Defeat natural disasters with farming

Ye He pulled a dog's tail grass from the ground and held it in his mouth. He sighed deeply for a while, and Taohua couldn't listen to the sigh anymore. She rolled her eyes and said, "How many times have you sighed along the way?" Alright, are you tired?"

"I don't know what happened to my master and brother?" Ye He said with a sad face: "Isn't it very serious for the capital dragon to turn over? I'm afraid something will happen to them."

Tao Hua said: "Then it's useless for you to sigh all the time, it's better to work honestly, if Master Wu and the others are fine, they will come back sooner or later."

"That's right." Ye He pouted, spat out the dog's tail grass in his mouth to the ground, cheered up and continued to drive the two sheep to graze.

The two sheep, one male and one female, and the ewes were still pregnant with cubs, all had big appetites. Seeing the green and tender ryegrass on the ground, they all lowered their heads and began to chew.

It was near noon when they drove the sheep home again, and when they came back, they heard Ye Jing's happy voice, "Come and see, our chickens have hatched!"

Ye Yu squatted in the chicken house, watching more than a dozen fluffy yellow balls on the straw chirping and calling, and couldn't help feeling affectionate.

"Thirteen, fourteen, fifteen." Mrs. Ye counted one by one, and this brood unexpectedly hatched fifteen chicks, which is really rare, including five hens and ten roosters.

Old lady Ye said with a smile: "Okay, don't look at it, if you have nothing to do, go make some steamed buns and feed the chickens."

These chicks are very fragile, they need to be fed with warm water, and they are prone to diarrhea if they are slightly cold, and they will die if they are not careful.

Ye He jumped up immediately when he heard this, and ran to the stove to boil a pot of hot water, first poured it into the food bowl to dry for a while, then took out a sorghum noodle steamed bun from the basket, crushed it carefully Soak it in.

After the food bowl came, the chicks staggered and extended their heads to the side of the food bowl, impatiently starting to peck.

Seeing this, Mrs. Ye was very pleased, "It's a blessing to be able to eat."

The hero who hatched the eggs was also rewarded by them. In addition to the previous feed, there were some dried earthworms and locust powder in the trough. The hen ate without raising her head.

Just as they were delighted with the hatching of the chicks, within two days someone came to the door with something and asked them to help hatch a few chicks. The person who came was Ye Tongsheng's daughter-in-law Zhao.

Mrs. Ye quickly said: "Why do you still bring things? Brother Bao and the others will bother you when they enter school."

Mrs. Zhao waved her hand, with a look of indifference, "Brother Bao's talent is outstanding, if the world hadn't become like this, it would be easy for him to be a scholar."

After saying this, she held up the thing wrapped in cloth in her hand and said: "It's not a good thing, it's just two hand-copied books. Minghui's father specially asked me to bring a few books for your children. come over."

These two books are not commonly seen in the market, and they are probably Ye Tongsheng's collection.

Mrs. Ye was reluctant to reject it as soon as she heard it. She would definitely refuse other things, but this is a book for a few children.

So she thought about it and decided to hatch a few more chicks for Ye Tongsheng's family.

"I don't have many fertilized eggs in my house, I guess I'll have to wait a few days." Almost all the twenty or so fertilized eggs I had saved up had been used up this time.

Mrs. Zhao nodded and said, "It's okay, we're not in a hurry."

Originally, their family did not raise livestock, because the beams brought by the students were enough for the whole family to eat, but the recent disasters really worried her, and after much deliberation, it would be better to raise a few chickens at home.

Ye Yu's family hatched ten chicks for Ye Tongsheng, four females and six males. As soon as the chicks hatched, Ye Minghui couldn't wait to put them into a basket and take them home.

Ye Tongsheng's family set a precedent, and other families in the village also brought various things to ask their family to help hatch the chickens. Most of them were extremely sincere, and the things they brought included silk cloth and bacon.

Soon the crowing of the rooster and the clucking of the hens resounded in the village, which seemed particularly smoky.

The following days passed by so calmly, until one day a small wave of refugees suddenly appeared outside the wall, which made all the villagers vigilant.

Village head Ye called all the people who could make decisions in the village to the ancestral hall for a meeting that day. When everyone was there, he asked, "What do you think of the refugees outside the village?"

Among them, Ye Shuan's father, who was more irritable, was the first to speak: "You can't ask them to come in. Our village has finally calmed down. Those refugees don't know what their temper is. Entering the village is a disaster!"

Others in the ancestral hall also nodded in agreement.

Ye Tongsheng is a scholar, although he can't be said to have the world at heart, but he can't see death without help, so he frowned and said, "But that's dozens of lives."

Ye Shuan's father said: "If they get malicious, what will the women and children in our village do?"

"Then you can't die just because of a guess."

While the two were arguing, Father Ye suddenly frowned and reminded: "Have you noticed that although they claim to be refugees, none of the dozen or so people are old, weak, sick or disabled? They are all young and middle-aged, and all of them are tall and strong." , it doesn't look like you've been hungry for a long time."

If it was really a farmer who fled because of Dilong's turning over, how could he not drag his family with him? Could it be that the old and weak family members disappeared when Dilong turned over?

In addition, even though the bodies of those people were covered in mud and their clothes were torn, Father Ye observed from the tower that their exposed torsos were very refined. If they didn't eat and drink well, it would be absolutely impossible to develop such a body shape. .

His words instantly reminded the villagers in the ancestral hall. Regardless of the dispute between Ye Tongsheng and Ye Shuan's father, Village Chief Ye made a final decision: "Tell them to leave."

Ye Shuan asked: "What if they don't leave?"

Village head Ye closed his eyes and replied, "If you don't leave, drive them away."

After they disbanded, he left Father Ye alone.

When the ancestral hall was quiet, he said to Father Ye: "I still can't let go. Those refugees are probably a great disaster. However, if we just ask them to leave, I don't think they can be driven away."

Father Ye also agreed with his words, and said worriedly: "Our village needs to be more vigilant, why don't we ask the village soldiers to keep vigil."

The village soldiers are the outstanding ones selected/selected/out of the young and middle-aged people in the village. There are about twenty of them, all of them are strong, and Ye Hai is one of them.

Divide twenty people into five groups, four people in each group,

Village Chief Ye nodded when he heard the words, and then regretted, "It's a pity that they have all the strength, but they don't have the corresponding skills."

Most of the peasant children have only brute force.

"It's enough to be fierce. How can there be so many people who are proficient in martial arts?"

After Father Ye finished speaking, he saw Village Chief Ye covered his lips with his hands and coughed twice. He immediately asked with concern, "Are you still sick?"

"Well, it's not a serious illness, it's just repeated, which makes Doctor Hao annoy me and bother me." Village Chief Ye replied.

"You have to pay attention to your body. It is said that minor illnesses can easily turn into serious illnesses. Don't take it seriously." Father Ye sighed. He knew that the village head and his wife were both heartbroken. Sorry.

The two discussed for a while about the village soldiers in the village, and after finalizing the regulations, Father Ye left.

Soon the whole Yejia Village knew that the refugees outside were different. In addition, there were village soldiers patrolling the village every hour, even at night. All kinds of behaviors made the village very turbulent.

However, what Father Ye didn't expect was that those refugees would leave as soon as they drove them away. Although this made the villagers heave a sigh of relief, his heart was raised high, and he always had an ominous premonition.

"Father, why are you so absent-minded?" Ye Yu saw that the leeks in his father's hand were almost shredded.

Only then did Father Ye come to his senses, he put the leeks in his hand into the basket, rubbed his eyebrows and said, "I don't worry about those refugees."

After speaking, he cheered up and patted Ye Yu's shoulder, "Maybe I'm overthinking."

But Ye Yu didn't think his father was thinking too much, so he seriously suggested: "Let the village soldiers worry more, and those who keep watch on the tower can't relax, they have to blow the whistle if they find something wrong."

Father Ye nodded. He was afraid of scaring Ye Yu, so he comforted him, "Don't worry too much. The newly built fence in our village is basically impossible for anyone to climb in."

If they can turn over the five-meter-high wall, they are really quacks.

But they didn't even think about sneaking in through the wall, and came directly towards the gate. They chose the time when the villagers were most sleepy in the early morning. Fortunately, Ye Hai was guarding the gate on the tower that night, and he didn't close his eyes all night. , for fear of accidents.

Therefore, the first time he saw scattered flames, he woke up, and quickly woke up his partner Ye Mingde.

Ye Mingde wasn't in a deep sleep at all, but was just closing his eyes and resting his mind. He woke up as soon as he felt the shaking, and quickly followed Ye Hai's direction to look over, only to see figures reflected by the fire appearing one after another in the dark night ahead.

The first thing he did next was to pick up the whistle next to him and blow it vigorously, and the crisp whistle sound spread throughout the village.

Ye Yu was sleeping soundly at first, but the moment he heard the whistle, the dream dissipated. He opened his eyes suddenly, and then heard the loud crowing and barking of dogs from the village, accompanied by the sound of hurried footsteps.

He groped to put on his coat and got out of bed. He patted Xiaomi lying at the end of the bed with his left hand. As soon as he touched his hand, he was taken aback. Xiaomi's body was tense. He didn't know when he woke up. , can see its eyes staring straight ahead, looking in the direction that seems to be the main entrance of the village.

Ye Yu opened the door with Xiaomi, just bumped into his mother, the two trotted into the main room, the room was full of people at this time, Ye Yu looked around, but found that his father was missing.

Mother Ye read the question from his face, "Your father was worried, so he went to the entrance of the village."

Her face was full of worry, no one knew what would happen, what if she got hurt.

The rest of the Ye family were also worried about Zhong Zhong, after all, two members of the family were at the entrance of the village.

The old couple had experienced many things, even though they were worried, they ordered in an orderly manner: "Don't think so much, do what you have in hand beforehand, stay at home honestly, and don't go out."

The family members nodded in agreement.

The conversation was divided into two parts. Father Ye was confronting the bandits outside the wall, and he gave Ye Shuan's father a wink.

Seeing this, Ye Shuan's father nodded slightly, and then shouted at the bandits: "What is the purpose of you coming to Yejia Village?"

The purpose of the bandits is naturally obvious at a glance, but what Ye father needs is only one action from them.

For example, the first reaction of the gangster standing at the front was to look back when he heard the call. Father Ye's eyes were fixed, and he fixed his eyes on the inconspicuous and thin man standing at the end, who was probably the leader.

The bandit laughed twice, and raised the torch in his hand, "As long as you donate the food to our village master, you will submit to our Dongfeng village, and I will definitely bring you delicious food and spicy food."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in Yejia Village on the tower looked at each other, and they all understood that this matter could not be resolved.

Father Ye Shuan sneered, "What if we disagree."

"Then don't blame us for being cruel." The bandit's facial features sank, and he said sinisterly.

Upon hearing this, Father Ye patted Ye Hai on the shoulder and asked him to bring up the bow/crossbow. A big battle might be necessary.

The village has long been worried about bandits, so the first thing Qin's father and son did when they came here was to make bows/crossbows. To be honest, the two of them really deserve to be old carpenters for many years, and the wood they chose was red in the heart The wild jujube wood and the old bamboo with hoarfrost that have grown for more than three years, the bow/crossbow made in this way is strong, durable, and full of power.

Strictly speaking, these bandits are not serious bandits. They just swelled up after they robbed a few small villages around them. When they saw a bow/crossbow on the tower, they couldn't help but start whispering.

Even the skinny bandit standing at the end was surprised. They had heard from nearby small villages that Yejia Village was famously rich, and the villagers had stored a lot of food before Dilong turned over. , their village will no longer have to worry about food for several years to come.

But they didn't expect Yejia Village to be so vigilant. If they open the door and let them in, wouldn't the food in the village be at their fingertips?However, neither the tall walls nor the merciless driving were beyond their expectations.

The two sides were confronting each other intently, and suddenly another party appeared in Father Ye's line of sight. His heart tightened, but when he really saw the face that gradually appeared forward, he suddenly relaxed a little.

There were about [-] people in that party, and the leader was actually Master Wu, followed by Jia Yi and others.

Did they even know each other?Father Ye thought.

Master Wu nodded slightly at him.

This battle was not avoided in the end. When all the dust settled, the sky had gradually brightened, and the ground was in a mess. Five of the more than 30 bandits were captured alive, and the rest were turned into corpses lying on the ground .

On their side, no one died, only five minor injuries, and two were cut to the point that their arms were bleeding profusely. The injuries were serious, but after the treatment of two doctors Hao, at least one life was saved.

The author says:

It turns out that picking/pulling/coming out and bow/crossbow are actually pbc