Chapter 425 Anniversary Day
Compared to the people in Liaodong County who chose to eat the vegetables they grew every few days, the people in the other three counties of Pingzhou were reluctant to eat them themselves.
They all know that in the winter, these vegetables will definitely sell well.
But people in Liaodong County heard that eating more vegetables can supplement the body's nutrition, is good for children's development, and is also beneficial to the elderly. In addition, there are not many vegetables grown, so they just ate them.
The people in the other three counties only wanted to sell these vegetables and use the money to buy more food so that they wouldn't go hungry.
In just one year, the living standards of the people in Liaodong County and Liaoxi County diverged significantly.
Liaoxi County and Youbeiping County are adjacent to each other, and the people living on the border of Liaoxi County choose to sell their vegetables to their neighbors.
On a snowy day, many village chiefs were worried that something might happen to their villagers if they went out, so they reported the situation to the government.
After Lu Songli and others found out, they decided to purchase and sell them in bulk.
Every village has arranged the days for harvesting vegetables.
On the appointed day, the villagers would deliver the vegetables to be sold to the village chief. Every morning, people from the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce would go directly to the village chief's house and take the vegetables away.
Therefore, when it is time to harvest vegetables in every village, the village chief’s house is very lively.
"Did you cut so many leeks here?"
"Not much, just two pounds. Your shallots are well cared for, so juicy and tender."
"It's okay, it's okay. The old lady at home takes good care of her."
"Oh, uncle, you've taken really good care of these green bean sprouts. They're pleasing to the eye and will surely fetch a good price."
"I hope so." The old man who was mentioned grinned.
"I heard that people in Liaodong County don't even sell the vegetables they grow."
"You're not selling it? Are you going to eat it all yourself?"
"Yeah, I ate it all myself."
Everyone who heard this shook their heads. The current price of vegetables is two or three times higher than usual, and they can't bear to eat them themselves.
Someone else said, "Let's celebrate the New Year. When the New Year comes, we'll cut a pound of leeks and make dumplings. We have some cheap eggs that we bought at the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce Grain and Oil Store."
"That's great. We should just be open-minded. After all, things are different in Liaodong County. Their lives are much better than ours."
In fact, they can only sell vegetables very often, and only a house with a kang at home can grow vegetables.
Liaoxi County was poor, and with the help of the government, most people only had a kang (a heated bed), so they could only raise a few vegetables. Furthermore, it was winter, and even if vegetables were grown indoors with a heated bed, they would grow slowly.
"In the past, the living standards of the people in our two counties were similar."
"Everyone, don't lose heart. Liaodong County was lucky before. Lord Lu was the first place he was sent to, and he helped the people there to make a living. Now Lord Lu has become the governor. Under his leadership, if we work hard, we will surely be able to live better like Liaodong County."
"That's right. Isn't it thanks to him that we can sell vegetables now?"
Everyone present nodded involuntarily. Who could have imagined that they could earn money in the middle of winter? The key point was that it wasn't hard to earn. It just cost a little firewood.
"By the way, Lord Lu will move to another residence next year, right?"
"Yes, I heard that he will be living in the Governor's Mansion after the New Year."
“That’s wonderful.”
While they were chatting, the village chief had already prepared the work of harvesting vegetables and opened the door of the main room.
"It's time to harvest the vegetables, everyone line up!"
Jintaizhuang Military Region
Qin Sheng, who had just returned from training, walked slowly towards the barracks.
He had just entered his barracks, and soon came out again and went to the next door. "Brother, are you looking for me?"
"Tired?" Qin Heng saw that his movements were not as agile as before.
Qin Sheng pulled the chair in front of him and sat down. "Not bad." Today, those beasts had actually teamed up to play a round-robin game with him, and he beat them all up. But after beating them, his hands were shaking a little.
"Thank you for your hard work." Qin Heng knew that he had been working hard in training recently.
To be honest, the soldiers under Xiaoliu can really be described as arrogant and brave, and it is difficult for ordinary generals to subdue them.
This was the last batch of people he had sent. Jintai Village currently only had 3,000 people, but all of them were the best of the best. However, it was hard to say how many would be left after the training was over.
The two brothers discussed the military training for a while.
The horn sounded, and outside there was the sound of soldiers screaming and rushing towards the cafeteria.
Qin Sheng touched his stomach and said, "Brother, shall we go eat first?"
Qin Heng: "Okay, after dinner, I'll go back to Houcheng."
Hou Cheng, he also wants to go back. Qin Sheng stood up and wanted to go out.
"A Sheng——" Qin Heng called him.
When Qin Sheng turned around, Qin Heng handed him a tightly wrapped book and said, "This is for you. Take a look at it in private."
Qin Sheng took it and was about to open it, but was stopped by his elder brother.
"Brother?"
Qin Heng frowned and said, "Open it when you are alone."
"Oh, then I'll put it away first."
Qin Heng sighed. If his father were still alive, he would have been the one to speak up. But now that his father was gone, the eldest brother was like a father, so he, as the eldest brother, had to do the talking.
When Qin Sheng came out of the house, the tips of his ears were red.
Qin Heng pretended not to see it and said, "Let's go and have dinner."
"Um."
"By the way, don't forget to go home on the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month." Qin Heng instructed.
"Um."
The 24 solar terms say that in autumn there is dew and frost, while in winter there is snow and cold.
After the Great Cold, it is almost the end of the year. The weather is getting colder and the New Year atmosphere is getting stronger.
The fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month is the memorial day for General Qin Yue.
His remains are still buried in the northern border. When there is an opportunity in the future, we will find another place with good feng shui to bury him.
The anniversary ceremony after a father's death is commonly known as the Xiaoxiang ceremony. After this ceremony, the family can improve their mourning life and remove some of their mourning clothes. Only after the second anniversary ceremony, known as the Daxiang ceremony, can they return to normal life.
The Qin family prepared some sacrifices and the whole family gathered together.
While burning paper, Qin Heng told him the news that the Qin family was safe and asked him not to worry about his family.
Finally, everyone bowed towards the west in the yard, expressing their longing for each other from afar.
They had just finished their worship when a strong wind blew, blowing the snow off the branches, as if someone was silently responding to something.
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