Chapter 93: Missing the Farming Season

There have been no major problems with spring plowing in the Hedong Town area over the years. He had just arrived and had limited time and energy, so he went to several villages in Guangyi County where the problems were more serious during the spring plowing.

For example, in Hemu Village in the north, water shortages for several years have resulted in untimely irrigation, which has prevented the rice from filling properly, resulting in poor harvests and a difficult life for the people.

For example, Xiaodong Village in the west is low-lying and floods occur during the rainy season. The wheat and rice that are filling with grain are washed away by the floods, and the harvest is destroyed.

It would be great if we could divert water from the west to the north and store it there.

Anyone who has visited both places can think of this idea, but how to implement it specifically is, in one word, difficult.

"Lord Deng has arrived."

Zhang Lizheng and Xu Jiahuai, who were sitting in the hall, immediately stood up and bowed humbly.

"I, a humble student, greet the County Master."

Zhang Lizheng had met the new county magistrate twice before.

One time was when the county magistrate had just taken office and summoned the village heads to discuss spring plowing.

One time was when I reported the Li family’s case of being defrauded.

It was the first time that Xu Jiahuai saw the new county magistrate, and he heard that the new county magistrate was very young.

"You two are welcome. Tell me, how is it going?"

Xu Jiahuai looked up quickly and saw that the man was really young, about the same age as him.

He was just a small scholar, but he had already reached the end of his struggle and became the head of a county.

Comparing yourself with others is really frustrating.

Li Zheng Zhang also quickly looked up at Deng Wenyan. The adult had become much darker and looked more majestic.

It seems that this gentleman really wants to be a good official who can make achievements. Also, since he is still so young, he must climb up the ladder.

Then what he did was exactly what the adults wanted, and it wasn't an exaggeration.

After thinking through the details, Zhang Lizheng quickly recounted the story.

Is there a family in Liantang Village?

Pan He, who was standing behind the screen, frowned more and more as he listened.

Sure enough, they were talking about the Li family. Looking at the scholar sitting next to Zhang Lizheng, Pan He sneered.

It is really a misfortune for scholars to have such people.

"Sir, what the village head said is absolutely right. Once you go and take a look, you will see that in the entire Liantang Village, only their fields are still barren." Xu Jiahuai bowed and said anxiously, "For the past month, their family has been away from home every day doing business. This is not a big deal, but they should never have neglected farming because of this. For the people, farming is the top priority. If they miss the farming season, what will happen? What do you think, sir?"

Deng Wenyan frowned, thinking that Zhang Lizheng would not deliberately use such a thing to deceive him. Mainly, this kind of thing could not be deceived, and the truth would be known at a glance.

"The people are ignorant and should be educated. Those who refuse to change after repeated education should indeed suffer." Deng Wenyan's words were very gentle. When I looked at him, I found that there was no smile on his face.

From this we can see that this county magistrate just looks gentle and young.

Changxi walked in at this time and whispered a few words in Deng Wenyan's ear.

Zhang Lizheng and Xu Jiahuai wanted to listen, but they heard nothing.

When Deng Wenyan heard Pan He say to go and take a look, he knew what was going on. He stood up and said, "If that's the case, I'll go with you to take a look. There's nothing trivial when it comes to the people."

Zhang Lizheng and Xu Jiahuai looked at each other. What was going on?

The county magistrate was actually invited.

Zhang Lizheng just wanted to ask the county magistrate for an oral order and ask the officials to go and reprimand him.

Xu Jiahuai couldn't suppress his joy.

"What's the matter? Do you two have any hidden secrets?" Deng Wenyan asked slowly.

Zhang Lizheng came back to his senses, "No, no, please, sir."

Xu Jiahuai nodded slightly to Zhang Lizheng to indicate that it was okay, and Zhang Lizheng's heart finally settled down.

Forget it, just go.

Their family has a lot of things to do. They were cheated and they do business instead of farming. This kind of family who refuses to change their ways should be taught a lesson by the county magistrate. At the same time, he should make an example of them and make an example of them. It will then be much easier for him to govern in the future.

Thinking of this, Zhang Lizheng felt much more relaxed.

Xu Jiahuai was certain.

He had visited the Li family's fields yesterday and also looked at them when he passed by today. They were indeed bare. Even if they had hurriedly sown seeds today, they were just sowing seeds. The seedlings could be distinguished at a glance from those in other fields.

It's a done deal, and the adults will know once they go there. Then he can plead for mercy in front of the Li family. The Li family will definitely cling to him as a lifeline.

As long as Li Yulan marries him with the braised pork recipe, he will ensure that the Li family can get through this difficult time.

The Li family had no idea that they were about to face a difficult time.

In one morning, the twelve people in the Li family planted nearly two acres of rice seedlings.

This is because there are many children among them, and some of them are not skilled enough. If they were all experienced workers like Li Laosan, more than two acres would be no problem.

The last seedling picked in the morning was inserted into the rice field by Li Laosan's fingertips, and everyone in the Li family couldn't help cheering.

The joy of success is accumulated from drops of sweat, and it always makes people happier.

"Mom, we only have six mu of paddy fields. At this rate, we can finish planting in less than two days."

Li Laoer rubbed his aching waist. If he hadn't almost been outdone by the kids and got scolded by his mother, and more importantly, if he hadn't been afraid of having his salary deducted, he wouldn't have worked so hard.

It almost cost him half his life!

"Mom, otherwise, we should split half of our family up to sell braised meat, and the other half to plant rice. We'll be done by the day after tomorrow at the latest."

"These days, no one from Feitian Village is going to the county town to sell their braised meat. People in the county town just want to try it for the novelty, and if it doesn't taste good, they won't buy it again. And the customers at the flower shop have tried our delicious food, so they won't buy our terrible food. Yesterday, a pork vendor in the county town came to me and said we could negotiate the price. Mom, it's time for us to go out and make some money!"

Qin Fangci glanced over and Li Laoer, who was grinning, slowly closed his mouth. "Mom, don't you agree? If you don't agree, just ignore what I said. You can go sell meat the day after tomorrow, hehe, hehe..."

At the same time, the county magistrate's carriage arrived at the entrance of Liantang Village. The yamen runners on both sides cleared the way, and the chief clerk and county lieutenant followed behind on horseback, with an unhappy look on his face.

They had just arrived home and the bath water had just been poured out when the county magistrate was about to come to the village again.

Didn’t you say you could take a break for two or three days this time?

Not even two or three hours, who would be happy about this!

These bold and unruly people, I’ll see if they don’t catch everyone soon.

The old village chief was still squatting beside the Li family's field, his eyes fixed on the rice field.

Will this really survive? If the planting is so sparse, will we get enough food?

I doubt it, but I also hope it's true.

After all, it was Li Mugentuo’s dream, so it should be reliable.

Hu Hui, the future village chief who had not yet taken office, was forced to lead the top three leaders of Guangyi County on a tour of the village. Layers of sweat covered his forehead, heavier than the spring rain.

Daddy, Daddy, why don’t you come back? I can’t bear it alone.

Whenever this happened, Hu Hui would hope that his father would live a long life and serve as village chief for a few more years...