Porridge and side dishes [farming]

Chapter 121 Camp Planning

Camp on the mountain.The land has been reclaimed, and many trees have been felled.

Except for the branches that were cut down for weaving the fence, the rest were packed up and piled up together.Some of the people who came up knew how to build houses, and the land inside the fence was almost reclaimed. Before the reclamation, a piece of land was purposely left out, and now it is used for building houses.

It still needs to be built, a wooden house, but many parts still need stones to make a house take shape.

There are plenty of stone hills, but not many suitable for building houses.Smaller crushed stones can be used as foundations.Larger stones can only be broken into small pieces with great effort.

Of course, building a house cannot be the same as at the foot of the mountain, where each family has a house.Sendai thought for a long time before deciding to build a house like a shop.A long house, divided into rooms one by one.It can not only save space, but also reduce the consumption of firewood for heating.

A long Tong Kang runs through all the rooms, separated from each other by two layers of wooden boards.They can hear almost everything they say to each other.

But right now, I don’t have the energy to care about that. Winter is coming in another month. The marching tent is indeed warm, but it’s troublesome to keep warm. It’s too extravagant to light a bonfire for a long time, and it will be cold once the bonfire is extinguished.If there is a kang, a fire can heat it up for half a night, if it is a tent; a brazier is lit inside, and if one is not careful, it is easy to burn people to death.

The house is busy enough, and getting fuel ready is just as troublesome.

Although a lot of charcoal was carried from the bottom of the mountain, it was still laborious for 3000 people to live a warm winter.

So continue to choose wood for charcoal.However, late autumn is cloudy and rainy, accompanied by colder day by day.

When we arrived on the mountain, we had to think about all kinds of days. If we couldn't plan ahead now, we would be able to bear it in winter.

The place chosen for the camp is by the water. Although there are more ferocious beasts by the water, the fence is made high and some traps are built outside the fence. Not only the danger is greatly reduced, but also some extra prey can be obtained.

In addition to protecting the people at all times, the army also has to go out for a long time to hunt and set traps, which is dangerous work.

The common people open up wasteland, build houses, cut down trees, dig pits and burn coal, all of which are laborious and safe.

Even a child will help like a wooden board and a stone.Such an extreme environment allows most of the children who are held in the palm of their hands to grow up in a short period of time.

After going up the mountain for ten days, the laughter of children playing on the mountain has been heard from time to time.Children are easier to adapt to the harsh environment than adults, adding some color to the environment of survival in this strange place.

The county magistrate met Li Ji's villagers, as well as his nephews and grandnephews.

The county magistrate didn't give them any convenience, but when facing them, he would have more kind thoughts in his heart.

During this period of time, the county magistrate did not appear in front of the public much, and spent more time planning the days ahead in the tent.

He is not a hands-on person, even a little squeamish.But his positioning of himself is the minds of these 3000 people.The future direction and decisions of these 3000 people depend on him alone.He doesn't need to waste time thanking menial work in order to win people's users.Because of this time, thinking of a good idea can benefit more than 3000 people.

The county magistrate hasn't slept well recently, but looking at the busy figures of this group of people, he feels that his fatigue is not so much.

"Mom, when can we go down the mountain?"

"When there is no more fighting, we will go down the mountain."

"When can I go down the mountain?"

"How does mother know?"

"Then can I still study when I go down the mountain?"

The county magistrate turned his head and saw a boy in his early ten years moving a long wooden board with his mother.

The county magistrate walked over, and the two hurriedly put down the board, and they were about to kneel down to pay respects.

The county magistrate directly pulled the two of them up and asked the child, "Have you ever studied?"

What a coincidence, that child happened to be Li Jin's little potato, so his mother was naturally Erying.

Little Tudou beat Xiaopishi, and was in awe when he saw the county magistrate, but he was not stage frightened.

"Go back to my lord, I have learned a few words with my husband."

The county magistrate looked at his clothes, and it didn't look like he could afford to go to school.Moreover, it is very rare for such a family to be willing to pay money for their children to study.

"It's very hard for your family to support you to study."

Little Tudou shook his head: "It's my fourth uncle who has worked hard. My fourth grandfather is capable, and he has some spare money in his hand so that my brother and I can go to the city to study. The fourth grandfather said that studying is a good thing. I will go to elementary school while I am young, no matter whether I can or not." Whatever you learn, those who know how to read always have more ways out than those who don’t.”

This place is remote, and there are very few people who can think like this.The county magistrate nodded: "Your fourth grandfather is a visionary." Thinking of Li Jixing's seniority, he immediately asked, "Is your fourth grandfather called Li Ji?"

Er Ying hurriedly said: "That's right, the fourth uncle's name is Li Ji. The father-in-law of the folk woman is Li Bo, uncle Ji, the fourth uncle is four!"

The magistrate of the county did not expect to have such a fate.Before, I only knew that they were from Li Ji Village, and I was sure there were close relatives among them, but I didn't pay attention because I was busy all the time, and now I directly ran into someone who was studying.

"It's fate. What's your name?"

Little Tudou thought about it, and said, "Mister named Li Jie."

Little Tudou originally had a name, but the teacher felt that it was inappropriate after apprenticeship, so he discussed with Little Tudou's parents and changed his name.

The magistrate nodded, thoughtfully: "It is indeed a good name. You are not yet old enough to be crowned, how about I give you a name in advance?"

The names are originally different, the first name is a big name, and the character is a table character.However, there are those in the village who pay attention to it. It is enough to use a big name and a nickname for relatives and elders.

It stands to reason that this word should be given to the father when the child reaches the crown, but if there is no such rule in the village and Li Jin is illiterate, it is obviously impossible.At most, if he was still studying at that time, the husband would give him a word instead of being a father.

At any rate, Little Tudou has studied for a while, so his knowledge can be broader.

Hearing this, he hurriedly saluted and thanked: "Grass people, please give me more words from adults."

"Your name is a character of Jie. Outstanding, Junjie. I am giving you a character of virtuous. No matter where you go in the future, you will keep this word in your heart. I just heard what you said. You have always hoped for a stable life. So, your name is Dingxian."

Li Jie Li Dingxian.This word has two meanings.One is stable and capable.One is certain virtue.

What a good implication, even if Little Tudou hasn't learned anything yet, he still understands what the county magistrate means.

Busy kneel down to thank you, many people will never forget this matter.

The more people read, the more they understand the benefits of reading, and the more they like to see people who are good at reading.

"If you really like reading, I will spare you half an hour before going to bed at night. You can come to my tent and read for a while. I wore some when I went up the mountain, and there should be something you can understand."

Little Tudou's eyes lit up, and he quickly thanked him.

Not many people followed up the mountain, and most of the county officials and wealthy households, who had a relationship with them, hid at distant relatives' homes.

The county magistrate is no exception.It's not that they don't believe in the county magistrate, but that the people who are used to rich clothes and good food can endure the hard work on the mountain?

It can be said that on the entire mountain, the civil officials are the county magistrate and the head catcher under his command, and the rest of the soldiers are military generals.

People have their own aspirations and can't be forced, and the county magistrate can't really say what's wrong with them.

A herd of wild boars passed by today.Almost frightened the people in the camp.Fortunately, they didn't mean to attack, they just walked around to eat some grass.Traps were also dug nearby.Two unlucky ones fell in, and the miserable cry frightened the other boars.But they couldn't find the enemy, so they ran away in a rampage.

It was in vain to benefit the people in the camp. The two wild boars in the trap were killed and moved out. The two together contained nearly [-] catties of meat, which was enough for everyone to have a mouthful of greasy food, and there was still some left over.

The magistrate of the county knew about it. Thinking about hunting outside today, there would be something to gain.It’s just that one of them was stewed and boiled that day and shared among the campers, and the other one was made into bacon, which was saved for hunting after the heavy snow closed the mountains in winter.

This meat still belonged to the big guy, but it was eaten a few months later, and no one objected.

This afternoon, all the people in the camp had smiles on their faces.The difference between rich and poor is most obvious at this time.

Rich people, especially those who have a lot of animals in their homes and want to eat them at any time, actually don't like pork.Pigs don't eat anything because pork is fatty.Always feel that pork is not clean.I prefer grass-fed beef and mutton.

But the poor are different.Even the Orion family, who can eat more ground stew every month, will be greedy for pork.

The reason is also because the pork is fatty.The more fatty meat, the more satisfying the craving. Eat a piece of greasy fat meat, and eat several mouthfuls of chicken and duck meat on top.

The fatter the place, the more welcome it is, and those wealthy families who once had money in their families and were willing to give up their wealth and go up the mountain know how to eat, and they all eat lean meat like tenderloin.

Wild boar meat is no fatter than domestic pigs, so whoever can snatch a piece of fat meat depends on their own ability.

The four elbows of the wild boar are all given to the one with the most effort.For example, the county magistrate and the yamen servants under his command, or the generals who commanded the envoy and the soldiers who went out to hunt.

When the sky darkened, dinner was not finished yet.Little Tudou finished his meal in a hurry, wiped his mouth and ran into the county magistrate's camp.

Although the magistrate is not a lover of books, he is still inseparable from books.So when I went up the mountain, I also worked hard to bring many books up.The other books in the County Grand Master's Mansion also found a place to be packed in good wooden boxes and buried in a hidden place, waiting to be dug out at a later time after going down the mountain.

The magistrate asked Xiaotuo to choose the one he could understand.In fact, Little Tudou didn't recognize all the characters, so he could only memorize some poetry anthologies.

The county magistrate was also generous and gave him a set of pens, ink, paper inkstones and copybooks, so that he could practice calligraphy when he was tired of reading.

The servant brought the stewed elbow to the magistrate.It's not barbecue, but it's stewed in a pot.There was even a sprig of cilantro on top.But this coriander is actually dry, soaked and sprinkled on it, it looks good.

Even at this time, as long as there are conditions, the servants will try their best to make the county magistrate live a more refined life.

As soon as he opened the curtain and came in with his elbows, he spread out along the plate when he wanted to ask.

Little Tudou sniffed without leaving a trace, covered his face with a book and took aim.He was a half-grown child, so he was greedy.

The county magistrate naturally saw it.In fact, the county magistrate didn't have much contact with such an old child when he was young.As long as I can remember, I went to school, because I like to read, Shi Chang shut himself in the book.Now I have no impression of my classmates.

Later, when I became an official in the scientific examination, I had even fewer opportunities to contact children.The only son, Ergouzi, was in his 20s when we met for the first time.

The magistrate of the county used chopsticks to pick out the bones of the stewed Su Lan's elbow. When the chopsticks slipped in, the skin fell off and the meat fell off the bones. The chopsticks picked up the bones and shook them. All the meat went down.

Putting the bone into the plate, the servant took it away immediately, and the county magistrate divided the meat and skin into four parts.Put one of them into his own bowl, and ordered to the servant.

"Give one of these three to the child, and share the rest with you."

The servant hurriedly said: "The servants have already eaten. Master, you have worked hard recently, it is better to make up for it."

"I haven't stopped eating fish these days, so I don't have anything to supplement. You eat the meat as part of it, at most one or two slices, which is enough to satisfy your hunger. Let's eat it. I'm used to it and feel tired. "Then the county magistrate divided the elbow meat in the bowl into small pieces, and ate the rice bit by bit.

Serving such a caring master, it would be a lie to say that he dared not move.The servant delivered the portion for Little Tudou to Little Tudou, and also thoughtfully offered a bowl of rice and a plate of pickles.

Little Tudou is a little cautious, and it is rare that there are people he is afraid of: "The grass... the grass people missed it."

"No need to talk nonsense, read a book after eating." The county magistrate didn't look up, and was still looking at the planning map of the camp while eating.

The smell of elbow meat blocked his nose, and Little Tudou inhaled forcefully again, swallowing his saliva.Then he said cautiously: "Can the Caomin take some back? Caomin's parents and daughter-in-law haven't eaten yet."

The magistrate raised his eyes: "Daughter-in-law?"

The little Tudou man was also clever, afraid of offending the county magistrate, he hurriedly said: "There is also a girl in Caomin's family, named Yingzi, who is from the same village. Because that family despises the girl and thinks it is not worth raising, so they ask for a price." I want to buy it. Caomin is stubborn, and my parents felt that Caomin would not be able to marry a wife, and Yingzi was really pitiful, so they offered money to take her over."

Child brides are quite common, but the county magistrate was born very disgusted with this kind of parent-mother deciding on marriage, his eyebrows were slightly frowned, but he didn't say anything bad.

"You can still think about eating meat, so it's good for her."

Just by looking at the face of the magistrate, Little Tudou knew something bad was going to happen.Pursing his lips for thought, Little Tudou also guessed that the county magistrate was disgusted with the bought daughter-in-law.

Little Tudou is also smart, so he rolled his eyes and said: "The fourth grandfather once said that Yingzi is a daughter-in-law, so it will hurt. Yingzi is poor, and she didn't live a good life in her original family, so Caomin wants to treat her better. She can't be more pitiful."

The magistrate of the county felt more comfortable listening to these words, so he stopped asking about this matter.

"This is your family business too. If you want to take it back, you can take it back." After saying that, the magistrate continued to eat his own food.

The little potato ate a piece of wild boar skin, and the aroma permeated the inside, which was extremely attractive.Swallowing it greedily, the taste in his mouth gradually faded, and he had the urge to take another bite.

Little Potato drooled, looked at the meat in the bowl, endured and endured, and then put down the chopsticks.

Then pick up the book and try to keep your attention on the poems of the sages.

Two boar's hoofs remained.After the stew was finished, the county magistrate sent Er Gouzi and Li Ji over to Er Gouzi and Li Ji, and by the way, let's talk about the situation here.

Of course it's dangerous to go at night, just waiting to be delivered early the next morning.It was a long way to the left and right, and they couldn't eat warm food, so they took it and set it on the fire to warm it up, and it was the same when they ate it.

Li Ji caught a roe deer here.Li Ji only kept two elbows, and the rest was marinated for thought, and will be sent to the county magistrate when he has time.

Although the county magistrate had people who specialized in hunting and raised rabbits and chickens, they should not have to worry about eating meat, but there were more than [-] people, and Li Ji's side couldn't eat meat.Except that part of the meat is dried or preserved for winter, the rest is prepared and sent to the county magistrate, which will make the magistrate more at ease.

It turned out that it was not a coincidence?The one who delivered the trotters came over.

The two people who came were wearing armor. It could be said that they were fully armed and could not see their faces.

After entering the house, he took off his helmet, and the person who delivered the trotters did not forget to explain: "The county magistrate means that there is no shortage of meat here. The uncle is familiar with the mountains, and this mountain is like his back garden. You can eat any kind of meat you want. But this wild boar is vicious, and tigers are generally not easy to provoke. Thinking about the uncle and fourth master, wild boar is also rare. The place next to it is fat and the flying hands are thin. The two masters should I'm tired of eating it. The stewed hoof is just as good as a snack, so the master ordered the younger ones to bring it too."

Wild pork is not as greasy as domestic pork. In fact, Li Ji has only eaten it once or twice in the past two years.Because there is no help from the trap, even if Er Gouzi saw the wild boar, his first reaction was to run.Unless you encounter a single hundred-jin wild boar, it is possible to hunt it back and eat it.

It's just that the chances of encountering it are too small.A hundred-jin wild boar is still a piglet in the wild boar herd. When it is being protected, how can it run out alone and wait to be caught and eaten?

"It's just right that you are here. We are also planning to send it to the master. When you go back, just take it back. We can't finish eating meat here, and there are many opportunities to meet prey in this mountain. Lucky When it’s good, one or two prey a day can’t be eaten by one person. Come here a few more times when you’re free, it’s also a favor for us.”

Others are wishing that the more meat the better, but here the meat has become a burden.

After packing the meat and sending the two people away, Li Ji finally saw the outsider and felt much better. He carried the basket on his back and went outside to mow the grass and dry it with the servants.

Drying in the sun is unrealistic. The climate in the mountains is humid, and it is gradually getting colder in autumn.In order to be able to dry the grass, there are only non-solutions left.

That is, after getting up, heat up the kang, pour the cut grass on it, and turn around for a day, let the grass on it dry out, and then pile it into the small warehouse for the feed.

At the same time, a simple pit for burning charcoal should be dug to save the charcoal for winter.

A lot of leftover charcoal from previous years was sent up the mountain, and the county magistrate also prepared a lot.But this kind of thing is not afraid of too much, you can save it for the next year, but if it is not enough, you will suffer in the cold weather.

And if you want to be able to eat eggs in winter, and rabbits to be able to give birth and grow fat, it all depends on the temperature, so the fire in the livestock pen cannot be cut off.

Li Ji is also busy here, and the county magistrate is also busy.Because both sides were busy, there was no time to pour water to see each other.Shi Chang dispatched people to communicate with each other, but he was relieved.

At this time, the village under the mountain has been occupied by the rebels.After the rebels left, the hundreds of soldiers left behind had to collect supplies and hand them over at any time as supplies for the former army to fight.

How did the collected materials, including food and silver, come from?That is to say, "sign".Exactly what kind of expropriation method is known to everyone.

The village at the foot of the mountain was not very eye-catching, and I almost missed it.There were not many people in the village, and those who fled, those who went up the mountain, there were only 30 to [-] people left in the village.

Such a barren village can't squeeze out a few taels of silver and not much rice.Those who were empty had no food, and the few remaining people left some rations, and the rest were evacuated. Li Ji's house on the outskirts of the village received the attention of this team.

At first glance, this house was newly built in the past two years. Compared with the dilapidated thatched house next to the village, this brick house is very eye-catching, and it looks worth a lot of money.

But it was turned inside out, and there were only some old clothes that were not used and a few large porcelain jars in the hut behind.There is nothing of value left.

But the livestock pen is not small, and there are a lot of livestock and poultry in view of the scale.If he fled, it would be impossible to bring so many things with him.So most of them are hidden nearby.And it won't be too far, because moving too far away is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it can't be done in a short time.

Thinking about it this way, the little officer, who felt that he was about to catch a big fish, immediately ordered to go into the village and arrest a few people to ask about the situation.

Then there was a woman in her forties who didn't even have to threaten, and said whatever she asked.

The magistrate of the county prevented people from hiding with a large amount of supplies.Li Ji's family had a lot of livestock, and they brought them with them.

The rebels knew that the magistrate of the county was hiding in the mountains, but they didn't know that they were well prepared.

I heard from a woman that they were well prepared and brought a lot of things, and all the local troops went up.

If it is not closed, even if the great cause is accomplished, those soldiers on the mountain may stand on their own and become a major hidden danger to the court.Because the products in the mountains are rich, it is quite easy to set up camp in the mountains to cultivate troops.

Sensing the seriousness of the matter, the rebels immediately reported the situation.

Soon, the lord of the rebels issued a big order to send more than 1000 soldiers to search the mountains.