No matter if you are a human or an immortal, you can still farm for me after traveling through time!

The afternoon sun was very strong. Ji Qingyue sat in the thatched cottage, integrating the information he had heard in the past few days, and planning what to do next.

The outside world is under the rule of a feudal dynasty named "Li". This is a dynasty that he has never heard of. He doesn't know if it is similar to a certain dynasty that he knows. This is related to whether he can refer to it. .

And he was trapped in a painting. Li Silang said that this painting was called "Pine Forest and Thatched Cottage".

As the name suggests, when people outside admire the painting, they will see a simple thatched cottage and layers of pine trees.

There are a few pine trees and unknown green leaf trees growing sparsely in the open spaces of different sizes on both sides of the thatched cottage. In the lower right corner of the picture, a stream winds from thin to thick from far to near, passing through stones. The water is covered with stones, and you can feel the splashing water.

Finally, the stream fills the low-lying areas and flows away from the low-lying areas.

Above the stream is a plank bridge.

From the perspective of a person appreciating paintings, the closest and largest thing placed there is the wooden plank bridge over the stream. The wooden plank bridge connects both sides of the stream. On one side of the bridge is the thatched cottage, and on the other side is the painting viewing area. human world.

Behind the thatched cottage is a pine forest, and beyond that are towering distant mountains covered with plants. The trees peeking out from the valley are all green, and you can vaguely see a mountain stream flowing down from the gap between the two mountains. , the splashing water can actually cover the mountain crevice, and the steaming clouds and mist fill the mountain. It is worthy of the poet's sentence: flying down three thousand feet, it is suspected that the Milky Way falls from the sky.

The owner of this "Picture of Pine Forest and Thatched Cottage" is a family surnamed Li. Four generations of this family live in separate houses. The ancestral home is in the center of the village, and now more than a dozen people live together.

There are six brothers and sisters of the third generation who are in their teenage years. The eldest brother and eldest sister have already married or are married. Li Erlang just turned sixteen a few days ago. The adults took him to the government to register and register, and the country will allocate one hundred acres of land. To Li Erlang, the family will be busy opening up wasteland in the next month.

I heard that Sanlang of the Li family has the highest level of education. He came home not long ago after the school's autumn vacation. After Sanlang is the younger sister, who also went to school. Then the youngest is Shiro of the Li family, who is about to go to school and start enlightenment. Because of the relief work in the past two days He had two pieces of cake and was beaten so hard by his father that he couldn't even get out of bed.

Judging from the popularity of enlightenment in the Li family, the Dali Dynasty attaches great importance to education and actively educates children. Even women can go to school. This shows that the Dali Dynasty is relatively tolerant of women and has a high degree of social openness.

Ji Qingyue continued to speculate that the Li family should be located in the north and not far from the border. The war had not completely stopped and they might be invaded by foreign enemies.

The climate here is arid, the land is vast and sparsely populated. One person can easily be allocated a hundred acres of land. It is not uncommon for a prosperous family to have hundreds or even thousands of acres of land in total.

If this family lived in modern times, they would be proper landlords.

Ji Qingyue also learned that the main crop here is "corn", also called millet, and it is this crop that people pay taxes to the government. Affected by the climate and various other factors, people here are accustomed to eating things that are relatively durable in storage, such as noodles.

When the phone was still on, he noticed that except for the year, the month and time were the same as before he walked in, it was October. No, October refers to the new calendar, the old dynasty used the lunar calendar, and now it is September.

Compared with spices, the price of food here has never been high, so it is difficult to get rich by selling food, so that farmers live a tight life, otherwise Shiro would not have been beaten so badly... probably.

Ji Qingyue finished sorting out the information he heard, and after being stunned for a while, he began to plan for the future.

The two Hu cakes that Li Silang donated were as big as two faces and as thick as a finger and a half. I estimated that one cake would weigh one or two kilograms. I ate half of them in the past two days and saved the rest for ten days. not a problem.

The most important thing is that he accidentally discovered that the land in the painting has a golden finger - it speeds up the growth of plants. The exact number of times is unclear and needs to be confirmed by subsequent experiments.

After much deliberation, there was only one way he could go - farming.

The survival skills of the Chinese people are engraved in their genes.

After the big goal is set, there are countless small goals. To earn each of them first...well...we must first cultivate the land, then find a way to get some seeds, and finally achieve the overall goal of continuous self-reliance and adequate food and clothing.

What if maybe it was possible to find a way out?

After the harvest, he still needs a place to store the grain. In addition, he misses the food in his hometown, so he also needs a kitchen, a bed and soft quilts...

As he was thinking about it, Ji Qingyue suddenly realized something that he had forgotten all this time.

He will be thirsty and hungry here, so why doesn't he have the desire to go to the toilet? Could it be that because this is a fairyland in a painting, a little bit of filth is not allowed to defile this place?

No need to fix the toilet.

Soon Ji Qingyue thought of going somewhere else: If the jujube buds could grow up successfully, where should they be planted? It can't be placed near the thatched cottage. If the jujube tree grows up, the brothers will see the clues again.

Ji Qingyue had inspected the surrounding area before. In addition to the open space in front of the thatched cottage, there were some irregular open spaces on the left and right sides of the thatched cottage. As long as the pine trees occupying the area were cleared, the open space on the left could be developed into a vegetable plot, and the open space on the right was larger. Some, can be used to build houses.

There are other reasons why we chose to build a house in the open space on the right, which we will discuss in detail later.

Ji Qingyue had been cutting weeds near the depression before. There was a large area full of weeds. If he got any seeds of aquatic plants in the future, he could plant them in this depression.

No matter how far away there are, there are pine forests, and I don’t know what can be planted.

Ji Qingyue planned and laid out bit by bit in his mind to prepare for farming. The open space in front of the thatched cottage cannot be reclaimed without first getting to know the Li family. If one day the brothers see an extra vegetable patch on the painting, they will definitely know what is going on.

He looked at the small open space behind the thatched cottage, which was just blocked by the thatched cottage and could be cultivated into the first trial field. The dates were also moved to the back, and together with a bunch of messy trees, they should not be easily noticed.

Ji Qing went to the back of the thatched cottage, which was seven or eight hundred meters away from the foot of the mountain. The trees became denser toward the foot of the mountain, and the ground was covered with dry pine needles and broken branches.

He picked up the dead branches that had fallen on the ground, made a pile of thick ones, and a pile of thin ones, and stacked them neatly in a corner behind the thatched cottage.

After just finishing this little work, Ji Qingyue was already gasping for breath and couldn't straighten up. He looked at the thick layer of pine needles and fallen leaves on the ground. They were all dry and were good materials for igniting fire!

Catching fire?

Ji Qingyue suddenly realized that he had forgotten to make a fire for so many days.

The weather is not cold now, he doesn't need to keep warm, there are no wild beasts here, and he doesn't need to light a fire to scare him, not to mention there was a mobile phone and computer two days ago. The most important thing is that he failed to change his identity and accept the reality before, but now he has If you decide to live here as the locals do, fire must be indispensable.

After producing crops, he still needs fire for cooking.

Ji Qingyue finished clearing the branches on the ground, and then he picked up a forked tree stick and used it as a rake tool to sweep the dead pine needles on the ground into a pile and put them in one place. These things are not only materials for making fire, but when mixed with the soil, they can also increase the fertility of the land.

After clearing out an open space of about seven to eight square meters, Ji Qingyue decided on a few spots on the open space bordering the woods and planned to transplant the jujube buds there.

Then he found a stick with a thick arm and went to the stream to polish it with stones. He planned to sharpen one end of the stick slightly and use it as a shovel.

Ji Qing pushed the sharpened stick into the ground little by little, pressed the stick to turn up the soil, and loosened the soil bit by bit.

When it was over, he once again found to his surprise that it was already evening.

It's not a lot of work, but it's a waste of time.

At this time, the Li family had all returned home and were having dinner lively. Li Silang staggered out and ate with everyone. After taking medicine for two days in a row, the injury on Li Silang's butt was much better.

At the dinner table, Aunt Li told his youngest son with a serious look on his face: "Tomorrow morning the official will come down to collect the grain. You stay at home to recover from your injuries and help take care of Tuan Lang."

Li Silang responded obediently: "Yes, Dad."

"The government has not taken back open land from the village for several years. Most of the land allocated this time is remote open fields. We have to plow the land and plant things before the land freezes." Dad Li hopes to get the land. The land could be fertile and the distance closer, but the reality is cruel.

"My sister-in-law and I will bring you food and water!" Li Silang said while eating soup and cakes.

Seeing his youngest son nibbling on the pancake with an innocent look, Father Li regretted a little: "I hit him a little harder after all."

After what happened in the past, Xu Qing of the Li Xu family has always lived in seclusion and refused to go out. She just hangs around the house on weekdays. Now that the family is really short of manpower, she cannot shirk: "Dad, if I don't come with you, how many people can you bring with you?" There’s no need to go back and forth every day to get food every day, and it saves time when you’re busy.”

Li Dalang pulled his wife: "No, Tuan Lang can't sleep outside, and the food at home can't be left unattended. Dad, we don't have to eat hot soup and meals every day. We should ask Erlang Jinniang to come back in the evening and bring the day's food in the morning. Come here, Bai Riqingniang stays at home."

This proposal was approved by everyone. The food at home cannot be left unattended, and it is indeed too dangerous to leave only a woman and two children at night. Since you want to go home, Li Jinniang should also come with her. There is no shortage of a little girl in the fields. that hour.

"Okay, make the dry food and prepare it tonight!"

Usually after dinner, they would go back to their room to wash up, but now they were busy, with a few women cooking pancakes in the kitchen using the dim light of the oil lamp.

This work lasted until midnight, and the four women baked nearly a hundred kilograms of cakes!

There are four generations of the Li family. The eldest Li Aweng is only fifty-five. Aunt Li and his three eldest sons, not to mention Dalang and Erlang, are two boys who are used to doing farm work. Even Sanlang, who is studying, has a lot of appetite. If you don't give in, all three are edible. Women eat less than men, but after a hard day's work, they can still eat a big pancake when they are hungry.

Everyone is so good at eating. The rice vat at home was empty within half a month of being filled, and we had to go to the village to grind rice and flour.

While the women were busy in the kitchen, the three brothers followed Aweng's father to the granary behind the main house to move out the grain that would be collected tomorrow, neatly piled it on the wooden cart, and waited for it to be pushed to the designated place to collect the grain tomorrow morning.

The county government has designated several grain collection places, and each grain collection place is usually located between several villages. The village leader and Li Zheng have already sounded the gong to notify each household. At that time, the official will be waiting there with a record book, and will wait for three consecutive days. After five days, those who have not paid their food within the prescribed time will face life in prison.

Li Aweng stared at the bags of grain on the cart. After confirming that the quantity was correct, he once again told his three grandsons: "There will be a lot of people tomorrow. Don't leave the cart. I will register with you Aweng. When the weighing is over, you will Just push the car over.”

The three brothers agreed: "Yes."

The law of Dali stipulates that men and women over 16 years old must pay a grain tax per capita, two stones of corn per person.

When the day comes to collect grain, the road is full of people transporting grain. For a simple person, it is enough for one person to pick up two bags of grain. For a family with a complex population, it is normal for a dozen or dozens of dan to be hauled over. With a group of people and heavy carts, the narrow dirt road is more likely to be blocked. If someone leaves the food and comes back, an accident is likely to occur.

This has happened before. Someone carelessly left their own grain. When they came back, they found that the grain bag had been cut open and the corn was scattered on the ground. It took a long time just to pick it up and bag it. In addition, it was parked on the road, blocking traffic and delaying The people behind went to pay for the food, and the scene was a mess.

Before Li Erlang returned to his room, he reminded him again: "Dad, are you ready with your money?"

"Ready, ready!"

It was late at night, everyone fell into a deep sleep, but Ji Qingyue was still awake. At this time, he was competing with the wood.

Failed again, Ji Qingyue lamented in the dark night: Is this how Mr. Bei usually gets angry? What he is using now is dry wood or pine wood, the best fire starting material. Why can't he light a fire?

During the day, he spent a lot of effort sharpening the thin wooden stick. Now the tip of the stick is bald, his hands are sore, and there is no spark at all.

Ji Qingyue had no choice but to give up and go to bed in the dark, and then continue drilling wood to make fire tomorrow.

The next morning, at dawn, the Li family got up very early as usual. After a period of clanging in the yard, there was the sound of them urging each other to go out.

Before going out, Aniang Li told her youngest son again: "Silang, you have to be good at home!"

"I got it! Auntie!"

After the commotion, the yard became quiet again, and Ji Qingyue thought that he could finally get some sleep.

However, the visitor didn't give him a chance. There were rustling footsteps in the study, and then Li Silang's childish voice sounded. He lowered his voice and pasted it on the painting: "Immortal? Are you still there, Immortal?"

Ji Qingyue was a little surprised. He thought Li Silang would come here just at noon, but he didn't expect to be so bold. His family members came right after they left home.

He quickly replied: "I'm here, Shiro, how is your injury?"

"Brothers gave me medicine for a few days, and I feel better now. Immortal, I don't feel pain when I walk now!"

Ji Qingyue felt very guilty: "I'm really sorry for causing you to be punished. I can't repay you now. I heard that you have memorized the entire chapter of 'The Lord', so I'll finish it with you, okay?"

Li Silang was very excited and didn't think it was the Immortal's fault at all: "Thank you Immortal!"

"Shiro! Shiro! It's time to have breakfast! Where are you!" A woman called in the yard outside the study.

"Immortal, my sister-in-law called me for breakfast. I will come to find you later." Then Li Silang turned around and responded: "Sister-in-law, I am in the study!"

After speaking, Li Silang quickly moved out holding his buttocks.

"Your injury hasn't healed yet, so why did you go to the study again?" Xu Qing said angrily.

Li Silang hugged Xu Qing coquettishly. His short and fat body was not as long as his sister-in-law's legs: "Sister-in-law, let's go eat. The young man must be hungry too."

Xu Qing couldn't help the child's coquettishness, so she tapped her brother-in-law's forehead: "You!"