Porridge and side dishes [farming]

Chapter 117

Get up in the morning, it's time to go home.

The county magistrate spared time to have a good meal with the two of them.The three of them looked at each other silently and ate silently.This follow-up is the last meal the three of them ate in Fuchu, or it may be the last meal the three of them ate together.

The war is coming, and everything becomes helpless.

After finishing the meal, put down the chopsticks.The county magistrate looked at the two of them and sighed heavily.

"Go back, go back this time, don't come back." In the past, he was always urged to come back as soon as possible.It seemed that the difference this time was particularly bleak.

Er Gouzi opened his mouth not knowing what to say, and looked at Li Ji.Li Ji is used to mentioning the second dog and saying: "We will wait for you at home."

The magistrate nodded and said: "I will send someone to accompany you back this time, and help you take care of things and move them up the mountain. People in the village just mention it, and I will arrange to go up the mountain together later. But after going up the mountain, the two Gouzi is my son. I can’t hide it. Of course, there’s no need to hide it. At that time, you can live far away. The place on the mountain is safe, and you are not afraid of wild animals. Plus there are two Gouzi .You guys are bored, so go to the place where you live. You like the quiet, and it’s convenient to live by yourself.”

The magistrate sent the two of them directly to the side door.A line of four carriages, followed by several servants on horseback.

There are so many people, enough to help pack up Li Ji's house and move it into the mountain within a day or two.The rest will be easy to handle.

Standing in front of the carriage, Li Ji turned his head and saw that the magistrate standing on the steps was full of vicissitudes.

The county magistrate noticed Li Ji's gaze and said with a smile, "Let's go and live a good life."

Li Ji nodded, got into the carriage with Er Gouzi, and drove away all the way.

It wasn't until the carriage disappeared that the county magistrate reluctantly looked away.

"Gather all those who are willing to go, and those who are unwilling to go up the mountain are not forced to stay. Each household will be given ten catties of grain and one penny. The rest depends on their luck at home."

To be able to do this is already the best of benevolence.The magistrate of the county is weak alone, so it is not easy to be able to do this.

All the people are standing at the intersection of choice at this moment.Which way to go, intuition determines the future life and death.

The magistrate cannot help them make decisions, nor will he force them.He has done everything that should be done, so it is not the responsibility of the county magistrate to face the consequences of those who are unwilling to follow him.

Of the 300 soldiers sent to support, only less than [-] returned, and all of them were injured.It wasn't that they fled the battle, but that the city was already broken, and there was really no need for them to stay there to die.It's better to come back and guard this place with the commander and the county magistrate.

The county magistrate gathered all the doctors in the county, including his own family doctor, and sent them out. He could only try his best to make their situation better before the war came.

Ergouzi and Li Ji went back to the village.At this time, the village also knew about the war. Yesterday, the government servants beat the gong and went from house to house to notify.Overnight, several families have fled with their belongings.Those who escaped sold all the things at home in a hurry, and those who could not be sold and could not be taken away had to be thrown away.

That is to say, the food can be sold, and the food is so plentiful and heavy that it cannot be carried for a long time. Instead, it will bear attention on the way to escape.It's better to carry dozens of catties of grain on your back, exchange the rest for silver, and then walk more diligently to a safe place, and then buy supplies.

This war comes quickly, and sometimes people may not have time to prepare, so if you want to survive, you have to be one step ahead.

Even when Li Ji first arrived home, some people in the village were still moving things.Many people are arguing over the price of food.

With the war approaching, the price of food will definitely rise.But the grain sellers relied on the other party to leave in a hurry, and desperately lowered the price.Hence the trouble and confusion.

At the door of Li Jidao's house, before he was in the village, he could hear the noise of Wuyang Wuyang in the village.Entering the house, the animals in the house have been hungry all day and all night, and they are screaming loudly.Feed their stomachs full first, and it was too late for the pigs to cook the pig food, so they directly poured corn flakes for the pigs.The pig is very hungry, and it tastes delicious.

The chaotic voice finally quieted down.The little tail is easy to handle, I brought some bacon in the car, cut some to pad the little tail, and just waited for the dinner to be fed at night.

A total of ten servants were brought along, and they were busy moving the things on the carriage to the mountain first.The map was given in advance, and they were not afraid of getting lost when they went up the mountain.Plus everyone can write punches.Even if you can't beat a wild beast, it's easy to escape.

In fact, the residence on the mountain has already prepared a lot of things.But it can't help the magistrate's worry.Preparing more things to put in the mountains is also to ensure a better life in the mountains in the future.

When they went up the mountain, Li Ji and Er Gouzi made a plan first.The livestock that will be given to the magistrate of the county are separated from the livestock kept by the family for food and breeding. Large livestock such as cattle, sheep and pigs must be kept.If she gave birth to a cub in the future, she would give it all to the magistrate, and she wouldn't feel bad.

Leftover chickens, geese and rabbits.Li Ji kept ten or twenty of each kind, enough for himself to eat.When it's time to go up the mountain, it will be convenient for Er Gouzi to hunt. Even if he doesn't stay all the time, he doesn't have to worry too much about eating meat.

After the plan is completed, just wait for the people who the magistrate arranged to pick it up to arrive and give them to them.

Li Ji asked Er Gouzi to watch the house, and he went to the village to have a look.

As soon as I entered the village, I saw two families arguing with red faces, and they were about to fight.Li Ji went to let them separate, and asked them to help gather the people to the entrance of the village.He just came back from the county with big news.

This side of the village is relatively far away, and the news is slow to get.The matter of turning over the property to go up the mountain was a decision just sat down yesterday, and there is no news here.

Li Ji waited at the entrance of the village for a while, and people rushed over one after another. They couldn't wait to ask Li Ji, but Li Ji was not in a hurry, he just said to wait for everyone to arrive.

When everyone was almost there, all the elders in the village arrived, and the village head stood in front of everyone and looked at Li Ji.

Li Jidao: "I don't know if you have heard that the county magistrate is going to take people into the mountain behind us. Regardless of the premise, all personal property will be confiscated. When we get to the mountain, the county magistrate will take care of everything."

Immediately there were voices of opposition one after another.The more remote the place, the lower the trust in officials.Even if he knew that the county magistrate was a good official for the people, he would not easily entrust his own safety to others at such a critical moment of life and death.What's more, when wealth and life are together.

"Be quiet and listen to me." Li Ji's voice became louder, "I don't care how you decide. But I have dismissed the county magistrate several times. He is a good official for the country and the people. He is sincere. For the sake of the big guys!"

"Have you received any benefits!" Someone in the crowd shouted.

Li Ji was also upset when his good intentions were said to be like this, and he immediately retorted: "How much good is it to lie to you? To tell you the truth, right now, the combined wealth of all of you may not be as much as mine alone. I don't know." Greed for those sesame mung beans!"

After Li Ji said this, he continued: "I chose the road by myself. I don't care what you think. It's just a mention. I plan to go up the mountain with the county magistrate. Who of you really wants to go to war? Those who flee from other places and want to sell grain, I will charge double the previous price, as much as I can. As for those who want to go up the mountain with me, I don’t care about that. "

Li Ji is indeed not short of money, and Er Gouzi's family is behind him.It is an exaggeration to say that it is more than all the assets of the whole village combined, but it is not impossible.

The village head said: "Are you really planning to go up the mountain? You have thought about it, your family has a big business, and there are so many livestock, so I persuaded you to give it to the county magistrate?"

Li Ji nodded and said: "When the time comes to the mountain, you must have meat to feed a group of people. But I am different from others. Er Gouzi's father likes hunting, and built a house in the mountain that can accommodate people. So after we go up the mountain, we don’t have to completely rely on the protection of the county magistrate. So we don’t have to hand over all of them. My family keeps some livestock on the mountain to raise, and the rest is given to the county magistrate. There are many wild animals on the mountain, so in exchange for the county magistrate The protection over there is quite cost-effective."

Li Shuisheng sighed: "That's a pity, how much money are you worth with so many animals in your family?"

Li Shuisheng was the best at calculating, asking him not to take any benefits, or even giving away all the assets of the family, it didn't make any difference to cut his flesh.

Li Ji thought for a while, and said in a low voice: "The fight is about to start, and my life may not be my own. Money is something outside of the body. If my life is gone, everything will be gone."

Li Shuisheng said: "I'm afraid I won't give you anything when I get to the mountain. There are many wild animals in Zhang's mountain, and they don't give them anything to eat. They are forced to work to fend for themselves... Don't blame me for being suspicious. For such a big event, Don’t think too much about it.”

Li Ji knew his worries, nodded and said: "But right now, who else can we trust except the county magistrate? I don't care about others, I trust the county magistrate, and I am willing to go up the mountain with the county magistrate. This is enough. I can do it too. To let you know, the relationship between Er Gouzi and the county magistrate is not simple. But... this is not simple, and it is not enough for us to trust the county magistrate, but it is not an excuse for us to take advantage of our status."

In Li Ji's voice, there were reminders and warnings.The relationship is not simple, which means that Li Ji's words are credible.Not relying on one's status to seek welfare means that when one goes up the mountain in the future, there is no difference between the villagers and others.

This kind of no difference is actually a kind of reassuring in disguise.Be able to trust and treat everyone equally.It just shows that the county magistrate has enough food and ability to arrange everyone on the mountain.

The village head thought a little deeper, and asked: "Then... are you worth it? Does the county magistrate have so much food to feed so many people? How many people can he feed? There must be many penniless people who went to the , hand in a few copper coins, and two broken steamed buns will be considered as the entire family property. If this is the case, how can the county magistrate ensure that everyone does not have to go hungry?"

"Speaking of which, I might as well tell you all about it." Li Ji lowered his voice a little: "Actually, the county magistrate started preparations when the border war broke out. At that time, I just thought about preparations, which is better than nothing. Therefore, I have been ridiculed by other officials around me. Until half a month ago, some people said that the county magistrate is a fool with a lot of money. He spent money from his own bank to prepare such things. He was not afraid that the rebels would be defeated. The things are cheap It may not be sold out.”

These are what Li Ji heard from the servants of the county grandpa's mansion.At the time of preparation, the magistrate did not know how many people ridiculed him behind his back.But looking back now, I'm afraid there is no one more commanding than the county magistrate.

Now among the surrounding counties, only this county has made a decision in advance.Believe the situation, it is much better than other counties.

Having said that, no matter how many questions they had, Li Ji refused to answer them.Let them think for themselves, they all dispersed, Li Ji went straight home and waited for the servants who went up the mountain to come down.

Traveling day and night, first send the things brought by the county magistrate, and then move the things at home.Especially the animals, small animals are fine, just carry them up the mountain in a basket.This big animal, such as cattle and sheep, can only catch up.

It is not troublesome enough to drive up the mountain, but driving up the mountain is no different from putting bait into the fish pond, it is the meat sent up the mountain.

And even if the beasts came and could be driven away, the animals were kept at home when they were young, and they were well protected, and they never saw any danger at all.If he was frightened and ran away all of a sudden, that would be really unbearable.

There is no way but to adopt a more conservative approach.Er Gouzi went up the mountain together, plus he was a servant.It was a man, and each of the seven men led an animal up the mountain.The other three servants held bows and arrows in their hands, and Er Gouzi held the long hair made of steel and the armor made of bronze prepared by the county magistrate.Go straight up the hill.

Li Ji looks after the house alone, sitting at home can be said to be guarding and suffering every moment.Even if he knew Er Gouzi was capable, he couldn't stand the crowd.

In case of any accident, even if Er Gouzi scratched his skin a little, it would be enough for Li Ji to feel distressed.

With his little tail in his arms, Li Ji looked forward to his return day by day.

Some worried people in this village came in groups to inquire about the situation.

Li Ji was concerned about the safety of the two dogs, and he was unavoidably irritable when he was asked one by one.

"Seeing that there is a war, everyone's affairs are messed up. I'm not the county magistrate, let alone the village head. If you want to follow up the mountain, you can go up the mountain. If you don't want to part with your property, you can keep it or run away. This is all your business. What can you do for me if you come over here? Do you really think that I have the ability to be able to be the master of the county magistrate? Let yourself bring food up the mountain, and let others send troops to protect your safety on the mountain and have problems with food and lodging What? They owe you?"

After finishing speaking in one breath, Li Ji licked again: "I also know what you are planning. But I think that since it has something to do with it, let's take it as close as possible, and learn from me and save some bonuses until the war is over. But I, Zhao Qian, also let go. Er Gouzi and I have such a special case because we have a house to live in and don’t have to rely too much on the county magistrate. If you have the ability to conjure up a house on the mountain now, You also go to discuss with the county magistrate, I won't stop you."

Hearing this, someone said in a low voice: "Then... can we discuss it again, if there is a place to live, share a place with my house. Even if it is a floor in the yard, it will be fine... Keep those, and you can share half of them." It's done."

If he could find another place in Li Ji's courtyard, he would not only be able to keep some property for backup, but also have a place to protect his own safety, and he would not have to suffer from the fear of going up the mountain and having no place to live.

Li Ji immediately stood up to see off the guests: "If I can really do this, I will let my nephew come here! Is the house mine? What's the use of you forcing me to make a decision? Go away, you must force me to be a villain , I also did this villain, whether you are resentful or hateful, I will endure it. Go away, don't stand here and block my eyes!"

After driving everyone out, Li Ji found a place to sit down, feeling restless in his heart.If I had known that there would be troubles, I shouldn't have thought too much about them, and I had thought of taking them up the mountain.

Now that it's over, give them a way to survive on the mountain, and he, Li Ji, will become a bastard who doesn't care about the people in the village.

Li Ji complained all the time, but he didn't come back when he saw people.Go into the yard and collect all the dishes that have not been cleaned up in the yard.Most of the yard has been cleared and uprooted and looks clean.But logically speaking, like radishes, they will be crunchy and sweet when eaten after frost, and a lot of cabbage is left, and they can only be picked when the ground is frozen.Frozen cabbage is eaten with blanched water and dipped in sauce, which is the most sweet and delicious.

Right now, the chaos of war is right in front of our eyes, so we can't enjoy it anymore.You can only pull them all out and transport them up the mountain together.This is also a winter dish.

I just don't know if vegetables can be grown in the mountains.There are so many trees in the mountains, and the crops will definitely not grow well without sunlight. Whether they will be able to produce enough food to eat is another matter.

But the magistrate had prepared so much in advance, so it shouldn't be a big deal.

Just halfway through the radish, I heard the little tails exchanged.Li Ji hurried to the door to meet him.Sure enough, they all came back.

Li Ji's face relaxed, and he said with a smile: "I'm finally back.; You're exhausted, take a good rest and drink some water."

Li Ji first looked at Er Gouzi carefully, making sure that Er Gouzi was not injured, and then he completely let go of his heart.

"Is there any danger?" Li Ji asked.

Er Gouzi said truthfully: "When I met a tiger, I moved very quickly. Then they lit a torch and scared it away."

Li Ji was slightly stunned: "Tigers are afraid of fire?"

Li Ji hadn't read any books, and he didn't know anything about the wild animals in the mountains.In his heart, a tiger is the king of all beasts, so how could he be afraid of flames?

Er Gouzi nodded: "Although I don't know why. But on the mountain, after the fire is lit, most wild animals dare not approach. They are afraid of fire. When it is cold in winter, some are too cold and want to get close to the fire. Be very careful when heating. Once the fire stirs, it will run far away.”

"That's really strange." Li Ji felt that this was something new, so he listened to it as a joke.

A servant smiled and explained to Li Ji: "Actually, this matter is easy to explain. Where have the beasts in the mountains seen fire? They are afraid of hot things. They have never seen fire. Even if they saw it, it was still a big fire in the mountain. Then But no matter what, it can be burned to death. So, when you see the flame, it is hot and hot, and it will move if you haven't seen it. To them, it is an extremely powerful monster. Naturally, how far it can go, As far as you can get away."

Li Ji could understand this explanation, and said with a smile: "If I knew this, I wouldn't be afraid to go up the mountain. Just prepare a few more torches, and you'll be fine."

Er Gouzi shook his head and said: "Wild boars are not afraid. When wild boars attack, they are not afraid of anything. And their skin is thick, so it can withstand fire. And there are usually many wild boars, which are very difficult to deal with."

Unless it's a loner, or a boar trap.Otherwise, no matter how experienced a hunter is, he will not be able to eat the fat of the wild boar.

At the beginning, Er Gouzi was able to beat wild boars down the mountain, and it was also because of luck.

Let them all go inside, eat something simple, and get some rest.

It was dark and not dark.Before it gets dark, send up another batch of animals.This time there is another back and forth, basically there are no large animals in the family.There are also a few piggies who are only two or three months old. They are chained and can be taken care of by one person.The next step is to move food and clothing up the mountain.I just waited until the move was over, and lived directly in the mountains, so I wouldn't go down the mountain.

When the county magistrate goes up the mountain, he will naturally look for them.

It's just that there are too many things at home, and now I can go back and forth two or three times a day at most.Even if eleven people work together, it will take at least three or four days.

At noon the next day, Er Gouzi and the others went up the mountain for more than half an hour, when the cart sent by the county magistrate to fetch rabbits and chickens arrived.Li Ji commanded them to remove all those given to the magistrate.It has been installed before, and it can be directly loaded on the car here and transported away.

"Remember to tell the magistrate when you go back. I kept all the female rabbits with cubs, and the female rabbits with big bellies. Rabbits are nothing to be surprised about. If they are really frightened, they will easily eat their cubs. Rabbits raised It looks like it's all meat, so I won't take it with me." When sending it away, Li Ji did not forget to explain.

"Fourth master, what are you talking about? You don't need to explain this to the younger ones. The relationship between you and the master is put there. Whatever you do, the master will trust you. What the master means is that these are not for nothing. Yes. I will give you the silver when I go back up the mountain. If you move here now, you still have to go to the mountain to go to work.”

"One family, how can you tell the words of two families." Li Ji laughed.

"This is not a matter of the two families. It should be said that the time is business. This meat is prepared for soldiers and government servants. Since it is eaten by the public, there is no reason for the public to eat the meat of the common people."

After sending away so many rabbits and chickens, I heard less noise standing in the yard.It seemed to be empty all of a sudden.

Li Ji felt a little lost in his heart.

Some still chose to flee and came to sell grain to Li Ji.Li Ji accepted the grain at twice the price as promised in advance.

In fact, after all, it is cheaper to buy twice as much food now.In a real war, ten times the price may not be able to buy it.

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