Chapter 52 Expedition to the West (Western Development)
While everyone was looking for their Mr. Jia everywhere, their Mr. Jia was chatting with some old farmers in a crop field more than ten miles away from the "Desert Lake".
"It's almost winter, my father-in-law is still busy in the fields?"
"What can you do if you are not busy? Now while there is still some grass on the ground, the dealer will turn it into the ground. This way, maybe there will be some harvest next year."
"In saline-alkali land like this, no matter how much we grow, we have to find a way."
"There is nothing you can do. Burning more ash from plants and wood won't work. You have to depend on the weather to make a living, and there is no other way to make money. This is your fate..."
"I never believe in fate. What is fate? If you feel uncomfortable, you have to change it."
"How to change? This guy looks like a kid from a rich family. He has never seen the hardships of the world. In this miserable place, people's lives are not as good as grass. It's just a matter of hard work."
"Why don't you just sell these lands to me, and then go to work in the city."
"This little brother is really just telling a joke. People in the city don't have anything to eat now. Besides, this is what my ancestors left, how can I sell it... The little boy can't be
Lobbyists have come here several times, but I just don’t want to sell this land.”
"In this way, father-in-law, you don't have to sell the land. You can just join our cooperative. You merge the land into the cooperative, but the land is still yours. You can still work in the cooperative. Not only do you get wages, but you can also get dividends if you own the land..."
"Is there such a good thing? Young Master, aren't you fooling us?"
When they were chatting happily, one of their personal guards came over and shouted from a distance, "Master Xiao Jia, Master Xiao Jia..."
"Which Mr. Jia?" All the old men stood up and rubbed the mud on their rough hands very uneasily.
The guards approached and said with a smile: "There are still a few young Jia masters in Yili Mansion. These are our Western Governors."
Is this okay? Kneel down and worship! Baoyu couldn't see this the most, so he lifted them up one by one and said, "It's my fault that you are poor again. No, it should be a sin."
When saying goodbye, Baoyu still didn't see the excitement of these people. For them, any surprise was not a surprise, but just a passing cloud, because they heard too many slogans and promises.
People are like this. If they are used to being poor, they can only resign themselves to their fate. But I am afraid that this kind of "resignation" is also a kind of struggle for them. Seeing these hard-working people suffer from poverty, Baoyu feels that there is something wrong with him.
I have an extra responsibility. This is sincere, because I am a mountain child who walked out of a poor mountainous area in the future, and I know the pain of poverty. Poverty is really a disease.
This disease cannot be changed in a short while.
Master Aobai was happier than ever to be able to create such a large lake in the vast desert. In the note to the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, Master Aobai specifically said: "Master Xiao Jia dug out twelve clear springs.
, causing the earth dragon to turn over, and the earthquake shook for three days, creating a ten-mile lake..."
When the earth dragon turned over, this was an underground sedimentary lake that was "invited" out of the ground. To be honest, even Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) didn't know it could be so big. When he came back to this place, everyone kept passing it.
When the desert lake was named "Treasure Lake", Mingyan was taking everyone fishing in the lake. White fish seven or eight inches long were everywhere, but they had no eyes.
Mingyan was using a small ruler to measure the length of each fish. While measuring, he said: "They are all seven or eight inches long, and none are more than one foot. It's really strange. They don't even have eyes. Could it be that our treasures are all seven or eight inches long?"
Is the second master really capable of bringing such delicacies to the desert? "With the existence of this lake, Mingyan believes that the second master Bao can do it even if he says he wants to build a big restaurant here. In the desert, as long as
There is a water source, and everything else is no problem.
"His grandma's, this kind of fish doesn't have eyes, but because the eyes are all white... Of course fish can grow in the underground lake in the desert. Fish in the underground lake don't see the sun all year round. Of course they only have the whites of their eyes. Israel in later generations
I am still raising fish in the desert. This has nothing to do with whether I have any magical skills or not. There is no way to explain it to this brat. It has been hundreds of years." Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) slandered while instructing everyone to do this.
The white fish is brought to the shore and grilled over the fire.
The best way to make this kind of white fish with 70% fat is to make bbq. It is simply the most delicious fish in the world.
Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) was a good talker in later generations. Now that he has traveled to the Qing Dynasty, he will certainly not treat himself badly. Chili noodles and local cumin are must-haves. They are so spicy that everyone slaps their own mouths and runs away.
Go to the lake and drink, then come back and continue eating.
This kind of delicacy will be quite tempting even in future generations, let alone in this world.
Eating chili peppers is really addictive. This has been concluded by scientists in later generations. As long as the entire Qing Dynasty people got into the habit of eating chili peppers, they would not have to worry about making money.
Mingyan's hand was still injured, and her legs were not much better. She couldn't eat more chili peppers. Even so, Baoyu still swallowed five grilled fishes. Mingyan ate more as expected, and the wound was really painful at night.
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The moonlight was very good tonight, and Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) also woke up from the pain. He put on his robe and walked to the lake. He could actually hear the lake water rippling under the pull of the moon and gently lapping the shore, as if the waves were calm.
seaside.
But Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) is not at all calm in his heart. Originally, the chili pepper was "comfortable on the top but uncomfortable on the bottom." Now Baoyu feels that his butt is burning and uncomfortable, but what is even more uncomfortable is in his heart. Now as long as there is moonlight,
At night, I can't help but think about my mother and girlfriend in the future, and wonder if they are doing well there? This is a kind of worrying pain.
Walking along the lake, I saw Ming Yan scratching her arm repeatedly. This was caused by eating too much chili pepper.
Mingyan saw Baoyu from a distance and ran over in a small step, "Second Master, you have dug such a big lake. Let's disperse the people. This lake can benefit the people of Yili endlessly."
"Who said it was going to be disbanded? This lake was just an unexpected surprise. We still have to renovate it. Water is very precious in this desert, but the most precious thing is stone paint. As long as we have stone paint, we will definitely be able to make Yili
The government, and even Xinjiang as a whole, became the richest region in the Qing Dynasty. By then you will be the biggest general manager in the world, and you will have all the women in the world at your disposal, do you know that?"
For people like Ming Yan, you have to use harsh drugs. If you don't directly stimulate him, he won't be interested.
"Okay, just listen to the second master. If you want to rectify the biggest one, tomorrow I will ask everyone to go to the deepest part of the desert and dig deep. If you want to dig, dig out the golden doll."
"No, the most important thing for you now is to be a good farmer for me, a truly authentic farmer."
"Ah? You want me to be a farmer?"
(Why does Baoyu want Mingyan to become a farmer? Please see the next chapter for the breakdown.)
