Chapter 127
We have been threshing grain all day today and everyone is exhausted. Who else has the energy to do these things except the master?
Lingyi kicked the man out of the shed and said, "You can either sleep quietly or go to the fields to harvest rice. It's your choice."
Thirteen was kicked and sat on the ground, looking at Lingyi with grievance, and finally lay down on another "bed" in the shed helplessly to sleep.
The next morning, everyone went to work in the fields, only Lu Xiaobai lay in bed and didn't want to move.
He had a sad face and curled his lips and said, "Everyone works during the day, but I work at night."
What's more, that job was both embarrassing and embarrassing. He Qin was becoming more and more deceptive.
Lu Xiaobai patted the quilt angrily, and got up helplessly to prepare mung bean soup for them to cool down.
It is now August and September, and the strawberry seeds can be planted. After boiling the soup in the pot, Lu Xiaobai took a small hoe to the backyard and planted the strawberries according to Xiaobaicai's instructions.
Threshering millet is slower than harvesting corn, and it took four full days to harvest all the rice.
During that period, Lu Xiaobai also saw how many people were working in the paddy fields.
Everyone here is hardworking. They cannot be lazy because if they are lazy, they will not only face hunger, but also survival.
In this era, having no food means having no way to survive.
After harvesting millet, just like after harvesting corn, the grain is turned over and dried every day.
However, God blesses Nanhe this year, the weather has been very good, and the millet was dried within a few days after harvesting.
The house that was built before could also store things and be lived in. They worked together to move all their things into that room, and the space in the other rooms finally became more spacious.
The work was almost done. Apart from planting beans and digging sweet potatoes, there was nothing else to do, and the weather was getting cooler.
After finishing his hard labor, He Yu lay on the bed and slept soundly for three days. After three days, he got up, did not eat, did not ask for rice, packed his bags and ran away.
Ling Er sat in the yard and joked with Ling Si, "Maybe the Third Prince will never want to experience country life again in his lifetime."
Ling Si raised his lips slightly and said, "You sound like you're willing to experience it."
Ling Er curled his lips in disdain and said nothing.
If he had the chance to leave here, he would really leave. Being a farmer is too hard. He would rather go to the frontier and shed blood and risk his life than farm.
Lu Xiaobai sat on the side, holding a bowl with a big steamed sweet potato in it. He blew on it with a spoon while eating.
After hearing what they said, I subconsciously said, "It's a bit hard, but it's good. Besides, there doesn't seem to be anything else to do besides this."
Either they live in the countryside or in the imperial city.
However, Ling Er and Ling Si are different. One of them is a general and the other is a royal physician. Even if they leave the imperial city and the countryside, they can still live their own lives.
But they are different. He Qin's identity is different. Although the He family is friendly and respectful to each other, they still have to avoid some things, otherwise it will be easy for the same thing that happened to the Third Prince before to happen again.
Therefore, He Qin could only be an idle prince or a farmer.
But the idle prince He Qin didn't seem to like it very much.
So, I can only be a farmer.
Lu Xiaobai liked He Qin, so he followed him to become a farmer.
When He Qin heard this when he went out, the corners of his mouth rose slightly. He thought to himself, since Lu Xiaobai is willing to be a farmer, does that mean she cares about him more and more?
He Qin smiled. The little guy Lu Xiaobai looked soft and easy to coax, but he was actually very difficult to please.
He is polite to everyone, knows how to respect others, and likes to rely on others.
Especially He Qin, who is the person Lu Xiaobai relies on the most.
And his feelings for He Qin gradually changed from dependence to liking, and then to love that he only wanted to have her all to himself.
He Qin thought for a moment and said, "It's difficult."
But fortunately, Lu Xiaobai not only depends on him, but also cares about him, and cares more and more about him.
This year all the food had a good harvest, and Lu Xiaobai's planting coins were overflowing. He also bought a lot of beans and sold them to them for planting.
Moreover, the sweet potato he ate was very big, and one was enough to fill him up.
After finishing the sweet potato, Lu Xiaobai licked his lips, handed the bowl to He Qin who walked over to him and said, "Put the bowl aside for me."
He Qin took the bowl and handed it behind him. Thirteen immediately appeared and took the bowl away.
He Qin sat next to Lu Xiaobai, put one arm around his shoulders and touched his belly with the other.
The weather has been a little cold recently, so Lu Xiaobai has put on an extra layer of clothes, but when He Qin touches his belly, he always likes to reach inside his clothes.
Lu Xiaobai grabbed He Qin's hand, blushed, and shook his head, saying, "You, don't always be like this, we're in the yard!"
And there were people in the yard, how could he put his hand in and touch them? He obviously didn't do anything inappropriate, but it looked so inappropriate.
But He Qin was unwilling to let go. He gently touched the belly, and the little guy inside actually kicked him with his feet. He Qin smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. They dare not look."
Lu Xiaobai: "Is it a question of whether you dare to look?"
That's clearly a question of whether it's shameful or not. It's so embarrassing!
He Qin didn't answer, but lowered his head and kissed him on the belly and said, "The little guy is kicking me."
Although Lu Xiaobai was always afraid that his belly would be kicked and burst when the fetus moved at the beginning, as time went by and the little guy moved more and more, he got used to it.
Because of Ling Si's words, sometimes the little guy didn't move, and Lu Xiaobai was worried that he would die in his stomach.
So, now that He Qin said the little guy was kicking people, Lu Xiaobai just pouted and said, "That's because you have a bad character and he doesn't like you, so he kicked you."
He Qin: ...
He Qin didn't understand Lu Xiaobai's thinking at all. Just as he was about to tease the little guy again, he heard the village chief calling out at the door: "Xiao He."
He Qin turned around and found the village chief standing at the gate.
On weekdays, Lingyi and the others are fine. After all, they live together every day, and Lingyi and the others know what they do at night.
No matter how embarrassed he is, it cannot change the fact that others know.
But it’s different for the village chief. He is an outsider, and it would be very embarrassing if he was seen.
So, when he heard someone calling He Qin, Lu Xiaobai quickly pushed He Qin's hand and said, "Someone is coming, take it out quickly."
He Qin then obediently withdrew his hand, pulled Lu Xiaobai up and went to find the village chief.
Before the two of them could ask what was going on, the village chief smiled and said, "This year's harvest is great. My family has harvested several thousand kilograms of millet. However, the imperial court has also come to collect grain, and the 1,000 kilograms of rice that we promised to give must be handed over. The imperial court will be sending people tomorrow, so you should prepare."
The imperial court is going to collect grain?
Lu Xiaobai asked in confusion, "So soon? It hasn't even been ten days since we harvested the grain, and they're coming to collect it?"
“Hahahahahaha…”
The village chief laughed and said, "Although we just finished harvesting, everyone knows when the rice will mature. The imperial court certainly knows that too. That's why they came early and waited for us to dry it."
The treasury is empty and needs to be addressed as soon as possible. Moreover, they have money in hand and don’t mind contributing to the country.
What's more, their seeds are distributed free of charge by the government.
After the village chief finished speaking, Lu Xiaobai nodded and said, "Okay then."
He just wanted to say that Big Brother He Qin was quite decisive and efficient. He started recruiting soldiers as soon as he came to power and collected grain as soon as it was ripe. He was very fast.
But this is also a good thing, as it can drive the rapid development of Nanhe.
"And to thank the royal family, our village, in addition to handing over 1,000 kilograms of rice, must also hand over 300 kilograms of corn and 300 kilograms of sweet potatoes. However, the corn and sweet potatoes are voluntary, not mandatory. It's up to you."
The village chief said as he walked back: "Okay, I'm going to inform the next family, so I won't say any more."
He Qin nodded: "Thank you."
Lu Xiaobai pouted dissatisfiedly and said, "The sweet potatoes haven't been dug yet, and he's already handed them over? Besides, I gave him the seeds. If he wants to hand over the sweet potatoes voluntarily, shouldn't he give them to me?"
Sweet potatoes are so delicious, he hasn’t eaten enough yet.
Hearing this, He Qin chuckled softly and said helplessly, "There are so many sweet potatoes at home, aren't they enough for you to eat?"
Don’t even mention whether there are enough sweet potatoes for Lu Xiaobai to eat. His family doesn’t raise pigs, so Lu Xiaobai can’t finish all the sweet potatoes in the whole autumn and winter.
Maybe he won’t finish eating them until next summer, but he still wants others to give him sweet potatoes. What a greedy little brother.
The sweet potatoes have not been dug yet and are all in the ground. Recently, I dug a basketful of them for Lu Xiaobai to eat. Later, I will dig a cellar to store the sweet potatoes. Only after the cellar is dug will I dig out all the sweet potatoes.
Lu Xiaobai didn't go to the fields because his belly was big, and he didn't know the sweet potato yield. Looking at the basket of sweet potatoes at home, he always felt that they got too few sweet potatoes.
Hearing He Qin's words, he pouted and said angrily, "It seems there aren't many sweet potatoes."
He Qin stroked his hair and said, "The sweet potato seeds you gave me can yield over a thousand kilograms per mu of land, and we've reclaimed several mu of land and planted them. Tell me, how many sweet potatoes do we have?"
One acre weighs more than a thousand kilograms, so if there are several acres, that would mean several thousand kilograms?
Lu Xiaobai turned around in surprise and asked, "Really?"
He Qin nodded and said, "Of course it's true. How could I lie to you about something like this?"
Lu Xiaobai thought about it and realized that He Qin would only lie to him about that kind of thing, so he nodded and said, "Okay, then do we have to pay the grain?"
They are royal relatives and also the providers of seeds. They should be able to use their connections to avoid paying grain, right?
"Of course not."
He Qin curved his lips and said, "If I also have to pay grain, it means that the emperor can't tolerate me."
But he knew that this was unlikely.
"That's good."
After hearing He Qin's words, Lu Xiaobai finally felt relieved.
The reason why he didn't want to hand over the grain was that the grain was grown by his family with great effort, and he also participated in it. He was tired for so long, so he was reluctant to hand it over.
He Qin patted his head and said, "Don't worry, it's all yours."
They are all his. Upon hearing this, Lu Xiaobai immediately smiled sweetly...
The village became lively early the next morning.
Yesterday, everyone used a bucket to measure out a thousand pounds of millet, corn, and sweet potatoes, and placed them all at the door, waiting for the soldiers to come and collect them.
Only Lu Xiaobai's house remained the same as usual, with nothing at the door.
But in the afternoon, although they had agreed not to hand in food, two soldiers appeared at the door.
Lu Xiaobai pushed He Qin, who was peeling sweet potatoes for him, and said, "There are soldiers at the door. Let's go and take a look."
He Qin nodded, put down the sweet potato, wiped his hands with a handkerchief, and took Lu Xiaobai over.
As soon as he arrived at the door, Lu Xiaobai was surprised and shouted forward with a smile: "Lu Feng, are you here to collect grain? Wow, you have grown taller, I almost didn't recognize you."
Looking at Lu Xiaobai's enthusiastic smile, He Qin's face instantly turned dark and his fists clenched so hard that they made crackling sounds.
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