The two walked forward and walked several miles away. In front of them was a reclaimed land. A white-haired old man was bending over and weeding in the crop field. Lin Jue looked at the crops in the field, but he didn't recognize them.
There are some leaves growing on the crops, which are green with yellow, and yellow with withered leaves, but I don’t know what kind of crops they are.
The farmer noticed that someone was coming to the field. He stood up and took a look. When he saw two men in armor, his face turned pale with fright, thinking that he had committed something.
"How are you, father-in-law?" Lin Jue waved in greeting.
The old man hurriedly came to the field, knelt down and kowtowed: "You two masters, please be accommodating. These taros cannot be harvested yet. They have grown too slowly and have not yet taken shape. Can I give you a few days' grace for the grain I owe to the village?"
Lin Jue burst into laughter, and Gao Muqing smiled and stepped forward to help the old man up and said: "Old man, we are not here to collect food. We are not from your village, we are just walking around casually."
"Oh, that's it. I was scared to death. I thought it was someone sent by the village to collect food. If it's not, that's fine. If not, that's fine. Hey! I can't wait for another season this season, but what should I do?" the old man stood up and said.
.
Lin Jue pointed to the crops in the field and said, "My father-in-law, did you just say that taro is grown in this field?"
"Yes, this is white taro." The old man said.
Lin Jue smiled and said: "My dear, don't you kid me and fool me into not knowing taro? My hometown is in the south, and the taros we have there are all as tall as a person, and the leaves are as fat and big as lotus leaves. You
This crop is less than a foot tall and the leaves are thin and small. How can it be taro?"
The old man glared and said: "My little brother, can this old man still lie to you? This is taro."
Seeing the solemnity of his words, Lin Jue took a closer look at the crop and found that it was indeed taro. The peach-shaped leaves and green leaf stems were exactly the same as the taro he had seen in Hangzhou, except that they were short, yellow and thin.
"This is strange. What kind of taro is this? How could it grow so small?" Lin Jue said strangely.
"Short? It would be great if you can survive. It seems that you are really not from our village. No wonder you don't know. It is not easy to grow crops in the fields in our valley. It would be great if you can survive. We here
The land is very tight for trees and grass, but unfortunately the crops cannot be planted. The crops that are planted are not harvested well. My land is quite good, but if you go and take a look at the land in front of you, it is worse than mine.
"The old man said with foaming at the mouth.
Lin Jue frowned and said, "Why is that? How could this happen?"
The old man said: "Why? Mud is not good. Look at this mud." The old man reached out and dug out a ball of wet mud from the ground, brought it to Lin Jue and said: "Look, this mud looks very fertile.
But there is some yellow stuff in the mud, which smells very pungent. This stuff can also hurt people. Look at my two feet, they are all rotten."
The old man threw away the mud and pulled up his trouser legs. Lin Jue and Gao Muqing looked closely and saw that the old man's feet and calves were covered in flesh. In some places, the skin fell off, and in other places there was a layer of white old skin.
The skin seems to be corroded.
Gao Muqing turned his head and didn't dare to look further, but Lin Jue seemed to be thoughtful. After a moment, he squatted down and picked up the mud with his hands and smelled it in front of his nose.
Gao Muqing hurriedly said: "Don't touch it. Didn't you hear my father say that this mud can make people's skin rot?"
Lin Jue turned a deaf ear and smelled it carefully. There was indeed a pungent smell, and the mud was mixed with some small yellow particles. Lin Jue threw away the mud, wiped his hands on the turf and said, "I understand.
.”
"Understand what?" Gao Muqing asked.
Lin Jue smiled mysteriously and said, "If you keep walking with me, I think the crops in this valley should be like this."
Gao Muqing was very confused and could only follow Lin Jue forward. In the distance ahead was a large field, including paddy fields, dry fields and vegetable fields. But without exception, the crops here were malnourished. Compared with
The crops outside are very different.
"What on earth are you going to do? It's so mysterious." Gao Muqing couldn't help but said angrily.
Lin Jue chuckled and said: "Mu Qing, this Taoyuan Dazhai is indeed a treasure trove of gold and jade. I have been wondering before, how can this Taoyuan Dazhai be so large after it has existed for hundreds of years? Logically speaking, this large valley can
We can feed tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, but this village only has more than 3,000 soldiers and horses, and the people here are all sallow and thin, as if they don't have enough to eat. Only now do I know the real reason."
Gao Muqing wondered: "What's the reason?"
Lin Jue smiled and said: "The reason is the soil here. The yellow thing in the soil just now is sulfur. This is originally a volcanic crater. When the volcano erupts, a large amount of sulfur will be spewed out. So many years later, the
The soil is still acidic. It is difficult for crops to survive in such soil. The crops we just saw, taro, barley, wheat, etc., are all highly adaptable crops, and the ones grown here are also very acidic.
These are all crops. And even so, they are short and skinny, so the harvest is not expected to be good. Therefore, this village cannot support more soldiers and horses."
"..."
Gao Muqing was confused, what about sulfur, what about soil becoming acidic, what about volcanic eruption, she didn't understand what Lin Jue was talking about at all. In the end, she only understood one sentence, that is, the land here is not suitable for growing crops.
Lin Jue noticed Gao Muqing's confusion, but he didn't care about it. He knew that this kind of thing was difficult to explain to Gao Muqing. If the little princess was here, she would understand it much easier. There was a time when Lin Jue and the little princess
We talked about so many things that were beyond this era. Not only did the little princess not treat Lin Jue as a different person, but she was very interested in getting to the bottom of it. It was also from that time that Lin Jue realized that he really had feelings for the little princess.
That was also the first time Lin Jue felt this way after the intimate contact in the forest cabin.
"Mu Qing, do you know what this means?" Lin Juexiao asked.
"What does it mean? You seem very happy." Gao Muqing asked puzzledly.
"This means that I have a good condition to negotiate with the leader of the Mu League. I can guarantee that the leader of the Mu League will not make things difficult for us again. Because I will make an offer that is difficult for him to refuse." Lin Jue said with a smile.
Gao Muqing became even more confused and looked at Lin Jue blankly.
Lin Jue whispered a few words into Gao Muqing's ear. Gao Muqing opened his eyes wide and said, "Really? Can you really do it? Can you think of a way?"
Lin Jue laughed loudly and said, "Can I still lie to you? Let's go, let's go see Mu Zhenshan and talk to him about the deal."
…
In the brightly lit hall, Mu Zhenshan was sitting on a chair drinking tea. A figure flashed in front of the hall, and a middle-aged man walked in quickly, came to Mu Zhenshan and bowed: "Dad, the tall man from Luoyan Valley
The leader of the village and Military Advisor Fang are here."
Mu Zhenshan put down the tea cup and said in a deep voice: "Let them come in."
"Yes." Mu Buping turned around and went out. Mu Zhenshan added behind him: "They are not allowed to bring weapons, especially firearms. They must not bring them in."
Mu Buping turned around and agreed, and continued to walk out. Mu Zhenshan sat up straight and said to himself: "I don't want to be the second Zuo Zongdao."
Soon after, there was the sound of footsteps outside the hall, and Gao Muqing and Lin Jue appeared at the door one after another. They were wearing black cloaks, as if they suddenly emerged from the darkness.
Mu Zhenshan stood up and cupped his hands from a distance. Gao Muqing and Lin Jue also cupped their hands and walked quickly a few steps forward to salute.
"I have met Alliance Leader Mu. It is really rude to come to see Alliance Leader Mu so late." Gao Muqing said.
Mu Zhenshan chuckled and said: "Whatever you said, please take a seat. In fact, I guessed that you were coming, but I didn't expect that I guessed it right."
Lin Jue smiled and said: "Oh? Leader Mu guessed that we are coming?"
Mu Zhenshan said: "Of course, you should come. You have annoyed many village owners during the day. I suspended the discussion to avoid intensifying the matter. After you calm down, you will naturally understand that you have gone too far. Tomorrow morning will
It will be decided in the end whether you can become a member of Funiu Mountain, so you must be eager to come to me tonight to inquire about the news. I don’t know if my guess is right."
Mu Zhenshan wiped the beard on his chin and said with some satisfaction.
Lin Jue shook his head secretly in his heart. Mu Zhenshan was very confident in himself and thought that the two of them would come to him tonight to give in. Little did he know that he had no such idea at all. However, Lin Jue did not intend to expose him and let him
Embarrassed. So he laughed and said nothing.
The three of them sat down, and Mu Buping also sat aside. Someone brought tea.
"Master Gao Dazhai, Military Advisor Fang, please try this tea. This is tea grown in my Taoyuan Dazhai. The four seasons here are like spring, and new buds emerge every season. This crop was picked just after the new year.
It is at least two months earlier than the new tea from outside. If there is anyone in the world who can taste the new tea first, it is me. The emperor of Bianliang City, Guo Chong, may not be as lucky as me. Try it.
, give it a try, you may be in for a treat." Mu Zhenshan chuckled.
Gao Muqing and Lin Jue both picked up tea cups and took a sip. Sure enough, the fragrance filled their throats and made their mouths full of fluids.
"How?" Mu Zhenshan asked with a smile.
"It's very good. It's comparable to famous teas in the outside world, or even better." Lin Jue pointedly praised.
Mu Zhenshan slapped his thigh and said: "Look, you are still discerning. After all, you came in from outside the mountains. These people in the mountains don't know the quality of tea, and they can't tell the difference between good and bad. Giving them a drink is like a cow chewing peonies. It's pure.
It’s a waste.”
Lin Jue smiled slightly and said: "This valley is suitable for growing tea. The terrain is high, the temperature is warm and humid, and it is a good place for producing good tea. My village leader and I went out for a walk in the evening.
When I saw large tea gardens on the hillside, I knew there was good tea here.”
Mu Zhenshan smiled and said: "Oh? You guys went out for a walk, right? That's really thoughtful. I think I, Taoyuan Dazhai, have the eyes of two people."
Gao Muqing smiled and said: "Taoyuan Dazhai is simply a paradise on earth. It's freezing outside, but here there are flowers blooming, and it's like spring all year round. It's comparable to a paradise."
Mu Zhenshan burst out laughing, nodded and said: "Thank you, thank you. Thanks to the help of predecessors, I found this shelter. Although it is not a resort in the world, it is still a place that is hard to find in the world."
Mu Buping on the side also nodded proudly and laughed.
Lin Juehu said: "It's a pity. Everything in Guizhai is good, but there is one thing. Tea leaves can't fill your stomach. Leader Mu has planted so many tea trees, can't the whole village chew tea leaves for food every day?"
Mu Zhenshan was stunned and looked at Lin Jue blankly.
