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Chapter 39(1/2)

Distribution to saline-alkali land

Hebei, with a developed water system, has been a rich place since ancient times, with rich resources and fertile soil.

In the era of agricultural civilization, land is like the lifeblood of the people. Even if people are desperate, they will never sell their land.

Without land, it is no different from refugees.

The way King Yuan distributed land to refugees was indeed very good at winning people's hearts, so even if he had to work hard for King Yuan, many people were willing to do so.

This policy of taking up a hoe and farming, putting down a hoe to kill the enemy is indeed wise.

When the big ship arrived at the riverside, a warm breeze with the fragrance of osmanthus came towards him, and the capital of Hebei Changchun was finally in front of him.

The day after Longyue's condition improved, Nalan Shuo was recalled to the city by an urgent letter. Before he left, he didn't know what he had talked to Xu Jingyang, and the two had a little unpleasant conversation.

At this time, Longyue, who had just recovered from a serious illness, was being held in Xu Jingyang's arms, looking at the Changchun City Gate not far away, and everyone on the deck was chatting.

"I heard that in Changchun City, flowers bloom all year round, and those who are particular about flowers can also wear flowers to make flower crowns, and some men also wear them."

"Not only, I heard that the city is full of shops and bustling, and there are also Meiji from Hudi dancing in the street."

Hearing this, Longyue was curious, what would a man look like wearing flowers on his head? And what kind of dance would a beautiful girl from Hu Di dance?

"Hehe, we still want to get the land quickly, so we will feel at ease when we get the land deed." Erya, who has recovered, raised her sister over her head and said with a smile.

Eryaniang: "Yes, I have been wandering for so long, and finally I can have a place to stay."

Just as everyone was chatting, the fully armed Fang Qishan led a group of soldiers to the deck.

Fang Qishan, who had long beards, had his hands behind his back, looking very majestic, and then he said in a loud voice:

"Three days ago, King Yuan ascended the throne at the Enthronement Ceremony and established the country as Yuan. Now everyone is my great Yuan people."

"After getting off the boat, the land department will allocate the land. One month later, the recruits will enter the camp for training and can go home to farm for one day every six days."

After hearing this, Longyue called him a good guy. In a few days, King Yuan became emperor in Hebei?

And when you get off the boat, you will be assigned to the land. You can still do six or one day as a soldier. Those who have no labor at home don’t have to worry about farm work. They are thoughtful and good.

It seems that the Emperor of Great Yuan is really a little bit bad.

While talking, the big ship docked and everyone finally boarded the long-lost land.

A team of soldiers set up a simple pavilion on the dock, and placed a long table and chairs inside. A pile of paper was pressed with an inkstone on the table, and a box of red mud for pressing handprints was placed next to the paper.

It seems that it should be the office desk of the Land Department. The Land Department of Dayuan is mainly responsible for allocating fertile land and collecting taxes, and the position seems quite large.

However, I don’t know what kind of character this land officer is, and will use his power to collude with the gentry to merge fertile land and force taxes.

Soon, people lined up in a row and went to the pavilion to collect the land deed.

When Longyue saw the busy figure in the pavilion, she smiled instantly.

Isn’t this Zhang Xiang?

After getting off the ship, he transformed into a land department.

Deputy General Zhang, Doctor Zhang, and Chief Zhang.

This Zhang Xiang is simply a brick, and he can be regarded as the most popular hard-working worker among his superiors.

However, Zhang Xiang is indeed conscientious in his work, but he is a little impatient.

Seeing Xu Jingyang who came to the territory deed with Longyue in his arms, Zhang Xiang quickly put down the paper and pen in his hand, bowed and said, "Brother Xu, in the face of this epidemic, your family has made great contributions. General Fang has approved the delivery of 30 acres of land, which is a total of 80 acres. You can just press a handprint on this land deed."

After saying that, Zhang Xiang handed a land deed to Xu Jingyang.

However, don’t think that these 80 acres of land are a lot. In ancient times, the production technology is low. It would be good if 80 acres of land can produce 200 stones.

Xu Jingyang pressed his handprint and then put the land deed in his sleeve.

After everyone finished the procedures, Zhang Xiang sent someone to send them to the already divided residence.

The military field farming system of Dayuan is a 50-person farming station, each garrison is about two villages, and the village has a farming commander and a farming commander.

The people from Xujia Village were divided into other refugees, and their trunk was called Erlitun.

Originally, Longyue thought that after entering the city, she could walk on the streets of Changchun and experience the Changchun City with pearls and pearls and silky houses.

Unexpectedly, they didn't have to enter the city at all. The leader took them directly to the suburbs of the city, and then pointed to a vast land by the river and said, "This is Erlitun."

Everyone followed the leader's hand and looked around.

It was a sandy field covered with weeds, with a few pebbles lying sparsely on it, so desolate that they could not even see a piece of bricks and tiles.

???

Everyone wondered, isn’t this just an ordinary river beach?

"Travel two miles eastward, and you will be the field you have allocated." After saying that, the leader who led the way left without looking back.

Left everyone in a deserted field, staring at each other with big eyes.

Longyue also widened her eyes.

That's it?

Erlitun?

A wild land with nothing?

Let’s not talk about food and accommodation, there are not even a piece of bricks and tiles in this place, so everyone still has to continue camping.

Looking at the weeds that are tall, Longyue understood that everyone is starting to open up the land.

Start by picking up thatch and building a house.

No wonder the recruits entered the military camp a month later. It turned out that this month was reserved for everyone to build a house.

Hi, I don’t even have to go in the city and fool people with a piece of wild land. This Yuan Wang is really boring.

Longyue cursed in her heart, kicking the small stone beside her into the river, causing ripples on the river surface.

The people from the Xu family gathered together to discuss what to do next.

"What else can I do? Build a house during the day and continue to sleep in a tent at night."

"Xu Jia, I remember you worked as a bricklayer. Our fifth uncle is a carpenter again. We help each other. It can still be done if we build a house in a month."

"Yes, it's winter in one month. We can't sleep in tents all the time. The winter in Hebei is wet and cold."

"But we don't have a large population now. We can speed up and finish it before entering the camp."

After experiencing this epidemic, the population of Xujia Village has dropped by half. Most of the people who are alive are young people. The older generation has not even been able to survive the epidemic for two days.

Now the population of the Xu family is only about 30 people, which is almost seven or eight.

After everyone finished the discussion, they concluded that they should prepare the materials for building the house immediately.

Most people nowadays live in adobe houses, basically using clay mixed with straw and straw to make acre bricks, and then build them into earth walls one by one.

After the meeting, the men first set up tents in the wilderness and then began to dig clay by the river.

Fortunately, there is a lot of clay by the river, and a hoe brings out a lot of clay that is red.

The women of the Xu family were fishing in the river and looking for wild vegetables to eat on the shore.

Hebei is worthy of being a place with abundant resources. There are so many fish in the river that are so numerous that it is so dark that it feels like it can be scooped a lot by just scooping it.

Longyue and his brother were placed on a large stone by the river by Chen Yinxing. The river water was shallow and the stones were covered with moss. Longyue took off her shoes and stepped on the water on the shore. Occasionally, a group of small fish fry came over and kissed Longyue's little feet gently.

Chen Yinxing tied a sharp knife to a long wooden stick to make a spear, then rolled his trouser legs to his knees, and went down to the river to fork fish.

Although Chen Yinxing has poor cooking skills, when it comes to hunting and fishing, no one is her opponent.

I saw her standing in the water, inserting the spear in her hand into the river. When the spear was lifted up, there was a big lively carp on the tip of the spear.

Then, Chen Yinxing took off the river fish at the tip of the gun and threw it away. After drawing a beautiful arc in the air, the river fish fell steadily into the basket on the shore.

"My mother is so awesome! Mother is so awesome!" Longyue sat on the stone and cheered for Chen Yinxing.

One, two, three, four, five. Soon, the baskets on the shore were filled with them, and river fish of all sizes were spitting blood bubbles while swaying their tails in the basket.

Eryaniang sighed that Chen Yinxing's ability to catch fish was inferior, but she could also touch some clams and small fish and shrimps in the river.

Aunt Qi of Longyue walked over with two dolls. The basket on her back was filled with shepherd's purse looking for by the river. The shepherd's purse was tender and plump, and the stems and leaves were broken with a light fold.

"Oh~ Longyue Niang, you are so good at catching fish. You have caught a basket of fish after so much effort," Aunt Qi praised, and then patted her backpack: "There are a lot of edible wild vegetables by the river. I also dug a few wild garlic and wild peppers. When I make the fish, I will just remove the fishy smell."

A basket of fish, a dustpan of shrimps and clams, a basket of shepherd's purse and wild garlic.

After the ingredients were collected, the women of the Xu family began to clean up the ingredients. They would make braised carp, shepherd's purse, shrimp and clam soup, chili fish heads, and charcoal roasted river fish.

When night falls, women lit bonfires on the shore, listening to the gurgling water, and grilling the fragrant river fish.

Chen Yinxing didn't know how to cook and was too lazy to learn, so he continued to pull the half-aged children of the Xu family to practice martial arts. Longyue's body was still a little weak, so she sat next to the fire to help roast the small river fish.

Just as everyone was busy, Xu Jingyang pulled a donkey cart and walked over with a cloth bag.

It turned out that in the afternoon, Xu Jingyang did not participate in digging clay, but went to Changchun City to play.

"Oh, your dad, you are lazy and slick. You run to the city to play by yourself, and you won't bring me with you!" Seeing this, Longyue jumped in front of Xu Jingyang and accused her face.

"Hehe, Yue'er, be good, look at what I've brought back to you." After saying that, Xu Jingyang took out two strings of candied haws full of sugar crystals from an oil paper bag. Xu Jingyang tried to use candied haws to make Longyue forget about this.
To be continued...
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