After the rainy season in Chengdu Prefecture, the weather finally corrected itself. The loss of summer grain had to be replenished by autumn grain. Because of the lack of grain, Zhang Fangping launched an unprecedented reclamation movement and prepared to ask for grain from the barren mountains.
This is an elegant official. The hills covered with shrubs will soon become bare. As long as there is food, he will not miss anything. In Zhang Fangping's simple concept, as long as there is food, the place will be empty.
It will be safe. As for Yun Zheng's statement that doing so might have the opposite effect, he thought it was bullshit.
Jiaziying was also allocated a large piece of mountainous land. Although it was extremely barren, the family members were very happy. Even Yun Zheng could not stop them from getting up in the middle of the night to open up wasteland. Once the farmers had land, it was like
With support in life, even if it is a piece of land with only grass and no crops, they will cherish it extremely.
Is there no royal land in the world? The land belongs to the government. Only with the permission of the government can one own the land. Now that it is available, who dares to pick and choose? Did you see that the Xiang army there has its own land?
The mountain is full of stones? What does it matter? Just dig out the stones and lift the soil up. There is no water on the mountain? It's easy to do. Just dig a big pond on the top of the mountain. As long as there is enough rain in the coming year, the pond will soon be filled with water.
When the water is full, the cattle cannot get up and will be thrown to death. This is an idea only held by rich people. Who said that only cattle can plow the fields? People can plow the fields just like pulling a plow...
Yun Zheng supported his chin with both hands, lying on his window and looking sadly at the subordinates who were working enthusiastically on the mountain opposite. A little boy wiped his sweat and asked Yun Zheng in a low voice for the key to the warehouse.
The plowshare was broken, and his father wanted to borrow a shovel from the army, which Yun Zheng made specially for digging out river sediment. His father planned to use the shovel to dig out his family's fields and tidy them up, but there was still time.
Plant another crop of rapeseed...
Yun Zheng pointed blankly at the wall. The little boy took off the key very skillfully and ran to the warehouse to get the shovel. After taking it, he hung up the key, held three shovels in his arms, and stumbled up the mountain.
This is not the first time that something like this has happened. Now, Yun Zheng is the only idler in the military camp, so he has become the steward of the warehouse and the guard of the bank...
"Damn it, there are more than three thousand dollars in the warehouse. You can't get this money even if you farm for a hundred years. Now I'm all alone. There's not even a guard at the gate of the camp. If there are bandits,
Knowing the situation here, Jiaziying would have no choice but to drink from the northwest wind.
Isn't now the time to start building a house every year? Why not bake bricks? I am going to Yinxinghe City soon. Shouldn't those women help the bacon pickle the newly brought cocoons with salt, so as to save the cocoons?
Kill the silkworms in there. If those silkworms grow wings and break out of their cocoons and become butterflies, you will cry to death one by one. Go jump into the Minjiang River with a bunch of cocoons full of holes.
Why don't you know how to settle accounts? No matter whether you are smart or stupid, whether you are greedy or stingy, all of them have lost their restraint in front of the land. Peng Jiu's legs haven't grown well yet, and he is limping.
We went up the mountain and now we just go back to the military camp to take a nap.
It would be an exaggeration to say that Yun Zheng was the only one left in the military camp. In fact, there was a man and a dog here. The problem was that the man and the dog were lying together in a shady place and fast asleep, so Yun Zheng had to continue to be vigilant.
It’s not the sergeant’s fault, it’s the same with the Yun family. Lu Qingqing believes that now is the busy farming season, and monkeys and stupid cows shouldn’t hang around in the military camp all day. Old Liao is also the housekeeper of the Yun family, not the housekeeper of Jiaziying. At this time,
We should go back home to help. There are not enough manpower in Chengdu. Whoever has idle labor will be thrown into the military camp in vain.
After the rainy season, countless mayflies were born. They mate as much as they want in the sun. In fact, working hard to mate and reproduce is the whole meaning of their lives. They only live for one day. The sun is setting now, and there is not much time to be happy, so they
They looked even more crazy, gathering into a huge group and flying on the water under the setting sun, and the water was already covered with a thick layer of mayflies that exhausted their vitality.
Yun Zheng was lamenting the fragility and shortness of life. Seeing the large swarms of mayflies was like Confucius seeing the endless flowing river, and he was sighing, "The dead are like this, and they don't give up day and night!"
A stupid head appeared in front of Yun Zheng. Yun Zheng was so frightened that he suddenly jumped back. When he took a closer look, he realized that it was Liang Ji, the bastard. He wiped his face with his hand and said aggrievedly: "General, sir,
It’s a humble position.”
Whenever Yun Zheng is surprised, he will automatically defend himself. When he defends, the first thing to come out is his fist, so Liang Ji received a punch in the face!
"If you don't dig the ground, what are you doing here?" Yun Zheng asked angrily.
"I've already finished digging my humble position, and it's only three acres of land. I'm worried that you are the only one in the camp. It would be terrible if our treasury is taken away by others."
It was okay if Liang Ji didn't say this. As soon as he said this, Yun Zheng immediately got angry. The towel in his hand immediately started to beat Liang Ji like crazy and cursed: "You still know that there is money in the military camp? You
Do you know that I am the only one in the military camp? If robbers come, I will be the first to run away. If the money is taken away, it depends on where you go to cry in the grave...
For God's sake, I have three thousand guan in my house and don't guard it. They all go digging in the ground. Tell me, am I crazy or you are crazy? How much does it take to produce food worth one acre of land?
Year?
Can't you go and settle the accounts? Can't you just let those shrubs grow on the mountain? Do you have to cut them all down? Wouldn't it be better for those women to help reel the silk? At the worst, you can just use the cocoon to tear the silk quilt.
, the wages earned are enough for her to live for a year, what do you think? Even if the land on the mountain is reclaimed, what will happen? Even if you dig the ground for a lifetime, it will not keep you fed and clothed. Tell me.
Say, what’s the point of this?”
Liang Ji scratched his head in confusion and felt that what the general said was very right. There were three thousand coins in the military camp's treasury that everyone had sacrificed their lives for. This money was more important than life. If the women went to help the general's house,
If you tear up silk quilts, you will definitely earn more money. That money is enough to exchange for a lot of food, but why do you want to dig in the mountains? What is the reason? This is an account that even a fool can calculate. How can you do it all?
Did everyone in the camp go crazy when they heard they had land?
I couldn't think clearly, so I squatted down with my back against the commander's window, staring at the soldiers and the commander who were scattered back to the camp in a daze. When I saw a person approaching, I felt very stupid. I was very happy when I saw a person approaching.
The landlady just wanted to scold him, but when she saw a silly boy walking by, she planned to run into the ditch.
He now understands how the general felt when he was lying on the window looking at him just now. The world is full of idiots...
Peng Jiu came back singing a ditty. When he saw the strange general and Liang Ji, he greeted them with a haha. He looked so stupid that Liang Ji felt that he didn't need to pay attention to this fool.
After Peng Jiu learned about the thoughts of the general and Liang Ji, he was also very surprised and did not understand his behavior. However, looking at the happy soldiers and family members, he suddenly said to Yun Zheng: "General,
, the money you and the big guys have made in the past few months is much more than what we will make in a lifetime, but no matter how much money we have in our pockets, we still feel restless. This person, as long as he feels restless,
I just want to find a way to make myself feel at ease. I am both a farmer, and my blood is full of earthy smell. Suddenly I have a piece of land, and my thoughts are all on that piece of land. I can grow crops in the land while I am alive.
They make a living, and when they die, they can be buried in the ground to get a good ending. They rely on this land for sacrifices in life and death.
Having this piece of land means that we can settle down and have peace of mind. As long as we have peace of mind, those of us without roots will have no problem considering this place as our hometown. After all, after we die, we can be buried in our own land."
Liang Ji couldn't understand Peng Jiuxu's nonsense, but Yun Zheng heard it clearly, and his nose felt so sore. This guy actually got to the point of what he said. The light that came out of his stupid head was almost as good as when he was at his peak.
It’s really unbelievable that a fool and a literary giant could express the same emotion at the same time.
"I often envy the jade man in the human world, and the heavenly religion pays for the sweet lady. I compose a clear song to pass on my white teeth. When the wind blows, the snow flies and the sea of flame becomes cool.
After returning from thousands of miles away, my face has become less and less beautiful, and when I smile, I still smell the fragrance of plum blossoms. I wonder if Lingnan is good, but I say, this place where I feel at ease is my hometown."
It's just that the great writer lamented the feelings of beautiful women, while the vulgar Peng Jiu lamented the sacrifices of life and death. In terms of ideological level, I am afraid that he is a little higher than the writer...
Everyone can find a place of peace of mind, where is the place where they can feel at ease? Yun Zheng looked at the returning birds in the forest under the sunset, but he couldn't find his hometown.
Maybe it's because my heart is too high. If I can know what kind of land can make me feel at ease, even if it is on the horizon, no matter whose hands it is, I will definitely use all means to snatch it.
No wonder Sanqianguan has lost its color, no wonder the Yun family’s salary has lost its allure. It turns out that when people live, they are actually looking for their own peace of mind.
Waving his hands sadly, Yun Zheng hid his body in the darkness. The cold forest suddenly jumped up, and the dog also yawned and stretched to find its owner.
Han Lin's face was full of surprise. He didn't expect that he had accidentally discovered Yun Zheng's biggest secret. He was a floating duck on the water with no roots. Han Lin was just curious about where Yun Zheng came from.
Floated over.
Yun Zheng sat on the chair, his eyes shining in the night. He always thought that others were idiots. It turned out that others were looking for his most precious things, but he was still a confused wretch. He still didn't know his hometown.