A few pigs were killed in the village a few years ago, and after the whole village ate a pig-killing dish, each family shared some meat.

Lin Xiaoman's sister and brother did not lack meat at home, so they didn't go over, but Lin Daqiang still sent their share, along with this year's dividends.

Every household in the village has dividends, although it is not as good as Lin Xiaoman's family, but it is also quite considerable.

However, after following Lin Xiaoman's family to farm for a year and building a greenhouse, the money can only be regarded as small money in the eyes of the villagers.

When Lin Dawu called him over to eat rice balls, everyone was still talking about how much wasteland they wanted to open up next year, how much new grain and vegetables they would plant, and how many chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep they would raise.

There are even people who want to raise cattle, and now every family wants to plant more land, and the cultivated land cannot be dug with a spade or a spade, and the family raises a cow, and the cultivation is not only labor-saving but also more time-saving.

Seeing that everyone is talking about how to make money and raise something in the spring, Lin Daqiang is extremely pleased, in the past, when the people in the village mentioned farming, they were worried about the grain they had grown after a hard year, how much was left after paying the grain tax, and whether it was enough for the family to eat, when had they ever seen such a joyful person?

But after the new grain seeds, there is no such worry in the future, all you have to consider is how much to plant and what to plant.

Well, he has to discuss this matter with Xiao Man first, in addition to new grain, calves should also be raised more, even if they are not needed this year, there will always be a time when they can be used.

In the past, I didn't dare to raise more cattle, because I was afraid that the cattle would eat too much, and I couldn't afford to raise them in winter, but now every family is not short of grain, and with corn stalks and straw, I am not afraid that the cattle will not eat in winter.

It's just that he has to raise so many cows at once, can Xiaoman get so many calves?

Lin Daqiang remembered that he was going to do it, and when he found Lin Xiaoman's house, Lin Xiaoman's house was wafting with bursts of fragrance.

It's cold, it's the right time to eat hot pot, what Lin Xiaoman wants to make today is a tomato and beef pot, the ingredients are all bought from there, while eating, Lin Xiaoman told Lu Jin about the feasibility of glass manufacturing.

Lu Jin was listening with interest, and he heard Lin Daqiang's loud voice outside the hospital, "Xiaoman, are you at home?" ”

Everyone else in the village called Lin Xiaoman the county lord, and Lin Daqiang would still call Xiaoman when he was in a hurry.

Lin Xiaoman didn't mind, in fact, she didn't have much feeling about the identity of the county lord, after all, who had ever seen the county lord who lived in a few brick houses and only had two maids who were not waiting by his side?

"Here, Uncle has something to come in and say." Lin Xiaoman answered in the house, and Lin Daqiang stepped in.

He had been to Lin Xiaoman's house a few times and knew that Lu Jin and Qingshu had been living here recently.

Say hello to Lu Jin first, then take the dishes and chopsticks handed over by Lin Erhu, sit down and eat while going straight to the topic, "Xiaoman, everyone in the village is discussing raising calves next year, do you think you can get calves?" ”

Calf? Lin Xiaoman felt that he could get it, but how big would he get? If it's too big to enter the cabinet door, it's too small to raise it for a few years, and it's going to be planted in the spring, so it won't be able to catch up with this year's spring ploughing.

You can't let Lu Jin get some war horses to plow the land, right?

"Uncle Daqiang, how big should you raise in the village? I'll look for it. ”

Lin Daqiang said: "Naturally, the bigger the better, if there is no big one, the little calf will also become, and the big deal will be used again when it is raised next year." You don't have to rush, you can get as much as you can, and it's okay if you can't. ”

Lin Xiaoman was thinking about whether the cattle factory over there could buy half-sized calves, so he heard Lu Jin say: "Qingping County is a few hundred miles northwest of Saiwai, where the Hu people make a living by grazing, I can send someone to Saiwai to see if I can buy adult cattle and horses." ”

Not only Lin Daqiang was pleasantly surprised, but Lin Xiaoman came to his senses, "How many cattle can I buy?" How many sheep? ”

Lu Jin shook his head, "It's hard to say, I have to talk about it." ”

Lin Xiaoman nodded hurriedly, "Buy, you have to buy one for each family, it's okay to buy more, there will be a lot of wasteland in the spring, the more cattle, the better." ”

"Cheng, I'll send someone to buy cattle outside the Saiwai."

Thinking of Saiwai, Lin Xiaoman thought that Xu Yuanru had reminded her that the Hu people would go to war due to a great drought, because it would happen in a few years, Lin Xiaoman didn't rush to say, he had never found a chance to talk to Lu Jin about this matter before, but he could take the opportunity to remind Lu Jin if he mentioned it today.

After all, it was only a few hundred miles away, and once the Hu people started a war, Qingping County, which was getting richer and richer, would definitely become their target.

Lin Daqiang hiccuped and left, Lin Xiaoman and Lu Jin mentioned the matter, "I heard Xu Yuanru say that it will be about a few years later, when the Hu people will have a drought, and their cattle and sheep will not have abundant pasture, and they may start a war." Do you think it's a wake-up call for the garrisons on the border? ”

Lu Jin did not doubt the authenticity of what Xu Yuanru said, and after hearing this, he pondered for a moment and said: "I will write a letter to the general defending the city, ask him to help buy cattle, and then ask him to strengthen his patrol." Among the weapons seized from the cave before, some of them were sharper than us, and at the same time, they also got a copy of iron smelting, and the emperor sent people to rebuild the weapons according to that iron smelting, and in less than two years, all soldiers could use the newly created weapons, and they would not be afraid of the Hu people coming to attack. ”

Lin Xiaoman frowned when he heard that the weapons in the cave were sharper than those they had made, although it was also possible that those rebels had obtained a good method of smelting iron, why was there only one batch? Or after Xu Yuanru was arrested? made her have to wonder if she got it from Xu Yuanru.

This wall grass is an unstable factor.

Seeing Lin Xiaoman frowning, Lu Jin understood what she was thinking, and comforted: "Don't be afraid, let people look at her, there will be no splash." ”

Lin Xiaoman said 'um', but he was not as confident as Lu Jin in his heart.

He didn't see the guns of later generations, so naturally he wouldn't understand how lethal modern weapons were, and now Xu Yuanru just made an iron smelting technique to increase the hardness of iron by a few percent, and he could play an absolute advantage in the war.

If she gets a gun bomb for the enemy one day, it will be as devastating as a world war.

Do you want to teach Lu Jin the principle of guns and bombs before her? Lin Xiaoman hesitated, what if Lu Jin was also a belligerent person in his bones?

On the night of the fifteenth, there were lanterns in the city, and the city gate of the county seat was closed day and night, and many people in the village made an appointment to go into the city to see the lanterns.

Lin Xiaoman and Lin Erhu also went to join in the fun. Lu Jin and Qingshu naturally had to go with them.

In addition to them, Xiuyu and Xiuxiang also followed.

Although it was still very cold on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, there were obviously many more people in the city than usual, and even the roadside was full of vendors who brought home-cooked food to set up stalls to sell.

There are even those who carry baskets and sell them in the crowd.

Lin Xiaoman also saw that Lin Xiangxing's uncles and aunts were carrying baskets to sell all kinds of skewers in the crowd, which were covered thickly, and when they were opened, the skewers inside were still hot.

(End of chapter)