Rebirth of the eldest daughter

Chapter 310 Tomorrow and Prosperity

Chapter 310 Tomorrow and Prosperity

Bai Mingwei was silent for a long time, then lowered his eyelids again: "For you, this little thing is nothing. After all, it is nothing compared to what you did for me."

"Even if you are the closest friend, there is no reason why only one person should pay. I also want to do my best to do something for you who have always helped me."

A few rooster crows broke Bai Mingwei's meditation.

She stood up and put on her shoes, wrapped her cloak tightly around herself, opened the door and walked out.

In the yard, Feng Qingchen had just returned from the kitchen. Seeing her standing in the cold wind, he couldn't help but feel a little anxious: "The fever has just subsided, what are you doing out here?"

Bai Ming slightly raised his head and looked at the eastern sky.

The first ray of morning light pushed through the clouds and mist, refracting golden light.

In the village where chickens and dogs are heard, smoke rises from the chimneys of every farmhouse.

The mountains and mist shimmered in the forest, illuminated by the morning sun.

As the sun rose higher and higher, the whole village became lively, with roosters crowing, pigs crowing, horses crowing, and cattle and sheep bleating.

So worldly, yet so beautiful.

Isn't this the prosperous age she expected?

At this time, the door of Wu's house was knocked open again, and some villagers brought something again.

In addition to food, someone also sent an old hen with a brood of chickens. It was said that a lot of chickens and ducks in Aunt Wu's house died the day before yesterday. Although the pigs that escaped were caught, they died. But the poultry could not be revived, so he sent a nest of chickens to Aunt Wu to raise.

They knew that Bai Mingwei was recovering from his injury, so they didn't bother him. They just asked Aunt Wu to send greetings.

Bai Mingwei was moved by the kindness and simplicity of the villagers, and became more curious about what the villagers' daily lives were like.

As long as she stayed at Wu's house, she couldn't get a full view of the retreat village, so she couldn't help but go out for a walk.

Just as Feng Qingchen also walked out of the kitchen, Bai Ming slightly invited: "The air is fresh in the morning, can you come with me for a walk?"

Feng Qingchen immediately went to the house to get a cloak, put another layer on her, and then said: "You can go wherever you want."

Seeing that she was injured, Aunt Wu originally wanted to stop her, but she insisted and could not persuade them any more, so she had to tell them to come back early for dinner.

The two went out together.

Bai Mingwei had no special purpose, he just walked along the country road that could see the whole village.

As expected of the villagers with a special background, everyone quickly came out of the attack the day before and started another busy day.

It was inconvenient to go to the fields in the heavy snow, so they took advantage of this time to repair the house and do all the things they had no time to do during the busy farming season.

There was really nothing to do, so he chopped the firewood into smaller pieces. In short, no one had time to spare.

Everyone saw Bai Mingwei and Feng Qingchen smiling and saying hello, but when everyone saw the "young couple" and He He walking happily on the road, they all understood and did not disturb them.

Bai Ming said slightly: "I heard that they came to help us with hoes that day. If the guards hadn't stopped them, they would have come in long ago."

Feng Qingchen said: "Although this place is far away from the flames of war, many villagers have experienced war. It is not surprising that they respond bravely when encountering danger. However, their desire to protect us is extremely rare."

Bai Mingwei didn't say anything, but he agreed very much with Feng Qingchen's statement.

After walking some distance, Bai Mingwei asked curiously: "Why do you always hear the sound of bells?"

After all, she was born in a family of Zhong Ming and Ding Shi. She didn't understand many things about the farm family. She only read about the suffering of the people in her grandfather's official documents.Then there is the first-hand experience in the border areas.

Feng Qingchen explained softly: "Silly girl, that's the sound of the cow bell. There is no grass on the mountains in winter, so they keep the cows in a pen and feed them with the straw left from the autumn harvest."

"Not only do many families in this village have cattle for farming, but almost every household has a horse that does hard work. This shows that this is a wealthy village."

"Cows?"

Bai Mingwei knows what it means to farm cattle. In some villages, dozens of families share a skinny farm cow. Even if the cow is exhausted, it cannot plow enough land for dozens of families to eat.

Cattle are a very important labor force. The number of cattle means how much land the people can cultivate. If almost every household has cattle, then indeed, as Feng Qingchen said, these people live a prosperous life.

Feng Qingchen stopped and listened carefully: "Not only that, every household has a big fat pig that howls, chickens, ducks and geese running all over the ground. Some people also raise sheep, which is the big pig near the village. There are also many fish in the pond."

In this troubled world where there is no food and clothing, everything Feng Qingchen said can indeed be called wealth.

Other people suffered from famine and war, and struggled to survive every day. How many people joined the army at a young age just to have a bite to eat, and many people refused to be discharged and returned to the fields even when their hair turned gray.

The people in this village not only have cattle and horses, but also chickens, ducks, fish and sheep. Even after the autumn harvest and taxes, there are still taro in the fields, which shows that they are really wealthy.

Just as I was thinking about it, a peasant woman was digging in the field.

The hoe dug into the withered stems and leaves of the taro and turned it over hard. The taro was dug out with the mud attached.

The peasant woman plucked the taro with her hands, and each round taro appeared on the surface.

Just one taro plant, and half a basket was harvested.

Bai Mingwei was very curious, so he went up and asked, "Sister-in-law, how come this taro grows so well?"

The peasant woman looked at the fairy-like Bai Mingwei, not at all frightened by her noble demeanor, and responded with a smile: "Young lady, I don't know something. Our village is remote and has not been exposed to war. Except for those who collect taxes, there are no outsiders." Rarely trodden.”

"Cows and horses are not required to fight, and pigs and sheep do not need to be slaughtered and paid taxes. Their excrement can be used as fertilizer, so our fields have good harvests. Look at this Chinese cabbage, one piece is enough for the whole family to eat two meals." ! There are also big radishes, one is enough to make a big pot of soup."

Bai Ming was slightly silent.

Years of war have led to increased taxes. Even if the people raised livestock and poultry, they were used to deduct taxes before they matured.

Where else can I use fertilizer to fertilize crops?

What's more, they didn't have time to wait for the crops in the fields to mature and the livestock to grow up, so they had to leave their homeland because of the war.

So much so that in many places, you can’t actually see the crops grown or the livestock raised.

Ten rooms and nine empty spaces are the best way to describe most of the villages in Dongling.

Seeing Bai Mingwei's silence, the woman did not disturb her, but put a large taro in a cloth bag and handed it to Feng Qingchen:
"Sister-in-law Wu and the others didn't dig much that day. You have a large population and I'm afraid there won't be enough to eat. Take this bag, sir. There will still be some left in the field after eating. Don't be polite to my sister-in-law."

As she said this, she patted her head again: "Look at me, you shouldn't let the young master hold it by himself. I'll take it to Sister-in-law Wu's house later. You two can take your time shopping around."

Feng Qingchen smiled: "Thank you, sister-in-law."

After thanking him, he took Bai Mingwei's hand and led her forward.

The woman covered her mouth and smiled: "As expected, as Sister-in-law Wu said, the young couple has a good relationship!"

Feng Qingchen's smile became brighter as he listened to the woman's words.

(End of this chapter)

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