The villagers nodded hurriedly, eager to close their mouths.

In the past six months, the crops that the old and young have served like children, and now they are about to be harvested, but they can't be picked by others.

"Uncle San, do you want to strengthen patrols, we are not afraid of being tired, we can follow the patrol at night."

"yes, count me in! Just get half a night's sleep, no need to sleep all night! ”

"Bring a copper basin and knock it around, and some thieves will be scared away!"

"Who said last time that the blind bear on the mountain is willing to eat bud rice, let's watch! Bring a hatchet, too! ”

The villagers immediately switched from the sweetness of the bud rice to the dedication to guarding the crops, Tai Sanye was very pleased, and took this opportunity to double the number of people in the patrol.

In fact, he was even more worried, for fear that the good grain would not be recovered, so that he had to wake up twice at night, put on his clothes and go to the entrance of the village to have a look, and tell the patrol team before he could go back and continue to sleep......

Tai Jiye's team has been built, and the masters were originally going back after lunch, just in time to cook bud rice, and they also tasted a grain, and then they moved their minds.

When saying goodbye, Tai Jiye paid several people, and several people were a little speechless.

Tai Jiye was surprised, so he asked, "Are there any dissatisfaction with the masters, or is there something uncomfortable?" ”

Several masters hurriedly waved their hands, and finally one of the oldest opened their mouths, "Three shopkeepers, we have been working for these days, eating and sleeping well, and the wages are also rich, we are only grateful, how can we be a little unhappy!"

"It's just that we still have some greed and want to ask for a favor. The bud rice is so delicious, it is a rare good food. We...... We want to come over in the autumn to change some seeds, I don't know if it will be successful? ”

The rest of the people also hurried to help.

"Yes, shopkeeper, we can exchange three catties of sorghum for one catty of bud rice!"

"It's okay to exchange five catties for one catty, at most, it is a province at home in winter, and if you plant this bud next year, you won't be afraid of hunger in the future."

Tai Jiye thought it was a big deal, so he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and after thinking about it, he said, "My father has always been in charge of family affairs, so why don't I help you ask." If it becomes better, if it doesn't, don't be unhappy. ”

"No, no. Just ask for the help of the shopkeeper! ”

"Yes, shopkeeper, such good food must be expensive, just help us ask, change it or not."

Several craftsmen were full of anticipation, but they said it politely.

Tai Jiye turned around and entered the house, and the old man was writing with Zhuzhu. The fat girl's chubby hand held the pen with some difficulty, and occasionally slowed down, and the ink would drip to form a big black dot.

But the old man was reluctant to scold at all, but praised and praised, for fear that his granddaughter would have a deflated mouth.

Tai Jiye looked away from the snow-white paper in distress, and while thinking about bringing more paper to his little niece next time he went to the city, he said the request of the craftsmen.

The old man pondered for a long time, and responded, "I have been working very hard these days, and I am good friends with your second brother, but it is not good to refuse directly." But autumn food is of great use, and it can't all be exchanged. In this way, you tell them that a family can only exchange ten catties, which is enough to plant two acres of land. ”

"Okay, Dad, I'll go tell them. Or is it exchanged for three catties of sorghum and one catty of bud rice? Tai Jiye confirmed, and when he saw the old man nodding, he went out.

A few craftsmen were overjoyed, bowed their heads and saluted, thanked and thanked before happily going home.

When he walked to the entrance of the village, Tai Jizong happened to come back from outside, and he was pulled by them and chattered a lot before parting.

When Tai Jizong entered the courtyard, he asked his younger brother, "Did you pay more?" Master Wang, they are jumping up with joy! ”

Tai Jiye said about changing seeds, and said with emotion at the end, "This is just the beginning, in a few days, the big bud rice sticks in the field are hanging brightly, I don't know how many people will come to change the seeds." ”

"Yes, don't say it, Yongning's husband's family, as well as a few senior brothers' families, all have to be taken care of." Tai Jizong also nodded.

When I think about it, the wolf will have more meat and less meat, and it will be difficult to deal with it, and the two brothers will have a headache......

And at this moment, in the border army camp hundreds of miles away, the general, He Xiong, and Yongan also surrounded the big pottery jar and spoke to a few bud seedlings.

"This bud rice stick is really not small, it is too much more than sorghum and millet!" He Xiong was happy and circled around the big clay jar, "This grain is what we should grow in the north!" ”

After that, he asked Xiang Tai Yongan again, "Your family is so lucky, you can get such a good thing back!" ”

Tai Yongan held his chin proudly, but a few months of group life had taught him to be humble, and he had room to reply.

"When my third uncle went to the south for the first time, he happened to meet it, and he thought he had been deceived, but he thought that it would be a good grain to grow!"

He Xiong slapped him on the back of the head and scolded with a smile, "Stinky boy, you're still pretending to be in front of me!" ”

Tai Yongan smiled, glanced at the general and said, "The merchant said that this grain is high-yield, and if you don't pick the land, my third uncle thinks it must be suitable for our side, and then it took a lot of effort to insist on buying it." I didn't expect to buy it right, my third uncle is so powerful! ”

The general laughed when he heard this, and responded, "Your family is really powerful!" ”

After that, he carefully flattened the leaves of a bud and asked He Xiong, "Do you know Grandpa Yong'an's intention in sending this bud rice now?" ”

He Xiong nodded and said with emotion, "It's a pity that Uncle Tai went home because of his injury, if he stays in the army, I'm afraid he will be higher than my position now." Even after leaving the army for so many years, he has always been thinking about the army.

"Send this bud rice over, he should suggest that we open the field and plant bud rice, be self-sufficient, and no longer have to be annoyed with the lack of food supply for the imperial court!"

The general sighed and replied, "I think it's the same, the bud rice is so high-yielding, if it is planted, there will be no more evil anger from the imperial court next autumn." ”

"Then I'll take a trip to Taijia Village to meet Uncle Tai? Nothing else, the matter of the seed must be firmly determined. He Xiong took the initiative to ask.

Tai Yongan was pleasantly surprised, and immediately interjected and shouted, "General, let me go back too!" My grandfather is still half a month away from his birthday, and I want to surprise him! ”

"Oh, and such a coincidence?" The general was also happy, and responded, "Okay, when I prepare a congratulatory gift, you can send it on my behalf." ”

He Xiong and Tai Yongan both responded, excited for the trip in a few days......

In Taijia Village, young and old are also busy.

The crops in the field must be taken care of, but the sacrifice to the ancestors during the Midyear Festival cannot be delayed.

In previous years, the days were sad, the living couldn't eat enough, and the dead couldn't take care of it, most of them were tidying up the grave, and there was not a single steamed bun to worship.

Now that every family is well fed and clothed, they are more willing to be for their ancestors.

This steamed buns, that one killed chickens, and bought baskets and baskets of incense candle paper money.