The visitor was Liu Zhu, the magistrate of Mianyang County, but Ma Chao remembered his former name, Yang Song.
When Ma Chao defeated Longyou, he went south to join Zhang Lu in Hanzhong. As a guest, Yang Song saw Ma Chao's disdain, and his expression was disgusting just thinking about it.
Later, time passed and things changed. Ma Chao went to Shu and defected to Liu Bei. Zhang Lu was frightened by Cao Cao's military power and led all the people in Hanzhong to return to Wei. Yang Song, greedy for money and fell into the trap, wandered to Yizhou with the refugees, and finally changed his name to Deng Ai's village.
civil.
Liu Bei defeated Cao Cao in the Battle of Hanzhong, and Liu Zhu was granted the title of Marquis of Guannei for his merits. Later, when Deng Ai was stationed near Mianyang, he recommended Liu Zhu as the order of Mianyang.
Liu Zhu's belongings that he had hidden at home were all stolen by his fleeing followers when he fled south along Micang Road.
Cao Cao forcibly moved the Hanzhong people into Guanzhong, and the few followers who had stolen property were among them. When they were traveling on the Baoxie Road, the road was slippery and crowded, and the rivets fixing the plank road fell off, and most of them fell from the mountainside to the bottom of the valley.
, and finally rolled down into the surging water, and the gold and silver belongings he carried were washed away by the river water. Finally, they were submerged in the sand at the bottom of the river bed, and were integrated into nature.
When Liu Zhu returned to Hanzhong, he was not upset because his property was stolen. After experiencing these encounters, Liu Zhu knew that the gold and silver were just floating wealth that could not be kept. The farming method he learned in Zitong was the one that would last forever.
True wealth that can be passed on.
"General Ma is here."
"Third General, you are a rare visitor..."
Liu Zhu dismounted with a smile and greeted everyone, with a sincere smile on his lean face. The fat appearance under Zhang Lu's hands was gone forever.
Ma Chao nodded, "General Yide wants to see Shizai, does Magistrate Liu know where he is?"
"I know, I know, General Deng is in Wangjia Village in Mianbei today. I humbly take you there." Liu Zhu first bowed his hands in salute to everyone, and then nodded happily.
Zhang Fei nodded lightly in response, then reined in his horse and followed Liu Zhu. He whispered to Ma Chao: "Meng Qi, I feel that Magistrate Liu looks familiar, as if I have seen him somewhere..."
Ma Chao explained with a smile: "In the past, the people of Hanzhong fled into Shu through Micang Road. Magistrate Liu was among them at that time, and finally became the commander of Deng Shizai through hard work."
"Oh... I remember that I was stationed in Langzhong at that time, but I saw so many people that I can't really remember." Zhang Fei shook his head.
Maybe Zhang Fei's voice was not quiet, so Liu Zhu, who was leading the way, listened. He turned around and smiled openly: "Back when I was asking questions at the exit of Micang Road, I was scolded by the three generals on the spot. It's still fresh in my memory.
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Zhang Fei scratched his head and asked: "Is there any? How can I, Lao Zhang, curse people at will? I have been adhering to persuading people with virtue for a long time."
"Ah, yes, yes, I must have remembered my humble position incorrectly." Liu Zhu turned his head and smiled.
Jiang Wei slandered him behind his back, saying in his heart that you are trying to persuade people with virtue? I'm afraid not many people in the world would be dissatisfied.
In March, the fields were fragrant, and horses' hooves were galloping on the country roads. Not long after, they arrived at Wangjia Village, which Liu Zhu had mentioned.
The fertile land on both sides of the Mianshui River was limited. As the people became more proficient in planting technology, the fields allocated in the initial plan were no longer enough. Deng Ai chose some new wasteland to cultivate and planned to grow some corn and other cereals as supplements.
Wangjia Village has newly reclaimed some mountainous land this year. It was the wasteland selected by Deng Ai as a pilot in Mianyang. It started composting last winter. During the spring plowing season, the soil was plowed to absorb air, so that the land could better release its fertility.
If the harvest of the new wasteland in Wangjiacun is good, Deng Ai will let the villagers focus on reclaiming wasteland in the next season to expand the existing land area.
Lan Tian repeatedly told Deng Ai in the letter to try his best to diversify grains in good years and build warehouses to store the excess grains to cope with droughts like last year.
Zhang Fei and others whipped their horses and caused quite a stir in the Tuntian area, so Deng Ai discovered them in advance, put down what he was doing, and walked to the roadside to greet them.
"Deng Shizai, we haven't seen each other for a while." Zhang Fei greeted with a smile.
"The three generals are really rare visitors. General Ma is here again. Magistrate Liu..." Deng Ai said hello to each of them with clasped fists. When his eyes glanced at Jiang Wei, he felt that this young man seemed to have something to do with him.
Liu Zhu saw that there was no place to stay nearby, so he raised his hands and asked everyone for instructions: "Generals, there is no wine or food in the wild, and there is no place to sit. Why don't you go to the village to talk now? You can go back to your humble post and let the county government prepare a banquet.
The three generals took the wind and washed away the dust."
"There's no need to go to the county, right? Isn't there any farm food in the village? I, Mr. Zhang, am not picky about food." Zhang Fei ignored Liu Zhu and directly asked the owner, Deng Ai.
Deng Ai had watched Zhang Fei grow up, and he knew his habits very well. He quickly waved to Liu Zhu and said, "You don't need to bother. The third general is very accustomed to eating in the countryside. Just ask Wangjiacun to prepare lunch later."
"Uh...that would be remiss," Liu Zhu said politely.
"Shizai and I are old friends, there is no need to be scornful." Zhang Fei patted Deng Ai on the back, showing a very intimate look.
Deng Ai was surprised by Zhang Fei's informality. He quickly stepped aside, bowed and clasped his fists: "The third general is the same generation as the master. Please forgive Deng Ai for not being too rude..."
"Sure enough, he is Lan Ziyu's disciple. His personality is as unpleasant as his, but it doesn't matter. You can have a few more drinks with me later to make amends." Zhang Fei joked with a smile.
"Uh... I will obey your orders." Deng Ai smiled bitterly at everyone.
After a while, everyone came to the flat square in front of Wangjia Village. It was a place where the villagers dried their food when they were busy and practiced their queue footwork in their free time.
Deng Ai's soldiers brought tables and chairs from the village, and everyone sat down in the center of the square to chat.
Seats and benches are new items in home life. Currently they are mainly popular in Jiaozhou and Jingnan where Lantian is located. They are also used by a small number of families in Jingzhou and Yizhou. There are merchants in Jiangdong who transport furniture for sale, but Wei has never had the opportunity.
"Introduced", so Jiang Wei was a little curious after reading it.
Sitting on a high stool with hanging legs for the first time, Jiang Wei felt that the blood in his legs was flowing smoothly, which was much more comfortable than sitting on his knees at formal occasions in Jicheng.
Zhang Fei 'laughed' at Jiang Wei's appearance of not having seen the world, then pointed at Deng Ai, and Jiang Wei showed off: "Isn't this a good experience? I saw it twenty or thirty years ago in Xiaopei, Ziyu's hometown.
, you didn’t even exist at that time.”
"The popular bed in Liangzhou is not far behind this stool, but in terms of ease of transportation, it has to be a stool. It is more comfortable and there is a chair. Mr. Ziyu is really a strange person." Ma Chao added.
"That's natural. My teacher is very talented. Some of the small items used at home are just my husband's random creations." Deng Ai replied proudly.
Chapter completed!