Chapter Seventy-Eight: When Reality Crushes Dreams
"Lao Zhao, who else is in the family?"
As an excellent leader, Xiao Han decided to care about the lives of outstanding employees, starting from the very basics......
"Back to Master Hou, there is only one person left in the family..."
"Forehead ......"
Okay, I care about the horse's hooves, but Xiao Han is not discouraged, so let's change the topic.
"Lao Zhao, then your specialty is dealing with these crops?"
The old farmer saw that Xiao Han was so easy-going, and his originally somewhat apprehensive heart gradually calmed down, plus in the past two days, thanks to Xiao Han's gifts, he had eaten and drunk well, and he didn't do any work, and he also felt a little sorry for Xiao Han's appearance in his heart.
"Yes, don't hide it from the marquis, the little one has dealt with the land all his life, has served the crops, fiddled with the trees, and even the rare and exotic grasses in the imperial garden, most of them are planted by me..."
"Oh, you must be familiar with this farmhouse, then?"
"The villain knows a lot about this farm work..."
Xiao Han looked at the old farmer who was a little frowning when he talked about his field of expertise, smiled coolly, and said: "Farming, I don't understand, those precious flowers and plants, I am not rare, except for some interest in food and some cash crops, I don't know anything about your lord, haha......"
"Hou Ye said that he laughed, Hou Ye did all the big things, and Hou Ye didn't have to understand these small things."
"Hehe, what do I have to do...... Lao Zhao, I also saw the few villages we passed through today, it stands to reason that this is in Guanzhong, and it is so close to Chang'an, why are the people in this village still so poor? ”
The old farmer raised his head and looked at Xiao Han with some surprise, as if he was curious why Xiao Han suddenly asked like this, thought about it for a while, and then said: "Master Hou, you stop in every village today, just to see this?" ”
Xiao Han's expression didn't look very good, and he said half-loudly: "Yes, I went to look at every village, and it turned out that almost every family didn't have much surplus grain, which is also fortunate that the harvest season is approaching, but in case there is a natural or man-made disaster, this season's crops can't be harvested, how should I live in the next year?" ”
The old farmer bowed his head and didn't speak, and the people around him also lowered their heads silently, they all knew that what Xiao Han said was the truth, and they all came over like this in the past, and even many of those auxiliary soldiers went to the army to exchange their lives for a bite of food because they really couldn't eat.
Life is not as precious as food, this is the immutable law in troubled times! Perhaps, people who have not experienced hunger will never understand what it is like.
"I found that most of our people have night blindness, that is, they can't see things clearly at night, which is a lack of protein withdrawal......
Xiao Han laughed a little miserably, the first time he saw the real farmer, he was too shocked by Xiao Han, he didn't expect that the farmers who worked hard every year didn't even have a bite to eat in the end, what a funny thing this is?
The old farmer lowered his head and said slowly: "Master Hou, this world has been like this for thousands of years, and after paying taxes on grain, there is not enough to eat......
"If you don't have enough to eat, why don't you think about it? There are fish in the river, prey in the mountains, and seafood in the sea, so why not think of something to make money? ”
Xiao Han was a little excited as he spoke, lamenting his misfortune and being angry, which may be Xiao Han's mood at this time.
The people around looked up and looked at Xiao Han a little strangely, Xiao Han was a little uncomfortable, and he didn't know what he said wrong.
Uncle Zhenzi, who came later, said kindly, and explained to Xiao Han in a low voice: "Master Hou, as the saying goes, catch fish and touch shrimp, starve the whole family to death, in their eyes, those things can only be done by second-rate people, and only serious farming can be exchanged for a bite to eat..."
"Why?" Xiao Han was puzzled, aren't all these things here? If you don't want money, why don't you catch it? In the future, let alone such a big fish, even if there are a few small crucian carp, someone can come and scoop the water dry for you!
"Master Hou, you are still young, this fish first said that it is not good to catch, even if you put in the effort to catch it, you can't eat it, and it is not easy to sell it, it stinks in two days, and the prey is the same, it is all in winter, there is no work in the field, so someone will catch these things, it is cold and frozen, and you can put it for a while!"
"Is this kind of land busy every day? How do I think that I am busy when I plant and harvest, and I have to watch in the middle? ”
Xiao Han really hasn't farmed, the most he can do is go to his classmates to experience life, harvesting crops is really tiring, even if there is machinery, there are many places that need people, and at the end of the day, his waist is about to break!
But in his feeling, planting the land is the same as planting flowers, when it sprouts, people can be busy with whatever they should do, why keep guarding them? Ready to pull out the seedlings to help grow?
The people around him looked constipated since Xiao Han finished speaking, especially the old farmer, whose face was already full of wrinkles and was even more wrinkled now!
Uncle Zizi had a toothache, hissed and inhaled cool air, and quickly dragged Xiao Han in the back, explaining to him: "Hou Ye said with a smile, this kind of land, although it is inconspicuous, but it is also a technology, if you say to Hou Ye, you don't care if you plant it, then when it is time to harvest grain, this land doesn't care about you...... After planting seeds, farmers need people to take care of them almost every day, watering, weeding, loosening the soil, catching insects, and replanting the seeds if they are not alive. ”
"Is it so much trouble to farm?"
Xiao Han was a little stupid, the vision of the previous life really couldn't be applied to the present, but he vaguely remembered that Premier Zhou, who he admired the most in the previous life, once mentioned the eight-character constitution of agriculture, and when he went back, he must think about it carefully, if he can't even guarantee the most basic food, how can he be strong and civilized? ”
Another idea was ruthlessly shattered, coupled with the strange eyes of others, Xiao Han suddenly felt a little lacking in interest, handed over the cloth bag to the old farmer, and asked him to keep it, it's too late to plant now, wait until next year.
Seeing the old farmer cherishing the cloth bag, Xiao Han took the arm of the stunned uncle next to him, stood up, waved his hand to a few people, and walked towards his tent as if he was a little lost.
As the Hou Ye, he has a tent, unlike Xiaodong and Stunned, who can find a mat and spread it casually, and make do with it overnight.
This point was also specially prepared by Steward Lu, in order to re-establish the prestige of the Hou Ye, he could be regarded as painstaking.
Camping actually does not sleep well, mosquitoes are almost everywhere, although there are no black flower mosquitoes everywhere in later generations, silent, biting and ruthless, but the local little yellow mosquito "buzzing", and a small fighter in general, is annoying.
After a lot of effort and counting hundreds of sheep, Xiao Han fell asleep dimly, and he didn't know how long he slept, and he was awakened by a bubble of urine......
I was too lazy to get up, but I had to get up again, if I peed my pants, it is estimated that tomorrow the whole Datang will know that there is a Hou Ye who is still peeing my pants, and I don't know if my foreign friends can also know it......
With great perseverance, he got up and opened the tent door, Xiao Han just looked at it, and was almost scared to death by a pair of big eyes in front of him......
"Ahhh Stunned?! ”
"Master Hou..."
"Stunned, you're crazy! Don't sleep, peek at me sleeping!! ”
Xiao Han almost wanted to blow up, I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it, day and night, it is difficult to prevent thieves, and the stunned man who looks honest and responsible is actually a piece of glass!