Ancient Fortune Records

Since the blacksmiths got Shen Li's documents last year, they can buy enough iron from the government to make various iron tools such as farm tools.Now these farm tools are sold out in the beginning of spring.

Sometimes, some blacksmiths received rewards from Shen Li after improving some agricultural tools, and even recorded their names in the agricultural books revised locally in Youzhou.This made many blacksmiths very excited, and even some blacksmiths were thinking all day about how to improve the skills handed down from their ancestors, so as to win Master Shen's favor, and be able to record their names, or the names of their families, in books.

In fact, Shen Li doesn't need to do much at all. Now there are special personnel in charge of farm tools and weapons. People often take new weapons or farm tools and go to the yamen to ask how they can be recorded in the book.By relying on these alone this year, Shen Li will be able to make his political achievements even more impressive.

These farm tools make farming easier.The green cattle and buffaloes that Shen Li purchased from other places were also slowly circulated to the market in various ways, and many farmers jointly bought farm cattle.

Shen Li and a group of officials from the grain department have inspected the situation of grain sowing this year. Unless it is a place with insufficient water supply, in most areas, the cultivation has generally been completed or even completed.

"This year's grain prices must be well regulated. No matter how much grain is available, the price of grain cannot be lowered too much, or it will hurt the people too much. If there is little grain, we have to open warehouses to stabilize grain prices. In addition, the price of grain is still too high. , the price of our government-run grain store must be lowered, so that the people with unstable foundations will not be able to buy more grain." Shen Li still thinks that agriculture is very important, and there is no dedicated person to improve rice, although he has proposed about There is a reward for this matter, but no one has made any results.Perhaps, after a few years, someone will accomplish this, but at that time, he has already left Youzhou.

"Yes, my lord!"

Both last year and this year were good, and there is even more grass on the ground this year than last year.In the past, many farmers who released ducks and geese could not find a suitable place to put them.There are clods everywhere, and no grass grows.Perhaps it was Shen Li's good luck. Once he arrived in Youzhou, the output of Youzhou changed.Perhaps the rational use of agricultural tools and fertilizers has made the land here more fertile, so not only the grass grows well, but even some of the most difficult vegetables and flowers grow well.

This year's cultivation went very smoothly. When it should rain, God is not stingy at all; when it should not rain, God is also very generous to give the fields the most comfortable sunbathing.

Two acquaintance farmers are busy in the fields, they are still stepping on the newly bought rubber shoes, chatting while busy with the work in hand.

"This year's harvest must be good!" Zhang Shi looked at the loaded seedlings and was very satisfied. The green color is so tender!It's just like the skin of a little doll, so tender that it makes people feel itchy.

"Yes, God bless me, I have harvested so much rice this year, I hope I can have a good harvest." Li Geng rubbed his rough palms. He has been busy with farm work for the past few days, and there are meridians pulsating in his palms. It hurts like jumping, but it seems to be more comfortable after rubbing.

Zhang Shi smiled and said, "What are you afraid of? Don't you still have sheep in your family? The rice harvest is enough for the family to eat. With so many sheep in your family, you must be able to sell them for a lot of money!"

"That's right! Your family's goose is not bad. Speaking of geese, Lao Zhang, you must remember to leave some goose eggs for our family. My daughter-in-law is pregnant. I heard that goose eggs are very good for pregnant women." Li Geng's youngest daughter-in-law was found to be two months pregnant last month. She was afraid that she would not be able to keep up with her nutrition, and she would treat herself and her little grandson badly. She would eat whatever food the family had.

His mother-in-law said that goose eggs are good, and when he went out this morning, he was told by his mother-in-law to ask if Lao Zhang's family had more goose eggs, even if they were a little more expensive, he would buy them back.

"Okay, I'll definitely keep it for you, don't worry. Goose eggs are selling really well this year. Our family didn't plan to raise more goose seedlings this year, but in our village alone, there are many people who want to order goose meat from me. Goose eggs, it seems that geese can still be sold." Zhang Shi readily agreed, "I will definitely give you a cheap price!"

"Thanks, Lao Zhang! Hey, I said that you are too cautious, let alone our place, even those outsiders like our local goose meat-it doesn't matter if you raise more! Recently, the cannery also makes goose meat. I bought a lot of canned goose meat, and the taste is so fragrant that people can't find it. Even our Lord Shen likes roast goose and foie gras very much. Canned foie gras is also selling very well!"

"It's not being prudent, it's because I don't have the energy to feed so many geese! Moreover, our two families have made a lot of income last year, and my old wife and I are satisfied. These days, life is like a dream. My old wife, this way of saving Alone, now I am still willing to eat some white rice porridge and boiled goose eggs every day! The family conditions are better, so I don’t care about the few pennies in income. She suffered a lot when she was young, and now she is in her forties. It's time to enjoy the blessings. Now that the children have grown up, I don't ask her to do ordinary work, and I cook some food every day, and it's over." Zhang Shi and his wife are childhood sweethearts and have a very good relationship.Together they endured the hardships of war and famine, and they all survived slowly.

They are now like two old trees that have been weathered and half covered with dead leaves.The suffering they have suffered has become the annual rings in their bodies, and the suffering engraved in their bodies has become the witness of the years, and these winds, frosts, rains and snows have made their roots tightly linked together, even if they are half-withered old people Once the trees grow, they can support each other and continue to take root in this land to provide shade for their descendants.

"Is your house paved with concrete?" Li Geng asked.

"Green bricks were laid, but the yard was paved with cement, but it is flat! The eldest son built a nursery for our old couple, and now the pumpkin seedlings have been torn apart, and one person grows." Zhang Shi loves to eat pumpkins, and his son is filial, always thinking about some of his love food.

"Would you like watermelon seedlings? My family is in the middle of the year, so be more careful. There are watermelons to eat in summer." Li Geng is a few years younger than Zhang Shi, but he likes to pick up hard-to-find fruits.Others can't hit it, but he can hit it well.

"How dare you!" Zhang Shi replied happily. Watermelon is also called cold melon.Follow Lao Li's example, maybe their family can also order delicious watermelon.

"Last year, the watermelons in our house were so sweet that I lost my teeth. I quietly put a few at the gate of Mr. Shen's house. I didn't expect it. The next day, I found out that someone gave me melon money! We, Mr. Shen, It really doesn't take anything! Where did such a good official come from? I'm afraid Master Xingxiu came down to earth."

Zhang Shi looked at Li Geng rubbing his palms all the time, frowned and said, "What's wrong with your hands? You have to go to the hospital to have a look, maybe you have some strains. The newly built hospital is very convenient! When you go to see a doctor, you only need to pay five cents first, and after registration, there will be a doctor to see you, and he will not prescribe medicine for you, and it will not cost you anything!"

Li Geng nodded, "I also heard that the place called 'Hospital' is good, I'll go and see it tomorrow! Thank you, Lao Zhang, I'll treat you to dinner another day."

Zhang Shi whispered, "Then you have to prepare some wine, my guy won't give me a drink! In fact, I can't hold it anymore!"

The two looked at each other as if they were sick and sympathetic, and their hearty laughter alarmed the frogs in the rice field.