Chapter 86 Old Farmer

Fu Deming also did not rest at all times. When Xiao Tianjian left Lianhua Village, he immediately left Lianhua Village and rushed to the front line of the division of the field. There, dozens of his men did not rest. They measured the fields one by one, and then marked the marks and divided the fields to the people who were looking forward to it.

At the same time, they also need to constantly merge some villages, so that the people can gather together. In this era, it is easy to do things with more people, and so is farming. When people gather together, they can not only help each other, but also make full use of the existing land, so that the utilization rate of the land is improved and more beneficial. As soon as the reclamation was completed after the beginning of spring, the water conservancy facilities such as canals here were renovated.

At the beginning, some ordinary people were not willing to move to a new village, but because of their desire for land, they finally agreed and the whole family began to move. When Xiao Tianjian went to this area, he saw some people on the road who were moving.

The so-called moving of these ordinary people is really simple. Originally, they don't have much property, not even decent farm tools. They bring the only pots and pans, and a few beds of dilapidated bedding. As for their house, Xing Tianjun also said that there is no need to take them off and stay in the original. It is still useful, and in their new village, there are also people who are responsible for receiving them. First, they will help them build a shack. After arriving, they will settle down, and then help them build houses, so these ordinary people are not too nostalgic.

They only think that as long as they have their own land, life will always be better. Everyone is full of longing for the future, and at the same time, they are full of gratitude to the people of Xing Tianjun.

Especially after Xing Tianjun came, he never bullied the weak. Later, although Feng Tiancheng framed Xing Tianjun, which caused the people in this area to misunderstand Xing Tianjun, the matter was soon clarified by Xing Tianjun, and the culprit wandered the streets to show the public, and pulled out Feng Tiancheng's scourge. It didn't take long to clean up the local poles, forcing those who were the local disaster to either surrender to the Xing Tianjun, or escape from the place like a bereaved dog, or were simply directly wiped out by the Xing Tianjun, which made this traumatized place and the people who suffered a lot. In a tone, I have lived a stable life. Even if I am poor, it is much better than living a worried life every day before.

And Xing Tianjun made a promise and really began to divide the fields to them. This day, I finally felt that there was hope.

As long as there is hope for life, there is nothing to live. Even if the people are hungry, they are willing to stay here and plant grain in their fields at the beginning of spring. In this way, the local situation will be stable.

As Xiao Tianjian walked, he looked at the fields on both sides of the road. Only a few fields here were planted with winter wheat, but most of them were still deserted. From the places they passed, it could be seen that some plots had been marked. Obviously, these lands had been allocated, and they would not be reclamated at the beginning of spring. A lot of wasteland here is good land. It's just because of the drought over the years, coupled with the continuous scourge of officers, soldiers and bandits, the bad land is desolate. Therefore, as long as it is reopened after the Spring Festival, it will be some good fields, and it is not a problem to produce grain.

Xiao Tianjian got off his horse, walked to a field, squatted down and looked at the soil here. He was not a farmer, so he was not very proficient in farming, but his iron head and many guards were all farmers and knew a lot about it. They flocked to the ground to see the soil here.

How's it going? The soil in this field is okay!"

The iron head pinched a pinch of soil and looked at it with a smile, "Basically, it's okay. It's not too good, but compared with our previous fields, it's much better. If this ten mu of land is only one season of grain in a year, it's no problem to feed at least two or three people. If it can make two seasons of grain a year, then All right!"

At this time, I only saw a good man coming slowly from a distance, constantly looking for something in the wasteland. He was followed by a little girl, who looked like grandparents and grandchildren, coming out to find something to eat.

So Xiao Tianjian also got up and walked towards them. As soon as the old man saw Xiao Tianjian and his men, he looked very panicked. He quickly knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Xiao Tianjian, and kowtowed to the little granddaughter he was carrying.

Xiao Tianjian did not think that their grandparents and grandchildren were dirty. He stretched out his hand to pick them up, and then gave a wink at the iron head. The iron head immediately brought people back to the horses on the road and took out a few cakes they ate on the road and a few small pieces of dried meat from the grain bags they carried with them.

Xiao Tianjian stuffed a few cakes into the hands of the old man and this little girl and said to them, "Don't be afraid of me. I'm also a member of Xing Tianjun, and I won't harm you!" Ha ha! Take these cakes and eat them! We come out with a limited amount, don't think it's too little!"

Even if the old man almost cried, he quickly knelt down for Xiao Tianjian again and kowtowed to Xiao Tianjian. Holding these cakes, he almost burst into tears. He quickly broke half of the cake and gave it to the little girl to eat little by little. The little girl was like a little wolf, holding the cake quickly. After nibbling, she would look at Xiao Tianjian and others with her big eyes from time to time.

Xiao Tianjian pulled the old man to sit on the ground and asked the old man, "This father-in-law, where are you from?" What is this coming out for?

The old man humbly bent his knees and squatted beside Xiao Tianjian and replied carefully, "If you go back to the good man, the little old man is from Wujiazhuang in front of you. It's okay to be idle. Take your granddaughter out and dig some grass roots to eat!" Let the good men meet them, and let you laugh!"

Xiao Tianjian nodded, because there are few families who can eat enough this year. Many people rely on digging wild vegetables or grass roots, or picking some elm bark, crushing them into cakes or making soup to deal with their stomachs. A year ago, Xiao Tianjian also did this kind of thing, but when he was in Shaanxi, it was better than here. The people are still miserable. He can't even find the grass roots. He is almost staring and waiting to starve to death. At least he can dig some grass roots here, which is not enough to eat people. Otherwise, he Xing Tianjun alone, even if he robs the territory, I'm afraid he can't feed so many people.

"So where is your strong labor force? How can you let the old and the young come out to do this? Xiao Tianjian then asked the old man.

The old man did not dare to neglect and quickly replied, "If you go back to the good man, I originally had four sons and two daughters. The second son of our family was dragged by Zhao Datong here to be his brother the year before last year. Last year, I heard that he died. I don't know how he died. The eldest is sick and has no money to be a doctor. Zhi, he also died last year, leaving only Lao San and Lao Si. I didn't hear that the wall was going to be built on the side of Shuangfengzhai, so I went to help the good men of Xing Tianjun. They went there to work, at least they could work continuously for a day, which was much better than starving at home! I don't have to live at home with my grandchildren! Just come out to find some grass roots, or dig some herbs to subsidize the family!"

"Didn't the relief food distributed by the Xing Tianjun a few years ago be delivered to your home?" Xiao Tianjian frowned and asked.

"I sent it, I sent it! The good men of Xing Tianjun are all good people! Thirty kilograms of sorghum rice were sent to our family. Otherwise, we would have nothing to eat during the first few days of the Spring Festival! There is not much food here! The spring famine is coming soon. We want to save some food, so we come out to dig grass roots. Otherwise, we will go out to escape the famine this spring, and we can't plant this land!" The old man quickly replied again, with a kind of sincere gratitude to Xing Tianjun on his face.

Xiao Tianjian nodded and said, "Yes! I'm also from Xing Tianjun. When we first came here, our food was also limited! Otherwise, I can give you more!"

"No, no! Now we are very grateful to the good men. Your big head of Xing Tianjun is a good man! Knowing the suffering of us ordinary people, we are giving us food, and helping us get rid of those scourges here. Now we divide the land for us. We are satisfied. How can we expect the good men to support us all! You don't know! The people in our village are now giving you the immortal status of the master, and I hope that you can stay here in the future. Then we ordinary people are blessed!" The old man gradually relaxed and spoke very well.

Xiao Tianjian sighed again. Only when he was hungry and suffering could he understand the suffering of these ordinary people. He also knew that the old man was telling the truth and did not flatter them. At present, it is indeed the most painful time for these ordinary people. It seems that he will find a way to help them in the future.

"Are there many villagers like you who have to rely on digging grass roots?" Xiao Tianjian continued to ask.

"Alas! A lot! Almost every family comes out to do this. There is not much food in anyone's house. Otherwise, they will not be able to stand this spring!" The old man was reluctant to eat those small pieces of dried meat. He carefully earned his income in his arms. Even those cakes were carefully put in his arms. He must have to go back and give them to other grandchildren.

Xiao Tianjian waved his hand, and the iron head went to get a few more cakes. Xiao Tianjian handed it to the old man and said to him, "Eat it!" You eat a piece, too. I think you're starving!"

The old man thanked him for a long time, so he carefully broke off the small half of the cake and ate it little by little.

"How old is the old man this year?" Xiao Tianjian asked the old man.

"I dare not do it! I'm an immortal. I'm 60 years old this year, and I'm still living to waste food! My village is as old as I am. It's just me and another immortal. It's been a year! If I hadn't taken care of these little babies, I would have just found a rope to hang myself, and I wouldn't drag the children down!" The old man said with a sigh.

"So has the old man planted the land all his life?" Xiao Tianjian was sad, but he still found the treasure, so he immediately asked the old man. As the saying goes, there is an old man. If there is a treasure, the experience accumulated by the old man in his life is a valuable wealth. From this old man, he may be able to understand a lot of local agricultural things, so that the next step is to prepare grain for them.

When the old man heard this, he felt proud and said to Xiao Tianjian, "Yes! I began to farm with the elderly, and it has been at least 50 years now!"

"That's good! So the old man told me, what kind of harvest should we have after the beginning of spring? Xiao Tianjian suddenly came to his senses.