Chapter 1309 Extra: Start Farming

Jing Shaohuai saw off the village chief, came back and closed the leaky door and said, "I've asked about it, but coincidentally, this is the year when the gods' sacrifices are held. Generally speaking, they are held at the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, because at this time The summer grain harvest is when the Zhang family buys grain on a large scale. The people here are reluctant to eat fine grains, so fine grains such as wheat are used to sell sorghum, corn, sweet potatoes, beans and other coarse grains harvested in the autumn. , is their staple food.”

"This is just making money to do things." Yin Yinuo said, "Fortunately, I have enough time."

Mi Xiaoying said: "Then have you asked if we can follow you to offer sacrifices?"

"Theoretically, it's possible." Jing Shaohuai said: "We have the right to watch, but not the right to participate, because we are people with a foreign surname. Speaking of people with a foreign surname, in fact, there are other surnames in Liushen Town, all in the late Qing Dynasty During the separation from the local government, those who wandered here accidentally found that it was suitable for living here, but they were only in small numbers and could not compete with the six major surnames."

"Speaking of this, there is something I don't quite understand." Yin Yinuo said: "Have you ever thought about a question? Now that satellites are everywhere, why has no one discovered this place from the satellite map? Such a large area How could there be no human habitation in the field? Why didn’t anyone notice that there were so many people living here?”

Mi Xiaoying nodded and said: "I have also thought about this problem, and I have always been puzzled. Is it possible that there is some kind of divine blessing that allows them to avoid satellite surveillance?"

Jing Shaohuai and Yin Yinuo both had the same expression: "How is this possible?"

Yes, it seems unrealistic when I think about it.

But how did they do it?

Including when the route of the GF-112 project was originally set, the choice was made after careful consideration.

From the satellite images at that time, I had never seen such a reclusive town here.

Why did it appear suddenly?

Yin Yinuo said jokingly: "Is it possible that someone got a satellite jammer and covered the whole town?"

"This is such a big deal." Jing Shaohuai shook his head: "This is not a matter of money, it is a matter of lack of resources."

"It seems that there are quite a lot of secrets hidden in this town." Mi Xiaoying crossed her arms and said, "I feel like we can dig out a lot of things."

"You need to learn the news slowly and eat the food one bite at a time. Let's not talk about this anymore. I'm going to see how the stove is doing. I'll feed my stomach first." Mi Xiaoying stood up and said, "In the afternoon, I'll look for The carpenter came over to repair the doors and windows. We are about to be stung by the rain. Let’s not get wet here.”

Jing Shaohuai said immediately: "Leave this matter to me. I will find someone to repair the walls and roof and reinforce them. This will be our shelter for half a year."

Yin Yinuo also found a job for himself: "Then I'll clean up the yard, level the ground, and plant some vegetables. Everything here is self-sufficient, and we can't waste any land."

The three people have a clear division of labor and work separately.

After a day passed, this dilapidated house was finally tidied up and was barely habitable.

These are three rooms.

Two bedrooms, a living room and dining room.

Yin Yinuo and Mi Xiaoying pretended to be a couple, so naturally they lived in the same house, while Jing Shaohuai lived in the house next door.

In addition to the three main rooms, there are two east wing rooms, which are used as kitchens and warehouses.

The west wing is a room where some messy things are kept.

Jing Shaohuai learned how to farm, but he didn't learn how to raise chickens, and neither did Mi Xiaoying and Yin Yinuo, so they didn't raise any chickens, ducks, or geese.

There is about thirty square meters of open space in the yard. The weeds have been cleared and the ground has been plowed, just waiting to be sown.

Because of the gifts Mi Xiaoying sent out, many neighbors received back gifts, which were all vegetable seeds or some urgently needed items.

A few days passed in a hurry, and the three of them finally settled down safely.

That day, at dawn, neighbor Li Dayong came and knocked on the door: "Brother Xiaohuai, everyone in the village is going to dig up the land. Do you want to come with us?"

"Here we come!" Jing Shaohuai stood up, washed his face quickly, took two steamed buns last night and put them into his arms, then went out carrying a kettle.

It is said that this is the standard equipment for farmers.

Jing Shaohuai also followed suit and arranged it like this.

When I walked out of the house, I saw that many people in the village were carrying farm tools and walking out of the house, ready to work in the fields.

When he got to the field, Jing Shaohuai looked at the three acres of land he had just bought and couldn't help but take a deep breath!

There are no machines or even cattle, so we have to plow the land by ourselves. How long will this plowing last?

"Brother Xiaohuai, are you going to use this to dig the land?" Li Dayong's land is next to Jing Shaohuai's.

Li Dayong's whole family worked together. His three brothers, Li Eryong and Li Sanyong, and their father, Li Shan, worked together.

Jing Shaohuai raised the one in his hand? He raised his head and said, "Yeah, it's just here. It doesn't match anything, so just make do with it."

Li Dayong looked at his old scalper and said, "When we finish plowing the land, we will plow it with you."

Jing Shaohuai immediately said obediently: "Oh, I'm so sorry. You raise the cattle so carefully. You can tell that you have put a lot of effort into it. Otherwise, if I give you 20 kilograms of corn, it will be considered as my share of the heart. You see How is it?”

Twenty kilograms of corn is almost enough for a family of three for half a month.

Li Dayong was very happy and rubbed his hands and said, "No, no..."

Jing Shaohuai knew that the other party was being polite and quickly said, "Of course, of course, it's settled!"

The whole Lijiazhuang was in full swing of spring plowing.

The men were working in the fields, and the women were cooking, washing clothes and taking care of housework at home.

Mi Xiaoying also got up early in the morning to sweep the yard and tidy up the new fence that was put up yesterday.

Yin Yinuo was clearing the stones in the yard and preparing to divide the area for planting seeds.

"Sister-in-law Gu!" Someone called out from outside the door.

It took Mi Xiaoying a long time to react that this sister-in-law Gu was calling her.

Mi Xiaoying was ashamed.

She almost forgot that Yin Yinuo's current name was Gu Nuo.

"Hey, here she comes." Mi Xiaoying quickly wiped her hands and went out, and saw a young girl wearing a blue floral jacket and a dark blue horse-faced skirt, who was obviously a working class, tiptoeing into the yard.

"It's Miss Xiaocao. What do you want to talk to me about?" Mi Xiaoying nodded at the other party.

Xiaocao is the next-door neighbor of the next-door neighbor. She is 22 years old this year and is considered an old girl here.

People here generally get married at the age of 17 or 18.

"I heard from my mother that you just moved here and you may be short of a lot of things, so I brought some seeds from home." Xiaocao's eyes passed over Mi Xiaoying and fell on Yin Yinuo in the yard, and her cheeks were obviously red.

"Thank you very much, I need it." Mi Xiaoying noticed with sharp eyes that this little girl Xiaocao seemed to focus not on herself, but on Yin Yinuo, and she couldn't help laughing in her heart.

Yinuo is really able to attract the attention of young girls at the first time no matter how old he is, no matter where he is, no matter what his identity is.

The opposite sex repel each other, this point does not exist in Yinuo.

"You're welcome." Xiaocao pursed her lips and handed the seeds to Mi Xiaoying. Seeing that Mi Xiaoying did not mean to invite her in to sit, she turned around and left reluctantly.

Mi Xiaoying threw the seeds to Yin Yinuo: "Hey, the second one who took the initiative to give seeds."

"Isn't this good? I don't have to buy them." Yin Yinuo said with a smile.

"This is a world of face recognition!" Mi Xiaoying shook her head speechlessly.

Yin Yinuo cleaned the land and prepared to fetch water.

There are two public wells in Lijia Village, one at the head of the village and one at the end of the village.

Yin Yinuo went to the one at the end of the village.

Before people arrived, they saw many people queuing up to fetch water from a distance.

"Brother Gu!" A panting voice came from behind. Yin Yinuo looked back and saw that it was Xiaocao who came with a bucket.

"Miss Xiaocao is also here to fetch water." Yin Yinuo smiled at her in a friendly manner.

Xiaocao's cheeks turned red again: "Yeah. Brother Gu, you are here too."

What Xiaocao didn't say was that she saw Yin Yinuo fetching water, so she came with her bucket at home.

"You go first." Yin Yinuo took a step back and let Xiaocao insert in front of him.

Xiaocao waved her hand; "No, no, I'm not in a hurry. By the way, Brother Gu, you are from the outside world, right? What is the outside world like? Are the people there the same as you?"

"Almost." Yin Yinuo thought for a while and said, "It is indeed different from here."

"Brother Gu, have you read a lot of books? My mother said that the three of you are well-educated." Xiaocao pinched her braids and said a little embarrassedly: "Do people outside read a lot of books?"

Yin Yinuo keenly noticed that the villagers around him seemed to be listening to his conversation with Xiaocao.

Could it be that they actually yearn for the outside world?

If so, it would be easy.

Yin Yinuo smiled and replied: "Well, I have indeed read a lot of books. In the outside world, everyone can read, at least for nine years, and some have read for more than 20 years."

The people around were all exclaimed, obviously unbelievable.

"Reading is so expensive, can everyone read it?" Xiaocao asked.

Yin Yinuo asked her back: "Have you ever been to school?"

Xiao Cao shook her head and said: "Girls can't go to school. Not all boys can go to school either. No one can go to school except the village chief's family. Education is too expensive. Pens, ink, paper and inkstones all cost a lot of money. My family can't afford it."

Yin Yinuo asked: "Is it very expensive?"

"It's very expensive. All the scholars in the town have to go to Zhang's private school to study. The annual tuition is several thousand yuan. Except for the village chief's family, no one can afford so much money." Xiao Cao said in a low voice.