishes that exuded an enticing aroma, and Xiao Sabei was already laughing and pounced.

"Mom, it's so delicious that Uncle Blame's cooking."

Sabrina knocked on the little girl's head and said angrily, "I told you, don't call Uncle Blame." Then he said apologetically to Yun Yi: "This kid ......"

"Hehe, kid, it's nothing." Yun Yi smiled and beckoned: "Come and try it, I haven't done it myself for a long time, I hope the level has not dropped." ”

The uncontrollable aroma of the dish reached her nostrils, and the woman's throat moved. These days, whether on the train or in Fenghuanxing, I haven't had a good hot meal. Looking at these, she seemed to have some feelings in a dream, and she was a little distracted.

After a long time, she took some vegetables and put them in her mouth, but after chewing it, her eyes suddenly lit up. A long time ago, when she was just getting married, she and her husband also went to many famous local restaurants, but they had never tasted such deliciousness.

"I take the liberty of asking, Mr. Yun's occupation...... Is it a chef? ”

Yun Yi tilted his head and thought, what is his profession? Mecha Warrior, Mecha Repairman, Mecha Designer, Battleship Designer, Battleship Repairer, Light Brain Engineer, Programmer, Group Chairman, School Principal...... Many, many more, but no one seems to say they're a chef, right?

"Actually...... I'm a mech farmer, and in addition, a part-time programmer. Yun Yi said with certainty. Compared to these two professions, the others are too scary to say. I'm afraid that in this kind of place, even if you say it, no one will believe it. In today's Iserras Empire, since Zagu's focus is almost entirely on the military, as long as it is related to mecha and warships, it is very popular, even if it is not mixed well, it will not fall here.

"It's unbelievable." Sabrina was surprised: "It's hard to imagine that you will have this kind of craft, is it a family heirloom?" ”

Yun Yi scratched his head: "At first, it was because I was bored, but then in order to take care of my little sister, I have been studying hard." I didn't expect to be praised by my wife now, I was really flattered. ”

"You're so humble."

Under the stimulation of deliciousness, the two sides quickly became acquainted. After the meal was full, the little girl patted her slightly bulging belly and laughed: "I haven't eaten so full for a long time, the food cooked by Uncle Blame is so delicious, a hundred times better than that made by my mother...... No, it's 10,000 times better! ”

Sabrina's face flushed slightly, and she explained in a low voice, "We used to eat out, but then we ......"

"Come to me for lunch and dinner in the future."

Since you can't take care of the majority of the people in this country, you must at least help a small number of people if you can. Yun Yi thought so in his heart, and until now, he has not forgotten that Her Majesty the Empress told him to treat the people of Zhao and Song Dynasty well before he died.

Sabrina naturally won't be willing, although her family is in the middle, she still wants to be a face-saving person. But Yun Yi used Xiao Shabei's body as a reason, but she didn't allow her to refuse.

……

Twenty acres of land looks huge, and it is not a hassle to cultivate.

There are agricultural mechs on lease in the town, and it only takes a few hours to complete all the work on twenty acres of land. If you don't know how to drive, you can hire a local driver, but the price is not cheap. In fact, in this era, it is extremely easy to be a farmer, let alone 20 acres, even if it is 200 acres or 2,000 acres, it will not be cultivated with its back to the sky facing the loess as in the earth era. Perhaps, only on an extremely backward planet like Natasha's hometown, someone will work hard to dig the ground with a hoe.

Early the next morning, Yun Yi and Sabrina went to the town government to receive the land.

When Yun Yi handed over his title deed to the government office, a strange light was cast in the other party's eyes. Yunyi easily spotted that it was an extreme disgust.

"Smack." After a bright red seal was stamped, the staff member casually threw it to him and shouted, "Next." ”

Whispers from around him reached his ears: "That land seems to be planted by old Jem, these hateful strangers, they are really willing to force them to death." ”

"Shhhhhh Everyone is holding the official title deed issued by the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the Empire, and even if there is a lawsuit, Old Jem will definitely lose. ”

Feeling the unkind eyes around him, Yun Yi was a little puzzled, could it be that his land was cultivated? When Sabrina was done, the two walked out. A second-hand old hovercar, which Yunyi bought at the local flea market yesterday, only cost a thousand yuan, although the speed is not very fast, but the performance is not bad. Xiao Shabei kept looking out in the car until she saw the two of them and smiled happily.

The hovercar flew slowly out of town. After a short time, I came to the place marked on the title deed. But to the astonishment of the two, the thirty acres of land not far away grew tender and oily wheat, which grew happily, and it could be harvested in about two months. It can be seen that the people who grow this wheat are very attentive to this land and take care of it carefully.

There were five or six people standing on the side of the road, both men and women, and an old man in a straw hat was squatting on the side of the road, smoking a cigarette dullly, with a lot of cigarette butts thrown at his feet.

"You are the owners of these lands."

When Yunyi and Sabrina stepped out of the hovercar, the old man stood up in front of them, his bronzed skin and lean muscles. It can be seen that this is an old man who has been dealing with the land all his life, and rarely uses high-tech things such as agricultural mechas. Sensing the unkindness in the eyes of one or two of the other party, Yun Yi stopped Xiao Shabei, who wanted to get out of the car, and locked the car door.

"If the mark on the title deed is correct, it should be here." Yun Yi smiled kindly, as bright as the sun.

The old man seemed a little hesitant, but he glanced at the wheat that was about to ripen, gritted his teeth and said, "I also know that those who can come here are people who can't survive." We had been renting this land from the Baron's Court before, and although we had to pay a lot of money, it would allow our family to survive and not starve. Now that you have come with the title deeds, we should give it back to you. But look at this wheat......"

He turned his head, looked at the green wheat field, took a deep breath, and said with a satisfied face: "What a rich wheat fragrance, it is foreseeable that this year will be a good harvest." He turned his head, looked miserable, and sighed, "Can you give the old man two months, and then take back the land when this batch of wheat is ripe, and we will pay you a reasonable rent." ”

Yun Yi didn't speak, in fact, these lands were just a cover for him. But Sabrina behind him was a little anxious, the money she brought with her was not much after paying the rent, and she urgently needed this land to create economic value. Although the old man said that he would pay them rent, everyone knew that the rent of ten acres of land was not much, and it was about one-tenth of the value of the land.

"That's not going to work, we have a title deed, and if you don't give us the land back, we can see you in court."

Sabrina's voice was full of a strong attitude, this land was her only hope to live, and she didn't have much time to wait.

"You ......"

Someone behind the old man couldn't help it, and a burly man stepped forward and raised his fist with a fierce face and shouted, "If it weren't for the fact that you were a woman, I would have beaten you a long time ago." ”

"You are still unreasonable, see clearly, the title deed is in my hands." Sabrina raised the title deed in her hand without flinching, and although she was scared, she knew she couldn't back down.

The big man reached out to grab the title deed, but Sabrina hurriedly put it away. The big man smiled cruelly: "It's in the wilderness here, and no one will know if you kill you." ”

Sabrina shuddered, took a few steps back, and looked at the men cautiously.

"Nobita!" The old man shouted, "No matter what, we don't take advantage of it. Then, with apologies, he said: "This is my son-in-law, his personality is a little irritable, don't look at his fierce appearance, he is actually a good person." ”

The strong man named Nobita heard this sentence and smiled honestly.

"No matter what you say, whether it is threats or coercion, I will not hand over the land to you!" Sabrina bit her lip, and after a moment, she whispered, "I can't help it, if I can still live, I don't want to persecute you." ”

"Alas......" the old man sighed heavily: "Our family of seven or eight people lives on these dozens of acres of land. The baron's rent was too high, and at least half of the grain produced each year had to be paid to them. Last year's harvest was not good, and if there is no harvest this year, I am afraid that it will ...... Our family had to sell ourselves as slaves in the Baron's Court. ”

"You don't want to be slaves, do I want to?" Sabrina's hands were clenched together, and the force was so strong that they became bloodless.

"Even if we give it to you, we'll shovel the wheat!" Big Bear roared.

Not to be outdone, Sabrina shouted: "Even if I shovel it, what can I do, I only need to plant some vegetables with a short cycle, at least I can feed our mother and daughter!" ”

"Are you going to watch the ripening wheat be destroyed?" The old man stared at her with wide eyes, and the young woman glared at him without flinching.

"I take the liberty of asking."

Yun Yi walked between the two of them, smiled and asked, "Are you all using these tools to cultivate these dozens of acres of land?" He pointed to the farm tools that had been placed aside, his eyes curious.

"We can't afford to rent those big guys without them, and we won't use them." Big Bear looked at him strangely and muttered, "You look quite smart, but I didn't expect you to be stupider than me." ”

Yun Yi thought for a moment and asked the old man, "Dare to ask the old gentleman's surname?" ”

"Don't dare, don't dare." The old man hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Little Lao'er is free from your surname Chen, and most people call me the second brother of Chen." ”

Yun Yi smiled and said, "Uncle Chen, can you tell me how long you have been living here?" ”

Chen Laoer's eyebrows showed sadness, and he said with a sad face: "I have lived here all my life." ”

Yun Yi exclaimed: "Could it be that Uncle Chen, you are the first batch of pioneers of Zhao Song?" ”

"No, I should be in the third batch." Speaking of this, a smile appeared on the old man's face full of ravines: "Back then, I spent half my life, working hard, and the fertile land rewarded by the empire was enough for thousands of acres. But soon, his expression became sad: "No one thought that the powerful Zhao Song would be gone overnight, and those lands of mine were also rewarded to those nobles by His Majesty......" Saying this, he looked at Yun Yi cautiously, shook his head and said: "Alas, it's all over, don't mention it." ”

Seeing that the old man was a little worried, Yun Yi didn't ask much, but pointed to this piece of land and said, "So, Uncle Chen is very familiar with this place?" ”

After the old man nodded confidently, Yun Yi took out his title deed, pointed to the thirty acres of land above that could barely be cultivated, and asked, "If I want to farm here, what can the uncle teach me?" ”

"Here...... Chen Lao Er frowned and thought carefully: "This place is close to the border of the Gobi, with drought and little rain. If you want to farm here, the first step is to plant a large carrot nearby to prevent further erosion of the desert. The second part is to install a water pipeline to bring water from Sunset Lake. There are also many people here who do this, although the initial investment is larger, but they can have a lot more land. And the land owned by this little brother is surrounded by some ownerless land, as long as a water pipe is brought over, at least hundreds of acres can be watered, and those can be considered yours. ”

"I wonder how much money is needed?" Yun Yi seemed to be interested and continued to ask.

The old man's eyes lit up, and he saw that Yun Yi was not just asking. If the other party is really willing to do this, the improvement of the environment in this area is very beneficial. For an old man who has lived here all his life, this is very attractive to him.

"The lowest input...... the old man calculated in his heart and gave him a number.

"Eighty thousand?" Yun Yi slapped his palms and said with a smile: "Then it's decided, I will fund the transformation of this land, Mrs. Sabrina, our land can almost be connected together, it is better to hand over all your land to me for cultivation, and I will give you forty percent of the income as rent." Outside of the first time, I want to hire people with a salary that is absolutely satisfying. Well...... Lady Sabrina, you are in charge of your old profession and do the accounting work. What do you think? ”

Whether it was Sabrina or Chen Laoer, or Da Xiong and the people around him, they all looked at this young man dumbfounded. Can this pie-in-the-sky thing really fall on the heads of these poor people?