Linwu was Lantian's first farmland in Jingnan, and it was also the place where he was free to govern. In addition, Xindengzhuang, where Xinye was moved, was located in the east of the city, making this small county surrounded by mountains look different.

Lantian supervised the military affairs of the four counties in Jingnan, and being able to serve in Linwu and enjoy the political legacy would be of great benefit to his future career. Haopu, under great pressure, arranged for Xu An from the same county to serve as the Linwu Order.

Xu An was not prepared to accept Feng Yan, but unexpectedly gained Lan Tian's favor because he found the answer in Xindengzhuang.

After Xu An reported his work, he led Lan Tian and Hao Pu to Xindengzhuang, and Li Yang led his children to greet them at the entrance of the village.

"Young Master, you won't be back for a while." Li Yang smiled and helped Lan Tian off the horse. He couldn't call an outsider such an affectionate name.

"Little Lizi, when did you grow a long beard?" Lan Tian asked doubtfully.

Farming and harvesting are all about efficiency. Li Yang thought his long beard would hinder farm work, so he often trimmed his beard shorter. This sudden long beard made Lan Tian uncomfortable.

Li Yang scratched his head and said: "There have been more and more people on the farm in the past two years, and I don't have many opportunities to work in the fields anymore..."

Xu An, who was standing next to him, quickly added: "The population of Xindengzhuang has exceeded 10,000 households, and half of Linwu County's output is here..."

"Oh? The population is growing so fast?" Lantian remembered that when he left, the number of households in Xindengzhuang was less than 4,000.

Li Yang said with a smile: "In recent years, we have had abundant food and clothing, and many Yue people have moved to the mountains..."

Lan Tian patted Li Yang on the shoulder and said, "Good guy, the people under your village owner's jurisdiction are worth a whole county."

"Master Li has a high prestige in Xindengzhuang. The people in the village are not only diligent but also law-abiding. The public security here is better than that in the county town." Xu An sighed.

Is it normal for Lan Tianxin to say that public security is good? The first dealers in Xindengzhuang were all trained by Gao Shun. This kind of martial arts and discipline can definitely influence subsequent generations.

Li Yang smiled and said: "How can I have any prestige? You will not know what prestige is until the young master of the village enters the village."

Lan Tian shook his head and said, "You kid, please stop flattering me. Let's go to the village first. We've been traveling all morning and I'm really feeling hungry."

Hao Pu's smiling face suddenly stiffened. He turned his head and glared at Xu An, and said that General Lan didn't like treats? He even started shouting that he was hungry.

"The family is ready, let's go back and sit down at the table." Li Yang led Lan Tian forward.

"What's delicious in this season?" Lan Tian asked again.

"I asked someone to kill a pig this morning. Let's have a harvest feast today." Li Yang replied calmly.

Lantian looked at the tall seedlings around him and stared at each other with confusion. The rice in this field has not been harvested yet. What kind of harvest feast are you holding?

Li Yang quickly explained: "Isn't this the young village owner here? Our new Deng Village celebrates the harvest in advance."

Hao Pu was dumbfounded when he heard this. To celebrate the harvest in a year of severe drought, only Xindengzhuang had the confidence to do so.

After the people of Xindengzhuang had a good foundation in agriculture, they attached great importance to water diversion and irrigation and water storage facilities. Due to the increase in population, they not only planted rice, but also reclaimed large areas of mountainous land to plant corn.

Corn is a drought-resistant staple food, which is why Li Yang made such heroic remarks.

When it is said that Lantian is coming to Xindengzhuang, the people in Xinye are eagerly anticipating it. They support the old and the young and crowd on both sides of the road. People who have migrated from behind also follow to watch the excitement. The lively scene on the street is like a festival.

Hao Pu and Xu An followed Lan Tian and Li Yang, and they saw the admiration in the eyes of the people on the street.

Men, women, old and young all said auspicious words. Even Lan Tian glanced at him, with satisfaction showing on his face.

Li Yang was right just now. Lantian's prestige here is unprecedented. No one understands better than the people of Xindengzhuang what it means to create something from scratch and what it means to teach a man to fish rather than teach him to fish.

After walking through the busy market, we finally arrived at Li Yang's home. It was still the same small courtyard as before, and it was still the same as when Lan Tian left it.

Walking into the small courtyard, he found only Gao Shun waiting there. Lan Tian asked in confusion: "Where did the madam and the children go?"

Gao Shun replied: "Miss and Mrs. Li were talking in the room, and Shi Zai took them to play in the village. There are so many people in Xindeng Village now. Dozens of children were summoned in a swarm just now."

Five little ones are naughty enough, but how can dozens of them turn the sky upside down? Lan Tian frowned and said, "Yuan'er, Ji'er, I'm not worried. Adou has never played with so many children, but there are no such things."

What the hell..."

Gao Shun consoled him: "You can rest assured that Yuan'er is here. Besides, I've also sent some people to follow you. There won't be any problems."

Li Yang also smiled and said: "Young master, please don't worry. The children in the village will definitely let them know that a noble person is coming. Let's take a seat first..."

Lan Tian smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying to himself that I was not worried about my own children, but was worried that the children in the village would be wronged. He then sat down at the table with Hao Pu, Xu An and others, and the women of the Deng family successively

Dishes are placed on the table.

In addition to traditional farmhouse pig-killing dishes, there are also fish, game, and various vegetables. The richness is enough to compare with the New Year celebrations of later generations.

Most of the delicacies in Guiyang County come from Linwu County, and the delicacies in Linwu County come from Xindengzhuang. Lantian has taught many chefs here, and Hao Pu was hooked after using his chopsticks.

"I often hear the third general mention the harvest feast. Today is an eye-opener for me." Hao Pu said with a smile.

"Then you come here often." Lan Tian smiled and picked up the wine glass.

"Haha, how dare you not come if the governor has an order." Hao Pu drank happily.

Hao Pu can become the county guard, and he is much better than Xu An in terms of appearance. Xindengzhuang has Lantian's support, so even if he is greedy, he will not come to Qiufeng often.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Lantian picked up the chopsticks and froze in his hands, and hesitated to put food on the plate.

Li Yang also thought that Lantian was used to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, and was no longer used to the taste of farm food, so he asked doubtfully: "It is true that the craftsmanship of the chef on the village is not as good as yours, but these are the hometown dishes of the young owner, and they are not suitable for you."

taste?"

"It's okay, these dishes taste very good. Just look at Prefect Hao and County Magistrate Xu and you will know..." Lan Tian explained quickly.

Because Lan Tian was around, Hao Pu was a little cautious, but even so he never stopped chewing. The pragmatic county magistrate Xu An was also pragmatic when it came to cooking, and he did not take the initiative to toast others. Now his mouth is full of oil when he heard Lan Tian joke.

Only then did he restrain himself.

"Then what are you?" Li Yang was even more confused.

"I was looking for ducks just now. Didn't you ask you to raise ducks a few months ago?" Lan Tian asked.

"The ducks are all kept in a unified duck shed. Didn't you say that there might be an insect infestation next year and that the ducks need to be put into the rice fields to catch insects? So I was reluctant to eat them..." Li Yang explained.

Lan Tian patted Li Yang on the shoulder and shook his head and said: "Ducks don't breed as slowly as cattle. Poultry are mainly raised for food. If there is no insect infestation, they will eat rice seedlings and vegetable leaves. I am already developing pesticides over there.

, you don’t have to rely entirely on ducks to catch insects,”

Li Yang said proudly: "Your worries will not happen. The ducks on our farm are all raised in captivity and will not eat the food and vegetables on the farm."

As soon as Lantian heard that they were raising ducks in captivity, he asked, "How many ducks are kept in captivity at the village?"

"Not many, only five or six thousand." Li Yang replied.

There are indeed not many of these ducks in a village with ten thousand households, but when Li Yang said it calmly, he seemed to have a sense of arrogance.

Lan Tian nodded: "Take me to the duck shed after dinner."
Chapter completed!