Chapter 433 "What about women? I'm a female general."
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After dealing with the matters at the village office and giving all the necessary instructions, Li Shiyue went to the stable, led out the little red horse, said something to Chen Yong and Sun Xiaoliu, mounted the horse, and left the village office to return to Lijiatun.
She hasn't been home for a full four months!
This was also the first time since she came into this world that she had been away from Li's mother and the others for so long.
She really missed Li's mother, Zheng Meiniang, Li Qiutian, Shitou, Li Xiatian, as well as Pingping and An'an!
The mechanical little red horse was really powerful; it sped along at breakneck speed and managed to get off the main road and into Lijiatun in the middle of the afternoon.
The lamb stood atop the watchtower and saw a horse galloping towards their village from afar.
When Li Shiyue was almost at the village entrance, the lamb recognized Li Shiyue's little red horse.
"It's Sister October!"
Sister October is back!
So when Li Shiyue arrived at the village entrance, a large crowd had already gathered there, waiting for her.
Shi Tou stood at the front. He stepped forward and hugged Li Shiyue tightly, then picked her up and spun her around.
"Sister! Sister! Sister!"
"Sister October! I recognized your little red horse from afar!"
"You're finally back!"
"That's right, October, you've been here for... one, two, three, four, oh dear, it's been almost four months since you came home!"
We're keeping a close eye on your job field!
However, if it doesn't rain soon, whether it's your assigned farmland or the fields of our village, the yield will be reduced!
Eating is of utmost importance!
Before Li Shiyue even returned home, he took his men to the fields to check on things.
At this moment, Zhao Sanhe put down his carrying pole, stood on the edge of the field, and used the towel hanging around his neck to wipe the sweat from his face and head, looking at the fields he had been watering all afternoon.
Ever since he, Wang Cuihua, and Zhao Xier left Zhao You's house and settled in Lijiatun, they were immediately allocated land.
Wang Cuihua entered a wool sweater workshop;
Zhao Xier was asked by Jiang Huai to go to the school to help him manage the young men and women.
With good days just around the corner, Zhao Sanhe dared not rest for even a day, getting up at cockcrow and not returning home until dark.
Even with all his effort, looking at the shriveled millet in the field, he couldn't help but look up at the still blazing sun in the sky.
Before Zhao Sanhe could even think of how to curse the heavens, he heard a commotion coming from afar.
It was Li Shiyue and his group walking over from the village entrance.
The paper mill in Lijiatun had long since ceased operations. Papermaking requires a large amount of water, and with the current drought, no matter how much money the paper mill made, it was not as important as having enough food to fill one's stomach.
However, even though the paper mills on the riverbank had stopped operating, the water level in the riverbed still gradually dropped.
"In October, as you said, the water storage pools were all covered with tarpaulins."
Besides the mountain spring in your field, Da Zhuang also found a mountain spring with his dog when planting trees on Xitou Mountain this year!
"But you see, if it doesn't rain soon, even if we carry water to irrigate this land every day, we probably won't get much grain at harvest time."
Looking at the land in front of him and the withered ears of fruit, Li Wangshui said, "...A reduction in yield is certain, and that's a conservative estimate of 30% or even 50%."
Li Shiyue stepped forward and touched the ear of fruit; it was indeed shriveled, some of them completely empty.
She knew Li Wangshui was right. If production was reduced by half, there would be less than half the food available. With so many mouths to feed, this would cause a major problem.
Moreover, there is another very important issue: there are very few places in Andong that are as close to a small river as Lijiatun and have been able to dig a reservoir in advance.
The situation in Tunsuo is better than that in Lijiatun. Tunsuo is next to the Li River, and the river has a large flow, which is enough to irrigate the grain in Tunsuo.
Even if the production in the villages decreases, the decrease should not be significant.
But in other places, it's really hard to say.
At least in Jian'an, the place where Li Shiyue just returned from his business, there is little arable land due to the sea, and now with the drought, there are probably already signs of drought.
She mentioned this to Liu Tan when she was reporting to him, but it's unclear how Liu Tan will react.
After touring the fields and visiting the sheep farm and wool sweater workshop, Li Shiyue led Little Red Horse and Stone back to the Li family home.
"Auntie!"
"Auntie! Auntie!"
Pingping and An'an, like two little cannons, "whoosh"ed into Li Shiyue's arms.
Luckily, Li Shiyue was incredibly strong; otherwise, with that kind of impact, she wouldn't have been able to hold the two children steadily, and would probably have been knocked over on the spot.
"Little Red, sit in Little Red!"
Pingping really liked Li Shiyue's little red horse. Even though there were other horses at home, Pingping's favorite was still Li Shiyue's little red horse.
After coaxing the children to sit on the little red horse one after the other and walk around the yard a few times, Li Shiyue finally carried the two of them off the horse to have dinner.
The Li family did not have the rule of not speaking while eating or sleeping. After not seeing each other for several months, the whole family was overjoyed.
Li Wuji went to the army and isn't here right now, but Gu Lanzhi came over today.
When Gu Lanzhi mentioned that one of the women from Zhao You's family was very talented in raising horses, Li Shiyue nodded and replied, "Since you say she has talent, if you don't mind teaching her, then teach her, and she can help you with some work."
"Oh, what do I care about? It's just some experience in raising horses."
I listened to what you said and wanted to record these insights in a booklet. It would be good to do so in the future, so that if any girls in the village who aren't good at reading want to learn, we can use this booklet to teach them.”
Li Shiyue nodded affirmatively to Gu Lanzhi, "Once you finish writing it, I'll take it to Manager Liu at the military horse farm to take a look. If it's well-written, we can just find a publishing house to print it out."
By signing your name, you've essentially published a book.
If they want to use your books in the future, they'll have to pay money to buy them, which will allow you to earn some money.
"No, no!"
"I...I'm just a woman, how could I..."
"Alright, I don't like hearing you say that."
How are women doing?
"I'm a female general, you know."
"No, General, I am not this..."
"Zhi Niang, October is just teasing you!"
After saying that, Li's mother raised her hand and gently patted Li Shiyue's forearm.
Jiang Huai and Qin Fen sat on one side, looking at each other with interesting expressions in their eyes.
It was only today, when Li Shiyue returned home, that everyone was able to gather together.
In the past, Jiang Huai and Li Xiatian would eat at their own home with Zheng Meiniang, Pingping, and An'an.
Qin Fen, on the other hand, lived alone and, apart from sleeping, came to the Li family's house every day to freeload meals.
Li Shiyue herself didn't realize it, but Qin Fen, who had just followed Li Shiyue up the mountain to suppress bandits four months ago, felt a real killing intent emanating from her when he saw her again after four months.
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