Survive through the ancient apocalypse

The bustling autumn harvest finally came to an end, and the villagers of the Ye family began to stay at home.

The Ye family is different, the greenhouse is being built in full swing in the backyard.The conservatory is different from the normal room, it is empty inside, there is no kang, and no furniture, the only requirement is to lay floor heating and a fire wall.After the autumn harvest, all the people of the Ye family went into construction.With a large number of people and strong strength, the greenhouse covering an area of ​​six acres was quickly completed.

For the convenience of management, each greenhouse is built to be the same size, ten meters long and six meters wide.A total of nearly sixty rooms were built on the six acres of land.After the greenhouse is built, it cannot be used immediately, and wooden boxes need to be made.Not only that, Ye Mingze later thought that the crops are usually very short. At the height of the greenhouse, it can be planted in two to three layers on a strong wooden frame like growing mushrooms.

Most of the newly made wooden frames are one meter square, each frame is two meters long and wide, exactly one frame can hold four wooden boxes on each floor.The bottom layer basically does not need to be moved, and the wooden frame is made according to the size of the shelf, with a square of two meters.In this way, the space is utilized to the greatest extent.

Calculated on the basis of at least two floors for each shelf, excluding the reserved aisles, the actual usable area is equivalent to more than seven acres, which is more than the original six acres of land.Except for crops with taller plants such as corn and sorghum, most of the others grow very short, and sweet potatoes grow close to the ground, and it is easy to plant three layers.If all of the above are counted, the actual cultivated area will be close to ten mu.

The reason why the south can grow two to three crops is because the temperature is high enough.Not to mention the greenhouse, the temperature can be kept at a minimum of more than ten degrees, so it is no problem to plant for two seasons.This is still under the condition that the crops are growing normally. If there are wood-type supernatural beings to take care of them, it is possible to rotate crops in four seasons throughout the year.

Tall crops such as corn and sorghum and some vegetables that need to be built are all planted on the bottom layer of the frame, and cabbage and potatoes are planted on the second and third layers.Considering the problem of lighting, large windows are opened at the front and back of the conservatory, and white window paper is pasted on the window edges, so the light transmission is not bad during the day.In this way, the workload of those with fire abilities is greatly reduced, and each person can take care of more crops.

The windows have three layers, the middle layer is pasted with window paper, and the inner and outer layers are made of solid wood, push-pull.When the outdoor temperature is too low, the inner and outer layers are closed, and the fire wall and floor heating are burned in the conservatory, and the temperature immediately rises.

Including Jiang Jingzhi, there are exactly 19 people with supernatural powers from the Ye family, all of whom have been promoted to the second level. Originally, at the first level, each person can take care of a piece of land, but now it is doubled. The [-] people can take care of nearly four acres of land in total.There are about the same number of people with fire-type abilities and wood-type abilities. Each greenhouse is illuminated by two people casting fireballs, which can provide enough light for a total of ten greenhouses.Naturally, the remaining greenhouses will not be left empty. They will all be planted with food crops and vegetables. As for the lighting problem, they can only rely on windows for natural lighting.In any case, when the crops are at the right temperature, even if there is insufficient sunlight, they can still harvest some food.

This is only the first attempt. If the harvest of the greenhouse is good, the remaining [-] mu of fields will be operated in this way.

Wooden shelves and wooden frames have been made as early as before the greenhouse was built, and by the time the greenhouse was completed, the production of wooden shelves and wooden frames had also come to an end.Seeing that the wooden frames are assembled in the greenhouse, and then put on the wooden frames filled with fertile soil, the greenhouse is officially started.All kinds of food crops and vegetable seeds were sprinkled into wooden boxes, and it would take a few days for them to take root and germinate.

A room was built in the middle of the conservatory, which was used for the rest of those who took turns burning the fire wall at night.For a greenhouse on six acres of land, it would be better to have firemen alone, and it would definitely not work without a place to sleep and rest.Ye Mingze is not a harsh master, so these are naturally taken into consideration.

The greenhouse has been put into use, and Ye Mingze will have nothing to do next, and there will be a special person in charge.

Today Jiang Jingzhi is counting this year's harvest.Regardless of whether it is fine grains or coarse grains, they harvested a total of 38 catties, which is 500 catties more than last year. As expected, this batch of grain is enough for more than [-] people in the Ye family to eat with open stomachs for a whole year.There are even more vegetables. Since Jiang Jingzhi came to Yejia Village, he has never seen Yejia lack vegetables to eat.

As far as meat is concerned, there is more than enough fish to eat, and the dry seafood has been piled up in the warehouse. As for chicken, duck, pork and mutton, the servants of the Ye family can eat it every ten days and a half months.If there is no external threat, the life of the Ye family servants will not be too good.

Not to mention the Ye family, although the other villagers in the Ye family village have less than three acres of land per capita, they may not have enough food, but it is still no problem to eat porridge and eat mush, not to mention the seafood supplement nutrition, not to mention how good their complexions are. At least not one of them was sallow and emaciated.Natural disasters continue every year, and the current situation can still be maintained. The villagers are already very satisfied.Of course, verbal friction is inevitable no matter where it is, it's just small fights, and no one dares to make big disputes.No one will be confused about matters related to their own lives.

Seeing that it was about to enter the Maodong period again, not only the Ye family, but other villagers also planned to go to the county.This is the second time that the villagers of the Ye family have entered Yangshan County since the earthquake. This time the number of people is not as large as last time, only one or two people from each family.Even so, all of them together are still overwhelming.

Most of the villages that do not rely on mountains or forests have been abandoned. Since last year, the temperature in the area under the jurisdiction of Yangshan County has been extremely cold. There is not enough firewood to heat the kang, and the human body cannot bear it at all.In addition, after the snowstorm and earthquake, the population of human beings was seriously reduced. Some places suitable for human survival were concentrated in large numbers, and small villages were spontaneously formed, and more and more gathered until the scale expanded to the town level.

No matter what kind of creature it is, it has the instinct to seek good fortune and avoid evil. Human beings rely too much on wisdom and tools, and this instinct is much weaker than other species. It is just that natural disasters have occurred year after year, and human instincts are gradually recovering.To exchange a large number of human lives for this instinct, I really don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse.In any case, enhanced instincts are always good.

After the population is concentrated, there are many problems that follow.As long as there are people, there will be unavoidable struggle for power and profit.The more people, the greater the dispute.Because it is formed by the aggregation of various villages, most of the forces are scattered, and it is very rare that one force can control the master.Because of this, internal disputes are very fierce.

The people of Yejia Village were walking on the official road, and the villages on both sides became less and less populated.Now people not only have to consider the convenience of transportation, but also the safety of life.From this point of view, the vicinity of the official road is obviously not safe.Presumably, the villagers living on the roadside are aware of this problem, and they have started looking for a way out. Whether it is going to relatives and friends or finding another place to live, it is better than staying in their hometown.

This time when they entered the city, Ye Mingze and his party didn't run into anyone else, and they didn't encounter any robbery. within everyone's tolerance.

There is nothing else in Yejia Village, but seafood is the most, and this time the main trading goods are still it.I haven't been here for several months, and it's okay for the villagers to bring more dried seafood, at least it won't attract too much attention.The villagers of the Ye family are not very rich in food. The most important purpose of going to the city is to buy some coarse grains, which can be exchanged for as much as they can, and the second is to supplement the shortage of supplies at home.

The Ye family's harvest this year is not bad. Although the grain reserves are only for one year, at least Ye Mingze is full of hope for the future, and he is not in such a hurry to buy now.The main goal of his trip is white paper and brown sugar for pasting the windows, as for vinegar and wine, he can buy some in small quantities.It would be best if we could exchange dried seafood for some sorghum. After all, buying raw materials is the most cost-effective. With it, we can make wine and vinegar at home. In this way, we can save a lot of supplies.

Now that the autumn harvest has just finished, West Market is much more lively than the last time they came here.That's right, it was not long after the disaster, and people hadn't recovered from their stress, so they couldn't be in the mood to go to the market.Now, everyone has some supplies in their pockets, and they are willing to take out a small amount to exchange.

After the market stabilized, except for hard currency such as grain, the prices of other goods have dropped compared to last time, especially those high-priced goods.Seafood is naturally included, and Ye Mingze is already mentally prepared for this.The price drop is not because there are more goods, but because the consumption power of people in Yangshan County has dropped.The price is higher than the customer's expectation. Naturally, there is a backlog of goods. Today there is a backlog of goods, and tomorrow there will be new sources of goods. After a long time, the price will naturally fall.

But no matter how difficult it is to catch seafood, it is impossible for the price to drop to the previous level.Last time, it was because of Yejiacun's large shipments that it was cheaper to sell.After the price dropped this time, it was only a little lower than last time. The villagers easily accepted it, and consciously divided into two groups. One group found a good place to start setting up a stall, and the other group took their own materials to other stalls. Trading, active attack and passive waiting all accounted for the whole.

The same is true for the Ye family, as soon as they entered the fish market, they split into two groups.Regardless of the fact that the West Market is much more lively than when they came last time, the pedestrians coming and going, no matter their clothes or expressions are not much better than last time, it can be seen that life is still difficult.

From the city gate to the West Market, Ye Mingze didn't see any beggars along the way, so he was very puzzled.But now is not the time to think about this issue, he and Jiang Jingzhi are busy buying window paper.Fortunately, there is a paper-making workshop in Yangshan County, otherwise the paper might not even be used.The paper used by scholars is very expensive, but the price of window paper is not high, and every household can afford it.Jiang Jingzhi is better at picking papers, so naturally he is in charge.

There are grades for everything, even window paper.After Jiang Jingzhi shopped around, he picked the most cost-effective paper.Due to the large quantity they asked for, the shopkeeper gave a discount.Apart from food, what everyone values ​​most now is crystal stones and crystal fruits. No matter what kind of paper it is, it is not very easy to sell. He cannot let go of such a big deal, and he would rather make this deal at a lower price.The business was completed, and the shopkeeper cheerfully sent Jiang Jingzhi and the others out of the store.

What Jiang Jingzhi exchanged was dried seafood, and the shopkeeper did not reject it.Other materials may not be easy to exchange, but food and meat are not easy to sell, and shopkeepers who run shops are generally happy to receive these.

After such a long time, the houses of the rich and powerful have already been renovated.Those ordinary people have limited ability, and there are still many houses that cannot be renovated, and the collapsed houses cannot be rebuilt.

Looking at these, Ye Mingze couldn't help but be filled with emotion.If there was no buyer at the beginning, what can you do with a dozen or so people in your own family?He definitely wouldn't do part-time work for others. In the modern era, he started from scratch and managed a huge company, and it was even more impossible in the Daxing Dynasty.Modern people still talk about human rights at least. Whoever talked about this in ancient times had to have the consciousness of being a grandson once they worked for others.But Ye Mingze did not.If he travels a year or two later, he can imagine how difficult the life he is living now will be.

Fortunately, none of the above is true. He has a lot of power himself, and anyone in Yangshan County who wants to move Yejia Village has to weigh it.After purchasing the important supplies, Ye Mingze ignored the rest and handed them over to the accompanying stewards.He took Jiang Jingzhi and some guards to Ye Zewu's house.

When they arrived, Ye Zewu was still not at home, only Mr. Ye was playing chess with himself in the main room by himself.

"Mingze, respectfully, you are here, don't be restrained, sit down. Xiao Jiang, ask the kitchen to make two bowls of candied eggs, hurry up."

"Grandpa, don't take my share. I don't like sweets. Pour me a glass of brown sugar water." Jiang Jingzhi was not polite to Mr. Ye.That's right, my grandfather, being polite to him is too much of a rift.The previous few times I came here as guests, the hospitality was different each time, but this time I happened to meet someone he didn't like.

"Okay, just as you said." Old Master Ye turned his head and ordered the servant who took care of him.

"Grandpa, it's just you, what about the others? Every time I come here, I don't see my cousins, they seem to like to stay in their own room?" Ye Mingze has been here several times, and after he arrived, the cousins Just came out to meet them.

"It's boring to be with the old man. How comfortable you are in your own yard." Mr. Ye is very self-aware.Now that the second grandson and his wife are visiting, he stopped playing chess, put away the chessboard, and concentrated on chatting with Ye Mingze and his wife, "Is your father and the others all right?"

"Well, it's all good. Grandpa, there are people with healing abilities now, have you healed your foot?" Healing people with supernatural powers are not omnipotent, at least the second-level healing people he knows don't have that ability.Most of the things that can be cured by healing abilities are trauma and the accompanying injuries of various abilities, such as burns from fire-type abilities, frostbite from ice-type abilities, etc., but it is helpless for diseases caused by viruses and bacteria.But it's not useless, releasing healing abilities on these patients can at least enhance the patient's resistance.Foot injuries should also be included, that's why Ye Mingze asked this question.

"Well, it's all right. By the way, the fifth daughter-in-law gave birth to a boy, and I'll let him take you to take a look when Zequan comes back."

"Grandpa, I was about to tell you this too. Jingzhi gave birth to two great-great-grandsons for you, named Jiahui Jiayao. They were too young, so I didn't bring them here this time. When they get older, I will bring them here Show grandpa."

"Okay, okay, if you get older, bring it here to make me happy. Mingze, please remember, don't forget." Suddenly he had two great-great-grandchildren, and Mr. Ye was very happy to hear that, even Wrinkles are stretched a lot.

"Well, I must remember."

After a few words, Xiao Jiang brought out brown sugar water.Jiang Jingzhi took it and put it on the table, covering the porcelain cup with both hands just to warm his hands.The temperature is not too cold now, and there is only one brazier lit in the main room.Jiang Jingzhi walked outside for a long time, and his body couldn't get warm all of a sudden.The heat from the porcelain cup slowly dissipated the chill from his body.With a cup of brown sugar water down his stomach, Jiang Jingzhi's whole body was revived.

Before the candied eggs arrived, Ye Mingze's third aunt and cousins ​​arrived first.Jiang Jingzhi took out candied fruit and dried fruit from the gifts on the side, and asked Xiao Jiang to put them on a plate before serving them up.

Mr. Ye was rather puzzled: there are a lot of melon seeds and cakes on the table, and there are also candied fruit shops, so why did you take them out on purpose? Is it different from the ones on the table?

Mr. Ye's question was quickly answered, Xiao Jiang walked into the main room at a leisurely pace, carrying a fruit plate, followed by a servant carrying a food box.

After serving the candied eggs, the servants quickly retreated, and Xiao Jiang followed behind Mr. Ye.

"Grandpa, Jingzhi and I found these when we went into the mountains. It is estimated that there is geothermal heat and the temperature is very high. These southern specialty fruits can grow. They are quite rare. Grandpa, try it." Seeing several cousins ​​Ye Mingze Looking at the fruit plate curiously, he said again, "Third cousin, fourth cousin, you can eat too."

"Let's eat." Mr. Ye saw that his grandchildren were all looking at him eagerly, and said quickly.

With grandpa's permission, the cousins ​​began to take it by themselves.

"This is a banana chip. I ate it when my second cousin got married. It's really delicious."

"I know this one. It's dried lychee. Well, that one is dried longan. It's really sweet."

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The little ones ate very happily, and the people around were also happy to watch.

"Grandpa, why isn't Third Uncle at home?" Ye Mingze sat for a while, but Ye Zecheng didn't show up, presumably he wasn't at home.

"Well, Zequan found him a job, and he's busy now."

"It's good. If you have work, you can earn more, and you can't rely on Uncle Wu alone." Ye Mingze agreed with this.

"Mingze, respectfully, your child was born, is it a son or a daughter?" The third aunt Chen came late and did not know the news yet.

"Third aunt is a pair of twin sons, more than two months old."

"Ah, my sister-in-law gave birth to a pair of twin sons, and it's still the same when you come here. It's really enviable." Chen has only one son, and he is still young, just like a baby.

Ye Mingze just smiled and didn't answer.The chatting time passed quickly, two brothers Ye Zecheng and Ye Zequan entered the main room one after another, found that their second nephew and husband were also there, and casually greeted each other.

"Uncle Wu, why can't you see even a beggar in the city?" Ye Mingze still remembered his doubts at the time, and now he remembered and asked.

"It's not that after the earthquake, many fields became unowned, and the beggars were recruited to farm. As long as they are given food, they will work hard if they don't starve to death. It's better than being a beggar anyway."

Ye Mingze: "It seems that those people have good hearts."

"Really, the people who hire them to work will benefit more. These beggars just have no capital, so they have to be skinned." Ye Zequan knows this well.

"Anyway, as Uncle Wu said, it's better than being a beggar. The winter here is so cold, it's unknown whether being a beggar can survive this winter. Now that they are under someone else's hands, at least they can survive hope." Jiang Jingzhi saw it clearly.

"Uncle Wu, most of the villages on both sides of the official road are deserted, and there were quite a few people there when we passed by on the upper circuit. How did it become like this after only a few months?" Ye Mingze looked puzzled.

"It's not safe to live on both sides of the official road, and it's easy to be robbed. Not only these villages, but now many villages have been moved out, spontaneously gathered into several large villages, and the large number of people has reached the level of a town."

Ye Mingze: "In this way, there should be fewer robberies, right?"

"Yes, most of the newly formed large villages are easy to defend and difficult to attack, and they have a large number of people, so it is not easy to capture." Ye Zequan paused, and then said, "Many of those villages were robbed in the past, and now they are gathered in We have all learned how to behave together, and a wall was built outside the village. Since it was built, so far, we have not heard of any village being successfully robbed."

"Isn't that a lot of fields left uncultivated?" Ye Mingze was curious.

"Isn't this all driven to a dead end, who cares about it? Besides, there are a lot of fields around large villages, which are enough for them to plant. It's just that whether they can allocate the fields near the village depends on the ability of each family."

Everyone was chatting, and lunch was served on the table one after another.Ye Ze's whole family is here, except for Xiao Liu.

"Fifth Uncle, Fifth Aunt is not in good health?" Ye Mingze didn't want anything to happen to Ye Ze's family. They were fine, so he could spend less time.

"It's almost done. The child is not long after the full moon. She plans to take care of her body and wait for her body to fully recover before going out for a walk." Ye Zequan also agreed with Xiao Liu's approach.The family can no longer withstand another blow, and the most important thing is to maintain a healthy body. "After dinner, you and Jingzhi will go with me to see the child. The son was ugly when he was born, but now that he grows up, he looks much more pleasing to the eye."

The lunch was not bad, with fish and meat, at least better than the last time they went to town.It seems that most people recovered from the earthquake.

It has been several years, neither Ye Mingze nor Jiang Jingzhi have entered the second courtyard where Ye Zequan and Xiao Liu lived.There are many maids and wives in the yard, but there are only three masters, which is a bit extravagant.Ye Mingze used so many servants in the Ye family as long-term workers. He had never experienced the feeling of being surrounded by servants.

They didn't enter Mrs. Liu's house, they sat in the main room eating melon seeds and chatting.

"Madam, the master's second nephew and his wife are here, and they are waiting in the main room of our courtyard. The master wants you to take the young master out to meet guests."

"Understood, help me comb my hair in a simple bun." Xiao Liu's body is almost in good health, and he has no problem getting out of bed and walking.

Even though it was just to meet his nephew, there was no need to dress up too complicatedly, but half an hour had passed by the time Xiao Liu went out with her son in her arms.

Ye Zequan seemed to be used to it, seeing that Xiao Liu came out after so long, there was no change in his face.He took the son from Mrs. Liu and handed it to Ye Mingze: "Mingze, hold it and have a look."

The little cousin was turned around several times, but he didn't wake up, and was still sound asleep.Uncle Wu's family lives in a good condition. The child was injured in the mother's womb, and was a little weak at birth. Now that he has been raised for more than a month, he is no different from a normal child, and has become fatter.

From the old man Ye to the two sons in the Ye family, no one is ugly, and this little cousin is no exception.I can't see it with my eyes closed, and the other eyebrows, nose and mouth are all well-grown.Jiang Jingzhi also poked his head over for a few glances, and felt that the younger cousin and fifth uncle and fifth aunt were quite similar, roughly because some parts followed his father's and some parts followed his mother's.

The child is still young, and it's not easy to stay outside for a long time. Ye Mingze handed him to the mother next to Xiao Liu, and she carried him back to the room.Mrs. Liu didn't leave. She hadn't seen Ye Mingze and his wife for a long time, and this time it happened to be time for a chat.

Just now Ye Zequan told little Liu's Mrs. Ye Mingze that his wife had given birth to twin sons, and she dug out some pieces of silk: "Mingze, these can be used to make some small clothes for Jiahui Jiayao, they are not worth anything."

The Ye family didn't have the habit of wearing silk clothes, but it was inconvenient for him to refuse Fifth Aunt's wish, so he let Jiang Jingzhi accept it: "Fifth Aunt, you are welcome. I brought some medicinal materials, such as deer antler and tiger bone, in the front yard In the main room, you can ask Grandpa for anything you need."

After all, they were not very familiar with Mrs. Liu, so Ye Mingze and Jiang Jingzhi left after talking for a long time.They still had to meet up with the villagers, and after explaining to Mr. Ye, they left Ye Ze's family.

During the period of Xiao Liu's injury and pregnancy, she was still in charge of the family, and there were nuns in charge of each house and courtyard, so she just had to grasp the general direction.Naturally, she also took care of the relationship between people. After Ye Mingze and the two left, things were quickly compiled and distributed.Xiao Liu looked at the list in his hand, and squinted his eyes: seafood and meat are very common, even lychee and longan.Although she has never eaten it, at least she has heard of it. She knows that these things are produced in the south, and they are really rare in Yangshan County.

Xiao Liu's confidant mother also saw the content on the list: "Madam, the master's second nephew is a capable person, and he must not be underestimated."

"Well, I think so too. Try some lychee and longan. Even I haven't tried it. You can eat a few too. There's no such shop after the village."

"Madam is kind-hearted, even we are thinking about it." The confidant is worthy of being a confidant, and he never forgets to please his master.

The earthquake caused severe population loss. Almost a year later, many people from Yangshan County have joined.Although not as good as before the earthquake, at least it looked less lifeless.The people in the city look glamorous, but in fact, apart from being safer, the living conditions of the lower-level residents may not be comparable to those in Daxing Village, which is surrounded by mountains and rivers.

There is a price to be paid to get the protection of the major forces. For the same labor, the rewards are probably not as good as those in the Taiping years.But even so, people are still happy.They are very satisfied to have a place to settle down.The capacity of Yangshan County is limited, and it is not something that people can come in if they want to.If there is nothing wrong with them, and no one intercedes with their relationship, they will not be able to turn to this limited number of places.Speaking of which, there are at least a bit of "backstage" who can enter here.