The grain cart arrived in Guanyi at dusk, unloaded two carts in the granary in the backyard of the city lord in Yizhong, and the three carts returned to Guancheng together, unloading the last cart in the granary in Zheng Anping's mansion. - The first batch of grain entered the granary of the post station.

The two cars were pulled to the car shop to feed, and the others had already eaten, only Zheng Anping and his party were delayed on the way and had not yet eaten. The corn grain is ready-made, that is, it is to be eaten, and this work was snatched away by Sister Ba - she can't wait to unload the corn grain directly at her door, and then enter the warehouse, because the corn is a good ingredient for feeding livestock, and Sister Ba is not willing to waste it at all.

Zheng Anping brought a big ding, and the work of cooking porridge was naturally completed by the little slave, and Gai Nie helped her. For the tired work of this group of people, Zheng Anping used a stone millet. Brother Dog and Xiaosi also came, and even Brother Su's wife brought their children over, and everyone wanted to know about the situation of Daliang as soon as possible.

Zheng Anping introduced the situation in Liangxi to everyone: there were no soldiers there, it was still a peaceful scene, the harvest was okay, and everyone lived in the main hall. Wuwang introduced the situation of his family to everyone, although it is not rich, but it is also passable. What he didn't say was that because of the cultivation of Zheng Anping's share of the field, his family got half of the harvest of the share of the field, and the family situation was actually much better than usual.

Su's wife was a little worried and said: "I heard that there are more soldiers in Liangdong, I don't know what is at home." ”

Zheng Anping comforted: "Brother Su has gone home, and he will be able to settle down well." Then he talked about the scene when he met Xinling Jun, and then said: "The army outside the city is exhausted, and there is no return, and it is difficult for the king to know the war, so I asked for details about the battle." What I have seen is limited, and the brothers can go in turn, one to return home and settle down, the other to get a salary, and the third to report what they see. ”

Brother Dog said: "What Brother Zheng said is true. The garden is very large, and if there is no festival, the tax is tithe, and it is not allowed to be divided. ”

Zheng Anping said: "Therefore, every time you go, you must go with us, so that there will be no gaps." Brother Dog doesn't have to worry about it, because Brother Guy is careless, so he has this loss. The garden is in the management of the grace and less resentment, and we are negligent in repaying the kindness, not to repay the grievances. ”

Sister Ba said indignantly: "What a grace. We live in a garden, lack of food and clothing, and everything is inconvenient......"

Cao Bao said: "Stay." You only eat strongly, so you feel that you eat less; Like a small slave, he is also half-full. ”

Zheng Anping said: "The garden allows me to enter the city, and we can protect the head, this great grace of life must not be forgotten." ”

Brother Dog said: "I remember his virtue of living and managing the people, and the matter of taxes and grain, and don't care about it!" ”

Zheng Anping said: "At this age, Mr. Tian is sent by the monarch to help us persuade farmers. Don't let it go. ”

Cao Bao said: "Do your best." Although there are farmers, how can they win the people? ”

Zheng Anping said: "Although I think about the lack of strength in Guanyi, there are not few women and children. A woman and a child should be half a ding, can they get it? ”

Cao Bao said: "Even if you can do it, how can you get it?" ”

Zheng Anping said: "The food of the people is not for relief, but for food." Fight five dollars, and the people will be compensated on a different day, or they will be replaced by servitude, and ten dollars a day will be counted. or if they are not strong, they shall be replaced by women and children, and they shall be counted as five cents a day, or they may receive it. ”

The next day, Brother Dog returned to Daliang with a post guard to buy grain.

Another day later, Brother Su sent Wu'er to report that a son of the Su family had not returned from the army, and hundreds of households in the city were in mourning. Please allow yourself to stay at home for a few days to complete the funeral.

Batches of people went to Daliang, Cao Bao and Xiaosi both arrived at Daliang and returned their salaries. Except for Cao Bao, who did not personally experience the war, everyone else was called by Xinlingjun and others to inquire about the war in detail. Although Cao Bao did not personally experience the war, he was also called to learn more about Guan Min's experience in Futian. Shin Ling and the others seemed to be very satisfied with their performance, and each of them gave them a different amount of reward.

Half a month has passed since each person took a turn, and about 300 stone was brought back. Because it was in Donghongli to buy grain, everyone went and lived in Zheng Anping's house, so for the rest of the time, everyone no longer took turns to go, and only let Zheng Anping and Wuwang run specially. Seeing that Zheng Anping was leading the team, the lack of food in Guanyi was no longer an urgent matter, so he didn't run away, but only asked his son to drive to transport grain and stay in Guanyi by himself. After a few more trips, the long car also had something to do, and it could no longer be borrowed, so there were only two cars left. However, Cao Bao immediately ran to Xingyang to ask for a ride. The oxen also became stronger, and the grain was gradually added, and seventy-five stones could be transported in one trip, and although the time on the road was a little longer, the shortage of food was not as urgent as before.

It was also half a month later, Guan Yi's people who were doing business abroad came back one after another, and they were all overjoyed to see that their homes were safe. When asked why, when the war began, all the people moved into the city, so that they could escape; After leaving the city, Guan ordered to urgently buy grain relief from Daliang, so that there was no shortage of food. Everyone was moved, and the credit of the grain was repaid one by one, and the city lord paid Zheng Anping, and Zheng Anping also paid the mercenary car at the regular price.

Guan Zhongming, the most promising Guan Yi, specially visited Zheng Anping. Zheng Anping took him on a tour of Guancheng and asked him to guide the future direction of construction. Guan Zhongming thanked him again and again, and said: "There may be business opportunities that will come later." ”

Brother Su and Wu'er returned together, and the second eldest of their family was recruited and has not returned yet. Brother Su knew that where the bones were buried outside the city, there might be the headless body of his second brother. Originally, he was supposed to mourn at home, but because the second brother was buried in the wilderness, and the food at home was really difficult, he didn't dare to let Brother Su's family go back, so he returned to Guancheng, which was regarded as guarding the tomb for the second brother for the whole family. Brother Su didn't speak much, but he was even more reticent when he was hit by this blow.

Due to the high prices of goods after the war, merchants from various countries gathered, and food prices gradually stabilized. Originally, after Guancheng had surplus grain, there were also people from Sixiang who came to Guancheng to buy grain, and the city lord and Cao Bao took the opportunity to sell grain at a high price, and they began to make some money. Now there are fewer and fewer people coming to buy food.

The rebel brigade in Guanyi began to be inhabited, and many more lived in car dealers and post houses. Before the thousand-stone grain purchased from Daliang was transported, the price of the city lord's grain dropped to Dou San Qian. In this transaction, Zheng Anping obviously lost again! However, although he spent some extra money, Zheng Anping still gritted his teeth and insisted on buying the Qianshi grain at the agreed price and transporting it all back to Guanyi. During this period, he had a long talk with Zhang Lu for many nights and listened to Zhang Lu's opinions.

It took more than a month to transport the grain to the end. During this period, Guan Yi carried out field hunting in the beginning of spring. Brother Su participated in the field hunting, but did not attend the bonfire party that followed.

The daughter-in-law who told Brother Dog was supposed to come over at the end of last year, but it was interrupted because of the war. The woman came to urge her daughter to marry as soon as possible. After discussing with everyone, Brother Dog decided to marry the newlyweds after the harvest.

During the spring equinox, Mr. Tian came to Guanyi on time with a few guests to guide spring ploughing. Cao Bao gathered people in Guanyi, and according to the guidance of Mr. Tian and others, he made his own farm tools, cultivated wasteland, sowed seeds, and applied fertilizer. The main force of farming is still Zheng Anping, the "city people", and the city lord's family. Only five households in Guanyi are willing to follow the farming, and this year there are only 500 acres of more land than last year. Most of the people have already paid off their arrears, and the few who have not paid them are probably really unable to take it out, and there are not many who are capable of serving the labor, most of them are disabled or some crazy and stupid.

Under the guidance of Mr. Tian and others, the land was successfully planted, with 800 acres of city and 900 acres of Yi. This gave rise to some hope in Zheng Anping's heart, and the ambition that was extinguished by the war was somewhat active. He looked at the fields and prayed that there would be no more accidents this year.

The defenders of Huayang were all beheaded, but the people of Huayang Sixiang had already left the city, and except for a few who were killed, the large-scale killing of good and meritorious service did not happen. The car dealers in Huayang have long received the news that they have all evacuated and have not suffered losses in the war. After the war, business resumed. Because the city of Huayang has been dilapidated, South Korea has not been able to take action to restore the governance of Huayang, Huayang is in a state of anarchy, and commercial activities are active; Correspondingly, thieves are also rampant.

Huayang's business opportunities have also affected the management of the land, and there are more businessmen who haunt the management of the land. Unlike Huayang, although the city was armed with less than ten people, it was considered a government agency, and the activities of the thieves did not spread to this side. Zheng Anping tried his best to make friends with businessmen, and intended to let them do some business, such as planting mulberry trees, peaches and plums, buying piglets, lambs, etc. This is obviously different from the first year, when everything relied on pig three.

Since last year's summer solstice asked for money, Feng San has not appeared, and there is no one in his family, so he doesn't know where he went. However, due to the military disaster, there was almost no killing of pigs and sheep in Sixiang, and the disappearance of Pig San did not attract much attention except for Zheng Anping and others.

Mangfu also seemed to have disappeared silently, dozens of men, women, and children evaporated overnight, and there was no action from Wei to investigate, and it didn't even cause everyone's amazement, as if it was taken for granted. Everyone only cares about the fight for the inheritance left by the Mang family. Mangmao's position as a general was given to Duan Zigan, who was also a foreigner, and Mangfu was also given to Duan Zigan to live. Mangmao's fiefdom Chen Liu was re-nationalized and managed by Sinong. Mangmao, who had been in the limelight for 20 years, disappeared as if he had never appeared, and there was nothing missing without him. As for the generation of Mr. Cheyou, Mr. Huzhong, Mr. Shioma, etc., no one mentioned it. Only Zheng Anping was still talking about Mangshen.

Hou Huan continued to serve as the guard of Yimen, and he still carefully arranged shifts, responsible for the defense and security of the city gate area. There are always many young people living in his courtyard, preparing to pass the martial arts exam and change the trajectory of their lives. One of the young men did not have an official name, and everyone called him Chen Si according to the ranking.

There are more people renting cars in Guancheng, and the number of car pedestrians is starting to be insufficient. Huayang Sihang has successively mobilized some drivers and coachmen to come over, and the car dealers have also contacted cows, horses and coaches who can rent commissions in the neighborhood.

When the oxen and the sheep were grown, they were put in the cart shop and were tamed to get ready to drive; For the time being, no one will kill the sheep, so they will be kept first. The rooster starts crowing, the hen starts laying eggs, and the dog can hunt down the little prey.

The wounds of the war gradually passed, and a new year began,—— as if nothing had to do with the war, as if the war in which more than 100,000 people had never been killed.

Only Brother Su was wearing Qi Yuan on the outside of the leather armor, looking melancholy, depressed, and often sitting on the high platform on a moonlit night.