The large tracts of land outside Suijin Town can be used to grow coarse grains.
After a busy day, Song Liyun and Han Ming had just returned to Baolin Residence when Yunniang stopped them: "Miss, you've been busy for so long, have some soup first!"
After Jin Sanzhong died, Yunniang never returned to the town, and didn't even take a single piece of clothing with her.
She now manages the kitchen at Baolinju Restaurant, and she arranges the three meals a day perfectly.
Whenever he had free time, he would do laundry and make clothes for everyone, keeping him extremely busy.
Song Liyun had just delivered acorns to Boss Mu's place that morning and hadn't had time to eat, so she was indeed hungry.
Having missed the mealtime, they assumed they would only have some dry biscuits to eat. When they heard Yunniang say there would be soup, they were naturally delighted: "Thank you, Aunt Yunniang!"
Turning around, I saw Xiao An, who had been washed and dressed like a Fuwa doll, running over. I couldn't help but laugh and say, "Xiao An, you look good in this floral jacket too."
The floral jacket was prepared by Song Liyun for Heijin, but unexpectedly, Yunniang altered it into two sets, which also fit Xiao An well.
Seeing the floral jacket reminded her that she still had two jackets left at Aunt Ma's place before the Lunar New Year that she hadn't picked up.
Xiao An ran to Song Liyun's side and pointed to the backyard, saying, "Black Gold, let's eat melons!"
Black Gold was still sulking when it saw the floral jacket being worn, so I decided to go to the backyard to pick cucumbers to appease it.
Song Liyun nodded: "Go ahead! Remember to pinch off the top and bottom of the melon for the rabbit."
Black Gold is protecting itself from injury, and now it lies on the kang (a heated brick bed) every day like a sick person, and it gets to eat all the good things in the backyard first.
Seeing that her second sister had agreed, Xiao An quickly ran into the backyard to choose the best-looking melon.
Looking at Xiao An's tiny body, Yunniang's thin face showed affection: "From now on, I will stew bone broth for Xiao An every day, and his body will recover."
Now, when she sees Xiao An, it's as if she sees Xiao Shitou from back then; the emotions she's held back for five years have finally found an outlet.
Song Liyun simply lowered her head and drank the soup, which was made with mutton, jujubes, and red beans.
Horse meat has a higher nutritional value than beef and mutton. It strengthens bones and muscles, improves waist and knee strength, and promotes overall health and lightness of body. It is especially suitable for Song Zhenping and Xiao An, who are deficient in calcium and fat.
The horse meat that Song Liyun brought from the garrison was all smoked into horse jerky by Yunniang, and Xiao An and the others were to eat it as a snack.
In addition, he would stew other soups for Song Liyun to drink, trying every possible way to nourish the three siblings.
After drinking mutton soup and eating scallion pancakes, Song Liyun felt a hot, burning sensation in her stomach, so comfortable that she wanted to groan out loud.
In the afternoon, Xue Zhuang went to pick up the vegetables.
Now Wang Junxu lets Song Liyun choose her own share of vegetables to sell, and only needs to report to the garrison every few days.
Song Liyun's act of saving people that day left a deep impression on everyone in the town. Now, the acorn business brings benefits to the residents, and Xue Zhuang no longer deliberately causes trouble.
The Song family also had the right to carry knives with a license, which is why the garrison began to delegate power to Baolinju, given its current status and reputation.
In addition to delivering vegetables to Qili County, Xue Zhuang also sells the vermicelli made in Suijin Town.
Today, besides picking up vegetables, we also talked about acorn noodles.
The first batch of acorn noodles was sampled in Broken Gold Town and the garrison, and it was mixed with wheat flour and other grains.
The news from Wang Junxu is good; it can be recommended to other brother garrisons to supplement military rations.
The most important thing is that acorn noodles are convenient to eat; they only need to be soaked in boiling water to be used as a staple food. Song Liyun should process more of them.
After seeing Xue Zhuang off, Song Liyun ran off to Manager Mu's place.
Since the garrison thinks it's feasible, they can increase exports and expand the market, not just supplying the Zhenbei Army.
However, I don't have many acorns left that I've collected.
She asked Xue Zhuang to see if he could buy some acorns while he was selling vegetables in Qili County.
They also specifically reminded me to use only acorns, not grind them into flour.
When Manager Mu heard that other garrisons also wanted vermicelli, he was quite happy. But when he heard that the Song family didn't have enough in stock and that Xue Zhuang had to go to Qili County to buy some, he slapped his thigh and said, "Miss Song, how could you go to the city to buy acorns? These things can only be found in the countryside!"
Every year there are several months of food shortages, and every family has to mix acorn flour into their diet. You just need to buy it with money; you can get as much as you want.
Song Liyun was amused to hear this, realizing that she was indeed not as good as the locals, and quickly agreed to have Manager Mu's family help with the acorn harvest.
Manager Mu's offer for the purchase price was so low that it surprised Song Liyun; it was so low that it felt like he was robbing her for free.
When Xue Zhuang delivered the message to Manager Mu's village, he brought back a large cartload of acorns that same day.
Before the first month of the lunar calendar was even over, the acorn industry in Suijin Town had already taken off.
All the purchased acorns had to be packed in baskets and piled up at Baolinju.
When no one was around, Song Liyun put it back into the river.
With more acorns available, more people are working, and several elderly people, including Old Man Zhang, are now unemployed.
They weren't idle, though; Song Liyun gave them a task.
The streets and alleys in Suijin Town are divided into sections, and twenty elderly people take turns patrolling the streets every day.
It is their responsibility to check whose front yard hasn't been swept, whose gate hasn't been closed, and whose chickens are running around.
If a certain area doesn't perform well, the team leader will be called out and reprimanded.
Now, when outsiders enter the town, it's like passing through five checkpoints and defeating six generals. Without Xue Zhuang even asking, an old man will come forward to check them and then take them to their doorstep to claim them.
After the fire, Xue Zhuang's tavern naturally could no longer operate.
Song Liyun spent money to buy tables and chairs, and applied for a courtyard at the garrison. She then asked someone to set up wine jars and teacups, which could be considered an entertainment venue in Suijin Town.
Everyone needs to vent their emotions, so providing a place for these disheartened people to gather and chat also makes it easier for any news from the town to be relayed.
The courtyard was named by Old Man Zhang, and it's called Broken Gold Guild Hall. Naturally, Old Man Zhang is the manager.
This was welcomed by the town's residents. On the day the event was set up and opened, Song Zhenping and Song Liyun, as investors, arrived at the clubhouse early.
Because the Song family were military households, Luo, the garrison commander, and Wang, the military supply officer, also came to participate in the opening ceremony. They even had a lively drinking session, creating a strong sense of kinship between the military and the people.
Ultimately, Broken Gold Town is now dependent on the garrison.
Especially after the Di barbarians attacked on the night before the New Year, the people of Suijin Town only learned the truth after the New Year.
At that moment, everyone was terrified.
Song Liyun said that if she had known earlier that the Di barbarians were coming, she would have run away.
Others shared the same thought: if the garrison were to collapse, it would be a catastrophe.
But now that these days have passed, looking back, if it weren't for the bandits killing and burning that day, I probably would have woken up one morning and still not known anything. Naturally, I feel more trust and gratitude towards the garrison.
In response to their gratitude, Luo Baihu laughed heartily and patted his chest, saying, "From now on, you can all live here without worry. Work when you need to work, farm when you need to farm. If the Di barbarians want to cross the Yellow Sand River, they'll have to step over my dead body."
As soon as he finished speaking, many eyes in the Broken Gold Club reddened.
If there had been a garrison in the town back then, this disaster would not have happened.
Someone tentatively asked, "Lord Centurion, could we go to the grasslands...?"
Before he could finish speaking, the atmosphere froze.
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