"That's true, but the weather is getting colder and colder. What if the wheat freezes to death?" Gu Hong felt a pity when he thought of this.
"When it's extremely cold, these winter wheats will enter a dormant state, so they won't freeze to death." Shen Ningsi shook her head. These seeds were all carefully selected by her.
Moreover, the temperature in Wanning Village in winter is not that cold, so winter wheat can survive.
Although Gu Hong didn't understand what the dormant state was, he could roughly understand what Shen Ning wanted to express.
Besides, these thousand acres of fertile land were a reward to her by the emperor.
Isn't the purpose to develop more new crops and crops? Then the people can fill their stomachs and the national treasury can be enriched day by day?
Gu Hong felt angry when he thought of this. This emperor was really too... too cunning!
For everything Shen Ningsi has done, let alone a fiefdom, even making other requests would not be excessive!
But until now, the imperial edict has not arrived.
"Weeds have started to grow in the fields. They will take away the nutrients in the rice paddies. While the weather is still not too cold, I'll find some people to pull out all the weeds in the fields at noon."
Shen Ningsi glanced over inadvertently and saw that weeds had begun to grow in the rice field.
"Okay, leave this to me. Although my brothers have been fighting on the battlefield these years, most of them are good at growing crops."
Gu Hong nodded and decided to leave the weeding to the grown men. As for his wife, who was so tender that she was almost dripping with moisture, she should just stand aside and watch.
Shen Ningsi did not refuse. Although she didn't know why these soldiers didn't leave, Shen Ningsi vaguely realized that this matter might have something to do with her.
"It's a bit cold outside, let's go back first."
Gu Hong looked at Shen Ningsi's ears, which had turned slightly red from the cold. Then he took her hand with a distressed look on his face and walked back.
Shen Ningsi did not refuse. At this time, Gu Hong held her hand and she walked forward along with his strength. Shen Ningsi suddenly had a feeling of peace and tranquility.
This road seems long, yet short.
After a while, the two of them returned home.
Many people were watching them along the way. The two of them were holding hands, with ambiguous expressions on their faces.
Fortunately, these people are Gu Hong's brothers. Even if they saw it, they would not talk behind his back like those gossips in the village.
Shen Ningsi was quite satisfied with this.
She still has quite a bit of respect for these soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country.
When the two of them returned home, Fang Xiwan happened to see this scene.
Gu Hong looked very casual, but Shen Ningsi's face had turned slightly red without her knowing when.
"Ahem... I'll just be walking An An and Kang Kang around the yard for a while. It'll be time soon, so we'll go back to our rooms and rest."
Shen Ningsi knew that Fang Xiwan saw it all, but thinking that she would rather lose than lose, she showed a hint of affection on her face, but the blush on her ears completely betrayed her.
After Fang Xiwan finished speaking, she quickly carried the two children away, leaving the space for the two of them.
When Shen Ningsi saw this, he suddenly felt a black line on his head.
“Ahem…”
Gu Hong also coughed lightly, but still secretly gave Fang Xiwan a thumbs up!
In this world, the person who understands him best is his mother!
"Where have you been lately? I can't see you anywhere." Shen Ningsi asked pretending to be calm.
"There was a bandit next door, and I took my brothers to quell the rebellion!" Gu Hong said casually.
Shen Ningsi felt terrified after hearing this!
Then he looked Gu Hong up and down, making sure that he was not hurt at all, and then he felt relieved.
"It's nothing, just a bunch of rabble. We took them down without any effort." Gu Hong said casually.
"I'm glad you're not hurt. If you encounter such a situation in the future, be sure to tell me." Shen Ningsi looked at Gu Hong seriously.
"The situation was urgent at the time. The government said that these bandits had harmed civilians, so I rushed over with my brothers."
After Gu Hong finished speaking, he looked at Shen Ningsi and was very excited. He could feel that Shen Ningsi was concerned about him.
"If something like this happens next time, you must protect yourself first. Also, this area has always been safe, so why did bandits suddenly appear?"
Shen Ningsi asked with a strange look on his face.
"We've brought back a few alive, and the rest have been handed over to the authorities."
Gu Hong said this with a serious expression. He also felt that this matter was very strange.
"Well, as long as the people have enough food and clothing, that's enough. Few people in Da Zhao have become bandits anymore. Something must have happened."
Over the past year or so, Shen Ningsi has already roughly understood some of the survival rules of the common people.
Just like Wanning Village, although these villagers will not do anything without profit, they will only do things to gain small gains. They would not dare to do anything when it comes to matters involving human lives.
"Well, I've already sent someone to investigate this matter thoroughly!"
Gu Hong nodded, then looked at Shen Ningsi. He always felt that his wife was wise. If she were an ordinary woman, she would have been trembling with fear when she heard about bandits.
She can analyze a lot of things through her simple words.
This is already very rare.
The two were talking when they suddenly heard footsteps outside, and it sounded like there were quite a few people around.
When Gu Hong turned around, he saw the women from Wanning Village, and his expression immediately became gloomy.
"What are you doing here?"
Gu Hong looked at these people with a gloomy expression.
"Gu... General Gu, they came here this time to learn how to make dolls from the General's wife..."
The head of the village spoke with a nervous look on his face. Although Gu Hong was a junior, the murderous aura around him made people dare not look directly at him.
"A doll?"
Seeing the head of the village speaking, the expression on Gu Hong's face finally eased a lot.
In his heart, the village head did not do anything to disappoint him. What he disliked even more were the women following behind him.
"Well, I recently drew some blueprints and asked the soldiers' families to make some dolls so they could earn some income. They sold surprisingly well, so they wanted to join in the fun."
Shen Ningsi's two casual words have already explained the whole process clearly.
Gu Hong nodded after hearing this. Although his brows were still tightly furrowed, he knew that this was Shen Ningsi's idea.
"I've already made an agreement with the village head. If these people slack off or break the dolls, they'll have to pay for it."
After Shen Ningsi finished speaking, some people who already knew about it had no opinions.
After all, they still believe very much in their craft.
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