In mid-February, the spring breeze has warmed the earth, and the thick cotton clothes can be taken off. At this time, the irrigation facilities of the 90,000 acres of new fields under Li Zhi's name have been fully repaired, and the wasteland has been turned into dry land that can be irrigated.
The spring wheat sowing was not far away, and the new farmers in Fanjiazhuang put harnesses on their cattle and began to plow the fields.
Spring wheat is sown at the end of February and harvested in June. The growing season is short. It was originally the wheat planting method in the cold areas north of the Great Wall. In the Tianjin area south of the Great Wall, farmers generally plant winter wheat that is sown in August and matures in April of the following year.
, the wheat growth period has lasted through one winter, and the yield is relatively high. However, because the irrigation canals were not built in Fanjiazhuang last winter, we had to wait until spring sowing to plant spring wheat.
Although they were planting spring wheat, the farmers were still very enthusiastic, because the general really repaired the water tankers and irrigation canals, and really gave each farmer twenty acres of dry land. In early February, Zheng Baihu sent someone to plant the wheat.
After the seeds are distributed to every household, they can be sown as soon as the land is plowed and a layer of water is irrigated.
The peasants have survived the disaster at the hands of the Tatars. Now they have fields to cultivate and will have a secure life in the future. What could make them more frustrated than this?
And this year is different from the past. This year, there are still cattle at work. With cattle, dry land can be plowed deeply to loosen the soil, allowing the roots of wheat to grow deeper into the soil to increase the wheat harvest. There is one cattle for every five farmers.
If one cow plows six acres of land every day, it can plow five people's entire 100 acres of land in half a month.
The farmers were full of joy, driving their cattle to plow the fields, and were busy in the fields.
Some farmers even sang folk songs about spring plowing while driving their cattle:
"Looking at the misty mountains in the distance, the clear streams flowing around the farms, the sound of cuckoo urging spring to come early, the villages and villages are busy preparing for plowing, busy preparing for plowing!"
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Boss Ma is a disabled veteran.
During the battle with the Tatars in August last year, Boss Ma's right hand was shot by a Tatar's poisonous arrow, and the wound festered. The military doctor in the wounded camp had no way to treat him at the time, so he had to cut off Boss Ma's right hand. From then on, Boss Ma became the only
The left-handed one-armed man.
At that time, Boss Ma thought that he was finished, that he would no longer be able to fight or even work. His mother and two children would starve to death, and the family's life would be over.
But things soon changed.
When the General inspected the wounded barracks, he told Boss Ma to learn how to write with his left hand and work as a clerk in the government office in six months. The General said that as long as Boss Ma could learn to write with his left hand, he would give Boss Ma two or two months of money.
He also had meat for three meals a day. In the past six months, he also gave Boss Ma a monthly allowance of one to two to five yuan for the injured, and also gave him a bucket of rice.
Boss Ma didn't believe it at first, thinking that the general was just saying something grand when he was visiting the wounded. But later, the officials in the government office really sent Boss Ma a subsidy of one to two or five yuan and rice noodles, and then Boss Ma realized that the general was
Do what you say.
From then on, Boss Ma entered a state of full study. He found a literate scholar as a teacher and got up early every day to learn literacy. He learned fifteen words a day, hoping to learn 2,000 words in half a year and be able to understand the documents. He
I used a brush dipped in water to practice writing with my left hand. I practiced from morning to night, and even lit an oil lamp to practice until late at night. I don’t know how many brushes I broke.
Boss Ma doesn't feel sorry for the money he spent to buy a pen. He knows that as long as he can learn to write with his left hand within half a year, he can get a position as a government clerk and support his family. He has doubts - the general asked him to learn to read in six months.
, if you can’t learn it in six months, the general may not stop doing things by yourself.
However, his doubts were dispelled by the General's medal awarding ceremony.
In late December, before the Chinese New Year, the General held a grand awarding ceremony in front of the official hall. The soldiers who had made meritorious service in the August battle, the injured soldiers and the families of the soldiers who died in the battle were all invited to the stage.
The general personally awarded the medal.
On the day when the honor was awarded, thousands of people gathered in front of the official hall, and everyone wanted to see clearly the heroes who defended Fanjiazhuang.
There are four types of medals: the Special Hero Medal, which is awarded to heroes who have performed particularly well in battle and changed the situation of the war; the First-Class Hero Medal, which is awarded to heroes whose outstanding performance in battle has affected the situation of the war, and to soldiers who died in battle, who are awarded by their families.
Held on behalf of others; the second-class Medal of Valor is awarded to warriors who laid the foundation for the battle without hesitation in the face of danger, as well as soldiers who were seriously injured; the Medal of Third-Class Medal is awarded to individuals with outstanding performance on the battlefield.
Under the watchful eyes of thousands of people, Boss Ma walked up to the medal presentation platform and was awarded a Medal of Valor by the General himself, which was pinned to his left chest.
The medal was made of copper, with two beautiful steel knives engraved on it. The two characters "Warrior" were engraved on the steel knives.
After Boss Ma received the medal, the General asked him to turn around and greet the crowd. Boss Ma was very nervous at the time. He waved to the people with his left hand and heard cheers from the crowd. Thousands of people from the same city.
From then on, the people got to know Boss Ma and knew that he was a warrior who killed enemies for the people.
Boss Ma's face turned red and he was very excited. As a disabled veteran, when had he ever thought that he would get such courtesy?
The general asked Boss Ma how he was doing with his left hand writing, and said that as long as he could master his writing skills within three years, the allowance for wounded soldiers would not stop!
Only then did Boss Ma realize that the General's suggestion of six months was just a casual comment, meaning that the sooner he could learn to read, the better. He was not forcing him to learn to write within six months. Boss Ma burst into tears at that time.
After receiving the medal, Mr. Ma pinned the medal on his chest every day when he went out. When the people of Fanjiazhuang saw Mr. Ma's medal, not only did they not discriminate against him for having only one left hand, but they also respected him extraordinarily - even the general did so.
Respect the wounded veterans, who dares to disrespect the decorated veterans?
No matter where Mr. Ma goes, people will be polite to him as long as they see Mr. Ma's medal. When he went to buy vegetables, the vegetable sellers helped him put the vegetables into the basket one by one without letting him do anything; he went to buy pens.
, the merchant who sold the brush helped him put the brush into his arms before he gave up. He went to buy a quilt, and the merchant who sold the quilt helped him tie the quilt on his back, and tied it tightly before letting him go back.
When everyone saw Boss Ma's medal helping him, they all regarded Boss Ma as a hero. Boss Ma knew that the emotion was really respect, not pity.
Everyone is grateful to Boss Ma for his efforts in protecting Fanjiazhuang.
But Boss Ma didn't want to stay at home and receive the wounded soldier's allowance. He hoped to continue to contribute to Fanjiazhuang. Boss Ma still worked hard to practice calligraphy. By late February of the 10th year of Chongzhen, he had learned 2,000 characters and could read.
Understand simple documents.
On this day, he walked into the official hall and found Zheng Baihu.
"Sir Baihu, I am here to apply for the position of clerk on the order of the general!"
Zheng Hui was particularly enthusiastic when he saw the warrior medal on Boss Ma's left chest. He asked Boss Ma to sit down and then said: "We do have a care policy here for the wounded who have been injured in meritorious service! Can you write with your left hand?"
Boss Ma said proudly: "I can write with my left hand, and I now know 2,000 words!"
Zheng Hui nodded and said: "Then you can come to my place to be a clerk in the archives. I usually classify and keep various documents. As long as you are literate and can distinguish the types of documents, you can do it!" After a pause, Zheng Hui nodded.
Hui said: "I only have two taels a month and three meals with meat! Are you willing to do it?"
When Boss Ma heard Zheng Hui's words, he felt happy and said happily: "I am willing to do it! Very willing!"
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